Golden Orchid
GOLDEN ORCHID CD: This recording started with one week left to film the movie, The Mexico Jazz Tour, with jazz greats from around the world, before they all departed San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, after the last tour concert and went their separate ways. With their own performance rehearsals and gigs, both with the tour band and with others, they had little time to devote to my CD project. However, the musicians herein 'squoze' me in! We had one afternoon to rehearse and two afternoons to record! Then Gene Perla took over the project at his studio in Pennsylvania.
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Patrice Villastrigo – Vocals, Percussion Michael Villastrigo – Vocals Richie Cole – Alto Saxophone Spot Barnett – Tenor Saxophone (Clueless in Dallas) Gabriel Hernandez – Piano, Keyboard Gene Perla – Bass, MIDI, Percussion Joel C. Williams – Keyboard (Clueless In Dallas) Ken Basman – Guitar Tyler Mitchell – Bass Bobby Kapp – Drums, Vocals, Harmonica Oscar Laun – Bongos (Clueless in Dallas) |
| 1. Because We Believe 4:58 2. Clueless In Dallas 4:54 3. You Must Love Me 3:26 4. Ebb Tide 2:22 5. Pure Imagination 4:45 6. Open Fire 3:47 7. Somewhere 4:16 8. Here’s To Life 4:53 9. Ode To Eddie 5:47 10. You’re Nearer 3:25
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Get ready to rock your socks off, relax, and to go off into fantasyland…all with the music within this CD! This recording started with one week left to film the 'boys in the band' before they all departed San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, after the last tour concert and went their separate ways. With their own performance rehearsals and gigs, both with the tour band and with others, they had little time to devote to my CD project. However, the musicians herein 'squoze' me in! We had one afternoon to rehearse and two afternoons to record! Then Gene Perla took over the project at his studio in Pennsylvania. What a master at his craft! We'd be listening and editing with engineer, Nick, when Gene would say,"Stop! That note is out of pitch." This was every instrument on the recording!! Then, I asked him to "symphonize" some of the songs. So, he would sit at the midi and in one take play the piece brilliantly! What a blessing that I have all of these very talented and authentic musicians! By Authentic I mean true musicians…no "play this note and repeat it in the edit". Oh no! They played every note on this CD themselves! Now when it came to the bonus track, Pure Imagination, I did a "Musical Animation" that included repeats, reverbs and sounds like no other!! Now it's off to the Grammy's!
Thank you for listening! Patrice Villastrigo > Producer / Arrangements |
San Miguel de Allende is a lovely town. Thanks for the article and great blog. To learn more about San Miguel de Allende visit The San Miguel Guide.