An outtake from the Uthemandi project. I laid some guitar and fretless bass synth over Will's drum/synth track.

An outtake from the Uthemandi project. I laid some guitar and fretless bass synth over Will's drum/synth track.

Written by Greg Connor Lyrics: Old Country Songs Wooden Chair by the window Gibson on my lap And the time I spend strumming Is never coming back The sun is shining on me Evening won’t be long I’m living in the city Singing…

This year will be my fifth year coaching one of my daughters in tee ball, and although I played ball competitively into my thirties, coaching the kids is easily the most fun I've ever had on the diamond.

Here's to Johnny! Gifted composer. Talented musician. Supportive friend. 127 songs of posted AT rockin' goodness, posted from 2008-2011: the Stone Age! Thanks for all of the tasty tunes Johnny. 5/4 120bpm.

A single track of improvised chromatically tuned congas in 7/8, accented with clave, guiro, cajon and quinto. (For those who may be interested in collaborating on this, the triplet phrasing of this groove may be most easily counted like this…

A Gon Bops conga improvisation with a cross-over rhythm. No tan lines. 4/4 200bpm.

As chance had it, I found myself in an acoustically great room, full of cajons! Well, they were unfinished cabinets actually, but they had lovely tones. Since this is the stuff dreams are made of, I had no choice but to seize the opportunity and…