FLIM & THE BB'S
Genres: Classic Fusion, Hard Bop • United States

"Flim & The BB's" was a contemporary jazz band that became popular not only to jazz fans but also "tech-heads" (people who are fond of technology) because of the methods and type of equipment and technology that went into their recordings. Some of the equipment used included the Mitsubishi X-80 digital audio recorder, the Cello Audio Palette, and other esoteric gear. The group consisted of Jimmy "Flim" Johnson (bass), Bill Berg (percussion), & Billy Barber (piano, keyboard, synthesizer). Dick Oatts (woodwinds) was listed as "featuring" on their first album. The name of the group came from Jimmy Johnson's nickname "Flim" and the initials of the other two original members.[1] The band was a "side project" of sorts for all of them as they were each freelance studio musicians who played live with various groups. Their early days in the late 1970s included individual studio work in Minneapolis, Minnesota and occasionally playing as read more...