Al Casey - Doin' The Shotish

Back in January of 2011, when I started this blog, I posted THIS little number by legendary session guitarist, Al Casey.
The flipside has the same sound in terms of instrumentation, but is a bit more uptempo with a great organ leads dueling with the axe and sax. A shotish (or schottische) is a polka-type dance by the way.

Al Casey - The Stinger/Night Beat

Here is a hot little single from 1959 by the late, great Al Casey. This one came out on the West Coast Highland Records, which was owned by Sid Talmedge and based at 2580 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90006. The label was distributed by West Pico Merchandising and was a subsidiary of Malynn Enterprises.

Above photo shows Al, age 32, holding a Hagstrum V1, in 1968.

Happy Independence Day America!

Al Casey - Jivin' Around

Al Casey was a member of L.A.'s "Wrecking Crew," a group of studio session musicians who played on countless hit records in the 1960s.
This record from 1962, the year of my birth, was my introduction to the Al Casey sound.




“Al Casey, at 21, is regarded in the music trade as one of the best guitar players in the country.” 
-- The Arizona Republic, June 1, 1958.