11/10/2020

George Howard "A Nice Place To Be" (1987) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : MCA Records

 
États-Unis 01 - No No* (George Howard & Wayne Linsey)
02 - Jade's World* (George Howard)
03 - Sweetest Taboo* (Martin Ditcham & Sade)
04 - A Nice Place To Be* (George Howard & Wayne Linsey)
05 - Let's Live In Harmony** (George Howard & Wayne Linsey)
06 - Pretty Face** (Joseph Williams & Paul Gordon)
07 - Spenser For Hire* (Steve Dorff & Larry Herbstritt)
08 - Stanley's Groove* (George Howard & Stanley Clarke)


*Randy Tominaga : Engineer
*Toni Green : Assistant Engineer on "Spenser For Hire"
**Gary Olazabal : Engineer
**Mitch Gibson : Assistant Engineer
**Tommy Vicari : Mixing Engineer
**Ray Pyle : Assistant Mixing Engineer
*Recorded & Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios, West Hollywood, CA
**Recorded at Le Gonks West Studios, Hollywood, CA
**Mixed at Lion Share Studios, West Hollywood, CA


01 - No No

Producer : George Howard
Arranger : George Howard
George Howard : Soprano Saxophone, Bass Synthesizer, Drum Machine Program, Emu French Horn, Vocals
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Rayford Griffin : Simmons Drums
Victor Bailey Bass
Dr. Gibbs : Bongos
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Wayne Linsey : Bass Syntehsizers, Keyboards, Emu Strings
Robert Brookins : Emu Harp

02 - Jade's World

Producer : George Howard
Arranger : George Howard
George Howard : Soprano Saxophone, Harp Sequence, Simmons Drums, Emu Strings, Drum machine Program
Dr. Gibbs : Percussion
Robert Brookins : Emu Harp
Wayne Linsey : Keyboards, Emu Strings
Stanley Clarke : Bass, Tenor Bass

03 - Sweetest Taboo

Producer : George Howard
Arranger : George Howard
George Howard : Soprano Saxophone, Emu Vocals, Wooden Whistles
Victor Bailey Bass
Rayford Griffin : Simmons Drums
Wayne Linsey : Rhodes, Synthesizers
Dr. Gibbs : Bongos, Shakere, Percussion
Paulinho Da Costa : Congas, Timbales, Percussion
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

04 - A Nice Place To Be

Producer : George Howard
Arranger : George Howard
George Howard : Soprano Saxophone, Emu Violin, Chimes, Acoustic Piano, Simmons Drums
Victor Bailey : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Wayne Linsey : Keyboards, Emu Strings, Drum Machine
Dr. Gibbs : Percussion
Robert Brookins : Keyboards

05 - Let's Live In Harmony

Producer : George Duke for George Duke Enterprise
Arrangers : George Howard, George Duke
George Howard : Lead vocals, Soprano Saxophone
George Duke : Synclavier TX-8
Nathan East : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Lynn Davis : Background vocals
Josie James : Background vocals
George Merrill : Background vocals
Carl Carwell : Background vocals

06 - Pretty Face

Producer : George Duke for George Duke Enterprise
Arrangers : George Howard, George Duke
George Howard : Lead vocals, Soprano Saxophone
George Duke : Synclavier TX-8
Nathan East Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Lynn Davis : Background vocals
Josie James : Background vocals
George Merrill : Background vocals
Carl Carwell : Background vocals

07 - Spenser For Hire

Producer : George Howard
Arranger : George Howard
George Howard : Soprano Saxophone, Marumbas, Drum Machine, Emu Strings, Chimes
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Wayne Linsey : Keyboards, Emu Strings
Dr. Gibbs : Percussion

08 - Stanley's Groove

Producer : George Howard
Arranger : George Howard, Stanley Clarke
George Howard : Soprano Saxophone, Percussion, Simmons Drums
Stanley Clarke : Bass Synthesizer, Emu Vocals, Koto, Strings
Robert Brookins : Keyboards
George Duke : Synclavier Rhodes
Kevin Chokan : Guitar