Friday, October 12, 2018

Rick Wakeman

Rick Wakeman
Perivale, London, England
Progressive rock, classical, ambient, new-age, Christian

Richard Christopher "Rick" Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist, songwriter, television and radio presenter, and author. He is best known for being in the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released in the 1970s.


Piano Vibrations (1971)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1974)
Lisztomania (1975)
The Myths and Legends of King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table (1975)
No Earthly Connecton (1976)
Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record (1977)
White Rock (1977)
Rhapsodies (1979)
1984 (1981)
The Burning (1981) OST
Rock 'n Roll Prophet (1982)
Cost of Living (1983)
G'olé! (soundtrack to 1982 FIFA World Cup) (1983)
Crimes of Passion (1984) OST
Live at Hammersmith (1985)
Silent Nights (1985)
Country Airs (1986)
The Family Album (1987)
The Gospels (1987)
Time Machine (1988)
Sea Airs (1989)
Night Airs (1990)
Phantom Power (1990) OST
2000 A.D. into the Future (1991)
African Bach (1991)
Aspirant Sunrise (1991)
Aspirant Sunset (1991)
Aspirant Sunshadows (1991)
Softsword - King John and the Magna Charter (1991)
The Classical Connection (1991)
Country Airs (1992) Re-Rec.
Classic Tracks (1993)
Heritage Suite (1993)
Prayers (1993)
The Classical Connection 2 (1993)
Live on the Test (1994) Live
Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits (1994)
Wakeman with Wakeman: The Official Bootleg (1994) Live
Almost Live in Europe (1995)
Cirque Surreal (1995)
Rick Wakeman in Concert (1995)
The Piano Album (1995)
The Private Collection (1995)
The Seven Wonders of the World (1995)
Visions (1995)
Can You Hear Me? (1996)
Fields of Green (1996)
Orisons (1996)
The New Gospels (1996)
Tribute (1997)
Themes (1998)
Return to the Centre of the Earth (1999)
The Art in Music Trilogy (1999)
The Natural World Trilogy (1999)
White Rock II (1999)
Christmas Variations (2000)
Chronicles of Man (2000)
Preludes to a Century (2000)
The Legend - Live in Concert 2000 (2000)
Classical Variations (2001)
Out of the Blue (2001) Live
Two Sides of Yes (2001)
Songs of Middle Earth (inspired by The Lord of the Rings) (2002)
The Wizard and the Forest of All Dreams (2002)
The Yes Piano Variations (2002)
Treasure Chest (2002)
Two Sides of Yes - Volume II (2002)
Out There (2003)
Rick Wakeman at Lincoln Cathedral (2005) Live
Retro (2006)
Live at the BBC (2007)
Retro 2 (2007)
The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Live at Hampton Court Palace (2009)
Always with You (2010)
Past, Present and Future (2010)
In The Nick of Time (2012) Live 2003
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (2012) Ext.
The Myths And Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (2016) re-rec.
Piano Portraits (2017) Covers
Piano Odyssey (2018) Covers

Jeff Wayne / Rick Wakeman / Kevin Peek:
Beyond The Planets (1984)

Rick Wakeman / Ramon Remedios:
A Suite of Gods (1988)

Tony Fernandez & Rick Wakeman:
Zodiaque (1988)

Rick Wakeman & Mario Fasciano:
Black Knights at the Court of Ferdinand IV (1989)
Stella Bianca alla corte de Re Ferdinando (1999)

Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (with Jon Anderson, Bill Bruford and Steve Howe):
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989) 2014 Rem.
An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1993) Live, Rem.

Wakeman with Wakeman (with Adam Wakeman):
No Expense Spared (1993)
Wakeman with Wakeman (1993)

Rick Wakeman & Adam Wakeman:
Romance of the Victorian Age (1995)
Tapestries (1996)
Vignettes (1996)

Rick Wakeman featuring Ozzy Osbourne:
Buried Alive (1999) single

Wakeman & Cousins (with Dave Cousins):
Hummingbird (2002)
Wakeman & Cousins 'Live' (2005) rec. 1988

Gordon Giltrap & Rick Wakeman:
From Brush & Stone (2009)

Anderson / Wakeman (with Jon Anderson):
The Living Tree (2010)
The Living Tree in Concert - Part One (2011)

appeared on:
Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors (2014)
Celebrating Jon Lord (2014) Live