“I always dug every record Bernie Maupin played the bass clarinet on. It just made the track," Butler says. In 2010, Butler cut Transcender with Josh Harris, his first guitar and bass clarinet project to date. The sound was so funky he had to do it again. The new phenomenon break out on this CD is Gabriel "Slam" Nobles who adds an indescribable mixture of vibraphone tones. "I haven’t worked in the studio with vibes — when miked up in stereo, vibes sound like a combination of bells, light organ, and Fender Rhodes. It's a huge sound that envelopes everything, but still is very soft and subtle. It was a pleasure to solo over this organic stew of a sound," says Butler.

Patrick Butler has played with funk and jazz greats earning a Gold Record with The Fatback Band. He studied with Harry Leahey who was a student of Johnny Smith and Dennis Sandole. Sax man Josh Harris blows the Bass Clarinet on PrimeMover. He studied with Paul Jeffrey and George Coleman then went on to play with Whitney Houston. Gil Torres adds his distinct sound which was honed while playing with legends of Latin music—Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Louis Conte.