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Groove o’ the day: Greg Errico – If I’m In Luck I Might Get Picked Up

  • June 12, 2023
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By request here’s a groove by played by Greg Errico on If I’m In Luck I Might Get Picked Up by Betty Davis (née Mabry) on her self-titled album. Which was also produced by Greg […]

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Groove o’ the day: Betty Davis – Shut Off The Light

  • July 26, 2017
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Fairly funky thing here… fairly compared to nuclear war, maybe… the opening groove from Shut Off The Light from Betty Davis’s Nasty Gal album. Drums are variously credited as being Nicky Neal, Semmie Neal Jr., […]

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Funk practice loop: Betty Davis – If I’m In Luck…

  • May 28, 2016
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My apologies for the lack of posts lately— I’ve been very busy with gigs, and with work on my house. Mainly installing a patio in my back yard, which involves digging up and moving out […]

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Transcription: Greg Errico — Anti Love Song

  • August 23, 2013
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I could’ve handled this one as a groove o’ the day, probably, since the variations over the course of the piece are fairly minor, but I felt like writing out the whole thing, and didn’t […]

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Transcription/GOTD: Betty Davis — Nasty Gal

  • October 10, 2012
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H/t to my brother on this one— he played me this record. This is from the title track of Betty Davis’s album Nasty Gal. Davis (*née Mabry) was married to Miles Davis in the late […]

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