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Fred Walker, A native of St. Louis, Mo., has been threatening this CD for quite sometime. He's keeping his promise to his many fans whose been waiting for this new C D release which is something different. Enter, Michael Nicolls. Michael, an accomplished drummer/ percussionist/ producer, introduced Fred to "LOOP" technology and began a collaboration that would soon yield "Ten Plus". Fred calls this new music "POP JAZZ". Of course it's difficult to categorize exactly what it is, so we'll just let the listener make that determination. ...Michael operates a small studio in Millstadt, Illinois and during the recording sessions would enlighten Fred on the ins and outs of recording. Recording, mixing, compression, equalizing and so on. Fred was soon cuttin' and a pastein' and with the help of some good friends, Brenda Foster on keys and Brian Simms on guitar and bass gave this effort momentum and added credibility. ...ENJOY!

Brian Simms: is one of those "Gifted" individuals. He has a wide range of talents. Brian is at home on keyboards, bass, guitar, drums or vocals. He produces in his own studio and is one of those musicians that Is always in demand for studio work. Whenever he's there, everyone is at ease as he is always "in the pocket" and what he plays always seems to be relevant ….After spending some time on the road, Brian settled in and became the bassist for the St. Louis based group, Mystic Voyage. During his lengthy stint with the band, he contributed three songs on Fred's first CD "BLUES IN A RED DRESS" where he exhibited his writing and vocal skills. Brian can be seen and heard around the St. Louis area performing private and public gigs with his duo group, "Exclusively Yours" featuring the piano and vocal stylings of Ms. Denise Atty.

Brenda Foster Appears as a courtesy to Fred. She is considered the piano players piano player. She is always in demand for concerts, both private and public and especially studio work. Brenda is one half of the team of "Stevens & Foster" where she accompanies the very accomplished vocalist Naomi Stevens. ...Brenda is as at home with a synthesizer interlude as she is with a Tyner style solo. You will appreciate her smooth lines on "Ten Plus" and her lilting moves on "Loping". Some of her favorite influences include such notables as Ahmad Jamal, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner and Les McCann.

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Ten Plus

Star City/St. Louis
2006

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