LIFEBOAT

HERRING, JIMMY
ABSTRACT LOGIX

Item Information Artists Name: HERRING, JIMMY Title: LIFEBOAT Format: CD Label: ABSTRACT LOGIX City Hall Catalog Number:  13 UPC Product Code: 827912080575 List Price: 17.98 Musical Category:  JAZZ Release Date:  10/21/2008 Additional Musical Category Notes: Rock, Jambands  (5% DISCOUNT THRU 10-24-08) The first solo album from guitar phenom Jimmy Herring, known for his amazing guitar work with the Allman Brothers, The Dead, Phil Lesh and Friends, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Project Z, Frogwings, Jazz is Dead and currently holding down the lead guitar chair for jam band phenomenon, Widespread Panic. Featuring A-list musicians: Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers) on bass, Jeff Sipe (Jonas Hellborg/Shawn Lane, Aquarium Rescue Unit) on Drums, Kofi Burbridge (Derek Trucks Band) on flute and keyboards. Joining the core line up as special guests are Derek Trucks on slide guitar, Greg Osby on saxophones, Ike Stubblefield on organ, Matt Slocum on the clavinet and Bobby Lee Rodgers on the guitar as well. With Lifeboat, Jimmy Herring is poised to move from sideman to the center of the stage. Lifeboat is a wide-ranging work that encompasses various musical genres; rock, jam, jazz and blues. From foot stompingsouthern-flavored rockers; to modern bop and fusion; to a cover of the Wayne Shorter composition "Lost"; and melodic pieces full of subtlety and nuance; the music of Lifeboat allows Jimmy to express a full-range of emotions through his guitar.