Veteran keyboardist/composer Dan Siegel brings together a stellar rhythm section and a roster of ace guitarists for his groove-heavy 23rd album, featuring David “DJ” Ginyard on bass and Oscar Seaton on drums. UNITY also features percussion great Lenny Castro, whose relationship with Siegel dates back to the keyboardist’s self-titled 1982 album, as does that of Tom Scott (sax), who heads the album’s horn section. Full list of performers below.
Siegel also has a distinguished career as a TV and film composer. He has worked as musical director/conductor on the late night CBS TV show, Overtime with Pat O’Brien. Dan has played on numerous TV and film projects as a session player, including the Oscar winning film, The Usual Suspects. Siegel has recorded and performed with a variety of artists including: Glenn Frey (The Eagles), Chaka Khan, Berlin, Philip Bailey (Earth Wind & Fire), Kenny Rankin, Hugh Masekela, Joe Sample, Herbie Hancock and the London Symphony Orchestra.
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TRACKS (46 minutes)
BEST FOOT FORWARD
DEFINING MOMENT
LINE OF SIGHT
STREETWISE
FREE SPIRIT
BEFORE I GO
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION
SIMPLE THINGS
UNITY
All songs written and arranged by Dan Siegel, Seal Stone Music ASCAP
Produced by Dan Siegel
Engineered and mixed by Tom McCauley for Mix Works
Mastered by Chris Bellman at BGM
Piano, Organ, Keyboards: Dan Siegel
Bass: David (DJ) Ginyard
Drums: Oscar Seaton
Percussion: Lenny Castro
Guitars:
Rob Bacon – Street Wise, Free Spirit
Allen Hinds – Best Foot Forward, Line of Sight
Michael Miller – Roadside Attraction, Unity
Dean Parks – Before I Go, Simple Things
Michael Thompson – Defining Moment
Saxophone: Tom Scott
Trumpet: Aaron Janik
Trombone: Andy Martin
Trombone: Alan Kaplan – Line of Sight
Fluegelhorn: Stan Martin – Line of Sight
French Horn: Danielle Ondarza – Line of Sight
Original Art: Alan Rubin
Design and Layout: Joe Sherbanee
Photography: Mark Maryanovich
Recorded at East West Studios, Sunset Sound, and Bob’s, October 2023 – February 2024
Assistant Engineers: Logan Taylor, Jacob Kell, Christopher Burks, Zack Zajdel
