Aerosmith, Purple Stars On Tommy Bolin Tribute Album
Intriguing new project sees guitarists playing on old demos
The new album features Aerosmith‘s Brad Whitford, current Purple guitarist Steve Morse, Allman Brothers Band members Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes, Peter Frampton and other big-name players on the album Great Gypsy Soul.
Credited to Tommy Bolin and Friends and available as a single disc and two-CD set, ‘Great Gypsy Soul’ isn’t your typical tribute album. The special guests don’t just perform Bolin material, they play with him, adding their parts to outtakes from his solo debut, 1975′s ‘Teaser.’
"Many of the guests added after the fact have a close personal connection to Tommy — all share in acknowledging his place in rock history,” said Haynes, who co-produced the project. "Watching, and hearing, it all come to fruition some 35 years later was a journey of its own — well worth the travel.”