U2/Elton John/Hal Willner tribute to T.Rex is out...w/ horn arrangement by Jonathan Freilich

My latest credit is somewhat high profile. The late Hal Willner was making a tribute album to T.Rex and asked me to write and contract the horn section for the track. It’s the single from the record. It’s also the great T.Rex number, Bang A Gong. I see it’s now available on iTunes and elsewhere so I thought I’d throw the post up. Hit the link and check it out.

I got some of my favorite fellows from New Orleans to play on it-

Ashlin Parker-tpt
Charlie Halloran & Jeff Albert&Trombone Shorty-tb
Brad Walker/Ray Moore-sax

Playing with James Singleton's Force Majeur at Zeitgeist

We played a slamming show at Zeitgeist last Friday and this will be a repeat.  If you've had enough of the same old same old you need to make this.  It's a fascinating art space also.  Last week the drummer was different- the great, (that's what I'll call him now that i've played with him) Bruce Golden.  This time the lineup is:

Rex Gregory- woodwinds
Brad Walker- saxes
Jonathan Freilich-guitar
James Singleton- Bass
Justin Peake- drums
Mark Southerland- odd tubing somehow related to the old instruments in a scary way.

James tunes are something else and here he has them approached in quite a different way.

Don't be a square, get over there.  There's too much zombie conformity around the fest these days.  Come out.  We have the fucking antidote!


 

Interesting show with James Singleton's Force Majeur Orchestra last week at Zeitgeist

Here is a clip that Reynard Rochon posted to FB.

Ugly Beauty by Thelonious Monk.  Was a pleasure of an evening...

James Singleton-bass
Justin Peake-drums/Electronics
Brad Walker-saxes
Rex Gregory-reeds

Tonight at Bacchanal with interesting little group

Anthony Cuccia- percussion

Brad Walker- sax 

Casandra Faulconer-bass

I don't think that Cass and I have played together since the days of Poor Man's Speedball.  Come take a look!

Bachanal 8pm.Food from Chef Joaquin and great wine.