Jess Roden "The Player Not The Game" (1977) -Blue-Eyed Soul / Soft Rock-

  

 Label : Island Records

 A

01 - Misty Roses (Tim Hardin)
02 - Sensation (Steve Webb & Jess Roden)
03 - Lonely Avenue (Doc Pomus)
04 - The Quiet Sound Of You And I (Bruce Roberts & Edgar Bronfman)

B

01 - The Hardest Blow (John Cartwright)

02 - Drinking Again (Johnny Mercer & Doris Tauber)
03 - Woman Across The Water (Jess Roden)
04 - In Me Tonight (Jess Roden)


All Titles Arranged & Conducted by Leon Pendarvis
Recorded & Mixed at Regent Sound Studios, New York, N.Y.
Recording & Mix Engineer : Vince McGarry

Produced by Joel Dorn for The Masked Announcer

Strings :
Violins : Max Pollikoff, Sandford Allen, Gene Orloff, Paul Gershman, Max Ellen, Mathew Raimondi, Joe Malin & Charles Libove
Violas : Al Brown, Manny Vardi, Julien Barber & Selwart Clarke
Celli : Charles McCracken & Kermit Moore
Horn Section :
Alto Saxophones & Clarinet : Lou Marini & Raymond Beckenstein
Tenor Saxophones : George Marge, Harold Vick & Walter Levinsky
Trumpets & Fluglehorns : Alan Rubin, John Faddis, Virgil Jones, Burt Collins, Micheal Lawrence & Victor Paz
Baritone Saxophone & Bass Clarinet : Howard Johnson


A

01 - Misty Roses

Leon Pendarvis : Piano
Rob Mounsey : Fender Rhodes & A.R.P. 2600
Gary Mure : Drums
Anthony Jackson : Bass
David Carey : Vibes
Scott Hamilton : Tenor Saxophone
Cliff Morris : Electric Guitar
Charlie Brown : Acoustic Guitar

02 - Sensation

Rob Mounsey : Fender Rhodes & A.R.P. 2600
David Carey : Vibes
Francisco Centeno : Bass
Gary Mure : Drums
John Tropea : Lead Guitar
Cliff Morris : Guitar

03 - Lonely Avenue

Leon Pendarvis : Piano
Rob Mounsey : Clavinet
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Gary Mure : Drums
Erroll Bennett & Rubens Bassini : Percussion
Scott Hamilton : Tenor Saxophone (Solo)
Cliff Morris : Lead Guitar
Charlie Brown : Guitar
Howard Johnson : Baritone Sax
Lou Marini : Alto Sax
Harold Vick : Tenor Sax
Alan Ralph : Trombone
Delores Hall, Benny Diggs, Michael Gray, Arnold McCuller & Jess Rodden : Background vocals

04 - The Quiet Sound Of You And I

Leon Pendarvis : Fender Rhodes
Rob Mounsey : Piano
Buddy Williams : Drums
Francisco Centeno : Bass
Cliff Morris & Lance Quinn : Guitars
David Carey : Vibes
Erroll Bennett : Percussion
Scott Hamilton : Tenor Saxophone
Delores Hall, Michael Gray, Benny Diggs, Arnold McCuller & Jess Roden : Background vocals

B

01 - The Hardest Blow

John Tropea, Cliff Morris & Franklin Micare : Acoustic Guitars
Erroll Bennett : Percussion
Leon Pendarvis : Piano
Rob Mounsey : Fender Rhodes
Harold Vick : Tenor Saxophone
Francisco Centeno : Bass
Milt Hinson : Acoustic Bass
Gary Mure : Drums

02 - Drinking Again

Gary Mure : Drums
David Carey : Vibes
Shirley Scott : Piano
Cliff Morris & Charlie Brown : Guitars
Anthony Jackson : Bass

03 - Woman Across The Water 

Leon Pendarvis : Piano
Gary Mure : Drums
Francisco Centeno : Bass
John Tropea & Jeff Mironov : Guitars
Erroll Bennett : Percussion
Rob Mounsey : Fender Rhodes, A.R.P. 2600 & A.R.P. SE.IV.
Delores Hall, Michael Gray, Benny Diggs, Arnold McCuller & Jess Roden : Background vocals

04 - In Me Tonight

Leon Pendarvis : Fender Rhodes
Rob Mounsey : Piano
Cliff Morris & John Tropea : Guitars
Harold Vick : Soprano Saxophone
Francisco Centeno : Bass
Gary Mure : Drums
Erroll Bennett : Percussion
David Carey : Vibes
Delores Hall, Michael Gray, Benny Diggs, Arnold McCuller & Jess Roden : Background vocals