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MP3 Sam Crain - Jammin' with Sam
16 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Jazz Fusion, JAZZ: Bebop
Details:
Jammin'' with Sam
"Jammin'' with Sam" is in the jazz fusion/funk/smooth jazz sorta vein and is also a sort of ''yesteryear & today'' kinda thing as far as its general motif. Featured are a few cuts from ''84 and ''86, both studio(i.e. w/other folks)and home recorded(i.e. just me), and an assortment of newer things. One of the ''other folks'' featured is trumpet player/composer David Hoffman, who was a longtime member of the Ray Charles Orchestra, and a longtime friend of mine. Dave also has CDs of his own, which can be found at https://www.tradebit.com .
I''m happy to announce that this CD has sold in Spain and Hong Kong as well as here in the US.
Personnel:
Sam Crain-guitars, bass, keyboards on all selections
except "A Ballad"
David Hoffman-trumpet, flugelhorn,piano, synthesizer,
trombone(2,3,12). All instruments on "A
Ballad"
Ken White-alto saxophone(12)
Frank Vanes-piano(2)
Jeff Davis-bass(2)
Art Carey-drums(2)
Mark Janas-drums(12)
Jaigh Lowder-recording engineer(2)
Selections:
Intro Grande was written & recorded back in ''84 or so. Definitely bombastic,movie-type intro.
llA ratS- The name is of course, ''all star''back-
wards, and was conceived by our bass
player, Jeff Davis. Had to do with a
trend of a few musicians always calling their bands ''all star'': the small town tendency toward being a bit smug and self-congratulatory..
A Ballad- all parts arranged and played by
David Hoffman(piano & 2 flugel tracks). Sometimes Dave adopts my tunes and turns them into something like this. Beautiful.
Fun(k)for Fido- a homegrown funk tune. Kind of a misterioso vibe to it.
Winter Still- a down n'' dirty sorta groove. I
wrote this in the dead of Winter, with no relief in sight..
Too Much Maya- funky and soulful.
oh wow- another slower groove. you''ll hear it.
Tower of Dour was written back sometime''84-''86, while on the road, on behalf of
our keyboardist Ed Greig, whose stage persona was"Mr Excitement" and was one evening introduced as ''our own tower of dour''(he''s 6''3").
Juliette- also written while on the road, for a
girl who answered to that name.
Disco Biscuits-this is an oldie(''84 or perhaps
even earlier)but a goodie.
Bodacious Cha Cha''s- you''ll hear it..
Bubba-City-- this is a David Hoffman
arrangement, and dates back to ''84 I think.
The 2 gtr solos are mine, and the trumpet,
synth & trombone solos are Dave''s. The
title I got from a friend of my brother''s and his then-girlfriend, who''d refer to an out-to-lunch
person or situation as ''bubba-city''...
The Earl of Øl is a newer one, a peppy
latin/funk sort of affair, an energetic little riff basically, with a couple nice guitar solos. You can listen to it in entirety on my website(the Music page).
Oh yeah- Øl, pronounced ''url'', is what Nordic folks(Swedes and Danes and Norwegians)call beer. The Earl of beer, as it were.
"Girl in the Red Leather Pants" dates back to
''86 and is a sort of homage to a girl I knew-or at
least an homage to how she looked in those pants. I recorded it back then too, a sorta driving rock thing with ''hot'' guitar solos. This is a mellower version, a more sedate girl, who probably wouldn''t be able to get into the original red leather pants...
"Ubangi Mi Bangi" is a jaunty, funky thing. The melody is my tune ''Kimber Lee''(see CD ''Spring into Swing''), which is itself based on "Donna Lee" and ''There will never be another
you".
"Linda''s got a Mellow Door" is also jaunty and funky. The title is from a story told by our bandleader while on the road(''84-86), as to why he didn''t or doesn''t smoke pot:
"I was at this party(where apparently much pot had been smoked)and this guy was leaving, and as he was leaving he smacked his head a pretty good one on the doorway, being very tall. So I asked him, ''hey are you okay''?''It''s cool, man'', he said. Linda''s got a mellow door.'' "
So there you have it. More than you probably wanted to know about all these tunes. Hope you enjoy the CD.
Sam Crain
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