In the final act of "Johnny The Lip", Johnny realizes his quest.

Lyrics and music by Wellington Way

Musicians: (Keith Taylor Trio with special guests)
Keith Taylor - piano
Tom Branch - drums
Jim Cavender - bass
Ken Watters - trumpet
Billy Bargetzi - trombone
Mike Agee - tenor sax

This track is from the Duke Way album "Alligator Wings" and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dukeway

The album consists of original spoken word narratives set to music that can be classified as jazz, but also includes touches of funk, gospel, world music and more. A Louisiana influence percolates throughout, as Duke Way grew up in Hammond and Port Sulpher, and later attended LSU in Baton Rouge, where he played drum kit for the Leonard Root Trio. Through the years, he studied African-based hand drumming with master drummers Kalhid Saleem and Babatunde Olatunji.

Contact info: startlinglyfreshrecords@gmail.com


Duke Way - Johnny the Lip, Act 5

 Mammy Magic prepares Johnny's special juju and warns him of the consequences of misuse.

Lyrics and music by Wellington Way
Arranged by Wellington Way and Jim Cavender

Musicians: (Dawn Osborne Band with special guests)
Dawn Osborne - lead vocal
Andrew Sharpe - bass, backing vocal
Newt Johnson - piano, backing vocal
Soloman Grable - drums
Mike Agee - tenor sax
Ken Watters - trumpet

This track is from the Duke Way album "Alligator Wings" and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dukeway

The album consists of original spoken word narratives set to music that can be classified as jazz, but also includes touches of funk, gospel, world music and more. A Louisiana influence percolates throughout, as Duke Way grew up in Hammond and Port Sulpher, and later attended LSU in Baton Rouge, where he played drum kit for the Leonard Root Trio. Through the years, he studied African-based hand drumming with master drummers Kalhid Saleem and Babatunde Olatunji.

Contact info: startlinglyfreshrecords@gmail.com

Duke Way - Johnny the Lip, Act 4 (Mammy Magic)feat. Dawn Osborne

Act 3 takes Johnny deep into the Quarter to find out what the elders can tell him.

Lyrics and music by Wellington Way

Musicians: (Keith Taylor Trio with special guests)
Keith Taylor - piano
Tom Branch - drums
Jim Cavender - bass
Mike Agee - tenor sax
Ken Watters - trumpet

This track is from the Duke Way album "Alligator Wings" and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dukeway

The album consists of original spoken word narratives set to music that can be classified as jazz, but also includes touches of funk, gospel, world music and more. A Louisiana influence percolates throughout, as Duke Way grew up in Hammond and Port Sulpher, and later attended LSU in Baton Rouge, where he played drum kit for the Leonard Root Trio. Through the years, he studied African-based hand drumming with master drummers Kalhid Saleem and Babatunde Olatunji.

Contact info: startlinglyfreshrecords@gmail.com


Duke Way - Johnny the Lip, Act 3 (The Search)

Johnny's competition from Kansas City shows up in New Orleans, and Johnny's passion to find his secret is ignited.

Music and lyrics by Wellington Way

Musicians: (Keith Taylor Trio with special guests)
Keith Taylor - piano
Tom Branch - drums
Jim Cavender - bass
Mark-Daniel Mitchell - trumpet
Ken Watters - trumpet
Billy Bargetzi - trombone
Mike Agee - tenor sax

This track is from the Duke Way album "Alligator Wings" and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dukeway

The album consists of original spoken word narratives set to music that can be classified as jazz, but also includes touches of funk, gospel, world music and more. A Louisiana influence percolates throughout, as Duke Way grew up in Hammond and Port Sulpher, and later attended LSU in Baton Rouge, where he played drum kit for the Leonard Root Trio. Through the years, he studied African-based hand drumming with master drummers Kalhid Saleem and Babatunde Olatunji.

Contact info: startlinglyfreshrecords@gmail.com

Duke Way - Johnny the Lip, Act 2 (Daddy Chops)

The story begins...  A hotshot trumpet player owns the jazz scene in New Orleans, or so he thinks.

Story and music by Wellington Way

Musicians: (Keith Taylor Trio with special guests)
Keith Taylor - piano
Tom Branch - drums
Jim Cavender - bass
Ken Watters - trumpet
Billy Bargetzi - trombone
Mike Agee - tenor sax

This track is from the Duke Way album "Alligator Wings" and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dukeway

The album consists of original spoken word narratives set to music that can be classified as jazz, but also includes touches of funk, gospel, world music and more. A Louisiana influence percolates throughout, as Duke Way grew up in Hammond and Port Sulpher, and later attended LSU in Baton Rouge, where he played drum kit for the Leonard Root Trio. Through the years, he studied African-based hand drumming with master drummers Kalhid Saleem and Babatunde Olatunji.

Contact info: startlinglyfreshrecords@gmail.com

Duke Way - Johnny the Lip, Act 1

This fantastic (some might say psychedelic) story rhyme might be taken as an allegory of the poet versus society.

Lyrics by Wellington Way
Music by Jim Cavender

Musicians:
Shawn Webster - djembe
Nick Walker - bass, arco bass
Jim Cavender - guitar
Judy DiMaso - bari sax
Eric Rogers - tenor sax
Richard Campbell - Trumpet
Terri Cavender - flute

This track is from the Duke Way album "Alligator Wings" and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dukeway

The album consists of original spoken word narratives set to music that can be classified as jazz, but also includes touches of funk, gospel, world music and more. A Louisiana influence percolates throughout, as Duke Way grew up in Hammond and Port Sulpher, and later attended LSU in Baton Rouge, where he played drum kit for the Leonard Root Trio. Through the years, he studied African-based hand drumming with master drummers Kalhid Saleem and Babatunde Olatunji.

Contact info: startlinglyfreshrecords@gmail.com

Duke Way - Ballad of the Battle of Balihu

Watching a football game, dig?

Lyrics by Wellington Way
Music by Jim Cavender

Musicians:
Mike Dendy - drums
Nick Walker - bass, arco bass
Jim Cavender - guitar
Steve Motz - flute

This track is from the Duke Way album "Alligator Wings" and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dukeway

The album consists of wise, witty and sometimes off-kilter spoken word narratives set to music that can be classified as jazz, but also includes touches of funk, gospel, world music and more. A Louisiana influence percolates throughout, as Duke Way grew up in Hammond and Port Sulpher, and later attended LSU in Baton Rouge, where he played drum kit for the Leonard Root Trio. Through the years, he studied African-based hand drumming with master drummers Kalhid Saleem and Babatunde Olatunji.

Contact info: startlinglyfreshrecords@gmail.com

Duke Way - Lobster Insect Man Flies Again

Rapping through the alphabet over the alphabet.

Written by Terri Cavender, Complex Flavor and Summer Johnson.

Performed by The Outside Agitators featuring Complex Flavor and Summer Johnson.

Recorded at Space City Learning Lab, Huntsville, AL.

8/24/2016

Waiting on a Letter from You (single)

Waiting On A Letter From You (single)

Waiting On A Letter From You

A much-sought-after session musician and self-taught bassist who exploded onto the music scene in the 80’s, John Onder was written up in Guitar Player magazine only two years after taking up the bass. He is now a music teacher and performs in the north Alabama area, while still finding time to write and record his original music. Onder has recorded with artists such as Michael Schenker, Joey Tafolla, Craig Erickson, Tony Spinner and Artension. He’s proud to have worked with fellow session players Aynsley Dunbar, Michael Manring and Deen Castronovo. He has also toured with country vocal group The Forester Sisters.

This video contains highlights from John Onder's debut solo instrumental album, "Faith, Hope, Love, Passion, & Pain". The all-instrumental set is a southern fusion extravaganza, reflecting the influence of his regional predecessors like Sea Level, the Dixie Dregs, Glenn Phillips Band and the various backing ensembles for Col. Bruce Hampton. Each song is almost classical in its construction, with sophisticated rhythms, phrasings and textures. They have movements, expansive shifts in emotional color and theme, and passages drenched in jazz, funk, gospel, roots rock, and rhythm and blues.

John Onder Highlights from Solo Instrumental Debut "Faith, Hope, Love, Passion, & Pain"

Freshly released--Duke Way's "Alligator Wings", witty social commentary set to adventurous yet tasty jazz. A Louisiana influence percolates throughout, as Duke grew up in Hammond and Port Sulphur, and later attended LSU in Baton Rouge, where he played drums for the Leonard Root Trio. Through the years, he studied African-based hand drumming with master drummers Kalhid Saleem and Babatunde Olatunji.

Startlingly Fresh is a small indie record label specializing in music found in Huntsville, Alabama and surrounding environs. The SF catalog encompasses rock, jazz, soul, alt/punk, country/Americana and now spoken word.

Contact: startlinglyfreshrecords@gmail.com

StartlinglyFreshRecords