Philip Catherine - I am a fool to want you
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Philip Catherine accompanied by Ricardo Del Fra on bass performing live at the RTL Jazz Festival.
Today Philip Catherine is celebrating his 79th birthday.
Born in London, England, to an English mother and Belgian father, Catherine was raised in in Brussels, Belgium. In 1972 he released his debut album "stream". During the next few years, he studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston. In the following years he has worked with Mick Goodrick, George Russell and toured with guitarist Larry Coryell. In 1976 Catherine relaced Jan Akkerman in Dutch progressive rock band Focus. During his long successful carrer Catherine worked with Lou Bennett, Kenny Drew, Dexter Gordon, Stéphane Grappelli, Karin Krog, Paul Kuhn, Sylvain Luc, Charlie Mariano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Toots Thielemans, and Miroslav Vitous.