"Dog Tired" CD It would be fun to tell a few stories about "the making of..." this disk. All the individual solo tracks were recorded in different locations as time and opportunity permitted. Some circumstances got pretty "interesting," but everyone was incredible. Most of the songs were written and submitted for film use - either they weren't used, not used yet, or had been used in an earlier version. "One for Tony" was specifically written for my good friend, mentor, and inspiration - Tony Zamora. My kids and our dog appear on the cover, we had over fifteen great years with her. Click on the title to listen to a song, or Right-click on the title and select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" to download that song. No Right Turn (with Randy and Jamie) Meet Me at the Havana Hilton (with Mo, Danny and Garry) 3 to Get Ready (with Bruce and Jamie) Because I Do (with Lee Anna, Jamie and Randy) Samba Samba (with Ned and Jamie) Dog Tired (of the same name) (with Jamie and Ned) Vista Cruzer (with Ned and Jamie) On the 14th Green (with Ned and Garry) One for Tony (just me and Randy) The folks who helped me on the project: Lee Anna Atwell – vocal enhancement “Because I Do” (former SAMI President, appears courtesy of “Trouble With Monday”) Ned Boyd – saxes and flute (educator, Sunnyside Bands, Purdue University, freelance professional, member Los Blancos, has appeared with David Baker, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, The Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, and more) Bruce Knepper – flugel horn (educator, Jefferson Bands, freelance professional, member Los Blancos and Double Exposure, has appeared with Marie Osmond, Med Flory, Manhattan Transfer, and more) Jamie Newman – keyboards (former east coast lawyer, and that’s all he wanted me to say) Randy Salman – alto and tenor sax (Director of Jazz Studies DePauw University, member the Smithsonian Masterworks Jazz Orchestra, freelance professional, has appeared with Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Louis Bellson, and recorded with Clark Terry, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, The Steve Allee Big Band, Condition Blue, and more.) Garry Smith – keyboards (freelance, member The Rex Streibeck Band and The Tone Bones) M.T. “Mo” Trout – trumpet (Director of Jazz Studies Purdue University, freelance professional, from the University of North Texas, co-founder the Trout-Weiss Quintet) Danny Weiss – tenor sax (freelance professional, private instructor, Bandleader on The Nordic Empress, co-founder the Trout-Weiss Quintet, has appeared with The Temptations, Yid Vicious, and more). All Songs Written and Recorded by Brent Laidler - guitar (from the Fremont Jackson Band, has appeared with comedian Rich Little, Broadway artist Michael Mandell, The Big Swing Band, and more) Coming Next Spring! Brent is already hard at work on another CD... Something a little different. Bigger orchestrations, more epic arrangements... Stay tuned for "Scary Tales from the Electric Forest." The last movement from the title suite will be posted soon!   [ Back ]