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Walter Wanderley: Rain Forest

In September 1966,”Verve” label released “Rain Forest”, the 18 Walter Wanderley album. It was recorded in May 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Walter Wanderley – electronic organ, piano, arrangements
  • Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
  • Jose Marino – bass
  • Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
  • Claudio Slon – drums
  • Joe Grimm – flute
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Val Valentin – engineer, director of engineering
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Kevin Reeves – mastering
  • Sung Lee – art direction, design
  • Acy Lehman – cover design
  • Suzanne White – design coordinator
  • Smay Vision – package layout
  • Deborah Hay – editing, text editor
  • Tom Greenwood, Carlos Kase, Bryan Koniarz – production coordination
  • Tony Bennett – liner notes
  • Richard Seidel – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Summer Samba (So Nice) (Samba De Verao) – Norman Gimbel, Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle
  2. It’s Easy to Say Good-Bye (E Fazil Dizer Adeus) – Tito Madi
  3. Cried, Cried (Chorou, Chorou) – Luiz Antonio
  4. Rain (Chuva) – Durval Ferreira
  5. The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) – Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes
  6. Beloved Melancholy (Saudade Querida) – Tito Madi
  7. Taste of Sadness (Cheiro de Saudades) – Luiz Antonio, Durval Ferreira
  8. Beach Samba (Bossa na Praia) – Geraldo Cunha, Pery Ribeiro
  9. Call Me – Tony Hatch
  10. Cry out Your Sadness (Chora tua Tristeza) – Oscar Castro-Neves
  11. The Great Love (O Grande Amor) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
  12. Samba do Avião (Song of the Jet) – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees

Fourplay: Same

On September 17, 1991, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled, debut Fourplay album. It was recorded 1990 – 1991, at “Ocean Way Recording”, “Sunset Sound” in Hollywood, “Pyramid Studios” in Los Angeles, “Starlight Studios” in Malibu, California, and was produced by Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East, and Harvey Mason.

Personnel:

  • Bob James– Yamaha C7 MIDI grand piano, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, executive producer
  • Lee Ritenour– electric guitars, classical guitars, guitar synthesizer
  • Nathan East– 5-string bass, 6-string bass, backing vocals
  • Harvey Mason– drums
  • Harvey Mason Jr.– synthesizer programming, computer programming
  • El DeBarge– lead and backing vocals
  • Darryl DeBarge – backing vocals
  • Patti LaBelle– backing vocals, BGV arrangements
  • Philip Bailey– backing vocals
  • Don Murray – recording, mixing
  • Geoff Gillette – additional recording
  • Khaliq Glover – additional recording
  • Femi Jiya – additional recording
  • Mike Kloster – engineer assistant
  • Paul May – engineer assistant
  • Clif Norrell– engineer assistant
  • Harvey Mason Jr. – technical assistance
  • Robert Vosgien – digital editing
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • Kim Champagne – art direction
  • Leslie Wintner – design
  • Stuart Watson – photography
  • O’Brien and Schridde – band photography
  • Debra Johnson – production coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Bali Run – Lee Ritenour, Bob James
  2. 101 Eastbound – Nathan East, Marcel East
  3. Fourplay – Lee Ritenour
  4. Moonjogger – Bob James
  5. Max-O-Man – Harvey Mason Sr, Michael Lang
  6. After the Dance – Marvin Gaye, T-Boy Ross, Leon Ware
  7. Quadrille – Bob James
  8. Midnight Stroll – Harvey Mason
  9. October Morning – Lee Ritenour
  10. Wish You Were Here – Lee Ritenour
  11. Rain Forest – Bob James