We Are All One

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We Are All One
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Studio album by Michael Falzarano
Released October 28, 2008
Recorded 2004 – 2007
Genre Rock
Length57:29
Label Woodstock
Producer Michael Falzarano
Michael Falzarano chronology
The King James Sessions
(2006)		We Are All One
(2008)		 I Got Blues for Ya
(2014)

We Are All One is an album by Michael Falzarano. [1] It was released by Woodstock Records on October 28, 2008.

Michael Falzarano American musician

Michael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues band that he founded in 1986.

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Michael Falzarano is a rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage and, before that, Hot Tuna. He has also played with other bands and recording artists, both live and in the studio. We Are All One is his third album as a band leader, after Mecca (1996) and The King James Sessions (2006).

New Riders of the Purple Sage American country rock band

New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California, in 1969, and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. Their best known song is "Panama Red". The band is sometimes referred to as the New Riders, or as NRPS.

Hot Tuna American blues-rock band, spin-off of Jefferson Airplane

Hot Tuna is an American blues band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians coming and going over the years, the band's name has essentially become a metonym for Kaukonen and Casady's ongoing collaboration.

Recording

The songs on We Are All One were recorded over a period of several years, with different combinations of musicians. Most of the material was recorded in 2004 and 2005, before Michael Falzarano joined the New Riders. [2] [3]

In a 2009 interview, Falzarano said, "I didn’t start out thinking that I was going to do a 'special guest' album or an 'and friends' album. Whenever friends of mine or people I knew were coming to town, I'd say, 'Hey, I'm in the middle of working on an album. Are you interested in doing a session?' The reason it sounds [so cohesive] — even though it took so long to come together — is because when I do my stuff or I do my thing, it's me. It's what I sound like. Regardless of whether it takes me ten years or two weeks, it usually winds up sounding pretty much the same. For the most part, I play traditional-sounding roots music, Americana kind of stuff. So, it's not fashionable in the sense that if I don't get this out this year, it's going to be old-hat." [3]

Critical reception

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On All About Jazz, Doug Collette said, "Redoubtable sideman to Bay Area notables including Hot Tuna and the New Riders of the Purple Sage, guitarist Michael Falzarano offers inspiration throughout his third CD that consolidates the talents that have proven so reliable over the years.... It's little surprise Falzarano's aided and abetted here by a star-studded cast of musicians, 'The Extended Family' to Falzarano.... The front man's amiable presence appears in tangible musicianly forms throughout the CD.... Michael Falzarano's greatest talent may be his ability to galvanize all the participants involved here. He is crucial in erecting the united front of a genuine band, giving another meaning altogether to the title We Are All One." [5]

<i>All About Jazz</i> comprehensive American website for jazz enthusiasts and professionals, based in Philadelphia

All About Jazz is a website established by Michael Ricci in 1995. A volunteer staff publishes news, album reviews, articles, videos, and listings of concerts and other events having to do with jazz. Ricci maintains a related site, Jazz Near You, about local concerts and events.

On Allmusic, William Ruhlmann wrote, "For his solo albums, of which this is the third, [Falzarano] has no trouble getting his friends to sit in. Here, those friends include the late master fiddler Vassar Clements, in some of his final recordings... Hot Tuna's (and Jefferson Airplane's) Jorma Kaukonen... Jefferson Starship's Pete Sears... the New Riders' pedal steel player Buddy Cage... and the Band's Garth Hudson... The guests provide some of the instrumental highlights of the disc, but they are only icing on the cake. For the most part, Falzarano leads ensembles anchored by Harvey Sorgen or Ray Grappone on drums, Steve Rust or Pete Bennett on bass, Melvin Seals or Jon Marshall Smith on organ, and Jimmy Eppard or Kerry Kearney on lead guitar. His leadership consists of his sturdy songwriting and singing in a countryish, bluesy vein that will be familiar to fans of the Band and the groups of which he's been a member. His adequate voice is in the conventional rusty, adenoidal style, his tunes are blues and rock staples, and his lyrics touch on the misunderstandings of love and the need for universal brotherhood." [4]

Vassar Clements American musician

Vassar Carlton Clements was a Grammy Award-winning American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and bluegrass along with roots also in country and other musical traditions.

Jefferson Airplane American rock band

Jefferson Airplane was a rock band based in San Francisco, California that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Formed in 1965, the group defined the San Francisco Sound and was the first from the Bay Area to achieve international commercial success. They were headliners at the three most famous American rock festivals of the 1960s—Monterey (1967), Woodstock (1969) and Altamont (1969)—and the first Isle of Wight Festival (1968) in England. Their 1967 break-out album Surrealistic Pillow ranks on the short list of the most significant recordings of the Summer of Love. Two songs from that album, "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit", are among Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."

Jorma Kaukonen American guitarist

Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassist Jack Casady, and as of early 2019 has continued for 50 years. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #54 on its list of 100 Greatest Guitarists.

Writing on Jambands.com, Brian Robbins said, "Past projects (the Memphis Pilgrims and the solo 2005 King James Sessions) have proven Michael's talent as a bandleader, but his latest release, We Are All One, is the best yet. And although the album features a revolving cast of characters recorded over a long period, it sounds like the result of a bunch of old friends sitting down one evening and going for it with the tape rolling.... Even though there's no one core group of musicians throughout the album, We Are All One is held together by the good Falzarano karma. This is definitely his album, no matter who sits in where — and, in the end, the man proves his point: given the chance, we are all one." [6]

On KindWeb, Jud Conway wrote, "Somewhere between his busy schedule teaching guitar workshops and producing, recording, and performing with a veritable 'who's who' of jam band royalty, Falzarano has managed to release We Are All One, his third proper solo album, on Woodstock Records.... Having worked as a rhythm guitarist with or for many of the guest artists appearing on We Are All One, Falzarano promotes the solo project as a quasi-group effort, informally crediting the album to 'Michael Falzarano and Extended Family'.... In essence, because the basic tracks for We Are All One were recorded during multiple sessions and with numerous musicians over a period of several years, Falzarano was able to turn the tables on high-profile players and solicit their uninhibited support in helping him to realize his musical vision. Consequently, Michael Falzarano delivers one of the most compelling and organic albums in his extensive discography." [7]

Track listing

  1. "Why I Love You I Can't Explain" (Michael Falzarano) – 4:08
  2. "Sweet Marie" (Falzarano) – 3:19
  3. "It's My Own Fault" (Falzarano) – 3:08
  4. "Candy Man" (Reverend Gary Davis) – 3:57
  5. "We Are All One" (Falzarano) – 3:43
  6. "It's Just My Way" (Falzarano) – 3:56
  7. "How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 4:42
  8. "New Shirt" (Falzarano) – 4:47
  9. "When There's Two There's Trouble" (Falzarano) – 4:05
  10. "Crazy Days" (Falzarano) – 5:18
  11. "To Let the Fire Die" (Falzarano, Kerry Kearney) – 3:35
  12. "We Are All One" (acoustic) (Falzarano, Kearney) – 3:14
  13. "Last Train Out" (in memory of Allen Woody) (Falzarano) – 5:46
  14. "Gonna Power Down Now" (instrumental) (Falzarano) – 3:41

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References

  1. ↑ We Are All One at the Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  2. ↑ Bernstein, Scott (December 2, 2008). "Inerview: Michael Falzarano", Glide magazine. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Metzger, John (March 9, 2009). "Goin' Down the Road: An Interview with Michael Falzarano", The Music Box. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Ruhlmann, William. We Are All One at AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
  5. ↑ Collette, Doug (January 8, 2009). We Are All One, All About Jazz. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
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