On October 17, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Still Crazy After All These Years”, the fourth Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “A&R Recording” in New York City, and was produced by Phil Ramone and Paul Simon.
Personnel:
Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, string and horn arrangements
Pete Carr – electric guitar
Joe Beck – electric guitar
Jerry Friedman – electric guitar
Hugh McCracken – acoustic and electric guitar
John Tropea – electric guitar
Barry Beckett – Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano
Bob James – woodwind arrangements, string arrangements, Fender Rhodes
In September 1975, “Arista” label released “The Brecker Bros.”, the debut Brecker Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in January 1975, at “Secret Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Randy Brecker.
Personnel:
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker – vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Bob Mann – guitars
Don Grolnick – keyboards
Will Lee – vocals, electric bass
Harvey Mason – drums
Chris Parker – additional drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Gerald Block – engineer, mixing
David Stone – mixing assistant
Leanne Ungar – mixing assistant
Bob Heimall – art direction
Arron Associates – design
John Paul Endress – photography
Steve Backer – executive produce
Track listing:
All tracks by Randy Brecker, except where noted.
Some Skunk Funk
Sponge
A Creature of Many Faces
Twilight
Sneakin’ up Behind You – Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, David Sanborn
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 5, 1988, “Impulse!” label released “Don’t Try This at Home”, the second Michael Brecker studio album. It was recorded in 1988, at “The Power Station” in New York City, and was produced by Don Grolnick. In 1989, the album won a “Grammy Award” for “Best Improvised Jazz Solo”.
Personnel:
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone, EWI
Don Grolnick – acoustic piano
Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano
Joey Calderazzo – acoustic piano
Judd Miller – synthesizer programming
Jim Beard – synthesizers, acoustic piano
Mike Stern – guitars
Charlie Haden – acoustic bass
Jeff Andrews – fretless electric bass, electric bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Adam Nussbaum – drums
Peter Erskine – drums
Mark O’Connor – violin
James Farber – recording, mixing
Gary Solomon – engineer assistant
Karen Robben – engineer assistant
Greg Calbi – mastering
Kathleen Covert – art direction. design
Mark Seliger – photography
George Varga – liner notes
Tom Gill – piano technician
Ricky Schultz – executive producer
Jerry Wortman – production assistant
Karen Kramer – production coordinator
Track listing:
Itsbynne Reel – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
Chime This – Don Grolnick
Scriabin – Vince Mendoza
Suspone – Mike Stern
Don’t Try This at Home – Michael Brecker, Don Grolnick
Everything Happens When You’re Gone – Michael Brecker
In August 1995, “Impulse!” label released “Infinity”, the 63rd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in April 1995, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna. In 1996, “Infinity” won “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance (Individual or Group)”, while Michael Brecker won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Jazz Instrumental Solo” for the track “Impressions”.
Personnel:
McCoy Tyner – piano
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Avery Sharpe – bass
Aaron Scott – drums
Valtinho Anastacio– congas, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by McCoy Tyner except where noted.
Flying High
I Mean You – Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk
Where Is Love
Changes
Blues Stride
Happy Days
Impressions – John Coltrane
Mellow Minor
Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
In July 1975, “CTI” label released “The Rape of El Morro”, the fourth Don Sebesky album. It was recorded April – May 1975, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Don Sebesky – keyboards, arranger, conductor
Joan LaBarbara – vocals
David Sanborn – alto saxophone
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Wayne Andre, Barry Rogers, Sonny Russo – trombone
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Ray Beckenstetein – flute, alto flute, piccolo
Harvey Estrin, Walt Levinsky, George Marge, Al Regni – flute
Joe Beck – guitar
Don Grolnick, Roland Hanna, Pat Rebillot – keyboards
Ron Carter – bass
Will Lee – bass
Steve Gadd – drums
George Devens, Phil Kraus – percussion
Harry Cykman, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi, David Rose – violin
Jean R. Dane, Manny Vardi – viola
Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken – cello
Bob Ciano, Richard Mantel – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Don Sebesky, except where noted.
The Rape of El Morro
Moon Dreams – John Chalmers MacGregor, Johnny Mercer
Skyliner – Charlie Barnet, Billy Moore Jr.
The Entertainer – Scott Joplin
Footprints of the Giant – based on themes by Béla Bartók, arranged and adapted by Don Sebesky
In June 1976, “CTI” label released “Good King Bad”, the thirteenth George Benson studio album. It was recorded July – October – December 1975, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
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.
In March 1978, “Atlantic” label released “Warmer Communications” the sixth Average White Band studio album. It was recorded in 1978, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Onnie McIntyre – vocals, guitar
Alan Gorrie – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
Hamish Stuart – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
Roger Ball – keyboards, alto saxophone, string and horn arrangements
Malcolm Duncan – soprano and tenor saxophone
Steve Ferrone – drums, percussion
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Michael Brecker – flute, additional tenor saxophone
Lew Delgatto – additional baritone saxophone and flute
On February 5, 1990, “Atlantic” and “Blanco y Negro Records” labels released “The Language of Life”, the fifth Everything but the Girl studio album. It was recorded in 1989, at “Bill Schnee Studios”, “Ocean Way Recording” and “Sunset Sound” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma.
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