In May 1988, “Impulse!” label released “Two Blocks from the Edge”, the 17th Michael Brecker album (as leader or co-leader). It was recorded in 1997, “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joey Calderazzo and Michael Brecker.
Personnel:
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, arrangements
Joey Calderazzo – acoustic piano
James Genus – bass
Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts – drums
Don Alias – percussion
Joey Calderazzo – arrangements
James Farber – recording, mixing
Rory Romano – recording assistant, mixing assistant
Greg Calbi – mastering
Steve Fallone – mastering assistant
Hollis King – art direction
Kevin Gaor – design
Timothy White – photography
Gitte Gammelgaard – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Michael Brecker, except where noted.
On May 18, 1989, “Warner Bros” label released “Amandla”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded December 1988 – January 1989, at “Clinton Recording Studios”, “Electric Lady Studios”, “The Power Station”, “Right Track Recording” and “Quadrasonic Studio” in New York City, “Le Gonks West” in West Hollywood, ”Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, and was produced by George Duke, Tommy LiPuma and Marcus Miller.
Personnel:
Miles Davis – trumpet, cover art, executive producer
Michael Landau – guitars
Foley – guitars
Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitars
Billy “Spaceman” Patterson – wah-wah guitar
Marcus Miller – keyboards, guitars, bass, drums, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, additional keyboards, arrangements
George Duke – keyboards, Synclavier, arrangements
Joey DeFrancesco – additional keyboards
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
John Bigham – keyboards, guitars, drum programming, arrangements
In August 1981, “Fool Moon” and “Epic” labels released “The Innocent Age”, the seventh Dan Fogelberg album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Northstar Studios” in Boulder, CO, “Caribou Ranch” in Nederland, CO, “Rudy Records” and “Wally Heider Studios” in Hollywood, “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, “Record Plant” in Sausalito, CA, and was produced by Dan Fogelberg and Marty Lewis.
Personnel:
Dan Fogelberg – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, tambourine, piano, electric piano, synthesizer, bass, sitar, percussion, bells, arranger, photography
Al Perkins – pedal steel guitars
Marty Lewis – tambourine
Mike Utley – piano
Joni Mitchell – vocals
Emmylou Harris – vocals
Heart Of Darkness Chorale – vocals
Richie Furay – harmony vocals
Mike Brewer – harmony vocals
Kenny Passarelli – bass
Norbert Putnam – basss
Jimmie Fadden – harmonica
Don Alias – African drums, Quido, congas, shaker, cowbell
Russ Kinkel – drums, percussion, cymbal
Motor City Marty – percussion
Joe Lala – congas, cymbal
Michael Brecker – soprano and tenor saxophone
Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
Jerry Hey – piccolo flute, trumpet
David Duke – French horn
The UCLA Band – orchestra
Sid Sharp – violin
Jesse Ehrlich – cello
Gayle Levant – harp
Glen Spreen – brass arrangements
Lawrence Fogelberg – arrangements
Marty Lewis – engineer, mixing
Kosh – design
Andy Katz – photography
David Awells – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Dan Fogelberg, except where noted.
Nexus
The Innocent Age
The Sand and the Foam
In the Passage
Lost in the Sun
Run for the Roses
Leader of the Band
Same Old Lang Syne
Stolen Moments
The Lion’s Share
Only the Heart May Know
The Reach
Aireshire Lament
Times Like These
Hard to Say
Empty Cages – Dan Fogelberg, Russ Kinkel, Norbert Putham, Michael Utley
In July 1976, “Columbia” label released “More Than Ever”, the ninth Blood, Sweat & Tears album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Bob James.
Personnel:
David Clayton-Thomas – vocals
Mike Stern – guitar
Steve Khan – guitar
Eric Gale – guitar
Larry Willis – keyboards
Bob James – keyboards
Richard Tee – keyboards
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Danny Trifan – bass
Gary King – bass
Eric Weissberg – banjo, dobro
Bobby Colomby – drums
Don Alias – percussion
Dave Freidman – xylophone, marimba, vibes
Arnie Lawrence – alto saxophone
Bill Tillman – tenor saxophone, flute
Tony Klatka – trumpet
Forest Buchtell – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Dave Taylor – trombone
Dave Bargeron – trombone, tuba
Sid Weinberg – oboe
Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves, Gwendolyn Guthrie, Yolanda McCullough, Frank Lloyd, William Eaton, Zachery Sanders – backing vocals
Track listing:
They – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
I Love You More Than Ever – Allan Langdon, Douglas Lenier
Katy Bell – Stephen C. Foster, Bob James
Sweet Sadie the Savior – Patti Austin
Hollywood – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
You’re the One – David Clayton-Thomas, William Daniel Smith
Heavy Blue – Larry Willis
Saved By the Grace Of Your Love – William Daniel Smith, David Palmer
On March 23, 1999, “Elektra” label released “Inside”, the 20th David Sanborn album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Camel Island” in New Jersey, “Avatar Studios”, “Hiatus Studios”, “Sound On Sound” and “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Marcus Miller and David Isaac.
Personnel:
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Marcus Miller – keyboards, Rhodes piano, guitar, bass, drums, clarinet, backing vocals, arrangements, engineer
On February 19, 1996, “Verve” label released “The New Standard”, the fortieth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in 1995, at “Manhattan Center Studios” in New York, and was produced by Guy Eckstine and Herbie Hancock.
Personnel:
Herbie Hancock– piano
Michael Brecker- tenor and soprano saxophone
John Scofield- acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
Dave Holland- acoustic bass
Jack DeJohnette- drums, electric percussion
Don Alias– percussion
Oscar Brashear, Les Lovitt – trumpet, flugelhorn
Gene Cipriano – oboe, English horn
Suzette Moriarty – French horn
Maurice Spears – trombone
Sam Riney – flute
Lili Haydn, Margaret Wooten – violin
Cameron Stone – cello
Bob Belden – arrangements
Patricia Lie – art direction
James Minchin, Jimmy Katz – photography
Track listing:
New York Minute – Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Kai Winding
Mercy Street – Peter Gabriel
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
When Can I See You – Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds
You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
Love Is Stronger Than Pride – Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman
Scarborough Fair – traditional
Thieves in the Temple – Prince
All Apologies – Kurt Cobain
Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love) – Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock
In December 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Invitation” the third Jaco Pastorius album. It was recorded at various venues during a tour of Japan, featuring his “Word of Mouth” big band, and was produced by Jaco Pastorius.
Personnel:
Jaco Pastorius— electric bass
Peter Erskine– drums
Othello Molineaux– steel drum
Don Alias– percussion
Jean “Toots” Thielemans– harmonica
Bobby Mintzer– soprano and tenor saxophone
Mario Cruz– soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet, alto flute
Randy Emerick – baritone saxophone, clarinet
Alex Foster– alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet, piccolo
Paul McCandless– tenor saxophone, oboe, English horn
Randy Brecker– trumpet
Elmer Brown, Forrest Buchtel, Ron Tooley – trumpet
On December 21, 1995, “Verve” label released “The Promise”, the eleventh John McLaughlin album. It was recorded in 1995, and was produced by John McLaughlin and Eddie Kramer.
Personnel:
John McLaughlin – acoustic, electric and MIDI guitar, keyboards, engineer, mixing
Al Di Meola– acoustic guitar
Paco de Lucía– acoustic guitar
Jeff Beck– electric guitar
Nishat Khan– vocals, sitar
Jim Beard– keyboards
Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond organ, trumpet
Tony Hymas– keyboards
Yan Maresz – acoustic bass, bass guitar, arrangements
James Genus– bass guitar
Pino Palladino– bass
Sting– bass
Dennis Chambers– drums
Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
Mark Mondesir – drums
Trilok Gurtu– percussion
Don Alias– percussion
Zakir Hussain– tabla
Mariko Takahashi– vocals
David Sanborn– alto sax
Michael Brecker– tenor sax
Max Costa – arranger, engineer, mixing
René Ameline, Gustav Hobel, Ken Jones, Eddie Kramer, Maurice Ouazana, Rd Rak – engineer
Philippe Arnal, Adam Blackburn, Steve Cook, Simon Osborne – engineer assistant
Sven Hoffman – engineer assistant
Alberto Mayer – design
Christian Rose – photography
Jean-Philippe Allard – executive producer
Christian Pégand – production coordination
Track listing:
All tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted.
Django – John Lewis
Thelonius Melodius
Amy and Joseph
No Return
El Ciego
Jazz Jungle
The Wish
English Jam – Vinnie Colaiuta, John McLaughlin, Sting
In August 1976, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Jaco Pastorius album. It was recorded in October 1975, at “Camp Colomby Studios”; “Columbia Recording Studios C&B” in New York City and was produced by Bobby Colomby.
Personnel:
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Sam Moore, Dave Prater– vocals
Herbie Hancock- clavinet, Fender Rhodes, electric piano, piano
Alex Darqui – Fender Rhodes electric piano
Richard Davis– bass
Homer Mensch– bass
Narada Michael Walden– drums
Lenny White, Bobby Economou – drums
Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Leroy Williams – steel drums
Don Alias– congas, bongos, percussion, okonkoko iya, afuche
David Sanborn- alto sax
Michael Brecker- tenor sax
Howard Johnson- baritone sax
Wayne Shorter- soprano sax
Peter Gordon – French horn
Hubert Laws- piccolo, flute
Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley – trumpet
Peter Graves – bass trombone
David Nadien, Harry Lookofsky, Paul Gershman, Joe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollinkoff, Arnold Black – violin
Stewart Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber, Al Brown – viola
Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen, Alan Shulman– cello
Michael Gibbs- string arrangements
Michael Gibbs- string arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Jaco Pastorius, except where noted.
Donna Lee – Miles Davis
Come On, Come Over – Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog
Continuum
Kuru/Speak Like a Child – Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock
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