interpolating Cassandra's take for a moment … (I wasn't paying a lot of attention during the rough bounce, obviously, but I like the way that the boys—Ted, Rob and Joe—played it)

Last Train to Clarksville

tune for CRAS class recently ... i played guitar and baritone guitar and sang, and Janet D played drums ...
tune by K. Peris

Rhode Island Ruff W Harmoni

What happens when you mix a Fania tumbao with a Beatles tune? . . . . Leon plays all noises . . . . . . . this was a Bailey clinic in 2008, maybe?

Because

mostly live at CRAS Gilbert on 9 July 2015 ... with Theo Belledin, Rob Wagener, and Joe Morris, Nancy at the console

The Falcon & the Snowman

live at CRAS Gilbert on Tues, 3 March 2009 ... with Theo Belledin, Dowell Davis, Chris Gogh, and Mario Mendivil ... Mike Jones and Tony Nunes on the console ...

Senor Platero

live at CRAS Gilbert on 11 August 2015 -- 

Leon Santiago -voice and guitar
Theo Belledin - tenor saxophones
Mario Mendivil - bass
Chris Gough - piano and organ
Dowell Davis - drums on "Heavenly Day"
Janet Daniel - drums on "Jessie"

Mike Jones and Tony Nunes engineered ...

quirky post-mixing by me  ...

Heavenly Day - morning session

live at CRAS Gilbert on 13 October 2015 with Leon, Theo Belledin, Mario Mendivil, Dowell Davis and Chris Gough ... Tony Nunes and Mike Jones at the console

Things Behind the Sun

live at CRAS Gilbert on 12 Nov 2015 with Leon, Theo Belledin, Rob Wagener and Joe Morris ... Nancy Schurlau at the board

Fixin' A Hole

a nice mix from one of the Dave LaBounty Tuesday clinics of winter 2015 at the Tempe campus

Sunday Papers

live at CRAS on 7 Jan 2016 with Leon, Mike Ozuna, Rob Wagener and Joe Morris ... Nancy instructing ... 

Sports Car

live at CRAS Gilbert on 19 Jan 2016 with Leon, Mike Ozuna, Mario Mendivil, Chris Peña, and Janet Daniel ... Tony Nunes at the board

recorded live at CRAS Gilbert on 11 October 2011 - 
Leon, Mario Mendivil, Dowell Davis, Chris Gogh and Ghery Fimbres

Tony and Jones overseeing the SSL … 

Idioteque

Recorded at CRAS Gilbert with Chris Gogh, Theo Belledin, Mario Mendivil, John Lewis, Gerry Fimbres, and i and i and i

When You Give . .  .

rough desk mix after the session ... 

León - guitar, vocal, and conga
Theo - piano and organ
Dowell - battery and bongo
Mario - electric contrabass 

11th cycle CRAS Gilbert band clinic on 3rd January 2017 (afternoon session), the first day back after the holiday ennui ... Jones and Tony at the SSL ...

live at CRAS Gilbert 3 Jan 2017

Mercy Street

the one take ponies live at CRAS Gilbert on 20 March 2012  — Leon, Ghery F, Theo B, Alex K, Chris G, and Dowell D … 

FromGraceWithGod20March2012TonyRuff

recorded live at CRAS Gilbert on 26 March 2013; morning session; Tony N at the helm; Leon-Takamine & vox, Theo B- Melodica, Mario M- Ibanez fretless bass; Ghery F- Fender baritone guitar; Dowell D- battery with the reissue vintage snare drum; Chris G- grand piano & Hammond B3

To Make You Feel my Love

live with Rob Wagener on bass, Shea Marshall on clarinet and Miguel Melgoza on the kit . . . . an impromptu pick up band that actually worked out rather well . . . good times

English Tea

recorded for a promotional contest in 2015 ... I play all the parts on this ...

Spirit Of Radio

The players include: 
Theo Belledin, 
Rob Wagener, 
Mike Ozuna,
Joe Morris, 
Dowell Davis, 
Chris Gogh,
Mario Mendivil,
John Lewis,
Billy Abdo,
Ghery Fimbres,
Shea Marshall, 
Emerson Laffey, 
Frank Rowland, 
Miguel Melgoza,
Justin Brotman, 
Alex Kyhn,
Janet Daniel,
Roy Cameron,
Chris Peña,
Danielle Cooke, 
Adam Clark, 
Tony Kincheon
Erik Teichman

email: tainoleon@gmail.com

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