Album US 2015 on ESP Disk label
Jazz (Avant-garde Jazz, Modal, Latin Jazz, Hard-Bop, Post-Bop)
Was originally scheduled for release in 2004, as things often turn out in life it was not to be - record company backed out. Credits for "Produced By" are valid because I - John D. Thomas - am the only producer. On all compositions I take on at least two roles - Guitar or Guitar Synthesizer, composer, and engineer. On some works I even take on more than three roles "Recorded & Mixed By" is a valid credit attributed to me, John D. Thomas. The "Bandleader" credit is absolutely necessary here because the band name is Extremely Serious Business, and it is neither a co-led or cooperative group. This is my group and we play almost exclusively my compositions.... as I always have on all my records. Publishers: 1 to 4, 6: Extremely Serious Business Music 5: Ecaroh Music 7: T. B. Harris/Welk Music Group, Universal Music Publishing, Warner/Chappel Publishing
![]() | Extremely Serious Business g, p, key, album by |
![]() | John Thomas g, *1954 design, layout, leader, bandleader, photography by, producer, recorded by, mastered by, mixed by, composed by, guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, accompaniment only, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, electric bass, guitar, first solo on changes & second solo on coda |
![]() | Paul Beaudry b, key, contrabass |
![]() | Tom Garner dr, drums |
![]() | Greg Burk p, US piano, keyboards |
![]() | Avi Rothbard g, guitar, second solo on changes & first solo on coda |
Jonathan Granoff design, layout |
Bernard Stollman executive-producer |
No | ![]() |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Codex | Extremely Serious Business | John Thomas | 4:15 |
2 | ![]() | Song For Max | Extremely Serious Business | John Thomas | 12:45 |
3 | ![]() | Playground | Extremely Serious Business | John Thomas | 10:59 |
4 | ![]() | 3000 Worlds | Extremely Serious Business | John Thomas | 8:48 |
5 | ![]() | Song For My Father | Extremely Serious Business | Horace Siver | 7:11 |
6 | ![]() | Headwall | Extremely Serious Business | John Thomas | 10:13 |
7 | Yesterdays | Extremely Serious Business | Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach | 11:28 |
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