Paul Cebar-Vocals,Guitar
Reggie Bordeaux-Drums
Bob Jennings-Keyboards,Saxophones,Vocals
Mike Fredrickson-Bass,Vocals
Mac Perkins-Congas,Percussion,vocals
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An elaborately funky,soulful feast of language and tone
A most welcome return to the fray for Paul and his fine crew, TOMMOROW SOUND NOW FOR YES MUSIC PEOPLE takes it’s title from the cover graphic painted by Salim Khan, of Uttar Pradesh, India. Cebar’s good friend, Paul Finger (ringleader of late, lamented Milwaukee funk-ska orchestra, Wild Kingdom), engaged Mr. Khan on a recent visit to the subcontinent and set him loose with a couple of photos of PC and a cracked, spur-of the-moment slogan. Add the exuberant, improvisational Khan spelling sense and a brush to canvas and voila!... TOMMOROW SOUND…. Those who’ve had the good fortune to see Mr. Cebar over the past four years on his frequent forays to your town know what an incendiary outfit he has gathered around him. This disc marks the debut of that crack touring combo on record... and what a debut! Bassist Patrick Patterson, making his first appearance on a Cebar recording, lays it low, lithe and mean in a thoroughly righteous display of bone-deep musicality. Percussionist Romero Beverly, also making his bow with Mr. C, insinuates, articulates and otherwise pitches a veritable storm. Longtime cohort Bob Jennings comes slyly to the fore on organ, piano and horns in his sneakily apt and piquant less-is more-ism. Drummer Reggie Bordeaux is simply a stone joy throughout lifting all and sundry to new heights of funk and drive. And to top it all off, Cebar’s guitar tones have taken on an edgier, more distinctive concision. A winning lilt if ever there was one. Recording began in earnest in Brooklyn with Gabe Roth (Daptone Records) at the controls. The fruit of those sessions include the 60’s New Orleans echoes of “I Got Trouble”, the lonesome soul balladry of “I’m Qualified” (which incidentally boasts the brotherly background vocals of the great Nick Lowe) and the all-cylinders firing romp of “The Same Dog” (co-written with the preternaturally talented Creole singer and accordionist Terrance Simien). That track may be the starkest demonstration of the flat out verve that is part and parcel of this band’s near legendary live performances. With the charm of the Brooklyn sessions in tow, the fellows hightailed it back to Milwaukee and holed up with a worthy cabal of recordists and mixologists (David Vartanian, Mike Hoffmann, Joe Puerta, Rick Probst and Bob Friedman) to bring home the proverbial bacon, the finest, most sonically adventurous album in the Cebar canon. TOMMOROW SOUND boasts both the openhearted spontaneous soulfulness we’ve come to expect from this dedicated musician (“Who Can Love Who”, “The Same Dog”, ”Marv’s Fluttering Guitar”, ”I’m Qualified”) and wild-headed crazyquilt post-Waitsian conjuring (“Knock It To Me”, ”Like A Gentleman Oughta”, “Spread That Sugar”) that feels like a bold contemporary invigoration of the inviting verities he has always explored. There’s the meaty “Hey Hey Honey”, a delightful a cappella nod to Norfolk’s Bright Lights Quartet (and Alan Lomax’s recording of them for his Southern Journey series), a tender tribute to Sierra Leone’s King of Palmwine Music, S. E. Rogie in his “Do Me Justice”, and Paul’s glorious homage to guitarist Marv Tarplin, Smokey Robinson’s right hand man for the last 40 years, ”Marv’s Fluttering Guitar”. Add the storming plea for tenderness, “The Gimp Sparrow” (richly reflecting Paul’s travels in Cuba, Brazil and Trinidad), the Hot Chocolate meets Latin Playboys skank of “How’d You Get Like That?” and the Afro-Cuban Mission District wallop of “Her New Church” and it’s clear that this is a romp of colossal heart and scope.
Hey Paul Cebar,
Remember me? Maybe I haven't been the best of friends lately, but just give me a chance! Please check out my video demo of my patent-pending Cellocaster. Also, I'll be making a rare Milwaukee appearance sitting in on Cellocaster with The Julie B Well, a fantastic progressive rock band with stellar songs and players, at Vnuk's Lounge in Cudahy Saturday, November 29 around 9:30pm. Hope to see you there!
all the best,
Paul Kuhn
Cellocaster, Violin, Vocals
Milwaukee via Aspen via D.C. USA
http://www. myspace. com/juliebsolohttp://www. vnuks. com
Ashes to ashes, Madison to Milwaukee; All it takes to be president Is a big car and some big dudes with walkie-talkies! Thanks for the add! Phil Gnarly
Hi, Paul. It's great to be able to hear your new stuff here on MySpace. Lot's of great memories hearing you in various incarnations over the last 35 years or so! Enjoyed reading the writeup, too.
Hey Paul...nice to be added as a friend. I'm still here in Milwaukee...going south just for summer. Back to teach in fall and spring and then be making a move.
