Editing Rick Wakeman (section)

===1988–1997: ABWH, third and fourth Yes runs, ''Phantom Power'', and ''The Piano Album''===
In late 1988, Wakeman got together with former Yes bandmates [[Jon Anderson]], [[Bill Bruford]], and [[Steve Howe]] to form a new group, [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]. The band originated when Anderson had become increasingly frustrated with Yes's commercial direction, and left the band to make music that reflected the band's 1970s sound. Their [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|self-titled album]] was released in 1989, and the tour marked Wakeman's first major US tour in ten years. Tracks originally put down for a second album were added to an in-progress Yes album and released as ''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' in 1991, which transformed Yes into an eight-piece formation with Wakeman sharing keyboards with original Yes member [[Tony Kaye (musician)|Tony Kaye]]. Wakeman has openly stated his dislike for ''Union'', partly due to the fact that session musicians were brought in to re-write and perform parts that he and Howe had already put down. However, he later chose the Union Tour tour of 1991–1992 as his favourite with Yes, where he formed a strong friendship with their 1980s guitarist and singer-songwriter [[Trevor Rabin]]. Wakeman confirmed his exit from the group in 1993 following managerial disputes with the band's and his own.

Wakeman continued with his solo career in parallel; in 1990 he revived his English Rock Ensemble with Holt, Fernandez, and Paton for a European tour and recorded a new rock score for a colourised re-release of ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'', featuring [[Chrissie Hammond]] on vocals, put out as ''[[Phantom Power (Rick Wakeman album)|Phantom Power]]'' in 1991. He embarked on two UK tours supporting his two ''The Classical Connection'' albums with himself and Paton in a stripped back stage production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rwcc.com/rwccarchive/rwcc_199105.php|title=RWCC News for May 1991|date=May 1991|publisher=Rick Wakeman's Communication Centre|access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref> In the first half of the 1990s, Wakeman performed and released music in aid of ASSIST, a California-based Christian organisation founded by journalist Dan Wooding, author of Wakeman's biography.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-05-ca-256-story.html|title=Wakeman Album Aids Church Group|first=Mike|last=Boehm|date=5 August 1991|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref><ref name=latimes1994/> The pair reconnected in 1989, and their first venture was ''In the Beginning'', an album of atmospheric music with Biblical readings read by Wakeman's then-wife Nina. Wakeman donated the album's entire proceedings to ASSIST.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-beginning-mw0000914199|title=In the Beginning|first=Stephen|last=Raiteri|website=AllMusic|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> In 1994, Wakeman completed the Simply Acoustic Tour, a series of solo piano concerts in the US in aid of ASSIST.<ref name=latimes1994>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-18-ca-24331-story.html|title=Wakeman Plans Church Concert|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=18 February 1994|first=Mike|last=Boehm|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> Recordings from shows in [[Virginia]] and the Calvary Chapel in [[Costa Mesa, California]] was released on ''The Piano Album'' in 1995. The latter show was attended by 8,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/piano-album-mw0000379464|title=The Piano Album|first=Mike|last=DeGagne|website=AllMusic|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> Wakeman formed Hope Records to release this new Christian music, and decided to use the royalty payments to fund the production of more albums for the label.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rwcc.com/rwccarchive/rwcc_199109.php|title=RWCC News for September 1991|date=September 1991|publisher=Rick Wakeman's Communication Centre|access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Adam Wakeman 2011 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Since 1992, Wakeman has toured and recorded with his son [[Adam Wakeman]] on occasion]]
In October 1992, Wakeman embarked on a world tour with a four-piece group of Fernandez, guitarist and bassist [[Alan Thomson (musician)|Alan Thomson]], and his son [[Adam Wakeman]] on additional keyboards. The tour lasted until 1994, and was organised as Wakeman wished to tour with a second keyboardist to "free [him] up to do more things" on stage.<ref name=latimes1993>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-25-ca-6929-story.html|title=Just Say Yes to Progressive Rock: Keyboardist Rick Wakeman, on a career-reaffirming tour that stops at the Coach House, pines for the old days|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=25 June 1993|first=Buddy|last=Seigal|access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref> The tour marked the release of ''Wakeman with Wakeman'', an album of keyboard compositions written and performed by the pair. They released ''No Expense Spared'' in 1993, ''Romance of the Victorian Age'' in 1994, and ''Vignettes'' in 1996. In 1993, Wakeman's financial situation took an unexpected turn when he was demanded to pay almost £70,000 to the [[Inland Revenue]] for interest charges and unpaid penalties related to tax he had paid for the preceding six years. He later wrote: "With help from [[Brian Lane (manager)|Brian Lane]]'s office and Yes's accountants, in my signing away all publishing income from everything I had ever written ... Twenty-two years' work had vanished in the three seconds it had taken to sign my name."{{sfn|Wakeman|1995|p=194}} Wakeman credits his 1993 appearance on the evening talk show ''[[Danny Baker]] After All'' as a turning point in his television career, after he told a story about being arrested in Moscow for smuggling a [[KGB]] uniform out of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/7667636/The-Rick-Wakeman-Interview|title=The Rick Wakeman Interview|date=13 September 2012|publisher=Stuff|access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref>

In mid-1995, Wakeman became involved with Phillip Gandey's family circus entertainment project [[Cirque Surreal]], writing and recording "timeless" pieces to enhance the show's various characters. The show was initially held at the [[Brighton Festival]], and Wakeman went out to perform it live with his band at other venues, including the [[Cheltenham Festival]].<ref name=SOS95>{{cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/rick-wakeman-cirque-surreal|title=Rick Wakeman: Cirque Surreal|first=Jonathan|last=Miller|date=November 1995|publisher=Sound on Sound|access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref> Around the same time, Wakeman scored the soundtrack to ''[[Bullet to Beijing]]'', a [[made-for-television]] film starring [[Michael Caine]] and [[Jason Connery]]. He also scored its sequel, ''[[Midnight in Saint Petersburg]]''.<ref name=SOS95/> Also in 1995, Wakeman played Mellotron on two songs of [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s album ''[[Ozzmosis]]'',  "Perry Mason" and "I Just Want You".

In the summer of 1995, Wakeman agreed to return to Yes which marked his fourth time in the group and the return of the "classic" line-up. They worked on new studio material and performed live shows in 1996 which was released on ''[[Keys to Ascension]]'' (1996) and ''[[Keys to Ascension 2]]'' (1997). In March 1997, Wakeman staged the North American premiere of ''The New Gospels'' for five dates after it was reworked and extended into a two-hour [[oratorio]] with a 30-piece choir, in 1994. The concerts were free with donations to ASSIST.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-28-ca-43043-story.html|title=Religious Experience|date=28 March 1997|first=Mike|last=Boehm|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref> Wakeman left Yes in May 1997 before he could tour with them, due to scheduling conflicts and lack of coordination between the artists' management. In June 1997, Wakeman became the host of the stand-up comedy television show ''Live at Jongleurs''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108934268/|title=Rock star Rick to host new comedy show|date=12 June 1997|newspaper=Liverpool Echo|page=37|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref> Later in 1997, his 20-minute choral piece "Noah", written for the English Chamber Choir, premiered in London. Wakeman performed the piece with the choir once more in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/wakeman-rocks-the-boat-again-with-noah-6416474.html|title=Wakeman rocks the boat again with Noah|date=29 June 2011|work=Evening Standard|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>