25/06/2020

Paul Jackson Jr. ‎"Never Alone: Duets" (1996) -Smooth Jazz / Smooth Soul-



Label : Blue Note Records / Pony Canyon Inc.


États-Unis 01 - Da Boardwalk (Paul Jackson Jr.)
02 - Reunited (Dino Fekaris & Freddie Perren)
03 - Wild Beneath My Strings (Paul Jackson Jr., Fortune Reed & Todd Burns)
04 - Soulful Strut (Eugene Record & William Sanders)
05 - People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield)
06 - Knighttime (Paul Jackson Jr.)
07 - Where Is The Love (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)
08 - Let's Start Again (Cornelius Mims, Teresa McFadden & Michael Norfleet)
09 - End To A Perfect Day (Paul Jackson Jr.)
10 - Short And Suite (Paul Jackson Jr.)


Executive Producer : Ollie E. Brown for Brown Sugar Productions
Producers : Paul Jackson Jr., Ollie E. Brown, Fortune Reed, Cornelius Mims, Cedric Caldwell & Victor Caldwell


01 - Da Boardwalk

Duet with Harvey Mason
Producers : Paul Jackson Jr. for Blanche's Third Productions, Inc. & Cornelius Mims
Arrangement : Paul Jackson Jr. & Cornelius Mims
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars / Keyboards
Cornelius Mims : Bass / Keyboards
James Allen : Drum Programming
Harvey Mason : Vibes
Joe Wolf : Synthesizer Prog.
Engineer Michael Schumann
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios

02 - Reunited

Duet with Earl Klugh
Producer : Ollie E. Brown for Brown Sugar Productions
Arrangement : Ollie E. Brown, Paul Jackson Jr., Roman Johnson
Paul Jackson Jr. : Electric Guitar
Earl Klugh : Acoustic Guitar
Roman Johnson : Bass Synthesizer
Ollie E. Brown : Drum / Percussion
Roman Johnson : Keyboards
Engineers : Eric Morgeson
Assistant : Todd Fairall
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios & Studio A (Detroit)

03 - Wild Beneath My Strings

Duet with Gerald Albright, Najee, Tom Scott
Producers : Paul Jackson Jr. for Blanche's Third Productions, Inc. & Fortune Reed
Arrangement : Paul Jackson Jr, Fortune Reed
Paul Jackson Jr. Guitars
Fortune Reed : Bass Programming
Fortune Reed : Drum Programming
Harvey Mason : Drums
Najee : Soprano Sax
Gerald Albright : Tenor Sax
Tom Scott : Alto Sax / Bass Clarinet
Engineer Michael Schumann
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios

04 - Soulful Strut

Duet with Ray Parker Jr., Kirk Whalum
Producer : Ollie E. Brown for Brown Sugar Productions
Arrangement : Ollie E. Brown, Roman Johnson
Paul Jackson Jr., Ray Parker Jr. : Guitars
Roman Johnson : Bass Synthesizer
Ollie E. Brown : Drum / Percussion
Roman Johnson : Keyboards / Horns
Kirk Whalum : Tenor Sax
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios

05 - People Get Ready

Duet with Ali Ollie Woodson
Producer : Ollie E. Brown for Brown Sugar Productions, Cedric & Victor Caldwell for Caldwell Plus Production, Inc.
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars
Vic 'C' : Bass Guitar
Ollie E. Brown : Percussion
James D. Blair : Drums
Ced 'C' : Keyboards
Lead vocal : Ali Ollie Woodson
Background vocals : The Katinas - Sam Katina, Joe Katina, John Katina, James Katina, Jesse Katina
Track Arranged by Ced 'C', Vic 'C' & The Katinas
Engineers : Vic 'C', Ced 'C' & Damien Bell
Additional Engineering : Tina Madison
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios, Father's Image, Brentwood, TN

06 - Knighttime

Duet with George Bohannon, Wilton Felder, Joe Sample
Producers Paul Jackson Jr. for Blanche's Third Productions, Inc.Cornelius Mims
Arrangement : Paul Jackson Jr., Cornelius Mims
Paul Jackson Jr. Guitars
Cornelius Mims : Bass / Synthesizers
Harvey Mason : Drums
Joe Sample : Electric & Acoustic Keyboards
Sheila E. : Percussion
Wilton Felder : Tenor Sax Solo
Gerald Albright : Tenor Sax
George Bohannon : Trombone
Engineers : Michael Schumann, Matt Gruber, Paul Andris
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios, Trax Recording, Studio Cats

07 - Where Is The Love

Duet with Howard Hewett, Jasmin
Producer : Ollie E. Brown for Brown Sugar Productions
Arrangement : Ollie E. Brown, Chuck Cymone
Paul Jackson Jr. Guitars
Greg Phillinganes : Acoustic & Electric Pianos
Ollie E. Brown : Drum / Percussion
Chuck Cymone : Keyboards / Bass Synthesizers
Lead vocals : Howard Hewett, Jasmin
Engineers : Paul Jackson Jr., Chuck Cymone
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios, Cymone Studios

08 - Let's Start Again

Duet with Tim Owens, Sharlotte Gibson
Producers Paul Jackson Jr. for Blanche's Third Productions, Inc., Cornelius Mims, James Allen
Arrangement : Cornelius Mims
Paul Jackson Jr. Guitars
Cornelius Mims : Bass
James Allen : Drums / Percussion Programming
Michael Norfieet : Keyboard Programming
Male Lead vocal : Tim Owens
Female Lead vocal : Sharlotte Gibson
Engineer Michael Schumann
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios, C-Note Music Studios

09 - End To A Perfect Day

Duet with Najee
Producer Paul Jackson Jr. for Blanche's Third Productions, Inc.
Arrangement : Paul Jackson Jr.
Paul Jackson Jr. Guitars
Paul Jackson Jr. : Bass
Michael White : Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. : Keyboards
Jeff Lorber : Additional Keyboards
Najee : Flute
Sheila E. Percussion
Engineer Michael Schumann
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios, Fat Planet Studios

10 - Short And Suite

Duet with George Duke, Sheila E, Jeff Lorber, Alphonse Mouzon, Kevin Toney
Producer : Paul Jackson Jr. for Blanche's Third Productions, Inc.
Arrangement : Paul Jackson Jr.
Paul Jackson Jr. Guitars
Neil Stubenhaus : Bass
Alphonse Mouzon : Drums
Kevin Toney : Piano / Organ
George Duke : Clavinet Solo
Jeff Lorber : Mini Moog Solo
Sheila E. : Percussion
Engineer : Michael Schumann
Recorded at Mankind Recording Studios, Trax Recording