Big Money

Built on the swinging rhythm section (Mark Schneider and Jason Palmer) recorded a LONG time ago, Buffalo Romeo puts the icing on the cake with guitars and vocals.  This is another of those comedy story song things, reminiscent of Louis Jordan, Phil Harris, and Asleep at the Wheel.

"If It Ain't About Love, it don't mean much to me!"

If It Ain't About Love

Enjoy the ride; it may be bumpy. Buffalo Romeo's closing tune for many a year.

Unsafe At Any Speed

The instrumental version! 
HANG 12 AT DIABLO!
The full vocal version is here:

Hang 12 at Diablo -  INSTRUMENTAL

Enjoy the full vocal treatment... 

Diablo Canyon has the hottest surfing around!

Beau Eastlund on the "Wipeout" drum solo!  El Borko on Guitars! Other guys doing  good work.

Hang 12 At Diablo - VOCALS version

A celebration of love... from the Cambrian to the Egyptians to 1965 (Wayne Fontana #1 hit - The Game of Love) to 2023, when being kind, awake and alert is suddenly considered a problem. 
Practice kindness. 

My songwriting in the satirical vein has been heavily influenced by folks like Frank Zappa and Randy Newman. We're trying to have fun here and not piss anyone off (except maybe fundamentalist Christians, though I expect this song will lift many more spirits than it brings down, even in fundie circles).

The horns section was composed and arranged by Rob Lee.

The Names Of Love 2.0 (lyrics revised)

A take-off on the very binary 1965 hit THE GAME OF LOVE ("The purpose of a man is to love a woman..")

Made by allies & supporters, with love and respect for our friends in the rainbow community, and aimed directly at our (older) contemporaries.

The Names Of Love - MASTERED

Too many words, too many jokes, too many musical references... we're a-swim in our own backwash on a rocky shorebreak. 

Hang 12!

Hang 12 At Diablo - vox - Mastered wav

The video -- which was always the purpose of this project -- was fun, but extremely distracting. 

Here's the audio track, mastered. Turn it up.

As with most of my recordings, it starts slow.

Hang On Ruthie!

THIS :67 excerpt on AIFF is what America is all about, for me. 

excerpt - I AM NOT A STRANGER

Buffalo Romeo is on semi permanent hiatus, as Keenan has moved up to the city of roses (2022). It was a vital move. 
So Lea is on his lonesome again and spent the fall and winter working with friends (new and old) on I AM NOT A STRANGER (2025), which we'll get up here eventually (when we agree on a master). 

￼ Buffalo Romeo

There are layers to their songs, and it pays to listen. Sure, they’re having a great time which is infectious, but Jones and Dorn are virtuosi. With fingers flying up fretboards and whip smart, timely lyrics, the intimacy of Tsunami is sure to leave the audience completely charmed."  Jackie Verrano, Eugene Register-Guard (2019)

￼Lea Jones - 
national new song finalist
Coproducer of "Vietnam: an inner view"
Bumbershoot, Kennedy Center, DEXTER lake club

 “Lea is one of Oregon's finest musicians... an eclectic mix of polished originals and well-chosen covers.. and he knows how to keep an audience entertained.”
- Jivin' Johnny Etheredge, KRVM (Oct 22, 2011) 

“Lea has a classic, brassy country voice and sounds like a legendary songwriter.... with a delivery that would be the envy of a Grand Old Opry regular. Intelligent presence and songwriting sense with a playful smirk threaded through an entrancing solo set.”
- Drew Ferraro, Folklife Cafe Emcee, NW Folklife Festival (Jun 03, 2013)

Lea (rhymes with FLEA) Jones