© Zoltan Sagi 2021
14 tracks
Featuring:
Mike Graver (piano )
Erika Lyons (bass)
recorded August 2009
Notes on the performers
Mike Graver
After leaving the RAF Mike joined Tad Newton’s Jazzfriends where
his elegant piano contributions have been heard at major venues
such as The Barbican, The 100 Club and Ronnie Scott’s plus
numerous jazz festivals including Guernsey, Upton on Severn,
Teignmouth and the Isle of Bute, Scotland.
Mike has performed with many of the leading British jazz stars
including Digby Fairweather, Roy Williams, Alan Elsdon, Campbell
Burnap and John Barnes. Mike has broadcast on BBC radio,
appeared on television and made a number of recordings in his
own right as well as contributing to Tad Newton’s Jazz Friends
CDs and those of Cate Cody and Richard Leach’s 7 Stars of Jazz.
Erika Lyons
Erika Lyons first caught the attention of the public in 1978 when
she was selected for the BBC Master Class with American bassist
Ray Brown. This was followed by two years in New York where
she studied with Buster Williams, Rufus Reid and Hal Galper. She
played in major US clubs including the Blue Note and the Jazz
Forum where she worked with top names such as Walter Bishop,
Eliot Zigmund and Betty Barney. On her return to England, Erika
works recording, broadcasting and performing with top British and
International musicians
1.Flamingo
4’ 35”
2.Beautiful Love
5’ 22”
3. Easy Living
6’ 26”
4.But Not For Me
3’ 34”
5.Grooveyard
4’ 20”
6.Summerset
5’ 20”
7.Goodbye 5’ 08”
8.Samba De Orpheo 8’ 46”
9.You The Night & The Music 4’ 33”
10.There’s No You 5’ 24”
11.Summer Nights
4’ 12”
12.Groovin’ High
3’ 29”
13.Masquerade
5’ 00”
14.Teaneck
4’ 45”