Simon Little

Simon Little
Born	(1980-09-30) 30 September 1980
Origin	London, England
Genres	Jazz, alternative rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)	Bassist
Instruments	Bass Guitar, double bass
Years active	1998-present
Associated acts	The Divine Comedy The Duckworth Lewis Method Clare Teal Maggie Reilly Lea Delaria A Girl Called Eddy
Website	simonlittlebass.com
Notable instruments
Warwick Triumph Bass

Simon Little (born 30 September 1980) is an English bassist, most notable for his work with The Divine Comedy.^[1]

A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, Little joined The Divine Comedy in 2002 and is still a regular member of the band. He has since toured and recorded with The Duckworth Lewis Method,^[2] Clare Teal, Duke Special, Maggie Reilly, A Girl Called Eddy and Chris Difford. As a jazz bass player he plays regularly with Ian Shaw, Lea DeLaria, Symeon Cosburn, and Nina Ferro. Little has also played with Nick Cave^[3] and Ben Folds.^[4]

Little released a solo bass album Mandala in 2010,^[5] where he uses live looping to create ambient soundscapes.^[6] He released a second solo album called "The Knowledge of Things To Come" in 2011, following the "Rejectamenta EP" which featured five additional tracks from the Knowledge sessions, and an acoustic album "[un]plugged" in 2012. An improvised trio album "Foreground Music, Vol. I" was released in 2012 with pianist Jez Carr and Iona saxophonist Mike Haughton.

Discography

Foreverland (2016) The Divine Comedy
"Foreground Music, Vol. I" (2012) Jez Carr, Simon Little & Mike Haughton
"Sticky Wickets" (2013) The Duckworth Lewis Method
"The Jazz Cookbook" (2013) Frankie Lewis
"Greatest Video Game Music 2" (2012) the London Philharmonic Orchestra
"Dirk Gently: Original Television Soundtrack" (2012) Daniel Pemberton
"Jing, Jing-A-Ling" (2013) Clare Teal
"[un]plugged" (2012)
"Oh Pioneer" (2012) Duke Special
"The Knowledge of Things To Come" (2011)
"Rejectamenta EP" (2011)
"Hey Ho" (2011) Clare Teal
Mandala (2010)
Mother Courage & Her Children (2010) Duke Special
Be a Santa (2010) Lea DeLaria
Bang Goes the Knighthood (2010) The Divine Comedy
Clare Teal Live at Ebenezer Chapel (2009) Clare Teal
What A Woman Shouldn't Do (2008) Julie McKee
Get Happy (2008) Clare Teal
The Last Temptation of Chris (2008) Chris Difford
Paradisi Carousel (2007) Clare Teal
Victory for the Comic Muse (2006) The Divine Comedy
Drawn To All Things (2006) Ian Shaw
Rowan (2006) Maggie Reilly
South East Side Story (2006) Chris Difford
Breakfast with the Blues (2006) Symeon Cosburn
Whatever It Takes (2006) Jai Cavill
Absent Friends (2004) The Divine Comedy
Live at the London Palladium (DVD 2004) The Divine Comedy
Vollmilch 2004 - Das war Haldern (2004) with The Divine Comedy
Just In Time (2004) Esther Bennett

References

↑ "Clare Teal". Clareteal.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
↑ "Duckworth Lewis Method". Dlmethod.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
↑ "Take Five with Simon Little". All About Jazz. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
↑ "Simonlittlebass.com". Simon Little. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
↑ "Review: Simon Little's "Mandala"". No Treble. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
↑ "Music.simonlittlebass.com". Simon Little. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2014.

External links

The Divine Comedy

Neil Hannon

Other members	John Allen Miggy Barradas Stuart 'Pinkie' Bates Natalie Box John Evans Rob Farrer Grant Gordon Simon Little John McCullagh Bryan Mills Ivor Talbot Joby Talbot Kevin Traynor Lucy Wilkins Chris Worsey

Studio albums	Fanfare for the Comic Muse Liberation Promenade Casanova A Short Album About Love Fin de Siècle Regeneration Absent Friends Victory for the Comic Muse Bang Goes the Knighthood Foreverland

Compilation albums	A Secret History... The Best of the Divine Comedy

Extended plays	Timewatch Europop Indulgence No.1 Indulgence No.2 Bavarian EP

Singles	"Lucy" "Something for the Weekend" "Becoming More Like Alfie" "The Frog Princess" "Everybody Knows (Except You)" "I've Been to a Marvellous Party" "Generation Sex" "The Certainty of Chance" "National Express" "The Pop Singer's Fear of the Pollen Count" "Gin Soaked Boy" "Love What You Do" "Bad Ambassador" "Perfect Lovesong" "Come Home Billy Bird" "Absent Friends" "Diva Lady" "To Die a Virgin" "At the Indie Disco" "I Like" "Catherine the Great"

Videos	Live at the Palladium

Film and TV scores	Father Ted The IT Crowd Wide Open Spaces

See also: The Duckworth Lewis Method

Authority control	MusicBrainz: 2d23f5c8-c62b-44fe-b429-dea8fbbe3623

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