Music
Drummers are really lucky…we get to play all kinds of music!
Here are some categories to help you hear what you like:
1. Rock – The ExCats
2. Blues/Jump/Funk – Moko Bovo
3. Campy, Deviant Cabaret – Lounge Kitty
4. Great poetry set to original music – seven piece band plus string quartet – Lament For Raymond Carver
5. Duets – my drums with one other musician or poet – many styles here
6. Far, far outside – no category exists for this improv-style music – Monkeyspoon – Sax or flute, Bass or Piano, and Hand Drums
7. Classic Jazz trio – From Thelonius Monk to Bob Dylan, interpreted by my late 90’s band Jack My Dog Chasin’ A Tale
1. Rock – The ExCats – all original, adult oriented rock, from the CDs Busy Dreaming (1998), and On The Bunny Trail (2000)
Andrew Regan – vocals, lyrics, rhythm guitar/ Kevin McCarthy – lead guitar, backing vocals / Jon Noble or Ben Daniels – bass
Oh Mistress Mine
Straight Shooter
Twice As Near
Tillin' Up Your Farm
I Can't Pay The Rent
How The World Works
El Kabong
Lips Itch
Second look
Perfect Man
We Be Goin' Through
2. Blues/Jump/Funk – Moko Bovo – From the CD: Moko Bovo – 1990
Dan Bode – vocals, harp / Al Moses – guitar / Rick Kodramaz – bass
Way Cool
Summertime
St. James Infirmary
Moko Change-O
How Can I Say Don't Leave Me Baby When You Look So Good Walkin' Away
Gonna Buy Me A lifestyle
Evening
Big Boss Man
Dizziness
Bright Lights Big City
From the CD: Up – 1994
I Feel Better Than James Brown - Cold Sweat
T-Bone Shuffle
She Cold
Richard's Theme
Saturday Night Fish Fry
Come and Get It
Dust My Broom
Behind My Back
I Want You To Be My Baby
Hughes' Blues
3. Campy, Deviant Cabaret – Lounge Kitty covers pop classics in all the wrong styles, on purpose!
From the CD: Shake It Up! (2010) Jessica Horvat – vocals, concept / Dustin Elliott – bass / David Rosen – keys/guitar / Dan Wenninger – sax
Whatever Lola Wants
Too Shy Shy
Spiderman Theme
Gypsies Tramps and Thieves
Crazy Train
4. Great poetry set to original music – six piece band plus string quartet
From the CD: Lament For Raymond Carver (2000)
Dan Bode-vocals & harp / Al Moses – guitar / Rick Kodramaz – bass / Leo Coach – keys – compositions / Al Nemeth – drums – vibes
A Walk
The Hat
Where They'd Lived
Hominy & Rain - The Grant
Hope
The Little Room
The Road
Torture - Deschute's River - Waiting
Woolworth's 1954
5. Duets – my drums with one other musician or poet – many styles here (2011)
with songwriter/pianist Anita Herzog - her song: Low Note Girl
with Anita Herzog - her song: Time A Song At Three AM
with bassist Rick Kodramaz - joint composition: Chunky Thumper
with Leo Coach - pianist - Johner Mercer's Emily
with Leo Coach - Oliver Nelson's Stolen Moments
with Leo Coach and Mal Barron - Mile's Davis' All Blues
with poet Michael Salinger - his piece about bike team racing's unsung hero - The Domestique
with poet Sara Holbrook her piece - On The Road To . . .
with Al Moses guitarist - a jam reminiscent of Pat Metheny
with Al Moses guitartist - a funky jam
with Al Moses Chase No Straightener (afterT.S. Monk)
with Al Moses a curry-flavored Jam
with Ron Smith bass - Renee
with Ron Smith - bass
Life Cycle Of Love Ballad
6. Monkeyspoon – Far, far outside – no category exists for this improv-style music – Sax Bass or Piano and Hand Drums
Jack Novotny – Woodwinds / Ron Smith-Bass, Piano
From the CD: Alone In The Desert (2010)
Alone In The Desert
Outside Chance
836 Live
Forever Moments
7. Jazz – Classic trio – From Thelonius Monk to Bob Dylan interpreted by my late 90’s band Jack My Dog
From the CD: Chasin’ A Tale (2000) Greg Hurd – Piano Fred Tobey – Upright Bass
Memories of Tomorrow by Keith Jarret
Softly As in a Morning Sunrise by Hammerstein and Romberg
Medley - Monk's Dream by Thelonius Monk/Magic Feather by Betsy Marshall
When You Wish Upon A Star by Harline and Washington
Half Nelson by Miles Davis
Derfunct by Fred Derf Tobey
Apres Vous by Greg Hurd
It's All Over Now Baby Blue
Come Sunday by EK Ellington
A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall
Tones For Joan's Bones
Like A Rollin' Stone
Blues Connotation
Woolworth's, 1954