In August 1973, “MPS Records” label released “The Inner Source”, the third George Duke album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Baldhard G. Falk.
Personnel:
George Duke – piano, electric piano, keyboards, trombone, conductor
John Heard – bass, electric bass
Dick Berg – drums, percussion
Armando Peroza – congas
Jerome Richardson – soprano and tenor saxophone, flute
On April 29, 2022, “Strut Records” label released “If You Will”, the 27th Flora Purim album. It was recorded at “Astrolábio Studio” and Säo Saruê Label”, in Curitiba, Brazil, “C.A. Studios” and “Click Audio Works”, “San Anselmo Studio” in California, and was produced by Flora Purim.
Personnel:
Flora Purim – vocals
Diana Purim – vocals
Claudia Villela – vocals
Grecco Buratto – guitar, backing vocals
Filó Machado – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Fabio Nascimento – acoustic guitar
José Neto – guitar
Bryan Velasco – piano, keyboards
Mikka Mutti – keyboards
Frank Martin – keyboards
Marcio Lomiramda – keyboards
Davi Sartori – electric piano
Fábio Hess – bass
Andre de Santanna – bass
Thiago Duarte – bass
Gary Brown – bass
Léo Nobre – bass
Café da Silva – bata
Airto Moreira – vocals, percussion, drums
Léo Costa – drums
Endrigo Bettega – drums
Stéphane San Juan – drums
Celso Alberti – drums, percussion
Stéphane San Juan – drums
Filipe Castro – percussion
Alberto Lopes – percussion
Gibi dos Santos – percussion
Krishna Booker – percussion, backing vocals
Todd M. Simon – flugelhorn
Caro Pierotto – backing vocals
Maria Joana – backing vocals
Emina Shimanuki – backing vocals
Kana Shimunaki – backing vocals
Mari Nobre – backing vocals
Niura Band – backing vocals
Vitor Pinheiro – backing vocals
Track listing:
If You Will – George Duke
This Is Me – Krishna Booker, Diana Purim
500 Miles High – Chick Corea, Neville Potter
A Flor Da Vida – Mario Moya, Diana Purim
Newspaper Girl – José Neto
Dandara – Felipe Machado, Judith de Souza
Zahuroo – Celso Alberti, José Neto, Claudia Villela
On July 2, 1991, “MCA” label released “Good Woman”, the third Gladys Knight studio album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Studio 56”, “M’Bila Studios”, “2560 Studios”, “Howie Sound”, “Encore Studios”, “Vanguard Studios” in Detroit, Michigan, “Soundworks West”, “Studio 2810”, “Paramount Recording Studios”, “The Sound Suite Detroit”, and was produced by James “D.C.” Wilson III, Attala Zane Giles, Barry Mann, Tim Miner, Michael J. Powell and Howie Rice.
Personnel:
Gladys Knight – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, co-producer
Buba Knight – vocal, backing vocals
Michael J. Powell – guitar, percussion, arrangements, mixing
Greg Phillinganes – piano
David Ward – piano, keyboards programming
James “D.C.” Wilson III – guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals, programming
Bobby Cavanest, Howie Rice, Ramsey Embick – keyboards, synthesizer
Vernon D. Fails – keyboards
Mark Nilan – synthesizer, programming
Robert Kelley – bass, drums, additional keyboards, arrangement
On November 27, 1972, “Bizarre” and “Reprise” label released “The Grand Wazoo”, the eleventh Mothers (The) album. It was recorded April – May 1972, at “Paramount Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Frank Zappa.
Personnel:
Frank Zappa – vocals, guitar, percussion, arrangements, art direction
Tony Duran – guitar, rhythm guitar
George Duke – vocals, keyboards
Don Preston – Mini Moog
Erroneous (Alex Dmochowski) – bass
Aynsley Dunbar – drums
Bob Zimmitti – percussion
Alan Estes – percussion
Lee Clement – gong
Mike Altschul – woodwind
Joel Peskins – woodwind
Joanna Caldwell – woodwind
Johnny Rotella – woodwind
Earl Dumler – woodwind
Fred Jackson – woodwind
Tony “Bat Man” Ortega – woodwind
Ernie Watts – C Melody Saxophone
Sal Marquez – vocals, trumpet , brass
Ken Shroyer – trombones
Billy Byers – trombone
Malcolm McNab – brass
Ken Shroyer – brass
Ernie Tack – brass
Sal Marquez – brass
Janet Neville-Ferguson – vocals
“Chunky” (Lauren Wood) – vocals
Kerry McNabb – engineer
Cal Schenkel – cover illustration
Ed Caraeff, Tony Esparza, Barry Feinstein – photography
In October 1973, “A&M” label released “You’ve Got It Bad Girl”, the 22nd Quincy Jones. It was recorded in 1973, at “A&M Studios”, “Sun West Studios” and “The Record Plant” in Hollywood, “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, California, “A&R Studios” in New York, and was produced by Quincy Jones.
Personnel:
Quincy Jones – vocals, trumpet, arranger, conductor, mixing
Quincy Duke – vocals
Valerie Simpson – vocals
Toots Thielemans – guitar, whistle, harmonica
George Duke – piano
Dave Grusin – electric piano
Bob James & Creations – keyboards
Tom Junior Morgan – harmonica
Ray Brown – bass, mixing
Carol Kaye – electric bass
Chuck Rainey – electric bass
Grady Tate – drums
Bobbye Porter – percussion
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Ernie Watts – saxophone
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Eddie Louis – soloist
Phil Ramone – engineer
Phil (Boogie) Schier – mixing
Kevin Reeves – mastering
Track listing:
Summer in the City – John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone
Eyes of Love – Quincy Jones, Bob Russell
Tribute to A.F.-Ro’: Daydreaming / First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Aretha Franklin / Ewan MacColl
Love Theme from The Getaway – Quincy Jones
You’ve Got It Bad Girl – Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Manteca – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
Sanford and Son Theme (The Streetbeater) – Quincy Jones
On September 26, 2006, “Concord” label released “Shine”. the tenth Boney James album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Backyard”, “Record Plant” and “Westlake Studios” in Los Angeles, Capitol Studios”, “Sunset Studios” “Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Cocoa Butt Studios” in Culver City, California, “Porcupine Studios” in Chandler, Arizona, “Studio A” in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, and was produced by Boney James.
Personnel:
Boney James – soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, keyboards, flute, arrangements, recording
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars, acoustic guitar
Tony Maiden – electric guitar, guitars
Kleber Jorge – vocals, acoustic guitar
Michael Thompson – guitars
Agape – guitars
Dean Parks – guitars, acoustic guitar
Wah Wah Watson – guitars, rhythm guitar
George Benson – lead guitar
Darrell Smith – keyboards, acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
Eric Daniels – acoustic piano
Johnny Britt – acoustic piano, arrangements
George Duke – Rhodes piano
Rex Rideout – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, keyboards
Tim Carmon – keyboards, arrangements, Rhodes piano, organ, acoustic piano
Gerald McCauley – Moog synthesizer, arrangements
Herman Jackson – Rhodes piano
Tollak Ollestad – harmonica
Alex Al – bass
Teddy Campbell – drums
Lil’ John Roberts – drums
Lenny Castro – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophones, flute
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
Christian Scott – trumpet
Romeo – vocal arrangements
Esthero – lead and backing vocals
Lauren Evans – backing vocals, ooh vocals
Dwele – vocals, vocal arrangements
Faith Evans – vocals
Philip Bailey – vocals
Ann Nesby – vocals
String section
Jackie Brand, Bruce Dukov, Julie Gigante, Henry Gronnier, Alan Grunfeld, Natalie Leggett, Ralph Morrison, Alyssa Park, Katia Popov, Tereza Stanislav, Sarah Thornblade, Margaret Wooten – violin
Sam Formicola, Carrie Holzman-Little, Roland Kato, Victoria Miskolczy – viola
Stephen Erdody, Trevor Handy, Paula Hochhalter, Tina Soule – cello
Jerry Hey – arrangements
Darrell Smith – arrangements
Todd Fairall – recording
Darius Fong – recording, second engineer
Dave Rideau – recording
Bill Schnee – recording, mixing
Michael Thompson – recording
John Adams – second engineer
Jeff Harris – second engineer
Jimmy Hoyson – second engineer
Ryan Kennedy – second engineer
Mark McLaughlin – second engineer
Philip Ramos – second engineer
Eric Rennaker – second engineer
Assen Stoyanov – second engineer
Erich Talaba – second engineer
Aaron Walk – second engineer
John Wroble – second engineer
Koji Egawa – Pro Tools consultant
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Robert Hadley – mastering
Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
Glenn Barry – art production
Andy Engel – design
Don Miller – photography
Track listing:
Shine – Boney James, Lauren Evans, Lily Mariye
The Total Experience – Boney James, Johnny Britt
Aquas de Março – Antonio Carlos Jobim
Let It Go – Boney James, Rex Rideout
In the Rain – Anthony Hestor
Gonna Get It – Boney James, Rahsaan Patterson
Breathe – Boney James, Phil Davis
Love Song – Boney James, Eric Daniels, Johnny Britt
Hypnotic – Boney James
The Way She Walks – Boney James, Leon Bisquera
Dedication – Boney James, Gerald McCauley, Joe Wolfe
On September 24, 1996, “Elektra” label released “Stardust”, the 15th Natalie Cole album. It was recorded June – September 1996, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Capitol Studios”, “Conway Studios” and “LeGonks West” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Chartmaker Studios” in Malibu, California, “The Hit Factory” and “Sony Music Studios” in New York, “The Shire” in Bedford, New York, “Wisseloord Studios” in Hilversum, Netherlands, and was produced by George Duke, David Foster, Phil Ramone and Natalie Cole. At the 39th “Grammy Awards”, Natalie Cole won the “Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for the song “When I Fall in Love”, a duet with Nat King Cole. The song also won the “Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement with Accompanying Vocal(s)” for arrangers Alan Broadbent and David Foster.
Personnel:
Natalie Cole – lead and backing vocals, vocal and music arrangements, album concept, executive producer
Nat King Cole – lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ
John Chiodini – guitar, acoustic guitar
John Pizzarelli – guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar
Lee Ritenour – guitar
Terry Trotter – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
Michael Lang – acoustic piano
Rob Mounsey – acoustic piano, keyboards, music arrangements
George Duke – acoustic piano, keyboards, vibraphone, music arrangements, horn arrangements, vocals arrangements
Bob James – keyboards, acoustic piano, music arrangements
Toots Thielemans – harmonica
Jim Hughart – bass, music arrangements
Chuck Domanico – bass
David Finck – bass
Reggie Hamilton – bass
Chuck Berghofer – bass
Nathan East – bass
Harold Jones – drums
Ralph Penland – drums
Chris Parker – drums
John Guerin – drums
John Robinson – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Bashiri Johnson – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Dan Higgins – saxophone
Everette Harp – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – saxophone
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet
George Bohanon – trombone
Jon Clarke – oboe
Alan Broadbent – music arrangements
John Clayton – music arrangements
David Foster – music and vocals arrangements
Johnny Mandel – music arrangements
Charles Floyd – music arrangements
Gordon Jenkins – original music arrangements
Clare Fischer – strings arrangements
Jerry Hey – horns arrangements
Janis Siegel – backing and harmony vocals
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Elliot Scheiner, Erik Zobler, Dave Reitzas – recording
Felipe Elgueta, Wayne Holmes, Henk Korff, John Patterson, Patrick Ulenberg – additional engineering
Jeffrey Demorris, Peter Doell, Koji Ejawa, Rob Frank, Barry Goldberg, John Hendrickson, Glenn Marchese, Eddie Miller, Charlie Paakkari, Rail Rogut, Robbes Stieglitz – engineer assistant
Gabrielle Raumberger – art direction
Emily Rich – design
Rocky Schenck – photography
Simon Ramone, Corrine Duke – production assistant
Shari Sutcliffe – project coordinator
Dick La Palm – liner notes
Track listing:
There’s a Lull in My Life – Mack Gordon, Harrye Revel
Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene de Paul
When I Fall in Love – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
What a Difference a Day Made – Stanley Adams, María Méndez Grever
Love Letters – Edward Heyman, Victor Young
He Was Too Good to Me – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Dindi – Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Two for the Blues – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks
If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
To Whom It May Concern – Nat King Cole, Charlotte Hawkins
Where Can I Go Without You? – Victor Young, Peggy Lee
Ahmad’s Blues – Ahmad Jamal. Bobby Williams
Pick Yourself Up – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
Like a Lover – Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Nelson Motta
This Morning It Was Summer – Bob Haynes
When I Fall in Love (Spanish version) – Victor Young, Edward Heyman
On September 10, 1974, “DiscReet” label released “Roxy & Elsewhere”, album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers (the 19th Frank Zappa album overall). It was recorded in December 1973, at “The Roxy Theater” in Hollywood, and was produced by Frank Zappa.
Personnel:
Frank Zappa – vocals, lead guitar
Jeff Simmons – vocals, rhythm guitar
George Duke – vocals, keyboards, synthesizer
Don Preston – synthesizer
Tom Fowler – bass guitar
Ralph Humphrey – drums
Chester Thompson – drums
Ruth Underwood – percussion
Napoleon Murphy Brock – vocals, flute, tenor saxophone
Walt Fowler – trumpet, bass trumpet
Bruce Fowler – trombone, dancer
Robert “Frog” Camarena – backing vocals
Debbie Wilson – backing vocals
Linda “Lynn” Sims – backing vocals
Ruben Ladron de Guevara – backing vocals
Kerry McNabb – engineer, remix
Wally Heider – engineer
Cal Schenkel – design
Coy Featherston, Steve Magedoff – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Frank Zappa, except where noted.
Penguin in Bondage
Pygmy Twylyte
Dummy Up – Napoleon Murphy Brock, Jeff Simmons, Frank Zappa
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 April 1974, “Fantasy” label released “Love, Sex, and the Zodiac”, the 47th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in 1970, in Berkeley, California, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Hal Galper – electric piano
George Duke – clavinet, ARP synthesizer
Jimmy Jones – piano
Walter Booker – bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
Rick Holmes – narration
Track listing:
Introduction – Hal Galper
Aries: Damn Right – George Duke
Taurus: Wampus Cat – Walter Booker
Gemini: Ecstasy – Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Jimmy Jones
Cancer: All Sides – Nat Adderley
Leo: Rosebud – Hal Galper
Virgo: For Pam – Hal Galper
Libra: Patricia – Roy McCurdy
Scorpio: Back “A” Town – Nat Adderley
Sagittarius: West Texas – Nat Adderley
Capricorn: The Gentle – Nat Adderley
Aquarius: Humanity Plus – Julian “Cannoball” Adderley, Nat Adderley
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