Nevada Breaks - Sax player

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 25 Jul 2009 10:39 am

I lost the sleeve notes of the Curly Chalker Nevada Breaks cassette I bought ages ago off Tom Bradshaw, so can anyone tell me who the sax player is on "Green Green Grass Of Home" ?

Tom Bradshaw · Post by **Tom Bradshaw** » 25 Jul 2009 6:44 pm

Nevada Breaks was a selection in my Steel Guitar Cassette Club back in the '80s. I can't remember which selection it was, but the Club didn't last too long. I regret to say that I can't remember the name of the sax player or any of the other sidemen used on the recording. However, if anyone still has a copy of the Newsletters that I provided with each Club selection, there will be a listing of all the musicians used for that album (who were members of the combo that Curly played with; the sax player being the group's leader). I think there were only 5 musicians: steel, sax, bass, drums and piano. Curly had wanted a piano player for this recording. The sax player hired the musical director of the band who backed Diana Ross at her Vegas show.

Curly arranged every tune and knew exactly how he wanted the tunes to turn out. I was amazed at how he took charge during the recording session. Curly had always shown me that he had a short fuse. However, he couldn't have been more gracious to me and to all the other musicians during this recording session. Because he was so organized, he saved me a lot of money in recording costs.

I hope someone has a copy of that old Newsletter and can share the information you request. ...Tom

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 25 Jul 2009 8:57 pm

Sax on Green Green Grass of Home? I don't even what to think about it.

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 26 Jul 2009 2:19 am

Tom
thanks for the reply - you certainly did a great job on that album

Mick

Jody Sanders · Post by **Jody Sanders** » 26 Jul 2009 11:11 am

Hi Tom, Nevada Breaks sure sho-cased Curly's talent on E9 and C6. You done good. Jody.

Billy Tonnesen · Post by **Billy Tonnesen** » 26 Jul 2009 3:00 pm

Could have been Bobby Hines. He worked for Curly in Las Vegas for a couple of years playing Steel and also doubling on Sax.

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 27 Jul 2009 11:06 am

Billy
thanks for the info. Whoever it was, they played a superb solo on that track.
Mick

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 30 Jul 2009 11:05 pm

At the end of the Album Curly announces all the players. My fave curly CD

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 31 Jul 2009 9:04 am

Billy
thanks - I'd forgotten

Just listened again (its at the start of the last track - Houston) and he identifies that sax player as what sounds like "J.R.Lando".
Mick

Russ Wever · Post by **Russ Wever** » 31 Jul 2009 10:34 am

"J.R.Lando"

It is Jay Orlando

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 31 Jul 2009 11:24 am

d'oh - I knew that

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