Little Feat were the backing band for Robert Palmer’s 1974 debut, Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley; George played slide on five of the eight tracks, and the album opens with a cover of Feat’s own song “Sailin’ Shoes.” He both played on and produced Bonnie Raitt’s Takin’ My Time in 1973, and in return Raitt sang on his first solo album. His slide guitar can be found on albums by James Taylor, John Cale, and Jackson Browne, and he produced the Grateful Dead’s Shakedown Street.
Martin Frost is a clarinetist musician extraordinaire. My late discovery of his immense and sublime featured soloist talent/proficiency came while writing the “Why Amadeus ” article. Whether we find Martin playing Mozart Concertos for Clarinet, Bach, Haydn, or Rhumbas by Chick Corea, he excels with fluidity, expertise, perfect articulation, control, and humility
I am a little late to the LP fandom. Readers may rightly argue that my interests lie squarely with Artists who earned their stripes in the late 60s or early 70’s. My argument is always that quality transcends genre, gender, time period, et al. lP is quality.
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