“For Pete”s Sake” is a collection of music I recorded with the late and I might say great, Peter Ganosellis. These tunes were all recorded during recording engineer classes at Unity Gain Studios in Fort Myers Florida. We would go in and start laying down improvised tracks – first me playing bass with Pete on drums – then I might play guitar and Pete might lay down a synth line or percussion and so on until we had a finished tune or the class would end.

Pete’s Story:

As the legend goes Peter Ganosellis was born with drum styx in his hands, and when they were not in his hands they were in his mind. The isle of Lesbos was full of the sounds of Greek rhythms in 7,9 and 11. This familiarity with odd time signatures flowed into Pete’s interpretation of 4/4 and brought a tasty freshness to his playing. Pete spoke eloquently in the language of music, and when improvising he was a great listener and lighting quick to respond with wit and deep thought.

We will have to continue this story some more a bit later – perhaps at the release of “For Pete’s Sake.”