Kevyn Lettau "Kevyn Lettau" (1991) -Contemporary Jazz-

Label : Nova Records

01 - Whenever Your Heart Wants To Sing (Yutaka Yokokura, Jose Marino & Tracy Mann)
02 - I Get A Kick Out Of You (Cole Porter)
03 - Your Smile (Dori Caymmi, Paulo C. Pinheiro & Ina Wolf)
04 - Tahiti Nui - Obi (Djavan & Kevyn Lettau)
05 - To Say Good-Bye (Edu Lobo, Torquato Neto & Lani Hall)
06 - Obsession (Dori Caymmi, Gilson Peranzette & Tracy Mann)
07 - On Your Mind (John Beasley & Kevyn Lettau)
08 - Friends In Love (Billy Childs & Kirsten Childs)
09 - Bridges - Travessia (Milton Nascimento)
10 - Shooting For The Stars (Yutaka Yokokura & Lorraine Feather)

Produced by Michael Shapiro

Executive Producer : David Gimpel

Tracks Recorded at Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA

Engineered by Geoff Gillette

Assistant Engineer : Bryan Campbell

Overdubs Recorded at Double 'Y' Studios, Alhambra, CA

Engineered by Yutaka Yokokura

Mixed at T.M.F., Toluca Lake, CA

Mixed by Geoff Gillette, Michael Shapiro & Gary Meek

Assistant Engineer : Gary Snider

"Bridges - Travessia" Recorded & Mixed at Double 'Y' Studios by Yutaka Yokokura & Michael Shapiro

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering


01 - Whenever Your Heart Wants To Sing

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals
Dori Caymmi : Acoustic Guitar
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Mitch Forman : Synthesizer & Synth Solo
Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass
Luis Conte : Percussion
Michael Shapiro : Drums & Percussion
Leslie Smith & Pauline Wilson : Backup Vocals
Arranged by Dori Caymmi
Vocal Arrangements by Michael Shapiro & Yutaka Yokokura

02 - I Get A Kick Out Of You

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals
Gary Meek : Alto & Tenor Saxes & Synthesizer
Steve Bach : Acoustic Piano
Russell Ferrante : Synthesizer
Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass
Luis Conte : Percussion
Michael Shapiro : Drums
Arranged by Gary Meek
Vocal Solo Originally Performed on Alto Sax by Charlie Parker, Lyrics by Kevyn Lettau

03 - Your Smile

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals
Dori Caymmi : Acoustic Guitar
Yutaka Yokokura : Koto
Mitch Forman : Acoustic Piano
Russell Ferrante : Synthesizer
Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass
Luis Conte : Percussion
Michael Shapiro : Drums
Leslie Smith, Pauline Wilson, Kevyn Lettau, Sunny Wilkinson, Yutaka Yokokura : Backup Vocals
Arranged by Dori Caymmi

04 - Tahiti Nui - Obi

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals
Peter Sprague : Guitar

Gary Meek : Flute
Mitch Forman : Keyboards
Russell Ferrante : Synthesizer
Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass
Michael Shapiro : Drums & Percussion

Arranged by Djavan, Gary Meek, Michael Shapiro & Kevyn Lettau

05 - To Say Good-Bye

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals
Dori Caymmi : Acoustic Guitar
Russell Ferrante : Acoustic Piano
Mitch Forman : Synthesizer
Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass
Luis Conte : Percussion
Michael Shapiro : Drums
Leslie Smith : Background vocals
Arranged by Dori Caymmi

06 - Obsession

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals
Dori Caymmi : Acoustic Guitar
Gary Meek : Soprano Saxophone & Additional Synthesizers
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Mitch Forman : Synthesizer
Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass
Luis Conte : Percussion
Michael Shapiro : Drums
Kevyn Lettau : Background vocals
Arranged by Dori Caymmi
Background Vocal Arrangement by Michael Shapiro

07 - On Your Mind

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Mitch Forman : Synthesizer
Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass
Luis Conte : Percussion, Conga Solo
Michael Shapiro : Drums
Kevyn Lettau, Leslie Smith, Pauline Wilson & Michael Shapiro : Background vocals
Vocals Arranged by Michael Shapiro & Kevyn Lettau
Background Vocal Arrangements by Leslie Smith & Pauline Wilson

08 - Friends In Love

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals
Billy Childs : Acoustic Piano & Keyboards
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Steve Bach : Synthesizer
Gary Meek : Tenor Saxophone
Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass
Luis Conte : Percussion
Michael Shapiro : Drums
Kevyn Lettau, Leslie Smith & Pauline Wilson : Background vocals
Arranged by Billy Childs
Background Vocal Arrangements by Billy Childs, Pauline Wilson & Leslie Smith

09 - Bridges - Travessia

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals

Sergio Mendes : Keyboards

10 - Shooting For The Stars

Kevyn Lettau : Vocals

Russell Ferrante : Keyboards & Keyboard Solo

Mitch Forman : Synthesizer

Yutaka Yokokura : Synthesizer

Jerry Watts Jr. : Bass

Luis Conte : Percussion

Michael Shapiro : Drums

Leslie Smith : Vocal Adlibs

Arranged by Yutaka Yokokura

Vocal Arrangement by Yutaka Yokokura, Michael Shapiro & Kevyn Lettau