THOMAS JEFFERSON KAYE
''NOT ALONE''
1996
49:29
1/Dixie Flyer
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/2:37
2/C'Est la Bonne Rue
Thomas Jefferson Kaye / Tom Slocum/4:13
3/Vanessa
Thomas Jefferson Kaye / Alex Taylor/2:51
4/Shades of Blue
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/2:48
5/Shoot Out in the Desert
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/4:20
6/Façada Mirada (Façade Mirage)
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/3:18
7/Fantasy Seeker
Thomas Jefferson Kaye / Richard Perry/3:14
8/Crazy Ladies
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/3:54
9/Forgive Me Girl
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/5:47
10/Loop Garou
Dr. John/4:44
11/Up to Your Old Tricks Again
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/2:25
12/Livin' on Rock & Roll
Thomas Jefferson Kaye / Stephen Stills / Dallas Taylor/2:53
13/Tough Enough
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/3:26
14/Stone Ball
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/3:42
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/Rhythm Guitar, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocal, Backing Vocals
Eric Clapton, Robbie Kreiger, Danny Chauncy, Joe Walsh/Lead Guitar
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Jerry McGee/Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar
Greg Douglass/Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Dr.John/Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Piano
Steve Bruton/Rhythm Guitar, Guitar
Rick Vito, John Bialin/Rhythm Guitar
Rick Danko, Michael Detempo, Charlie Harrison/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Keyboards, Organ
Greg Thomas/Drums, Backing Vocals
Andy Kaye/Drums
Chicago Horn Section/Horns
Steve Miller, Mary Clayton Thomas, Rick Clark, Bob Carpenter, Timothy B.Schmidt, Charlie Williams/Backing Vocals
REVIEW
By Jason Ankeny
The third and final offering from Kaye features an eye-popping guest line-up that includes Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Steve Miller, Rick Danko, Timothy B. Schmidt, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Robby Krieger.
BIOGRAPHY
The late Thomas Jefferson Kaye was a producer, a songwriter and a musician. Born Thomas Jefferson Kontos, he decided to change his last name to Kaye in 1958 when he became the head of A&R at Scepter Records at the young age of 18. Everyone simply called him Tommy. He produced hits by such recording stars as Three Dog Night, Jay and the Americans, Bobby Neuwirth, ? and the Mysterians,The Shirelles and Link Wray. Working in New York, Tommy was considered a genius in R&B, blues, pop, and Top Forty, Tommy had never worked with folk music until working with Loudon Wainwright on the album Loudon Wainwright III. The record climbed to # 1 in the LP charts with the single "Dead Skunk" topping the singles chart. At the same time Tommy had a band "White Cloud" which he used with everyone he produced. In 1972 they released an album, in a beautiful snakeskin textured gatefold cover, on the obscure Good Medicine label. As well as their own solo projects the band played all over the Village, and back in those days the likes of Bobby Neuwirth and Bob Dylan would come around to see them play. Tommy's next career move took him to San Francisco to produce an album by Link Wray and he fell in love with Wally Heider's studio, the climate, the cable cars and Jerry Garcia. After completeing the Link Wray album, Tommy flew down to LA to meet up with his by now good friend Bobby Neuwirth. They spent a month hanging out and fueling their 24 hour days with cocaine, speed, pills, and alcohol before starting to work on Neuwirth's album. Kaye remembered "The hours are crazy, the alcohol thing is crazy, the pills are crazy, the people are crazy." Tommy also found time to record his own albums and in 1973 his self-titled first album was released. On the second album, First Grade, the idiosyncrasies of Kaye's voice become an asset and the record reached a small-scale perfection rarely found in pop. Kaye's third and final record, "Not Alone" was an all-star affair including among others Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Steve Miller, Rick Danko, Walsh, Don Henley and Robby Krieger. Twenty years later and diabetic, Tommy was a member of AA but couldn't completely quit drinking and smoking. Even though he underwent numerous surgeries, a result of the combination of diabetes and constricting capillaries, Tommy never lost his boyish look or his glibness. His final days were spent at the home of Marty Kupersmith. Suffering from pain due to toxemia, Tommy asked Marty for some Tylenol and the next day the bottle was found empty. Tommy died in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick, N.Y., September of 1994.
''NOT ALONE''
1996
49:29
1/Dixie Flyer
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/2:37
2/C'Est la Bonne Rue
Thomas Jefferson Kaye / Tom Slocum/4:13
3/Vanessa
Thomas Jefferson Kaye / Alex Taylor/2:51
4/Shades of Blue
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/2:48
5/Shoot Out in the Desert
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/4:20
6/Façada Mirada (Façade Mirage)
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/3:18
7/Fantasy Seeker
Thomas Jefferson Kaye / Richard Perry/3:14
8/Crazy Ladies
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/3:54
9/Forgive Me Girl
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/5:47
10/Loop Garou
Dr. John/4:44
11/Up to Your Old Tricks Again
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/2:25
12/Livin' on Rock & Roll
Thomas Jefferson Kaye / Stephen Stills / Dallas Taylor/2:53
13/Tough Enough
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/3:26
14/Stone Ball
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/3:42
Thomas Jefferson Kaye/Rhythm Guitar, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocal, Backing Vocals
Eric Clapton, Robbie Kreiger, Danny Chauncy, Joe Walsh/Lead Guitar
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Jerry McGee/Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Bass Guitar
Greg Douglass/Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Dr.John/Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Piano
Steve Bruton/Rhythm Guitar, Guitar
Rick Vito, John Bialin/Rhythm Guitar
Rick Danko, Michael Detempo, Charlie Harrison/Bass Guitar
Mike Utley/Keyboards, Organ
Greg Thomas/Drums, Backing Vocals
Andy Kaye/Drums
Chicago Horn Section/Horns
Steve Miller, Mary Clayton Thomas, Rick Clark, Bob Carpenter, Timothy B.Schmidt, Charlie Williams/Backing Vocals
REVIEW
By Jason Ankeny
The third and final offering from Kaye features an eye-popping guest line-up that includes Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Steve Miller, Rick Danko, Timothy B. Schmidt, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, Joe Walsh, Don Henley and Robby Krieger.
BIOGRAPHY
The late Thomas Jefferson Kaye was a producer, a songwriter and a musician. Born Thomas Jefferson Kontos, he decided to change his last name to Kaye in 1958 when he became the head of A&R at Scepter Records at the young age of 18. Everyone simply called him Tommy. He produced hits by such recording stars as Three Dog Night, Jay and the Americans, Bobby Neuwirth, ? and the Mysterians,The Shirelles and Link Wray. Working in New York, Tommy was considered a genius in R&B, blues, pop, and Top Forty, Tommy had never worked with folk music until working with Loudon Wainwright on the album Loudon Wainwright III. The record climbed to # 1 in the LP charts with the single "Dead Skunk" topping the singles chart. At the same time Tommy had a band "White Cloud" which he used with everyone he produced. In 1972 they released an album, in a beautiful snakeskin textured gatefold cover, on the obscure Good Medicine label. As well as their own solo projects the band played all over the Village, and back in those days the likes of Bobby Neuwirth and Bob Dylan would come around to see them play. Tommy's next career move took him to San Francisco to produce an album by Link Wray and he fell in love with Wally Heider's studio, the climate, the cable cars and Jerry Garcia. After completeing the Link Wray album, Tommy flew down to LA to meet up with his by now good friend Bobby Neuwirth. They spent a month hanging out and fueling their 24 hour days with cocaine, speed, pills, and alcohol before starting to work on Neuwirth's album. Kaye remembered "The hours are crazy, the alcohol thing is crazy, the pills are crazy, the people are crazy." Tommy also found time to record his own albums and in 1973 his self-titled first album was released. On the second album, First Grade, the idiosyncrasies of Kaye's voice become an asset and the record reached a small-scale perfection rarely found in pop. Kaye's third and final record, "Not Alone" was an all-star affair including among others Eric Clapton, Dr. John, Steve Miller, Rick Danko, Walsh, Don Henley and Robby Krieger. Twenty years later and diabetic, Tommy was a member of AA but couldn't completely quit drinking and smoking. Even though he underwent numerous surgeries, a result of the combination of diabetes and constricting capillaries, Tommy never lost his boyish look or his glibness. His final days were spent at the home of Marty Kupersmith. Suffering from pain due to toxemia, Tommy asked Marty for some Tylenol and the next day the bottle was found empty. Tommy died in St. Anthony's Hospital in Warwick, N.Y., September of 1994.
1 comment :
Thanks for posting this. I had NO idea of his backstory, knowing him only from the Gene Clark LPs and his first two solo Lps which i had when they were brand new BECAUSE of the SOUND of Gene's LPs. His two were almost as good. I never heard of this one and am glad to hear more opf TJK's story.
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