Phil Miller
Phil Miller (born January 22, 1949 in Barnet , Hertfordshire ; † October 18, 2017 ) was a British fusion and progressive rock guitarist who was active in various bands on the Canterbury scene .
Musical career
Miller received his first guitar at the age of eight. It was only at the age of 15 that he developed an interest in the instrument and taught himself how to play. With his brother Steve Miller , who played the piano , he formed his first band in 1966 with drummer Pip Pyle and bassist Jack Monck. This blues band changed in 1968 to delivery ; this now also included saxophonist Lol Coxhill and singer Carol Grimes . In 1969 Miller began to write his own songs and contributed them to the debut album Fools Meeting . 1970 emerged from the band after a line-up Dyble / Coxhill & Miller Brothers . After the dissolution of the band in 1971, he was a founding member of Robert Wyatt's formation Matching Mole , for which he composed equally. After its dissolution, a delivery reunited with the participation of Miller was merged into the founding of Hatfield and the North in 1972 , after which, after the provisional dissolution, National Health was again created, also with the participation of Miller.
After the break with National Health Miller played partly in a duo with guitarist Phil Lee , otherwise in a trio with brother Steve and Coxhill. In 1982 Miller founded his band In Cahoots (with Fred T. Baker and Pete Lemer ), which has been his main interest ever since; In 1988 Phil Miller's In Cahoots included Elton Dean , Steve Franklin , Fred Thelonious Baker and Pip Pyle. With Baker he also appeared in a duo; In 1991 he played with Hugh Hopper , Didier Malherbe and Pip Pyle in the formation Short Wave ; from 2005 "Hatfield and the North" were active again.
Discography
- Fools Meeting , Carol Grimes & Delivery, 1970
- Waterloo Lily , Caravan , 1972
- Matching Mole , Matching Mole, 1972
- Little Red Record , Matching Mole, 1972
- Miller / Coxhill , Coxhill / Miller, 1973
- Hatfield & the North , Hatfield & the North, 1974
- The Rotters' Club , Hatfield & the North, 1975
- National Health , National Health, 1978
- Of Queues And Cures , National Health, 1978
- Afters , Hatfield and The North, 1980
- Before a Word Is Said , Gowen / Miller / Sinclair / Tomkins , 1982
- DS Al Coda , National Health, 1982
- Up from the Dark , Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, 1986
- Cutting Both Ways , Phil Miller, 1987
- From Here to Drums , Geoff Leigh & Frank Wuyts, 1988
- Split Seconds , Phil Miller, 1988
- Complete , National Health, 1990
- Live 1986-1989 , Phil Miller / In Cahoots, 1991
- Digging In , Phil Miller, 1991
- Double Up , Phil Miller / Fred Baker, 1992
- Live in Japan , Phil Miller / In Cahoots, 1993
- Live 90 , Hatfield And The North, 1993
- Live , Short Wave, 1993
- Recent Discoveries , Phil Miller / In Cahoots, 1994
- BBC Radio 1 In Concert , Matching Mole, 1994
- Flotsam Jetsam (Matching Mole) , Robert Wyatt, 1994
- Unsettled Scores , Miller + Hopper, 1995
- Missing Pieces , National Health, 1996
- Parallel , Phil Miller / In Cahoots, 1996
- Seven Years Itch , Pip Pyle, 1998
- Rebela , Mark Hewins, 1999
- Out of the Blue , In Cahoots, 2001
- All that , Phil Miller / In Cahoots, 2003
- Hatwise Choice , Hatfield & the North, 2005
- Hattitude , Hatfield & the North, 2006
- Mind over Matter , Phil Miller / In Cahoots, 2011
- Hugh Hopper & Phil Miller Heart To Heart (Hoppertunity Box Volume 5) , 2014
Web links
- Entry at Roxikon
- In Cahoots
- Phil Miller at Allmusic (English)
- Phil Miller on Calyx - the Canterbury website (English)
- Phil Miller at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry at nndb.com
- ↑ Canterbury Legend Phil Miller Remembered , accessed October 21, 2017.
- ↑ Album Special Friends 2015 as Hoppertunity Box Volume 6 ; Tom Lord: Jazz Discography (online)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miller, Phil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British fusion and progressive rock guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barnet , Hertfordshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th October 2017 |