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The Gaddabouts: Look Out Now!
ByThat Steve Gadd is renowned for his killer drumming with sophisticated pop icons

Steely Dan
band / ensemble / orchestrab.1972

Chick Corea
piano1941 - 2021
This group is fronted by vocalist Edie Brickell, who's far removed from her pop star days, and made up of veteran session men who have crossed paths with Gadd at various times in the past. The music is roots-based fare with an ultra-casual feel; it's the kind of stuff that sounds simple in these expert hands, but isn't so easy to create. Swampy grooves, jazz-inflected sounds, soulful corners, country roads and folksy pop are all explored in winning fashion.
Some of the music was born of jamming ("Meat On Your Bones"), while other tunes speak of a fully formed songwriting process ("Blessed Days"), but all of it has a million dollar rhythmic feel to it. Singer/songwriter

Paul Simon
composer / conductorb.1941
While the core group is a quartet, with bassist Pino Palladino and guitarist Andy Fairweather Low rounding out the lineup, plenty of high-profile guests gathered from Gadd's Rolodex help to flesh out the sound of the group. Multi-reedist

Ronnie Cuber
saxophone1941 - 2022

Larry Goldings
organ, Hammond B3b.1968

Steps Ahead
band / ensemble / orchestrab.1979

Mike Mainieri
vibraphoneb.1938
This album features a bunch of strong jazz personalities, but it isn't a jazz album. This is music made at a modern Americana crossroad, where a savvy singer-songwriter and never-miss studio icons meet. ">
Track Listing
CD1: Meat On Your Bones; Look Out Now!; Wicked William; House On Fire; I'm A Van; River Rises; The Horse's Mouth; Blessed Days; Devil's Story; Down. CD2: Free; The Mountain; Don't Take All Day; How I Love You; Can You Feel It; Younger Woman; Corruption.
Personnel
Andy Fairweather Low: guitar, bass harmonica, vocals; Pino Palladino: bass, tres, guitar, vocals; Edie Brickell: guitar, vocals; Ronnie Cuber: baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, vocals; Larry Goldings: piano, keyboards, organ, accordion; Pedro Martinez: bata, bongos congas, timbales, guiro, vocals; Axle Tosca: piano, vocals; Andrea Zahn: violin; Mike Mainieri: marimba, orchestra bells, vibraphone; Ingrid Ingrate: vocals (17); Greta Kline: vocals (17); Lulu: vocals (17).
Album information
Title: Look Out Now! | Year Released: 2012 | Record Label: Racecarlotta Records
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