SCOTT COOPER
''BATIK IN BLUE''
NOVEMBER 2015
46:08
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01 - K-Row 05:13
02 - Prelude Walk in the Woods 01:51
03 - Ghosts of La Honda 04:15
04 - Electric Witch's Brew 04:20
05 - Poet On the Road 04:26
06 - You Never Give Me the Blues 05:21
07 - 99 Degrees 08:01
08 - Coulda Woulda 02:56
09 - Yes 1 Do 05:54
10 - Take It Off 03:47
All Tracks By Scott Cooper
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Album Notes
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The third CD from Bay Area veteran Scott Cooper, "Batik in Blue" features his band Scotty & the Barrelmakers plus cameos from Jim Lewin (Great American Taxi), Bill Laymon (NRPS), Matt Hartle (China Cats), Steve Sofranko (China Cats), Luca Fredericksen (Wolfman Washington), Nancy Wright (Elvin Bishop), Will McDougal (James Durbin), Will Kahn (Sambada). Cooper's first CD "A Leg Trick" reached #5 on Relix magazine's jam band radio charts and this release is even stronger.
Cooper has a knack of writing "thoughtful, literate tunes" (San Luis Obispo New Times) rounded out with his all-star cast of jam band musicians, bringing each song to wider destinations.
The core band includes Mark Corsolini (Dark Star Orchestra), Terry Shields (Alan Parsons), Lachlan Kane (Edge of the West) and lap steel guitar player Scott Walker, who builds high-end electric guitars for many in the jam band scene.
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BIOGRAPHY/OFFICIAL
Multi-instrumentalist Scott Cooper is a veteran of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Though best known for playing rhythm guitar in the popular Grateful Dead tribute the China Cats, Scott is has his hands in multiple projects simultaneously. His own band Scotty & the Barrelmakers showcases his songwriting in a jam band setting. Scott's solo debut "A Leg Trick" (2012) reached #5 on the jam band radio charts, despite no label or publicity support. He has been playing bass with Bay Area jam band the Gary Gates Band for over decade and plays on Gary's heralded CD "San Gregorio General Store" produced by John Nowland (Neil Young, Jewel). Scott’s other current projects include bluegrass combo The Intangibillies, as well as performing solo and duo gigs. An in-demand sideman, Scott has also worked with the Banana Slug String Band, Stu Allen, Jim Lewin, as well as members of the Doobie Brothers, Jefferson Starship, David Grisman Quintet. Scott has performed with Donna Godchaux (former singer for the Grateful Dead) and Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band).
A native of St. Louis, Scott began his music career as a drummer backing blues legends such as Johnny Shines and Luther Tucker, as well as regional artists Robert Lowery and Lady Bo (Bo Diddley's lead guitarist). Then he played in a band called Mean Business with Ben Ellman (later with Galactic) and Luca Fredericksen (later with Wolfman Washington). After that, he played in Little Danny & the Rollercoasters with Rusty Zinn and Marc Carino, later of the Fabulous Thunderbirds. In the 90s, he worked with a popular jam band called Deep Blue Sea, where he honed his songwriting craft. From there it was on to play with Relix Records jam band Stackabones, where Scott eventually moved from behind the drums to playing bass, and contributing original material. Scott has since recorded three CDs with Stackabones, on which he plays drums, bass, guitar and keyboards.
When he's not gigging or recording his prolific repertoire of original material, Scott teaches guitar at UC-Santa Cruz. Scott has also worked as a sales rep for Drumskull Drums, music journalist for the NY Times syndicate and LA Times syndicate, blues deejay at KUSP, new age deejay at KLRS, Program Manager at KSCO and Editor for OnRadio, supplying CD reviews, music news and artist interviews to radio stations' web sites.
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''BATIK IN BLUE''
NOVEMBER 2015
46:08
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01 - K-Row 05:13
02 - Prelude Walk in the Woods 01:51
03 - Ghosts of La Honda 04:15
04 - Electric Witch's Brew 04:20
05 - Poet On the Road 04:26
06 - You Never Give Me the Blues 05:21
07 - 99 Degrees 08:01
08 - Coulda Woulda 02:56
09 - Yes 1 Do 05:54
10 - Take It Off 03:47
All Tracks By Scott Cooper
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Album Notes
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The third CD from Bay Area veteran Scott Cooper, "Batik in Blue" features his band Scotty & the Barrelmakers plus cameos from Jim Lewin (Great American Taxi), Bill Laymon (NRPS), Matt Hartle (China Cats), Steve Sofranko (China Cats), Luca Fredericksen (Wolfman Washington), Nancy Wright (Elvin Bishop), Will McDougal (James Durbin), Will Kahn (Sambada). Cooper's first CD "A Leg Trick" reached #5 on Relix magazine's jam band radio charts and this release is even stronger.
Cooper has a knack of writing "thoughtful, literate tunes" (San Luis Obispo New Times) rounded out with his all-star cast of jam band musicians, bringing each song to wider destinations.
The core band includes Mark Corsolini (Dark Star Orchestra), Terry Shields (Alan Parsons), Lachlan Kane (Edge of the West) and lap steel guitar player Scott Walker, who builds high-end electric guitars for many in the jam band scene.
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BIOGRAPHY/OFFICIAL
Multi-instrumentalist Scott Cooper is a veteran of the San Francisco Bay Area music scene. Though best known for playing rhythm guitar in the popular Grateful Dead tribute the China Cats, Scott is has his hands in multiple projects simultaneously. His own band Scotty & the Barrelmakers showcases his songwriting in a jam band setting. Scott's solo debut "A Leg Trick" (2012) reached #5 on the jam band radio charts, despite no label or publicity support. He has been playing bass with Bay Area jam band the Gary Gates Band for over decade and plays on Gary's heralded CD "San Gregorio General Store" produced by John Nowland (Neil Young, Jewel). Scott’s other current projects include bluegrass combo The Intangibillies, as well as performing solo and duo gigs. An in-demand sideman, Scott has also worked with the Banana Slug String Band, Stu Allen, Jim Lewin, as well as members of the Doobie Brothers, Jefferson Starship, David Grisman Quintet. Scott has performed with Donna Godchaux (former singer for the Grateful Dead) and Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band).
A native of St. Louis, Scott began his music career as a drummer backing blues legends such as Johnny Shines and Luther Tucker, as well as regional artists Robert Lowery and Lady Bo (Bo Diddley's lead guitarist). Then he played in a band called Mean Business with Ben Ellman (later with Galactic) and Luca Fredericksen (later with Wolfman Washington). After that, he played in Little Danny & the Rollercoasters with Rusty Zinn and Marc Carino, later of the Fabulous Thunderbirds. In the 90s, he worked with a popular jam band called Deep Blue Sea, where he honed his songwriting craft. From there it was on to play with Relix Records jam band Stackabones, where Scott eventually moved from behind the drums to playing bass, and contributing original material. Scott has since recorded three CDs with Stackabones, on which he plays drums, bass, guitar and keyboards.
When he's not gigging or recording his prolific repertoire of original material, Scott teaches guitar at UC-Santa Cruz. Scott has also worked as a sales rep for Drumskull Drums, music journalist for the NY Times syndicate and LA Times syndicate, blues deejay at KUSP, new age deejay at KLRS, Program Manager at KSCO and Editor for OnRadio, supplying CD reviews, music news and artist interviews to radio stations' web sites.
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