Tonik's Lab

As in the previous release, "Electric Miles", this set of music comes from a particular period in Miles' oeuvre; 1969-75. Some of these titles were represented merely as bass lines, and Miles would, in live performance, segue from one to the next by musical gestures from his trumpet. The band would follow him this way. His music from 1972 forward became somewhat chaotic, yet focused on energy and intense playing from the band. Players such as Chick Corea, Steve Grossman, Mtume, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Billy Hart, Dave Liebman, and many others were the driving force behind this mostly mis-understood music that helped usher in a new direction in jazz.

CREDITS:

Charles Pillow: arranger, alto/soprano sax, flute

Alexa Tarrantino: alto/soprano sax flute

Jimmy Greene: tenor sax

Michael Thomas: tenor sax, flute, clarinet

Dave Rieckenberg: bass clarinet, baritone sax

TROMBONES

Michael Davis

Alan Ferber

Nick Grinder

Jeff Nelson

FRENCH HORNS

Kyle Hoyt

Judy Lee

Eric Davis

TRUMPETS

Tony Kadleck

Jim Hynes

Frank Greene

Scott Wendholt

Clay Jenkins

Tim Hagans <

SOLOISTS

Scott Wendholt

Tim Hagans

Clay Jenkins

KEYBOARDS

Henry Hey

Mike Holober

GUITAR

Pete McCann

BASS

Ugonna Okegwo

Chuck Bergeron

DRUMS

Jared Schonig

Charles Pillow comes from Baton Rouge, LA. After college at Loyola University, he pursued his Masters Degree in Jazz Studies at the prestigious Eastman School of Music, in Rochester, NY. Since moving to NYC in 1987, he has appeared on over 100 recordings of jazz, pop luminaries such as Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey, Jay Z, Luther Vandross, Paul Simon, Michael Brecker, Bruce Springsteen, John Scofield, Tom Harrell, Dave Liebman, David Sanborn, to name a few.