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FEB 2010.......
Well folks it's still winter time here in Chicago and even Lake Michigan is frozen....
The economy is starting to recover from the worst recession in a generation and slowly but surely people are starting to get gigs again.YIPPEE!
This slack period gave us all a chance to regroup and do some recording. So please check out the new stuff, some of which is downloadable FOR FREE...YES GRATIS !!
DEC 2010.......
WELL IT 'S CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN, SO HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.STAY WARM......
Well we just had our first snow of the year here in Chicago so it looks like winter is here with a vengeance. I've just been finishing off some new recordings and will be posting them for free download very soon , so keep checking back.
I love the fact that we get hits from places like Islamabad....very cool....the world really is getting smaller, unfortunately so is the economy....a lot of people are without jobs right now and are hurting. In America if you don't have a job you don't have health care either......that 's bad, and has to change.
I hope 2010 brings some positive changes.
good luck
Ray
Well the summer is almost over and we are all getting back into the swing of things after being in Europe for a month.There are some new projects I will be involved in this year so be sure to check out the new recordings as I post them here on the site.
So enjoy the rest of the summer ....it's gone before you know it...
RAY
THINGS HAVE BEEN MOVED AROUND SLIGHTLY AND PAGES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO INCLUDE VARIOUS OTHER PROJECTS THAT I AM INVOLVED IN .
SO PLEASE CLICK ON THE BUTTON FOR THE RELEVANT PROJECT OR CONTINUE ON THIS PAGE FOR THE TRIO INFORMATION
THERE ARE ALSO SOME FREE DOWNLOADS- SO PLEASE HELP YOURSELF...ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE IN VILLA PARK :)..AND WE CONTINUE TO GET A LOT OF HITS FROM IRELAND AND ENGLAND...CHEERS !
THE RAY COYLE TRIO
UPDATE: Feb 7th 2009
Ok , we are hard at work at the moment recording about 8 tracks which we hope to have ready by the end of the month. So stay tuned.....I'll be posting them as soon as they are done. Hi to all you folks Sweden for the emails etc
Feb 2009
Well things are looking up, for a start it's my birthday today, plus we have a new President AND a new govenor here in Illinois. I hope it makes a difference......time will tell . A lot of people are losing their jobs out there and things are getting desperate .....
At the moment the band is busy in the studio and we hope to have the new tracks ready in a few weeks, so stay tuned.
Also we seem to be getting a lot of hits from Ireland, especially Dublin, so sliante to you guys !
HAPPY NEW YEAR !! I HOPE 2009 IS BETTER THAN 2008
December 2008
Well considering that it's Christmas time and the season of good will we are giving away three pieces of music for free. They are just short pieces that I've had lying around for a while so I thought I would share them. However you will notice that these are not jazz pieces, the first is based on Gregorian chant and the other two are in the style of J.S. Bach but played on mallets and bells. I like them and I hope you do too........
These days the band is busy working in guitar player Robert Baglione. He's a great player who brings a lot of experience to the band and fills out the sounds a lot, he's also a powerful soloist as well as a really amusing guy ! You can check out his c.d.s at iTunes. We intend to do some recording just after the New Year, depending on the hangover situation............stay warm everyone.
Well as regular visitors to the site can see we have a new drummer , Gary Donnelly. Gary has been active on the Chicago scene for quite a few years as a player and teacher and brings a fresh approach and great chops to the band. We are busy working on new material in order to do some recording again in late September. This time we will probably expand the band's sound and bring in some guests on sax and guitar. It should be great and we are all looking forward to it. In the meantime we are off to Ireland.....
Well the sun is now shining in Chicago and it's getting nice and warm again. Summer will be here soon. The trio has been busy rehearsing new material and doing some real stereo recordings with Ken Christianson at the Irish Heritage Center. Ken is an expert in this type of recording technique and has worked with many top players over the years. In fact he just got back from L.A. last week after recording the great Charlie Haden . The sound quality is amazing and relies on the natural acoustics of the hall. Very cool. I,m posting some of the files on this web site although they will be in mp3 format so the sound quality will not really be evident. There are also some recent photos showing my new custom built vibraphone sides made from cherry wood. The new sides make transporting the thing a lot easier. All this thanks to Ted Furman (a.k.a.Spacebrewer). Thanks Ted!!
cheers
Ray
All compositions on this site are original copyrighted compositions by Ray Coyle, except for April in Paris by Duke and Harburg and Chega de Saudade by A.C. Jobim.
