01/05/2018

DoctorfunK "Prescription For Soul" (2001) - Contemporary R&B-



Label : Strokeland Records


États-Unis 01 - Intro 
02 - Can't Fight The Funk (Leonard Berman, Gary Verrill, Jim Cliff, Jack Halsey & Steve Bolanos)
03 - Step Up To The Plate (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Sean Holt)
04 - I'm A Man (Spencer Davis & Steve Winwood)
05 - Say No More (R. Duke)
06 - It May Be Very Good (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Jeff Tamelier)
07 - We Could Make A Cool Hang (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Jeff Tamelier, F. Biner & Jim Pugh)
08 - But Not For Me (George & Ira Gershwin)
09 - Fool In Love (J. Ames & Gary Verrill)
10 - Gotta Get Funky (G. Stutz, L. Berman, Gary Verrill Jim Cliff & Steve Bolanos)
11 - Right Here (R. Duke & E. Persing)
12 - New Red Sleds (R. Davidson)
13 - People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield)
14 - Livin' in Bump City (G. Stutz, L. Berman, Gary Verrill Jim Cliff, Steve Bolanos, Jack Halsey & Scott Small)


Album Credits :
Executive Producer : DoctorfunK
Associate Producers : Andy Ebon & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka
Produced by Gary Verrill & Jack Halsey
Tracking Supervisor : Matt Shaw
Recorded at Ironwood Studios - Seattle, WA / Engineered by Floyd Reitsma & Donn Devore / Assistant Engineers : Sam Zeines, Jeremy Edwardsan & Dusty Robbennolt / Session Drum Technician : Gregg Keplinger
Additional Recording at Triad Studios - Redmond, WA / Engineered by Eric Janko
Live Tracks Recorded at Larry's Blues Café - Seattle, WA
Live Tracks Recorded by Liquid City Mobile Recording - Seattle, WA / Live Recording Supervision : Matt Shaw / Engineered by Matt Shaw & Geoff Ott / Assistant Engineer : Chris Chappel
Digital Transfers at Studio Litho - Fremont, WA
Mixed at Studio 880 - Oackland, CA / Mix Produced by Jeff Tamelier / Mixed by Mark Needham / Assistant Mixer : Reto Peter
Mastered at Futuredisc - Los Angeles, CA by Steve Hall

DoctorfunK is :
Steve Bolanos : Lead vocals
Jack Halsey : Lead Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Horn Arranger
Rich Sumstad : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Background vocals & Percussion
Fritz Whitney : Baritone Saxophone
Angelo Guerrero : Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Alexey Nikolaev : Tenor Saxophone
Gary Verrill : Hammond B-3, Digital Keyboards, Acoustic Piano, Background vocals & Vocal Arranger
Leonard Berman : Electric Guitars & Background vocals
Jim Cliff : Bass & Background vocals
Scott Small : Drums

Guest Musicians :
Mic Gillette : Trombone on "Step Up To The Plate"
Fred Ross : Co-Lead vocals on "Gotta Get Funky"
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar on "Livin' in Bump City"
Karen Halsey : French Horn on "Say No More"
Keely Whitney : Background vocal on "Fool In Love"
Matt Shaw : Trombone Solo on "Livin' in Bump City"
Andy Ebon : Percussion on "Gotta Get Funky"


01 - Intro


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02 - Can't Fight The Funk

Tenor Sax Solo : Alexey Nikolaev
Organ Solo : Gary Verrill
Horns Arranged by Jack Halsey
Background Vocals Arranged by Gary Verrill

03 - Step Up To The Plate

Tenor Sax Solo : Alexey Nikolaev
Trombone Solo : Mic Gillette
Horns Arranged by Jack Halsey
Background Vocals Arranged by Gary Verrill

04 - I'm A Man

Guitar Solo : Leonard Berman
Horns Arranged by Jack Halsey
Background Vocals Arranged by Gary Verrill

05 - Say No More

Horns Arranged by Jack Halsey
Background Vocals Arranged by Gary Verrill

06 - It May Be Very Good

Horns Arranged by Mic Gillette & Jeff Tamelier
Transcribed by Jack Halsey
Recorded Live  Sept 8, 2001 / Seattle, WA

07 - We Could Make A Cool Hang

Organ Solo : Gary Verrill
Horns Arranged by Jeff Tamelier, Jim Pugh & David Eskridge
Transcribed by Jack Halsey
Background Vocals Arranged by Jeff Tamelier
Transcribed by Gary Verrill
Recorded Live  Sept 8, 2001 / Seattle, WA

08 - But Not For Me

Solo Vocal : Steve Bolanos

09 - Fool In Love

Guitar Solo : Leonard Berman
Flugelhorn Solo : Rich Sumstad
Horns Arranged by Jack Halsey
Background Vocals Arranged by Gary Verrill
Intro Written & Arranged by Gary Verrill

10 - Gotta Get Funky

Lead vocals : Steve Bolanos & Fred Ross
Tenor Sax Solo : Alexey Nikolaev
Horns Arranged by Jack Halsey

11 - Right Here

Guitar Solo : Leonard Berman
Horns Arranged by Jack Halsey
Background Vocals Arranged by Gary Verrill

12 - New Red Sleds

Tenor Sax Solo : Alexey Nikolaev
Horns Arranged by Jack Halsey & Randall Davidson
Background Vocals Arranged by Gary Verrill & Jack Halsey
Recorded Live  Sept 8, 2001 / Seattle, WA

13 - People Get Ready

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14 - Livin' in Bump City

Guitar Solos : Jeff Tamelier
Horns Transcribed & Arranged by Jack Halsey, with special thanks to : Greg Adams, Chester Thompson, David Eskridge & Bill Churchville
Background Vocals Arranged by Gary Verrill