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...Killer grooves? Funk that make you want to get up and move your body? Musical left-turns that surprise and energize your brain? If you're sitting there nodding your head then you're our kind of people. (If you are looking at this quizzically like a dog that just heard a wierd noise, well..you still need to give it a listen!)
The Odd Get Even is a collaboration between keyboardist Bill Cornish and drummer Bill Ray. The songs started out as improvised drum tracks by Ray around which Cornish fleshed out the details and provided a compositional framework. The result is an energetic and unique blend of styles full of creative twists and turns. Better than your favorite energy drink (and without the crash).
Think Weather Report meets Garaj Mahal. Or Headhunters-era Herbie Hancock. Or maybe vintage Jeff Beck (well, okay, without the guitars).
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The new album from The Odd Get Even is entitled "Objects in Motion" and was recorded over the course of 2010. As usual, the drum tracks went first, borne of extemporaneity from the mind of Mr. Ray, while Mr. Cornish saw fit to add color and melody and a nice nip/tuck here and there on the drum performance to ensure the proper continuity. Give it a listen!
The Odd Get Even is a project consisting of Bill Ray (drums) and Bill Cornish (keyboards, percussion). Cornish has opened for the likes of Kansas, Pat Travers, Joan Jett, The Romantics plus many more and has released several solo albums. Ray has toured with the celebrated Ike Turner and has played at the prominent Montreux Jazz Summit in...
Featured Artist: The Odd Get Even CD Title: The Odd Get Even Year: 2009 Record Label: Independent Style: Fusion Review: The Odd Get Even The Odd Get Even is a Funk/Jazz fusion collaboration between keyboardist, composer Bill Cornish and drummer Bill Ray. 
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The Odd Get Even By Ryan Bradford Remember that episode of Freaks and Geeks when the Neil Peart-obsessed kid experiences the revelatory drumming of Buddy Rich for the first time? 
My Happy Ass By Jay Allen Sanford | Published Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008 According to drummer Bill Ray, “My friend called and said, ‘Hey, I’m watching this Smithsonian Channel program narrated by Morgan Freeman, and you’re on it!’ I was, like, WTF?” The TV show, Sound Revolution, included a segment on the late Ike Turner, for whom...
