Sound Pinnacle Suite, Part III: Contrabass
Patrick Butler
Performed By
Patrick Butler
Album UPC
635961318828
CD Baby Track ID
TR0001153208
Label
M.M.O.S.
Released
2015-01-01
BPM
141
Rated
0
ISRC
uscgh1509643
Year
2015
Spotify Plays
12
Songtrust Track ID
1852487
Writers
Writer
Patrick Butler
Songwriter ID
29249
PRO
BMI
Pub Co
CD Baby Publishing
Composer
Patrick Butler
ClearanceFacebook Sync License,Traditional Sync,YouTube Sync ServiceOne Stop
Publisher Admin
CD Baby Publishing
Rights Controlled
Master and Publishing
Rights
One-Stop: Master + 100% Publishing
Original/Cover/Public Domain
original
Country
United States - California - LA
Description
Mystical funk jazz with guitar, Hammond B3, saxophone, vibraphone and flute
Notes
On his CD release, Sound Pinnacle, Patrick Butler returns to the classic guitar/organ/sax sound he heard while growing up in New Brunswick, New Jersey. “On Sound Pinnacle, I sought to blend the funk of Prestige Records with the spiritual sound of Larry Young,” says Butler. “Sound Pinnacle has a very straight forward sound - Hammond B3, guitar and sax out front with vibes, percussion and flute solos interspersed throughout.”
The diverse compositions on Sound Pinnacle include an old school ballad, a straight ahead swing tune, mystical funk, and freeform improvisations. An extended work, the Sound Pinnacle Suite, is featured on the CD. “When I grew up jazz and rock players listened to symphonic pieces and included longer works on their recordings. Why stop this great tradition?” Butler asks.
Butler had the opportunity to study with Harry Leahey, jazz guitar genius. Leahey was a member of The Phil Woods Quintet and a student of chord legend Johnny Smith and Dennis Sandole, whose notable students included John Coltrane and Pat Martino. “Leahey's teaching was a perfect balance of chords and single line concepts. He taught you how to improvise both inside and outside. Leahey became a phenomenal guitar teacher by studying with these two diverse legends,” says Butler.
While gigging in New York, Butler met funk drummer and impresario, Bill Curtis, and was invited to join The Fatback Band, a funk unit from Queens, New York. The first record he recorded with Fatback, Brite Lites/Big City, went gold. Butler recorded two more records with the band including Fatback XII, which includes the track King Tim III, the first rap track released on a major label. Moving to Los Angeles, Butler recorded with Stephen Perkins’ acid jazz jam band, Banyan. Sound Pinnacle is Butler’s sixth jazz release.
The diverse compositions on Sound Pinnacle include an old school ballad, a straight ahead swing tune, mystical funk, and freeform improvisations. An extended work, the Sound Pinnacle Suite, is featured on the CD. “When I grew up jazz and rock players listened to symphonic pieces and included longer works on their recordings. Why stop this great tradition?” Butler asks.
Butler had the opportunity to study with Harry Leahey, jazz guitar genius. Leahey was a member of The Phil Woods Quintet and a student of chord legend Johnny Smith and Dennis Sandole, whose notable students included John Coltrane and Pat Martino. “Leahey's teaching was a perfect balance of chords and single line concepts. He taught you how to improvise both inside and outside. Leahey became a phenomenal guitar teacher by studying with these two diverse legends,” says Butler.
While gigging in New York, Butler met funk drummer and impresario, Bill Curtis, and was invited to join The Fatback Band, a funk unit from Queens, New York. The first record he recorded with Fatback, Brite Lites/Big City, went gold. Butler recorded two more records with the band including Fatback XII, which includes the track King Tim III, the first rap track released on a major label. Moving to Los Angeles, Butler recorded with Stephen Perkins’ acid jazz jam band, Banyan. Sound Pinnacle is Butler’s sixth jazz release.
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