Tanyet by Mike Deasy
Originally released on Vault Records in 1967, Tanyet was the brainchild of top session musician/producer Mike Deasy under the alias of Lybuk Hyd. The Ceyleib People, or more correctly Celeb People, were a studio band put together by Deasy that created a psychedelic blend of Indian and Western music which was a truly unique sound for 1967. Besides Deasy, the band included Deasy's 6-year old son Michael "Sean" Deasy beating a drum and making vocal sounds; Joe Osborn on bass and as recording engineer; Larry Knechtel on bass and keyboards; Jim Gordon on drums; Ben Benay on sitar; Mike Melvoin on keyboards, and Jim Horn on woodwinds; all L.A. studio regulars who would play on countless hit albums over the years as members of The Wrecking Crew, including those of the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Neil Diamond, Michael Jackson, and thousands of others. This album also introduced a new face to the L.A. studio scene, Ry Cooder on guitar. Tanyet was conceived, composed, and performed by Mike Deasy with the help of his studio friends and is now once again available on Deasy's Saltmine Records.
Tanyet is performed in two suites:
Aton I:
Leyshem
Zendan
Cyyladd Beyta
Becal
Ddom
Toadda BB
Aton II:
Dyl
Ralin
Tygstl
Pendyl
Jacayl
Menyatt Dyl Com
Credits
Mike Deasy: guitars, sitar, tamboura
Joe Osborn: engineer, bass
Larry Knechtel: bass, keyboards
Ben Benay: sitar
Mike Melvoin: keyboards
Jim Horn: woodwinds
Michael Sean Deasy: drum, vocal sounds
and introducing Ry Cooder
License
All rights reserved.
Mike Deasy is one of the Los Angeles recording studio legends who recorded about 85% of the music that came out from the late 1950s into the 1970s. As a member of the legendary Wrecking Crew, his guitar work can be heard on songs by Elvis, the Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and hundreds of others. He is considered one of the most recorded musicians in the world.