SXSW '07: 3/16 -- BOOKER T. RECALLS AL JACKSON
Trying to pinpoint the soul of the Stax sound is easy when you ask the organist and namesake member of Booker T. and the MG's, the house band for the legendary soul label.
During his SXSW interview Friday with Chicago-based journalists Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis, Booker T. Jones said that a major component to the Stax sound was drummer Al Jackson.
The soft-spoken and humble Jones described Jackson as both single-minded and open-minded -- a determined drummer who refused to allow the beat to be defined.
More than once, Jones referred to a time when, as a teen, he played bass with an obscenity-shouting Jackson.
As Jones explained, that was just Jackson's way of insisting that their music have an attitude and push the limit.
Jones' music career hasn't been limited to just one group or role. Diversity, he said, is "the spice of my life." And he has no intention of resting on his laurels.
"I'm very excited about my musical future," he said.
Trying to pinpoint the soul of the Stax sound is easy when you ask the organist and namesake member of Booker T. and the MG's, the house band for the legendary soul label.
During his SXSW interview Friday with Chicago-based journalists Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis, Booker T. Jones said that a major component to the Stax sound was drummer Al Jackson.
The soft-spoken and humble Jones described Jackson as both single-minded and open-minded -- a determined drummer who refused to allow the beat to be defined.
More than once, Jones referred to a time when, as a teen, he played bass with an obscenity-shouting Jackson.
As Jones explained, that was just Jackson's way of insisting that their music have an attitude and push the limit.
Jones' music career hasn't been limited to just one group or role. Diversity, he said, is "the spice of my life." And he has no intention of resting on his laurels.
"I'm very excited about my musical future," he said.
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