Bassist Jorgen Carlsson is joining the band in a permanent role. Carlsson replaces Andy Hess, who played with the band since bassist Allen Woody died in 2000.
“We were faced with the daunting task of replacing a one-of-a-kind musician, which I’m sure was intimidating for Andy, who did a wonderful job and brought his own personality into the music,” Gov’t Mule guitarist/vocalist Warren Haynes said in a statement. “Jorgen’s style is somewhere between Woody’s and Andy’s. He brings some of Woody’s aggressive spirit back although he is very much his own man.”
Frank Bello’s custom-made, one of a kind “Angry Man” signature bass never made it with the band’s other gear when it arrived in Kawasaki, Japan. Bello is appealing for the return of the bass.
Anthrax stage crew member Willie Gee told Blabbermouth.net, “At some point during prep for the shows in Japan and South Korea, one of Frank’s basses, a custom-made, one-of-a-kind ‘Angry Man’ signature model wound up missing. When the gear arrived in Kawasaki, Japan, and the crew got to the venue, the case containing the bass and a few other items was missing. The equipment left en route to Japan somewhere around August 8th and the bass was discovered missing when we arrived in Japan at Club Citta in Kawasaki on August 15th.”
Today’s featured video is from the Zawinul Syndicate’s North Sea Jazz Festival performance in 1997. Richard Bona is tearing it up, along with drummer Paco Sery and the rest of the Syndicate…
If you like this, you may also like the Syndicate’s World Tour release, a live 2-disc set from the same year. The recording features the same line-up: Paco Sery on drums and alternating tracks featuring Bona and long-time Zawinul favorite Victor Bailey on bass.
Bassist, composer and band leader Dave Holland is releasing his latest CD, Pass It On on September 23.
The release features Holland’s sextet, who formed in 2006, consisting of Robin Eubanks (trombone), Antonio Hart (alto saxophone), Alex “Sasha” Sipiagin (trumpet), Mulgrew Miller (piano) and Eric Harland (drums).
The CD features several new arrangements of past Holland originals over the past twenty years.
Holland has just completed touring with Herbie Hancock for the River of Possibilities tour and is planning a tour of his own this fall, including: 9/18-20 Regattabar, Boston; 9/21 Yale University, New Haven; 9/24-28 Yoshi’s, San Francisco & Oakland; and 10/8-11 Birdland, New York.
Jeff Coffin’s latest album, Mutopia, features Felix Pastorius (son of the late Jaco Pastorius), along with Roy “Futureman” Wooten and Kofi Burbridge. Guest appearances include Chris Walters, Bela Fleck, Victor Wooten, Doug Belote, Alana Rocklin, Pat Bergeson, R. Scott Bryan, Roy Agree, Rod McGaha, Barry Green and Black Cat Sylvester.
Sample tracks:
Other recent releases…
Carlos Cuevas has released his second CD, Uninhibited Realm featuring John Patitucci on acoustic and electric bass.
Patitucci has been busy. Keyboardist Nick Manson has just released Mercator with John Patitucci, Ian Froman and Andy Suzuki.
Rhonda Smith, Prince’s bass player, has released her second album RS2, with guest appearances from Prince, Sheila E., Fred Hammond and others.
Metallica has announced their next album, Death Magnetic, due out on September 12th. This is the first album since 2003, and get this… the first album featuring current bassist Robert Trujillo. Wow, we just assumed he’d be on one by now.
