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Released: Nov 26, 2010

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summers
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Genre: Funk / Jazz / Soul
Location DENTON, Texas, US
Profile Views: 25796
Last Login: 1/8/2011
Member Since 9/17/2005
Type of Label Major
Bio
Well, here's what it is. Spike's in the Coast Guard. Mike is back in Denton. Nobody ever knows where Al is (though I'm sure he's bearded and playing bluegrass). Dan is in Austin. And Mr. Jackson is drummin' in Nashville. Before they scattered to the four corners, they left some, uh, "denoument" recordings. Hopefully, all the August Tapes, the Free Jazz Rosco thing, and some surprises will be made available online FOR FREE real soon. Til then, nope, the band ain't playin' but something is definitely in the works... A few details - Band-Aid Surgery was a rap song Spike wrote and recorded as part of an acoustic trio session titled "Free Jazz Rosco." Mike re-imagined the song in his own way, retaining the original lyrics. As always, it was about having fun. the August Tapes refers loosely to a single afternoon of recordings done back in August with the whole band (though, schedules being what they were, never all in the same room at the same time) oh yeah, Spike is still tryin' to play in the San Francisco area whenever he isn't out in the ocean on a big boat here's a link to a site with a recording of "When You Comin' Home" from his first open-mic night in San Fran- http://theutah.org/artist/spikesikes ..ADD BACKLINK HERE
Members
.. CDBABY LINK for THE SPIKE BAND: What It Is --> .............. .. Spike Sikes keys & vocals (some flute & harmonica) Al McIntosh trumpet & guitar Mike Flores guitars Ben Jackson drums Daniel Sledge bass Yugi bass Colin Hinton drums ..The Spike Band "Desert Star"...... .. .. .. .. ......Add to My Profile.. | ..More Videos.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Influences
Traffic, Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder,Cream, jazz organ/flute, Sting, The Police, Steve Winwood, The Zombies, Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Herbie Mann, Rhaasan Roland Kirk, Jimmy Smith, Lonnie Smith, Jack McDuff, Jethro Tull, War, The Animals, Gregoire Maret, Van Morrison, Soft Machine, Chet Baker,Ginger Baker, Ornette Coleman, Brad Mehldau, Albert Ayler, Dave Holland, John McLaughlin, Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Charlie Haden, Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, Pharoah Sanders, Lee Konitz, Jimmy Giuffre, John Mayall, Holwlin' Wolf, Erik Truffaz, The Beatles, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Tony Williams & Lifetime with Jack Bruce, Larry Young, The Eleventh House with Larry Corryell, Branford Marsalis, James Carter, Django Reinhardt, Chick Corea, Eddie Harris, Matching Mole, Robert Wyatt, Caravan, Henry Cow, Santana, The Mark-Almond Band, Talk Talk, Them, Alan Holdsworth, Kip Hanrahan, Keith Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Don Cherry, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, Grover Washington Jr., Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Nick Drake, Blind Faith, John Coltrane, Baby Face Willette, Debussy, Arvo Part, Moondog, Iggy Pop, Patto, Colosseum with Jon Hiseman, Nucleus, The Sound Spectrum Experiment, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Jan Garbarek, The Hilliard Ensemble, The Kronos, Yusef Lateef, John Ellis, Mofro, MM&W, Ron Miles, Donny Hathaway, Bonnie Raitt, Camel, Eric Dolphy, Joe Jackson, Mose Allison, and others like Paul Desmond, Art Pepper, Seasick Steve, Morphine, James "Blood" Ulmer, Garage a Trois, Pentangle, Lightnin' Hopkins, Champion Jack Dupree, Cleanhead Vinson, Avishai Cohen, Keren Ann, Lizz Wright, The Blues Project, Jeremy Steig, The Beastie Boys, Rickie Lee Jones
Sounds Like
"like a musical burrito stuffed with all the junk you really want" "flute jazz organ funk" "funk pop jazz rock soul" "different"