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Dry Cleaner From Des Moines by Joni Mitchell

Recorded at The Villa Studios

 

Everything's Alright

from Jesus Christ Superstar

Recorded at The Villa Studios

 

DRUMS, PIANO, Keyboard (strings & marimba), 

LEAD AND ALL BACKING VOCALS - Karla Downey

 

BASS AND LEAD VOCAL - Jamison Smeltz

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DRUMS,TAMBOURINE, 

LEAD AND BACKING VOCALS - Karla Downey

 

BARI SAXOPHONE - Jamison Smeltz

 

Words by Joni Mitchell and music by Charles Mingus, "Dry Cleaner" was originally played with bassist extraordinare, Jaco Pastorius. This recording has Jamison Smeltz playing bari sax for the bass line. and Karla uses some of Wayne Shorter's horn lines from the original recordiing to create the backing vocals, some of these bv's were created by Karla. 

 

 

Everything's Alright

Dry Cleaner From Des Moines

'Til You Come Back To Me

Straighten Up and Fly Right

17-piece Big Band Recorded at The Villa Studios

 

DRUMS, PIANO, KEYBOARD BASS, GUITAR, VOCAL - Karla Downey

 

BARI SAX, TENOR SAX, ALTO SAX, SOPRANO SAX - 

The HORN SECTION for these two songs were played entirely

by Jamison Smeltz on the FOUR SAXES

You're In Love written by Karla Downey

recorded by LASH @ Wette Studios in Sausolito CA

You're In Love

'Til You Come Back To Me

Shaker Song by Spro Gyra 

recorded at The Villa Studios

DRUMS, PERCUSSION, PIANO, VOCAL - Karla Downey

BASS, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE - Jamison Smeltz

Straighten Up and Fly Right

Shaker Song

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