Studio Samples
From Recording Sessions
Here are sound bytes from some of the
many studio sessions
that I’ve worked on over the last twenty years or so.
My Mom threw out the rest with my baseball cards and comic books.
Some of this stuff is very good and some
is…well…..I can only speak for the horns!
I didn’t include the times, but most are around one minute.
Some
are less and none are longer than 2:40.
Mp3 format
Have fun with these and check back often!
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Song: Take
It Uptown Artist: David
Ladd and the Downtown Allstars |
Song: Alley
Oop Artist: David
Ladd and the Downtown Allstars Horn Section: EB- two trumpets & horn arrangement, Stephen "Doc" Kupka- bari sax, Tom "E" Politzer- tenor sax Additional Personnel: Mike Renwick- guitar & vocals, Steve Czarnecki - keyboards & bass Comments: Here's a funky bluesy version of the old rock tune. The chorus features my favorite riff, complete with "bari bumps" played by none other than the man who invented them, Doc Kupka. |
Song: Q Artist: Evans & Haas Horn Section: EB- trumpet & horn arrangement, Tom Politzer- alto sax, Doug Rowen- tenor sax Additional Personnel: Norm Haas- vocals & guitar, Rowland Evans- keyboards, John Wedemeyer- guitar, Drew Morganthaler- bass, Scott Smith- drums Recorded at TRS Recording, Scott Smith & Jimmy Goings- engineers Comments: This was kind of "come as you are" song where I was given the freedom to do anything I wanted with the horns. Of course this is when I go for the Brecker Brothers sound since that's not typically what people ask for. There's only one pass on this, and I think it was all done in one take. Very tight! |
Song: Grits
From The Ritz Artist: Evans & Haas Horn Section: EB- 2 trumpets (cup mute & Harmon) & horn arrangement, Tom Politzer- alto sax, Doug Rowen- tenor sax Additional Personnel: Norm Haas- vocals, Rowland Evans- keyboards, Jeff Leeds- guitar, Drew Morganthaler- bass, Scott Smith- drums Recorded at TRS Recording, Scott Smith & Jimmy Goings- engineers Comments: This was a really fun tune to arrange and record. Rowland wrote the tune. It's a fun swinger done in a Gerry Mulligan tentette style. Although I had to overdub the Harmon part, "One-take Jake" was in the house again! Nice mix on the horns here!! |
Song: Stage
Breakdown Artist: Lemo Horn Section: EB- two or three trumpets & horn arrangement, Dave Gregoric or Marty Wehner- trombone Additional Personnel: Lemo- vocals, composer, producer, Andrew Siedler- engineer Comments: This is music in the Soca style which is native to the island of Trinidad. The music is very fast and on top of the beat, which made it difficult to play for us laid-back American horn players. Apparantly, this was a hit in Trinidad. |
Song: West
Coast Jam Artist: Lemo Horn Section: EB- two or three trumpets & horn arrangement, Dave Gregoric or Marty Wehner- trombone Additional Personnel: Lemo- vocals, composer, producer, Andrew Siedler- engineer Comments: More Soca music from Trinidad. This tune was a little easier. |
Song: Love & Need
(You Gotta Know) Artist: Mario
Castaneda Horn Section: EB- two trumpets & horn arrangement, Noel Catura- all saxes Additional Personnel: Mario Castaneda- vocals, piano, composer, Mike Sult- guitar, Paul Nemeth- bass, <Dave Gary Jr.- drums Comments: I love it when the artist says "Here's a tune, do whatever you want with it". The horn arrangement was actually written before the tune was even rehearsed, so I was able to write some rhythm section figures to compliment the horns. This is a rare occurrence in the studio recording world, as many people add horns when everything else is done. There's some tight riffing followed by a slick horn soli and I edited to the tight outro lick. |
Song: Well
She's Mine Artist: Mario
Castaneda Horn Section: EB- two trumpets & horn arrangement, Noel Catura- all saxes Additional Personnel: Mario Castaneda- vocals, piano, composer, Mike Sult- guitar, Dave Reigert- bass, <Dave Gary Jr.- drums Comments: Here's another taste from Da Boogieman himself (and fellow 49er fan). |
Song: Living
On The Western Side Artist: SPF (Stephen
Foglia ) Horn Section: EB- Two trumpets, Tim Devine- alto sax, Tony Johnson- 1st tenor sax, Kris Strom- 2nd tenor sax, Nancy Moser- bari sax, Steve Barnhill- trombone Additional Personnel: Stephen Foglia- vocals, guitar, keys, composer, Terry Carlton- drums, JR Johnston (whas up dude?)- bass Comments: I've said it before
and I'll say it again; It pays to stay in touch. I
think it was the early 60's when I did this recording. J
Well here it is baby! I do remember doing sessions
for Steve, but I'm not sure of the personnel. I think
Tom Bertetta played 2nd trumpet, but I'm not
sure. |
Song:Oaktown
Funk (Solo) Artist: David
Ladd and the Downtown Allstars Horn Section: EB- solo trumpet Additional Personnel: Zach- composer, keyboards, Robert Renteria- bass, Jerry Rojas- drums Comments: This is a fairly tasty morsel from yours truly. I only got one shot as we were running late, which we always are when it's time for the trumpet player to take a solo. |
Song: Oaktown
Funk (outro) Artist: David
Ladd and the Downtown Allstars Horn Section: EB- two trumpets & flugel, Tom Politzer- tenor sax, Stephen "Doc" Kupka- bari sax, Doug Rowen- bari sax Additional Personnel: Robert Renteria- bass, Jerry Rojas- drums Comments: This rideout is great. Zach and his friend Robert arranged the horns. Doc and Dougie split the bari duties. Pay your respects to the rhythm section here. |
Song: Uptown Artist: David
Ladd and the Downtown Allstars Horn Section: EB- trumpet & horn arrangement, Tom Politzer- alto sax, Doug Rowen- tenor sax, bari sax Additional Personnel: Plane White Wrapper ..nuff said Comments: When left to my own devices, I gravitate toward a Brecker sound. And here it is again on a "add water, makes it's own sauce" kind of song. The only overdub is Doug's bari flatulence. |
Song: Neither
One Of Us Artist: David
Ladd and the Downtown Allstars Horn Section: EB- two flugels, Doug Rowen- two tenor saxes Additional Personnel: Margo LeDuc- vocals, Myron Dove- bass Comments: I fought to keep this little intro on the project, and it was worth it. Nobody works in this town anyway. The producer was against me, the engineer who liked me couldn't be there, and the horn section was in some union negotiation. Needless to say, I suffered dearly for these eight bars. |
Song Ivory
Tower Artist: Evans & Haas Horn Section: EB- trumpets, Marty Wehner- trombones, Tom Politzer- all saxes Additional Personnel: Norm Haas- vocals, Rowland Evans- keys Comments: Is it Latin? Is it funk? All I know is that I don't work for Madonna. |
Song: Do
You Believe Artist: Evans & Haas Horn Section: EB- trumpet & horn arrangement, Tom Politzer- alto sax, Doug Rowen- tenor sax, bari sax Additional Personnel: Norm Haas- vocals, Rowland Evans- keyboards, Jeff Leeds- guitar, Drew Morganthaler- bass, Scott Smith- drums Recorded at <TRS Recording, Scott Smith & Jimmy Goings- engineers Comments: This is the outro part of the tune. The solo and the sound they get is really cool. Thanks for this one fellas! |
Song: The
Dog Got Better Artist: Mario
Castaneda Horn Section: EB- two trumpets & horn arrangement, Noel Catura- all saxes Additional Personnel: Mario Castaneda- vocals, piano, composer, Mike Sult- guitar, Dave Reigert- bass, Louis Howard- drums Comments: Mario and I roomed for five years. I know what this song means. It was written for the Bear. The Bear was my friend. |
Song: Down
To The Bone Artist: Mario
Castaneda Horn Section: EB- two trumpets & horn arrangement, Noel Catura- all saxes Additional Personnel: Mario Castaneda- vocals, piano, composer, Mike Sult- guitar, Dave Reigert- bass, Louis Howard- drums Comments: Just wait until we hit the stage with FIVE horns playing this! It's gonna be right! |
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Song: Ann
Den Ben Toi Artist: ? Horn Section: Eric Bolvin- trumpet solo Additional Personnel: Comments: If you’ve ever visited beautiful and ever growing San Jose, you would appreciate the very large Vietnamese population. Over the years I’ve done dozens of recordings for many Vietnamese producers and artists, culminating in a session for the great Elvis Phoung. |
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Song: Attack
Of The Troll Farm Artist: Billy Joslyn Horn Section: EB- trumpet solo Additional Personnel: Drew Morganthaler-bass, Rich Davis-drums, Ben Bording-guitar, Eric Rangel-percussion Comments: This is a small bit of a solo from this very cool improvised track. This whole track is a blast and was a lot of fun to play on, although I still haven’t received my royalty payments. |
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Song: A
Good Coffee Spoiled Artist: Nelson
Said Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, Tom Politzer-tenor and bari sax, Marty Wehner-trombone Additional Personnel: Nelson Said-vocals, Scott Smith-instruments Comments: Here’s a nice popping horn lick. Sometimes they leave eight bars in a tune and then along comes the horn section. That’s how Tower Of Power got started! |
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Song: Circles Artist: Eric
Bolvin Group Horn Section: EB-trumpet solo Additional Personnel: Mark Gelfand-keyboards, Tom Politzer-sax, Joseph Devito-Bass, Chris Miller-drums Comments: From my first CD, "The Eric Bolvin Group". We recorded the harmon so hot that it was distorting on input. That’s how Quincy does it! |
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Song: A
Good Coffee Spoiled Artist: Nelson
Said Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, Tom Politzer-tenor and bari sax, Marty Wehner-trombone Additional Personnel: Nelson Said-vocals, Scott Smith-instruments Comments: Here’s a nice popping horn lick. Sometimes they leave eight bars in a tune and then along comes the horn section. That’s how Tower Of Power got started! |
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Song: The
Everglades Of Mars Artist: Jeff Wood Horn Section: EB-trumpet solo Additional Personnel: Comments: Here’s a solo with a lot of notes in it. Played on a Yamaha YTR639 with a Bach 5MV mouthpiece. |
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Song: Faded Duck Artist: Eric Bolvin Big Band Horn Section: EB, Rich Theurer, John Worley, Brian Booth-trumpets Chris Braymen, Jeff Cressman, Dan Marcus, Steve Barhill-trombones Antony Picard, Rory Snyder, Steve Steinberg, Tom Politzer, Howard Cespedes-saxes Additional Personnel: Bob Valderramma-keyboards, Ed Harris-guitar, John Gehman-bass, Chris Eaton-drums Comments: This is an all-out big band tune featuring the best players in the Bay Area. |
Song: Get Easy Artist: Nelson Said CD: Nelson Said Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, Tom Politzer-tenor and bari sax, Marty Wehner-trombone Additional Personnel: Comments: Another nice tune from Nelson Said and Scotty English. I was listening to "So Very Hard To Go" the day I wrote this. |
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Song: Harmonica
Son Artist: Billy Joslyn Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, Steve Steinberg-sax, clarinet, Mark Russo-bari sax, Dave Gregoric-trombone Additional Personnel: Comments: Here’s a very cool arrangement a la Tom Waits. The clarinet is perfectly "out of tune"! |
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Song: Head Food Artist: Quasi-Stellular Object CD: Hot Enough To Fry A Dogs Brain Horn Section: EB-trumpet, Dave Gregoric-trombone, arranger, Ross Walters-sax Additional Personnel: S.A.-Vocals, guitar Comments: This was actually part of 15 minute composition that has to go down as one of the toughest sessions ever. It took four hours to record eight bars! |
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Song: Hip
Pocket Artist: Eric Bolvin Group Horn Section: EB-trumpet, EVI solo, composer, arranger, Dan Marcus-trombone, Steve Steinberg-sax, Howard Cespedes-bari sax Additional Personnel: Ed Smith-drums, Spencer Chan-keyboards Comments: This is the out chorus from one of my old tunes. I play the old Crumar EVI on this. |
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Song: I
Know…I’m Thinking Artist: Eric
Bolvin Group Horn Section: EB-trumpet, Tom Politzer-sax Additional Personnel: : Mark Gelfand-keyboards, Joseph Devito-Bass, Chris Miller-drums Comments: From my first CD. |
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Song: Jokers
Jargon Artist: Woodworks Horn Section: EB-trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger, Tom Politzer-sax, Chris Braymen-trombone Additional Personnel: Norton Buffalo-harmonica Comments: A funky bridge. |
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Song: Koala Springs Jingle Artist: Eric Bolvin Studio Group CD: Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, also keyboards and programming and producer Additional Personnel: Ed Harris-guitar, Ed Smith-drums, John Gehman-bass, Don Heinsen-engineer Comments: I produced the first U.S. jingle for the Australian soft drink company. When they heard it, they asked "How did you get Herb Alpert to play?" |
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Song: Meu
Azul Viver Artist: Janny
Choi Horn Section: EB-flugel solo Additional Personnel: Comments: Google is a great search engine. Use it and you will find recordings of yourself that you never knew existed! |
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Song: My
Shelf Of Importance Artist: Daisyhead Horn Section: EB-trumpets and solo Additional Personnel: Comments: Here’s like 10 EB’s all recorded in a room the size of a closet right on the beach in Santa Cruz. |
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Song: One
Way Street Artist: Joice Walton Horn Section: EB-trumpet solo Additional Personnel: Tony Baker-guitars, Louis Howard-drums, Walter Bankovitch-piano, Ian Fugate-bass Comments: I really preferred the flugel solo I did on this, but the producers went for the cup mute. |
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Song: Pick
A Finger Artist: QSO Horn Section: EB-trumpet, Dave Gregoric-trombone, arranger, Brad Hecht-sax Additional Personnel: Comments: Don’t listen to this if you are offended by anything! |
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Song: Red
Man’s Shadow Artist: Jeff Wood Horn Section: EB-trumpet and solo, Tom Politzer-sax Additional Personnel: Comments: Here’s one of my favorite solos. Too bad the producer didn’t see it that way. |
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Song: Runnin’ Free Artist: Jeff
Wood Horn Section: EB-trumpet, flugelhorn, Tom Politzer-saxes, Chris Braymen-trombone Additional Personnel: Comments: A cool intro in the Jeff Lorber
style. |
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Song: Smokomo Artist: "The Joz" CD: Grip This Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, Steve Steinberg-tenor sax, Bill Murphy-alto sax, Mark Russo-bari sax Additional Personnel: Comments: Some funky horns in the Bay Area tradition. Where’s my 25%?? |
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Song: Tell
Me True Artist: Rick Odario Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, Tom Politzer-saxes, Ross Wilson-trombone Additional Personnel: Comments: This was recorded at the famous Fantasy studios in Berkeley. |
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Song: Ten-Minute Major Artist: Eric Bolvin Group CD: The Eric Bolvin Group Horn Section: EB-EVI solo, composer, arranger, producer Additional Personnel: Comments: This is played with the old Crumar EVI. |
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Song: Time
After Time Artist: Rick Odario Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, Tom Politzer-saxes, Ross Wilson-trombone Additional Personnel: Comments: More from Rick Odario complete with "bari farts". |
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Song: Tribute
To Chase Artist: Billy Joslyn Horn Section: EB-four trumpets, arranger Additional Personnel: Comments: This is a rare unreleased thing that was never completed. Check out the double A’s, trumpet freaks! |
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Song: Want
You Around Artist: The Eric Bolvin Group Horn Section: EB-trumpet,composer, producer, Steve Steinberg-sax Additional Personnel: Ed Harris-guitar, Spencer Chan-keyboards, John Gehman-bass, Ed Smith-drums Comments: Another chestnut from back in the day. |
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Song: Where
Did My Love Go Artist: Matt Lord Horn Section: EB-flugel solo, keyboards, bass, arranger, producer Additional Personnel: Jimmy Goings-drums and percussion, engineer Comments: Here’s something from Oh Look productions. Nice work Jimmy! |
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Song: Zebra
Tribe Artist: Ben Bording Horn Section: EB-trumpet, flugel, arranger, Tom Politzer-saxes Additional Personnel: Comments: Here’s a little ditty from Bay Area guitarist Ben Bording. But where’s the trumpet solo?? |
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Song: Getting’ Johnny
Out Artist: Rotating
Head Horn Section: EB-trumpet, arranger, keyboards, Keith Blocher-saxes Additional Personnel: Ken Masuda-guitar, vocals, composer, Glen Masuda-drums, Drew Morganthaler-bass Comments: The ‘80’s. Big hair. Loud synths and…horns. Seriously though, this one comes from the archives and it really rocks! |