Harvey Mason "Groovin' You" (1979) -Westcoast Jazz-

  Label : Arista Records

 Side 1

01 - I Still Be There (Harvey Mason & Onaje)
02 - Groovin' You (Kenny Mason & Sally Mason)
03 - The Race (Harvey Mason)
04 - We Can (Bunny Hull & Charles Veal Jr.)
05 - Never Give You Up (Harvey Mason & Kenny Mason)

Side 2

01 - Say It Again (Harvey Mason & David Foster)
02 - Here Today Gone Tomorrow (Bill Meyers)
03 - Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
04 - Kauai (Harvey Mason)


Produced by Harvey Mason
Associate Producer : Kenny Mason
Engineer : Peter Chaikin

Assistant Engineers :

Phil Moores - Conway Recording Company

Chris Gordon - Conway Recording Company

Ray Willhard - Power Station, New York City

Paul Arnoff - Group IV

Greg Orloff - Group IV

Bob Rosa - Group IV

Recorded at Conway Recording Company, Hollywood, Califonria

All Tracks except "Kauai"

"Kauai" Recorded at Power Station, New York City

Group IV, Hollywood, California

String Overdub & "Kauia"

Mastered at Crystal Recording Studios

Mastered by Jeff Sanders

*Horn Personnel

Kenny Mason : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Mellophone

Chuck Findley : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Jerry Hey : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Steve Madaio : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Tenor Trombone

Lew McCreary : Tenor Bass Trombone

Gary Herbig : Woodwinds

**String Personnel

Charles Veal Jr. - Concertmaster

Arnold Belnick, Bonnie Douglas, Paul Shure, Kenneth Yerke, Myra Kestenbaum, Carol Makogawa, Nils Oliver, Sheldon Sanov, Assa Drori, Carol Shive, John Wittenberg, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski, Dennis Karmazyn, Raymond Kelly

***String Personnel

Gerald Vinci - Concert Master

Karen Jones, Myer Bello, David Frisina, Ronald Falsom, I. Duskoff, Ed Lusgarten, Nathan Ross, Marvin Limonick, Robert Sushel, Allan Hershman, Assa Drori, Marie Fera, Sheldon Sanov

Horns : Richard Perissi, Arthur Maebe, Vincent DeRosa

Flutes : William Collette, Jerome Richardson

Side 1

01 - I Still Be There

Harvey Mason : Drums, Tambourine, Bells, Cowbell, Timpani

Mike Porcaro : Bass

Jay Graydon : Guitar

Melvin 'Wah Wah' Watson : Guitar

Sheila Escovedo : Congas

Harvey Mason : Vocals

Kenny Mason : Vocals

**String Personnel

*(Same Horn Personnel)

02 - Groovin' You

Harvey Mason : Drums, Slapstick, Vibeslap, Tambourine, Handclaps, Timpani, Temple Blocks & Go-Go Bells

Ray Parker Jr. : Guitar

David Shields : Bass

Jerry Peters : Rhodes

Richard Tee : Acoustic Piano, Roland Piano

Morris Paul Kennedy : Lead vocals

Harvey Mason : Lead vocals

Kenny Mason : Lead vocals

Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals

Roger Saint-Kinnerly : Background vocals

Wilfredo Wilson : Background vocals

*(Same Horn Personnel)

  

03 - The Race

Harvey Mason : Drums & Roland Piano

Jay Graydon : Guitar

Ray Parker Jr. : Guitar

Mike Porcaro : Bass

David Foster : Acoustic Piano

Sheila Escovedo : Congas

Harvey Mason : Lead vocals

Kenny Mason : Lead vocals

Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals

Roger Saint-Kinnerly : Background vocals

Stephanie Spruill : Background vocals

***String Personnel

*(Same Horn Personnel)

04 - We Can

Harvey Mason : Drums, Castanets, Temple Blocks, Crotales, Wind Chimes & Tambourine

Jaï Winding : Acoustic Piano & Rhodes

Dennis Belfield : Bass

Steve Lukather : Guitar

Charles Veal Jr. : Vocals

Bunny Hull : Vocals

**String Personnel

*(Same Horn Personnel)

05 - Never Give You Up

Harvey Mason : Drums, Whistles & Hand Claps

Kenny Mason : Whistles & Hand Claps

Morris Paul Kennedy : Whistles & Hand Claps

David Foster : Piano

Verdine White : Bass

Sheila Escovedo : Congas

Steve Lukather : Guitar

Harvey Mason : Lead vocals

Kenny Mason : Lead vocals

Stephanie Spruill : Background vocals

Roger Saint-Kinnerly : Background vocals

Jim Gilstrap : Background vocals

*(Same Horn Personnel)

Side 2

01 - Say It Again

Harvey Mason : Drums

Sheila Escovedo : Congas

Hoppy Mason : Syndrums

Verdine White : Bass

Steve Lukather : Guitar

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Kenny Mason : Lead vocals

Morris Paul Kennedy : Lead vocals

Harvey Mason : Lead vocals

Ron Hickland : Background vocals

Jim Haas : Background vocals

Jerry Whitman : Background vocals

Peter Chaiken : Additional Vocals

Phil Moore : Additional Vocals

**String Personnel

*(Same Horn Personnel)

02 - Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Harvey Mason : Drums, Timpani, Orchestra Bells, Congas & Marimba

Bill Meyers : Acoustic Piano, Rhodes, Mini Moog & Hammond B-3

Stanley Clarke : Electric Bass

Tony Dumas : Acoustic Bass

Lee Ritenour : Guitar

David Williams : Guitar

Bob Wirtz : Guitar

Bill Champlin : Lead vocal

Ron Hickland : Background vocals

Jim Haas : Background vocals

Jerry Whitman : Background vocals

*(Same Horn Personnel)

03 - Wave

Harvey Mason : Drums, Marimba, Xylophone, Timpani, Shakers, Vibes, Triangle

Mike Porcaro : Bass

Randy Waldman : Rhodes Piano

***String Personnel

*(Same Horn Personnel)

04 - Kauai

Harvey Mason : Drums

Lee Ritenour : Guitar

David Spinozza : Guitar

Neil Jason : Bass

Ralph MacDonald : Congas

Kenny Mason : Flugelhorn Solo

Bob James : Acoustic & Rhodes Piano

***String Personnel

*(Same Horn Personnel)