Hillside Stories
2040 (2:33)
Eastern Bay (4:30)
Dossier (4:33)
One Man Dead (2:29)
Blood (6:18)
2 24 04 (4:14)
Get Out Of It What You Can (2:02)
Promenade (4:09)
Wait Until He Died (4:23)
Wisdom (6:04)
Misled (4:22)
Have A Laugh (4:12)
The Irony (2:56)
Dedicated to so many folks but inspired by Gil Scott
Heron, Nina Simone, MeShel N’degeocello, (revolutionary soul singers).
Recorded on the run at:
Alchemy Recording (Woodland Hills CA)
Ronny Drayton’s front room (Jamaica NY)
Tariq Akoni’s Music Room (Pasadena CA)
Nolan Shaheed’s Studio (Alta Dena CA)
Randy Hall’s Music Room (Las Vegas NV)
Smash Studios (New York NY)
Above the Saints (Clarkston GA)
Mixed at Alchemy and Above the Saints by RJ
All vocals, arrangements, instruments played and performed by RJ except as
indicated
Many thanks to the musicians and their respective spouses (especially Randy &
Karen Spicer Hall).
All songs written by Raymond Jones/No More Crappy Deals Music Publishing Co.
(ASCAP)
Photography, styling, retouching (for that natural look) by Davide
The songs contained on this project were written over a
long period of time. There is, I feel, a thread that holds them together as a
set of pieces. I am glad to finally let them be heard.
Peace.
RJ