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Gladys Knight: Good Woman

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
  • Terry Bland – bass
  • Nathan East – bass
  • Al Turner – bass
  • Ricky Lawson – drums
  • Michael Williams – drums
  • David McMurray – saxophone
  • Gerald Albright – saxophone
  • Attala Zane Giles – instruments, arrangements
  • Alfie Silas, Patti Howard, Voncile Fagget – backing vocals
  • Richard Wells – backing vocals
  • David Peaston, Phineas Newborn III – backing vocals
  • Alex Brown, Carol Dennis, Dorian Holly, Louil Silas Jr., Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals
  • Patti Howard, Vesta Williams, Voncille Fagget – backing vocals
  • Angel Rogers, Jim Gilstrap, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo – backing vocals
  • Dionne Warwick, Kelley Connelly, Patti LaBelle, Voncile Fagget – backing vocals
  • Tweed And Tominaga – backing vocals, production coordinator
  • Alan “Byrd” Tatum – programming
  • Howie Rice – drum programming, arrangements
  • Ramsey Embick – drum programming, recording
  • Cornelius Mims – arrangements
  • Vernon D. Fails – arrangements
  • Eddie Fluellen – arrangements
  • Paul Riser – arrangements
  • Robert A. Macias – recording
  • Greg Barnett – recording
  • Barney Perkins – recording, mixing
  • David Ward – recording
  • David Rideau, Frank Clark – recording
  • Robert A. Macias – recording
  • Danny Clay Williams, Scott Baris, Scott Weatherspoon – recording
  • Brian Malouf – engineer
  • Pat McDougal – engineer assistant
  • Paul D. Allen – engineer assistant
  • Milton Chan – engineer assistant
  • Attala Zane Giles – mixing
  • Elliott Peters – mixing
  • Eric Zobler – mixing
  • Victor Flores – mixing
  • Louil Silas Jr. – mixing
  • David Peaston  – mixing
  • Tom Lord – Alge – mixing, remixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Vartan Kurjian – art direction
  • September – design
  • Matthew Rolstton – cover photography
  • Randee St. Nicholas – inside photography
  • George Duke – associate producer
  • Barry Hankerson, Jimmy Newman – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Men – Attala Zane Giles, Cornelius Mims, Gladys Knight
  2. Meet Me in the Middle – James “D.C.” Wilson, III, Gladys Knight
  3. This Is Love – Bobby Cavenest, Howie Rice, Ramsey Embick, Ronee Martin
  4. Where I Would Be – Jud Friedman, Karin Rybar
  5. Superwoman – Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid, Babyface
  6. Give Me A Chance – Bernard Wright, Cindy Cruse, Tim Miner
  7. Good Woman – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
  8. If You Only Knew – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight, Kevin Dorsey
  9. Mr. Love – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
  10. Waiting On You – Attala Zane Giles, Gladys Knight
  11. In This Life – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil

Marcus Miller: Silver Rain

On March 8, 2005, “Koch” label released “Silver Rain”, the sixth Marcus Miller studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Absolut Beats” in Dallas, TX, “Camel Island Studios” in Los Angeles, “Hannibal Studios” in Santa Monica, CA, “HIt Factory”, “The Dormitory” in New York City, “Vertical Sound Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Marcus Miller and David Isaac.

Personnel:

  • Marcus Miller – bass, acoustic bass, fretles bass, tambourine, organ, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, piano, keyboards, bass clarinet, woodwind, drums, percussion, scratching, arranger, backing vocals, engineer, executive producer, beat box, rhythm box, synthesizer strings, synthesizer orchestration, finger snapping, udu
  • Dean Brown – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Eric Clapton – vocals, guitar solo
  • Lucky Peterson – guitar
  • Bruce Flowers – organ, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer bass
  • Bernard Wright – keyboards
  • Roger Byam – tenor saxophone
  • Patches Stewart – trumpet
  • Poogie Bell – drums
  • Macy Gray – vocals
  • Lalah Hathaway – vocals
  • Kenny Hicks – operatic tenor
  • Gregoire Maret – harmonica
  • Gerald Albright – alto saxophone
  • Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone
  • Kirk Whalum – tenor saxophone
  • Ronald Bruner – drums
  • Craig J “The Count” – percussion
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Jessica Celious – backing vocals
  • Joey Kibble – backing vocals
  • Mark Kibble – backing vocals
  • Eartha Kitt – vocal sample
  • DJ Efx (Mocean Worker) – effects
  • Adam Dorn – engineer
  • Dropper – engineer
  • Takamasa Honda – engineer, mixing, technical supervisor
  • David Isaac – engineer, mixing
  • Dennis Thompson – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Kibble – engineer
  • Kaori Kinoshita – engineer assistant
  • Zach McNees – engineer assistant
  • Bryan Russell – engineer assistant
  • Dave Huston – engineer assistant
  • Goh Hotoda – mixing
  • Louie Teran – mastering
  • Jack Frisch – art direction, design, photography
  • Kumiko Higo – photography
  • Reuben Jackson – liner notes
  • Hank Martin – executive producer
  • Harold Goode – executive producer
  • Bibi Green – production coordination
  • Gretchen ONeal – coordination

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcus Miller, except where noted.

  1. Intro Duction
  2. Bruce Lee
  3. La Villette – Marcus Miller, Lalah Hathaway
  4. Behind the Smile
  5. Frankenstein – Edgar Winter
  6. Moonlight Sonata – Ludwig van Beethoven
  7. Boogie on Reggae Woman – Stevie Wonder
  8. Paris (Interlude)
  9. Silver Rain – Marcus Miller, Eric Clapton, Joey Kibble, Bill Withers
  10. Make Up My Mind
  11. Girls and Boys – Prince
  12. Sophisticated Lady – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish
  13. Power of Soul – Jimi Hendrix
  14. Outro Duction
  15. If Only For One Night – Brenda Russell) – Silver Rain (reprise)

Stanley Clarke: East River Drive

On September 24, 1993, “Epic” label released “East River Drive”, the 15th Stanley Clarke album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Cherokee Studios”, “Contemporary Artist”, “Le Gonks West Studio”, “Rumba Recorders”, “Universal Scoring Stage”, and was produced by Stanley Clarke.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Clarke– bass, tenor bass, background vocals
  • Gerald Albright– alto and soprano saxophones
  • George Howard– bass, soprano saxophone
  • Doug Webb– soprano saxophone
  • Todd Cochran– keyboards
  • George Duke– keyboards
  • Steve Hunt– keyboards
  • Deron Johnson– keyboards
  • Kenny Kirkland– piano
  • Doc Powell– guitar
  • Paul Jackson Jr.– guitar
  • Armand Sabal-Lecco– guitar, piccolo bass, background vocals
  • Michael Thompson– guitar
  • Alphonso Johnson– bass
  • Abraham Laboriel– bass
  • Charles Fambrough– double bass
  • Jimmy Earl– bass
  • Ramon Banda – percussion
  • Darryl Jackson – percussion
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Bill Summers– percussion
  • Gerry Brown– drums
  • Dennis Chambers– drums
  • John Robinson– drums
  • Carlos Vega– drums
  • Poncho Sanchez– conga
  • Hubert Laws– flute
  • Jean-Luc Ponty– violin
  • Howard Hewett– vocals
  • Alexis England – backing vocals
  • Laura Robinson – backing vocals
  • Anjani Thomas– backing vocals
  • George DelBarrio – conductor, string arrangements
  • Allen Sides – engineer
  • Dan Humann – engineer, mixing
  • Steve Sykes – engineer, mixing
  • Brian Gardner– mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Clarke except where noted.

  1. Justice’s Groove
  2. Fantasy Love – Stanley Clarke, Howard Hewett
  3. Zabadoobeedé? (Yabadoobeeda)
  4. East River Drive
  5. I’m Home Africa – Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Earl, Steve Hunt
  6. Theme from Boyz ‘n the Hood
  7. Christmas in Rio
  8. What If I Forget the Champagne
  9. Never Lose Your Heart/There Lies the Passion
  10. Illegal
  11. Lord of the Low Frequencies
  12. Funk Is Its Own Reward

Jeff Lorber: He Had a Hat

On April 3, 2007, “Blue Note” label released “He Had a Hat”, the twelve Jeff Lorber album. It was recorded 2006 – 2007 and was produced by Bobby Colomby.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lorber– piano, keyboards
  • Paul Jackson Jr.– guitar
  • Paul Brown– guitar
  • Russell Malone– guitar
  • Brian Bromberg– bass
  • Alex Al– bass
  • Abe Laboriel Jr.– drums
  • Dave Weckl– drums
  • Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
  • Lenny Castro– percussion
  • Eric Benet– vocals
  • Paula Cole– vocals
  • Gerald Albright – alto saxophone
  • Bob Sheppard– tenor saxophone
  • Kirk Whalum– tenor saxophone
  • Ada Rovatti– tenor saxophone
  • Tom Timko– tenor saxophone
  • Blood, Sweat & Tears– horns
  • Steve Jankowski– trumpet
  • Hernan Mulet– trumpet
  • Jens Wendelboe– bass and tenor trombone
  • The Lair Studio Brass Ensemble
  • The Krim Symphonic Orchestra– Orchestrated by Jeremy Lubbock
  • Chris Botti– trumpet
  • Randy Brecker– trumpet, horn arrangement
  • Jacques Voyemant– trombone
  • Tom Scott– horns, horn arrangement
  • Hubert Laws– flute

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Lorber, except where noted.

  1. Anthem For a New America
  2. He Had a Hat
  3. Grandma’s Hands  – Bill Withers
  4. Surreptitious
  5. All Most Blues
  6. Orchid
  7. BC Bop
  8. The Other Side of the Heart
  9. Hudson
  10. Super Fusion Unit
  11. Eye Tunes
  12. Requiem For Gandalf
  13. Burn Brightly
  14. Deep Night – bonus track

Urban Knights: II

On April 8, 1997, “GRP” label released “Urban Knights II”, the second Urban Knights album. It was recorded in 1996, and was produced by Maurice White and Carl Griffin.

Personnel:

  • Gerald Albright – soprano sax
  • Jonathan Butler – vocals, guitar
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Tony Carpenter – percussion
  • Sonny Emory – drums
  • Frayne Lewis – keyboards
  • Ramsey Lewis – piano, electric piano
  • Mike Logan – keyboards
  • Bill Meyers – synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, string arrangements, background vocals
  • Najee: Flute – saxophones
  • Morris Pleasure – bass
  • Chuck Webb – bass
  • Verdine White – bass
  • Jimi Randolph – synthesizer
  • Kevin Randolph – keyboards, synthesizer bass
  • Sheldon Reynolds – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Maurice White – backing vocals
  • Theresa Davis – backing vocals
  • Karen Boyd – backing vocals
  • Carl Carwell – backing vocals
  • Valerie Mayo – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Scirroco – Bill Meyers, Maurice White
  2. Get Up – Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Jimi Randolph
  3. Come Dance with Me – Karen Boyd, Ramsey Lewis, Kevin Randolph
  4. South African Jam – Jonathan Butler
  5. Brazilian Rain – Sonny Emory, Morris Pleasure
  6. Interlude #1 – Ramsey Lewis
  7. Summer Nights – Bill Meyers, Jimi Randolph, Maurice White
  8. Tell Me Why – Jonathan Butler, Bill Meyers, Williams
  9. Urban Paradise – Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Kevin Randolph
  10. Drama – Cornwell, Guillaume, Hawkins, Jones
  11. Step by Step – Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Jimi Randolph
  12. The Promise – Bill Meyers, Vannelli, Maurice White
  13. Interlude #2 – Ramsey Lewis
  14. Dawn – Kevin Randolph