Craig Huxley (also known as Craig Hundley; born 1954[1]) is an actor, inventor, and musician. He led three albums that were released by Pacific Jazz Records in the late 1960s.
In 1967, he played Captain Kirk's nephew in an episode of Star Trek.[1]
His first album, Arrival of a Young Giant, was a trio album by Hundley (piano), Jay Jay Wiggins (bass), and Gary Chase (drums) that was released in 1968.[2] Craig Hundley Plays with the Big Boys, from the following year, had a big band added to the trio.[3] The 1969 release, Rhapsody in Blue, also featured a big band, and included Ed Thigpen on drums.[4]
As a child, he also acted on television in "Kung Fu", "The Flying Nun", and "Bewitched".[1]
Huxley invented a musical instrument – the blaster beam – in the 1970s.[5] His design was patented in 1984.[6] The instrument was used in the soundtrack to Star Trek: The Motion Picture,[5] and Huxley played it for the soundtrack to 10 Cloverfield Lane.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Feather, Leonard (April 2, 1989). "The Great New Age of Craig Huxley". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "WPS-21880 Craig Hundley Trio – Arrival of a Young Giant". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "WPS-21896 Craig Hundley Plays with the Big Boys". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ "WPS-21900 Craig Hundley – Rhapsody in Blue". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Kale, Sirin (February 13, 2017). "In Search of the Orgasm Note, the Mythic Note That Makes Women Come". vice.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Beam and cylinder sound instrument". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. June 1998. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (May 29, 2016). "'10 Cloverfield Lane' composer gets crash course in Blaster Beam". USA Today. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
External links
- Craig Huxley a.k.a. Craig Hundley at IMDb
- Craig Huxley alias Craig Hundley and Craig Hundley Trio at Discogs