Los Lobotomys - S/T - New 2 LP Record 2020 Prudential USA Limited Edition Coke Bottle Vinyl - Jazz-Rock / Fusion

Street Date: 2/7/20

Los Lobotomys started out as a jam band in 1985 when several top-session players in LA started to jam at the iconic North Hollywood Jazz club, The Baked Potato. It’s a small and intimate club with a low ceiling and candle lights, serving the unusual combination of jazz music and baked potatoes, and for decades the club has attracted visitors from around the world to experience some of the best musicians around Los Angeles.

Los Lobotomys was basically born as an off-shoot of Karizma, a band that had already been playing at The Baked Potato for years. Although the two bands would share a few of their members, this new group would musically be quite a different entity. Los Lobotomys would be an instrumental band, playing everything from hard rock to be-bop, and always with a strong focus on improvisation. After a few gigs in 1985, Lenny Castro came up with the name Los Lobotomys (inspired by L.A. based Los Lobos) and the first appearance of this group featured Jeff Porcaro, Lenny Castro, Nathan East, Brandon Fields, Steve Lukather and David Garfield. Los Lobotomys started playing at The Baked Potato on Tuesday nights and soon, lines would form outside the club many hours before the show. People from all over the world came to North Hollywood to experience the group and, not least, Jeff Porcaro’s magical grooves.

The Los Lobotomys album was recorded live on April 29th, 1989 and album features musicians Jeff Porcaro, Vinnie Colaiuta, Lenny Castro, Carlos Vega, Joe Sample, Will Lee, Brandon Fields, David Garfield and Steve Lukather. The compositions range from Jimi Hendrix to Miles Davis, and together with the grooves of Jeff Porcaro, Carlos Vega, Lenny Castro and Vinnie Colaiuta, this album has gained somewhat of a cult following among music lovers.

Disc 1

1. Dismemberment
2. Oozer
3. Purple Haze
4. Big Bone
5. Jorainbo

Disc 2

1. Lobotomy Stew
2. Little Wing
3. Smell Yourself
4. All Blues