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Miles Davis: Tutu

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In September 1986, “Warner Bros” label released “Tutu”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded February – March 1985, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, “Clinton Recording” in New York, “Le Gonks” in Hollywood, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma and Marcus Miller. In 1986, Miles Davis received the “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Grammy Award” for the performance on this album.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar, various instruments, additional synthesizer programming, arrangements
  • George Duke – various instruments, arrangements
  • Omar Hakim – drums, percussion
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Steve Reid – additional percussion
  • Michał Urbaniak – electric violin
  • Jason Miles – synthesizer programming
  • Adam Holzman – additional synthesizer programming, synthesizer solo
  • Bernard Wright – additional synthesizers
  • Peter Doell – engineer
  • Eric Calvi – engineer, mixing
  • Erik Zobler – engineer, mixing
  • Maureen Thompson – engineer assistant
  • Eddie Garcia – engineer assistant
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Eiko Ishioka – art direction
  • Susan Welt – design
  • Irving Penn – photography
  • Tommy LiPuma – executive producer
  • Larry Fishman – production assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcus Miller except where noted.

  1. Tutu
  2. Tomaas – Miles Davis, Marcus Miller
  3. Portia
  4. Splatch
  5. Backyard Ritual – George Duke
  6. Perfect Way – David Gamson, Green Gartside
  7. Don’t Lose Your Mind
  8. Full Nelson

Peter Frampton: I’m In You

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On May 28, 1977, “A&M” label released “I’m in You”, the fifth Peter Frampton album. It was recorded November 1976 – April 1977, at “Electric Lady Studios” in Greenwich Village, in New York, “The Record Plant” and “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Peter Frampton, Chris Kimsey, Bob Mayo and Frankie D’Augusta. The album was certified Platinum in US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Frampton – vocal, acoustic, electric and slide guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, Moog synthesizer, minimoog, ARP String Synthesizer, ARP Axxe, clavinet, harmonica, drums, percussion, vocals, talk box, engineer, mixing
  • Bob Mayo– organ, Hammond B-3, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, ARP String Synthesizer, ARP Axxe, clavinet, melodica, electric piano, piano, Fender Rhodes, accordion, electric and acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Stevie Wonder– harmonica
  • Stanley Sheldon– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Siomos– drums, percussion, tambourine
  • Richie Hayward– drums, percussion, congas
  • Ringo Starr– drums, percussion
  • Mick Jagger– backing vocals
  • Mike Finnigan– backing vocals
  • Chris Kimsey, Bob Mayo, Frankie D’Augusta – engineer, mixing
  • George Marino, Doug Sax, Arnie Acosta – mastering
  • Vartan, Roland Young, Ryan Rogers – art direction
  • Neal Preston, Irving Penn – photography
  • Beth Stempel, Bill Levenson – supervisor, coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Frampton; except where noted:

  1. I’m in You
  2. (Putting My) Heart on the Line
  3. Thomas (Don’t You Know How I Feel)
  4. Won’t You Be My Friend
  5. You Don’t Have to Worry
  6. Tried to Love
  7. Rocky’s Hot Club
  8. (I’m a) Road Runner – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.
  9. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) – Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright