![]() ![]() That essentially ended this band’s run, but it dwelled in our musical hearts for years. The band was interrupted because Ron and I moved to NYC in 1981. This new version of Four Friends got its own night at the Point and many other gigs around KC and mid Missouri in 80-81. By this time I was working somewhat steadily with the great Stan Kessler at The Point in Kansas City as were Ron, Greg, and Steve so there was quite a creative hang happening. We all contributed original tunes to this band. The band was retooled to include Ron Vincent (newly arrived in KC) and Greg Whitfield (later Gerald Spaits) on bass, and was very influenced by the John Abercrombie Quartet at the time. Steve Cardenas called me up sometime after our first gig at the rent party and wanted to form an all original band playing our tunes. We played all over Kansas City and mostly performed my tunes. I was out on the scene before this playing with the original Four Friends band - Arnold Young on Drums, Jeff Rendlen on bass, and Gary Nelson on guitar which sometimes featured guest vocalist Raynola Smith. It was also the first time Steve and I ever played music together. That was when the new Four Friends band was born. We decided not to play any tunes and totally improvised everything that night. it was a rent party for an artist's loft. When Steve Cardenas first played with the original Three Friends band (me, Arnold Young on drums, Jeff Rendlen on bass) in the late 70’s in Kansas City, Mo. ![]() About the band originally named Four Friends. ![]()
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