This album is dedicated to the late Professor Althea Kaplan who guided my early music education. The album starts off with half the songs using traditional instrumentation, percussion, and rhythms from India mix with Western Instruments and orchestration. The last song on the album is called "White Roses for Althea" and is 9:58 in length. It has extensive orchestration and arrange techniques. The musicians who played on the album are as follows: 
The Paul Messina Band:

Paul Messina:  Flute, Alto Flute, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, 
Soprano Sax, Keys, Synthesizers and Didgeridoo; 
Tommy Paez: Guitars 
Mike Bogle: Keys and Trombone 
Mark R. Harris:  Bass 
Ignacio (Nacho) Nuñez: Percussion
Dean Rickard: Drums 
Jaime Vila: Drums

Additional Musicians:

Greg Minnick: Guitars; 
Jamie Glaser: Guitars; 
Brev Sullivan: Guitars; 
Richmond Punch: Electric Violin;
Ricky Kej: Keyboards; 
Tim Clarke: Trumpet; 
Cathy Messina: Special Effects
Jamie Lamberti-Messina: Background Vocals

SNAKES AND LADDERS (MOKSHA PATAM)

I was told this is like REM crossed with Tom Petty with Santana on guitar. But with a country-ish bass line.

The Cost

Folky alternative rock with acoustic guitar, mandolin, and banjo.

After the Rain

"Fallen and Appalled" is a high-energy funky rock tune with a driving groove (it would be great for a chase scene in a movie). Franklin's Wheel was a jazz-rock fusion jamband with a Latin twist that played in the South Florida area circa 2009 - 2015.

Fallen And Appalled (2023 Franklin's Wheel remix)

Monsoon May

Charles Shomo composed the music and recorded the instrumental track with the Caffeine Creek Band, Martin H. Samuel wrote the lyric about The Alamo, in San Antonio, Texas, and Rick Livingstone recorded the song.

RED BANNER, NO QUARTER

EARLY ON A COLD MARCH MORNING
A HANDFUL OF MEN THEY TOOK A STAND
IN THE YEAR OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY SIX
WHEN A SABRE DREW A LINE IN THE SAND

AND IT WAS SANTA ANNA WHO GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

EVEN AS THE DAY WAS DAWNING
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE MEN STOOD THEIR GROUND
THIRTEEN DAYS IN SAN ANTONIO
SUCH A FEARFUL SIGHT A DREADFUL SOUND

WHEN SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
SANTA ANNA HE GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

IT WAS VICTORY OR DEATH FOR THE VALIANT FEW
OUTNUMBERED AND OUT-GUNNED
AS SURRENDER AND BE SPARED AN ULTIMATUM THEY KNEW
WITH A CANNON SHOT BY TRAVIS IT WAS SHUNNED

SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

A BLOODY BATTLE TO THE BITTER END
WHILE THE MEXICAN BAND PLAYED EL DEGÜELLO
NOW THE GUNS ARE SILENT AND THE SMOKE HAS CLEARED
TO THIS DAY TEXIANS ALL SAY REMEMBER THE ALAMO

IT WAS SANTA ANNA WHO GAVE THE ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE FINAL ORDER
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER


Music: Charles Shomo & the Caffeine Creek Band
Lyric / Music: Martin H. Samuel – ASCAP IPI: 216450985
© 2022 Malaika Music – ASCAP IPI: 336609064
Composer: Rick Livingstone – ASCAP IPI: 48485843
Zabra Music – ASCAP IPI: 447850726

Rick Livingstone - Red Banner, No Quarter

BIG ORANGE MONSTER

pokes his head around the corner says hey man do you want to know
what happened to me c’mon I’ve got a lot to show
he’s a big orange monster with big sad eyes
looks like he’s melting or like he’s wearing a disguise

pulls his overstuffed wagon down the dirty sidewalk
you can’t help but follow just to hear his small talk
he’s a big orange monster and he’s got something he wants you to see
he’s a big orange monster and he just wants you to be free

he wants you to love
he wants you to love

it doesn’t matter if you’re black red yellow or white
it doesn’t matter if you’re gay straight or lost in the night
it doesn’t matter how you choose to talk to God
or if you choose to believe in nothing at all

love
love
he wants you to love
he wants you to love

Big Orange Monster 5-piece...
Mike - acoustic guitar / lead vocal, Tabby - sax / backup vocal, Tate - electric guitar / backup vocal, Kevin - bass, Martin - drums.

Author/Composer: Mike Matthews
© Mike Matthews / © Malaika Music (ASCAP)

Big Orange Monster

Big Orange Monster plays blues, funk, jazz, R&B, reggae, rock originals and a couple of choice covers.

Martin – drums / percussion
Tabby – sax / vocals
Mike – acoustic & electric guitar / vocals
Tate – acoustic & electric guitar / harmonica / vocals
Jeff – keyboards / vocals
Kevin – bass
Brion - bass

Big Orange Monster

Big Orange Monster

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