Quote # 64 by Mike Stern
“Sometimes there are no gigs, but the main thing is the music. You can’t take that away. The only person who can take that away from you is you.” – Mike Stern Mike Stern (born Michael Philips Stern; January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing for a few years with […]
Idris Muhammad is a very funky and groovy drummer
Idris Muhammad (born Leo Morris on 13 November 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American jazz drummer who has recorded extensively with a host of artists including Ahmad Jamal, Grant Green, Grover Washington, Hank Crawford, Gene Ammons, and Houston Person. He changed his name in the 1960s upon his conversion to Islam. He is […]
Bad News Travels Fast – was a great French funk-jazz-disco group
Bad News Travels Fast – was a great French funk-jazz-disco group Bad News Travels Fast was one of Alec R. Costandinos’ many productions of the late 70s, releasing two albums. Although the records had Costandinos’ patent sound, they were in no way another disco project of his, this was a straight funk ensemble with […]
Quote # 37 by Jaco Pastorius
“It ain’t braggin´ if you can back it up” – Jaco Pastorius Question to Jaco Pastorius: “Would you ever consider playing a 5 string bass?” Jaco answers: “What for? Low E’s been good enough for the last 200 years, what are you trying to prove?” Jaco Pastorius is one of my absolute […]
Joni Mitchell – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
What did Joni Mitchell, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Don Alias and Lyle Mays have in common? They all performed together on Joni Mitchells fantastic record “Shadows and Light” from September 1979. Joni Mitchell (g,p,vo) Jaco Pastorius (b) Don Alias (d) Pat M (g) Lyle Mays (key) Michael Brecker (sax) Joni’s interpretation of […]