In December 1976, “CTI” label released “The Fox”, the 18th Urbie Green album. It was recorded July – November 1976, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Urbie Green – trombone
Fred Gripper – electric piano
Barry Miles – piano, keyboards
Mike Abene – piano
Toots Thielmans – harmonica, whistle
Eric Gale – guitar
Anthony Jackson – electric bass
George Mraz – bass
Jimmy Madison – drums
Andy Newmark – drums
Sue Evans – percussion
Nicky Marrero – percussion
Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
Joe Farrell – flute, soprano saxophone
Jeremy Steig – flute
David Matthews – arrangements, footsteps
Track listing:
Another Star – Stevie Wonder
Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
Mertensia – David Matthews
You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
On October 26, 1977, “CTI” label released “Havana Candy”, the second Patti Austin studio album. It was recorded in Austin 1977, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen.
Personnel:
Patti Austin – lead and backing vocals
Dave Grusin – acoustic and electric piano, slide whistle, synthesizers, arrangements, conductor
Richard Tee – acoustic piano
Eric Gale – electric guitar
Hugh McCracken – electric guitar
Steve Khan – electric guitar
Will Lee – electric bass
Francisco Centeno – electric bass
Anthony Jackson – electric bass
Frank Gravis – electric bass
Steve Jordan – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion, congas
Gerry Niewood – alto saxophone
Lou Marini – tenor saxophone
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone
Alan Rubin – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Dave Valentin – flute, timbales
Seymour Barab, Gene Bianco, David Davis, Peter Dimitriades, Regis Iandiorio, Theodore Israel, Jesse Levy, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Elliot Magaziner, Joe Malin, Richard Maximoff, Elliot Rosoff, Paul Winter – string section
Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Ullanda McCullough, Ken Williams – backing vocals
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
On December 13, 1977, “Atlantic” label released “Blue Lights in the Basement”, the sixth Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded 1976 – 1977, and was produced by Rubina Flake, Joe Ferla and Gene McDaniels.
Personnel:
Roberta Flack– vocals, keyboards, arrangements
Reggie Lucas– guitar
Hugh McCracken– guitar, musical arrangements
Jeff Mironov – guitar
David Spinozza– guitar
John Tropea– guitar
Paul Griffin– keyboards
Ronnie Foster– keyboards, background vocals
Don Grolnick– keyboards
Rob Mounsey– keyboards
Leon Pendarvis– keyboards, background vocals, musical arrangements
Harry Whitaker – keyboards, musical arrangements
Anthony Jackson– bass guitar
Basil Fearrington – bass
Will Lee– bass guitar
Gary King– bass, musical arrangements
Steve Gadd– drums
Allan Schwartzberg– drums
Jimmy Wong – drums
Howard King – drums
Idris Muhammad– drums
Crusher Bennett – percussion
David Carey – percussion
Jimmy Maelen– percussion
James Mtume– percussion, background vocals
Michael Kamen– oboe solo, musical arrangements
Jim Gilstrap, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Yvonne Lewis, Gene McDaniels, Zach Sanders, Brenda White, Deniece Williams– backing vocals
Track listing:
Why Don’t You Move in with Me – Gene McDaniels
The Closer I Get to You – Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
Fine, Fine Day – Rachel Perry
This Time I’ll Be Sweeter – Pat Grant, Gwen Guthrie
In August 1980, “Warner Bros” label released “One-Trick Pony”, the fifth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “A&R Studios” in New York City and “Agora Club” in Cleveland, Ohio, and was produced by Paul Simon and Phil Ramone. The album was released concurrently with the film of the same name, in which Paul Simon also starred.
Personnel:
Paul Simon – vocals, nylon string and electric guitar, percussion, horn and string arrangements
John Tropea– acoustic guitar
Joe Beck– electric guitar
Eric Gale– electric and nylon string guitar
Hiram Bullock– electric slide guitar
Hugh McCracken– acoustic guitar
Jeff Mironov – electric guitar
Richard Tee – co-lead and backing vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, tambourine
In May 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “In Your Eyes”, the 19th George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Atlantic Studios”, “The Hit Factory” and “The Record Plant” in New York City, “Music Grinder Studio” in Los Angeles, “United Westren” in Hollywood, and was produced by Arif Mardin and Kashif.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and backing vocals, guitar solo, rhythm guitar
David Spinozza– guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr.– rhythm guitar, guitar
Ira Siegel – guitar
Adam “Gus” Falcon – rhythm guitar, rhythm arrangement
Robbie Buchanan– electric piano, synthesizer, Moog bass, rhythm arrangement, acoustic piano, Linn Drum programming
David Paich– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, brass arrangement
James Newton Howard– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, string arrangements
Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizer
Richard Tee– electric piano
Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
Will Lee– bass guitar
Nathan East– bass guitar
Anthony Jackson– bass guitar
Marcus Miller– bass guitar
Steve Ferrone– drums
Leslie Ming – drums
Jeff Porcaro– drums
Carlos Vega – drums
Steve Gadd– drums
Steve Jordan–drums
Sammy Figueroa– percussion
Bashiri Johnson– percussion
Stephen Benben – finger snaps
Lenny Castro– percussion
David Sanborn– alto saxophone
Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
Lew Delgatto – baritone saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet, horn arrangement
Jon Faddis– trumpet
Alan Raph, Tom Malone– trombone
Jerry Hey– flugelhorn, brass arrangement
Marty Paich, Lee Holdridge– string arrangement
Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi, Fred Zlotkin, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Jonathan Abramowitz, Julien Barber, Marilyn Wright, Richard Maximoff, Richard Young, Ted Hoyle – strings
In April 1987, “A&M” label released “Will Power”, the ninth Joe Jackson album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Joe Jackson. “Will Power” was Jackson’s first experiment with classical music.
Personnel:
Joe Jackson – keyboards, percussion, orchestration, arrangements, mixing
Ed Roynesdal – Kurzweil K250 synthesizer, electric piano
Pat Rebillot- piano
Vinnie Zummo – guitar
Homer Mensch, John Miller, John Beal, Joe Tamosaitis – double bass
Anthony Jackson- bass guitar
Neil Jason- bass guitar
Gary Burke – drums
Sue Evans, Dave Carey, David Freidman – percussion
Tony Aiello – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
Chris Hunter – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Steve Slagle- soprano saxophone
Michael Parloff, Laura Conwesser, Andrew Lolya – flute, piccolo
Susan Trainer – piccolo
Roger Rosenberg, Ray Beckstein, Charles Russo, Dave Tofani- clarinet, bass clarinet
Henry Shuman – oboe
John Campo – bassoon
Paul Ingraham, Jerry Peel, Pohn Clark, Donal Corrado – French horns
Michael Morreale, Mel Davis- trumpet
Dave Taylor, Tom Malone- trombone
David Nadien- concertmaster, violin
Charles Libove, Barry Finclair, John Pintavalle, Jan Mullen, Marti Sweet, Arnold Eidus, Richard Sortomme, Matthew Raimondi, Marin Alsop, Gerald Tarack, Regis Iandorio, Joseph Rabushka, Lew Eley, Jean Ingraham, Marilyn Wright, Masako Yanagita, Al Rogers, Louanne Montesi, Richard Henrickson, David Davis – violin
Lamar Alsop, Ted Isreal, Maureen Gallagher, Carol Landon, Julian Barber, Harry Zaratzian, Sol Greitzer, Sue Pray, Jean Dane – violas
Charles McCracken, Richard Locker, Warren Lash, Seymour Barab, Jacqueline Mullen, Fred Zlotkin, Jean Leblanc, Diane Barrere, Alla Goldberg – cello
Andrew Zurcher – vocal
Paul Goodman, Michael Frondelli and Dennis Ferrante – recording
On November 10, 1973, “Philadelphia International Records” label released “Ship Ahoy”, the eighth O’Jays studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. In 1992, the album was certified Platinum in the US by “RIAA”.
Personnel
Eddie Levert– vocals
William Powell– vocals
Walter Williams– vocals
MFSB– orchestra
Leon Huff– keyboards
Anthony Jackson– bass
Rocco Bene- trumpet solos
Lenny Pakula, Norman Harris, Bobby Martin, Lenny Pakula – arranger
Joe Tarsia –engineer
Joseph M. Palmaccio, Darcy Proper – mastering
James Barkley –illustration
Don Hunstein– photography
Ed Lee –art direction
Track listing:
All tracks by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff, except where noted.
Put Your Hands Together
Ship Ahoy
This Air I Breathe – Kenneth Gamble,Bunny Sigler
You Got Your Hooks in Me – Bunny Sigler
For the Love of Money – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Anthony Jackson
Now That We Found Love
Don’t Call Me Brother – Kenneth Gamble, Bunny Sigler
People Keep Tellin’ Me – John Whitehead,Gene McFadden, Victor Carstarphen
On November 4, 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Hearts and Bones”, the sixth Paul Simon solo studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Roy Halee, Paul Simon, Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker.
Personnel:
Paul Simon – vocals, guitar, programming
Al Di Meola- guitar
Eric Gale- guitar
Dean Parks- guitar
Sid McGinnis- guitar
Nile Rodgers- guitar, programming
Greg Phillinganes- Fender Rhodes
Michael Riesman- synthesizer, conductor
Rob Sabino- synthesizer, piano
Richard Tee- synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes
Rob Mounsey- synthesizer, vocoder
Michael Boddicker- synthesizer
Wells Christy – synthesizer, Synclavier
Tom Coppola- synthesizer, Synclavier
Bernard Edwards- bass
Marcus Miller- bass
Anthony Jackson- contrabass guitar
Steve Ferrone- drums
Steve Gadd- drums
Jeff Porcaro- drums
Airto Moreira- percussion
Mark Rivera- alto saxophone
Carol Wincenc – flute
George Marge – bass clarinet
Peter Gordon – French horn
Dave Matthews – horn arrangements
The Harptones- backing vocals
Marin Alsop- violin
Jill Jaffe – viola
Jesse Levy – cello
Frederick Zlotkin – cello
Mike Mainieri- marimba, vibraphone
James Dougherty – engineer
Andy Hofman – second engineer
Dave Greenberg – second engineer
Eric Korte – second engineer
Gene Paul – additional engineering
Jason Corsaro – additional engineering
Lee Herschberg – additional engineering
Paula Greif – art direction
Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
Jeri McManus – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul Simon, except where noted.
Allergies
Hearts and Bones
When Numbers Get Serious
Think Too Much (b)
Song About the Moon
Think Too Much (a)
Train in the Distance
Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War
Cars Are Cars
The Late Great Johnny Ace – one-minute coda by Philip Glass.
On October 29, 1982, “Warner Bros” label released “The Nightfly”, the first Donald Fagen solo album. It was recorded 1981 – 1982, at “Soundworks Digital Audio/Video Recording Studios”, “Automated Sound” in N.Y; “Village Recorders” in L.A., and was produced by Gary Katz. The album was certified Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and in the US by “RIIA”.
Donald Fagen- lead and backing vocals, organ, synthesizer, synth blues harp, electric piano, horn arrangements, linear notes
Hugh McCracken- guitar, harmonica
Larry Carlton- lead guitar, guitar
Rick Derringer- guitar
Dean Parks- guitar
Steve Khan- acoustic guitar
Michael Omartian– piano, electric piano
Greg Phillinganes- synthesizer, piano, piano solo, electric piano , clavinet, synthesizer bass
Rob Mounsey- synthesizer, horn arrangements
Anthony Jackson- bass
Abraham Laboriel- bass
Marcus Miller- bass
Chuck Rainey- bass
Will Lee- bass
James Gadson- drums, additional drums
Ed Greene- drums
Jeff Porcaro- drums, additional drums
Roger Nichols- percussion, special effects
Starz Vanderlocket- percussion, backing vocals
David Tofani -alto saxophone
Michael Brecker- tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber- baritone saxophone
Randy Brecker- trumpet, flugelhorn
Dave Bargeron- trombone, euphonium
Frank “Harmonica Frank” Floyd- backing vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Leslie Miller – backing vocals
Daniel Lazerus – backing vocals
Zachary Sanders – backing vocals
Valerie Simpson- backing vocals
Daniel Lazerus,Roger Nichols, Elliot Scheiner – engineer
Robin Lane, Cheryl Smith – engineer assistant
Mike Morongell – engineer assistant, digital editing assistant
Wayne Yurgelun – engineer assistant, digital editing assistant
Elliot Scheiner – mixing
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Daniel Lazerus – overdub engineer
Elliot Scheiner – tracking
Roger Nichols – sequencing
Ginger Dettman, Steve Pokorny, Steve Woolard – project assistant
David Dieckmann, George Lydecker – authoring
George Delmerico – art director
Greg Allen – design
Gale Sasson, Vern Yenor – design
James Hamilton – photography
Cory Frye – editorial supervision
Andrew Thomas – screen design
Track listing:
All tracks by Donald Fagen, except where noted
G.Y.
Green Flower Street
Ruby Baby – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, arranged by Donald Fagen
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