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01 04:45 Cool Casual
02 04:18 Lynn Song
03 07:53 Geo Rose
04 05:49 Houston's
05 03:52 Swing N And Sweat N
06 04:24 Eighty One
07 04:14 Hilltop Blue
08 07:30 Speak No Evil
09 03:25 Don't Bite Your Tongue
10 06:06 Virgo
52:16 min Total Playing Time - Total Size 72,2 MB
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It was an early start for the musically
inclined 4 year old. As a toddler,
Arlington Houston Jr. was encouraged by
his father to practice and experiment
with different musical instruments
including the drums, guitar, bass, and
organ. Although not musically inclined
themselves, ArlingtonÆs mother and father
shared a great passion for Soul and R&B.
It was in his childhood home in Richmond,
CA where Arlington grew up listening to
James Brown, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave,
Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Gladys
Knight and the Pips, The OÆJays, Roberta
Flake, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers,
Deon Warwick, Al Green, The Temptations
and Isaac Hayes to name a few. On Sundays
ArlingtonÆs grandmother took him to
church where he was exposed to gospel
music. He would often imitate the music
he heard, and it was apparent the kid had
talent.
Arlington attended Salesian High School
in Richmond, CA where he played football
and ran track. As a teen he already knew
that he wanted to play the bass and
become a musician. Further parental
encouragement came when his mother bought
him a Fender bass and private lessons at
a local music store. During this time he
started listening to funk and jazz fusion
music and playing with other young
musicians.
Following high school, Arlington pursued
his dream to become a professional
bassist. In 1981, he enrolled at the
College of Marin in Kentfield, CA where
he studied classical music for two years.
It was there he began playing the
acoustic bass in the college orchestra
and the electric bass in jazz ensemble.
Arlington was big into jazz fusion at
that time he was eager to follow in the
footsteps of his bass heroes like Stanley
Clark, Byron Miller, Louis Johnson Marcus
Miller, and Jaco Pastorius. Ralph
Armstrong, Nathan East, Jimmy Haslip,
Danny Wilson, Randy Jackson, Darryl
Jones, and Victor Bailey. Arlington
easily connected with other passionate
musicians and began performing with them
around Marin County. After college, he
studied with Herbie Lewis and Stephen
Tomontozzi in the Bay Area, and spent a
lot of time with good friend and bassist
Peter Washington. Today Arlington is
still inspired by greats like Ray Brown,
Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Charles
Mingus, Doug Watkins, Oscar Petiford,
Jimmy Blanton, Buster Williams, Bob
Cranshaw, Ray Drummond, Gary Peacock and
Eddie Gomez.
In 1985 Arlington was awarded a
scholarship to attend Berklee College of
Music in Boston, MA. There he studied
with bassist, John Neves and Bill Curtis.
While attending Berklee, Arlington gained
knowledge of jazz arranging and theory.
It was at Berklee that he was able to
meet and perform with other young talents
such as Delfeayo Marsalis, Javon Jackson,
Mark Whitfield, Danillo Perez, Jacky
Terrasson, Warren Hill, Gene Lake, David
Dyson, Kai Eckdardt, Sam Newsome, Julian
Joseph and he also met Kenny Garrett.
ArlingtonÆs influential instructors
included Walter Beasley, John Laporta,
Donald Brown and Greg McPherson.
Arlington spent time in Boston playing in
a local symphony orchestra and working
with top 40 bands and small jazz groups.
During the summer break in 1986 he took a
trip to New York City and stayed with
bassist Lincoln Goines. While in New York
Arlington met Dave Valentin and Tania
Maria.s
Arlington left Berkelee in 1987 and
returned home to pursue freelancing with
Bay Area musicians. In 1988, Arlington
landed a gig with legendary sax man John
Handy and performed extensively with him
and his group Class. He recorded his
first record with John Handy in 1989
entitled "Center Piece" on Milestone
Records. He also freelanced with
musicians Al Tanner, Jules Broussard,
Calvin Keys, Faye Carol, David Hardeman,
Jeff Narell, E.W. Wainwright, Bill Bell,
and Terrell Prude. Meanwhile Arlington
continued to play with many top 40 and
R&B bands and sat in with Dave Valentin
during several of his Bay Area
engagements. In 1991, he played in
several project bands including his own
the Arlington Houston Quinte
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