Walter Murphy "Rhapsody In Blue" (1977) -Disco / Soft Rock-

Label : Private Stock Records

 Side One

01 - Love Eyes° (Walter Murphy)
02 - Could It Be The Music* (Walter Murphy)
03 - Sunflower° (Walter Murphy)
04 - Rhapsody In Blue* (George Gershwin)
05 - It Ain't Necessarily So* (George Gershwin)

Side Two

01 - New York Suite

       Slaughter On Tenth Avenue° (Richard Rodgers)
       Uptown Serenade° (Walter Murphy)
       Fish Legs (Getdown Town)* (Walter Murphy)
02 - The Only Two People In The World* (Walter Murphy & Eddie Garr)
03 - You Are On My Mind° (Walter Murphy & Eddie Garr)


All Music Composed Or Adapted, Arranged & Conducted by Walter Murphy
Produced by Thomas J. Valentino & Walter Murphy for R.F.T. Music Publishing Corp.
Associate Producers : Robert F. Valentino, Francis Valentino, Thomas J. Valentino & Joanne Valentino
Mixing : Sound Ideas
Mixing Engineer : Rick Rowe
Mastering : Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound

Musicians Credits :
*Keyboards : Walter Murphy
Drums : Ed Greene, John Guerin on "Fish Legs (Getdown Town)" & "It Ain't Necessarily So"
Guitar : Dennis Budimir, Peter Mannu on "Fish Legs (Getdown Town)" & "It Ain't Necessarily So"
Bass : Jim Hughart, Max Bennett on "Fish Legs (Getdown Town)" & "It Ain't Necessarily So"
Percussion : Greg Westhoff
Reeds : Tom Scott, Don Menza
Trumpets : Chuck Findley, Jerry Hey, Paul Salvo
Trombones : Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Bill Watrous, Lew McCreary
French Horn : Dick Perissi
Concert Master : Israel Baker
Vocals :
Myrna Matthews, Pat Henderson, Maxine Willard Waters
Lani Groves on "The Only Two People In The World"
Los Angeles Production Assistance & Contracting by Frank Capp
Recorded at United Western Studios, Hollywood
Recording Engineer : Dennis Drake

°Keyboards : Walter Murphy
Drums : Jimmy Madison
Bass : Harvey Swartz
Guitar : John Tropea, Steve Khan on "Slaughter On Tenth Avenue" & "You Are On My Mind", Charlie Brown on "Sunflower"
Percussion : Greg Westhoff
Trumpets : Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff
Trombones : Paul Bernardi, Wayne Andre, Dave Taylor
Reeds : George Young, Dave Tofani
Concert Master : David Nadien
Vocals : Zack Sanders & Lani Groves on "You Are On My Mind"
New York Contracting by Emil Charlop
Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios, New York
Engineer : Rick Rowe
Assistant Engineer : Kathy Dennis

Solos :
"Rhapsody In Blue"
Clarinet : Tom Scott
Alto Sax : Don Menza
"It Ain't Necessarily So"
Tenor Sax : Tom Scott
"Uptown Serenade"
Tenor Sax : George Young
"Love Eyes"
Guitar : Steve Khan
Piano : Walter Murphy
"Slaughter On Tenth Avenue"
Alto Sax : George Young
"Sunflower"
Flugelhorn : George Young
"Fish Legs (Getdown Town)"
Organ : Walter Murphy