Anchovies - Master Practice 4 (Spring/Summer 1990)

  1. Qwerty (2) [4:19] 1990-0?-?? - 1990-0?-??
  2. All Blues (2) [3:08] 1990-0?-?? - 1990-0?-??
  3. Anchovy Rock (3) [3:24] 1990-0?-?? - 1990-0?-??
  4. How Ya Is'n (3) [3:40] 1990-0?-?? - 1990-0?-??
  5. Fish Time (4) [3:06] 1990-0?-?? - 1990-0?-??
  6. Canon (4) [3:45] 1990-0?-?? - 1990-0?-??
  7. Christmas in Cancun (3) [4:23] 1990-0?-?? - 1990-0?-??

We felt like we were at our peak. I wanted to play more parties. Some of us (well, at least one of us) were seriously considering playing in the next Battle of the Bands. I started to push us to record videos (and I think Anand still has one for "How Ya Is'n").

But then all of a sudden Jon quit the group. He said he was "holding us back". This was a polite but transparent joke, since Jon was by far our best musician and undoubtedly felt that we were holding him back. Within a couple of weeks he informed us he had joined a "real" band that sight-read jazz standards and played gigs around town.

This was our last recorded practice with Jon. It captured the Master Anchovies in top form (which isn't saying much, to be honest). Our playing was very tight compared to the early days. Our solos, while not rock-solid, were memorable. Also, the mix is pretty good. We recorded in stereo, which gives a sense of being there in the room with us.

Since this last practice was halfway decent, it wasn't too terrible an end for the Master Anchovies.