Fusion 45 On Life In The Band
Our bass player, the guy who originally invited me to jam with him and the guitar player, has decided he doesn’t want to play with us anymore. Just when we were on the verge of our first recording contract! Since we first met five years ago, he’s been forever telling me that he needed to find a drummer who could keep a good steady beat. I’m no Omar Hakim but I know enough to say it wasn’t the drummer that was the problem (if you get what I mean). Appears he’s had more fun jamming with a keyboard player and a drum machine. Argh, a drum machine! Oh well…
I was listening to this one today as I was writing about my 42 Favorites of the Year on WNEW.com. I’d like the band, with our incoming tempo-unchallenged bass player, to do this one.
North Mississippi All-Stars – Bang Bang Lulu
Even though we don’t have horns, I totally dig this version of version of Boom Boom:
Collective Consciousness Society – Boom Boom
And, so I don’t seem like a complete fogey, here’s some navel gazing music from a new band called
Brightblack Morning Light, something akin to what the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey would sound like if Dennis Hopper were the lead guitarist:
