Bon Vivant, by Free Form Funky Freqs- Vernon Reid, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Grant Calvin Weston

Bon Vivant

by Free Form Funky Freqs- Vernon Reid, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Grant Calvin Weston

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	1.	Strut of the Peacock 06:26
	2.	We are the Most Interesting Band in the World 08:35
	3.	East Coast to Paris 04:01
	4.	She Wants Breakfast The Morning After 05:44
	5.	Suited and Booted 00:21
	6.	Bow Tied Up 02:24
	7.	Haute Guitar 00:18
	8.	Soup Du Jour ( Bull Ya Bass) 07:04
	9.	Willie Smith 06:30
	10.	We So Fly 00:43
	11.	On Our Account 03:38
	12.	The Good of The Life and the Good of the Next 03:59

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Jam-All Productions is so pleased to announce the release of the new FREE FORM FUNKY FREQS in studio recording "BON VIVANT" featuring Jamaaladeen Tacuma-bass, Vernon Reid-guitar and G. Calvin Weston-drums. This will be Jam All Productions 3rd release and will be available soon online. This new recording produced by Jamaaladeen Tacuma for Jam-All productions features the trio doing what they do best, creating and improvising music with no discussion or preconceived ideas beforehand. Morphing into blissful organic sound slithers. Representing flavors of avant funk, electronica, rock, jazz, and psychedelia. Bon Vivant is the audio tale of three musical artist who delight in the finer aspects of sound. Vernon Reid creating from a rich palette of sound colors moving the electric guitar into musical worlds unknown. G. Calvin Weston the tasty drummer ignites the fire under FFFF, ascending to the top and never coming down. Jamaaladeen Tacuma consistently lays the electric bass guitar down with serious resolve, being that wonderful low end foundation for all to follow. This second studio recording of the band is a clear improvised futuristic step ahead approach of the world's most interesting band.

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released February 1, 2013

Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Drums – G. Calvin Weston*
Guitar, Electronics – Vernon Reid
Producer Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Associate Producer – Regina Schlitz
Recorded By – Tim Motzer
Engineer [Assistant] – Dejha Ti
Mixed By, Mastered By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Tim Motzer
Written-By – G. Calvin Weston*, J. Tacuma*, V. Reid*
CD Design – Dejan Stampar
Photography By – Sound Evidence

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JAMAALADEEN TACUMA

Jamaaladeen has always stretched the mold of what and how a bassist is supposed to play. He has re-defined his instrument's artistic potential.

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