Dan Papaila • Positively!

A San Diego based jazz guitarist whose roots are firmly planted in the blues, Dan honed his bluesy style playing with the likes of R&B legends Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, Big Joe Turner, Plas Johnson, and Johnny “Hammond” Smith.

At age 16 Dan was given $60 by his mother to acquire a guitar from a local pawn shop. Within two years he was working in local pop groups. It was around 1970 that Dan familiarized himself with the work of Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell and George Benson. He also became close friends with another jazz guitarist from Omaha, Billy Rogers; they studied together for several years before Rogers’ untimely death in 1987. His Los Angeles years found Dan working the black club circuit with various trios. “Nearly all the clubs on the South side of Wilshire Boulevard had Hammond B-3 organs,” he recalls. “I played lots of R&B with Billy Larkin, Cleanhead Vinson and Big Joe Turner.” In 1976 Dan began what would become a definitive association: he started working with the organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith. The Hammond Smith years found Dan playing the "Chitlin Circuit". Later, Dan traveled to Las Vegas in 1981 and played the Nevada circuit for a couple of years. Then it was back to the blues, co-leading an R&B fusion group with Tower Of Power keyboardist Roger Smith in Sacramento before the move to San Diego. Since then he has enjoyed success locally and on the jazz festival circuit.".

..Leonard Feather

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Un guitarrista de jazz de San Diego cuyas raíces están firmemente plantadas en el blues, Dan perfeccionó su estilo bluesero tocando con leyendas del R&B como Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Big Joe Turner, Plas Johnson y Johnny "Hammond" Smith.

A los 16 años, su madre le dio 60 dólares para que adquiriera una guitarra en una casa de empeños local. Al cabo de dos años ya trabajaba en grupos de pop locales. Fue alrededor de 1970 cuando Dan se familiarizó con el trabajo de Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell y George Benson. También se hizo muy amigo de otro guitarrista de jazz de Omaha, Billy Rogers; estudiaron juntos durante varios años antes de la prematura muerte de Rogers en 1987. Durante sus años en Los Ángeles, Dan trabajó en el circuito de clubes negros con varios tríos. "Casi todos los clubes del lado sur de Wilshire Boulevard tenían órganos Hammond B-3", recuerda. "Jugué mucho al R&B con Billy Larkin, Cleanhead Vinson y Big Joe Turner." En 1976 Dan comenzó lo que se convertiría en una asociación definitiva: empezó a trabajar con el organista Johnny "Hammond" Smith. Los años de Hammond Smith encontraron a Dan tocando el "Circuito Chitlin". Más tarde, Dan viajó a Las Vegas en 1981 y tocó en el circuito de Nevada durante un par de años. Luego volvió al blues, co-liderando un grupo de fusión de R&B con el teclista de Tower Of Power Roger Smith en Sacramento antes de mudarse a San Diego. Desde entonces ha tenido éxito a nivel local y en el circuito de festivales de jazz".

...Leonard Feather


TRACKS
1. Loverman Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez 5:02
2. Prisms Dan Papaila 6:22
3. Things Ain't What They Used To Be* Duke Ellington 4:50
4. When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge 5:28
5. Rush Hour Dan Papaila 4:56
6. Positively Plas Johnson 4:13
7. That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire 6:39
8. VeraCruz Milton Nacimento 5:02

Credits:
DAN PAPAILA, guitar;
JOHNNY HAMMOND SMITH, Hammond B -3 organ;
SHERMAN FERGUSON, drums;
RICKEY WOODARD, tenor saxophone;
TOMMY AROS, percussion


Recorded live to DAT 11 FEBRUARY 1992 at SAGE & SOUND STUDIO, HOLLYWOOD, CA.

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