Wednesday's 4-8 Jam

Music.



There was plenty of it last night. Let's get right to it -- Jimmy Russell, a Santa Fe musician dropped in and played a few tunes with us.

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Here's Jimmy leading off Sweet Home Chicago.


He was joined by Ben, Danny, and Case.


We had many of the regulars show up last night.


Towards the end of the session we had a bit of a treat. Gordy, leader of the Gordon Free Band showed up around 12:30am with his sax player, Richard Hardy from LA. Gordy's band is, you know: the real thing. Just to give you a feel for the extensive background of some of his band members, here's a brief bio of Richard:

Richard Hardy (Woodwinds/Sax) is a Pop, Jazz & Rock musician who has performed with the Dave Matthews Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, James Taylor, Neville Brothers, the Ultra-Kinetic Orchestra, the Denver Symphony & toured with Carole King for 13 years. He’s also performed on IMAX “Everest” and “Dolphins” (with Sting).

What the bio doesn't say is that Richard is also a real nice guy. Gordy (also a real nice guy) invited a few of us to come up and play a couple of numbers from his new album, Super Conscious, to be released next month. Here's the first one, with Alan on guitar; Britt on drums; Ben on bass; Gordy, vocals and guitar; Richard (soprano & tenor sax, tin whistle); and me (tenor sax). Here's another. Don't worry, they sound a lot better on the record without us hacks mucking around.

Check out Gordy's web site for more info: http://www.gordonfreeband.com


Until next time,

--Doug