01 - Hi-Fly (Randy Weston & John Hendricks)
02 - Ask Me Now (Thelonious Monk)
03 - Like Sonny (John Coltrane)
04 - Give It To The Kids (Mike Mainieri & Ben Sidran)
02 - Ask Me Now (Thelonious Monk)
03 - Like Sonny (John Coltrane)
04 - Give It To The Kids (Mike Mainieri & Ben Sidran)
Side Two
01 - Minority (G.G. Gryce)
02 - Blue Daniel (Frank Rosolino)
03 - Ballin' The Jack (C. Smith - Additional Lyrics Ben Sidran)
04 - Girl Talk (Neal Hefti & Bobby Troupe)
05 - Seven Steps To Heaven (Victor Feldman & Miles Davis)
Ben Sidran : Vocals, Acoustic Piano, Yamaha Electric Grand, Fender Rhodes on "Seven Steps To Heaven", Synthesizers
Mike Mainieri : Vibes, Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Buzz Feiten : Guitar Solo on "Ballin' The Jack"
02 - Blue Daniel (Frank Rosolino)
03 - Ballin' The Jack (C. Smith - Additional Lyrics Ben Sidran)
04 - Girl Talk (Neal Hefti & Bobby Troupe)
05 - Seven Steps To Heaven (Victor Feldman & Miles Davis)
Ben Sidran : Vocals, Acoustic Piano, Yamaha Electric Grand, Fender Rhodes on "Seven Steps To Heaven", Synthesizers
Mike Mainieri : Vibes, Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Buzz Feiten : Guitar Solo on "Ballin' The Jack"
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax Solo on "Minority", "Hi-Fly" & "Give It To The Kids"
Joe Henderson : Tenor Sax Solo on "Seven Steps To Heaven"
Tom Harrell : Trumpet Solo on "Blue Daniel"
Don Grolnick : Organ on "Give It To The Kids"
Susan Ciani & Ian Underwood : Synthesizer Programming
Horn Section on "Hi-Fly" & "Minority :
Don Grolnick : Organ on "Give It To The Kids"
Susan Ciani & Ian Underwood : Synthesizer Programming
Horn Section on "Hi-Fly" & "Minority :
Tom Scott : Tenor Sax & Flute
Pete Christlieb : Tenor Sax & Flute
Jim Horn : Baritone Saxophone & Flute
Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Trombone
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Jim Horn : Baritone Saxophone & Flute
Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Trombone
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Frank Floyd, Luther Vandross, Gordon Grody : Background vocals on "Ballin' The Jack" & "Minority"
Frank Floyd, Luther Vandross, Gordon Grody : Background vocals on "Ballin' The Jack" & "Minority"
Mike Finnigan, Max Gronenthal : Background vocals on "Give It To The Kids"
Tisha Campbell, Craig Davis, Claude Brooks, Gerard Randell : Background vocals
Synthesizer Programs : Susan Ciani & Ian Underwood
Produced by Mike Mainieri & Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Arranged & Conducted by Mike Mainieri
Recorded at The Sound Labs, Hollywood, with Linda Tyler
Capitol Records, Hollywood, with Don Henderson
Crimson Studios, Santa Monica, with Terry Becker & Hank Cicalo
The Power Station, New York, with The Staff
Sound Mixers, New York, with William Wittman
Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood
Recorded at The Sound Labs, Hollywood, with Linda Tyler
Capitol Records, Hollywood, with Don Henderson
Crimson Studios, Santa Monica, with Terry Becker & Hank Cicalo
The Power Station, New York, with The Staff
Sound Mixers, New York, with William Wittman
Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood
Production Assistance : Noel Newbolt, Christine Martin