January - 2007
First of all I want to say “HAPPY NEW
YEAR” to everybody. 2007 is starting out great for me
with my first CD in five years: “Dirty Deal.”
I want to say THANK YOU to Steve Evans,
Randy Hayes and Tony Stead for the exceptional playing. Also
the boys from Little Feat - Thank you for taking me in a different
direction that I have never been in before - you guys really
made me step up. And playing with Paul Barrere and Kenny Gradney,
Richie Hayward, Fred Tackett and Bill Payne…what an
honor. I would like to thank a new friend and photographer
Frank Vigil who shot the photos for “Dirty Deal”
- check out his web
site for more photos of myself and other great artists.
In 2006, I got a surprise call for session
work for a tribute to Carlos Santana. The CD has been released
and is called “Viva Carlos” on Tone Center Records.
The CD has artists such as Robben Ford, Eric Johnson, Dave
Weckl and Abraham Laboriel and Albert Lee. Check out “Jungle
Strut” -I like the way it came out. Thank you Jeff Richman
and Mike Varney for the call!
Now for my good friend Tommy
Castro who also called and asked me to be on his new CD
“Painkiller” on Blind
Pig Records (an opportunity which I immediately jumped
at). He is one of my favorite players. Boy did we have a good
time: I’m not sure if we spent more time laughing or
playing but it sure was fun. I just got a copy and I think
he has a great CD going for him.
Also in the New Year 2007, I have been asked
by Debbie
Davies to do some recording in February on her new up
and coming CD. I’m excited to be a part of it!
I also want to introduce my new keyboard player
by way of Vancouver, WA: Dover Weinberg…whom
you all might have seen playing with me near the end of last
year. Dover has played with many other great artists over
the years, such as Allbert Collins, Robert Cray, Lloyd Jones,
and Curtis Salgado. You will really like what he brings to
the band.
For us as a band we are excited about the
new material, and that makes us eager to hit the road. We
start off our Tour in the Northwest and will be out for nearly
two and a half months. Check out “Dirty
Deal” on Alligator Records…I think you will
like it!
And last I want to thank all my Fans who have
stuck by the Coco Montoya Band, who have waited for the new
CD and the new web site. Thank you Nick “Web
Master” Brethauer for all
your hard work with the web site and the NEW MySpace page
which will be up on January 16th! Hope you all get a chance
to check it out and tell us what you think!
All the best for 2007!
-Coco Montoya
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