Victor Bailey Band live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2010

Victor Bailey, bass, vocals

Poogie Bell, drums

Peter Horvath, keyboards

Casey Benjamin, soprano, alto and tenor saxophones, keyboards, vocals

recorded live at Forum Leverkusen, November 13, 2010

1. Graham Cracker

2. Low Blow

3. Introduction of the band/ Quiet Afternoon (Stanley Clarke, arr. Poogie Bell)

4. Kid Logic

5. How Deep Is Your Love

Victor Bailey, already hailed as one of the world's greatest bass players as a teenager, stormed the music scene back in the early eighties when, as a nineteen year old fresh out of school he joined the innovative jazz fusion giants, Weather Report. He immediately became a major player on the world music scene.

He was also a member of another jazz fusion innovator, the legendary band Steps Ahead. As a studio musician he has appeared on over one thousand recordings. Those recordings range from Joe Zawinul to LL Cool J to Mary J Blige. As a bassist he has appeared with an astounding array of artists from all genres, such as Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Micheal Brecker and The Joe Zawinul Syndicate. During the nineties he took a huge leap into the pop world as bassist for megastar Madonna.

He has now released three highly acclaimed solo records "Low Blow", "That's Right" and "Bottom's Up" which one major music magazine called arguably the best solo record ever by a bass guitarist. He is currently residing in Brooklyn New York. He is touring as a leader, working with the trio CBW, which features Larry Coryell on guitar and Lenny White drums. And he is constantly busy writing for various movie and television projects.