Recordings of Improvisation
(last updated: 7/14/10)
Guitar:
Eric Johnson
Vocal:
Andrew Maxwell
All the samples below are improvised first
takes except Motherlode.
(Click song titles to link to mp3
recordings.)
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums: Retten
Ben's epic groove that we all jumped in on
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums:
Moore
Eric's riff that we all joined in on. The last couple minutes of the first
(and only) time the four of us got together.
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums: Nick Crocker
Brief embellishment on a groove of Ben's
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums: Nick Crocker
A sweet groove laid down by Eric
Drums: Andrew Croeni
Andrew C started his 'thunder of the gods'
drumming and thus was born probably the heaviest thing the three of us did
together.
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums:
Moore
A good example of a song being born on the
fly, one hombre at a time. Ben
launched this groove, then Andrew started singing, then Eric 'wakes up', then
Moore clicks in.
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums: Retten
Bass:
Ben McQuillin
Drums:
Retten
Some liberties taken with some Johnny Cash
lyrics
Bass:
Ben McQuillin
Drums:
Retten
Some liberties taken with lyrics from an old
spiritual
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums: Nick Crocker
Maybe our most epic jam yet.
Drums: Andrew Croeni
The best version so far of a song we wrote
together.
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums:
Moore
Another bit of magic on the one night with
Moore.
Drums: Andrew Croeni
The beginning and end of a 1950's flavored
song we improvised.
Drums: Andrew Croeni
Bass:
Alex
Something good that came out of our two jams
with Alex.
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums: Bruce
Some good guitar textures.
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums: Bruce
A small ecstatic nugget from our one night
with Bruce.
Bass: Andy Williams
Drums: Andrew Croeni
Andy (bass) started this one. Virtually an entire song came out on
the first take.
Drums: Andrew Croeni
A meditation. Quadruplet vocals over triplet drums.
Drums: Andrew Croeni
One of our first spontaneous melodic moments
together.
Bass: Ben McQuillin
Drums: Bruce
A sound check that turned into a song. The very first minutes of our only night with Bruce.