Conference napalm::guitar

Pinera and a fellow named Rhino were once in an incarnation of Iron Butteryfly
if I remember right, RHino went on to form a badn with ex-deep purple singer
Rod Evans and Lee Dorman (Iron B's bass player) called "Captain Beyond" they did
three albums, each successive one less gooder than the first (a classic,, with a\
3D cover that worth $$$ to collectors today) and faded into total obscurity.


other faders:

Adrian Gurvitz (Three man army, Miels Davis)
Mars Bonfire (Steppenwolf)
The Talbot Brothers (Mason Profit)
Harvey Mandel (John Mayall)
Mic Taylor (Stones, Mayall....yeah I know he toured with Dylan what a waste)


dbii

    
    Mike Pinera, eh?
    
    He left Blues Image after their second LP (that was the one with "Ride,
    Captain, Ride") and joined up with Iron Butterfly, along with Larry
    Rhinehart (who was credited as El Rhino).  This version of the band
    recorded one LP, "Metamorphosis", that was a far cry from their earlier
    days....lots of harmony guitars (guess Mike had heard the Allmans, he
    was from the south).
    
    After the Butterfly busted up, he briefly joined a band called Ramatam,
    appearing on the first of their two Atlantic LPs.  A pretty forgettable
    band except that Mitch Mitchell (ex-Hendrix) drummed and the other
    guitarist was a man who had undergone a sex change!!??
    
    Following that, he worked with at least two other bands, (in what order,
    I'm not sure), Thee Image who recorded for Manticore, and The New
    Cactus Band where he replaced none other than Jim McCarty (hey, weren't
    you asking about him, too?) and recorded "Son of Cactus" for Atco.
    
    The last I heard of Mike was a solo record for the Florida-based TK
    label (home of KC and the Sunshine Band).  He was a good musician who
    played in a lot of second-string bands over the years, many of which
    had a few good tunes.
    
    My favorite Pinera tune is "Butterfly Bleu" from the "Metamorphosis"
    album, the first song I ever heard with a talk box on it. 
    
    Briefly on some others you mentioned:
    
    Elvin Bishop
    
    Elvin has had a long solo career since his Butter days, recording for
    Fillmore, Capricorn and now Alligator records.  He had a top 40 hit in
    the mid-seventies with the country-ish "Fooled Around and Fell In
    Love".  Mickey Thomas, the guy who sang on that record now fills arenas
    as singer for Starship!!  Elvin still tours regularly, he hits Boston
    about once a year, basically he has gone back to doing blues.
    
    Peter Green
    
    Peter did a few solo albums for Reprise and Sail records, but mostly
    has been a hermit.  While the albums have been inconsistent, in their
    best moments they show he can still play some mean blues.

    Thanks alot!  We should keep this note as a register of good players
    who disappeared.  BTW,  Last I heard, Mick Taylor was touring on
    his own.  He hit Night Stage within the past year.  I missed the
    show, but a friend caught it and said Mick still has it!  Supposedly
    he went the fusion route...
    
    What about Randy California from Spirit?
    
    Steve

Here's a few more honorable mentions

	Les Dudeck. 
	Henery Gross	
	Robert Fripp, (not as oblivious as the other two...)
	

    Elvin hits Rochester about twice a year an plays small clubs like the
    Red Creek, strickly blues. Last time I saw him he had another guitarist 
    playing with him who was so blown away he could hardly stand. Even in
    that condition he should an occasional glimmer of talent. Didn't bother
    to get his name. Elvin is always up and puts on a good show and I always 
    try to catch him when he's in town.
    
    Dave Kinney

    re: .4 (Les Dudek)
    
    I have the only Les Dudek album (that I know of) and it still blows me
    away.  Nasty rock, mellow bluesy stuff, cool jazz, wild vocals.  All 
    from a guy who used to play with Boz Scaggs!  Oh yeah (Steve), Les
    played a Les...
    
    -pat
    
    

    Randy California is alive, well, and touring with the reformed,
    original cast Spirit.  I believe Randy has continued to play with
    drummer Ed Cassidy ever since the first incarnation of Spirit broke
    up (1970?) and released a steady stream of albums in that time.
    
    /rick

    
    	Fromwhat I can gather from the British music press Bob Fripp is
    just low profile, he seems to work on tons of stuff but refuses to be
    credited for it.  Last rumour was him & his old mate Chris Stien of
    "Blondie" fame were supposed to be putting somthing together can't
    remember where I read that.
    
    		Cheers
    			Pete.
    

    And what about Mick Abrams from 'This Was' Jethro Tull and
    Blodwyn Pig . . . Gawd!  I can think of another player every
    five minutes.

    
    Boy oh boy are we getting out there.....
    
    Talbot Bros.
    
    After about half a dozen albums as Mason Proffit for the Ampex, Happy
    Tiger and Warners Bros. labels, they busted up their band and recorded
    one Warners LP as The Talbot Bros.  They were already leaning to a
    religious direction in their material, so it was no surprise when they
    went into Christian music 100% as solo artists.  John (the steel
    player) became a monk (!!) and plays mostly classical guitar
    instrumentals, while brother Terry does soft-rock vocal material.  They
    have done at least one album together again since they went into
    Christian music.
    
    Robert Fripp
    
    Last I heard, Fripp was putting together a "pop" band with his wife,
    singer Toyah Wilcox.  Names for the band have been rumored to range
    from Fripp Fripp (subtle) to Sunday All Over The World (somewhat less
    subtle).  Whether or not they will perform "The Saga of Rodney Toady"
    live is still unknown  8^)  8^)  8^)
    
    Les Dudek
    
    Les had at least two LPs for CBS, worked with Steve Miller on "Book of
    Dreams" and even led up a new-wave band with Cher (??!!) whose name has
    mercifully slipped my mind.  He's the second guitarist with Dicky Betts
    on "Rambling Man", BTW.

    
    	Re .2
    
    	The other guitarist in Ramatam was April Lawton. She could
    	really wail. I saw them open for Edgar Winters' White Trash
    	(remember Frankenstein?) at Worcester Tech in '72. I can
    	remember her playing a black Les Paul Custom through a couple
    	of Marshalls. Sex change? You're kidding, right?
    
    	Neal
    

    
    Well, after Ramatam's second album bombed, April dropped out of sight,
    but in a GP feature on female guitarists, ex-Fanny guitarist June
    Millington said she had met April and April told her she used to be a
    man...seemed pretty funny for an axe hero who I first read about in a
    Lester Bangs article for Ms. magazine (OK, don't ask me what I was
    doing reading Ms.)
    
    The second Ramatam album is awful (my copy free to the first request!!)
    but the first had a few good tunes and some hot guitar.

RE: Elvin Bishop 

This guy seems to be hitting the skids.  I remember seeing him with Stoneground
in an outdoor concert at Marine World (SF Bay Area) in the early '70s.  He and
his band put on a high-energy performance that made me into an instant fan.

The next time I saw him was '85, when he was playing at our company (Digital
Research) picnic.  He was extremely drunk and/or high and could barely sing.
Over Thanksgiving, my sister mentioned seeing him in a seedy country bar in
Placerville, CA.  She said he was next to comatose.

    Well, as I remember from the Butterfield days, Elvin did have
    a taste for that Gordon Gin!
    
    Steve

Thanks for the correction on the spelling on Mr. Dudek.

He was definelty an Alman Bros. 'brother.  That tid-bit twas what
led me to buy the album back in the days when I was blowing
threw Live at the Fillmore albums like they were popcorn.

I had (what I believe to have been ) his first album. (maybe not though..)

A picture of him and a parrot on the cover, both appeared quite
high !    How can you stone a parrot ?  There has to be several ways
now that I think of it.

At anyrate, the album from what I recall was very well done, guitar
wise.  City Magic was the 'Big Bang' from that album.

One hit, gone fer good...

    I've got another one for ya . . 
    
    	Glenn Schwartz of Pacific Gas & Electric
    	believe it or not, he was a half-decent blues player.
    
    
    And who was the dude that played the lead solo on Quicksilvers
    'Have Another Hit'?   He wasn't too shabby either.

    Also on Robert Fripp; He as a regular column in Guitar Player (called
    "Guitar Craft") and teaches seminars and stuff on the same topic. 
    
    Greg

    
    How about Andy Taylor and the-other-guy from Wishbone Ash?  Fine
    players who fell of the earth.
    
    Pat Thrall (sp) from the Pat Travers band.
    
    Ted Nugent isn't exactly a household name any more, either.
    
    
    Kevin
    

    
>    And who was the dude that played the lead solo on Quicksilvers
>    'Have Another Hit'?   He wasn't too shabby either.
    
    The title of the tune is "Fresh Air" (as in "have another hit of fresh
    air"....and you thought it was about weed, eh?)
    
    The guitarist was probably the late John Cippolina but might have been
    Gary Duncan, whereabouts unknown.

    ...Heard Steely Dan's "Reelin' in the Years" this morning and
    Elliot Randall's classic solo.  I know he writes product reviews
    for the guitar magazines, but recording-wise, he seems to
    be missing in action.  
    
    Brian

    re: .19
    
    Thanks for the technical correction.  How did John C. die?
    
    That could be a whole new topic:  'The Guitar Player Graveyard'
    
    My first entries would have to be Michael Bloomfield and Jimi . . .
    
    Steve

    I believe that John Cippolina died of some sort of lung disease
    like emphysema or something.
    
    joe.

    re .18
    
    The twin guitarists in Wishbone Ash's original lineup were
    Andy Powell and something Turner (I'm tempted to say Ted, but
    that couldn't be, could it?).

    
    	Anybody remember Al Stewart's side man from the album Modern Times?
    	He played a killer solo on the song Modern Times which went from 
    	one end of the neck to the other.  I had a religious experience
    	when I saw them live in Montreal way back when.  Modern Times was
    	the 3rd (and final) encore (a strat, Steve).  I got sick of the next 
    	album (Year of the pukey Cat) real quick though...  
    	
    	-pat

    
    
    re .23
    
    Andy Powell it is.  Wishbone Ash had some great guitar harmonies. The
    two guitar players worked very well together.
    
    But, off they went to the musician's black hole...
    
    Kevin
    
    

    
    Re 20
    
    	I understood "Skunk" Baxter did the "Reeling" solo.  I have a clip
    of them doing it live on video & Skunk is certainly playing one of the
    parts.
    
    As for the Powell/Turner partnership...Wishbone Ash got together for a
    reunion tour this year.  I didn't go but it got great reviews.
    
    Cheers
    		Pete. 

    Re: .26
    
    The liner notes to "Can't Buy A Thrill" clearly credit Randall with the
    "Reeling" solo.
    
    Elliot had a band called Randall's Island back in the 70s that recorded
    for Polydor (never heard them, can't comment on what kind of music it
    was).  Other than that, he seems to just work sessions.  You probably
    heard him on some commercial last night  8^)  8^)  8^)  8^)
    
    							Brian

    RE: .26
    
    Yes, I too, am almost positive that it was Jeff Baxter doing that
    solo on Reelin' in the Years.
    
    cheers/mike

    Here's a trivial one for ya....
    
      One of my favorite guitarists was a guy named Steve (can't remember
    last name) in the Little River Band.  If you look beyond their
    commercial singles, and in to their album work, you can here the guy
    wail some very tastefull stuff.  I saw 'em live, and he ripped off a 15
    minute jazz/rock solo at the end of "Reminiscing" that I will NEVER
    forget!  I particularly liked his work on "Long Time Comin'" and "The
    Border".
    
    What happened to him and the band?
    
    Steve

    
    Re: .9....
    
    Mick Abrams died about 15 years ago. After leaving Blodwyn Pig,
    he put out a solo album on Chrysalis, I believe, and was killed
    not long after. I believe it was an auto accident.
    
    His work on 'Dear Jill' ("Ahead Rings Out"-B.P.) is classic.
    
    Heard bits and pieces of an album called 'Night of the Living Guitar'
    that contains recent live performances recorded on a short tour
    by Randy California, Leslie West, the two guys from Wishbone Ash,
    Steve Hunter, Alvin Lee, and other, more famous fretmen (Steve Howe,
    for example). Not shabby at all.....
    
    Peter
    

     Sorry to burst yer bubble but Jeff the skunk only did the 
    kinda surf sounding intro to the solo-the burning piece after that
    was indeed Mr. Randall,and I tip my hat to the man.
    -Bill 
    

re: 
    
>    Mick Abrams died about 15 years ago. After leaving Blodwyn Pig,
>    he put out a solo album on Chrysalis, I believe, and was killed
>    not long after. I believe it was an auto accident.
    
Are you sure about this???  There was a discussion about a year ago
in DREGS::MUSIC about a reunion tour by Blodwyn Pig.  It wouldn't be
much of a reunion without Abrams!  

_gary    

    
    	mmmmmmmmm.....fine.  I have the video of Steely-Dan playing Reeling
    in the years.  The solo starts with a big fat guy with a beard who
    starts the rif, then this other guy who has thick-ish round glasses long
    straight hair & a thick walrus type moustache (who I reckon is
    Baxter...I mean...he's pretty ugly:-)) comes in with the rif a third
    above abd carries on to do the rest of the solo bits note for note as
    on the album.
    
    		Who are these guys....I'm getting muddled now.  I thought
    Baxter went on to play with the Doobies, who I don't know that well but
    the greatest hits album has the guy who played the burning lead on the
    'Dan' video on the back of the sleeve who I always believed to be
    Baxter.  
    Do Randall & Baxter look alike or is Baxter who I think he is 
    but playing Randall's part on my 'Dan' video (which is live BTW).
    
    	I think my brain's going to explode!!!!!!!
    
    Cheers
    		Pete.
    

    Although Jeff Baxter performed full time with the Doobies, he did 
    much session work with Steely Dan.  (BTW, Steely Dan utilized a
    number of guitarists on different albums.)
    
    Unless someone can prove otherwise, I'm still going to have stick
    to the fact that I believe Jeff Baxter did the guitar work on
    "Reelin' in the Years".
    
    cheers/mike

    That's what I thought....Baxter's just too ugly to get him mixed with
    anyone else.
    
    Cheers
    		Pete.
    P.S. Who's Elliot Randall (Don't say he's the guy who played lead on 
    Reeling cos I think I'd crack:-))

    
    Uh-oh, Pete is going to crack  8^)  8^)
    
    The two guys you saw in that video were Denny Dias (fat with a bushy
    beard) and Jeff Baxter.  They were the original two guitarists of
    Steely Dan.  After "Pretzel Logic", Baxter quit to join the Doobies and
    Dias departed after "Katy Lied".  By that time, Becker and Fagen had no
    real band anyway, they hadn't toured for a few years.
    
    The liner notes to "Can't Buy A Thrill", the first Dan album, give
    credit to Elliot Randall for playing guitar on "Reeling In The Years".
    I would have to go look at it again to see if it specified the *solo*
    or not.  Randall is a NYC based session man, as previously mentioned he
    once had a band called Randall's Island.  The guy is for real, he
    ocassionally appears in product endorsements, I've seen him in ads for
    Korg and Marshall.
    
    I'm sure Baxter could easily have played it, whether he did or not is
    still up in the air I guess.  BTW, the Dan used outside guitarists on
    *all* their albums, even when Dias and Baxter were still around; Rick
    Derringer, for instance on "Countdown to Ecstasy".

    any answers to .29??

    Yo Steve,
    
    I think the guy's name was Steve Housden or something like that.
    I have no idea which black hole he or the band ended up in though.
    
    Steve

    re Mick Abrahms
    
    Someone in music notes claims they got their album sleeve signed
    by Mick himself at a recent BP reunion gig, so I guess he can't
    be that dead.

    re:  .39
    
    Thanks Steve......

    RE: Denny Dias...
    
    	He did a guest shot on Aja too.
    
    joe.

Not that he's incredibly obscure, but since he's not reconized by the general 
publsi, I thought I'd put in my vote for Albert Lee. Between his work with 
Eric Clapton, the Everly Brothers, and lotsa studio work ("Year of the Cat", 
etc.), he's one of my favorite unsung heroes.

Alan S.

    
    'Reelin solo...  I have always (some 15 years) heard that Baxter only 
    played the "surf" parts. I believe Randall played with the Letterman's
    Show Late Night Band occasionally.
    
    

    Ok, folks!  I concede!
    
    I'm outnumbered.  :^)
    
    Randall it is.
    
    cheers/mike

Well, I enjoyed reading these notes about the Eliot Randall v. Skunk Baxter on
"Reelin' in the Years."  I've always understood it was Eliot Randall.

As for Baxter, I always think of the solo on "My Old School" as being his 
trademark solo.  Wouldn't be surprised if that's how he got the "skunk"
nickname--all those "skunky" noises coming out of his guitar in that solo..

..unless he just smelled bad.

That *is* Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on "My Old School," right?

Peter

    >>That *is* Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on "My Old School," right?

    He or Denny Dias. I don't know, but I've that solo playing in 
    my head right now!! The Dan were great ...
    
    Phil

    Denny was the "smooth-as-silk" jazz-type guitar player doing the
    solo on "Your Gold Teeth II".
    
    Skunk got his nickname because he always wore black jackets with
    white t-shirts (or vice versa).  I'd say you're right about the
    "My Old School" solo.  I have no idea as far as the "Reelin' In
    The Years" solo.
    
    joe.

    Two more for the Hall of Oblivion.....
    
    Scotty Moore, ex Mr Presley's trio of wandering musicians.
    
    Jerry Reed, arguably one of the best guitar players around but who
    seems to make a career out of avoiding making good albums with good
    songs on good labels with good publicity machines.
    
    My favourite is his version of City of New Orleans.  What a train
    :-)
    
    If I may digress down a briefly mentioned rat-hole, add Clarence
    White to the role call in that great pickin' parlour in the sky.
    
    andy

    
    Where'd Pat Travers go?

      re .50 (Pat Travers)- I think he's still doing clubs. No word 
    on a new release. Last time I saw him play live was a little over 
    two years ago in Rochester, NY. He was still playing great and 
    Pete (Mars) Cowling was on bass guitar.
      I'd have to say that Travers was a major influence on my guitar
    playing. The "Crash and Burn" album and tour was one of my all-time
    favorites. What a guitar assault! His later releases were mixed
    and even though I admire PT for trying to change his style somewhat,
    He lost his commercial success. His last album I know of "Hot Shot"
    is reminiscent of his earlier work but produced better. You might
    find it in the cutout bins.
      A read an article on Pat Travers about four years ago that pretty
    much alludes to drug/alcohol problems and subsequently cleaning
    up. Also I think it was Paul Gilbert that recently mentioned Travers 
    as one of his early influences. 
						---/boom/---

Well, Pat, it doesn't help you much, but Pat Travers is playing in Boston 
sometime soon (this week? next week?). He's at the Channel, on a double bill 
with Molly Hatchet.

I saw him headlining at the Channel this past fall, and he still can put on a 
good show!

Alan S.

    
    I thought that Pat Thrall did the lead work in the Pat Travers band.
    No?
    
    Kevin
    

      He did leads as well as Travers and quite a few songs utilized
    the two axemen extensively. Check out the live versions of 
    "Boom Boom , out go the lights" or "Makes no difference".
    Pat Thrall worked with Travers first on the "Heat in the Street"
    album, then "Crash and Burn" and the live "Go for what you Know".
    I believe he had some minor part of the "Radioactive" album but
    it was at this point that he left the Pat Travers Band.
      Pat Thrall and Pat Travers worked well together but it really
    never was meant to be something that would endure. I think right
    afterward Thrall went to work with Glen Hughes who had just left
    Deep Purple.
    						-boom-
    

    
    Want to hear some screaming Thrall, go check out the album "Automatic
    Man" that came out on Island in the mid-seventies.  He also played
    rhythm behind Al DiMeola (!!) on the Stomu Yamashta "Go" album.  Before
    Travers he was much more of a progressive/fusion player.
    
    
    							Brian

    
    Was Automatic Man the band or the album, or both?  I remember a top-40
    tune called something like "My Pearl" that had a ripping guitar bit in
    the middle.  I remember the band being Automatic Man?  Was that Thrall?
    
    Kevin
    
    
    

    Re: .56
    
    Yep, both the band and album.. There was a second LP called "Visitors"
    I think, that had slightly different personnel.  Good band, a guy named
    Todd Cochran, who had been a jazz pianist was the chief
    writer/vocalist, and Mike Shrieve from Santana was the drummer (Shrieve
    also worked on "Go", which is probably how Thrall ended up there as
    well).
    
    							Brian

    
    	So did Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush) quietly burn out too, or is
    	he still jammin' across the Canadian border?  Remember Maxoom?

    
    	Did Aldo go Super-Nova?
    
    	-pat

    RE: .59... 
    
    	Yeah, now he's just another burnt out red dwarf. ;^)
    
    	joe.

      Last I knew of Aldo Nova- he appeared as a guest on a few
    albums (can't remember off the top which ones), but even that
    was three-four years back. One album I know he did play on
    and got credited in the liner notes was Coney Hatch's last
    album "Friction". Then I never heard anything else from Coney Hatch!
    And I've wondered whatever happened to Honeymoon Suite? I'll
    tell you the Rock n' Roll Oblivion Pit must be getting larger
    every day. BTW - weren't all of the aforementioned artists
    Canadian? Maybe it's a conspiracy! 
      I'm checking on the music stores for the new Pat Travers Band
    album "School of Hard Knocks". Thanks to the HM new releases
    topic (#5) for giving me something to look for! Hey - the new
    PTB album rated 4 out of 5 K's!
    
    							-boom-

     Aldo Nova used to have a lead player on his albums named Tony Bruno
    but
    I think he was using a different last name but I have no idea why....
    He's a phenomenal player, used to play on Long Island with 
    Swift Kick........now he's working on some female vocalist's album
    in N.J. last I heard............
    -Bill

    
    	Aldo played synthesizer on Lita Ford's "Dancing on the
    	Edge" album.
    
    	I wish he'd get his crap together and do another album,
    	preferably in the "Subject" style.
    
    							GTI
    

    re .-2
    
    Well, Coney Hatch is no more.  Andy Curran (former member of Coney
    Hatch) has a solo album out.  It came out last year in Canada. 
    I don't know whether it has been released in the U.S.  His first
    single is "License to Love".  
    
    Honeymoon Suite is still hanging around.  I believe they released
    an album up here in Canada about I year ago.  I could check it for
    you.
    
    Grant

      re -.1 thanx for the info. I've been to some of the CD stores
    in Toronto and seen how many releases they have that I haven't seen
    in the U.S. Let me know if you see either the new Honeymoon Suite,
    any of the Coney Hatch releases on CD, or the new Pat Travers release
    "School of Hard Knocks". Since I can't find any of these I'd be
    willing to work out a deal.
    
    							-Boom-

    
    	Anybody remember a Canadian (I think) band called Babe Ruth?  They
    	had a couple albums out in the mid/late '70's called "Home Run" and
    	"1st Base".  Upbeat, got-to-hell gain, loud electric piano, and
    	gritty vocals.  Two songs I remember were called "The Mexican", and
    	"Black Dog" (Jesse Winchester?).  

    
    Tim Kelly....lead guitarist for the band Slaughter...he roooolz!
    
    Buck, who loves his playing!

    Re: .66
    
    I think Babe Ruth were actually from the UK, but they had a big
    Canadian following (bigger than the US, for sure).  Their guitarist
    Alan Shacklock was pretty interesting.  They had four or five LPs for
    Harvest, I still have one stuffed away somewhere that has then playing
    the theme to "Fistful Of Dollars" (or was it "Good, Bad and the
    Ugly"?).
    
    						Brian

    
    Does anyone rememebr a guitar player named Janne Schaffer?  I think that
    was his name.  He had an album which reminded me of Beck's Blow by Blow
    and I believe he played a LP.  If I remember correctly, this guy played
    with *ABBA* before going solo.  Help me out Brian - this can't be just 
    another flashback!
    
    

    
    Re: .69
    
    You got it right.  Janne was the player on many ABBA albums.  Check out
    songs like "Knowing Me, Knowing You" or "Eagle" for some tasty heavy
    guitar in a pop framework.
    
    Janne released a couple of US albums on Columbia.  "Katharsis" was
    recorded in Sweden and is in the Beck vein.  "Earmeal" was done in LA
    with Toto as the backup and is, as you might expect, a little too slick
    for its own good.  
    
    He also plays some tasty stuff, including some things on a Coral sitar, 
    on the last Andreas Vollenweider album, "Dancing with the Lion".  In
    fact, he plays on some cuts with David Lindley...now there's two guys I
    never expected to see on the same album!
    
    							Brian

    
    Hi,
    New to this conference. A few updates for anyone still reading:
    
    Skunk Baxter first appeared on the third Ultimate Spinach album in 1970
    (They dont name bands like that anymore!)
    
    Mike Pinera had two solo albums,recorded a Blues Image reunion album
    released independently,and played on two Alice Cooper albums (cant
    remember the titles)
    
    The solo on Quicksivers Fresh Air was by Gary Duncan. Cippolina plays
    the backrounds. His part doesn,t come across on the radio but sounds
    great on the record
    
    Mick Abrams has a new solo release in England. He also works with the
    reformer Blodwyn Pig.
    
    
    
    			-Jim A.   

    re: -1
    
    Thanks for the update...  I'm still reading...  I enjoy keeping track
    of many not-so-well-known great players.
    
    Steve