Phil Laws
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Ok I live here in Sydney Australia and I would love to see Herb live, don't know if it will happen. But to my surprise I saw this at our city jazz funk club:
http://venue505.com/gigs/tijuana-taxi-tribute-to-herb-alpert-1444701193.html
So I am thrilled. Obviously, nobody can be like Herb...
At tender age of 56 I have just retired and finally have some time to dedicate to music. Just in process of starting old school jazzy funk band. Here is link to an early rough track (excuse low fi sound). If I'm not mistaken our hot horn player Arron uses a couple of Herb (circa early 80's) phrases, but don't know if he was influenced as haven't discussed Herb with him. I call myself Phil Lee (my musical pseudonym).
my track:
https://soundcloud.com/user-773679089-540847226/funk-me-dont-change-the-groove
I don't use Phil Laws - ie. I have a very distant relative who has a radio show here in Sydney John Laws, running for 50 years. He still opens his show every morning with El Presidente like he has done every program for the last 40+ years - I guess Herb would know that and assume receives some royalties too. But I don't like the name by association thing. He played a TJB track the other week, sung its praises and said " I wonder what happened to him...". Hmm.. mustn't know Herb is still so incredibly prolific.
http://venue505.com/gigs/tijuana-taxi-tribute-to-herb-alpert-1444701193.html
So I am thrilled. Obviously, nobody can be like Herb...
At tender age of 56 I have just retired and finally have some time to dedicate to music. Just in process of starting old school jazzy funk band. Here is link to an early rough track (excuse low fi sound). If I'm not mistaken our hot horn player Arron uses a couple of Herb (circa early 80's) phrases, but don't know if he was influenced as haven't discussed Herb with him. I call myself Phil Lee (my musical pseudonym).
my track:
https://soundcloud.com/user-773679089-540847226/funk-me-dont-change-the-groove
I don't use Phil Laws - ie. I have a very distant relative who has a radio show here in Sydney John Laws, running for 50 years. He still opens his show every morning with El Presidente like he has done every program for the last 40+ years - I guess Herb would know that and assume receives some royalties too. But I don't like the name by association thing. He played a TJB track the other week, sung its praises and said " I wonder what happened to him...". Hmm.. mustn't know Herb is still so incredibly prolific.