Big Bill's debut CD "RAINY DAY BLUES" on Bill's own label Cool Tone Records is supported by some of the best sidemen in the business today. Most notably is Mark Naftalin on Piano (Michael Bloomfield/ John Lee Hooker and more) and Fred Lipsius on alto sax(Leader of Blood Sweat and Tears/ director of the Prestigious Berkley School of Music)also on baritone sax is Snooky Flowers (Janis Joplin's Kozmic Blues Band)Snooky is a regular member of the Cool Tones.