Released!

Released on = March 14, 2006, 12:47 pm

Press Release Author = Sonic Thrust Records

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Jay Graydon\'s latest album Past to Present - the 70s is now
released and available at CD BABY www.cdbaby.com/cd/jaygraydon06 directly or via the
links at www.jaygraydon.com

Press Release Body = \"Past to Present - the 70s\" is the 8th album on Jay Graydon\'s
own record label Sonic Thrust Records. From the Garden Rake Studios tape vault...
super sounds of the 70s... an album as close to AIRPLAY as it will ever get...
featuring Jay Graydon on vocals, guitars, bass and some synth stuff; great singers
such as Bill Champlin, Marc Jordan, Tata Vega, Lisa DalBello, Ed Whiting and more.

On all tracks other musicians include such top names as David Foster, Jeff Porcaro,
Mike Baird, David Hungate, Mike Porcaro, Greg Mathieson, to name a few. The album
has 20 tracks and this stuff has never been released before. Apart from the main
songs, there are a few bonus tracks - fun stuff like TV themes, a jingle, and also 2
instrumental tracks.

Jay says about his new album...
\"If you are interested in hearing great singers, musicians, and songwriters that had
surfaced as \"top notch\" in the 70s during the beginning of their professional
careers, you will enjoy the CD.\"

JAY GRAYDON is a twice Grammy awarded (Best R&B songs) and 12 times Grammy nominated
(among the top 5 finalists), Los Angeles top songwriter, recording artist,
guitarist, producer, arranger, engineer, and more. More info at www.jaygraydon.com

Read about the recording sessions with David Foster, Bill Champlin, Jeff and Mike
Porcaro, David Hungate, Marc Jordan and all of the other top names and Jay\'s hard
work with getting the old master tapes up to date in his own extended liner notes
www.jaygraydon.com/pasttopresent.htm

These recording sessions, original stuff from the 70s, are previously never
released. Listen to a few sound bites from the album at CD BABY, featuring Jay
singing on two of the songs 8IF THERE\'S A WAY and YOU CAN COUNT ON ME) and Bill
Champlin singing on one - an alternate version of WHAT GOOD IS LOVE. Bill also sings
another never before released song - IT\'S RIGHT TO BE IN LOVE - and like we told you
earlier the album features the session aces from the 70s era and from any era - just
check out the list of the participating musicians and vocalists...

Musicians and Vocalists:
GUITARS: Jay Graydon
KEYBOARDS: Jay Graydon, David Foster, Greg Mathieson
DRUMS: Jeff Porcaro, Willy Ornelas, Mike Baird, Ralph Humphrey
BASS: Jay Graydon, Dave McDaniel, David Hungate, Mike Porcaro, (most likely David
Shields)
VOCALISTS: Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin, Ed Whiting, Marc Jordan, Tata Vega, Lisa
DalBello, Nettie Gloud, Carmen Twillie
SONGWRITERS: Jay Graydon, David Foster, Harry Garfield, Bill Champlin, Marc Jordan,
B. J. Cook Foster

Web Site = http://www.jaygraydon.com

Contact Details = Sonic Thrust Records
sonicthrustrecords@yahoo.com
www.jaygraydon.com