NEW SINGLE NOW STREAMING
IT’S ALL TOO MUCH
SOLO PROJECTS
Love, Gratitude & Other Distractions
Released in 2013
1. GRATITUDE 4:07
Music by Will Lee & Leni Stern, Lyrics by Will Lee & Willie Nile
WILL LEE – Vocals, Fretless Bass, Synth Programming
PAUL SHAFFER – Organ
LENI STERN – Ngoni, Rhythm Guitar
CHRIS PARKER – Drums
JEFF KIEVIT – Trumpet
GIULIO CARMASSI – Trombones
PAT METHENY – Solo
2. GET OUT OF MY LIFE WOMAN (featuring Billy Gibbons) 5:32
Music and Lyrics by Allen Toussaint
WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Synth Programming, Organ
BILLY GIBBONS – Vocals, Rhythm & Solo Guitars
ALLEN TOUSSAINT – Piano
SHAWN PELTON – Drums
3. MISS UNDERSTANDING 5:41
Music and Lyrics by Will Lee
WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass, Percussion
HUGH MC CRACKEN – Acoustic Guitar
KENNY WHITE – Piano & Organ
LARRY CAMPBELL – Pedal Steel Guitar
TOMMY ALLEN – Drums
MARK HUDSON & LARRY HOPPEN – Background Vocals
CHRISSY AMPHLETT – Solo Vocal
4. PAPOUNET’S RIDE 4:17
Music and Arrangement by Will Lee & Dave Delhomme
WILL LEE – Bass & Programming
BOB JAMES – Piano Solo, Electric Piano & Synth
DAVID DELHOMME – Rhodes & Synth
NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN – Drums
5. FOOLED HIM 5:17
Music and Lyrics Will Lee & Oli Rockberger
Arrangement by Will Lee
WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass
CHUCK LOEB – Guitars
OLI ROCKBERGER – Keyboard
STEVE GADD – Drums
SHAWN PELTON – Shaker
6. SHAHARA 6:44
Music and Lyrics by Will Lee
Arrangement by Mitch Forman
String Arrangement by Gil Goldstein
WILL LEE – Vocals, Fretless Bass
MITCH FORMAN – Keyboards & Programming
ZACH DANZIGER – Drums
ACOUBA SISSOKO – Kora
KOFO AYANANFOWORA (The Wonder Man) – Talking Drum
TABITHA FAIR – Solo & Background Vocals
NEAL COOMER – Background Vocals
DAVE EGGAR – Cello
LOUISE SCHULMAN – Viola
7. 1,2,3 (featuring Akiko Yano) 3:40
Music by Leonard Borisoff and Lyrics by Leonard Borisoff, John Madara & David White
Arrangement by Giulio Carmassi
WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass, Wah Wah Guitar
AKIKO YANO – Vocals, Piano
CHRIS PARKER – Drums
GIULIO CARMASSI – Cello, Tenor Saxophones, Muted Trumpets, Clarinets, Keyboards & Keyboard Programming
8. SIMPLE WAY TO SAY I LOVE YOU 5:45
Music by Will Lee & John Tropea
Arrangement by Will Lee & Oli Rockberger
WILL LEE – Fretless Bass, Bass, Synth
OLI ROCKBERGER – Keyboard
GARY SCHREINER – Harmonica
JOHN TROPEA – Guitar
PETER ERSKINE – Drums
9. NATIVES 4:07
Music by Will Lee & Horace Silver
Derived from an excerpt of “The Natives Are Restless Tonight”
Lyrics by Will Lee & Oli Rockberger
Arrangement by Will Lee & David Garfield
WILL LEE – Vocals, Bass, Programming
DAVID GARFIELD – Keyboards
CJ VANSTON – Additional Synths
STEVE LUKATHER – Guitar Solo
OZ NOY – Guitar
STEVE GADD – Drums
10. SMILE 3:03
Music by Charlie Chaplin and Lyrics by John Turner & Goeffrey Parsons
WILL LEE – Bass
CHUCK LOEB – Guitar
OH!
Released in 1995
1. MARYANNE 4:23
( J. Salucci & J Canfora / Jesse Man’s Music & D'Lisa Music / ASCAP)
Will Lee, vocals & 5-string Sadowsky bass
Charley Drayton, drums
Chuck Loeb, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Bob Malach, tenor saxophone
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Chris Hajian, loop & synth programming
Horns: Lew Soloff, trumpet, Bruce Kapler, saxophone,Tom Malone, trombone
Background vocals: Babi Floyd, Frank Floyd & Will
2. GEORGY PORGY 4:31
(D. Paich / Hudmar Publishing Co Inc. / ASCAP)
Will Lee, vocal & Fender Precision bass, Yamaha piccolo bass, Yamaha custom electric bass "unplugged" intro
Chris Parker, drums
John Tropea, guitar
Rob Mounsey, keyboards
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Background vocals: Babi Floyd, Frank Floyd, & Will
3. KISSING MY LOVE 3:50
(B. Withers / Interior Music / BMI)
Will Lee, vocals & Yamaha piccolo "Bwow" bass, synths
Steve Gadd , drums
Felicia Collins, guitar
Chris Hajian, loops & synth programming
4. I KNOW TOO MUCH (ABOUT SADNESS) 3:40
(W. Lee, R. Mathes / Ketchup Moon & Stars, Maybe I can / BMI)
Will Lee, vocal & Fender fretless bass, drum programming
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards, drum programming, string arrangement
Randy Brecker, flugelhorn
5. SHOW OF HANDS 6:47
(W. Lee, R.Mounsey & R Wittenmyer / Ketchup Moon & Stars, BMI & Flying Monkey Music, Word Guy Music, ASCAP)
Will Lee, vocal & Sadowsky 4-string bass
Steve Gadd, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Paul Shaffer, Hammond B-3 organ Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Chris Hajian, loops & synth programming
Horns: Lew Soloff, trumpet; Bruce Kapler, saxophone; Tom Malone, trombone
Background vocals: Lani Groves, Janice Pendarvis, Gayle Scott & Vaneese Thomas
Sample of the "Space Cowboy" courtesy of Boris & Dorris Jones
6. BALLAD OF BILL & GRETCHEN 4:26
(C. Hajian, W. Lee & R. Mathes / Ketchup Moon & Stars, Sharp Nine Music, Maybe I can /BMI)
Will Lee, vocal & Fender fretless bass
Steve Gadd, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, piano
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Randy Brecker, trumpet
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Sid McGinnis, additional guitar
7. DRIFTING 4:45
( J. Hendrix / Arch Music, Bella Godiva Music Inc. /ASCAP)
Will Lee, vocal & 5-string Sadowsky bass, Music Man fretless piccolo bass
Charley Drayton, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Jeff Beck, guitar solo
Don Grolnick, piano
Paul Shatter, HammondB-3 organ
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Background vocals: Lani Groves, Janice Pendarvis, Gayle Scott & Vaneese Thomas
8. I CAME TO PLAY 4:36
(W. Lee, R. Mounsey & R. Wittenmyer /Ketchup Moon & Stars BMI, Flying Monkey Music, Word Guy Music, ASCAP)
Will Lee, vocal & Sadowsky 4-string bass
Stephen Ferrone, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Julia Mounsey, kid’s voice
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Background vocals: Will, Bobi Floyd & Frank Floyd
9. LONELY AVENUE 4:33
(D. Pomus /Unichapel Music / BMI)
Will Lee, vocal & synth programming
Anton Fig, drums
Don Grolnick, Hammond B3 organ
Joe Caro, guitar solo
Jeff Mironov, acoustic guitar
Bashir Johnson, percussion
Chris Hajian, synth programming
10. WHITE MAN 4:31
(W. Lee, D. Silver & C. Hajian / Ketchup Moon &Stars/ Wejigirl Sharp Nine Music / BMI)
Will Lee, vocal & Fender fretless bass
Charley Drayton, drums
Jeff Mironov, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Bob Malach, saxophone
Chris Hajian, additional keyboards
Background vocals: Lani Groves,Janice Pendarvis, Gayle Scott & Vaneese Thomas
11. MY FUNNY VALENTINE 5:40
(R. Rodgers & L. Hart / Chappel & Co. Inc, Williamson Music Co. /ASCAP)
Will, vocal & Yamaha piccolo"Bwow" bass, Sadowsky 4-string bass, synth bass programming
Stephen Ferrone, drums
Hiram Bullock, guitar
Don Grolnick, keyboards
Chris Hajian, synth programming & additional keyboards
Bill Lee, piano solo
Bashiri Johnson, percussion
Background vocals, Lani Groves, Janice Pendarvis & Vaneese