Create Your 'Dream Team' Session Player Band
Big_Stacks
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Hey Strutters,
I was talking to my wife while listening to Johnny Rivers' "Look to Your Soul" (on my "Rocking Gently" mixed posted on the 'Strut). I mentioned to her how Bones Howes' session guys (e.g., Larry Knechtel, Jim Osborne, Louie Shelton, etc.) were playing on the song. There are so many 'unsung heroes' of sorts who have played on our favorite recordings. So, this made me think, "Who would I enlist to play if I could create my own 'dream team' session player band?" It seems like a fun exercise, so here goes:
Drums: Steve Gadd
Percussion: Jack Ashford
Bass: James Jamerson
Rhythm Guitar: Melvin 'Wah Wah Watson' Ragin
Lead Guitar: Steve Cropper
Keyboards: Greg Phillinganes
Horns: Seawind Horns (Jerry Hey-Trumpet, Kim Hutchcroft - Flute, Sax, and Larry Williams - Sax); Bill Reichenbach-Trombone
String Arrangements: Dave Van DePitte
That was a tough exercise, but I tried to limit it to not-so-famous (maybe Cropper excluded) session players. Who would you pick for your 'dream team' session player band?
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
I was talking to my wife while listening to Johnny Rivers' "Look to Your Soul" (on my "Rocking Gently" mixed posted on the 'Strut). I mentioned to her how Bones Howes' session guys (e.g., Larry Knechtel, Jim Osborne, Louie Shelton, etc.) were playing on the song. There are so many 'unsung heroes' of sorts who have played on our favorite recordings. So, this made me think, "Who would I enlist to play if I could create my own 'dream team' session player band?" It seems like a fun exercise, so here goes:
Drums: Steve Gadd
Percussion: Jack Ashford
Bass: James Jamerson
Rhythm Guitar: Melvin 'Wah Wah Watson' Ragin
Lead Guitar: Steve Cropper
Keyboards: Greg Phillinganes
Horns: Seawind Horns (Jerry Hey-Trumpet, Kim Hutchcroft - Flute, Sax, and Larry Williams - Sax); Bill Reichenbach-Trombone
String Arrangements: Dave Van DePitte
That was a tough exercise, but I tried to limit it to not-so-famous (maybe Cropper excluded) session players. Who would you pick for your 'dream team' session player band?
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Comments
double drum team
james black/zigaboo
percussion
mongo santamaria dripping with the clap
bass
george porter jr
guitar
grant green-lead
rhythm - jimmy nolen
backup vocals- barbara massey/lonnie wiggins /Erykah badu [scantily clad]=extra moisture
keys/synths
john paul jones
organ-rueben wilson
horn section
NONE
anton lavey- theremin/dirty looks/spousal/animal abuse
arrangements/writing/producing
david axelrod and his string section from the capitol years
spoken word interludes - warren oates
B: Nathan East (Miller too famous)
G: (The late) Hiram Bullock
K: John Beasley
Perc.: Paulinho Da Costa
Vox: Cindy Mizelle
Edit: Forgot brass.
As. : David Sanborn
Ts. : Bennie Maupin
Tp. : John Faddis
Percussion: Leon Ndugu Chandler
Bass: Meshell Ndegeocello
Rhythm Guitar: David T. Walker
Lead Guitar:
Keyboards: Rod Temperton
Horns: The Brecker Brothers
Background Vocals: The Waters
Here's the lineup:
Drums: James Gadson
Bass: Carol Kaye
Gitar: Eddie Hazel
Keys: George Duke
Vocals: Urszula Dudziak
Bass: George Porter
Guitar: Nile Rodgers
Keyboards: Herbie Hancock
Organ: Jimmy McGriff
Percussion: Alfred "Uganda" Roberts
Guitar- James Iha
Keys- Bernie Worrell and Rodger Joeseph Manning Jr
Bass- Liam Hanrahan
Percussion- Joel Gion
Haha. Rad! You know Joel?