The Jesters - David's Mood (1965 Kansas Teen Garage Rock LP Track)

Artist: The Jesters (Jesters of Kansas) Track: David's Mood (Side 1, Track 3) Album: The Jesters Label: Audio House (Lawrence, KS) / RCA Victor Custom Record Department Catalog Number: AH 466 A / T5RM 1807 Release Year: 1965 Genre: 1960s Garage Rock / Organ Instrumental / Frat Rock / Kansas Private Press Songwriter: Dave "Baby" Cortez Personnel: The Jesters (Jim, Scott, Nobe, Mike, Curt) Album Background & Liner Notes: A legendary holy grail artifact of 1960s Kansas teenage garage rock history. Recorded during the peak of the post-Beatles American garage explosion, this un-commercialized custom pressing represents the unfiltered raw energy of local regional teen combos before major studio sanitization. Track Notes: The band shows off their instrumental chops on "David's Mood," an organ-driven favorite originally popularized by Dave "Baby" Cortez and a staple choice for frat-rock bands of the era. The track puts Mike's reedy, rhythmic combo organ work front and center, locked tight into a driving, danceable backbeat from Curt on drums.