Well Mixed Blue – CD Released June 13th
Well Mixed Blue is the latest release of original music from acclaimed bassist, composer, producer and sound designer Tom Lyne. The album marks a significant artistic milestone – one in which Lyne moves beyond his usual role in the rhythm section to take centre stage with a distinctive musical voice. It also stands as a celebration of his enduring creative partnership with pianist Dave Milligan.
As of Friday June 13th, the CD and digital downloads are now available to Purchase at all of your favourite streaming and online sources as well as here on Tom’s Bandcamp page here
Well Mixed Blue – CD Launch
Well Mixed Blue is the latest release of original music from acclaimed bassist, composer, producer and sound designer Tom Lyne. The album marks a significant artistic milestone – one in which Lyne moves beyond his usual role in the rhythm section to take centre stage with a distinctive musical voice. It also stands as a celebration of his enduring creative partnership with pianist Dave Milligan.
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Well Mixed Blue – Reviews and Radio
There have been some good reviews over the last couple weeks and the CD is getting airplay from a variety of sources:
“The stars have aligned for this recording.” ★★★★ ALL ABOUT JAZZ – Neil Duggan
“Celebrates the range and the expressive timbre of the double bass.” SOWETO KINCH, Round Midnight BBC 3
“Engaging duo album” ★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN – Jim Gillchrist
“Fantastic musical empathy” Chris Philips, JAZZ FM
“Excellent Album” – Ruth Fisher, JAZZ FM
Current Radio play:
Round Midnight BBC Radio 3
British Jazz on JAZZ FM / Dinner Jazz on JAZZ FM / Future Jazz on JAZZ FM / Chris Philips on JAZZ FM
Bancroft & Lyne
BANCROFT & LYNE are now hard at work in the studio preparing material for their forthcoming CD that is currently in rehearsals.
They will also be appearing at the Largo Arts Festival on July 15th, Tickets and times TBC
This transatlantic duo delivers a dynamic, entertaining and intimate interpretation of beautiful songs. Sophie Bancroft’s voice and effortless guitar is gorgeous over Tom Lyne’s virtuoso bass. Their storytelling and musicality is presented through a carefully chosen repertoire featuring original contemporary jazz-based songs alongside reimagined classic jazz standards and covers of songs by the likes of Suzanne Vega, Joni Mitchell and Rickie Lee Jones. Heralded as a ‘must see’ act at a recent Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival in New York the duo have performed at many venues and festivals around the UK, Europe and North America.
“Pure jazz. Authentic renditions of standards and beautiful originals, reminiscent of Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Carole King, James Taylor and that golden era.”
JAZZ @ THE GLAD
Bass Lessons & Basslab sessions
Study electric and/or double bass with Tom Lyne. Design a personalised program unique for your needs where we can look at comprehensive technical work, theory, ear training along with techniques to develop your practising, discipline and a clear pathway to develop your individual expression with your bass instrument.
Email Tom directly @ tomlyne@btinternet.com
Bass Labs – A group zoom practise initiative. Join Tom Lyne for a regular practise workout and follow along using his techniques and devices to develop technical dexterity together with applied theoretical sessions.
LisaLeo Records
LisaLeo Records is our musician-owned independant music label that is celebrating its 10th release in 2025 with the arrivalof Tom’s CD ‘Well Mixed Blue’
- Tom Lyne with Dave Milligan ‘Well Mixed Blue’, 2025
- Sophie Bancroft& Tom Lyne ‘Monday Nights’, 2020
- Tom Lyne ‘Far From Mars’, 2016
- Sophie Bancroft & Louis Durra ‘Songs’, 2014
- Sophie Bancroft & Tom Lyne ‘You Turned the Tables on Me’, 2012
- Sophie Bancroft ‘Bird of Paradise’, 2010
- Sophie Bancroft ‘Handwritten’, 2008
- Sophie Bancroft ‘Hot and Cold’, 2005
- Sophie Bancroft ‘Modern Love’, 2003
- Sophie Bancroft & Tom Lyne ‘Miles Away’, 1999
Music & Sound
I also work as a composer and producer of music for film and video while developing my interest in sound design and live and installation performances of experimental audio. Working in film as a composer and sound designer has led me to new forms of music and unusual ways of thinking about sound. I completed an MSc in sound design at Napier University in 2020 and I came away from that experience with a more profound relationship with sound and music. This also led to the production of a series of soundscape sample libraries produced during lockdown called Surrounded by Midlothian.
In 2018 I set up Aspects of Sound working as a sound designer in film, television and theater. This incorporates all aspects of audio production, sound design, composition and orchestration. While each of these areas of production are an entire career of their own, I kept being drawn into treating the whole soundscape of film as a whole and working with the different aspects at the same time. Hence Apsects of Sound.
The interesting development from this way of working with film turned into the beginning of the Sonables collections. These are compositions that incorporate the field work of the sound designer with my exploration in composition and bass playing. Sonable generally means anything that may be sounded, and in these recordings, I literally use almost anything that makes sound. There are currently two volumes with more in the pipeline. Here is Sonables and Sonables II and you can click through to hear the whole album on Bandcamp (and buy them too).
Far From Mars – Electric Bass
Tom’s CD Far From Mars 2016, provides a showcase of computer and electronic based music highlighting his compositions and production skills as well as his work as a multi-instrumentalist. Far From Mars takes you on a unique sonic journey that will move your heart and mind. This music is packed with energy and improvisation that captures a sense of the 70s and 80s generated with a palette of modern production and innovation. The album began as a series of instrumental improvisations that developed into a set of generously arranged, concise and exciting compositions. This is an album that asks for careful listening to get a full sense of the detail and production, but is also immediately rewarding for the casual listener.
Part of the Journey
This journey as a bassist has led me from my home in the Edmonton Alberta, across Canada to Montreal where I gained a BMus in Jazz from McGill University in 1991. This led to many new musical connections and opened my world and my first journey across the Atlantic, busking across Europe from the streets of Nice, Zurich, Paris, and Stockholm with my then busking family, The Overexcite Band (pictured here in Cap D’ail France 1988). Some years later with a slightly different collection of musicians we became the Men Without Heads and relocated to Amsterdam to live, play, and produce our CD the Red Door. After years of a musicians, travels, concerts, and festivals, I had brief stay back in Edmonton before my life really changed gears and I emmigrated to Scotland. Sophie and I got married in 1999 and found ourselves settling in this marvelous little village of Pathhead and set about raising our family.
