ARTiST: Jason Yates
ALBUM: Jason Yates
BiTRATE: 176kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Vapor Records
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 49.07 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 37min 09sec total
RiP DATE: 2010-06-23
STORE DATE: 2010-00-00
Track List:
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01. My Way Out 3:18
02. Nobody So Far 3:57
03. Comin' On Back 3:08
04. Paper Tents 4:55
05. I Run 5:37
06. To Reason 3:50
07. To Chance 2:53
08. Tear Drops 4:27
09. Sing For You 5:04
Release Notes:
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I started playing music when I was a teenager, and began on guitar, Jason
recalls. There was always a certain way I wanted to play, no matter what band I
was in. It had to be natural, and have a strong groove to it. When I was writing
the songs on the new album, that idea was at the front of my mind the whole
time. That approach to music has always served Yates well. In the early 90s,
Momma Stud fashioned a burning mix of rock and funk that found them a solid
national following. A lot of those lessons, and many other musical experiences
prepared the Southern Californian for his position in Ben Harper s band, The
Innocent Criminals, for the past five years. But even before that, he had been
building a reputation among other musicians as the go to person on keyboards for
soulful playing. When Macy Grey started the band that would eventually lead to
her record deal and multi platinum success, Yates was there. He performed with
Natalie Merchant on her first solo tour for the Tigerlily album. Yates has also
recorded with G. Love & Special Sauce, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Citizen
Cope, the Gary Louris Mark Olsen band, Mazzy Star, Taj Mahal, Toots & the
Maytals, Acetone and many others. Yates was an integral part of the band with
Ben Harper that recorded the Five Blind Boys Grammy Award winning album There
Will Be A Light. That release is seen as a real synthesis of gospel and rock,
and also earned an award from the NAACP. The sound of the songs on Jason Yates
could come from almost any period. The free flowing feel has elements of the
best soul music from the 60s and early 70s, but it s obvious this music has been
made in 2009. Yates Hammond organ has a timeless sound, full of the swells and
fills that make that instrument so distinctive. For the recording sessions,
Yates knew it needed to be done at Manuel Nieto s Estudio in East Los Angeles.
The music needed a certain down home place to be created, and once that place
was found, it was like the last piece of the puzzle. That room has the exact
feel I wanted. Very open and down to earth, he says. For the musicians, he also
knew whom he needed, and called on the nucleus of Mark Lightcap, Oliver Charles
and Gary Mallaber to play on the sessions, with C.C. Nite on guest vocals and
Marc Ford on guitar. When we finished, and all listened back, we knew we d done
what we set out to do, Yates says proudly. I spent a long time thinking about
this and trying to find a way to do what I wanted. And I finally did. On songs
like My Way Out, I Run and To Reason, Jason Yates is an album that sounds like
someone has taken an exciting journey to finally find their way home. It
captures the soul of a man like only the best music can, and for that Yates and
his listeners can be very thankful.