King a Life

As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest', James had the most precarious of childhoods. Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumoured that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarry by forcing her to witness the assassination of her supposed lover, David Riccio. By the time James was one year old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of Mary; Mary was in exile in England; and James was King of Scotland.

The untold true American story of an orphan boy from the heart of the Mississippi Delta who rose to music stardom around the world and inspired a generation of fans against all odds.

George King Sales George King is a stunningly versatile pianist whose talents span classical and jazz. His first classical CD on Odradek Records, Jubilees, featured his own Etudes, and was hailed as 'intelligently crafted and musically refined' (GRAMOPHONE). Yet even in his Etudes, George King's love of jazz is audible. Now, in collaboration with Carl Raven, George King presents his debut CD on Odradek Jazz, 'Scenes from a Life': a collection of eight pieces perhaps best described as songs without words. The harmonic and melodic language on this album is clear and unhurried.