Mostly Music Reel... All Loren Haynes
I am dropping a short reel here of a presentation I needed to put together for The Morrison Hotel Gallery of some of my legacy commercial and editorial photographs; mostly within the music industry. As I was considering the direction of the piece, I was reminded of the parallel lines that have existed for me between being a singer songwriter and photographing or filming musicians, which prior to social media I I never let those two lines intersect. I could write an essay on the reasons for that, and one day, I likely will. But for now, let me say these images would not have met the these desired results any other way. As an artist, when I combine music and images the world get a little brighter.
This song needs no introduction, but the recording and musicians involved do. I chose this song as the first to record with the band in order for us to all warm up together and ease into he process. I never considered it to be put on the album, and we recorded it live with no more than a couple of takes. It got us into a groove that lead us into the recording of 25 songs, 18 of which I put into the album, I called, A Memory of Time. I want to thank the band, the studio, the producer, who all came together to honor the songs and give them life: Arne Bey- Drums, Percussion, fellow Jersey Boy…..Bill Palmer - Producer, guitar, any extra instrument needed…. Brian Haas- Piano and Music Supervisor, and positive force…. Alex McMahon - Guitars, Peddle Steel and assorted electronic sounds… Justin Bransford Stand up and Electric Bass extraordinaire ( unfortunately not playing on Tenth Ave Freeze out, here)… Matthew Vaughn Violins that sing…. Manuel Ramirez- Saxophones that seduce…. Kenny Poe - B3 Organ, and lifetime music partner and best friend. Stephanie Hatfield- Background and duet vocals…. Thank you all. It was a great experience and collaborative effort. We kept it fresh and real.. Many new song in the bag… so see you all again soon.
Lastly, I want to thank all the artists, and one President that allowed me to photograph their likeness and trust me in my direction and manipulation to get the shot! Couldn’t have done it with out your trust. Which, I often had to earn :)
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