Jimmy "Flim" Johnson

[afrankie]

Yeah tonite! Seatbealt working?

[gbulfon]

Thanks so much for all the great rehearslas at the Baked Potato!!
One curiosity....what tracks did you play in Symbiosis?

[JimmyJ]

Gabriele and Franco, thanks for coming to the Spud.  I'm glad we had a chance to hang out.  
 
I think I played on Midair Decision from that record but that was a long time ago and I can't find my copy of the CD to confirm it...  Ha!
 
Seeya,
Jimmy J

[afrankie]

Hi jimmy, we are glad to met ya too,don't worry but I try againg, don't call it lesson just 'music talking' if you want :-) I'm in town till the 3rd. :-)  
Else listening two live gigs at the spud already was 'music talking'
Hope to see ya soon playing
Franco

[gbulfon]

Hey Jimmy! When I was in L.A. I didn't know you've been recording the upcoming album of Vince Mendoza Nights on Earth!!!!!! AAAAaaaaaaaaaahh!!!! And you did it with Alan Pasqua!! And Peter Erskine!!! And...and...and!!!
If I knew that I would have asked you so many questions about it! Mendoza is one of my favorite composers of our era.... Can't imagine what you all may have come out with, under his direction and over his compositions!
Do you have any insights about it? Please......
 
can't wait to buy it  October 18 is very near.....
 
Here you are.....:
 
http://richbreen.smugmug.com/Studio/VinceMendoza-3-2010/11409914_iJnbm#801933465_SiiHK
 
Gabriele.

[jacko]

That's a nice studio.
 
Graeme

[JimmyJ]

Yeah Graeme,
Conway is one of my favorite studios and I've had a chance to do quite a crazy variety of things there over the years.
 
Gabriele,
Vince is indeed a great arranger and composer, a very talented guy!  I look forward to hearing how this music came together for him, it should be a great listen!  I'm proud to have been invited along.
 
As a side note, I rarely talk about projects I've worked on before they are released because sometimes I'll get the record only to discover they've recut the tracks with a different band or for whatever reason I am no longer on it.  No big deal, I have replayed bass parts for guys and been replaced myself a few times.  So I usually wait until I can read the credits to see if I'm still there.  I learned years ago not to tell my Mom until the record actually comes out.  HA!  So ... hopefully I'm still on some of Vince's tracks!
 
I can't remember too many specifics about the dates except that we were all doing our best to play what he had written on the page.  Being a great arranger means he had a lot of specific parts in mind (he sent demos and charts to us in advance of the date).  But he also knew all of our playing and left leeway for us to interpret what he had come up with.  It is a very musical project!
 
Seeya,
Jimmy J

[jakebass]

Hi Jimmy,
great to hear you've been working with Vince Mendoza, I really love his arranging. I especially like the Joni Mitchell Album with orchestra 'Both Sides now'  
I'm lucky to record at the studio where it was recorded:
http://www.airstudios.com/
and I have some friends that played on the album, great players.
I really enjoy playing the parts from good arrangers, it's such a joy when they understand the idiom of the bass and write properly for it.
I look forward to hearing that and hope you make it to the final cuts :0)
Jake

[freddieb]

OK, check it out, you can get VM's new cd Nights on Earth on Amazon. And Flim is on it!!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HYNPSS/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B004UFDJ0Y&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0Z88HE3GTCTKT9D77HNQ

[afrankie]

Hi jimmy,  
will you come to Italy with james Taylor? you will play in milan so close to me, lets have an italian dinner if have time!
 See ya
Franco

[JimmyJ]

Yeah Jake, never been to Air but it's one of the greatest!  Such a treat to work in a place like that, it brings out the best in everybody.
 
Freddie, welcome to the forum.  It's good to see Vince's project is finished and I look forward to hearing it.  (I may go for the iTunes version myself...)
 
Franco, there is a good chance I will be in you neighborhood next March but it's still in the planning stages so you'll have to ask again later.  I always look forward to the food!!
 
Jimmy J

[afrankie]

I'll remind you :-)  
 
I've just get this DI, very cool, I'm traying your direct PA philosofy... with QSC speakers
 
 http://www.aguilaramp.com/products_preamps_tonehammer.htm

[bassfingers]

I'd just like to say Jimmy,I'm listening to your solo on '54 Duncan Terrace' from the Allan Holdsworth album 'Secrets'.No matter how many times I hear it,my jaw always hits the floor.Many thanks.
 
Simon.

[JimmyJ]

Simon,
 
Thanks for the nice comment.  I was lucky to be given the opportunity to solo over such a lovely set of chord changes!
 
Jimmy J

[jos]

Hi Jimmy! Are you going to perform in LA between 14-22 January, or anywhere close? I hope so because then I will be there??.
J-O-S