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Blue Mitchell: African Violet

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On March 13, 1978, “Impulse!” label released “African Violet”, the 27th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1977, at “The Burbank Studios” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Herman Riley, Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Burke – electric piano, piano
  • McKinley Jackson, Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
  • Lee Ritenour – electric guitar, guitar
  • Scott Edwards – bass, electric bass
  • Chuck Domanico – electric bass, bass
  • James Gadson, Harold Mason – drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa – congas
  • Eddie “Bongo” Brown – congas, percussion
  • Bob Zimmitti – marimba, percussion
  • Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters Willard, Oren Waters – vocals
  • The Sid Sharp Strings

Track listing:

  1. Mississippi Jump – Larry Nash
  2. Ojos de Rojo – Cedar Walton
  3. Sand Castles – Dana Kaproff
  4. African Violet – Steve Hulse
  5. As – Stevie Wonder
  6. Square Business – Cedar Walton
  7. Forget – Don Sebesky

Blue Mitchell: The Last Tango=Blues

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On March 7, 1973, “Mainstream” label released “The Last Tango = Blues”, the 20th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1972, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jackie Kelso, Bill Perkins – flute, tenor saxophone
  • David Angel – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Steve Kravitz – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Charles Kynard – organ
  • Darrell Clayborn, Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Raymond Pounds – drums
  • King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes – percussion
  • Dick Fritz – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Soul Turn Around – Walter Bishop, Jr.
  2. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  3. The Message – Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio
  4. Steal the Feel – Richard Fritz
  5. Last Tango in Paris – Gato Barbieri
  6. One for Russ – Alf Clausen
  7. Peace – Horace Silver
  8. P.T. Blues – Blue Mitchell

Blue Mitchell: Summer Soft

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On February 22, 1978, “Impulse!” label released “Summer Soft”, the 28th and the final Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1977, at “ABC Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Eddie Harris, Harold Land, Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
  • Cedar Walton – piano, electric piano
  • Bobby Lyle – electric piano, piano
  • Richard Tee – keyboard 
  • Michael Boddicker – synthesizer 
  • Mike Dosco, Lee Ritenour – guitar
  • Scott Edwards – bass
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
  • Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters Willard, Oren Waters – vocals

Track listing:

  1. Try Not to Forget – Cedar Walton
  2. Summer Soft – Stevie Wonder
  3. A Day at the Mint – Blue Mitchell
  4. Love Has Made Me a Dreamer – Mike Dosco, Esmond Edwards
  5. Evergreen – Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams
  6. 30 Degrees to the Wind – Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell
  7. Funkthesizer – Eddie Harris

Etta James: Time After Time

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On May 9, 1996, “Private Music” label released “Time After Time”, the 20th Etta James album. It was recorded in 1995, at ”Conway Studios”, and was produced by John Snyder.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Josh Sklair – guitar
  • Cedar Walton – piano, arrangements
  • John Clayton – bass
  • Paul Humphrey – drums
  • Donto Metto Jame – percussion
  • Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
  • Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
  • Kraig Kilby – trombone
  • Ronnie Buttacavoli – flugelhorn
  • Patrick Karamian – engineer
  • Jay Newland – engineer, mastering
  • Joe Lopes – mastering
  • Lupe De Leon – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Go to Strangers
  2. Teach Me Tonight
  3. Love Is Here to Stay
  4. The Nearness of You
  5. Time After Time
  6. My Funny Valentine
  7. Imagination
  8. Fool That I Am
  9. Willow Weep for Me
  10. Everybody’s Somebodys’ Fool
  11. Night and Day
  12. Someone to Watch Over Me

Earth, Wind & Fire: I Am

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I Am

On June 9, 1979, “CBS” label released “I Am”, the ninth Earth, Wind & Fire studio album. It was recorded September 1978, at “Hollywood Sound Recorders”, “Sunset Sound Studio”, “Davlen Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Maurice White and Al McKay. “I Am” has been certified 2 x Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”, Platinum in the UK by the “BPI”, and in Canada by “Music Canada”.

Personnel:

  • Philip Bailey – vocals, congas, percussion
  • Maurice White – vocals, drums, kalimba
  • Al McKay – guitar
  • Larry Dunn – piano, Oberheimand Moog synthesizer
  • Johnny Graham, Marlo Henderson, Sir Alexander Dutkewych , Steve Lukather – guitar
  • The Emotions- backing vocals
  • Verdine White – bass
  • Fred White – drums
  • Barbara Korn, Marilyn Robinson, Richard Perissi, Sidney Muldrow – French horn
  • Dorothy Jeanne Ashby – harp
  • Billy Myers, David Foster, Eddie Del Barrio – keyboards
  • Paulinho Da Costa, Ralph Johnson – percussion
  • Richard Lepore – timpani
  • Fred Jackson, Jr., Herman Riley, Jerome Richardson – saxophone
  • Don Myrick – alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Andrew Woolfolk – tenor saxophone
  • Benjamin Powell, William Reichenbach, Garnett Brown, George Bohanon, Louis Satterfield, Maurice Spears – trombone
  • Bobby Bryant, Jerry Hey, Michael Harris, Oscar Brashear, Rahmlee Michael Davis, Steve Madaio – trumpet
  • James Ross, Laurie Woods, Linda Lipsett, Marilyn Baker, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski – viola
  • Anton Sen, Sherman Bryana, Carl LaMagna, Cynthia Kovaks, Gina Kronstadt, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Henry Roth, Ilkka Talvi, Jack Gootkin, Jerome Reisler, Jerome Webster, Joseph Goodman, Joseph Livoti, Judith Talvi, Leeana Sherman, Marcy Dicterow, Pamela Gates, Pavel Farkas, Ronald Clarck, Rosmen Torfeh, Sheldon Sanov, William Henderson – violin
  • Daniel Smith, Delores Bing, Jacqueline Lustgarten, Jan Kelley, John Walz, Kevan Torfeh, Larry Corbett, Miguel Martinez – cello
  • Steven Porcaro – synthesizer programming
  • Janice Gower – concertmaster
  • Tom Perry – engineer
  • George Massenburg – engineer, mixing
  • Craig Widby, Ross Pallone – engineer assistant
  • Michael Reese – mastering
  • Roger Carpenter – design
  • Shusei Nagaoka – illustration

Track listing:

  1. In the Stone – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  2. Can’t Let Go – Bill Meyers, Maurice White, Allee Willis
  3. After the Love Has Gone – David Foster, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin
  4. Let Your Feelings Show – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  5. Boogie Wonderland – Jon Lind, Allee Willis
  6. Star – Eddie Del Barrio, Maurice White, Allee Willis
  7. Wait – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster
  8. Rock That! – Maurice White, David Foster
  9. You and I – Maurice White, Allee Willis, David Foster