Gumbo (song)

"Gumbo" is a song by the American band Phish. It is a funk/jazz song written around 1990 by Phish guitarist and lead vocalist Trey Anastasio and drummer Jon Fishman. It is the third track from their 1995 live album A Live One and was released as their ninth promotional single by Elektra Records in 1995.

"Like 'Split Open and Melt,' 'Gumbo' started out as a strong tune but one that had a destiny that didn’t lie solely in its composition. A mix of acid jazz and loose funk attended with three-part harmonies and silly lyrics, it had all the ingredients for greatness. The first several versions clearly lacked something, which seemed to be fulfilled with the addition of horns – five times on the Giant Country Horn tour in 1991 and twice with the West Coast return of the horns (in 1994). The (12/2/94) version appears on A Live One (from which it was the second single released) as well as the European compilation, Stash."

Track listing

 * 1) "Gumbo" (Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman) - 5:15

Personnel
Musicians
 * Trey Anastasio – guitars, vocals
 * Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals
 * Mike Gordon – bass guitar, vocals
 * Jon Fishman – drums, vocals

Also appears on

 * Stash (1996)
 * Live Phish Volume 4 (2001)
 * Live Phish Volume 10 (2002)
 * Live Phish Volume 19 (2003)
 * Alpine Valley 2010(DVD) (2010)