Trey Tour – Winter 2001
8.7.08 Brooklyn (Unknown)
After Phish finished at Shoreline in 2000, Trey’s motor kept running. Continuing to write new material, he soon needed an outlet to play it and booked a spontaneous solo tour for the Winter of 2001. For a backing band, he looked to his his trio from the Spring of 1999. Pulling his rhythm section of Tony Markelis and Russ Lawton back together for his second tour ever, this time Trey added a three-piece horn section as well. Dave Grippo (alto sax) of Giant Country Horns fame,) young Jen Hartswick (trumpet, tuba) and Andy Moroz (trumpet) formed the Burlington-based trio that spiced up Trey’s jams all tour long. Adding a genuine fusion dynamic to the band’s rhythm-focused grooves, this initial horn lineup meshed immediately with the Trey, Tony, and Ray, forming, in my opinion, the best-ever incarnation of The Trey Anastasio Band.
Winter 2001 Poster
To his Spring 1999 staples of “Sand,” Jibboo,” and “First Tube,” Trey added new songs such as “Push On Til the Day,” “Burlap Sack and Pumps,” and “Drifting.” Trey ditched his acoustic set in favor of two electric throw-downs and the band hit the road in February for a slate of ten shows (adding one more on the spot in Atlanta after an unexpectedly high for the first.) Starting in the Northeast, the band wound their way south, finishing with a fierce four-pack in Asheville, NC, Columbia, SC, and two at The Fox in Atlanta. Spicing their sets with new covers, this version of Trey’s band featured musical conversations rather than Trey simply shredding over a thick groove. As opposed to the horns of modern-day TAB who have more composed lines, Grippo, Hartswick, and Moroz improvised right along with Trey through the fiercest and most explosive escapades, upping the onstage dynamic considerably while bringing an entirely new element to Trey’s jams.
Philadelphia 2010 (B.Ferguson)
So many musical passages stood out on this tour, but if one jam shined as the quintessential TAB 2001 excursion, it was “Sand > Quadraphonic Toppling” from Columbia, South Carolina. Delving deep into fusion psychedelia, the band threw down an extended series of textured dance grooves that were spiced considerably by horn improvisation. And then evoking memories of Big Cypress, Trey led the band through the abstract “Quadraphonic Toppling,” playing—and looping—the song’s minimalist melody himself.
Trey’s sextet existed for just a blip in time, playing only the winter’s eleven shows together. When Trey emerged with his band for the summer of 2001, he had added Ray Paczkowski on keyboards for the first time, as well as a fourth horn player, Russell Remington, on tenor sax and flute. The following summer, this lineup only grew, as Trey went on to explore Afro-Cuban grooves. But for a spontaneous stretch in the winter of 2001, Trey was discovering the power of his solo act, and his shows contained a palpable energy, bringing a buzz to the scene. Phish was done—for the moment—but Trey’s solo career was beginning to heat up.
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Jam of the Day:
“A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing” 6.19.04 II
One of the top-shelf jams of the post-hiatus era.
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DOWNLOAD OF THE DAY:
4.12.1991 Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin SBD
Mp3 Torrent (asap), Megaupload < Links
Barrymore Theatre - 1991
Keeping the old-school soundboard train rolling.
I: Llama, Uncle Pen, The Divided Sky, Guelah Papyrus, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Stash, Rocky Top, Golgi Apparatus
II: The Landlady, Runaway Jim, You Enjoy Myself, Fluffhead, Cavern, Tela, Buried Alive, Reba, My Sweet One, Good Times Bad Times
E: Contact > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, The Squirming Coil
Source: SBD
Tags: 2001, Side Projects, Trey
Fun talk this afternoon. Learning a lot. I think Poopy G has it about right saying that our problems are related to too much debt for too damn long, public and private.
@Robear, I think you got the whole board stumped, but that’s not gonna be my problem right there!
Yea. We’re in the 60s finally. Time to leave work and get some god damn ice cream!
“Needlenose Ned”? “Ned the Head”? C’mon, buddy. Case Western High.
this ned talk is hilarious. 50K for summer tour — hilarious. LOL.
she’s dreamy TIII. we’re going through the series a second time as well. plus she packs heat.
hint:
hip / hop artist
@robear
where are you? I’m about mid way through season 2 again. actually, watching the “What Kate Did” ep right now…
so did ya turn pro in that belly button thing?
ned reyerson?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkW_ZkMtmlQ&feature=related
how many episodes per season in Lost? 22-ish? Damn, I am in for a ride whenever I choose to begin.
the guy who played Ned has a great little cameo in Memento.
@kp
24, 24, 23, 14, 17, 18
big at the start and then they shortened the seasons up
of course, they should have done 42, 23, 16, 15, 8, and 4
we’re already onto season 6. started again around thanksgiving.
two words:
complex derivatives
slick shit
you guys see this on bt.etree.org. do I need anything here?
PHiSH
October 4th, 1999
Redbird Arena – Illinois State Univ
Normal, IL
Source: Schoeps CMC64v > Lunatec V2 > DAP1 @ 48kHz
Transfer: DA-20mkII > Delta DiO 2496 > Wavelab 6(fades,Crystal Resampler) > CDWave > TLH
Taper: unknown
Transferred by K.C. Cadwallader [02/14/11]
DAT provided by Bo Taylor
SET I:
d1t01 – crowd
d1t02 – Uncle Pen
d1t03 – Funky Bitch
d1t04 – Vultures
d1t05 – Runaway Jim
d1t06 – Jesus Left Chicago
d1t07 – Limb By Limb
d1t08 – Wilson >
d1t09 – Down With Disease
SET II:
d2t01 – crowd
d2t02 – Ghost >
d2t03 – Sample In A Jar
d2t04 – The Wedge
d2t05 – AC/DC Bag
d2t06 – Makisupa Policeman
d2t07 – Sand
d2t08 – Ya Mar
d2t09 – Character Zero
d2t10 – E: Rock and Roll
@Luther
Just in time for the hourly workers to build a GE engine that the military doesn’t want.
That Mr. Orange Man!! That’s fiscal “trimming” of the fat. 651 Million for engines that will never get used and will be stored in warehouses.
Look it up.
Not a shot at you Luther, my man. Just pointing out the eventual legacy of Orange Man.
-Aqua-
getting goosebumps thinking about the dive into Lost. like a n00b on the eve of his first show.
@kenny powers
it is definitely a ride!
still havent finished Lost or Battlestar Galactica, two of my 3 all time tv favs (Six Feet Under being the third)
hhmm…i sense a 2001 in my immediate future, pyramid style of course
That Mr. Orange Man!! That’s fiscal “trimming” of the fat. 651 Million for engines that will never get used and will be stored in warehouses.
^that’s the kind of stuff that state workers need to protest, IMO
What the What!
Phish ‘Two Soundchecks’ Limited Edition 7-inch Available For Record Store Day
Lost nerds. When I got netflix I started watching it from the beginning on live stream. They took season 1 off when I was about halfway through and that was the end of it for me. Diminishing returns. Kinda like that fifth piece of pizza.
no shit Robear
both sides of the aisle consider defense spending untouchable
explain that one to me
seriously. at this point, we’re spending too much on offense!
record store day is great
I want that 7-inch. very cool.
i like rides.
only thing that scares me is that when i get into a TV show marathon like i am with Fringe right now, I spend almost every free waking moment at home watching it and neglecting other things. a 6-season show with hour episodes….maybe i could contract mono.