Pandemic shelter-in-place project #2

with Tom DeFiglio and Pat T

This is an offshoot of shelter-in-place project #1. These numbers include Tom playing drums and Pat T on bass, often with some MIDI instruments in the mix fleshing it out.

Here's what we've come up with so far... These are in reverse order of recording, so the newest tune is at the beginning of the list and the earliest at the end.

"Riviera Paradise"

This is an instrumental tune by Stevie Ray Vaughan from his 1989 album In Step. I played a "piano" solo using my guitar into the Jam Origin MIDI Guitar 2 plugin like I did recording "Palladium" below. Mix by Tom DeFiglio. Originaly posted 27 April 2021; updated mix posted 28 November 2022.


"Boogie Stupid"

We have long wanted to play this tune, which is from John Scofield's 2013 album Überjam Deux. We were going to do a version with Jeff Kamil on second guitar, but he dropped out. Tom had the inspired idea to just copy my original guitar solo in reverse and put it in there where Jeff's solo would have gone. Pat T plays bass. Mix by Tom DeFiglio. Originally posted 1 August 2020. Tom later had John Casolary contribute an organ part, posted 31 August 2020.


"Palladium"

This is a great Wayne Shorter composition from Weather Report's 1977 Heavy Weather album. I played keyboard and sax parts using my guitar into the Jam Origin MIDI Guitar 2 plugin, which converts the guitar audio into MIDI notes that can be routed to any MIDI instrument. Pat T kills it on bass. Mix by Tom DeFiglio. Originally posted 25 July 2020; remixed with a "real" ending rather than a fadeout and posted 28 November 2022.


"Chameleon"

This is a tune by Herbie Hancock from his 1973 Head Hunters album. Mix by Tom DeFiglio. Posted 16 June 2020.


Last updated 27 February 2023