WESN Show #26 - Jun 20, 2019

The Music of Delmar Brown

An hour dedicated to the music of the Bloomington native that went on to play keyboards with Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius and Sting to name just a few.

ARTIST	TRACK	ALBUM	LABEL	YEAR
Pat Martino	Pyramidal Vision	Joyous Lake	Warner Bros.	1976
Bushrock	Wide Receiver	State Of Mind	R & W	1985
Delmar Brown w/ Gil Evans Orchestra	Sometimes	Recorded live in Perugia, Italy during Umbria Jazz Festival '87	-	1987
Delmar Brown	Be A Friend	Fully Loaded	Sonic Vista	1996
Chico Freeman & Brainstorm	Read The Signs	Sweet Explosion	In + Out	1990
Delmar Brown	Land Of Plenty	Inner Spirit	Ponderosa	2008
Delmar Brown w/ Sting	Promise Land	Recorded live in Los Angeles, CA 7/27/1988	-	1988

All compositions by Delmar Brown except "Land Of Plenty" by Leonard Cohen.
All vocals by Delmar Brown.

Extras

Two bands that Delmar played with in Bloomington-Normal while still in high school:

BAND X:  Dave Smith, James Gaston, Steve Jackson, Ron Klawitter, Steve Chestney, Scott Nelson, Michael Schwartzentruber, Delmar Brown and Don Sheirs (circa 1970).

ANTELOPE FREEWAY:  Tom Fatten, Steve Vandersteeg, Chuck Tripp, Delmar Brown, Dave Kotowski, Scott Krager and Brian Sanders (1972).
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Photos of Antelope Freeway courtesy of the McLean County Museum of History.