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Mickey Hart: Planet Drum

On September 24, 1991, “Rykodisc” label released “Planet Drum”, the eight Mickey Hart album. It was recorded in 1991, and was produced by Mickey Hart.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Hart – vocals, drums, percussion, balafon, bombo, bones, bass drum, snare, tambourine, triangle, body percussion, goblet drum, whistle, nose flute
  • Sikiru Adepoju – percussion, talking drum, cow bell, bells, djembe, dunun
  • Molonga Casquelord – vocals
  • Frank Colón – shekere
  • Giovanni Hidalgo – bata, shekere, congas
  • Zakir Hussain – tabla, percussion, madal, dunun, shaker, bells, udu, balafon, bass drum, dholak, tarang, conch shell
  • Bruce Langhorne – vocals, body percussion
  • Airto Moreira – vocals, voice, tambourine, berimbau, chimes, percussion, conch, whistle, handclaps, caxixi, rattle, cymbal, shaker, wood block, tom tom, rainstick, Earth drum, clackers, duggi tarang, body shaker, conch, gong
  • Caryl Ohrbach – shaker
  • Babatunde Olatunji – vocals, shaker, bells, congas, djembe, handclaps, body percussion, ashiko
  • Flora Purim – vocals, voice, wind chimes, shaker
  • Gordy Ryan – vocals, body percussion
  • Jeff Sterling – udu
  • T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram – ghatam, Jew’s harp
  • Sikiru Adepoju, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim, T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram – co-producers
  • Tom Flye, Jeff Sterling – recording, mixing
  • Paul Stubblebine – digital mastering
  • Howard Jacobsen – art direction
  • Nancy Nimoy – cover illustration
  • Howard Cohen – production manager
  • Ram Rod, Rudson Shurtliff – equipment manager
  • Jack Crymes – technical support

Track listing:

  1. Udu Chant – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira
  2. Island Groove – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji
  3. Light Over Shadow – Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim
  4. Dance of the Hunter’s Fire – Sikiru Adepoju, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Frank Colón, Airto Purim, Giovanni Hidalgo, T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram
  5. Jewe (You are the One) – Babatunde Olatunji
  6. The Hunt – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram
  7. Temple Caves – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji
  8. The Dancing Sorcerer – Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira
  9. Bones – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim
  10. Lost River – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Babatunde Olatunji, Flora Purim
  11. Evening Samba – Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira, Olatunji, T. H. “Vikku” Vinayakram
  12. Iyanu (Surprises) – Babatunde Olatunji
  13. Mysterious Island – Mickey Hart, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Jeff Sterling

Mickey Hart: At The Edge

On September 18, 1990, “Rykodisc” label released “At the Edge”, the seventh Mickey Hart album. It was recorded in 1990, and was produced by Mickey Hart.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Hart – drums, percussion
  • Airto Moreira – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Zakir Hussain – drums, percussion
  • Sikiru Adepoju – drums, percussion
  • Babatunde Olatunji – drums, percussion
  • Jerry Garcia – electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, forest zone
  • Joze Lorenzo – berimbau
  • Creek Hart – drum samples
  • Taro S. Hart – electronic drums
  • Tom Flye – engineer, mixing
  • Jeff Sterling – engineer, mixing, computer processing
  • Phil Kaffel – additional engineering
  • Tom Size – additional engineering
  • Joe Gastwirt – CD mastering
  • Jack Crymes – technical support
  • Jay Stevens – liner notes
  • Nancy Nimoy – cover art
  • Howard Jacobsen – art direction
  • Steven Jurgensmeyer – package design

Track listing:

  1. #4 for Gaia – Mickey Hart
  2. Sky Water – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain
  3. Slow Sailing – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain
  4. Lonesome Hero – Mickey Hart
  5. Fast Sailing – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain
  6. Cougar Run – Mickey Hart
  7. The Eliminators – Creek Hart, Mickey Hart, Taro S. Hart, Jerry Garcia
  8. Brainstorm – Mickey Hart, Babatunde Olatunji
  9. Pigs in Space – Airto Moreira

Hubert Laws: The Rite Of Spring

On August 26, 1971, “CTI” label released “The Rite of Spring”, the sixth Hubert Laws album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Wally Kane, Jane Taylor – bassoon
  • Bob James – piano, electric piano, electric harpsichord
  • Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Dave Friedman – vibraphone, percussion
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Pavane – Gabriel Fauré
  2. The Rite of Spring – Igor Stravinsky
  3. Syrinx – Claude Debussy
  4. Brandenburg Concerto #3 (First Movement) – Johann Sebastian Bach
  5. Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Second Movement) – Johan Sebastian Bach

Mickey Hart Planet Drum: Superlingua

On August 4, 1998, “Rykodisc” label released “Supralingua”, album by Mickey Hart Planet Drum (tenth Mickey Hart album overall). It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by Mickey Hart.

Personnel:

  • Mickey Hart – vocals, drums, percussion, RAMU, liner notes
  • Zakir Hussain – vocals, drums, percussion, pre-production
  • Sikiru Adepoju – vocals, drums, percussion
  • David Garibaldi – drum kit, percussion
  • Giovanni Hidalgo – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Jorgé Bermudez – drums, percussion
  • Chalo Eduardo – drums, percussion
  • Bakithi Kumalo – vocals, electric bass, drums, percussion
  • Airto Moreira – drums, percussion
  • Mimi Spencer – drums, percussion
  • Graham Wiggins – didgeridoo sample
  • Raz Kennedy – vocals
  • Alan Kushan – vocals
  • Rebeca Mauleón – vocals
  • Joey Blake – vocals
  • Bobi Céspedes – vocals
  • Jesus Diaz – vocals
  • Reya Hart – vocal sample
  • Babatunde Olatunji – vocal sample
  • Gyüto Monks Tantric Choir – vocal sample
  • Candice Pacheco – engineer, associate producer
  • Tom Flye – engineer, recording
  • Zac Allentuck – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Sellers – Pro Tools editor
  • Mark Jeffrey – additional editing
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Steven Jurgensmeyer – illustration, design
  • Stevee Postman – illustration, design
  • John Werner – photography
  • Fredric Lieberman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Angola – Sikiru Adepoju, David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Bakithi Kumalo
  2. Yabu – David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Bakithi Kumalo, Babatunde Olatunji
  3. Endless River – Sikiru Adepoju, David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Bakithi Kumalo, Rebeca Mauleón
  4. Umayeyo – Sikiru Adepoju, David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Bakithi Kumalo
  5. Secret Meeting Place – Sakiru Adepoju, David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Bakithi Kumalo
  6. Tall Grass – Sikiru Adepoju, David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Bakithi Kumalo
  7. Umasha – David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Bakithi Kumalo
  8. Frog Dance – Sikiru Adepoju, David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain
  9. Damawoo – Sikiru Adepoju, David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain
  10. Indoscrub – David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Bakithi Kumalo
  11. Wheel of Time – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain
  12. Space Dust – Sikiru Adepoju, David Garibaldi, Mickey Hart, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Nakithi Kumalo

Don Sebeski: Giant Box

In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Giant Box”, the third Don Sebeski album. It was recorded April – May 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Don Sebesky – electric piano, organ, clavinet, accordion, arrangements, conductor
  • Jackie Cain, Roy Kral – vocals
  • Lani Groves, Carl Caldwell, Tasha Thomas – vocals
  • Hubert Laws – soprano saxophone, flute
  • Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
  • Romeo Penque – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
  • Grover Washington, Jr. – alto saxophone
  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • Phil Bodner – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo
  • George Marge – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, English horn
  • Walt Levinsky – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Wayne Andre, Warren Covington – trombone, baritone horn
  • Paul Faulise, Alan Raph – bass trombone, baritone horn
  • Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin – French horn
  • Tony Price – tuba
  • Dave Friedman, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald, Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Alfred Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin
  • Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
  • Margaret Ross – harp
  • George Benson – electric guitar
  • Bob James – organ
  • Ron Carter – bass, electric bass, piccolo bass
  • Homer Mensch – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Rubens Bassini – conga
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone
  • Bob Ciano – design

Track listing:

 All tracks, by Don Sebesky, except where noted.

  1. Firebird/Birds of Fire – Igor Stravinsky, John McLaughlin
  2. Song to a Seagull – Joni Mitchell
  3. Free as a Bird
  4. Psalm 150 – Jimmy Webb
  5. Vocalise – Sergei Rachmaninoff
  6. Fly/Circles
  7. Semi-Tough

Hubert Laws: Wild Flower

On July 22, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Wild Flower”, the seventh Hubert Laws album. It was recorded October – November 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, piccolo, electric flute
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Ron Carter, Richard Davis – double bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Ramon “Mongo” Santamaría – congas
  • Joe Chambers, Airto Moreira, Warren Smith – percussion
  • Bernard Eichen, Paul Gershman, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintavalle, Matthew Raimondi, Aaron Rosand – violin
  • Julian Barber, Selwart Clarke, Harold Coletta, Richard Dickler, Harry Zaratzian – viola
  • Seymour Barab, Richard Bock, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
  • John Murtaugh – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Wild Flower – John Murtaugh
  2. Pensativa – Clare Fischer
  3. Equinox – John Coltrane
  4. Ashanti – John Murtaugh
  5. Motherless Child – traditional
  6. Yoruba – John Murtaug

Randy Weston: Blue Moses

In July 1972, “CTI” label released “Blue Moses”, the 21st Randy Weston album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Randy Weston – electric piano
  • Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown, Warren Covington – trombone
  • Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
  • Paul Faulise – bass trombone
  • James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
  • Romeo Penque – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
  • George Marge – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, English horn
  • David Horowitz – synthesizer
  • Ron Carter, Vishnu Bill Wood – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Phil Kraus, Airto Moreira, Azzedin Weston – percussion
  • Madame Meddah – vocals
  • Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Bob Ciano – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Weston.

  1. Ifrane
  2. Ganawa (Blue Moses)
  3. Night in Medina
  4. Marrakesh Blues

Antônio Carlos Jobim: Stone Flower

On July 7, 1970, “CTI” label released “Stone Flower”, the sixth Antônio Carlos Jobim studio album. It was recorded March – May 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Antônio Carlos Jobim – vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
  • Eumir Deodato – guitar, arrangements
  • Ron Carter – double bass
  • João Palma – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Everaldo Ferreira – percussion
  • Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Harry Lookofsky – violin

Track listing:

All tracks by Antônio Carlos Jobim, except where noted.

  1. Tereza My Love
  2. Children’s Games
  3. Choro
  4. Brazil – Ary Barroso
  5. Stone Flower
  6. Amparo
  7. Andorinha
  8. God and the Devil in the Land of the Sun
  9. Sabiá – lyrics by Chico Buarque

Grover Washington Jr.: All The King’s Horses

On July 1, 1972, “Kudu” label released “All the King’s Horses”, the second Grover Washington Jr. studio album. It was recorded May – June 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Grover Washington Jr. – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Gene Bertoncini – guitar
  • Cornell Dupree – guitar
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • David Spinozza – guitar
  • Bob James – electric piano, harpsichord, arrangements, conductor
  • Richard Tee – organ
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Ralph MacDonald – congas
  • Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn

Brass and Woodwind Section

  • George Marge – alto saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe, recorder
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Arthur Clarke – baritone saxophone, flute
  • Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Tony Studd – trombone
  • Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Ray Alonge, Donald Corrado, Fred Klein, Brooks Tillotson – French horn

String Section

  • Alexander Cores, Bernard Eichen, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
  • Richard Dickler, Emanuel Vardi – viola
  • Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
  • Margaret Ross – harp

String Trio

  • David Nadien – violin
  • Emanuel Vardi – viola
  • George Ricci – cello
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Bob Ciano – design
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

  1. No Tears, in the End – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
  2. All the King’s Horses – Aretha Franklin
  3. Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
  4. Body and Soul (Montage) – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
  5. Lean on Me – Bill Withers
  6. Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez
  7. Love Song 1700 – Henry Purcell

Randy Weston: Blue Moses

In June 1972, “CTI” label released “Blue Moses”, the 21st Randy Weston album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Randy Weston – electric piano
  • Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Garnett Brown, Warren Covington – trombone
  • Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
  • Paul Faulise – bass trombone
  • James Buffington, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
  • Romeo Penque – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
  • George Marge – clarinet, flute, alto flute, bass flute, English horn
  • David Horowitz – synthesizer
  • Ron Carter, Vishnu Bill Wood – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Phil Kraus, Airto Moreira, Azzedin Weston – percussion
  • Madame Meddah – vocals
  • Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Bob Ciano – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy Weston.

  1. Ifrane
  2. Ganawa (Blue Moses)
  3. Night in Medina
  4. Marrakesh Blues