31/12/2020

David Sanborn "Taking Off" (1975) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Funk-



 Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis Side I

01 - Butterdat (Steve Khan)
02 - 'Way 'Cross Georgia (C.T.Perkinson)
03 - Duck Ankles (Steve Khan)
04 - Funky Banana (David Matthews)
05 - The Whisperer (Don Grolnick)

Side II

01 - It Took A Long Time (Randy Brecker)
The Suite :
02 - Black Light (David Matthews)
03 - Blue Night (David Matthews)
04 - Flight (David Matthews)


Produced by John Court at Courtly Prod

Musicians : 
David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone
Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Howard Johnson : Baritone Saxophone & Tuba
Tom Malone : Trombone
Steve Khan : Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar & Electric 12-String Guitar
Buzz Feiten : Electric Guitar
Joe Beck : Electric Guitar ("Funky Banana")
Don Grolnick : Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes & Clavinet
Will Lee : Bass
Chris Parker : Drums
Rick Marotta : Second Drums on ("Butterdat" & "Duck Ankles")
Ralph MacDonald : Congas, Bongos & Miscellaneous Percussion
Peter Gordon & John Clark : French Horn on ("'Way 'Cross Georgia")

"Butterdat", "Duck Ankles" & "Funky Banana" Arranged by Dave Matthews
"'Way 'Cross Georgia" Arranged by Howard Johnson
"The Whisperer" Arranged by Don Grolnick
"It Took A Long Time" Arranged by Randy Brecker
"The Suite : "Black Light", "Blue Night", "Flight" Composed & Arranged by David Matthews

Musicians on "The Suite" :
ViolinsString Contractor : Emile Charlap
Concert Master : David Nadien 
Violin : Emile Charlap, David Nadien, George Olnoff, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia,
Lou Eley, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollikolf, Leo Kahn & Harry Glickman
Viola : Harold Coletta, Manny Vardi & Al Brown
Cello : George Ricci, Charles McCracken & Lucien Schmit
Double Bass : John Beal & Bob Daugherty
Percussion : Jose Madera & Warren Smith
Drums : Steve Gadd
Congas : Ralph MacDonald

Recorded at A&R Studios, New York
Engineer : Don Hahn
Assistant Engineer : Sam Ginsberg
Remix Engineer : Don Hahn (except "The Whisperer" Lee Herschberg)
Mastered at Warner Bros. Records Studio, N. Hollywood