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词条 Nathan East
释义

  1. Career

     Early life  Music career 

  2. Equipment

  3. Awards and honors

  4. Discography

     Solo  With Fourplay 

  5. Live collaborations

  6. References

  7. External links

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| name = Nathan East
| image = NathanEast2.jpg
| caption = East in 2005
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Nathan Harrell East
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|12|8}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Smooth jazz|Jazz-funk|R&B|rock}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer}}
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|bass guitar|double bass|cello}}
| years_active = 1975–present
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Fourplay|Eric Clapton|Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds|Toto|Daft Punk|Herbie Hancock|Phil Collins}}
| website = {{URL|nathaneast.com}}
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Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is considered one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music.[1][2] East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego (1978). He is a founding member of contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay and has recorded, performed, and co-written songs with performers such as Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Joe Satriani, Peter Gabriel, George Harrison, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Toto, Kenny Loggins, Daft Punk, and Herbie Hancock.

Career

Early life

Nathan Harrell East was born on December 8, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Gwendolyn East, he is one of eight children (five boys and three girls) raised in San Diego, where the family moved when he was four. East first studied cello in seventh through ninth grades and played in local Horace Mann junior high school's orchestra. At age fourteen he developed an interest in the bass guitar, playing in church (Christ The King) for folk masses with his brothers Raymond and David. He was active in his (Crawford) high school's music programs along with a local top 40 band called "Power". He has said his early influences included Charles Mingus, Ray Brown and Ron Carter on upright bass; and James Jamerson, Paul McCartney and Chuck Rainey on electric bass. He studied music at UC San Diego. Nathan East is also an accomplished amateur magician member of The Magic Castle and the Academy of Magical Arts.

Music career

East is a founding member of the contemporary jazz band Fourplay with Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour on guitar (later replaced by Larry Carlton and Chuck Loeb) and Harvey Mason (drums).

He has worked with Babyface, Anita Baker, The Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Gail Ann Dorsey, Bryan Ferry, Herbie Hancock, George Harrison, Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau, Elton John, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Kenny Loggins, The Love Unlimited Orchestra, The Manhattan Transfer, Laura Pausini, Savage Garden, Sting, Barry White, and Stevie Wonder. He co-wrote the song "Easy Lover" for Phil Collins and Philip Bailey. In 2013, he recorded the bass line for the 2013 hit "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk, which won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (2014). Since the 1980s, East has been a member of Eric Clapton's studio and touring bands. East was invited to play at The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2009.

In early 2010, he was invited to join American Grammy Award-winning rock band Toto on their reunion tour to benefit member Mike Porcaro, who had been diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Another tour took place in the summer of 2011 with East again playing. He was with the band during their summer tour in 2012. He joined Eric Clapton's band for concerts in Japan, Singapore, Thailand, and Dubai in February and March 2014 and again for the Madison Square Garden and Royal Albert Hall concerts of May, 2015.[3]

East's debut solo album was released on March 25, 2014.[4][5] During recording, he was joined by several of his longtime associates, including Stevie Wonder, Michael McDonald, Eric Clapton, Ray Parker Jr., and Greg Phillinganes.[1]

Equipment

With Yamaha, East developed a custom 5-string signature model, the BBNE (modeled after his early 1980s BB5000 5-string bass). The second signature bass, the BBNE2, was released in 2001. A limited edition 30th Anniversary version (the BBNE2 LTD) was released in 2011. He has also used custom 6-string prototypes of his BBNE2 between 2003 and 2005, along with his black 1980s LB-1 Motion 5-string bass and a pair of 6-string TRB6P models. Yamaha introduced the NE1 Parametric EQ Pedal, otherwise known as the "Magic Box" in the early 2000s. This pedal essentially gives the player the ability to use the "Nathan East EQ curve" on any bass they choose. East also plays a Yamaha SLB200 Silent Upright Bass.[6]

Awards and honors

  • Ivor Novello Award, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for "Easy Lover"
  • Most Valuable Player (bass), International Rock Awards
  • Bassist of the Year, U.S. National Smooth Jazz Awards
  • Most Valuable Player (bass), N.A.R.A.S.
  • Most Performed Work, ASCAP
  • Honored by U.S. Congress, 2007[7][8]

Discography

Solo

Year Title Label Notes
2014 Nathan East Yamaha Entertainment Group
2015 The New Cool Yamaha Entertainment Group with Bob James [9]
2017 Reverence Yamaha Entertainment Group

With Fourplay

Year Title Label Notes
1991 Fourplay Warner Bros.
1993 Between the Sheets Warner Bros.
1995 Elixir Warner Bros.
1997 The Best of Fourplay Warner Bros. compilation album
1998 4 Warner Bros.
1999 Snowbound Warner Bros.
2000 Yes, Please! Warner Bros.
2002 Heartfelt Bluebird
2004 Journey Bluebird
2006 X Bluebird
2008 Energy Heads Up
2010 Let's Touch the Sky Heads Up
2012 Esprit de Four Heads Up
2015 Silver Heads Up

Live collaborations

YearArtist Show/Collaboration Member/Guest
1971 Barry White Band Member
1971 The Love Unlimited Orchestra Band Member
1979 Patrice Rushen Band Member
1980 Lee Ritenour Band Member
1981 Hubert Laws Band Member
1982 Joe Sample Band Member
1984 Al Jarreau Band Member
1985 Kenny Loggins Live Aid Band Member
1986 Eric Clapton Band Member
1991 Fourplay Band Member
1994-1997 Phil Collins Band Member
2000 Babyface Unplugged Band Member
2006 Herbie Hancock Band Member
2010-2014 Toto Band Member
2014 Daft Punk, Stevie Wonder, Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams Grammy Awards Performer
2014 Nathan East
2015 Eric Clapton Band Member

References

1. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/music/2014/05/22/nathan-east-jazz-music-debut-yamaha-entertainment-group/9458853/ |title=After 1,500 records, Nathan East hits it big with debut |publisher=Tennessean.com |date=May 23, 2014 |accessdate=2014-08-23}}
2. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/nathan-east-mn0000317169/credits |title=Nathan East | Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=December 8, 1955 |accessdate=2014-08-23}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=2015 Eric Clapton Tour and Set List Archive|url=http://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-tour/archive/2015/|publisher=Where's Eric! The Eric Clapton Fan Club Magazine|accessdate=10 September 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.yamahaentertainmentgroup.com/concerts/bio.html |title=Yamaha Entertainment Group of America |publisher=Yamahaentertainmentgroup.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-23}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5800492/daft-punk-bassist-nathan-east-readies-solo-debut |title=Daft Punk Bassist Nathan East Readies Solo Debut |publisher=Billboard |date=March 25, 2014 |accessdate=2014-08-23}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Interview - Nathan East|url=http://forbassplayersonly.com/interview-nathan-east-2/|website=www.forbassplayersonly.com|accessdate=10 September 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web |title=Nathan East Honored By U.S. House of Representatives |url=http://www.yamaha.com/artists/newsdetail.html?CNTID=5116358 |website=www.yamaha.com |accessdate=21 October 2018}}
8. ^  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707212754/http://www.whereseric.com/news/2007/04/nathan-east-fourplay-receive-congressional-record.html |date=July 7, 2007 }}
9. ^{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-new-cool-mw0002865890 |title=The New Cool - Bob James,Nathan East | Songs, Reviews, Credits |publisher=AllMusic |date=2015-09-18 |accessdate=2017-01-18}}

External links

{{commons category|Nathan East}}
  • Official site
  • [https://artistworks.com/rock-bass-lessons-nathan-east Online Electric Bass School with Nathan East]
  • Fourplay homepage
  • Interview at Smooth Jazz Notes
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