Tim Landers – Bass
I previously incorrectly accredited this to Anthony Jackson but I was subsequently contacted by Tim Landers himself who confirmed that it was he, not AJ, who played bass on this track.
‘Someone recently sent me your transcription of “Alien Chase on Arabian Desert” and I thought I’d let you know although it’s a brilliant transcription, it’s actually not Anthony’s performance you transcribed, it’s mine. Granted, sonically it sounds very similar to Anthony, it’s not him. When I worked with Al back then, he wanted me to play with a pick because he loved the tone Anthony was getting so I “went for it”, so to speak.
Anyway, just thought I’d let you know and again, kudos on the transcription. That was a fun tune to record!
– Best Tim L.’
Landers studied at the Berklee College of Music. During his second semester he was invited to tour with Al Kooper, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, and trumpeter Stanton Davis. When he returned to Boston, he played with Tiger Okoshi, Mike Stern, Mick Goodrick, Mike Metheny and Dean Brown (guitarist).
Professional music career
Landers moved to New York City in 1978 and lived there until 1984. He worked with Gil Evans, Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, Michael Brecker, Barry Finnerty, Horace Arnold, Sam Morrison, Tiger Okoshi, Mike Stern, Nicholas Pike, and Michael Shrieve. He was a founding member of the jazz-fusion group Vital Information with David Wilczewski and Journey drummer Steve Smith.
Landers shifted gears in 1984 and moved to Los Angeles. He worked with Joe Chiccarelli, Richie Wise, Paul Brown, and David Kershenbaum and recorded with Tori Amos, Tracy Chapman, Stan Ridgeway, Al Stewart, Vince Neil, Andy Kim, Graham Nash, Loreena McKennitt, Beyoncé, The Pointer Sisters, Stevie Nicks, and Jethro Tull. He continued to contribute to jazz recordings on the west coast for Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Tom Scott, Frank Gambale, Eric Marienthal, and Gannin Arnold.
He and former King Crimson drummer Ian Wallace and pianist Jody Nardone formed the Crimson Jazz Trio in 2005 and they recorded two albums before Wallace’s death. Landers spent a number of years as musical director for pianist John Tesh and produced Tesh’s recordings, including two big-band jazz albums, and was nominated for both a Grammy and GMA Dove Award. Landers has written for national commercials for Nike, MacDonald’s, Sprint, and Coca-Cola.
As of 2023 Landers has been touring and recording with Billy Cobham and Randy Brecker in the “Crosswinds Project” and staying busy in the studios recording with independent artists; UK World Music group Secret Sky and up and coming guitar wizard John Philbrick.
(biographical details from Wikipedia)
Regrettably, I cannot change the details on the actual transcription itself as the original Sibelius file is lost and I cannot edit the pdf that is attached to this page. The only way to access the transcription is through here so, hopefully, people will get the message.