29/11/2019

Gordon Goodwin "Close To The Edge" (1989) -Jazz-



Label : Nova Records


États-Unis 01 - Back On Top (Gordon Goodwin)
02 - Hot Monkey Love* (Gordon Goodwin, Jon Baker, Grant Geissman & Arno Lucas)
03 - Out Of Commission (Gordon Goodwin)
04 - Looking For Zaphoid (Gordon Goodwin)
05 - Close To The Edge (Gordon Goodwin)
06 - Mama Llama Samba (Gordon Goodwin)
07 - Start To Love Again (Gordon Goodwin)
08 - The Check's In The Mail (Gordon Goodwin)


Produced by Jon Baker
Recorded & Mixed at Madhatter Studios & George Tobin Studios (Los Angeles, CA) by Alan Hirschberg (Tracks 01, 03, 04, 07), Mark Shifman (Tracks 06, 08), Mark Shifman & Chris Baninger (Tracks 02, 05)
Additional Recording by Bernie Kirsch & Larry Hinds
Synth Programming by Don Dorsey, Gordon Goodwin & Jon Baker
Mastered by Tom Baker at Futuredisc

Personnel 
Gordon Goodwin : Keyboards, Saxes, Compositions* & Arrangements
Saxes
Dan Higgins : Alto Sax, Flute, Piccolo, Soprano Sax
Doug Walter : Alto Sax, Flute
Eric Marienthal : Tenor Sax (Tracks 01, 03, 04, 07)
Greg Huckins : Tenor Sax
Robbie Ellinson : Tenor Sax (Tracks 02, 05, 06, 08)
John Mitchell : Baritone Sax (Tracks 02, 05, 06, 08)
Mike Withman : Baritone Sax (Tracks 01, 03, 04, 07)
Trumpets & Flugelhorns : Dennis Farias, Joe Davis, Darryl Gardner, Clay Jenkins
Trombones : Alan Kaplan, Rick Culver, Steve Holtman (Tracks 01, 03, 04, 07), Les Benedict (Tracks 02, 05, 06, 08), Rich Bullock
Rhythm :
Grant Geissman : Guitar (Tracks 01, 03, 04, 05, 06, 08)
James Harrah : Guitar (Tracks 02, 05, 07)
Jon  Baker : Electric Bass (Tracks 01, 02, 04)
Dave Stone : Electric Bass (Tracks 03, 06, 07, 08) & Acoustic Bass
Brian Miller : Drums & Percussion
Luis Conte : Percussion (Tracks 03, 06)


01 - Back On Top


Alto Sax & Synth Solo : Gordon Goodwin

02 - Hot Monkey Love

Alto Sax Solo : Gordon Goodwin
Lead vocals : Arno Lucas, Sheryl Baxter
Background vocals : Arno Lucas, Sheryl Baxter, Amy Weston, Monkeys Funk Man, JigJogs

03 - Out Of Commission

Tenor Sax Solo : Eric Marienthal
Percussion Solo : Luis Conte

04 - Looking For Zaphoid

Alto Sax Solo : Dan Higgins

05 - Close To The Edge

Synth Solo : Gordon Goodwin
Guitar Solo : James Harrah

06 - Mama Llama Samba

Tenor Sax Solo : Gordon Goodwin
Guitar Solo : Grant Geissman
Percussion Solo : Luis Conte

07 - Start To Love Again

Soprano Sax Solo : Gordon Goodwin

08 - The Check's In The Mail

Alto Sax Solo : Eric Marienthal
Trumpet Solo : Clay Jenkins