title: Nigel Hitchcock
text: Nigel Hitchcock (Rustington, 4 januari 1971) is een Britse jazzsaxofonist.
  
  Biografie 
  Hitchcock begon op 8-jarige leeftijd altsax te spelen. In 1982 trad hij en zijn oudere broer Clive toe tot het National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Na een jaar bekleedde Nigel de leidende altstoel voor de komende vijf jaar. Gedurende deze tijd toerde het orkest met verschillende muzikanten zoals Vic Damone, Buddy Greco en Al Martino. Op 16-jarige leeftijd verhuisde Hitchcock naar Londen en begon zijn carrière als sessiemuzikant en nam ook tv-jingles, filmsoundtracks en popsolo's op.
  
  In 1989 trad hij toe tot het hedendaagse saxofoonkwartet Itchy Fingers. De band toerde 18 maanden door Europa en Zuidoost-Azië. Met Itchy Fingers ontving Hitchcock drie jazzprijzen: de Schlitz-prijs voor rijzende ster, de Cleo Laine Personal Award voor beste jonge muzikant en de Pat Smythe Trust-prijs. Hij verliet de band om verder te gaan als pop- en sessiemuzikant. Nigel heeft opgetreden met vele artiesten, waaronder Tom Jones, Wet Wet Wet, Beverley Craven, Ray Charles, Robbie Williams en Mark Knopfler en heeft drie soloalbums uitgebracht, de eerste Snakeranch Sessions in 1997 onder Black Box en de volgende twee, SmootHitch (2013) en Hitchgnosis (2019), uitgebracht onder zijn eigen Eight Inch Clock-label.
  
  Discografie
  
  Pop 
   1989: Sugarcubes - Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! – One Little Indian
   1990: The Pasadenas - Elevate - Columbia
   1990: The Pasadenas - Love Thing – CBS
   1991: Father Father - We are all so very happy – Go Discs
   1991: Moody Blues - Keys of the Kingdom – Polydor
   1992: Jimmy Nail - Growing Up in Public – East-West
   1992: Magic Garden - Another Way – Blue Triangle
   1992: Swing Out Sister - Get in Touch with Yourself – Fontana
   1992: The Beloved - Conscience – East-West
   1993: Kate Bush - The Red Shoes – EMI
   1993: Kenny Thomas - Wait for me – Cooltempo
   1993: Rick Astley - Body & Soul – BMG
   1993: Right Said Fred - Sex and Travel – Tug Snog
   1993: The Wonder Stuff - Construction for the Modern Idiot – Polydor
   1994: Carleen Anderson - Nervous Breakdown – Circa
   1994: Tom Jones - The lead and how to swing it – Interscope
   1995: Adiemus - Songs of the sanctuary – Virgin
   1995: Alejandro Sanz - 3 – wea
   1995: Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo! – Creation
   1995: Cher - It's a mans world – wea
   1995: Linda Lewis - For Love Sake – Turpin
   1995: Take That - Nobody Else – RCA
   1995: Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix – Creation
   1996: Hue & Cry - Jazz not jazz – Linn
   1996: Kavana - Crazy Chance – Virgin
   1996: Ray Charles - Strong Love Affair – Qwest
   1997: Brand New Heavies - Close to You
   1997: Shakatak - Let The Piano Play – CD INZ
   1997: Shane Richie - The Album – Polygram
   1998: Boyzone - Shooting Star – Polydor
   1998: Kym Mazelle - Young Hearts Run Free – EMI
   1998: Lutricia McNeal - Someone Loves You Honey – Wildstar
   1998: Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You – Chrysalis
   1998: Spice Girls - Lady is a Vamp
   1998: Spice Girls+Echo & the Bunnymen - England Forever – London
   1999: Gary Barlow - 12 Months 11 Days – BMG
   1999: Joe Cocker - No Ordinary World – EMI
   1999: Richard Ashcroft - Money To Burn - BMG
   2001: Clark Tracey - Stability - Linn Records
   2001: Gota Yashiki - Day and Night - Instinct Records
   2001: Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey – Sony
   2001: Sheena Easton - Fabulous - Universal
   2001: Swing Out Sister - Somewhere Deep in the Night – Universal
   2002: Snowdogs - Deep Cuts,Fast Remedies - Victory Records
   2002: Claire Martin - Too Darn Hot! - Linn Records
   2004: Chris Botti - When I Fall in Love - Columbia Records
   2004: Colin Towns - Nowhere And Heaven - Provocateur Records
   2004: Dani Siciliano - Likes - !K7
   2004: Karl Jenkins - Adiemus V,Vocalise - EMI
   2004: Shirley Bassey - Thank You for the Years - Sony
   2004: Claire Martin - Secret Love - Linn Records
   2005: Ian Shaw - Drawn To All Things - Linn
   2005: Lisa Stansfield - The Moment - Edelr
   2005: Peatbog Faeries - Croftwork - Peatbog Records
   2006: Tony Christie - Way To Amarillo - Tug Records
   2007: 12 Stone Toddler - Does It Scare You - Amazon
   2007: Peatbog Faeries - What Men Deserve To Lose - Peatbog Records
   2007: Claire Martin - He Never Mentioned Love - Linn Records AKD
   2009: Mark Nightingale - Out of the Box - Woodville Records
   2009: Peatbog Faeries - Live - Peatbog Records
   2009: The Deep MO - The Deep MO - Groove4Dayz
   2009: Claire Martin - A Modern Art - LINN AKD
   2010: Marti Pellow - Boulevard of Life
   2010: Old Blind Dogs - Wherever Yet May Be
   2011: Peatbog Faeries - Dust - Peatbog Records
   2011: Ryujin Kiyoshi - People - EMI Music Japan
   2011: Sebastiaan Cornellison - On Impulse - On Impulse
   2011: Usonic - Evolution - Groove4Dayz
   2012: Karl Jenkins - The Peacemakers - EMI
   2012: Mario Biondi - Due - Handful of Music
   2012: Mark Knopfler - Privateering - Universal
   2012: The Deep MO - Funk in the 3rd Quarter - Groove4Dayz
   2012: Usonic - Diversion - Groove4Dayz
   2012: Nigel Hitchcock - SmootHitch (Eight Inch Clock)
   2013: Marilia Andrés - Subir una montaña
   2014: Gavin Harrison - Cheating the Polygraph – KSCOPE
   2014: Incognito - Amplified Soul – Ear Music
   2015: Mark Knopfler - Tracker – British Grove Records
   2015: Tristan - Full Power – Isolde Records
   2016: Elvis with RPO - The Wonder of You – Sony Music-RCA-Legacy
   2016: MaxSax - The Long Ride – Painted Dog Records
   2017: Aretha Franklin with RPO - A Brand New Me – Rhino Records,Atlantic
   2018: Kate Bush - Remastered Part 1 – Parlophone
   2018: Mark Knopfler - Down The Road Wherever – British Grove Records
   2019: Incognito - Tomorrow's New Dream – Bluey Music
   2019: MaxSax- Shift – Jazzhaus
   2019: Robbie Williams - Christmas Party – Columbia
   2019: Saxofourte - Rubini Is Coming – 36 Music
   2019: Nigel Hitchcock - Hitchgnosis – Eight Inch Clock
   2019: Q4 - Uphill Struggle – Hey!jazz HJZ
  
  Jazz 
   1989: Tony Crombie & Friends - Renaissance – CDREN
   1991: Sax Appeal - Flat out – HEP
   1991: Itchy Fingers - Live – Enja
   1992: Laurence Cottle - Five Seasons – WAD
   1992: Masque (Niki Falzon) - Twilight Moods – MASQUE
   1993: Claire Martin - Devil May Care – Linn
   1993: Guy Barker's Extravaganza - Isn't It? – Spotlite
   1994: Clark Tracey - Full Speed Sideways – 33 Records 33Jazz
   1995: Laurence Cottle - Live! – Jazzizit
   1995: Paul Spong - Holdin' On Big – Bat
   1996: Colin Towns Mask Orchestra - Nowhere & Heaven – Provocateur
   1997: Don Weller Big Band - Live – 33 Records 33jazz
   1998: Kate Dimbleby - Good Vibrations – Black Box
   1999: Franc O'Shea - Esprit – Alltone
   1999: Richard Niles - Club Deranged – Nucool
   2001: Clark Tracey - Stability – Linn Records
  ????: Colin Towns Mask Orchestra - Another Think Coming – Provocateur
  
   Anders 
   1991: London Symphony Orchestra - Classic Rock-Wind of Change – Columbia
   1992: Mark Isham - Cool World (movie soundtrack) – Varèse Sarabande
   1994: Michael Ball - One Careful Owner – Columbia
   1995: Sax Moods - Capture the spirit – Dino
   1997: Christopher Young - The Man Who Knew Too Little (soundtrack) – Varèse Sarabande
   1999: Barbara Windsor - You've Got A Friend'' – Telstar
  
  Brits jazzsaxofonist