Album of the Day

Roots to Branches, by Jethro Tull (1995): Back in college, I dragged jedi jawa to a clinic at a downtown music store with bass players Vic Wooten and Steve Bailey. I knew Wooten from his mind-blowing work with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and he was equally impressive on his own. Bailey I'd never heard of before which, quite frankly, led to an awkward moment. As we stood in line to get Vic to sign a copy of his new album, we first got some face time with Bailey. To pass the time, I honestly told him I didn't think I'd heard his work - who had he played with? Turned out, he's on about half of this album, which explains my lack of recall - I hardly ever listen to it (for the reasons the Ground and Sky review sets forth).