Saturday, March 13, 2021
Jim Keltner, One Of The Most Respected Session Drummers In History
When you hear the best drummers, you would probably think that is someone who took many years of training. Well, in part, that is true.
For Jim Keltner, it was more than just practice. The drummer had a nose for excellent music and was talented in capturing the best scenes. As such, he is one of the most respected session drummers in history.
His signature features at the foundation of thousands of records, and with many other major figures. Talk about John Lennon’s “Imagine,” or Ringo Starr’s “Photograph,” and you will understand what kind of a drummer Jim was.
He is the force behind much of George Harrison’s solo output that has been rocking the industries. As if that is not enough, his part in both Traveling Wilburys LPs, Tom Petty’s “Full Moon Fever,” Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and Steely Dan’s “Josie,” was instrumental in taking these pieces to great heights. And these are only a few among many other musicians he had worked with.
It may seem like Jim has a hand in the growth of almost every major musician. It therefore not a question of who has worked with him, but who hasn’t. His work with Harry Nilsson, the Bees Gees, Pink Floyd, Randy Newman, Carly Simon, Joni Michell, the Pretender, and many other figures can never go unnoticed. His work mostly involved in creating new ideas and injecting them in every aspect of his performance.
Jim was born in Oklahoma, but he grew up in Pasadena, California. It was not until the sixties that he focused on doing serious sessions. His career picked up faster than any other drummer, exposing him to almost every pop and rock start.
He was not a man who took any work lightly, which earned him an excellent reputation and respect among those he worked with.
Jim was recognized for many talents. First, he had a reliable and trustworthy backing that left everyone around him comfortable. Also, he was gifted with an easy-going feel that he impacted not only on the drums but on his team as well.
This helped him work in perfect harmony with others, helping them feel they made the right decision choosing him. He was also a friendly person, approaching everyone with the same respect that was accorded to him. But the most important characteristic was his jazz-schooled subtlety and versatility. He had so much drumming knowledge that he did not need to learn any song for many hours.
“Jim reacts to everything happening in the music,” said Leon Russell, who had worked with him for several years. One of the statements that impressed Russell was “I have a lot of people who’d say to me, you don’t look like you are playing when you are playing.”
That is one thing that made Jim stand out from any other drummer. He never used to use too much energy, yet the sounds were always on point. His main idea was in the “different ways to play drums, just like a guitar,” which helped him investment new approaches every time he held drumsticks.
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Julie Miller - He Walks Through Walls
Julie Miller - He Walks Through Walls
Myrrh MYRCD 6928 (1991)
Track Listing:
1. I Will Follow You
2. He Walks Through Walls
3. Never Gonna Give Up On You
4. Angelina
5. Broken Things
6. Just Want You
7. Don't Let The Devil Ride
8. Naked Heart
9. How Long
10. Manger Throne
Personnel:
Jim Keltner - Drums
Julie Miller - Vocals, Producer, Guitar
Buddy Miller - Guitar, Bass, Drums, Backing vocals, Producer, Percussion
John Andrew Schreiner - Keyboards, Backing vocals, Piano, Wheezboy
Shawn Colvin, Derri Daugherty, Mark Heard, Victoria Willems, Kelly Willard, Teresa Campbell - Backing vocals
Donald Lindley - Tambourine, Drums, Percussion
Dan Posthuma - Producer
Melisa Hamon - Cello
Rev. Don Smith - Vocals
Lincoln Schleifer - Bass
Mind Pfeiffer - Hardy Gardy
Larry Campbell - Claves, Violin
2nd Chapter Of Acts – 20
2nd Chapter Of Acts – 20
Sparrow Records SPC 1332 (1992)
Track Listing:
CD1:
01 - Jesus Is
02 - Looking At God's Son
03 - I'm So Happy
04 - Which Way The Wind Blows
05 - Easter Song
06 - Last Day Of My Life
07 - Prince Song
08 - Hey, Whatcha Say
09 - Medley: Morning Comes When You Call / The Son Comes Over The Hill
10 - Keep On Shining
11 - Something Tells Me
12 - Rod And Staff
13 - Mansion Builder
14 - Starlight, Starbright
15 - Lightning Flash
16 - Well, Haven't You Heard?
17 - Are You Going To Narnia
18 - Son Of Adam Daughter Of Eve
19 - He's Broken Thru
20 - Rejoice
21 - Bread Of Life
22 - Nobody Can Take My Life
23 - Heaven Came To Earth
24 - Mountain Tops
CD2:
01 - I Fall In Love / Change
02 - Room Noise
03 - Takin' The Easy Way
04 - Beware My Heart
05 - Spin Your Light
06 - No One Will Have A Secret
07 - Night Light
08 - That's Not Nice To Say
09 - Heartstrings
10 - He's The Light
11 - Humble Yourself
12 - Sing Over Me
13 - Maybe Some Other Day
14 - Take It To The World
15 - You Are All In All
16 - Just One Word
17 - Star
Personnel:
(CD1 track 3)
Jim Keltne - drums
Joe Osborn - bass
Mike Deasy - guitar
Michael Omartian - piano, arranger
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Maurice Jarre - Almost An Angel OST
Maurice Jarre - Almost An Angel OST
Varèse Sarabande VSD-5307 (1990)
Track Listing:
1. Main Title
2. Prison
3. Outside
4. Willy
5. Death Bed
6. Scumbag
7. Bank Robbery
8. Angel Wings
9. Holy Water
10. Harmonium
11. Salvation Army
12. Moving Moses
13. Introductions
14. Two Hustlers
15. Nervous Walk
16. Scrub Up
17. Party Television
18. Bottom's Up
19. Wheelchair Duet
20. Steve's Doing It
21. Dinner Date
22. A Sign
23. Wheelchair Chase
24. Leg Wound
25. Steve's Doubts
26. Empty Box
27. Wings
28. Some Wings
29. Almost An Angel
30. Fly
31. Rose And Terry
32. The Mafia Bluff
33. Steve's Run
34. Let There Be Light
Personnel:
Jim Keltner, Daniel L. Greco, Emil J. Radocchia, Joe Porcaro, Raynor Carroll - drums, percussion
Maurice Jarre - composer, conductor, producer
Annette C. Atkinson, Bruce P. Morgenthaler, Buell Neidlinger, Charles Domanico, Edward Meares, Margaret A. Storer, Susan A. Ranney - bass
David W. Riddles, Michael R. O'Donovan, Ronald Jannelli, Rose Corrigan - bassoon
Anne Karam Goodman, J. Antony Cooke, Armen Ksajikian, Barbara Jane Hunter, Barry R. Gold, Christina Soule, Christine Ermacoff, Daniel W. Smith, David Shamban, David Speltz, Dennis Karmazyn, Douglas L. Davis, John A. Walz, Nils Oliver, Robert L. Adcock, Ron Leonard, Stephen P. Erdody, Todd Hemmenway - cello
Emily Bernstein, Gary G. Gray, James M. Kanter - clarinet
Judd S. Miller, Nyle A. Steiner - EVI
Gary Woodward, Louise M. DiTullio Dissman, Sheridon W. Stokes - flute
Brad Warnaar, Brian D. A. O'Connor, David A. Duke, George Price, James W. Thatcher, Jerry Folsom, John A. Reynolds, Mark L. Adams, Marilyn Johnson, Todd L. Miller, William E. Lane - French horn
George Doering - guitar
Dorothy Remsen, Gayle Levant - harp
John C. Winter, Jon C. Clarke, Thomas G. Boyd - oboe
Gloria Cheng, Michael Boddicker, Michael Fisher, Pat Russ, Ralph E. Grierson - piano, keyboards, synth
William Watrous, Richard Nash, George B. Thatcher, Lloyd E. Ulyate - trombone
Robert H. Findley, Graham Young, Walter Johnson, Warren H. Luening, Jr. - trumpet
Donald Waldrop - tuba
Alan DeVeritch, Carole Kleister-Castillo, Carole S. Mukogawa, Cynthia Morrow, Denyse N. Buffum, Donald McInnes, Harry Shirinian, Herschel Wise, Jorge Moraga, Kazi Pitelka, Ken Burward-Hoy, Linda S. Lipsett, Linn Subotnick, Margot MacLaine, Maria L. Newman, Marilyn Baker, Michael Nowak, Pamela Goldsmith, Rick Gerding, Roland Kato - viola
Adriana Zoppo, Alex Treger, Anatoly Rosinsky, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Betty Byers LaMagna, Betty Stuka Moor, Bonnie J. Douglas, Bruce Dukov, Carl LaMagna, Charles H. Everett, Constance Meyer, Diana Halprin, Dixie Blackstone, Don Palmer, Dorothy Wade, Elizabeth Waldo, Francine Walsh, Gail Cruz, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Harry Cykman, Henry Ferber, Irma Neumann, Isabelle Daskoff, Israel Baker, Jay Rosen, Joseph Goodman, Joy Lyle, Kwihee Shamban Kahng, Margaret Batjer, Mari Tsumura Botnick, Mitchell Newman, Pamela Gates Henderson, Paul C. Shure, Pavel Farkas, Ralph Morrison III, Razdan Kuyumjian, Robert Peterson, Ron Clark, Ronald Folsom, Russ Cantor, Shirley Cornell, Sid Page, Sid Sharp, Stanley Plummer, Tibor Zelig, Yun Tang - violin
Vanessa Williams - vocals
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