 The album also features an unusual original entry in the form of a mournful, minor-key melody called "Bud", which was written "In memory of our dear friend Ervan (Bud) Coleman" (who had died from surgery complications on May 26, 1967 at age 45, before the album was completed) and was also credited as being authored by Coleman and his wife Eleanor.Coleman was the composer of several Brass tunes (notably "Tijuana Taxi") and also played guitar, mandolin and banjo on several of the group's tracks.He was also a key member of Julius Wechter's Baja Marimba Band (their tribute to him, "For Bud", appears on their 1968 album "Do You Know the Way To San Jose?