dred scott trio
live at the rockwood music hall

dred scott - piano
ben rubin - double bass
tony mason - drums

liner notes:

an elder statesman of the jazz scene here in new york city recently said to me, 'i don't know how you guys today learn how to play.' today in manhattan, the billionaires push out the millioaires and while i am always reluctant to say these are the worst of times, the days when musicians ran all over town going from one gig to the next certainly is fading (or gone depending whom you talk to). clubs coming and going have always been a part of life but rare is the place a musician can call home and feel supported to develop and try new things. enter ken rockwood. when he opened the rockwood music hall in january, 2005, it was a place with a singer/songwriter format. six acts a night. every night. i thought, hell, original music is original music. so what if it's instrumental. we weren't out enought for the avant-garde downtown scene and we weren't retro (or famous) enough for the uptown/upscale jazz clubs. we needed a place to play regularly that had a decent piano. so i approached ken and asked him to try my trio on an off night (tuesdays) in a slot nobody wanted (the last one, midnight) and let us sink in for awhile and see if we couldn't garner a regular following. it worked and a year later ken suggested we make a recording documenting our long residency (which continues). words cannot fully express the gratitude i, my band and everyone who plays there (with the exception of the lamplighters - what jerk-offs) feel for ken and tommy. you guys fucking rock!

rercorded live at the rockwood music hall, new york city
november 7 and 14, 2006

exec producer brian harris
coexec producer denny abrams
produced by dred scott
recording engineered by aaron nevezie
additional technical assistance by benny cha cha
mixed by benny cha cha
mastered by gene paul at db plus
house sound matt basile
cover photo todd chalfant
cd design marilyn carino

all songs by dred scott (robertson music, ascap)
except,
the wizard by black sabbath
roses by bill mchenry
3-legged dance by ernie krivda

and here are the tunes:

well, you might
time for the hard stuff
the wizard
3-legged dance
this ain't no russian novel, baby
doggie and cookie
roses
swirling grimly
sans francisco

for more information about dred go to
dredscott.com
myspace.com/dred666

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mp3s (78 mb): liveatrockwoodmp3s

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