It's not the same Norma Jean Bell :) The interview in the Winter 2001 issue of Straight No Chaser lays all this out - the NJB of Pandamonium/KDJ/Peacefrog fame is *not* the same one who played with Tommy Bolin, Frank Zappa etc. - there are two of them. She didn't start playing in funk/R&B bands until the late 80s.
The interview in question is not on the SNC website, unfortunately, but I have it in front of me here... Cheers, Tom > Yes, she has an amazing background. If you do a search on the Web, they > should come up. I even found an old pic of hers too. > Narada Michael Walden, George Clinton's P-Funk All Stars, Frank Zappa, Deep > Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin - those are some I recall. She was working on a > new album as of last year DEMF time for her own label. I believe she's a > native of Los Angeles and then came to Detroit. > >> I picked up a 1979 Raydeo record and Norma Jean Bell is listed as a guest >> saxaphonist. Was she a studio musician? Can anyone point me to other older >> funk releases she's appeared on? >> >> thanks, >> >> Jamie
