Dry Jack
Dry Jack takes time out from recording Magical Elements and poses at Lincoln Center 1978
Rod Fleeman, Chuck Lamb, Rich Lamb, Jon Margolis
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Dry Jack was a jazz/fusion band in the 70's and early 80's. We had two records out on Inner City Records; the 12" vinyl kind with 2 sides. There were many incarnations of Dry Jack over its 8 year life. All included pianist Chuck Lamb and his brother Rich Lamb on bass. At one time their older brother John played guitar alongside guitarist Rocco Marshall (Grand Funk/Humble Pie notoriety). Evan DuChene was the original drummer. Lamb cousin Clint Swank held the guitar chair for awhile. So did 7 string virtuoso Tony DePaolo. The band went through guitarists like Spinal Tap went through drummers. The guy who held the guitar slot the longest was Kansas City jazz phenom Rod Fleeman. |
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Rod attended the University of Miami during its musical heyday. He knew all about music and who the cats were. Through Rod we met the likes of Will Lee, Hiram Bullock, the Dixie Dregs, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny and on and on. It was the quartet with Chuck and Rich Lamb, Rod Fleeman, and Jon Margolis that recorded the two albums Magical Elements and Whale City. Both received alot of airplay on WRVR, New York City's premier jazz station. Unfortunately one day the station turned country with no prior notice, and the eighties were born. That was a real kick in the ass. |
25 years after the fact I got an email from Kevin Yatarola who was a main guy at Inner City Records back in the old days. He included this photo from our mixing sessions at NYC's RPM Studios in 1978. Kevin shot all the photos for our LP Magical Elements and the promo pic at the top of this page. L to R producer Aimee Chiariello, engineer Mike Barbiero, Rod Fleeman, Rich Lamb, Jon Margolis, and Chuck Lamb. |
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Dry Jack at Coochies New Paltz, NY 1981
Chuck, Tony, Rich, Jon |
