Sister Andrea featuring Tommy Bolin and Jeremy Steig

Tommy Bolin is one of my favorite musicians. He was only 25 when he died in 1976 as a result of his addiction to heroin. Indeed he is a legend. I always wondered what would have happened if he hooked up with Hendrix or Miles. Unfortunately we will never know but we can imagine.
As always I had a great time remixing the musical track and creating the video. I hope you enjoy it!
This is a demo recording but it still kicks ass.
This is from the hard to get CD From the Archives, Vol. 1 (Rhino R2 72194).
This was orginally released in 1996.
Tommy Bolin (guitar), Jeremy Steig (flute), Jan Hammer (keyboards), Gene Perla (bass), Billy Cobham (drums)
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Composed by Jan Hammer
This song was later covered by Mahavishnu Orchestra. Also fantastic but indeed different. It is worth checking it out and is much easier to get than this.
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[@garykay7418]

i saw him play his last show. his band opened for Jeff Beck at the Miami Jai Alia Fronton. died that night at the Newport Motel on Sunny Isles Beach. he played great that night. R.I.P. Tommy.

[@josephwirtel8765]

I was at the show too..Ive uploaded some of the few photos I've seen...........Blew Jeff off the stage that nite...

[@francescobonifazi2359]

2 Monsters of their instruments...Jeremy was the most inventive flutist on the planet...no one even close. Tommy had the good sense to share the stage with a flutist equal to him in virtuosity. You can hear that Ian Anderson listened to Jeremy, but never reached his level. Sadly, Steig passed-away last year. Hammer and Steig made a huge impact on Jazz/Rock Fusion years before it was a genre.

[@micowikstrom7182]

How high do you rate Thijs van Leer as a flutist?

[@garykay7418]

Herbie Mann is also overlooked.

[@markanderson1313]

The tune is actually by Jan Hammer, first recorded on Mahavishnu Orchestra's 'Between Nothingness and Eternity'. Thanks

[@EuphoricImpact]

I did not state otherwise. Many, including myself, know that this composition was composed by Jan Hammer. I simply wanted to showcase Tommy's interpretation of this composition. Thanks for your intended correction...though one was not required. Also your claim of "first recorded" by Mahavishnu Orchestra is debatable. I remember (in a percussion master class) Billy Cobham making note of this in 1987. Again thanks for your input!

[@Oneness100]

When did they record this song?

[@markanderson1313]

This was part of Mahavishnu's set from 1973. I think Tommy Bolin's LP is 1974.

[@Oneness100]

mark anderson No, I'm talking about the ORIGINAL recording on the first album released and this definitely was the Jeremy Steig recording with Tommy Bolin, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer and Gene Perla, and it was originally from a Jeremy Steig album. Go look up Jeremy Steig, he's the flute player and he put out a bunch of albums and i believe the actual recording was done in '69, but I don't have the original album with the artwork to look at and I believe they stuck this recording on at least two Jeremy Steig albums, one I think was in 69 and the other was a couple of years later. But both were originally Jeremy Steig. They might have stuck it on a Tommy Bolin album later on after Tommy died so they could just release obscure recordings he was on.

[@radio.m.i.x]

This version is recorded in early 1971, within Jeremy Steig's recording session at Electric Lady Studios in New York City.
It's been made two years before Mahavishnu Orchestra recordings.
Full stories are available on Tommy Bolin's official(?) homepage.