Beanwater Junction, Part 1 (3:29, IL2)
HS: I used Hot Rods to get a relaxed, loping feel somewhat reminiscent of Steve Gadd, but without his ever-present samba. This may be the ‘straightest’ playing that I did in the entire session. Greg shows his acoustic chops.
GS: This being the first time I’ve ever really been able to work out with Jugalbandi on a variety of instruments, one thing I was really hoping we’d get was a good acoustic guitar/drum kit piece. We tried this twice and felt they both worked. The acoustic has a pickup, and since it was plugged in to give me some volume I saw no problem with having a little electronic fun with it. But the sound of the clean acoustic guitar itself predominates. And it’s so nice working with a drummer who can handle anything I throw at him- even (gasp!) something relatively normal sounding. He switches from sticks to Hot Rods, plays quietly, and doesn’t lose anything in the process. The piece is just what it should be.
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