Former JOURNEY Bassist ROSS VALORY Shares Sandbox Sessions: Episode 3 Featuring Live Cover Of THE METERS' "Cissy Strut" (Video)
October 19, 2024, a month ago
Original Journey bassist Ross Valory recently debuted a performance video series via the his YouTube channel. For the second episode of Sandbox Sessions, the crew takes a swing at The Meters' "Cissy Strut".
Personnel;
Ross Valory - Bass
Paul Spina - Drums
Eric Levy - Keys
Vernon Black - Guitars, Vocals
Bobby Strickland - Sax
Earlier this year, Valory released his debut solo album, All Of The Above (OID Music). Produced by Valory and co-produced by Eric Levy and Jacob Stowe, the nine tracks on the album represent the full maturity of Valory’s musical gifts, cutting a broad swath through the instrumental territory the music travels. He plays keyboards, guitar, and, of course, many basses in a display of cultivated virtuosity across a palette far broader than could be found in his work with Journey.
He is stepping out from behind his bass and, for the first time in his more than half-century as a professional musician, representing his vision and his compositions. The album has been accompanied by five videos so far, all directed by Michael Cotton: “Tomland” (the album’s hypnotic first single), “Wild Kingdom (with its Latin-fired intensity), and “Windmill” (defined by its Brazilian flair), his interpretation of War’s classic cruising anthem “Low Rider” and “Nightflower” (a pastoral ribbon of music featuring Journey founding member George Tickner and Steve Roseman of Cold Blood).
"Nightflower" video:
"Low Rider" video:
"Windmill" video:
"Wild Kingdom" video:
"Tomland" video:
