Sage & Spirit is an arrangement of Bob Weir's great tune which I reworked for 'cello and 2 violins. 
This can be found on my Illuminati CD, "The Blues for Allah Project", one of the best-selling albums in Knitting Factory Records' catalogue. 
The spirit of one of my favorite composers, Ingolf Dahl, hovers o'er the proceedings..

Sage & Spirit

the classic Zep tune, reworked here for my 18-piece orchestra, Illuminati. 
This is from a live festival gig somewhere in the southeast, a few years back.

THE OCEAN

a soundtrack piece from my '70s-themed flick, THE SKIN TRADE, starring Sasha Grey.

Motel

from my Illuminati Orchestra SHADOWHEAD cd. Written and dedicated to my greatest friend and ally.

Che'

Written for my Vegas-themed flick, THE CRACK PACK, starring Bree Olson, Alexis Texas, Ron Jeremy, Dino Bravo and many others. This was performed by the LA/Hollywood version of the Illuminati Orchestra, who played live onstage throughout the film. "Bree's Bossa" won the 2010 AVN Award for Best Original Song.

Bree's Bossa

This arrangement is on my Illuminati Orchestra TERRAPIN cd, a large-scale (75 players total) reworking of the Dead's "Terrapin Station" album. 
"Estimated Prophet" is a great Bob Weir tune that the Grateful Dead turned into an epic piece of sonic theater and improv in their many performances of it. 
This version features the legendary IKE WILLIS, longtime guitarist/vocalist in Frank Zappa's bands, with backup vocals by Grammy-nominated CATHERINE RUSSELL and others.

Estimated Prophet

A great Grateful Dead tune, reworked here for Illuminati and the tremendous vocal talents of Grammy-nominated Catherine Russell. This is from my Illuminati Orchestra TERRAPIN CD, a large-scale reworking of the Dead's "Terrapin Station" album.

Samson & Delilah

The Grateful Dead's epic tune, arranged here for my Illuminati Orchestra. This live version, featuring the vocals of Ellen Christi and others, is found on my "The Blues for Allah Project" CD (Knitting Factory Records), a large-scale reworking of the Dead's "Blues for Allah" album. 

Help on the Way/Slipknot

Sunrise is a track from my "Terrapin" CD, featuring my 18-piece orchestra, Illuminati, featuring the sultry chanteuse Lisa Shaw on vocals.
Terrapin is a large-scale reconstruction of the Grateful Dead's "Terrapin Station" album, created with 75 performers including Ike Willis, Pat Boone, Jorma Kaukonen, Catherine Russell and Bill Walton.
Sunrise forgoes the songs' original power-ballad sensibility, and configures the vibe and lyrics as a late-night Vegas-noir orchestration straight from the Sahara's bandstand, 1963, dig.... 

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