From the beginning of my musical associations with Eric Revis and RJ Miller,
alongside our professional duties came a fast friendship—the kind where
post performance we’d join the social environment, and often continue after
in someone’s house or hotel room with spirited conversion, information,
laughter, and sharing music, film or basketball. As we went well into the
night, the bluest and brightest moments were all accepted, and we were able
to fully enjoy the dignity of good company, like so many musicians have and
will forever.
Here we have the example of that passing in music. This is the recording of
the very first notes (and last, so far) played together by Eric Revis and RJ
Miller over a couple days in the fascinating Catalan city where I live,
Barcelona. For our first 3 songs we start in a musician-loved venue named
for its address—Robadors 23—with a live audience, and later we transition
for the rest of the album to saxophonist Sergi Felipe’s recording studio
Underpool in the beautiful hills surrounding the city, and continue well into
the night, or in Catalan they would say “Ben Entrada La Nit”.
-Bill McHenry (From the inside liner notes)
01. Ben Entrada la Nit (William McHenry) 13:45
02. Dancin', Ya'll Come (William McHenry) 14:58
03. Ain't Seen You Since Last Time (William McHenry) 10:30
04. The Elephant (Eric Revis) 6:59
05. John Daniel (William McHenry) 3:35
06. El Mapa (William McHenry) 3:40
07. Mean to Me (Fred H. Alert) 4:28
Recorded live at Robabors 23, Barcelona, November 9, 2015 (#1,2 & 3), and Underpool Studios, Barcelona, November 10 & 11, 2015 (#4,5,6 & 7).
Recorded & mixed by Sergi Felipe
Photos by Joan Carles Abelenda & Isabel Carderia
Produced by William "Bill" McHenry
Executive producer: Jordi Pujol
