April 5th, 2006

ICARUS ...

 

The first jazz album I've done in a while, and my first real "playing" album.  I pushed the racks of synths aside and revisited my first love, the Hammond Organ.  Most of the CD is in the classic organ trio format and features great performances by guitarists Joe Beck and Mike DeMicco, and drummer Danny Gottlieb.  My brother Tony is sitting in on bass, playing lead on a beautiful Jimmy Giuffre ballad.  The album has a few originals and several of my jazz arrangements of classic pieces - Erik Satie's "1st Gymnopedie", Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues", Ralph Towner's "Icarus" & the Beachboys’ "Sail On Sailor."

The cover photo was taken by photographer Sally Anderson-Bruce.  It was supposed to be used for a CD cover but was rejected. I've been using it as my PR image shot for years and finally got to use it on a CD cover as I had hoped to.  Thanks Sally.

 

I kept a log of the making of the CD - now moved to it's own section.

The Tony Levin Band

The Resonator Tour 2006
 

Just released: The Tony Levin Band: RESONATOR

Available from Amazon.com

The band is currently on tour promoting the new release - in Europe and the U.S.  The full schedule is on my LIVE page.

I'm keeping a log on the tour, with photos coming as I can deal with them.

 

 

TOUR LOG

5/11  Verviers, Belgium at Spirit of '66

Spirit of 66's owner, Francis, says that the inspiration for the name came from the song 'Route 66' and the fact that he just likes the 60's.  This is one of those little clubs that seems like it's not going to be much, until you look at the performance schedule.  Francis books something like 200 shows per year into this great little venue, packing as many as 300 people into the room.  I have no idea what 'sold out' means in numbers there, but we were definitely sold out!  The audience was fantastic - as enthusiastic as it gets, singing along, but listening quietly when it was time for that.  Another one of those shows where nobody wants it to end.  (But when we run out of music, that's all folks!)


Tricky self portrait

John "Bobo" Bollenberg of "On The Rocks"

Photo: Florent Cuaz

Photo: Florent Cuaz

Photo: Julian Hills

Photo: Julian Hills

Photo: Julian Hills

Photo: Julian Hills

Photo: Julian Hills

Photo: Julian Hills

Photo: Julian Hills

Photo: Florent Cuaz

Photo: Florent Cuaz

Photo: Florent Cuaz

Photo: Eric Laforge

Photo: Eric Laforge

Photo: Julian Hills

 

5/12  Karlsruhe, Germany at Substage

 

5/13  Munich, Germany at Backstage

Photo: Eva
   
Backstage at Backstage - Tony and Pete with music writer Eva of www.musicmirror.de

 

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