COLIN TOWNS

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Colin William Towns (born 13 May 1948 in West Ham, London) is an English composer and keyboardist. He was noted as playing in bands formed by ex-Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, and later worked extensively in composing soundtracks for film, television and commercials. Learning piano as a child, by the age of 13 he was earning money playing at weddings and birthdays in his neighborhood of the East End of London. He went on to play in numerous dance bands, jazz ensembles and also became a session musician.

In 1976 he was recruited as keyboardist to replace Mickey Lee Soule in the Ian Gillan Band. Over the time he developed an increasing interest in composing, and Gillan credits the Towns-penned 'Fighting Man' as pointing the direction in which Gillan should go. Gillan dissolved the band, with its jazz-rock leanings, and retained only Towns, putting together the rockier Gillan. Encouraged by
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COLIN TOWNS Full Circle album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Full Circle
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1978
COLIN TOWNS Making Faces album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Making Faces
Jazz Related Rock 1982
COLIN TOWNS Drama album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Drama
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1983
COLIN TOWNS Dramatic Brass And Electronics album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dramatic Brass And Electronics
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1985
COLIN TOWNS Pastoral/Romantic album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Pastoral/Romantic
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1985
COLIN TOWNS The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1989
COLIN TOWNS Mask Orchestra album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mask Orchestra
Progressive Big Band 1993
COLIN TOWNS The Puppet Masters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Puppet Masters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1994
COLIN TOWNS The Buccaneers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Buccaneers
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1995
COLIN TOWNS Colin Towns Mask Orchestra : Nowhere & Heaven album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Colin Towns Mask Orchestra : Nowhere & Heaven
Progressive Big Band 1996
COLIN TOWNS Colin Towns' Mask Quintet ‎: Still Life album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Colin Towns' Mask Quintet ‎: Still Life
Vocal Jazz 1998
COLIN TOWNS Dreaming Man With Blue Suede Shoes album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dreaming Man With Blue Suede Shoes
Progressive Big Band 1999
COLIN TOWNS Guest House Paradiso album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Guest House Paradiso
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1999
COLIN TOWNS Colin Towns, The NDR Big Band ‎: The Theatre Of Kurt Weill album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Colin Towns, The NDR Big Band ‎: The Theatre Of Kurt Weill
Progressive Big Band 2000
COLIN TOWNS Colin Towns Mask Orchestra ‎: Another Think Coming album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Colin Towns Mask Orchestra ‎: Another Think Coming
Progressive Big Band 2001
COLIN TOWNS Les Rivieres Pourpres 2 - Les Anges de l'Apocalypse album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Les Rivieres Pourpres 2 - Les Anges de l'Apocalypse
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2004
COLIN TOWNS The Orpheus Suite album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Orpheus Suite
Progressive Big Band 2004
COLIN TOWNS Mon Ange album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mon Ange
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2005
COLIN TOWNS Colin Towns, The NDR Big Band ‎: Lend Me Your Ears album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Colin Towns, The NDR Big Band ‎: Lend Me Your Ears
Progressive Big Band 2006
COLIN TOWNS Doc Martin album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Doc Martin
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2007

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COLIN TOWNS Colin Towns + NDR Bigband : Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Colin Towns + NDR Bigband : Frank Zappa's Hot Licks (And Funny Smells)
Progressive Big Band 2007

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