George Thompson
George Thompson is a bassist heard on acoustic and electric bass. His recorded work includes the ambitious 1970s Australian jazz cycle inspired by Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.
He supplies the bass line across that restored trilogy, from swinging combos and blues to more film-like scoring of characters and scenes, including The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1 (MD 3251) and the companion volumes. He is also a member of Pro Musica Strings.
George Thompson appears on
The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 3
The third volume of John Sangster's classic jazz epic after J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. First issued by EMI as a double LP more than twenty-five years earlier, this ambitious Australian trilogy reaches CD for the first time here.
The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 2
The second volume of John Sangster's classic jazz epic on The Lord of the Rings. First issued by EMI as a double LP more than twenty-five years earlier, this music reaches CD for the first time in this Move reissue.
The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1
Not Howard Shore's film score, but Australian jazz and film composer John Sangster's ambitious 1970s musical portrait of Tolkien's characters and events, restored here on a double CD more than twenty-five years after the original EMI LPs.
