I put this together using whatever photos I could find of Tommy Bolin and the band, which included drummer Narada Michael Walden, fresh from his time with the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
Michael had just released his first solo album, The Garden of Love Light, which features Jeff Beck and Carlos Santana. Tommy's band took the track 'Delightful' and played a beautiful version of it here, catching the groove just right. There's a later show on the CD this was taken from (First Time Live) which is much quicker, and loses the groove as a result.
So here we have just about the best example of Tommy Bolin's short-lived band. For their first gig on April 28, 1976 (Deep Purple had split up in
March) the TB Band played at La Paloma Theater in Encinitas, San Diego.
The band members are Norma Jean Bell (sax), Reggie McBride (bass), Mark
Stein (keys) and Narada Michael Walden (drums).
The song 'Delightful' is from the first solo album by NMW, The Garden of
Love Light.
And it's obviously captivated folks, to judge from the comments on the YT page. Over 200,000 views last time I checked. Enjoy.
See also on this blog:
Smoke On The Water - Montreux 50 Years On
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