Funk, fusion, blues, jazz, soul, disco, rock…

 

An incredibly  versatile session player and sideman, most folks know Danny Trifan from his tenure in Larry Coryell’s Eleventh House wherein he waxed such watershed slabs as Introducing… (1974) and Planet End (1975). Working with drummers Alphonse Mouzon and Billy Cobham, Trifan is a groove master, plying busy passages which compliment their polyrhythmic prowess.

 

Trifan also excels as a song /ensemble player as evidenced by his fine work with Buzzy Linhart, Blood Sweat & Tears, David Sanborn, Tom Waits, the Players Association with Michael Brecker and David Sanborn, Steve Khan, and Jon Faddis among many others.

 

Danny is also a producer, composer, and doubles on several instruments.

 

Danny Trifan Sound & Vision

 

With Larry Coryell:

“Cover Girl” https://youtu.be/m6TNlBis0so

 

“Birdfingers” https://youtu.be/KmCsvQdKxNM

 

“Birdfingers” at the Eleventh House re-union 2013 https://youtu.be/abYIPNg2H0A

 

“The Funky Waltz” https://youtu.be/eayWk5JUyWE

 

With Buzzy Linhart:

“Don’t You Pay Me No Mind” https://youtu.be/Em1-BDoMIpQ

 

With Blood Sweat & Tears:

“Put Out the Light” https://youtu.be/d-uFnlGuVnQ

 

The Players Association:

“Goin’ To the Disco” https://youtu.be/r854IafWn3s

 

 

A virtuoso electric and upright player, and composer, the name Herb Bushler many not resonate with casual music fans who glossed over album credits and liner notes, however his expansive body of work is rather astounding, spanning folk, classical, jazz, pop, funk and groundbreaking permutations thereof.

Among the artists Herb has collaborated with include The Gil Evans Orchestra, Joe Farrell, Paul Winter, Les McCann, David Sanborn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Tom Paxton, Burt Bacharach, Michael Franks, and David Peel & the Lower East Side, to cite a select few.

Herb Bushler Sound & Vision

With David Peel & The Lower East Side “The Lower East Side” https://youtu.be/fzY01c6WJUg

With Gil Evans “Little Wing” https://youtu.be/WEXTTAsAp0U

With David Sanborn on Herb’s composition “Herbs” https://youtu.be/gaXAcdiT7hs

With Paul Winter Consort “Icarus” https://youtu.be/CSCNYazFBk4

With Dee Dee Bridgewater “He’s Gone” https://youtu.be/fOcgUcc4xHc

Joe Farrell “Animal” https://youtu.be/yR9ME1M7BoI

 

Courtesy of Neil Jason Facebook

As reported by Frank Beacham, Neil once proclaimed from the stage of the P & G Bar in New York City “how hard can it be, it’s only four strings!”

 

A session giant who excels in every genre, Neil Jason’s place in bass history would be secure if it had begun and ended with his remarkable artistry on the Brecker Brothers’ live masterpiece Heavy Metal Be-Bop (1978). A former member of the Saturday Night Live Band (1983-85) and deputy for Will Lee with Paul Schaffer’s World’s Most Dangerous Band and the CBS Orchestra, Mr. Jason has also distinguished himself as a composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and producer.

 

Neil’s body of work is as expansive as it is stylistically diverse, encompassing seminal sides and concert dates by Diana Ross, Don Cherry, Harry Chapin, David Sanborn, John McLaughlin, Roxy Music, Nils Lofgren, John Lennon, Cyndi Lauper, Billy Joel, Hall & Oates, Peter Criss, Gene Simmons, Mick Jagger, Sir Paul, Grace Slick, Harvey Mason Jr., David Johansen, Aldo Nova, Janis Ian, Gato Barbieri, Bryan Ferry, Michael Franks, Deodato, and Carly Simon to cite a very select few.

 

Neil Jason Sound & Vision:

 

Brecker Brothers:

 

“Some Skunk Funk” https://youtu.be/YeUgLV9C0j8

 

Dig Neil taking the lead vocal on “East River” https://youtu.be/wnfhHamrULc

 

Bryan Ferry: “Lost” https://youtu.be/_Ikpk1pTRsE

 

Roxy Music:

 

“Oh Yeah” https://youtu.be/so9OscJ2eUg

 

“The Main Thing” https://youtu.be/ib4-Lyxxyw0

 

“Eight Miles High” https://youtu.be/6ZAfAsN75T4

 

David Sanborn “Anything You Want” https://youtu.be/KhxqFOQt9Ww

 

Deodato “Shazam” https://youtu.be/FGNKZmpUWN8

 

Hall & Oates “Hard to Be In Love With You” https://youtu.be/BZ_O313vtnM