Last December the Shoal Survivors (the musical collective I’ve been a part of for many years now) got together for a day to record a few tunes, and I’m finally getting around to doing the mixes. This one’s an old favorite by the late, great Mose Allison.
The personnel: our music director Carl Sturken, guitar; Robert Levin, piano; Theo Griffin, bass; Winston Wiseheart, tenor sax; Stan Corfman, horn; Gary Lue, drums; James Meigs, harmonica; and your humble correspondent, vocals.
PS: While we’re at it, here’s another, from a live performance we gave a few years back: a cover of King Crimson’s dystopian anthem 21st Century Schizoid Man, which was the opening track from their 1969 debut album. This one has Dave Epstein on bass, Joe Abelson on that vintage Telecaster, comedy writer and guest vocalist Steve Skrovan hamming it up at the microphone, the great Ray “Phantom of the Garden” Castoldi on keyboards, and yours truly at the drum-kit.
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It’s really well done Malcolm, although I confess I like even better your “Heroes” and “Salty Dog” renditions.
Ironically Malcolm I came across some of your past gatherings last night. Looks like a lot of fun with some talented people.
Outstanding! Thanks, Malcolm.
I think I remember that- King Crimson? Nice work out on the drum kit.
Yep, reading is helpful.?
Thanks, all.
And thanks, Jason — I do have to admit I’m still rather proud of the tunes you mentioned (and the Blackbird cover I recorded for my grandsons a few years back).
I still think, though, that the best thing we Shoal Survivors have published is our initial video from 2020, when we were all going nuts under lockdown: