Andy Summers

Andy Summers
Summers live på The Barns at Wolf Trap; oktober 2023
Födelsenamn	Andrew James Summers
Född	31 december 1942 (81 år) Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England
Bakgrund	Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Genrer	Jazz fusion, jazz-rock, progressiv rock, new age, new wave
Roll	Musiker, låtskrivare, musikproducent, fotograf
Instrument	Stränginstrument
År som aktiv	1959 –
Skivbolag	A&M, Private Music, RCA Victor
Artistsamarbeten	Robert Fripp, Kevin Ayers, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band, John Etheridge, Gustavo Cerati
Relaterade artister	The Police, Dantalian's Chariot, Soft Machine, Eric Burdon and The Animals
Webbplats	andysummers.com

Andrew James "Andy" Summers, född 31 december 1942 i Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, är en brittisk musiker, gitarrist i rockbandet The Police.

Han föddes i Lancashire men växte upp i Bournemouth, Dorset.

Diskografi

Soloalbum

• XYZ (MCA, 1987)
• Mysterious Barricades (Private Music, 1988)
• The Golden Wire (Private, 1989)
• Charming Snakes (Private, 1990)
• World Gone Strange (Private, 1991)
• Synaesthesia (CMP, 1995)
• The Last Dance of Mr. X (BMG/RCA Victor, 1997)
• A Windham Hill Retrospective (Windham Hill Records, 1998) (compilation)
• Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk (BMG Classics/RCA Victor, 1999)
• Peggy's Blue Skylight (BMG Classics/RCA Victor, 2000)
• Earth + Sky (Golden Wire, 2003)
• The X Tracks (Golden Wire, 2004) (compilation)
• Metal Dog (Flickering Shadow, 2015)
• Triboluminescence (Flickering Shadow, 2017)
• Harmonics of the Night (Flickering Shadow, 2021)

Samarbeten

• I Advance Masked med Robert Fripp (A&M, 1982)
• Bewitched with Robert Fripp (A&M, 1984)
• Invisible Threads with John Etheridge (Mesa, 1993)
• Strings of Desire with Victor Biglione (R.A.R.E., 1998)
• Splendid Brazil with Victor Biglione (R.A.R.E., 2005)
• First You Build a Cloud with Ben Verdery (R.A.R.E., 2007)
• Fundamental with Fernanda Takai (2012)
• Circus Hero with Rob Giles as Circa Zero (429 Records, 2014)

Soundtrack

• The Wild Life (MCA, 1984)
• 2010 (A&M, 1984) (medarbetare)
• Band of the Hand (1985)
• På luffen i Beverly Hills (MCA, 1986)
• Länge leve Bernie (Arista, 1989)
• Den onda cirkeln (Columbia, 1996)

Singlar

• "Parade"/"Train" med Robert Fripp (1984)
• "2010"/"To Hal and Back" (1984)
• "Love is the Strangest Way"/"Nowhere" (1987)
• "Bring on the Night" (Police cover) med 40 Fingers (2022)

Som bandmedlem

Med The Police

• Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
• Reggatta de Blanc (1979)
• Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
• Ghost in the Machine (1981)
• Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
• Synchronicity (1983)
• Every Breath You Take: The Singles (1986)
• Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993)
• Live! (1995)
• The Police (2007)
• Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires (2008)
• Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings (2019)

Med Eric Burdon and the Animals

• Love Is (1968)

Med Kevin Ayers

• First Show in the Appearance Business (1996)
• Too Old to Die Young (1998)
• Yes We Have No Mananas, So Get Your Mananas Today (EMI/Harvest, 2009)

With Kevin Coyne

• Matching Head and Feet (Virgin, 1975)
• Heartburn (Virgin, 1976)
• In Living Black and White (Virgin, 1976)
• Sign of the Times (Virgin, 1994)
• On Air (Tradition & Moderne, 2008)

Med Dantalian's Chariot

• Chariot Rising (Wooden Hill, 1996)

Med Eberhard Schoener

• The Book (Ariola 1977)
• Trance-Formation (Harvest/EMI Electrola 1977)
• Video-Flashback (Harvest, 1979)
• Video Magic (Harvest, 1978)

Med Strontium 90

• Police Academy (Pangaea, 1997)

Med Zoot Money's Big Roll Band

• It Should Have Been Me (1965)
• Zoot! (Columbia, 1966)
• Transition (1968)
• Were You There? (Indigo, 1999)
• Fully Clothed & Naked (Indigo, 2000)

Som gästartist

• Joan Armatrading, Back to the Night (A&M, 1975)
• Manuel Barrueco, Nylon & Steel (Angel, 2001)
• David Bedford, The Odyssey (Virgin, 1976)
• Gregg Bissonette, Gregg Bissonette (Mascot, 1998)
• Toni Childs, House of Hope (A&M, 1991)
• Deeyah Khan, Ataraxis (Heilo, 2007)
• Jo Jo Laine, Dancin' Man (Polydor, 1980)
• Jon Lord, Sarabande, (Purple, 1976)
• Juicy Lucy, Blue Thunder (Outer Music, 1996)
• Roberto Menescal, Bossa Nova Meets the Beatles (Deck/Jingle Bells 2017)
• Anthony Moore, Out (Virgin, 1976)
• Paolo Rustichelli, Capri/Mystic Jazz (Verve Forecast, 1991)
• Neil Sedaka, Live at the Royal Festival Hall (Polydor, 1974)
• Michael Shrieve, Stiletto (Novus/RCA/BMG, 1989)
• Carly Simon, Hello Big Man (Warner Bros., 1983)
• Sting, ...Nothing Like the Sun (A&M, 1987)
• Andrew York, Centerpeace (2010)

Externa länkar

• Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Andy Summers.
  Bilder & media
• Officiell webbplats
• Diskografi på Discogs