Nigel Hitchcock

Nigel Hitchcock (concert by Mark Knopfler in Dresden on July 4th, 2013)

Nigel Hitchcock (born January 4, 1971 in Rustington , England ) is a British jazz musician ( alto saxophone , flute ) and composer .

biography

Hitchcock began playing the recorder at the age of six and the alto saxophone at the age of eight. In 1982 he joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra with his older brother Clive . From 1983 he was lead alto saxophonist there for five years . During this time, the orchestra toured with Vic Damone , Buddy Greco and Al Martino . At the age of 16 he moved to London and worked as a session musician , recording television jingles , film soundtracks and pop solos .

In 1988 he was invited to the SWR New Jazz Meeting . In 1989 he became a member of the saxophone - quartet Itchy Fingers . With this band he toured Europe and Southeast Asia for 18 months . With Itchy Fingers , Hitchcock received several awards: the Schlitz Award as best newcomer, the Cleo Laine Personal Award as best young musician and the Pat Smythe Trust Award . He left the band to continue working as a studio musician and in the pop genre . In addition, he led his own band with which he recorded several albums, first Snake Ranch Sessions (2000); still he belonged to the Mask Orchestra by Colin Towns and big band of Stan Sulzmann . In 2006 he composed a classical work for an orchestra in Kazakhstan .

Hitchcock played with Tom Jones , Wet Wet Wet , Beverley Craven , Ray Charles , Robbie Williams , Karl Jenkins ( In These Stones Horizons Sing ), Incognito and Mark Knopfler , among others . He is married to the saxophonist Tini Thomsen .

Discography

jazz

• Smoothitch (Eight Inch Clock, 2012)
• Memory of the Heart (RCA, 2008)
• Snake Ranch Sessions (Black Box 2000)

as a sideman

• Clark Tracey / Stability - Linn Records AKD159 - 2001
• Colin Towns Mask Orchestra / Another Think Coming - Provocateur PVC1028
• Richard Niles / Club Deranged - Nucool NC0001 - 1999
• Franc O'Shea / Esprit - Alltone ALFO 003 - 1999
• Kate Dimbleby / Good Vibrations - Black Box BBJ1004 - 1998
• Don Weller Big Band / Live - 33 Records 33jazz032 - 1997
• Colin Towns Mask Orchestra / Nowhere & Heaven - Provocateur PVC 1013 - 1996
• Laurence Cottle / Live! - Jazzizit JITCD9504 - 1995
• Paul Spong / Holdin 'On Big - Bat BBM 9501 - 1995
• Clark Tracey / Full Speed ​​Sideways - 33 Records 33Jazz018 - 1994
• Guy Barker 's Extravaganza / Isn't It? - Spotlite SPJ-CD 545 - 1993
• Laurence Cottle / Five Seasons - WAD CD 001 - 1992
• Claire Martin / Devil May Care - Linn AKD021 - 1993
• Masque (Niki Falzon) / Twilight Moods - MASQUE 9361 - 1992
• Itchy Fingers / Live - Enja 6076 2 - 1991
• Sax Appeal / Flat Out - HEP CD 2050 - 1991
• Tony Crombie & Friends / Renaissance - CDREN 001 - 1989

pop

• Swing Out Sister / Somewhere Deep in the Night - Universal UICE-1010/2001
• Jamiroquai / A Funk Odyssey - Sony 5040692 2001
• Joe Cocker / No Ordinary World - EMI - 1999
• Gary Barlow / 12 Months 11 Days - BMG - 1999
• Barbara Windsor / You've Got A Friend - Telstar TVCD3034 - 1999
• Richard Ashcroft / "Money To Burn" / BMG - 1999
• Boyzone / Shooting Star - Polydor 5691672 1998
• Kym Mazelle / Young Hearts Run Free - EMI CDEM 488 - 1998
• Lutricia McNeal / "Someone Loves You Honey" - Wildstar CDWild9 - 1998
• Spice Girls / Lady is a Vamp - 1998
• Spice Girls + Echo & the Bunnymen / England Forever - London LONCD 414 - 1998
• Robbie Williams / "Let Me Entertain You" - Chrysalis CDCHS 5080 - 1998
• Brand New Heavies / Close to You - 1997
• Shane Richie / The Album - Polygram TV 539 495-2 - 1997
• Shakatak / Let The Piano Play - CD INZ 5 - 1997
• Ray Charles / Strong Love Affair - Qwest 9362-46107-2 - 1996
• Hue & Cry / Jazz not jazz - Linn akd057 - 1996
• Kavana / Crazy Chance - Virgin 7243 89351828 - 1996
• Adiemus / Songs of the sanctuary - Virgin vjcp-25180 - 1995
• Alejandro Sanz / 3 - wea 0630 10122-2 - 1995
• Boo Radleys / "Wake Up Boo!" - Creation CRECD179 - 1995
• Cher / It's a mans world - wea 0630-12670-2 - 1995
• Linda Lewis / For Love Sake - Turpin tpn-1CD - 1995
• Sax Moods / Capture the Spirit - Dino DINCD106 - 1995
• Take That / Nobody Else - RCA 74321 279092 - 1995
• Teenage Fanclub / Grand Prix - Creation CRECD173 - 1995
• Carleen Anderson / Nervous Breakdown - Circa 7243 8 9229127 - 1994
• Tom Jones / The lead and how to swing it - Interscope 6544926492 - 1994
• Michael Ball / One Careful Owner - Columbia 477280 2 - 1994
• Rick Astley / Body & Soul - BMG 74321156332 - 1993
• Kate Bush / The Red Shoes - EMI 7243 8 27277 2 9 - 1993
• Right Said Fred / Sex and Travel - Tug SnogCD2 - 1993
• Kenny Thomas / Wait for me - Cooltempo 7243 8 27209 2 8 - 1993
• The Wonder Stuff / Construction for the Modern Idiot - Polydor 519894-2 - 1993
• The Beloved / Conscience - East-West 4509-91483-2 - 1992
• Magic Garden / Another Way - Blue Triangle 01 - 1992
• Jimmy Nail / Growing Up In Public - East-West 4509-90144-2 - 1992
• Swing Out Sister / Get in Touch with Yourself - Fontana 512241-2 - 1992
• Father Father / We are all so very happy - Go Discs 828 258-2 - 1991
• Moody Blues / Keys of the Kingdom - Polydor 849-443-2 - 1991
• London Symphony Orchestra / Classic Rock-Wind of Change - Columbia MoodCD19 - 1991
• The Pasadenas / Love Thing - CBS CD PASA 4 - 1990
• The Pasadenas / Elevate / Columbia - 467023.2 - 1990
• Sugarcubes / Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! - One Little Indian tplp15CD - 1989

Soundtracks

• Chris Young / The Man Who Knew Too Little (Soundtrack) - Varese Sarabande 5886 - 1997
• Mark Isham / Cool World (movie soundtrack) - Varese Sarabande VSD-5382 - 1992

Web links

• Website
• Nigel Hitchcock at Allmusic (English)
• Nigel Hitchcock in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Always apply pressure. In: State newspaper for the Lüneburg Heath . May 28, 2018, accessed June 21, 2020 .