SUN DRAGON STUDIO (Recording LETS FALL IN LOVE)

Recently I found an old recording I did a long time ago in Manhattan at Sun Dragon Studio. Ed Finaldi  played violin. He also played in the orchestra of  The Dave Brubeck's Christmas Concert which I performed in. My brother played drums and did some vocals. I can't remember the name of the sax player but he had to do a wedding gig and we were not sure if he would make it back in time. The recording engineer  said that Edgar Winter who had the hit song Frankenstein  lived around the corner and he could get him to play sax. I was hoping the sax player wouldn't come back but he did. Many years later I did a gig with Bobby T who Played with Johnny Winter. I can't remember the name of the bass player. He took bass or guitar lessons from me when he was a kid. I was looking for a bass player auditioning people without any luck and out of the blue this kid who was nineteen came to visit me. He got the gig and did a great job I just wish I could remember his name. A nameless girl did background vocals.I wrote the song and did vocals and guitar. I gave a copy to Steve Katz who I met in Yorktown and he told me he couldn't figure the chords out but that is another story I might blog about in the future.  The Name of the song is: LET'S FALL IN LOVE  I'm thinking of putting it on one of my new CDs

 but I'm not sure. Good day!  

COMSTOCK DRAWING GROUP, Wilton,Ct

The following drawing of me playing mandolin was done by an artist from the Comstock Drawing Group.

THE JOE FRANKLIN SHOW (My first appearance)

I was playing in a working wedding band when a friend of  mine called me up and asked me to join a rock band. I knew it would be for less money but it would be much more fun. I said yes. The first gig was a bar called the Dug Out. Much to my surprise the bar was packed with a line of people outside waiting to pay admission.
It was a wild bar crowd with great energy. A drunk lady came up to me while I was playing and she put her hand in my pants pocket and left a crumble piece of paper with the phone number of  THE JOE FRANKLIN SHOW and a message to call the show. It was difficult getting in touch with the show but finally I was in Joe Franklin's office which led me to 2 appearance on his WWOR  CHANNEL 9 my first national TV show.

THE LOST TAPES OF JACO PASTORIUS

Lost tapes of JACO PASTORIUS  found. The recording was at the Plaza Hotel in Miami Beach.
the year of the recording was 1973. Joe Diorio guitar. Diorio was an early influence on Jaco. Ira Sullivan trumpet. Alex Darqui piano and Steve Bagby drums. The recording will have a future release. Great find for Jaco fans. I have a copy and the sound was ahead of its time. Peace! 

DAVE BRUBECK PASSES AWAY

Dave Brubeck who passed away today brings to memory a gig I did with him  one December evening. Westconn University had been practicing for a year for the Dave Brubeck Christmas Concert which was called La Fiesta de la Posada (A Mexican Christmas) which included The Westconn Orchestra, Chorus and Dave Brubeck's quartet The concert was two weeks away and they needed two guitarist. They couldn't find anyone at Westconn to read the score, so I was hired and another guitarist from Manhattan. It was a special night and a great musical memory. Dave Brubeck was one of the giants in jazz as a composer and a player. I need to Take Five and may his music live forever.

MUSIC FOR FREE so you have money for something and the chicks agree.

I am coming out with a new CD in December and I am giving samples away to music fans. The disc,titled"CHANGES," features original songs and some rock/blues classics.

BOBBY T, former drummer for The Johnny Winter Band appears on this release.

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TO READ OR NOT TO READ THIS IS THE PERPLEXITY.

I was at WCSU  where I was working on my Anthropology and Sociology degree.
I  was a member of the music union,  working as a full time musician and teaching  music.
I approach the head of the music department and I asked if I could study classical guitar. He said no! I found the classical guitar teacher Phillip de Fremry and asked him if I could take lessons with him for no credit. His answer was yes. Phillip is a great classical guitarist. After a short period Phillip was replaced by Geofrey Bonenberger  who did his graduate work at Yale. I study with him for a short time and during that time he was asked by the head of the music department if he had any guitar students that could read a Dave Brubeck score. He recommended me. The music department had been practicing for a year for this concert. I had two weeks to get it together. The concert included a symphony orchestra,chorus,two guitar players and Dave Brubeck's Quartet which included Jerry Bergonzi who is a great saxophone player.  I got the gig because I was able to read a score that students in the guitar department could not read. I was paid  by Dave Brubeck and they hired another guitar player from NYC. Ed Finaldi  a friend of mind was in the orchestra he later did a recording session with me and we did some gigs together. He had a master degree in violin and he was a great person. Another friend of mine Guy played marimba. At that time I was playing in a rock band which did not include reading but because of my ability to read music I was able to play with one of my heroes.

Musically yours,

Vince Filogomo