(#2006-2145) - Topics this issue: 1) Digest (06/11/2006 21:01) (#2006-2142), 2) Strange Timing, 3) Clare Torry, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 12:04:45 -0500 From: "Grant Walters" Subject: Re: Digest (06/11/2006 21:01) (#2006-2142) > > Also, this album was produced by Femi Jiya, who originally had worked for > Prince and Lenny Castro is a much sought after percussionist with a heavy > emphasis on Latin music. I actually met Lenny Castro a few years ago when I was at a Chris Isaak concert in Seattle. Chris and his band always stay around to meet fans and sign autographs after the show...very generous, decent guys. After I chatted with Chris I went over to Lenny and had him sign a photo, and said to him "I really admired your percussion work on the Bee Gees' "High Civilization" album". He looked at me stunned for a few seconds, and then smiled and said "Oh my goodness, I can't believe you actually remembered that! I don't even know if I still own a copy of that one." He chuckled and said something to the effect of "all I know is I got paid *very* well for that project" and then talked about how great the brothers were to work with. He seemed flattered, but a bit freaked out that I knew who he was. :) Grant ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:20:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Marty Hogan Subject: Strange Timing I’ve always found the time of passing of Maurice Gibb very strange. He was gone on Jan 13th, 2003 and if I am not mistaken, “Please” was released the day before (but definitely that week), with “Magnet” released on Jan. 28th. The last single released by the Bee Gees was a ‘back to basics’ simple song, “This Is Where I Came In”, which is as simple as “Spicks & Specks” and had them all harmonizing beautifully. The subsequent album (April 2001) seemed like a lot of solo effort It was as if after “The Record”, things would change dramatically. They all knew they would be out of their contract and would re-release all the original works, but the idea that this “was” the last of the Bee Gees never occurred to me until Maurice d The Gibbs are very spiritual if not mystical. Anyone else have any thoughts about this timing? Marty From SF (This also brings to mind a sad thought about where Sir Geoffrey may be). ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:45:18 -0400 From: "Ronnie Olsson" Subject: Clare Torry Has anyone else picked up the Clare Torry compilation CD 'Heaven In The Sky' (UK: RPM 309). I bought it a while back, been meaning to bring it up here but forgot about it. They've compiled 18 recordings of Clare's humble output among which contains the so called yes-I-did,-no-I-didn't Robin Gibb-produced Love For Living. The booklet describes how Clare cut the demo to that song, took it to play for Chris Hutchins who just had a visit by Robin. Robin wanted to keep the demo as it was but do brass and strings overdubs. Sadly the CD omits the b-side of the same single. /Ronnie Apatisk livsnjutare http://www.brothersgibb.com Bee Gees News and Information ------------------------------ End words@brothersgibb.com Digest [06/12/2006 15:01] ----------------------------------------------------