Blue Plate Special (album)
Encyclopedia
Blue Plate Special is a jazz
studio album
by Will Bernard
recorded and released in 2008. The recording includes jazz-funk musicians Will Bernard
on guitar, Stanton Moore
(of Galactic) on drums, John Medeski
(of Medeski, Martin and Wood) on keyboards and Andy Hess
(of Gov't Mule) on bass.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Will Bernard
Will Bernard
Will Bernard is a guitarist and band leader from the San Francisco Bay Area, now living in Brooklyn, New York. He has led the Will Bernard Band, Will Bernard Trio, Will Bernard 4-tet, and Motherbug....
recorded and released in 2008. The recording includes jazz-funk musicians Will Bernard
Will Bernard
Will Bernard is a guitarist and band leader from the San Francisco Bay Area, now living in Brooklyn, New York. He has led the Will Bernard Band, Will Bernard Trio, Will Bernard 4-tet, and Motherbug....
on guitar, Stanton Moore
Stanton Moore
Stanton Moore is a drummer raised in Metairie, Louisiana. Most widely known as a founding member of Galactic, Moore has also pursued a solo recording career and recorded with bands as diverse as jazz-funk keyboardist Robert Walter and heavy metal act Corrosion of Conformity...
(of Galactic) on drums, John Medeski
John Medeski
Anthony John Medeski is an American jazz keyboards player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood...
(of Medeski, Martin and Wood) on keyboards and Andy Hess
Andy Hess
Andy Hess is an American bassist and former member of Gov't Mule, having joined the band in 2003. Previously, he was The Black Crowes' bassist from February 2001 until their hiatus early the following year...
(of Gov't Mule) on bass.
Track listing
- "Baby Goats" - 5:22
- "Magpie" - 5:19
- "Blue Plate Special" - 5:20
- "571" - 6:00
- "Blister" - 6:31
- "Gen Pop" - 5:28
- "Awanna" - 4:05
- "Fast Fun" - 4:19
- "Frontwinder" - 5:25
- "Gonzo" - 4:13
- "How Great Thou Art" - 3:59