Capt. Beefheart Guitar Legend Zoot Horn
Rollo Releases Four New Digital Only Tracks!
Asheville, NC - Much to
the excitement of guitarists worldwide, guitar icon Zoot Horn Rollo (Bill
Harkleroad), best known for his work with Capt. Beefheart's Magic Band, has made
four new tracks, 'The Mask Tracks', available for the first time since the
release of his critically acclaimed CD “We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea” in
2001.
“These four pieces are the musical
representation of masks that my friend Roger Evers created. Therefore, the
titles are simply the images of these incredible masks.” - Zoot Horn
Rollo
The other players who
made this happen:
Mark Schneider:
Bass
Jason Palmer:
Drums
Sergei Teleshev:
Accordion
Brian McWhorter:
Trumpet
Check out samples of the
tracks on Zoot Horn Rollo's music page. You can also purchase them in the
store.
Rolling Stone Senior
Editor David Fricke published a list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,
with Zoot Horn Rollo outranking Eddie Van Halen, Johnny Winter, Mick Ronson,
Lightnin’ Hopkins, Link Wray, Neil Young, Danny Gatton and dozens
more.
Bill Harkleroad joined
Captain Beefheart's Magic Band at a time when they were changing from a straight
ahead blues band into something completely different. Through the vision of Don
Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) they created a new form of music, which many at
the time considered atonal and difficult, yet over the years has continued to
exert a powerful influence!
Beefheart re-christened
Harkleroad as Zoot Horn Rollo, and they embarked on recording one of the classic
albums of all time, 'Trout Mask Replica'; produced by legendary Frank Zappa, the
album remains an unparalleled work of musical inventiveness. Further LPs like
'Lick My Decals Off Baby', 'Spotlight Kid' and 'Clear Spot' highlighted what a
truly innovative band they were, and what an outstanding original guitarist Bill
Harkleroad had become!
Says Tom Wheeler, Former
Editor in Chief, Guitar Player Magazine, “The music Bill Harkleroad has created
in recent years somehow evokes the earthiness and passion that made rock and
roll so sensual in, say, 1956, and made surf music so irresistibly catchy in
1963, and turned 3-chord country standards into some of the most heartbreaking
poetry ever to seep out of a roadhouse jukebox. His music would never be
mistaken for vintage rock or surf or country, but it shares a soul connection
with those styles, even while, like the music of Jimi Hendrix, it takes us not
only to new places but to places we didn’t even know existed.”
Also available! 'Lunar
Notes – Zoot Horn Rollo's Captain Beefheart Experience' book: http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/product_details/15581/Bill_Harkleroad-Lunar_Notes_-_Zoot_Horn_Rollo's_Captain_Beefheart_Experience.html
For more information: http://www.zoothornrollo.com/
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