BANDS:
- Pointer Sisters
- Jesse Colin Young Band
- Leon Redbone Band
- Steve Goodman Band
- Christmas Jug Band
- Golden Gate Rhythm Machine
- Bob Schulz Orchestra
- Marin Saxophone Quartet
- Harold Jones Orquestra
- Larry Vuckovich Orchestra
- Peter Velker Group
- Jim Rothermel Group
BIOGRAPHY:
Jim Rothermel was a great horn player, appearing in many interesting albums. He played many different instruments, sax, clarinet, also flute, recorder and harmonica. He was born in Panama on September 29th, 1941, but soon moved to Norfolk.
I still haven´t had time to write a proper page about Jim, but sad news is that Jim passed away on May 16th, 2011, due to complications of leukemia. That´s the reason why I´m publishing this page as a tribute to him. I'll try to add more info little by little.
He started playing in rock bands, but in later years, he moved to his passion, jazz, playing with several orchestras and even his own band. He was also a sax teacher at Sonoma State University.
POINTER SISTERS
Jim Rothermel played with The Pointer Sisters, but I haven´t enough info about the complete lineups:
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POINTER SISTERS #? |
? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anita Pointer vocals | Bonnie Pointer vocals | June Pointer † vocals | Ruth Pointer vocals | Jim Rothermel † sax | + others unknown to me. Help! |
| Other info on members of Pointer Sisters (I know up to 25 members) | |
|---|---|
| To be covered (6): | Gaylord Birch, Don Boyette, Chris Michie, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer |
JESSE COLIN YOUNG BAND
This was the Jesse Colin Young backing band around March 1976:
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JESSE COLIN YOUNG BAND #? |
1976 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesse Colin Young vocals, guitar | David Hayes bass | Scott Lawrence keyboards | Jim Rothermel † sax, clarinet | Jeff Myer drums | Suzi Young backing vocals |
| Other info on members of Jesse Colin Young Band (I know up to 8 members) | |
|---|---|
| To be covered (2): | David Hayes, Jeff Myer |
AND THEN...
Jim also played with Leon Redbone and Steve Goodman, but need info on the lineups. Help, please!
CHRISTMAS JUG BAND
This was a band comprising some musicians friends that reunited every year, for more than 20 years. Jim Rothermel was a member:
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CHRISTMAS JUG BAND #? |
? |
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|---|---|---|
Austin DeLone keyboards | Jim Rothermel † sax, clarinet | + others unknown to me. Help! |
GOLDEN GATE RHYTHM MACHINE
Golden Gate Rhythm Machine expanded to a quintet when Jim Rothermel joined them:
More members are added to the Golden Gate Rhythm Machine:
This was the Golden Gate Rhythm Machine in 2000:
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GOLDEN GATE RHYTHM MACHINE #? |
? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Anthony banjo | Jack Frost guitar | Bob Neighbor cornet | Jim Rothermel † horns | Mike Starr trombone |
More members are added to the Golden Gate Rhythm Machine:
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GOLDEN GATE RHYTHM MACHINE #? |
? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Anthony banjo | Jack Frost guitar | Bob Neighbor cornet | Jim Rothermel † horns | Mike Starr trombone | John Moore tuba | Bill Maginnis drums |
This was the Golden Gate Rhythm Machine in 2000:
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GOLDEN GATE RHYTHM MACHINE #? |
2000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Anthony banjo | Bob Schulz cornet | Jim Rothermel † horns | Mike Starr trombone | John Moore tuba | Jim Maihack tuba, piano | Bill Maginnis drums |
BOB SCHULZ ORCHESTRA
The Bob Schulz Frisco Jazz Band is obviously led by Bob Schulz, comprising some of his mates in Golden Gate Rhyhtm Machine. This was the lineup in 2006:
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BOB SCHULZ ORCHESTRA #? |
? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Schulz cornet, vocals | Scott Anthony banjo | Jim Rothermel † clarinet, sax | Doug Finke trombone | Jim Maihack tuba | Mike Walbridge tuba | Hal Smith drums |
GOLDEN GATE RHYTHM MACHINE (again)
And this was the Golden Gate Rhythm Machine in 2008:
And this was the Golden Gate Rhythm Machine in 2011:
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GOLDEN GATE RHYTHM MACHINE #? |
2008 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Anthony banjo | Bob Hirsch piano | Bob Schulz cornet | Jim Rothermel † horns | Gary Reynolds trombone | Jim Maihack tuba, piano | Bill Maginnis drums |
And this was the Golden Gate Rhythm Machine in 2011:
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GOLDEN GATE RHYTHM MACHINE #? |
2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Anthony banjo | Bob Hirsch piano | Bob Schulz cornet, vocals | Jim Rothermel † horns | John Hunt trombone, vocals | Gary Reynolds trombone | Jim Maihack tuba, piano | Bill Maginnis drums |
JIM ROTHERMEL GROUP
This was one of the incarnations of the Jim Rothermel Swingtet:
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JIM ROTHERMEL GROUP #? |
? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Rothermel † clarinet, sax | Duncan James guitar | Al Obidinski bass | Shota Osabe piano | Tony Johnson drums |
And more...
Apart from playing with his own band, Jim played with the Peter Velker Quintet, the Marin Saxophone Quartet, with Larry Vuckovich (Larry used to play in Jim Rothermel Group) and Harold Jones, but I haven´t enough info.
DISCOGRAPHY: (50 albums known to me - Status: In progress)
OWN ALBUMS (2 credits)
- NeoClassic swing - Jim Rothermel (2000)
- Members: (RIP: Dave Black, Jim Rothermel, Allen Smith)
- Memories of you - Jim Rothermel (2007)
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Song for Juli - Jesse Colin Young (1973)
- Members: David Hayes, Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Tom Harrell, Mel Martin, Pat O´Hara
- That´s a plenty - The Pointer Sisters (1974)
- Members: Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer (RIP: Gaylord Birch, June Pointer, Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: David Briggs, David Grisman, Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Ron McClure, Weldon Myrick, Norbert Putnam, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Spicher, Bill Summers (RIP: Kenny Buttrey, Jesse Ed Davis, Harry ´Sweets´ Edison, Jim Goodwin, Bobby Thompson, Britt Woodman)
- Technical: Phill Brown
- Light shine - Jesse Colin Young (1974)
- Members: Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Jerry Corbitt, Marty David
- Steppin´ - The Pointer Sisters (1975)
- Members: Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer (RIP: Gaylord Birch, Chris Michie, June Pointer, Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Herbie Hancock, Gene Santini, Bill Summers, Wah Wah Watson, Stevie Wonder
- Producer: David Rubinson
- Technical: Phill Brown
- Songbird - Jesse Colin Young (02/1975)
- Members: Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Jerry Corbitt, Hank DeVito (RIP: Ron Stallings)
- Words we can dance to - Steve Goodman (1976)
- Members: Jeff Gutcheon (RIP: Steve Burgh, Steve Goodman, Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Hugh McDonald (RIP: Jethro Burns)
- On the road - Jesse Colin Young (1976)
- Members: David Hayes, Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Love on a wing - Jesse Colin Young (1977)
- Members: David Hayes, Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Teressa ´Terry´ Adams, Chuck Bennett, Hank DeVito, Nancy Ellis (RIP: Nicolette Larson, Felix Pappalardi, Chuck Peterson)
- Love on the wing - Jesse Colin Young (1977)
- Members: David Hayes, Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Teressa ´Terry´ Adams, Chuck Bennett, hank DeVito, Nancy Ellis (RIP: Nicolette Larson)
- Producer: (RIP: Felix Pappalardi)
- American dreams - Jesse Colin Young (1978)
- Members: David Hayes, Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Gwen Evans, James Getzoff, Jim Gilstrap, Jeff Labes, John Lehman, David Lindley, Paulette McWilliams, Pamela Moore, Michael O´Neill, Anna Rizzo, Stephanie Spruill, Alvin Taylor, Gregg Wright
- High and outside - Steve Goodman (1979)
- Members: (RIP: Steve Goodman, Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Michael Boddicker, Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Arno Lucas, Leslie Smith, Rick Vito (RIP: Stephen Bruton, Nicolette Larson, Arif Mardin)
- Hot spot - Steve Goodman (1980)
- Members: (RIP: Steve Goodman, Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Jeff ´Skunk´ Baxter, Peter Bunetta, Rick Chudacoff, Alan Estes, Amos Garrett, Arno Lucas, Brian Ray (RIP: Phoebe Snow)
- From branch to branch - Leon Redbone (1981)
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Michael Braun, Bob Cranshaw, Dr John, Dick Halligan, Mitch Holder, Ralph Humphrey, Tim May, Jim Self, Grady Tate
- Producer: (RIP: Joel Dorn)
- Technical: Gene Paul
- The Highway is for heroes - Jesse Colin Young (1987)
- Members: Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Gary Shelton, Rob Wasserman (RIP: Larry Blackshere)
- Technical: Jerry Corbitt
- Tree-side hoot - The Christmas Jug Band (12/1990)
- Members: Austin DeLone (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Greg Dewey
- Makin´ it real - Jesse Colin Young (10/1993)
- Members: David Hayes, Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Phil Aaberg, Stef Burns, Austin DeLone, Mark Karan, Andy Narell (RIP: Roy Rogers)
- We´ll be together again - Peter Welker (08/1999)
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Fred Lipsius, Steve Smith, Bill Watrous (RIP: Mel Graves, Herb Pomeroy)
- Technical: Jim Stern
- Paradise is awfully nice - Peter Welker And Friends (05/2002)
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: David Grisman, Steve Smith, Ernie Watts (RIP: Norton Buffalo, Smith Dobson, Mel Graves, Herb Pomeroy)
- Technical: Jim Stern
- Duke, Billy and Tadd - Peter Welker (02/2006)
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Peter Levin, Tony Levin, Fred Lipsius, Mel Martin, David Matthews, Steve Smith, Bill Watrous (RIP: Mel Graves, Herb Pomeroy)
- Technical: Jim Stern
- Wise guys down in Dixieland - Golden Gate Rhyhthm Boys ( - )
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Standards - Golden Gate Rhythm Machine ( - )
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Big MachinE - Golden Gate Rhythm Machine ( - )
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- I wonder what´s become of... - Golden Gate Rhythm Machine ( - )
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- When my dreamboat comes home - Golden Gate Rhythm Machine ( - )
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- The Best of Jesse Colin Young - the solo years - Jesse Colin Young (1991)
- Members: David Hayes, Jeff Myer (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Guests: Jerry Corbitt, Bill Cuomo, Hank DeVito, George Duvivier, Tom Harrell, Mel Martin, Pat O´Hara, Dean Parks, Mike Porcaro, Timothy B Schmit, John Sebastian, Art Wood (RIP: Osie Johnson, Ron Stallings)
- I ain´t got no body! - Golden Gate Rhythm Machine ( - )
- Members: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- My time - Boz Scaggs (1972)
- Members: Mel Martin, George Rains, Boz Scaggs, Joachim Young (RIP: David Brown)
- Guests: Jules Broussard, Pete Carr, Charles Chalmers, Tom Harrell, Roger Hawkins, David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, Dorothy Morrison, Jack Schroer (RIP: Barry Beckett, Eddie Hinton, Jim Rothermel)
- Producer: Roy Halee
- Veedon fleece - Van Morrison (10/1974)
- Members: Teressa ´Terry´ Adams, David Hayes, Jeff Labes, Van Morrison, Jack Schroer, Dahaud Shaar, David Shaw, Ralph Wash
- Guests: Allan Schwartzberg, John Tropea (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Right move - The Chambers Brothers (1975)
- Members: Jeff Levine
- Guests: Skip Mesquite, Andy Narell (RIP: Martin Fierro, Jim Rothermel)
- Producer: David Rubinson
- Common sense - John Prine (1975)
- Guests: Jackson Browne, Peter Bunetta, Paul Cannon, Mailto Correa, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Chuck Findley, Glenn Frey, Jack Hale, Jim Horn, Brooks Hunnicutt, Wayne Jackson, Jackie Kelso, Andrew Love, Larry Muhoberac, Herb Pedersen, Bonnie Raitt, John David Souther, Rick Vito (RIP: Steve Goodman, James Mitchell, Jim Rothermel)
- Producer: Steve Cropper
- Technical: (RIP: Ron Capone)
- How lat´ll ya play till - David Bromberg (1976)
- Members: David Bromberg, Hugh McDonald
- Guests: Hank DeVito, Dr John, Bernie Leadon, Herb Pedersen (RIP: Jim Rothermel, Phoebe Snow)
- Prime Prine - John Prine (1976)
- Guests: David Briggs, Peter Bunetta, Paul Cannon, John Christopher, Mailto Correa, Donald ´Duck´ Dunn, Jack Hale, Cissy Houston, Brooks Hunnicutt, Wayne Jackson, Mike Leech, Andrew Love, Kenny Malone, Larry Muhoberac, Bonnie Raitt, Rick Vito, Bobby Wood, Reggie Young (RIP: Steve Goodman, James Mitchell, Jim Rothermel)
- On the sunny side - Maria Muldaur And Friends (1992)
- Members: Maria Muldaur
- Guests: David Grisman, Jenni Muldaur (RIP: Rick Montgomery, Roy Rogers, Jim Rothermel)
- Not for kids only - David Grisman - Jerry Garcia (10/1993)
- Members: David Grisman (RIP: Jerry Garcia)
- Guests: Hal Blaine, John Rosenberg (RIP: Rick Montgomery, Jim Rothermel)
- Choo choo boogaloo - Buckwheat Zydeco (1994)
- Guests: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Jazzabelle - Maria Muldaur (08/1995)
- Members: Maria Muldaur
- Guests: Billy Kilson, David Matthews, David Torkanowsky (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Tough love - Chris Michie (02/1998)
- Members: (RIP: Chris Michie)
- Guests: Jeff Labes, Pamela Rose (RIP: Andy Kulberg, Jim Rothermel)
- Swingin´ in the rain - Maria Muldaur (04/1998)
- Members: Maria Muldaur
- Guests: David Grisman, John Rosenberg (RIP: Lance Dickerson, Jim Rothermel)
- King of the highway - Norton Buffalo & The Knockouts (09/2000)
- Members: (RIP: Norton Buffalo)
- Guests: John Allair, Elvin Bishop, Michael Carabello (RIP: Jim Rothermel, Merl Saunders)
- Pied piper - Donovan (03/2002)
- Guests: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Animal crackers in my soup - Maria Muldaur (06/2002)
- Members: Maria Muldaur
- Guests: Danny Caron (RIP: Norton Buffalo, Jim Rothermel)
- A Woman alone with the blues - Maria Muldaur (2003)
- Members: Maria Muldaur
- Guests: Danny Caron, David Torkanowsky (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Friends forever - Michael Bannett - Carrie Lyn (07/2003)
- Guests: (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Love wants to dance - Maria Muldaur (08/2004)
- Members: Maria Muldaur
- Guests: Danny Caron (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- A Blue thing - Tom Rigney (10/2004)
- Guests: Danny Caron, Steve Evans, Jimmy Sanchez (RIP: Norton Buffalo, Jim Rothermel)
- Garden of joy - Maria Muldaur (10/2009)
- Members: Maria Muldaur
- Guests: Danny Caron, David Grisman, Taj Mahal (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Barnyard dance - jug band music for kids - Maria Muldaur (10/2010)
- Members: Maria Muldaur
- Guests: Geoff Muldaur (RIP: Jim Rothermel)
- Blossoms - Laurie Lewis ( - )
- Guests: (RIP: Roy Rogers, Jim Rothermel)
- Technical: Garth Webber
QUESTIONS:
01. Was Jim a member of Maria Muldaur live band?
02. Has Jim played live with Van Morrison?
RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 1
Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Jim Rothermel mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Jeff Myer (10)
Jesse Colin Young (10)
Scott Lawrence (9)
Peter Welker (9)
David Hayes (8)
Maria Muldaur (8)
Suzi Young (8)
Scott Anthony (6)
David Grisman (6)
Bill Maginnis (6)
Page created by Miguel Terol on: 26/May/2011 - Last modified on: 27/May/2011. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
Please, note than you can check the indexes (musicians, bands, obituaries) at the top of this page.
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