Phil Lee (1943-2024)

[@oobenoob]

One by one we are losing them.

[@martinhathaway6314]

A lovely man and brilliant player. It was a privilege to have known him and to have worked with him.

[@Ranwilliams9999]

Thank you for putting this together. Mr. Lee was an incredible guitarist, and a bit on the mysterious side from a public standpoint. I hope he knew how many lives he affected positively with his beautiful playing!

[@shlomopolonsky]

Thank you very much indeed!

[@redinhodaflauta1269]

Marvellous man. Great musician. R.I.P.

[@croiners4166]

RIP Phil Lee❤

[@jonlee4106]

Thank you so much Aymeric for producing and sharing this wonderful autobiographical video of my uncle Phil. I'm curious as to when this was recorded? As a family, we're saddened by his passing, relieved that his suffering is over but delighted to see and hear that he was held in such high esteem.

[@canterburyscene]

Jon, thanks for writing. Yes, I and many others were very fond of Phil's guitar playing. As stated in the text below the video, this is from 1999. At the time I was conducting research on the band Gilgamesh which was eventually absorbed into my liner notes for the archive CD "Arriving Twice" (Cuneiform Records, 2000). I sent Phil questions which he answered on a cassette tape, which is where this is taken from. Later, we met in the cafe at Queen Elizabeth Hall for a proper interview, alas not a good sounding recording. I got to see Phil perform later that year. Another contact I had with him, also in 1999, was when I went to see Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut" and was sure I'd recognised Phil as the guitarist in the jazz club scene. So when I got back home I phone Phil, and sure enough, confirmed it was indeed him, and told me about the filming, which had taken place in London despite the film supposedly taking place in New York - but Kubrick always filmed in London at that point, even the Vietnam war scenes for "Full Metal Jacket" apparently. Best - Aymeric

[@FredKlatz]

Thanks for posting this Aymeric. Rest in peace, Phil.

[@bonzey1171]

He was a great player. Always enjoyed his playing. Thank you Aymeric

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Excellent documentary and really wanted to hear much more ! Loved Phil’s work with National Health

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

NYJO were fantastic and saw them at the first and best Capital Radio Jazz Festival. Also on bill were Ray Charles Orchestra, Lionel Hampton Big Band , MJQ

[@martincoles6824]

Thanks very much for putting his together Aymeric. Phil was a great musician, a great guitarist. His contributions to the Gilgamesh albums were phenomenal. Such a great loss to those of us who held him in high regard. His guitar playing will live on...

[@wholeworld399]

Canterbury. .my favorite Prog Rock Jazz. Gilgamesh, National Health, Hatfield, Matching Mole, Caravan, Soft Machine, etc. .

[@mikehallsax]

Fabulous summary of a great musician's life. Thanks

[@algiles881]

He was a unique player. He should have been recorded under his own name (apart from the Jeff Clyne/Phil Lee Duo on Cadillac) as he was so interesting in so many different genres - when you consider the number of recordings some musicians churn out it seems very unfair that he hasn't got one to his name.

[@gokhanaya]

Very nice brief autobiography.. love his music!

[@nickbackslash]

This is great! Thanks Aymeric.

[@peteraliasclaudio]

Good bands, good times. Thanks. Roy Wilbraham

[@seamusjr]

RIP Phil Lee. Always loved his playing, very melodic, lots of riffing, not unlike a jazz horn player. He did a record with the Argentine Saxophonist Andres Boiarsky (...Plays South of the Border) that is worth seeking out kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYPJqJdsp8eCq68.