Portraits of Bob Dylan

Originally released in 1999 ‘Portraits Of Bob Dylan’ saw Howe paying tribute to one of his main inspirations in his own inimitable way, with an impressive array of guests performing an intriguing selection of Dylan songs, digging deep into his repertoire rather than the obvious hits. The album features intriguing collaborations with guest vocalists including Jon Anderson (Yes), Max Bacon (GTR), Allan Clarke (The Hollies), PP Arnold, Annie Haslam (Renaissance), Keith West (Tomorrow) and Phoebe Snow along with extra special guest Dylan Howe on drums, bringing a whole fresh approach to Dylan`s classics. Steve Howe: “What I loved about it was having the chance to arrange them as I wasn`t going to copy what Dylan had done; I wanted to bring a little bit more to it.” Steve Howe: “The ‘Portraits’ idea was always a sort of pipe dream, and I originally recorded one song to start the project, and I thought, this will be good, I'll do lots of Bob”