'06 Music Compilation mp3s

Every year's end I create a compilation CD of the best music I've been involved with over the course of the year. I Make about a hundred copies and give them out to every one I know for Christmas. It's a little narcissistic I know, but people really seem to enjoy it. I've been doing it for the last 4 years in a row and this year is one of the best in my humble opinion.

So here's download links to the mp3s of this compilation for those of you who I haven't given a physical copy to yet.

Enjoy.

Pokin Around - Solo Acoustic
Until We Find It - Mother Funk Conspiracy
Fresno - The Playbacks
La Essencia De Guaguanco - Sabroso
Always Catching Up - Crosby Loggins
Verk Out - Glomsteen
Man Vs. Machine - Solo Computer Programming
Mellow Mood - Solo Acoustic

Ahhh Grappolos, How do I love thee:

Let me count the ways:

1) Without fail, the best jazz gig in town. Darryl Voss (drums), the coolest cat around, and I seem to lock in mystical rhythmic phrases all night long, with a telepathic passion.

2) The amount of luscious looking young women, who wouldn't normally be into jazz, hanging out and grooving. And I mean getting down. Bumpin and grinding and applauding furiously after solos.

3) The place brings something out in my playing. I think I had the best night of my life playing jazz on my Ibanez ATK 5 string bass. I played better solos than I ever have, ever. The crowd acted as a barometer confirming this. Before the gig tonight I spent an hour warming up and practicing. I gotta do that more often....

4) A bunch of soul brothers hangin out tonight were giving us mad props. You know you're doing something right when you get the soul brothers diggin on your scene.

5) Did I mention the ladies?

All this and I still can't solo over "Well You Needn't" worth a damn.

Every time I see a flag half mast,

I think it's for James Brown.

Happy New Years

I was able to play three gigs in a row on the upright over the last three days. And all of them were good.
Last night we played the New Years party at steamers. I was expecting a dead room, or nobody paying attention. It was nice to see the whole place packed and dancing and partying and applauding. It was a good night, fo sho.

Two nights ago we played for a full house, and it was a 'listening' crowd. The pressure's on when all eyes are on you!

After that show we went to Los Osos, my old stomping grounds, to catch Dylan Johnson in action again. The band was great but it was a real treat to see Bob Santa Cruz, local bass elder to us, get on stage and do the James Brown. It was unreal. He can play those bass lines and pull of the vocals to a tee!

Damn, I wish I could sing...