On the new album there are a lot of songs that have blues influences. Last time Neil saw Dave was in the 80s when Dave was demoing synthesisers. Fraser was very much in demand in the 80s. I’d like to be still making music at 82!įraser had known Dave Pringle through the old Glasgow connections. It’s great to hear someone play the Hammond Organ well. I was surprised this was coming out as a double CD, I thought it was going to be a live gig! We are all pleased with the sound, long tracks but there’s something there for everyone. It was recorded at Etive Sound in Glasgow. It had to sound like a 70s blues style album! The music I was sent was the kind I listened to back in the day and I was pleasantly surprised when the mixes came back. Fraser’s vocals were not on, so I had to listen to the tracks a lot. He sent me thirteen tracks, a lot of stuff, with chord charts, so much stuff. Dave phoned me when I was flitting to Dunfermline. About nine months ago Fraser told me he had all the backing tracks. He played the West End Club when Roger Spence started Platform which was pre–Jazz Festival. He’s got a pedigree in old school arranging. He also brought Oscar Peterson to Scotland, Live at The Gateway. He ended up in America, he did the music for Wheel Of Fortune. He was the Musical Director for Scottish Television, Dave was MC for the show Shindig and played the piano and Hammond organ in the 70s.He also arranged strings for Deacon Blue, a whole range of music styles. There’s next to nothing about David on the internet. It’s had some plays Fraser gave this to David Pringle. “I had this album out a few years back that was a sort of tribute to Grover Washington, a simple jazz funk soul instrumental. About six years ago, he spoke with harmonica player Fraser Speirs. Regarding the new album, he was taken by surprise how this came about.
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