Lee Oskar "Before The Rain" (1978) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Before The Rain (Lee Oskar)
02 - Steppin' (Lee Oskar& Greg Errico)
03 - San Francisco Bay (Lee Oskar, K. Oskar & Greg Errico)

Side Two

01 - Feelin' Happy (Lee Oskar, Greg Errico, Bobby Vega, Herman Eberitzsch & T. Fullerton)
02 - More Than Words Can Say (Lee Oskar& K. Oskar)
03 - Sing Song (Lee Oskar& K. Oskar)
04 - Haunted House (Lee Oskar, K. Oskar & Greg Errico)


Gene Page Orchestra :

Concertmaster : Harry Bluestone
Violin : Israel Baker, Harry Bluestone, Bonnie Douglas, Anatol Kaminsky, Jacob Krachmalnick, Bernard Kundell, Don Palmer, Nathan Ross, Henry L. Roth, Jack Schulman, Paul C. Shure, Marshall Sosson
Viola : Virginia Majewski, Alex Neiman, Gareth Nuttycombe, Robert Ostrowsky
Cello : Jesse Erlich, Joan Lunde, Edgar Lustgarden, Gloria Strassner
Harp : Stella Castelluci
Horn Section : Gene Cipriano, Gary Grant, Lew McCreary, Ollie Mitchell, Jerome Richardson, Thomas M. Shepard

English Chorale :
Conducted by Robert Howes
Barbara Courtney-King, Steve Davis, Marion Dodd, Lee Gibson, Mary Hammond, Linda Hibbard, Ian Kennedy, Mike Nittingham, Jennifer O'Grady, Gareth Roberts, Shirley Smith, Hilary Weston

Martyn Ford Ochestra :
Conducted by Paul Buckmaster
Led by Christopher Warren-Green (First Violin)
Violin : Christopher Warren-Green, David Woodcock, Roger Garland, Steve Rowlinson, Iain MacKenzie, Liz Edwards, Howard Ball, Irvine Arditti
Viola : Roger Best, Don McVay, Jan Schlapp, Stephen Tees
Cello : Clive Anstee, Mike Huwitz, Roger Smith, Lynden Cranham
Flute/Oboe : Duke Dobing
Oboe : Andrew Cauhry
Clarinet : Michael Harris
Bassoon : Michael Parkinson
Trumpet : Paul Cosh, Malcolm Smith
Trombone : Paul Barrett, Paul Beer

San Franciso Bay Singers :
Bianca Thornton-Oden, Virginia Ayres, Verlyn Sandles

Produced by Greg Errico
Recording & Remixing Engineer : Chris Huston
Additional Engineers :
Neil Schwartz - "Feelin' Happy" Basic Track
Ed Barton - Strings on "Before The Rain", "Sing Song" & "More Than Words Can Say"
Chris Morris - Bagpipes on "Steppin'"
Edited by John Hanlon
Mastered at Capitol Records by Wally Traugot
Recorded at Sound City, Van Nuys, Air London, London ; Record Plant, L.A. ; Wally Heider, S.F. ; ABC, L.A. & Clover, L.A.
Segue, Sound Effects by Mickey Hart, Greg Errico, Lee Oskar
Sound Effects Recorded by Mickey Hart & Brett Cohen

Executive Producer : Jerry Goldstein


Side One

01 - Before The Rain

Lee Oskar : Harmonica
Greg Errico : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Herman Eberitzsch : Piano, Clavinet
Steve Beckmeier : Electric Guitar
Terry Medeiros : Acoustic Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Pat Rizzo : Saxophone (Harmonies)
Gene Page : String & Brass Arrangements, Gene Page Orchestra

02 - Steppin'

Lee Oskar : Harmonica
Greg Errico : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Herman Eberitzsch : Piano, Clavinet
Robert Christie Hunter : Bagpipes
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn Arrangements
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone
Stephen Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
William Lamb : Trombone, Trumpet
Lenny Pickett : Soprano & Tenor Sax, Piccolo

03 - San Francisco Bay

Lee Oskar : Harmonica
Greg Errico : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Herman Eberitzsch : Keyboards
Bobby Vega : Guitar
Paul Buckmaster : Strings, Brass, Woodwinds & Choir Arrangements
Martin Ford Orchestra
English Chorale
San Francisco Bay Singers

Side Two

01 - Feelin' Happy

Lee Oskar : Harmonica, Vocal
Greg Errico : Drums, Percussion
Bobby Vega : Bass
Herman Eberitzsch : Keyboards
Joe Chambers : Featured Vocals
Travis Fullerton : Background vocals
Mic Gillette : Trumpet Solo
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horn Arrangements
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Saxophone
Stephen Kupka : Baritone Saxophone
William Lamb : Trombone, Trumpet
Lenny Pickett : Soprano & Tenor Sax

02 - More Than Words Can Say

Lee Oskar : Harmonica
Greg Errico : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Herman Eberitzsch : Piano
Terry Medeiros : Guitar
Lenny Pickett : Lyricon
Gene Page : String Arrangements, Gene Page Orchestra

03 - Sing Song

Lee Oskar : Harmonica
Greg Errico : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Herman Eberitzsch : Piano
Terry Medeiros : Scratch Guitar
Steve Beckmeier : Rhythm Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Eloise Laws : Background vocals
Linda Creed : Background vocals
Gene Page : String Arrangements, Gene Page Orchestra

04 - Haunted House

Lee Oskar : Harmonica
Greg Errico : Drums, Guitar
Bobby Vega : Bass
Herman Eberitzsch : Piano
Terry Medeiros : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Joe, Willie & George Chambers of The Chambers Brothers : Vocals
Charles Miller : Saxophone