Howland/Imboden Project
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Chicago's Guitarist & Drummer Go Live
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Live At The Baked Potato spotlights the incredibly fiery guitar work of Keith Howland and the crashing drums of Tris Imboden, both current members of the legendary band Chicago. This music was recorded live on November 3rd, 2003 at the famous North Hollywood club, and finds the group ripping through a 72 minute plus set of their instrumental crowd pleasers, including "Philly Blue", "Theme From A Love Dream", "Cement Mixer" and "Don`t Wake The Baby", just to name a few. Bassist Lance Morrison and keyboard player Steve Weingart don`t disappoint either, to say the least. Live At The Baked Potato is guitar-powered fusion at its finest, as Howland repeatedly lays out fusion/rock flight after flight, punctuated with high-energy rock freakout where appropriate. An essential addition to your collection of Keith Howland discs, and a great introduction to his music if you`re just discovering the man for the first time.
Keith Howland started like most kids with the Mel Bay books and a rented acoustic guitar when he was about seven years old. He had private lessons on and off all of his life but he is basically self-taught. Keith auditioned with the band Chicago in 1995 and got the gig over a roster of impressive candidates. Tris Imbodenıs consummate, innovative talents have established him as an eminent drummer whose unique style has garnered him a well-deserved ranking as a world-class drummer. Both communicative and emotive, Tris finds himself at home with a myriad of styles that spans generations and cultural borders. Whether itıs rock, jazz, Latin, funk or blues, he imprints his own signature style while entertaining audiences around the world. Tris and Keith decided to pair up for their first solo fusion projects, and the results speak for themselves.
The pair keeps busy with annual Chicago tours, and was lucky enough to do some live gigs around the Los Angeles area in order to record the live CD.
Contact Information
Keith Howland Inc.
United States
E-mail:
Howland/Imboden Project
Web site:
www.keithhowland.com
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Howland/Laug/Morrison/Pinnick
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Frightening Chops Abound At The Baked Potato
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We know what you`re thinking - if you only have $17 should you get the Howland/Imboden Project`s "Live at the Baked Potato", or should you pick up Howland/Laug/Morrison/Pinnick`s Live At The Baked Potato? The answer my friend is that you need to get another 17 bucks because you`ll miss out on eleven tracks of blistering instrumental fusion either way you go if you have to make a choice. Recorded the day after the Howland/Imboden gig, the HLMP band adds a second guitarist to the rock/jazz party, Mr. Chris Pinnick, who had worked with the band Chicago during their heyday in the early eighties (and we all know Chris is an exciting, energetic and musical player with frightening chops). HLMP is ever so slightly more to the rock side of fusion than Howland/Imboden, and a couple of tracks sneak onto both CDs ("Your Old Thingy", "Sharp Funk 5", with different solos, of course), and you can compare for yourself the various sounds the two Howland-fueled bands can muster. Tough choice - simple answer, don`t make a choice - get both.
Chris Pinnick, guitarist and songwriter probably best known as the lead guitarist for Chicago from 1980-1985 earning gold and platinum awards for "Chicago" 14,16, 17 and Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & 2. Chris recorded with Herb Alpert and earned gold records for his electric guitar work on Herb's hit, "Rise. Chris' guitar work has also been heard with music by John Klemmer. Chris' guitar work is in demand in the L.A. session circles. He has recorded electric and acoustic guitar for projects with current lead guitarist for Chicago, Keith Howland, the CD "Am I Still In Your Heart" by Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night), 6 CD collaborations with Chet McCracken (Flight to Moscow, Partners, After the Rain, Tequila, Heart To Heart and Anuenue), "The Hula Monsters" (The Zen of Hula), CD projects with producer Mark Paladino of ' 'Edge Recordings" (Shakeh, Mark Protus and Scott B), CD projects with producer Ray Ruff of "Hit Pros Records" ( Holly Wynette and Alicen) to name a few.
Pinnick co-wrote the song "This Neighborhood" for the movie "The Hard Way" as well as music for the classic "My Mom's A Werewolf'. Chris is co-owner and operator of Studio C&C in West Hills Ca. Studio C&C is a state-of-the-art digital recording studio featuring 24-track recording and Pro Tools systems.
Contact Information
Keith Howland Inc.
United States
E-mail:
Howland/Laug/Morrison/Pinnick
Web site:
www.chrispinnick.com
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