Album Notes

It still amazes me when I think back on how this whole cd began. How something so unplanned and natural turned into Moon Over Afghanistan.
I was hanging with my Brother Steve in his basement apartment in a quiet suburb outside of Washington, DC. We were testing out Steve’s brand new Audiotechnica 4050 microphone. And what better way to do that than write a jam in its honor. I was feeling eager and anxious, I had already come up with a few phrases of how the jam would start off. Steve hurried setting up and hit record. 17 minutes later we looked at each other in amazement –
What Was That!!! We quickly grabbed some percussion and did a second pass. And that’s what you hear on this cd today. I took the jam home and the next week wrote 5 more pieces in the Eastern Western acoustic vein. I think the piece de resistance was the incredible tabla performance by Master Mulazim Hussain. I first saw Mulazim playing in an Indian restaurant on e6th Street in the village. It was far from the best food on the street, but the place was always full of musicians who came to watch him play. What a great time it was to write a record like this! So different from anything I had ever done before. I even got my Mom to paint the front cover. I hope you feel these as much as we do.

Peace,

Johnny and Steve.

Credits:
Johnny Young – Acoustic guitar, bass, and percussion
Steve Young – Acoustic guitar and percussion
Master Mulazim Hussain – tablas
Monica Atell – Flute on Khyber Pass
Ritt Henn – Upright bass on Arabian Lullaby

R.I.P Mulazim