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Robert Walter's Super Heavy Organ - September 16, 2005 There would not be a Silver Wrapper if there had not been a New Orleans ... no one involved with Silver Wrapper would be like they are today if it wasn't for New Orleans. We would like to think that we still try to make the New Orleans spirit a part of everything we do. If we thought that we could actually help rather than add to the chaos, we would get in our cars NOW and drive down there and give them our sweat, our back and our heart. We see the stories on the news about people looting, stealing and dying ... we have been treated with nothing but kindness and smiles from everyone we have ever met from that city ... black or white, rich or poor, musician or music fan. These people let us come into their city and be fools (or whatever we want to be). They feed us, serve us drinks, give us music, and make us laugh ... most important, they never judge us, or anyone. Whatever problems they have had with each other, they've always been and will always be the most gracious of hosts. We love New Orleans ... we would do anything for the people of that city ... On September 16, 2005 at Schuba's ... a handful of these beloved people - musicians and crew that have lost everything - will be in Chicago spreading that NOLA spirit in the form of Robert Walter's Super Heavy Organ ... what we CAN do, in Chicago, is show these guys how much they mean to us and our community ... we'll be collecting donations at the show that will go 100% in full to the musicians and music community of New Orleans ... AND, if there was ever a time to get down NOLA style, its now ... so show these guys some love and give them a Silver Wrapper New Orleans style party. You can, in the mean time:
Donate through Red Cross to the Hurricane 2005 Relief Robert Walter is the definitive soul-jazz organist of his generation. His latest project, Super Heavy Organ, was recorded in his new hometown of New Orleans. One cannot help but wonder why he waited until recently to relocate from his native West Coast to the Crescent City, with its musical history rich in both classic jazz and dirty loose limbed funk. “I had been performing in New Orleans for years. As a kid I was obsessed with the music coming out of this city. I made a decision to come here and experience it first hand. It’s the best move I have ever made. I have been lucky enough to record an album with some of my favorite musicians, people who have influenced me,” remarks Walter. The new release is a collaboration with some of the city’s most respected musicians, including drummers Stanton Moore and Johnny Vidacovich, bassist James Singleton, tenor saxophonist Tim Green and guest vocalist Anthony Farrell. They recorded live in the studio with a decidedly rough edged sound to capture the raw spontaneity of the performances. The interactions between the young leader and his veteran band mates are mutually inspired. “My concept was not to imitate New Orleans music of the past, but to infuse the tradition with my own ideas,” he describes. The resulting music is both exploratory and modern while maintaining its ties to the heritage of jazz. It is unquestionably innovative and funky at the same time. learn more about Robert Walter
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