How Charlie Watts Mastered The Rolling Stones' Sound: Insights from Jim Keltner

 

Leslie Mendelson - After the Party

 

 

Leslie Mendelson - After the Party
The Royal Potato Family 805859093223 (2024)




Track Listing:
1. Have A Little Heart
2. Other Girls
3. Rock And Roll On The Radio
4. After The Party
5. The Good Life
6. Keep A Little Light On
7. Signs Of Life
8. My Own Worst Enemy
9. I Gotta Go
10. I Know A Lot Of People







Personnel:
Jim Keltner - Drums
Leslie Mendelson - Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Steve McEwan - Guitars, Vocals, Producer
Waddy Wachtel - Guitars
John Jorgenson - Guitars
Leland Sklar - Bass
Derrick Anderson - Bass
Abe Rounds - Drums
Peter Asher, Tyler Chester - Producer

 

 

 

 

 

John Lennon - Mind Games

 

John Lennon - Mind Games

Universal Music Group International 0602455487100 (2024)

Track Listing:

The Ultimate Mixes

CD1-1 Mind Games

CD1-2 Tight A$

CD1-3 Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)

CD1-4 One Day (At A Time)

CD1-5 Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)

CD1-6 Nutopian International Anthem

CD1-7 Intuition

CD1-8 Out The Blue

CD1-9 Only People

CD1-10 I Know (I Know)

CD1-11 You Are Here

CD1-12 Meat City

The Elemental Mixes

CD2-1 Mind Games

CD2-2 Tight A$

CD2-3 Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)

CD2-4 One Day (At A Time)

CD2-5 Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)

CD2-6 Nutopian International Anthem

CD2-7 Intuition

CD2-8 Out The Blue

CD2-9 Only People

CD2-10 I Know (I Know)

CD2-11 You Are Here

CD2-12 Meat City

The Elements Mixes

CD3-1 Mind Games

CD3-2 Tight A$

CD3-3 Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)

CD3-4 One Day (At A Time)

CD3-5 Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)

CD3-6 Nutopian International Anthem

CD3-7 Intuition

CD3-8 Out The Blue

CD3-9 Only People

CD3-10 I Know (I Know)

CD3-11 You Are Here

CD3-12 Meat City

The Evolutionary Documentary

CD4-1 Mind Games

CD4-2 Tight A$

CD4-3 Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)

CD4-4 One Day (At A Time)

CD4-5 Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)

CD4-6 Nutopian International Anthem

CD4-7 Intuition

CD4-8 Out The Blue

CD4-9 Only People

CD4-10 I Know (I Know)

CD4-11 You Are Here

CD4-12 Meat City

The Raw Studio Mixes

CD5-1 Mind Games

CD5-2 Tight A$

CD5-3 Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)

CD5-4 One Day (At A Time)

CD5-5 Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)

CD5-6 Nutopian International Anthem

CD5-7 Intuition

CD5-8 Out The Blue

CD5-9 Only People

CD5-10 I Know (I Know)

CD5-11 You Are Here

CD5-12 Meat City

The Out-Takes

CD6-1 Mind Games (Take 7)

CD6-2 Tight A$ (Take 6)

CD6-3 Aisumasen (I’m Sorry) (Take 2)

CD6-4 One Day (At A Time) (Take 18)

CD6-5 Bring On The Lucie (Freeda Peeple) (Take 15)

CD6-6 Declaration Of Nutopia (Take 1)

CD6-7 Intuition (Take 12)

CD6-8 Out The Blue (Take 15)

CD6-9 Only People (Take 12)

CD6-10 I Know (I Know) (Take 22)

CD6-11 You Are Here (Take 5)

CD6-12 Meat City (Take 16)

The Ultimate Mixes

Personnel:

Jim Keltner, Rick Marotta (tracks: cd1-5, cd1-12) - Drums, Percussion

John Lennon (Dr. Winston O'Boogie, Los Paranoias) - Vocals, Producer, Arranger, Percussion [Extra Sensory], Guitar, Clavichord

Gordon Edwards - Bass

David Spinozza - Guitar

Yoko Ono - Other [Space]

Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Pedal Steel Guitar

Ken Ascher - Piano, Organ, Mellotron

Michael Brecker - Saxophone

Angel Coakley, Christine Wiltshire, Jocelyn Brown, Kathy Mull - Backing Vocals

Imogen Clark - The Art of Getting Through

 

Imogen Clark - The Art of Getting Through

Potts (2024)

Track Listing:

1. If I Want In 

2. Silhouette 

3. Natural Predator 

4. Big One

5. Like A Man

6. All Hard Feelings

7. Squinters

8. The Last Of Me

9. The Art Of Getting Through 

10. Stopover 

11. Sebastian 

12. The Noise 

13. If Your Heart Never Breaks

Personnel:

Jim Keltner - drums

Imogen Clark - vocals, guitar

Bo Koster - piano

Gus Seyfertt - bass, upright bass

Pete Thomas - drums

Tennessee Thomas - drums

Griffin Goldsmith - drums

Nate Wolcott - string arranger

Hayley Marsten - backing vocals

Mike Bloom - producer, guitar

Harper Simon - guitar

Davey Faragher - drums

Lindsay McDougall - guitar, slide guitar

Rich Bradbeer - bass

Jess Ellwood - drums

Raymond James Mason - horns arranger

Alex Lahey - vocals

Live From My Drum Room With Jim Keltner!

 

Happy Birthday Mr. Keltner

 

RHYTHM March 2020

 

Keltner On Porcaro

 

"Jeffrey left the chops behind. All that technique I saw in him as a 17-year-old, I never saw that again. Ever. He transferred that passion into playing the perfect part for every situation, and to make the time and pocket exactly as he wanted. Perfect for him - his own perfection. He set incredibly high standards for himself and as he matured, he just surpassed everybody. I saw him in every musical situation and he was truly extraordinary."

Improve Your Groove - Jim Keltner

 

“One thing is very clear to me – just because we are called ‘drummers’ it doesn’t mean that groove is solely our responsibility. It also comes from the arrangement, the other instruments and the singer – in fact, the singer in many cases really can make, or break, the groove and feel of a song. As drummers, we are there to hold everything together, to add colour within the framework of the arrangement, and it was only later in my career that I came to realise that we are truly the last link in the chain when it comes to groove and feel.

“Knowing what a song needs comes from hours and hours of listening to the masters – Hal Blaine, Earl Palmer, Al Jackson Jr., Benny Benjamin, Roger Hawkins, John ‘Jabo’ Starks, to name but a few... All those guys that influenced hearing when I play, and I’ll never forget how they made me feel every time I heard them.

“But, I can’t talk about groove without also mentioning two of my dearest friends, Ringo [Starr] and Charlie [Watts]. Geez – when you think of the feel on all of those songs! And, of course, Jeff Porcaro, who was truly like my little brother and taken from us way too soon.

“You can imagine the amount of records I have played on over the years, but the ones that I enjoy listening to the most are the ones where the other in good around them. I love being knocked out by songs and performances – that’s the key for me. So if you really listen to what everyone around you is playing, you’ll know what to play or what not to play. And, hopefully, make it feel good.”