YES Guitarist TREVOR RABIN Working on First Solo Album in 22 Years

04 May 2011
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Film composer and former Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin is mixing his first solo album since 1989, a collection of instrumentals that Voiceprint Records will release in September.

Rabin, whose credits include 'Race to Witch Mountain,' 'Armageddon' and the NCAA basketball tournament theme, recorded all the instruments himself except for the drums. For percussion he brought in Vinnie Colaiuta, Louis Molino and his son Ryan Rabin of the band Grouplove.

The composer of 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' went with the independent Voiceprint label after they impressed him with the job they did on the Yes demo recordings, released as '90214' and 'Live in L.A."

On May 2, Voiceprint's Gonzo imprint released 'Union Live,' a 1991 concert recording by YES.

The new album is Rabin's first of instrumentals. His last solo album, 1989's 'Can't Look Away,' was created in a similar fashion with Rabin playing guitar, bass and keyboards and guests, Molino among them, on drums.

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