A Sideman’s Journey

2008

To Honor a Sideman is a Tribute to All Sidemen

For my 70th birthday the Sideman Klaus became Frontman Voormann. Together with friends of mine I created a musical journey in time that carries the audience off to the most exciting period of popular music. From session to session I realized that A Sideman’s Journey not only puts me on center stage but that this album also serves as an hommage to all side(wo)men of pop history. Each one of them inevitably reminds us of the great names of ingenious artists who played a significant role in popular music. And I ask what good is a great locomotive if the waggons are not there to transport the goods? What would Motown Sound be without The Funk Brothers? Where would all those soul hits be without the Muscle Shoales Musicians from Alabama? This album is dedicated to all those sidemen-colleagues whose talents and skills helped turn compositions and arrangements with potential into rousing and moving successful productions,