Tommy Bolin ~ Jeff Beck - Jam pt 1

[DBZ5371]

@cinema33 that's where Jeff borrowed it from. Beck is playing bass here.

[DazedConfused1969]

Wasent this the day before his death? RIP

[anndiver]

I remember Tommy being Lakota Sioux descent... an important tribe - Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, and Tommy Bolin. I grew up next door in North Dakota and the 70's were a great time to be there.

[OGCrystalBay]

@anndiver Yes correct , Tommy had the face of a cherub and musical talents of some of the greatest.

[DBZ5371]

@anndiver not quite. His mother was Syrian and father Swedish, their real family name is Erickson. But, Tommy did play on that Sioux City thing with the died hair and eagle feathers.

[FlawioLaratube]

Thank You Conneyfogle and Bobby Berge !!!! Incrível isto ter sido preservado e estar vindo à tona depois de tantos anos. Jeff Beck no baixo e Tommy Bolin na guitarra, ambos brincando com os sons, se divertindo nessa Jam de confraternização. Uma lastima o dono do estúdio ter apagado o lado B da fita k7 quando eles trocaram os instrumentos e continuaram a Jam. Há uma carência de vídeos do Tommy Bolin. Sabemos que ele abriu vários shows do Jeff, será que não existe imagens ao vivo ???....Two Gods!

[meraklees]

Είδες τι κανει η πρέζα Χαραλάμπη;;;;;;

[PIERPILING]

@meraklees GRWDSETX NHNLOISWDC XXVG JKIUYHNFERABD !!!!

[triplettam]

Where the hell did this come from?

[DavidOnPeace]

Where to get the full jam?

[DavidOnPeace]

Wow...mind-blowing

[mythtree]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this, I love Tommy Bolin, scouring every deep purple vid to see if it may be him & any blessed shred of Bolin's I may find, and so whenever I get to find anything new,anything, I am very happy, but this, this is VERY very cool! Thanks soooo much.

rock in peace Tommy Bolin,

[InvisibleCollegeDO]

Tommy deserves more credit, and hella more airplay. His solo work is astonishing, a flamboyant lead guitar player that allowed for everyone else in the studio a chance to work out.

[dorne]

Actually @smogbat TB may have had the edge on Beck technique wise being that he played many Charlie Parker bebop type lines very proficiently. TB got Beck and many other rockers to elevate.

[ariesric1]

Tommy Bolin did not have any Sioux Indian blood in him. I grew up in Sioux City, knew Tommy and am best friends with one of his first cousins. I checked with the cousin to confirm his background and he laughed heartily at the idea that Tommy had any Sioux relations. Tommy's father was Swedish and his mother was Syrian.

[SupernalOne]

@ariesric1

ha, looking at Bolin I would have guessed he was of Italian descent - but that's about half-way between Sweden & Syria anyway :)

[smogbat50]

This is so sweet! Tommy was awesome! Not the technical wizard that Jeff Beck was and is but the man had SOUL.If you dont have Tommy's "Teaser" cd, run out and get it! You will not regret it. While you're at it get him on Billy Cobham's "Spectrum" and Deep Purple's "Come Taste The Band".ENJOY my friends!!!!

[Sodenas]

Άμαν Γιάννη αυτά είναι τζαμαρίσματα!!

[mrtonebone]

Is it just me or does anyone else hear a lot of similarities in Tommy's playing and tone w/ the late great Rory Gallagher?? Not necessarily the same, but similar in many ways.

[SigmaDR28C]

Tommy's "Teaser" album was punctuation in my equilibrium when I first heard it in 1976(?). I still have a vinyl disc, in excellent condition. Hauntingly unique stuff. Gotta spin it, once in a while. Always love to hear it. Jeff is no slouch, either.

[MontgomeryWinchester]

It is truly a shame that the other side of this tape was erased but I think that we should be very thankful that it was this side that survived. Both are truly great guitarists but footage and recordings of Jeff Beck are plentiful. Anything of Tommy Bolin is such an inspirational and classic gem and very different to what a lot of other guitarists throw out. It is Tommy Bolin's guitar work here that makes this recording so interesting. Peace out.

[MZVIRB]

I just read about this! Thanks!!!!

Were it not for Bolin, there's a lot of stuff metacosmos would not have today.

[MZVIRB]

I just read about this! Thanks!!!!

[SunnyDays951]

Didn't Tommy play with Jeff right before he checked out?? How lucky to be there that night???

[ulijon1]

The Ultimate!!!

[metacosmos]

Bolin was creative enough inside the jazz-rock wave on fashion by then , but he lacked musical training and this is the reason why he sounds too often as repetitive.

[booger70]

@metacosmos What a stupid statement.You must be a teacher not a player

[metacosmos]

@booger70 Listen to the "California rehearsals" with Deep Purple in 1975 and you will see what I mean by "being too repetitive".

Bolin was a Sioux indian without musical training but with a lot of ideas.

[gblueslover2]

@metacosmos You sure about the " Bolin was a Sioux Indian" stuff ? Wikipedia says only he was FROM Sioux City, Iowa.

Just wondering.

[metacosmos]

@gblueslover2 You bettr ask his brother Jonnhy Bolin, Tommy was expelled from his high-school because his long hair and his romance with a " white" girl, besides Tommy 's face was very Sioux and even some of his riffs come from Indian music, such the riff of :"I need love".

[gblueslover2]

@metacosmos How could Ipossibly "ask his brother"? You OK dude ?

[metacosmos]

@gblueslover2 Jonnhy Bolin keeps the webs of Tommy Bolin in ijnternet.

[metacosmos]

@metacosmos Hard to believe he was half swedish half siryan, being born in Sioux City and using Indian musical motives in his music and developing a culture of drugs as it is traditional in the Indians.

[gblueslover2]

@metacosmos I got this feelin' that had his life continued, he would have grown and that would have changed. Too bad he left us.

[austingunsmoke]

Hey,this is quite the time-bomb jam from the secret vault.It would have been awesome to have seen Tommy conquer his demons and in his later years push into something we can only imagine. I really like the grooves Tommy seems to find as he dances around the fretboard...He's got a few licks I always hear that are his trademarks....nice.

[MrListenerman]

Tommy Bolin.. a wonderful guitarist..the musical world is a bit lost without him.. a real feeling player like Jeff. I know Jeff certainly respected him as a guitar player and that speaks volumes!..kinda similar in way...Your appreciated Tommy:))) Thanks for being around...

Nick

[RDDJ]

TRUE GUITAR GODS!!!!!

[MegaBay101]

Tommy Bolin died the very next day.

[rkeime1]

@MegaBay101 so this would have been dec 3 1976?

[wheater59]

My life is now complete. I never dreamed I would here these two great guitarists play together. Their styles go together so great. This stuff is amazing. I would love to know where the hell you got this.

[Conneyfogle]

@wheater59 sent you a PM

[eduardo1011100]

i feel sad that i ask many guitars players and they dont know who he is i love tommy and i play bass of course i admire him for his song writing but he was a superb guitar player for me one of the most original and unique versatile guitar players

[spacestationplaza]

where in the world did you find this stuff? Amazing!!

[DBZ5371]

The beginning is pure beck only because he lifted this from Tommy, right here, right now.

[rizalhanafi]

wohooo... searing hot lick from both of them. The quality of music not too mention the chops are high. Jeff Beck has lost one of the most quality potential musical partner other than clapton in guitar music. Bolin is truly a maestro of the instrument.. he is the harder edge, kinda like jimmy page in his peak. Jimmy was Beck earliest jam buddy.. So jamming with Bolin was like jamming with page.. again let me salute the musicianship on display wohoo!

[awesomewelles90]

Clapton, Page? Those guys suck.

[titozaeko]

Tommy was one of the greatest. RIP

[wish4rain]

a hell of a jam !!! great stuff ,, one of the finest jam sessions ever heard ..

RIP tommy bolin

[FCalcara]

Tommy Bolin was the best; I mentor him on guitar!

[Cameron46]

its jeff beck on gutiar, go see jeff beck at ronnie scotts live and learn something

[FCalcara]

I thought they never played together; Tommy Bolin's does have technique.

[stevieVantanna]

So Jeff isn't playing bass here - he's playing guitar?

[drwoof23]

nice

[DBZ5371]

Nice to see this get posted. Tommy is just sooooo good at this stuff!!

[RavenRocksChicago]

I could listen to this kinda stuff all day