Leslie West

Artist:  Leslie West
Birth Name:  Leslie Weinstein
Born:  October 22, 1945.  New York City, New York, USA
Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Leslie West is an American Rock Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter.  He is best known as a founding member of the Hard Rock Band Mountain.  His musical career began with The Vagrants, an R&B and Blue-Eyed Soul-Rock Band influenced by The Rascals.  The Vagrants' recordings were produced by Felix Pappalardi, who was also working with Cream on album Disraeli Gears.  In 1969 Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi formed the band Mountain with Steve Knight (Keyboards) and Norman Smart, soon replaced by Corky Laing.  They had success with "Mississippi Queen", which reached No. 21 on the Billboard Charts and No. 4 in Canada.

Title:  Soundcheck  (2015)
Genre:   Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal
Label:  Provogue Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  Left By The Roadside To Die  (4:08)
 2.  Give Me One Reason  (4:04)
 3.  Here For The Party  (4:00)
 4.  You Are My Sunshine3:49)
 5.  Empty Promises/Nothin' Sacred  (3:46)
 6.  A Stern Warning  (4:15)
 7.  People Get Ready  (3:07)
 8.  Going Down  (4;16)
 9.  Stand By Me  (2:55)
10. Eleanor Rigby  (1:35)
11. Spoonful  (8:16)

Personnel:

Leslie West:  Guitar, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks: 6, 9
Rev Jones:  Bass on Tracks:  1-5, 7, 9, 10
Mike "Metal" Goldberg:  Drums on Tracks:  1-3, 5, 7, Percussion on Track 4
Dave Biglin:  Keyboards on Tracks: 1, 5, 7, Piano on Track 2, Acoustic Guitar, String on Tracks: 4, 9
Peter Frampton:  Guitar (2nd and 3rd Solo) on Track 4
Elaine Caswell:  Background Vocals on Track 5
Brian May:  Guitar on Track 8
Martin Ditcham:  Drums on Track 8
David Hood:  Bass on Track 8
Max Middleton:  Piano on Track 8
Bobby Whitlock:  Organ on Track 8
Bonnie Bramlett:  Vocals on Track 8
Ariela Pizza:  Vocals on Track 9
Jack Bruce:  Bass, Vocals on Track 11
Joe Franco. Drums on Track 11

Soundcheck is the sixteen studio solo album by Leslie West, was released on November 27, 2015 by Provogue Records, featuring Jack Bruce (Bass Ex Cream), Bonnie Bramlett, Peter Frampton (Guitar Ex Herd, Humble Pie), Brian May (Guitar Ex Queen).