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Woman Across the River   04:39

recorded prob. in 2000 for basement.com in Sydney, a little group we used to call 'Classically Blue'.
"Woman Across the River", a Freddie King standard.

"Gettin Evil"    03:32

  recorded for the Denise Drysdale morning show in Melb. prob. '99. Another "noice recorded for the Denise Drysdale morning show in Melb. prob. '99. Another "noice, different" version of an Achison Original with guest violinist Adrian K

"MyTurnToLose"   04:26

recorded in front of 80,000 people for Jazz In The Domain, Sydney Festival, Jan recorded in front of 80,000 people for Jazz In The Domain, Sydney Festival, Jan 2001. A Geoff Achison / 'Classically Blue' original "My Turn To Lose".

Chasin' My Tail'   04:11

Part of a three-camera shoot of our nov 2004 gig @the Vanguard in Sydney. Shame no-one to do a hand-held for me, and the lighting operator refused to turn the lighting up, but you can't have everything..
3 cameras 5 sound sources, all shoved together on the computer the good old-fashioned way - by eye and ear.

'Space Bass'   02:39
This is Steve Sampsons bass intro, which segues directly to Geoff Achisons "Jung This is Steve Sampsons bass intro, which segues directly to Geoff Achisons "Jungle"
I seperated these two parts so the resolution would remain reasonably high on YouTube.

'Jungle'   07:16

Geoff Achisons 'Jungle', performed here with the Sydney Souldiggers @the Empire Geoff Achisons 'Jungle', performed here with the Sydney Souldiggers @the Empire Hotel, Annandale 2005.
Check out Steve's 'Space Bass' intro to 'Jungle'. I split them here on youtube to maintain a good video resolution.
Archival recording; 2 Cameras, 4 sound sources. The static cameras don't look so good, but you can't have everything.. at least there are 2 of them!

"WhippingPost"  07:12
recorded in front of 80,000 people for 'Jazz In The Domain', Sydney Festival, Jan 2001.
Geoff's arrangement of the Allman Brothers' 'Whipping Post', which this Trio recorded with a 12 piece string section. 

@ the Mercantile Hotel one night...

Bach Emaj - BlacktownJig - Found Harmonium  07:58
  Instrumental including the opening of the Emaj Partita, Bach, leading into "Blactown Jig" (Ray Schloffel RIP), and music for a Found Harmonium.
A recording I made at the 'Mercantile Hotel' in Sydney - 2 cameras, 4 sound sources, spliced up at home. Just a record of the sort of thing we do. And the sort of thing I do when not playing for Opera Australia.
Tim Kendall gtr
Steve Sampson Bass
Adrian K violin

"Cross Cut Saw"  05:04
recorded for basement.com, prob in 2000, we had a lot of fun with this little group. Blues standard, 'Cross Cut Saw' - we changed it a little bit. Rex gets the Guitar Solo on this one.
Geoff Achison acc gtr/vox; Rex Goh acc gtr; Steve Sampson elec Bass; Adrian K violin.
Violin intro is adapted from Kreisler.