This cat takes some old school spoken word and makes it fresh - with a clear eye on the Jazz greats and no apologies. Tony Adamo has led a storied life, from the Navy to radio to acting to putting up billboards. When he met up with Mic Gillette and Skip Mesquite from Tower Of Power, he began recording and found a new groove: Free flowing spoken word. Tony writes his words down, and then does his piece on stage or in the studio, and the words are not the same. He has teamed up with Mike Clark for his new record, WAS OUT JAZZ ZONE MAD, due out on September 14th with a feature from Roger Smith. This is the poet as band member - sometimes singing, sometimes beat poet, sometimes a radio presenter, all in synch with the madness of the music. It's like a sport, where the ball can go anywhere and the players move in earnest. When it's right, it's nothing but graceful. WAS OUT JAZZ ZONE MAD pays tribute to the greats, to the players behind him, and to the art of improvisation.
1. Rain Man
2. Sonic Henderson
3. B.B. Kings Blues on Fire
4. Birth of The Cool
5. General T.
6. Boogaloo the Funky Beat
7. Card Dealer
8. Gale Blowin' High
9. Too Funky to Flush
10. Jax Bulldog Priest
11. I'm Out the Door
12. Let The Devil Pay My Way
13. Fly Jump or Die
PRODUCED BY
Rain Man / Tony Adamo/Roger Smith/Tony Adamo
BB King Blues On Fire / Mike Clark
Birth Of The Cool / Tony Adamo
Boogaloo The Beat / Tony Adamo
Gale Blowin’ High / Tony Adamo/Mike Clark
To Funky To Flush / Mike Clark
Fly Jump Or Die / Mike Clark
Jax Bulldog Priest / Mike Clark
I’m Out The Door / Mike Clark
Sonic Henderson / Tony Adamo/Mike Clark
General T. / Mike Clark
Card Dealer / Mike Clark
Let The Devil Pay My Way / Tony Adamo
Executive Producer On All Songs / Tony Adamo
RECORDED AT
Raw Recording, Patterson,NY
Engineer: Jean C. Santalis
Sound Q’s Recording, Carmel,NY
Engineer: Tim Ouimette
Northern Lights Recording,Santa Rosa,CA
Engineer: Barry Schiffman
Roger Smith Recording.Sacramento,CA
Engineer: Roger Smith
Trading 8’s Recording Paramus, NJ
Engineer: Chris Sulit
MASTERED AT
Sound Q’s Recording Carmel, NY
Engineer: Tim Ouimette
Raw Recording Patterson, NY
Assisting Engineer: Jean C. Santalis
MIXED AT
Mozart Recording, Clifton,NJ
Engineer: Lenny White
