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Tony Levin Always Brings the Stick: The mustachioed bass legend on the most significant sessions of his career

The mustachioed bass legend on the most significant sessions of his career.

“We find out as we go through life that when you can put the intellectual and analyzing part of your mind to sleep and do something you love doing, those are good hours.” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Gettty After the take, when we got together to listen, David smiled andsaid, “Tony, in Pink Floyd you don’t do that extra couple notes until far later.” I had the right idea, but I did it too quickly. Whistling the famous Old Spice theme was Toots Thielemans, the great harmonica player, whistler, and composer of “Bluesette.” Arranging and conducting was none other than Herbie Hancock.

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