Every so often I am asked by fans and family and friends about music I have for sale. For various philosophical reasons, I typically don’t offer much of my music for purchase except directly through my website. I’ve been asked more often as of late now that I’ve transitioned away from regular live performance into another part of my career. Some people are just curious about what I’m doing and where I’ve been. Somewhat in response to this I’ve decided to retroactively release a series of recordings I did between 2016-2018, which were spent in El Paso. Many of these recordings have never seen the light of day for one reason or another; sometimes because of the recording quality…but just as often because of the aesthetic quality; there’s very little in the way of arranging happening on any of them.
 	
I have since gained some distance from those recordings and realized that most of them are no more or less than an accurate depiction of the music I played while in El Paso. 

	None of these recordings were ever meant to be album material, and I don’t in any way consider this my sophomore offering. As such I think the best way to release them is for free on  an open share site. They feature some of the best musicians El Paso has to offer.

A note on the live recordings: They were done live! The sound quality isn’t the best and they often cut off before the music ends, but they offer the briefest of views into what my gig life was like in western Texas.  

All the Things You Are

You Don't Know What Love Is

Alone Together (Live)

Billie's Bounce

Just Friends (Live)

Oleo

The Star-Crossed Lovers

Fried Bananas(Live)

Things Ain't What They Used to be

When Lights Are Low (Live)

Ben Newsome 1

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