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Butterfly Jesse

from Making Up For Lost Time by Allan Thomas

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Following my one-instrumental track-on-each-record tradition, I came up with Butterfly Jesse, inspired by the enchanting flower girl of Hanalei.

During my once-a-week three year stint at Sushi Blues, I was priviledged to watch the ultra-attractive and sleek-as-a-cat Jesse, as I played for the locals and tourists every wednesday night. The sweet girl would breeze in to the place with a light all her own, come up, deposit a kiss on my cheek or my lips, depending, and then flit off around the room trying to sell her leis. These mostly plumeria and pua kinikini leis were hand-crafted by the industrious Jesse each morning from freshly picked island flowers. If you were paying attention you could see her hovering over each table, weaving her particular spell; chatting them up, talking story, and sometimes giving away more leis than she sold. From my vantage point on stage, it was cool to witness her light up the patrons and leave them somewhat aglow from the simple encounter.

I would forever envision her as a butterfly, Butterfly Jesse, alighting on each table, extracting their rapt attention and giving the nectar of her love and presence, then moving on..."

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Instrumental

music by Allan Thomas

tuning: DADADD

© 2007 Black Bamboo Music BMI

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from Making Up For Lost Time, track released October 10, 2007
Allan Thomas - rhythm guitar & percussion
Ken Emerson - slide guitar
Kirk Smart - lead & rhythm guitar
Michael Ruff - piano, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes & Pads
Jimmy Johnson - bass
Tris Imboden - drums

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