Outta Here

by Lettuce

Overview

Lettuce is the group that began the careers of several noted "jam band" musicians: Eric Krasno of Soulive, Adam Deitch of the John Scofield Band, Adam Smirnoff of the Squad, Jeff Bhayshk of Kudu, Ryan Zoidis of Rustic Overtones, and Eric Coomes, now a Los Angeles-based producer. Outta Here is essentially a reunion project featuring these players and several special guests, including trombonist Fred Wesley, Soulive organist Neal Evans, and John Scofield himself. Toni Smith also contributes an alluring R&B vocal on "Twisted." Although the album is overly reliant on funk cliches, there are some captivating moments, mostly toward the end of the disc. The groove on "Nyack" is something else -- so good that a bonus live version closes out the disc, giving the listener a good sense of what the band does on stage (hint: it cooks). Keep the disc playing and you'll hear a 45-second snippet of horns and drums getting down as well. ~ David R. Adler

Product Details

Release Date:	07/16/2002
Label:	Lettuce Records
UPC:	0192641683190

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lettuce   Primary Artist
Fred Wesley   Guest Artist,Trombone
John Scofield   Guest Artist,Guitar
Adam Deitch   Drums
Brett Sroka   Trombone,Horn (Tenor)
Toni Smith   Vocals
Tonni Smith   Vocals
Erick Coomes   Bass
Sam Kininger   Sax (Alto)
Neal Evans   Organ (Hammond)
Eric Krasno   Guitar
Ryan Zoidis   Sax (Tenor)
Atticus Cole   Percussion

Technical Credits

Adam Shmeans Smirnoff   Producer
Ari Raskin   Recording,Engineer,Mixing
Adam Deitch   Composer
Seth Waldmann   Mixing
Herbie Hancock   Composer
Hiroyuki Sanada   Mixing
Erick Coomes   Composer
Cornell Haynes   Composer
Peter Costello   Engineer,Recording
Sean Hoess   Executive Producer
Adam Smirnoff   Composer,Producer
Timothy Kininger   Composer
Jeff Bhasker   Composer
Melvin Ragin   Composer
Lettuce   Producer,Composer
Eric Krasno   Executive Producer,Composer
Mark Kelly   Composer
Ryan Zoidis   Composer
Soul Vibrations   Composer
Paul Jackson   Composer
Allan Tucker   Mastering
Jeff Patrick Krasno   Executive Producer
Thomassina Smith   Composer