Taking a
detour from his main job as lead guitarist for Journey, the multi-talented Neal Schon has put the finishing touches
on his latest solo album, The Calling - released by Frontiers
Records in the UK on Monday 22nd October. Produced by and featuring
Schon on all guitars and bass, The
Calling reunites Schon with former Journey
bandmate, Steve Smith, who lends his virtuoso
drum talents to all 12 tracks on the new album.
Schon set up shop at Berkeley’s famed
Fantasy Studios during a break from Journey’s busy touring schedule and recorded
the album, completely from scratch, in just four days. After overdubbing
multiple guitar and bass parts, Schon recruited two
keyboard masters to flesh out the music. Igor Len, an accomplished
classical, jazz and film composer who had previously collaborated with Schon, is featured on acoustic piano throughout The
Calling album.
GRAMMY
Award-winning special guest Jan Hammer (Jeff Beck, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miami Vice soundtrack) recorded
Moog synthesizer solos on two tracks – Fifty Six and Tumbleweeds.
Recently, Schon teamed up with Dan Barnett
(Journey: Live In Manila) to produce the video
for the first single and title track from The
Calling.
While
celebrating the release of The Calling, Schon
will be back on the road with Journey as the band’s 2012 tour
kicked off July 21 in Southern California and is scheduled to run through
December, with most dates featuring special guests Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo and
Loverboy.
Track
Listing:
1. The
Calling
2.
Carnival Jazz
3. Six
String Waltz
4.
Irish Field
5.
Back Smash
6.
Fifty Six
7.
True Emotion
8.
Tumbleweeds
9.
Primal Surge
10. Blue
Rainbow Sky
11.
Transonic Funk
12. Song
Of The Wind II
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