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Neil Larsen

Neil (* 1948 in Cleveland, OH) grew up in Sarasota, FL. He learnt piano, drawing inspiration from jazz artists John Coltrane, Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Quartet, and from contemporary rock acts. In 1969, he was drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. During his time in Vietnam, he worked as a band director, co-ordinating musical entertainment for US armed forces personnel. After his discharge, he moved to New York to work as a musician.

While in New York in the early 1970s, Neil wrote television jingles and played on sessions for various recording artists. He formed the band Full Moon with jazz guitarist Buzz Feiten, and their self-titled debut album was released in 1972. Larson was briefly a member of the Soul Survivors. He contributed as keyboardist, writer and arranger on their 1974 self-titled album on the TSOP label. He began touring as a member of Gregg Allman's band in 1975.

In 1977, Neil relocated to Los Angeles. Neil's first album, Jungle Fever, was released in September 1978. He toured the US in support of the release with a band that included Feiten.

Neil collaborated further with Feiten in the jazz-rock fusion groups the Larsen Facts Band and the Larsen-Feiten Band. The latter released The Larsen-Feiten Band in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. He has also recorded and toured with guitarist Robben Ford, who contributed to Neil's 2007 album Orbit.

His compositions have also been recorded by George Benson and Gregg Allman, among others. Neil took part in Miles Davis' Rubberband sessions in 1985-86. His song "Carnival" was later adapted by Davis into the piece "Carnival Time".

Neil has worked as a session musician for many rock artists, including Rickie Lee Jones, George Harrison, Kenny Loggins and Don McLean. He was the pianist and musical arranger for the 20th Century Fox Television show Boston Legal, and musical director for jazz singer Al Jarreau.

From 2008, he toured and recorded as a member of Leonard Cohen's band. Neil performed on Cohen's Old Ideas album and on the singer's final world tour, in 2012-13. Cohen regularly introduced him on stage as "today's foremost exponent of the Hammond B-3 organ".

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Discography [18]

Jungle Fever Horizon Records SP-733 released 1979 recorded June 1978 in Hollywood, CA/USA	Neil Larsen, keyboards Larry Williams, alto sax, flute Michael Brecker, tenor sax Jerry Hey, trumpet, flugelhorn Howard "Buzz" Feiten, guitar Willie Weeks, bass Andy Newmark, drums Ralph MacDonald, percussion
High Gear Horizon Records SP-738 released 1979 recorded in Hollywood, CA/USA	Neil Larsen, organ, synthesizer Michael Brecker, tenor sax Joe Farrell, flute Howard "Buzz" Feiten, guitar Abraham Laboriel, bass Steve Gadd, drums Paulinho Da Costa, percussion
Larsen-Feiten Band Warner Bros. Records BSK 3468 released 1980 recorded in Santa Monica, CA and Hollywood, CA/USA	Neil Larsen, keyboards, vocals Buzz Feiten, guitar, vocals Larry Williams, tenor sax Kim Hutchcroft, alto sax Chuck Findley, trumpet Bill Reichenbach, trumpet, trombone Willie Weeks, bass Art Rodriguez, drums Lenny Castro, percussion
Secret Combination Warner Bros. Records BSK 3514 released 1981 recorded in Hollywood, CA/USA	Randy Crawford, vocals Chuck Findley, horn Gary Herbig, horn Jim Horn, horn William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach jr., horn Larry Williams, horn Ernie Watts, flute Robben Ford, guitar Steve Lukather, guitar Dean Parks, guitar Neil Larsen, organ Leon Pendarvis, piano Abraham Laboriel sr., bass Jeff Porcaro, drums Lenny Castro, percussion
Smooth Talk MCA Records MCAD-42296 released 1989 recorded June 1989 in North Hollywood, CA/USA	Neil Larsen, organ, synthesizer, percussion, vocals George Howard, soprano sax Ernie Watts, soprano sax David Sanborn, alto sax Ernie Watts, tenor sax Buzz Feiten, guitar Rickey Minor, bass Steve Ferrone, drums Lenny Castro, percussion
I'm Your Baby Tonight Arista 261 039 released 1990	track 11: Whitney Houston, vocals Gary Bias, alto sax Steve Tavaglione, tenor sax Kirk Whalum, tenor sax Reggie Young, trombone Michael "Patches" Stewart, trumpet Raymond L. Brown, trumpet Paul Jackson jr., guitar Neil Larsen, Hammond B-3 organ Wayne Linsey, piano Rickey Minor, synthesizer Ricky Lawson, drums, percussion
There Is Always One More Time MCA AAMCAD10295 released 1991 recorded in Los Angeles, CA/USA	B.B. King, guitar, vocals Arthur Adams, guitar Michael Landau, guitar Neil Larsen, organ Joe Sample, piano "Ready" Freddie Washington, bass Jim Keltner, drums Lenny Castro, percussion
Tenderness Reprise Records 9 45422-2 released 1994 recorded live May 1993 at Sir Film Stage in Los Angeles, CA and live December 1993 in New York City/USA	Al Jarreau, vocals Kenny Garrett, alto sax David Sanborn, alto sax Michael Brecker, tenor sax Michael "Patches" Stewart, trumpet Eric Gale, guitar Paul Jackson jr., guitar Neil Larsen, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ Jason Miles, synthesizer Marcus Miller, keyboards, bass Philippe Saisse, synthesizer Joe Sample, Fender Rhodes, piano Steve Gadd, drums Don Alias, percussion Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Bashiri Johnson, percussion Kathleen Battle, vocals
Uptown Groove Zebra Records ZD 44002 recorded in Hollywood, CA and New York, NY/USA	Zachary Breaux, guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals Gary Herbig, horn Harry Kim, horn Hubert Laws, flute Ted Dunbar, guitar Steve Lukather, guitar Neil Larsen, organ Jeff Lorber, keyboards, synthesizer Rob Mullins, keyboards Mark Portmann, keyboards, synthesizer Rex Rideout, synthesizer Renee Rosnes, piano Lee Oskar, harmonica Brian Bromberg, bass Kenny Davis, bass Harvey Mason sr., drums Lewis Nash, drums Luis Enrique, percussion
Dream Come True Creatchy Productions CR-009	Steve Tavaglione, soprano sax, alto sax, flute Tom Scott, tenor sax Ernie Watts, tenor sax, piccolo, flute Steve Lukather, guitar Dean Parks, guitar Tim Pierce, guitar David Garfield, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer Neil Larsen, organ David Paich, piano, synthesizer Dean Cortez, bass Jeff Porcaro, drums Carlos Vega, drums Lenny Castro, percussion Rosemary Butler, vocals James Felix, vocals
High Life Universal Music UPCH-1023	Hirokazu Ogura, guitar, bouzouki Brandon Fields, tenor sax, baritone sax Nick Lane, trombone Greg Adams, trumpet Chuck Findley, trumpet Earle Dumler, oboe, English horn Yoshiyuki Sahashi, guitar Neil Larsen, Hammond B-3 organ string section Tony Levin, bass Steve Gadd, drums Luis Conte, percussion Marie Oishi, percussion
Lost And Found Creatchy Productions CR-014	Larry Kilmas, soprano sax, tenor sax Tom Scott, tenor sax Eric L. Watts, tenor sax Steve Tavaglione, sax David Dukes, guitar Kevin Dukes, guitar Dennis Herring, guitar Michael Landau, guitar Steve Lukather, guitar Dean Parks, guitar David Garfield, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer Neil Larsen, organ David Paich, piano, synthesizer Dean Cortez, bass Nathan East, bass John Pierce, bass Vinnie Colaiuta, drums Jeff Porcaro, drums Carlos Vega, drums Lenny Castro, percussion James Felix, vocals
The Girl In The Other Room Verve Records B0001826-12	Diana Krall, piano, vocals Anthony Wilson, guitar Neil Larsen, Hammond B-3 organ Christian McBride, bass John Clayton, bass Jeff Hamilton, drums Peter Erskine, drums Terri Lyne Carrington, drums
Temptation Verve Records B0001995-32	Diana Krall, piano, vocals Anthony Wilson, guitar Neil Larsen, Hammond B-3 organ Christian McBride, bass Terri Lyne Carrington, drums
Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics Burgundy Records 82876 85489 2 recorded in New Yoprk, NY; Hollywood, CA; Franklin, TN; New Orleans, LA/USA	Aaron Neville, vocals Dan Higgins, sax David Sanborn, sax David Woodford, sax Chris Botti, trumpet Lee Thornburg, trumpet Ray Parker jr., guitar Heitor Pereira, guitar Neil Larsen, organ, piano Art Neville, organ Joe Sample, piano "Ready" Freddie Washington, bass James Gadson, drums Jack Ashford, tambourine Lenny Castro, percussion Chaka Khan, vocals Mavis Staples, vocals
It's All A Groove Urban Zone 1022 recorded in Hollywood, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Northridge, CA/USA	Jerry Stucker, guitar Ernie Watts, sax Skip Mesquite, sax Doc Kupka, baritone sax Mic Gillette, trombone, trumpet Eddie Henderson, trumpet Neil Larsen, organ, piano Shota Osabe, piano Rodney Franklin, piano Mark Kaye, clavinet Freddie Washington, bass Paul Jackson, bass John Costalupes, bass Gary Brown, bass James Gadson, drums Paul van Wageningen, drums Mike Clark, drums Kenneth Nash, percussion, vocals Roberto Quintana, percussion Tony Adamo, vocals
Straight Up Deal Urban Zone 7911 recorded in Hollywood, CA; San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Northridge, CA/USA	Tony Adamo, vocals Skip Mesquite, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax Stephen "Doc" Kupka, baritone sax Melecio Magdaluyo, sax Ernie Watts, sax Mic Gillette, trombone, trumpet Eddie Henderson, trumpet Jerry Stucker, guitar Neil Larsen, organ, piano Rodney Franklin, piano Shota Osabe, piano Mark Kaye, clavinet Gary Brown, bass Paul Jackson, bass "Ready" Freddie Washington, bass Mike Clark, drums James Gadson, drums Paul van Wageningen, drums Kenneth Nash, percussion Roberto Quintana, bongos, percussion
One Kind Favor Geffen Records B0011791-02 recorded in Los Angeles, CA/USA	B.B. King, guitar, vocals Jeffrey Clayton, alto sax Keith Fiddmont, alto sax Charles Owens, tenor sax Thomas R. Peterson, tenor sax Rickey Woodard, tenor sax Ernie Fields jr., baritone sax Ira Nepus, trombone Darrell Leonard, trumpet Snooky Young, trumpet Randall Aldcroft, euphonium Alex Iles, euphonium Johnny Lee Schell, guitar Dr. John, piano Neil Larsen, Hammond B-3 organ Nathan East, bass Mike Elizondo, bass Jay Bellerose, drums, percussion Jim Keltner, drums, percussion
Ladies & Gentlemen ... Mr. B.B. King Universal Music Group International 0600753384992 compilation	B.B. King, guitar Count Basie Orchestra Maxwell Davis Orchestra Dave Crawford, conductor, keyboards Maxwell Davis, conductor, tenor sax, organ Sid Feller, conductor Jimmie Haskell, conductor Johnny Pate, conductor Lawrence Burdine, alto sax George Coleman, alto sax, tenor sax Hank Crawford, alto sax Keith Fiddmont, alto sax Jewell Grant, alto sax William Green, alto sax Walter King, alto sax, flute Marshall Royal, alto sax David Sanborn, alto sax Floyd Turnham, alto sax, baritone sax Booker Walker, alto sax Cato Walker, alto sax Ernie Watts, alto sax Johnny Board, tenor sax, baritone sax Ben Branch, tenor sax Arnett Cobb, tenor sax Gene Dinwiddle, tenor sax Wilton Felder, tenor sax, bass Fred Ford, tenor sax Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax Bobby Forte, tenor sax, baritone sax Frank Foster, tenor sax Herb Hardesty, tenor sax, trumpet Bill Harvey, tenor sax Red Holloway, tenor sax Louis Hubert, tenor sax, baritone sax Trevor Lawrence, tenor sax Andrew Love, tenor sax Cecil McNeely, tenor sax Hubert "Bumps" Myers, tenor sax David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax Dave Pell, tenor sax Richard Sanders, tenor sax Vernon Slater, tenor sax Joe Sublett, tenor sax Harvey Thompson, tenor sax Earl Turbinton, tenor sax Frank Wess, tenor sax Rickey Woodard, tenor sax Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax Ronnie Eades, baritone sax Ernie Fields jr., baritone sax Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax Barney Freeman, baritone sax Barney Hubert, baritone sax Kim Hutchcroft, baritone sax Howard Johnson, baritone sax Bob McNeely, baritone sax Floyd Newman, baritone sax Jerome Richardson, baritone sax Eddie Saxman Synigal, baritone sax Harold Austin, sax Billy Duncan, sax Gary Herbig, sax Melvin Jackson, sax Bobby Keys, sax Kurt McGettrick, sax The Memphis Horns Dennis Quitman, sax Muscle Shoals Horns Don Wilkerson, sax Larry Williams, sax George Bohanon, trombone Garnett Brown, trombone Joseph Burton, trombone Henry Coker, trombone Pluma Davis, trombone Chuck Findley, trombone Sammy Jett, trombone Charles Lowe, trombone Tom Malone, trombone Ira Nepus, trombone Dick Noel, trombone Tommy Peterson, trombone Benny Powell, trombone Jim Price, trombone, trumpet, piano Jack Redmond, trombone John Watson, trombone Albert Aarons, trumpet Stanley Abernathy, trumpet Carl Adams, trumpet John Anderson, trumpet Marcus Belgrave, trumpet James Bolden, trumpet Henry Boozier, trumpet Thomas Branch, trumpet Oscar Brashear, trumpet John Browning, trumpet Bobby Bryant, trumpet Harrison Calloway jr., trumpet Pete Candoli, trumpet Ben Cauley, trumpet Hobart Dotson, trumpet Gary Grant, trumpet Wayne Jackson, trumpet Floyd Jones, trumpet Harry D. Jones, trumpet Darrell Leonard, trumpet John J. Longo, trumpet Steve Madaio, trumpet Charlie Miller, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Calvin Owens, trumpet Roy Pope, trumpet Waymon Reed, trumpet Edward Rowe, trumpet, flugelhorn Ernie Royal, trumpet Kenneth Sands, trumpet Woody Shaw, trumpet Snooky Young, trumpet Fred Jackson jr., flute Arthur Adams, guitar Irving Ashby, guitar Roland Bautisa, guitar Leo Blevins, guitar Doyle Bramhall II, guitar Billy Butler, guitar Roland Chambers, guitar Eric Clapton, guitar, vocals Clem Clempson, guitar Robert Cray, guitar, vocals Jess Daniels, guitar Cal David, guitar Charlie Dennis, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar The Edge, guitar, keyboards Sonny Garrish, guitar Norman Harris, guitar Milton Hopkins, guitar Paul M. Jackson, guitar Johnny Jones, guitar Michael Landau, guitar Andy Fairweather Low, guitar Russell Malone, guitar Hugh McCracken, guitar Herman Mitchell, guitar Robert Murray, guitar Calvin Newborn, guitar Ray Parker jr., guitar Dean Parks, guitar Mac Rebennack, guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar Johnny Lee Schell, guitar Sellers, guitar David Spinozza, guitar Michael Spriggs, guitar Marty Stuart, guitar Elli Tarkesty, guitar Hilmer J. Timbrell, guitar Michael Toles, guitar John Uribe, guitar Joe Walsh, guitar Leon Warren, guitar Steve Watson, guitar Reggie Young, guitar Johnny Ace, piano Robert Anderson, piano Ronnie Barron, organ Connie Mack Booker, piano David Briggs, keyboards Charles Brooks, piano Sonny Burke, piano, synthesizer Tim Carmon, Hammond B-3 organ Brad Cole, synthesizer Jim Cox, synthesizer Tommy Eyre, organ, keyboards Lloyd Glenn, piano Paul Harris, organ, piano John Hobbs, piano, synthesizer Clayton Ives, keyboards Duke Jethro, organ, piano Dr. John, piano Ron Kersey, keyboards Carole King, piano Neal Larsen, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards Millard Lee, piano Ron Levy, piano, synthesizer Charles Mann, keyboards Willard McDaniel, piano Bob Mitchell, organ Phineas Newborn jr., piano Frank Owens, piano Billy Payne, keyboards Jim Pugh, keyboards Jerry Ragovoy, piano Milt Raskin, piano Leon Russell, piano Joe Sample, keyboards, Wurlitzer piano Chris Stainton, keyboards James Toney, organ, keyboards Carson Whitsett, keyboards Ernest Williamson, keyboards Gary Wright, organ, piano Warren Chiasson, vibes Vince Montana, vibes Van Morrison, harmonica, vocals string section Rudy Aikels, bass David Allen, bass Ronnie Baker, bass Wilbur Bascomb, bass Yolander Charles, bass Adam Clayton, bass Richard Cousins, bass Michael Doster, bass Nathan East, bass Scott Edwards jr., bass Mike Elizondo, bass Wilbert Freeman, bass Bryan Garofalo, bass Tuff Green, bass Ray Griffin, bass William K. "Billy" Hadnott, bass Ralph Hamilton, bass John Heard, bass Major Holley, bass James "Hutch" Hutchinson, bass Gerald Jemmott, bass Eddie Jones, bass Randy Kerber, bass Leo Lauchie, bass Jymie Merritt, bass Robert "Pops" Popwell, bass Reggie Richards, bass Louis Satterfield, bass Neil Stubenhaus, bass Louis Villery, bass Klaus Voormann, bass James Walker, bass Freddie Washington, bass Bob Wray, bass Jay Bellerose, drums, percussion Ted Curry, drums Caleb Emphrey jr., drums Earl Forest, drums Sonny Freeman, drums Steve Gadd, drums James Gadson, drums Jim Gordon, drums Ed Greene, drums Kevin Hayes, drums Oliver Jackson, drums Jim Keltner, drums, percussion Russ Kunkel, drums Larrie Londin, drums Herb Lovelle, drums Larry Mullen jr., drums Phineas Newborn sr., drums Earl Palmer, drums Sonny Payne, drums Harold Potier, drums Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums James Robinson, drums Jesse Sailes, drums John Starks, drums Ringo Starr, drums Ian Thomas, drums Earl Young, drums Marcus Barnett, percussion Tony Braunagel, percussion Eddie Brown, percussion Lenny Castro, percussion Tony Coleman, percussion Paulinho Da Costa, percussion Charles Crosby, congas Nathaniel Kunkel, shaker Earl Nash, percussion Larry Washington, congas Joshie Armstead, vocals Bobby "Blue" Bland, vocals Bono Composer, vocals Carl Lee, vocals Tasha Thomas, vocals

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