Big Ol' Nasty Getdown - Mellow/Dream (New - Unsealed Shrink Wrap)

******* New - Unsealed  Shrink Wrap

Mellow features the stunning vocals of grammy winning singer Kendra Foster of Parliament Funkadelic/D'Angelo's Vanguard fame.  Kendra, along side members of Sly and the Family Stone, Mudvayne, and GFE take us on a jazzy trip that touches several genres along the way. It's believed that Mellow was the very last track that Cynthia Robinson of Sly and the Family Stone recorded before her death in 2015. This track remains close to the project's heart. 

Dream is a spectacular blend of pop icon Taylor Dayne's unmistakable voice, the laid back bass of Mudvayne's Ryan Martinie, Ivan Neville of Dumpstaphunk's Sunday Morning B3, the thoughtful yet raging guitar of Morris Day and the Time's Tori Ruffin and Tori's bandmate from Sexual Chocolate (Coming to America), Jeffrey Suttles gluing it all together on drums. 

Track Info:

Side A

1) Mellow

Vocals/Lyrics: Kendra Foster (Parliament Funkadelic/D’Angelo)

Guitar: Josh Blake (GFE)

Trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (Sly and the Family Stone)

Saxophone: Jerry Martini (Sly and the Family Stone) 

Bass: Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)

Keys: Jamar Woods 

Drums: Alvin Ford Jr. (Trombone Shorty)

2) Mellow (Instrumental)

Guitar: Josh Blake (GFE)

Bass: Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)

Trumpet: Cynthia Robinson (Sly and the Family Stone)

Saxophone: Jerry Martini (Sly and the Family Stone) 

Keys: Jamar Woods 

Drums: Alvin Ford Jr. (Trombone Shorty)

Side B

1) Dream

Vocals/Lyrics: Taylor Dayne  

Guitar: Tori Ruffin (Morris Day and the Time/Freakjuice/ Sexual Chocolate)

Bass: Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)

B3: Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk)

Drums: Jeffery Suttles (Taylor Dayne/Sexual Chocolate)

2) Dream Instrumental

Guitar: Tori Ruffin (Morris Day and the Time/Freakjuice/Sexual Chocolate)

Bass: Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)

B3: Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk)

Drums: Jeffery Suttles (Taylor Dayne/Sexual Chocolate)

3) Dream (Original Studio Cut)

Guitar: Tori Ruffin (Morris Day and the Time/Freakjuice/ Sexual Chocolate)

Bass: Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)

B3: Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk)

Drums: Jeffery Suttles (Taylor Dayne/Sexual Chocolate)

Mellow Written by (Kendra Foster, Ryan Martinie, John Heintz, Frank Mapstone)

Dream Written by (Taylor Dayne, Tori Ruffin, Ryan Martinie, John Heintz, Frank Mapstone)

Produced by John Heintz & Frank Mapstone

Mixed by Bobby Easton (Fuzzy Sound Labs) & John Heintz

Mastered by Joe Gastwirt

Engineered by Marco Sonzini (Speakeasy Studios Los Angeles) Russell Anders and Aaron Solomon (Solomon Mines Studio, Fletcher NC)