Artist Biography by Michael G. Nastos
Keyboardist/vocalist Bill Heid was born August 11, 1948, in Pittsburgh, PA. A natural and virtuosic musician who was inspired to play jazz and blues by listening to the radio, he played in both piano and organ groups. His brother is the well-respected drummer and producer George Heid. Originally influenced by Jimmy Smith and Don Patterson, Heid heard the chitlin' circuit greats at the Hurricane Bar, including Smith and Patterson, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Down the street at the Crawford Grill were the jazz bands led by Freddie Hubbard, Max Roach, Gene Harris, Bobby Timmons, and Wynton Kelly.
On occasion he would sit in with some of these groups and pester them for information. Spending time in Chicago and later in New York, he met and hung out with his mentor, Larry Young, often visiting the family-owned Newark Club in Young's hometown of Newark, NJ. He was also privy to playing with the best organ drummers like Joe Dukes and Billy James. And he heard the local contingent of jazz greats like Ahmad Jamal, Art Blakey, Erroll Garner, George Benson, Eddie Jefferson, Mary Lou Williams, and Stanley Turrentine.
His quest for musical knowledge found him on the road when in 1963, in search of rare 78-rpm rhythm & blues records, he began a journey/career of hitchhiking. He did this in the contiguous 48 states of the U.S.; through Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Japan, Korea, and China; and to the Thailand/Cambodia border. His over 400,000 documented miles of thumbing a ride gained Heid a spot in The Guinness Book of World Records. Some of his journeys led him to the so-called chicken houses and organ rooms of major cities, where he interned with Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Ponder, Sonny Stitt, Grant Green, David "Fathead" Newman, Ira Sullivan, and Mickey Roker, and was a pianist with Don Patterson.
A move to Chicago brought him closer to the urban blues as he worked or recorded with Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, and especially Son Seals, Koko Taylor, Fenton Robinson, and Roy Buchanan. He also did two LPs and played in the bands of contemporary jazz guitarist Henry Johnson. Moving to Detroit, he spent two decades there playing in his own groups; helping to revive the career of a local legend of blues guitar and vocals, Johnnie Bassett, as the music director of his Blues Insurgents; and backing the veteran singer Alberta Adams. During and since his time in Detroit, Heid could be found making music soundtracks for adult films in Los Angeles, then touring worldwide for the U.S. State Department as a jazz ambassador, particularly on tours of Japan and Vietnam. In August 2003, Heid played more of the Pacific Rim in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Upon moving back to the Eastern United States, he could be heard on organ and piano engagements at various venues in the Washington, D.C., area. Of his mindset, Heid was quoted as saying "I can't live a day without playing 1-4-5s," incorporating those standard blues changes with cool McCoy Tyner minor riffs, vicious funk songs in Japanese, and what he calls Talifunk. "I approach this thing like total war and have been lucky to have avoided a day job." His hip vernacular, unique vocal language, and risqué sense of humor, melded with his passion for baseball, have made him an entertainer nonpareil.
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Biografía del artista por Michael G. Nastos
El tecladista y vocalista Bill Heid nació el 11 de agosto de 1948 en Pittsburgh, PA. Músico natural y virtuoso que se inspiró en el jazz y el blues escuchando la radio, tocó tanto en grupos de piano como de órgano. Su hermano es el respetado baterista y productor George Heid. Originalmente influenciado por Jimmy Smith y Don Patterson, Heid escuchó a los grandes del circuito de chitlin' en el Hurricane Bar, incluyendo a Smith and Patterson, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, y el Dr. Lonnie Smith. Al final de la calle en el Crawford Grill estaban las bandas de jazz lideradas por Freddie Hubbard, Max Roach, Gene Harris, Bobby Timmons y Wynton Kelly.
En ocasiones se sentaba con algunos de estos grupos y los molestaba para obtener información. Pasando tiempo en Chicago y más tarde en Nueva York, conoció y pasó tiempo con su mentor, Larry Young, visitando a menudo el Newark Club, propiedad de la familia, en la ciudad natal de Young, Newark, Nueva Jersey. También tuvo la oportunidad de tocar con los mejores bateristas de órgano como Joe Dukes y Billy James. Y escuchó al contingente local de grandes del jazz como Ahmad Jamal, Art Blakey, Erroll Garner, George Benson, Eddie Jefferson, Mary Lou Williams y Stanley Turrentine.
Su búsqueda de conocimientos musicales lo encontró en la carretera cuando en 1963, en busca de raros discos de rhythm & blues de 78 rpm, comenzó un viaje/carrera de autostop. Lo hizo en los 48 estados contiguos de Estados Unidos; a través de Canadá, México, Filipinas, Japón, Corea y China; y hasta la frontera entre Tailandia y Camboya. Sus más de 400.000 millas documentadas de hacer dedo pulgar le valieron a Heid un lugar en el Libro Guinness de los Récords Mundiales. Algunos de sus viajes lo llevaron a los llamados gallineros y salas de órganos de las principales ciudades, donde trabajó con Jimmy Witherspoon, Jimmy Ponder, Sonny Stitt, Grant Green, David "Fathead" Newman, Ira Sullivan y Mickey Roker, y fue pianista de Don Patterson.
Un traslado a Chicago lo acercó al blues urbano al trabajar o grabar con Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, y especialmente con Son Seals, Koko Taylor, Fenton Robinson y Roy Buchanan. También hizo dos LPs y tocó en las bandas del guitarrista de jazz contemporáneo Henry Johnson. Trasladándose a Detroit, pasó dos décadas tocando en sus propios grupos; ayudando a revivir la carrera de una leyenda local de la guitarra y la voz blues, Johnnie Bassett, como director musical de sus Blues Insurgents; y apoyando a la veterana cantante Alberta Adams. Durante y desde su estancia en Detroit, Heid pudo ser encontrado haciendo bandas sonoras para películas para adultos en Los Ángeles, y luego viajando por todo el mundo para el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos como embajador de jazz, particularmente en giras por Japón y Vietnam. En agosto de 2003, Heid jugó más en la costa del Pacífico en Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malasia y Singapur.
Al regresar al este de los Estados Unidos, pudo ser escuchado en conciertos de órgano y piano en varios lugares del área de Washington, D.C. De su modo de pensar, Heid fue citado diciendo "No puedo vivir un día sin tocar 1-4-5", incorporando esos cambios estándar del blues con los riffs menores de McCoy Tyner, canciones funk viciosas en japonés, y lo que él llama Talifunk. "Me acerco a esto como si fuera una guerra total y he tenido suerte de haber evitado un trabajo diurno." Su lenguaje vernáculo de cadera, su lenguaje vocal único y su risueño sentido del humor, unido a su pasión por el béisbol, lo han convertido en un artista sin parangón.
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Tracklist:
1 - I'm Glad She's Gone - 4:03
2 - Love Is Bunk - 5:04
3 - Complainin' - 3:30
4 - Nothing Is Forever - 5:26
5 - I'm No Good - 4:30
6 - We Play The Blues - 5:24
7 - Two Wrongs - 4:26
8 - Soul Gumbo - 5:45
9 - It's Raining - 4:03
10 - The Quide Song - 4:06
11 - Don't Hold Back - 6:17
12 - Boogie On - 6:47
13 - Feels Like The Blues - 4:54
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Russ Miller
Artwork – Henry Van Kleeff
Baritone Saxophone – Keith Kaminski
Bass – Pat Prouty
Drums – R.J. Spangler
Electric Guitar – Johnnie Bassett
Flugelhorn – Dwight Adams
Harmonica – Brian Miller) (tracks: 6, 11)
Mastered By – Wil Hesen
Mixed By – Rick Matle
Photography By – Dan Hall , David Koether
Piano – Bill Heid
Producer – Bill Heid
Recorded By – Rick Matle
Rhythm Guitar – Rick Matle (tracks: 13)
Tenor Saxophone – Keith Kaminski, Russ Mille
Trumpet – Dwight Adams
Vocals – Bill Heid (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), Johnnie Bassett (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 12)
Notes:
Recorded January 17-21, 2000 Roseview Studio, Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA
Production Assistance: R. J. Spangler
Mastered at Farmsound Studio, Heelsum, The Netherlands
Label: Black Magic Records (2) – 9042
Country: Netherlands
Released: 2000
Genre: Blues
Style: Jump Blues, Rhythm & Blues
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