These recordings come from all periods of Jeff's career and in particular Buckley made many soundboard recordings of the concerts from his 1995–1996 tours. Since Jeff Buckley only completed one album, many posthumous releases, as well as bootlegged unreleased live recordings, have proved popular with fans. In Los Angeles, Buckley co-wrote and recorded the song "Hollywould" with Sandy Bell, which she released in 2000. He performed two tributes to writers he admired: he read Edgar Allan Poe's poem " Ulalume" for the album " Closed on Account of Rabies", and on "", a tribute to beat poet Jack Kerouac, Buckley performed "Angel Mine" with Inger Lorre. This song later appeared on " Grace (Legacy Edition)". He appeared on the soundtrack of "First Love, Last Rites", performing vocals on "I Want Someone Badly" backed by the group Shudder to Think. Dowd had previously co-written "What Will You Say" with Buckley, which appeared on " Mystery White Boy".īuckley also collaborated with other musicians on different projects. Buckley's drummer Matt Johnson played on the album as well, along with Joan Wasser and Joseph "Amp" Fiddler. He co-wrote "Despite the Tears" with Chris Dowd, then lead singer of The Seedy Arkhestra, for the album "Puzzle" and also contributed vocals and guitar on two more tracks, "A Thousand Tears" and "Flog Your Dead Horse". On Patti Smith's 1996 album " Gone Again", Buckley provided vocals on "Beneath the Southern Cross" and played esraj on "Fireflies". Buckley also performed backup vocals and guitar on Brenda Kahn's "Faith Salons" which was released on her 1996 album "Destination Anywhere". Buckley contributed vocals on "Jolly Street" from The Jazz Passengers' 1994 album "In Love", and he played six string bass and drums on tracks from his ex-girlfriend Rebecca Moore's album " Admiral Charcoal's Song". John Zorn regularly held collaborations at the Knitting Factory, and Buckley performed vocals on the tracks "Taipan" and "D.Popylepis" that appeared on 1992 album " Live at The Knitting Factory". He also worked with Contemporary Christian artists, BASIX, Joe Nathan and various LA area choirs.Jeff Buckley was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.īuckley was immersed in music and, when not working on his own material or with his band, he contributed numerous times to projects with his friends and musical peers. The following year Bryant began a two year stint with jazz saxophonist/Blue Note recording artist Karl Densen and he continued performing and/or recording with artists in the jazz and R&B world include Big Jay McNealy, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miki Howard, Rashaan Patterson, Herman Riley, Colour Club and the Derek Bordoux Group, just to name a few. They enjoyed brief success until the group disbanded in 1985.īryant has recorded and performed with artists from a vast variety of musical genres including Maria Conchita Alonso, Lindsey Buckingham, Terry Bozzio, Sex Pistol Steve Jones, producers, Roy Thomas Baker (Queen, The Cars), Keith Olson (Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy Osborne), Pat Moran, (Robert Plant) and Andy Taylor which includes contributions to his " Wings of Love", " Take It Easy" and " Angel Eyes" tracks.ġ987 marked Bryant's return to the jazz scene as a member of B-Sharp, a trio which featured the late Jeff Buckley on guitar who would later enjoy a successful solo career. Adding his funky groove with their modern rock edge proved to be a winning combination and the group was soon signed to Elektra/Asylum records. Although his roots were in funk, R&B and jazz, Bryant also had a love for rock music and in 1982 he joined the local Orange County rock group ZOT. After graduating, Bryant began studying privately with MIT staff bassist and jazz veteran, Luther Hughes and bass virtuoso, John Pattitucci, while maintaining steady work in the Orange County area Top 40 scene and as a member of the jazz quartet Blueprint, featuring Ron Kobayashi. He then moved on to Fullerton College and for the next 2 years played electric and acoustic bass in their award winning jazz ensemble under the direction of Terry Blackley and Jim Linnahon. He was always enamored with the sound of the bass, but it wasn't until high school that he got the opportunity to explore his musical desires, when his father bought him a bass. Bryant Simpson is an American bass player, who has worked with musical artists including Steve Jones and Andy Taylor.īorn in Los Angeles, Bryant's musical career began in Fullerton, California, the birthplace of the Fender bass.