Bell in the ball, it absolutely brilliant. that was a report by nick clitheroe. a specialjazz record has been created to pay tribute to 12 year old louis watkiss, a talented saxophone player, who died after being injured at an indoor snow centre in 2021. louis dad chris has collaborated with a group of young musicians to produce the single which will be released on the second anniversary of louis death next month. 0ur reporter dave guest has more. louis watkiss, a much loved son and a talented saxophonist. this was jazzlines summer school at the birmingham symphony hall. to allow children to go along and be mentored and taught the art of improvisation. it was a very proud moment for me. when we first got his saxophone, put it around his neck and he just played a collection of notes without having any lessons or anything. they just sounded right. but sadly, four years after these images were recorded, louis life was cut tragically short.
Scheme, just starting out like we had done, we thought it was a great, great opportunity to kind of pay back to what we d been given. chris watkiss was very clear about the sound he wanted for this musical tribute to his son. i wanted it to have like, three parts to it if you like. the first bit to be upbeat, quite funky, to represent louis s almost 13 years on the earth. and then i want a poignant saxophone solo to recognise his passing. # louis spirit, teenage spirit. and i wanted the final pass to pick up a bit of pace again and have some lyrics. it was also clear he wanted it released on vinyl, so the discs are now in production at press on, a specialist vinyl record plant in middlesbrough. the b side features a remix blending jazz with house. it s the work of dj echojuliet. # teenage spirit. i wanted to kind of put a bit
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