So the Discogs randomizer pops up this rarely played gem. Recorded over 3 nights at the Baked Potato in December 1981.
So who is Greg Mathieson I hear you ask?! Well, he is an LA producer and jazz keyboardist. The thing of interest here is the participation of Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto. If you like your music loose, and with titles that don’t mean a whole bunch accept to just name the song while some awesome soloing takes place, then you may have just found your Nirvana.
Luke is on fire on tracks like Bomp Me, with the fantastic groove machine Porcaro laying down an amazing groove on Time Around, where again Luke just slays with some killer guitar. Side 2 starts off with a funky keyboard heavy track I Don’t Know, then Luke kicks in some very tasty clean jazz grooves. The rhythm section of Porcaro and Pops Popwell are top notch and lay the foundation for some great music. This is one of those shows where you wish you were there. You can hear the joy that the band are having inter playing with each other. Anyhoo, the album closes out with the excellent The Spud Shuffle and finishes – what is a great record.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
