Bryan has allowed some of the best DJs in the world remix his 1985 hit ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’. The track was originally the third single from the chart-topping album ‘Boys & Girls’, and featured long-serving guest musicians Nile Rodgers, Andy Newmark and Marcus Miller to name but a…
Released in 1985, Bryan Ferry’s sixth solo album is a timeless masterpiece, the product of an unparalleled master craftsman working at the height of his considerable powers. After a run of fourteen albums (with Roxy Music and solo) in the decade-long span between 1972 and 1982, the wait for…
Released in 1987 to near-universal acclaim, Bête Noire is a touchstone for the enduring legacy of the Bryan Ferry myth. After his previous release, Boys and Girls, became his first solo chart-topper in the UK, and producing one of the best songs of his storied career for the soundtrack…
There have always been two strands to Bryan Ferry’s musical career. First, his own original compositions; second, reinterpretations of classic songs from all periods, giving them a stunningly modern identity. When Roxy Music broke up in 1983 he blended the two strands of his career into one, employing the…
Released and recorded in 1974 during the aftermath of Roxy Music’s third LP (Stranded), Another Time, Another Place is a paean to refinement in all its forms. Before you even hear a note of this elegant & expansive record, Bryan Ferry’s supercilious cover image unveils his intent and uses…
If there was ever a musical icon and a decade destined to come together it is Bryan Ferry and the Roaring Twenties. The artist as creative powerhouse with a dazzling career of endless surprise, delight and innovation, and the decade – a time of modernity, decadence and bright young…
Following the critically acclaimed release of ‘The Jazz Age’ album late last year, Bryan Ferry and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra have provided the jazz recordings for the soundtrack to the highly-anticipated release of Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’. After hearing ‘The Jazz Age’ album whilst the movie was still…
On 23 September 2013 “Live In Lyon” was released on DVD and Blu-Ray with an additional Deluxe Edition available on each format, boasting a 72 page hardback edition with embossed front cover and bonus audio CD of the concert.
Baz Luhrmann spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the music for the film. Below is an excerpt. THR: How did you come to work with the Bryan Ferry Orchestra on the movie and this jazz album? Luhrmann: It was unbelievably serendipitous. In a million years, I would never have…