LA Express Vel Selvan LA Express Shadowplay Vel Selvan

Click on an Album graphic above to view pictures and liner notes of the LA Express or Shadowplay...
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"Joni Mitchell Sure of Herself"
Dallas 1-27-76
A review of the Memorial Auditorium Concert by Sean Mitchell
"LA EXPRESS on Golden Track"
LA 4-9-76
A Review of The Dontes Performance by Leonard Feather
"Music: Joni Mitchell and LA EXPRESS"
Houston 1-23-76
A Review of the Houston Colesium performance by Bob Claypool
"Joni Mitchell Plays the Bard"
Purdue Indiana 1-19-76
A review of the Purdue Concert by D.E.Burcal
"Guitarophone Innovated"
Purdue Indiana 1-19-76
A Review and Interview with Vel Selvan by D.E Burcal
"Sounds of the LA EXPRESS"
San Francisco 4-30-76
A Review of the Great American Music Hall Concerts by Philip Elwood
"Ford Quintet in Dontes Debut"
LA 8-2-77
Guitarist Robben Fords debut as Bandleader review by Charles Edison
"Joni Mitchell/LA Express Tour 1976" "Shadowplay review in Music World Album picks"

Vel Selvan (David Luell in 1976) is playing Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone on these tracks...
These two albums were originally recorded and released on vinyl in 1976.
'SHADOWPLAY' was GRAMMY nominated as jazz instrumental song of the year in 1976.
Both LA EXPRESS albums have been remastered, and digitally prepared by SonyBMG for Wounded Bird Records, and have been released on CD format as of April 8 2008. You can order these CDs now.

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You can listen to short samples of the songs on the Shadowplay CD ...click here

You can listen to short samples of the songs on the LA Express Belt Buckle CD ....click here



Max Bennett Robben Ford John Guerin Victor Feldman Peter Maunu David Luell/Vel Selvan




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