Paul Carmichael

English bass guitarist

Paul Carmichael
BornLondon, England
GenresJazz fusion, world music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Bass, keyboards
Years active1970s to present
Websitepaulcarmichael.com
Musical artist

Paul Carmichael is an English bass guitarist and composer.

Career

In his early 20s, Carmichael joined the jazz-rock band Nucleus to play on tour in Germany.[1] He has also toured with Soft Machine and Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia. In the 1980s he was in the house band for the children's TV show Play Away.

In 1979, he joined the guitarist Allan Holdsworth in the group I.O.U. and recorded the critically acclaimed album I.O.U..

In 2011, he released the album Wax is Melting which features the Incognito vocalist Vanessa Haynes.[2]

Discography

  • Wax is Melting (2011) featuring Vanessa Haynes
  • In the Distance (2011)

With Allan Holdsworth

  • I.O.U. (1982)

With Gary Husband

  • What It Is (Live in the studio circa 1980) (1998)

With Steve Topping

  • Time and Distance (1997)

References

  1. ^ "Mixcloud". Mixcloud.com.
  2. ^ "CD Review: Paul Carmichael – Wax is Melting". London Jazz News. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

External links

  • Paul Carmichael discography at Discogs
  • Paul Carmichael at AllMusic
  • Paul Carmichael at IMDb
  • Official site
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Soft Machine
  • John Etheridge
  • Theo Travis
  • Fred Baker
  • Asaf Sirkis
Studio albums
  • The Soft Machine (1968)
  • Volume Two (1969)
  • Third (1970)
  • Fourth (1971)
  • Fifth (1972)
  • Six (1973)
  • Seven (1973)
  • Bundles (1975)
  • Softs (1976)
  • Land of Cockayne (1981)
  • Hidden Details (2018)
  • Other Doors (2023)
Soft Machine Legacy albums
  • Abracadabra (as Soft Works) (2003)
  • Soft Machine Legacy (2006)
  • Steam (2007)
  • Burden of Proof (2013)
Live albums
  • Six (Disc 1) (1973)
  • Alive & Well: Recorded in Paris (1978)
  • Live at the Proms 1970 (1988)
  • Live at The Baked Potato (2020)
Singles
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