11/10/2020

Kirk Whalum "The Best Of Kirk Whalum" (2002) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : Columbia Records


États-Unis 01 - Desperately (Kirk Whalum)
02 - Glow (Kirk Whalum)
03 - Rodeo (Kirk Whalum & Michael Colina)
04 - The Promise (Jerry Peters)
05 - Afterthought (Kirk Whalum)
06 - I Receive Your Love (Jerry Peters & Skip Scarborough)
07 - The Wave (Nathan Adderley Jr.)
08 - Kyle's Smiles (Kirk Whalum)
09 - Peaceful Hideaway (Kirk Whalum & A. Smith)
10 - Through The Fire (David Foster, Tom Keane & Cynthia Weil)
11 - Where I Come From (Kirk Whalum)
12 - Love Is A Losing Game (Walter Afanasieff & John Bettis))
13 - X-Factor (Philippe Saisse)
14 - Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg)


Compilation Produced by Kirk Whalum & Nedra Olds-Neal
Mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sony Music Studios, New York


01 - Desperately

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Bob James : Keyboards
Gary King : Bass
Steve Khan : Guitar
Herman Matthews : Drums
Bob James : Computer & Synthesizer Programming
Produced by Bob James
1989

02 - Glow

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Rick Jackson : Keyboards
Tod Vullo : Guitar
Dan Pacterson : Bass
Steve Summer : Drums
Produced by Bob James
1988

03 - Rodeo

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Bob James : Keyboards
David Brown, Nick Morich : Guitars
Gary King : Bass
Buddy Williams : Drums
Michael Colina : Computer & Synthesizer Programming
Produced by Bob James
1985

04 - The Promise

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Jerry Peters : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Leonard Gibbs : Percussion
Herman Matthews : Drums
Diane Louie : Computer & Synthesizer Programming
Jerry Peters : Additional Programming
Produced by Bob James
Co-Produced by Jerry Peters
1989

05 - Afterthought

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Bob James : Keyboards
David Brown, Nick Morich : Guitars
Gary King : Bass
Buddy Williams : Drums
Kirk Whalum & Bob James : Computer & Synthesizer Programming
1985

06 - I Receive Your Love

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Jerry Peters : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Darryl Phinnessee, Dorian Holly, Syreeta : Vocals
Herman Matthews : Drums
Diane Louie : Computer & Synthesizer Programming
Jerry Peters : Additional Programming
Produced by Bob James
Co-Produced by Jerry Peters
1989

07 - The Wave

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Larry Fast : Synthesizers
Doc Powell : Guitar
Buddy Williams : Drums
Crusher Bennett : Percussion
Produced by Bob James
1988

08 - Kyle's Smiles

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Bob James : Keyboards
David Brown, Nick Morich : Guitars
Gary King : Bass
Buddy Williams : Drums
Produced by Bob James
1985

09 - Peaceful Hideaway

Kirk Whalum : Tenor Saxophone
Larry Carlton, Dwight Sills : Guitars
Rick Jackson : Keyboards
Cedric Lee : Bass
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Brian Kilgore : Percussion
Produced by Steve Buckingham
1995

10 - Through The Fire

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Bob James : Keyboards
Dean Brown : Guitar
Schuyler Deale : Bass
Yogi Horton : Drums
Leonard Gibbs Jr. : Percussion
Produced by Bob James
1988

11 - Where I Come From

Choral Arrangement by V. Michael McKay
Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
V. Michael McKay And The Redeemed Family Choir : Vocals
Yolanda Adams, Kenneth Williams, Gary Bunton : Vocal Soloist
Alvin King : Organ
Dean Brown : Guitar
Gary King : Bass
Yogi Horton : Drums
Leonard Gibbs Jr. : Percussion
Produced by Bob James
1988

12 - Love Is A Losing Game

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone
Jevetta Steele : Lead vocal
Robbie Buchanan : Keyboards, Drum Programming, Arrangement
Jevetta Steele, Jealyn Steele Battle : Background vocals
Produced by Robbie Buchanan & Jay Landers
1993

13 - X-Factor

Kirk Whalum : Tenor Saxophone
Kent Smith : Trumpet
Michael Davis : Trombone
Andy Snitzer : Alto Saxophone
Roger Rosenberg : Baritone Saxophone
Philippe Saisse : Keyboards
Dean Brown : Lead Guitar
Nile Rodgers : Rhythm Guitar
Marcus Miller : Bass Guitar
Poogie Bell : Drums
Vaneese Thomas, Lori-Ann Velez, James Williams : Background vocals 
Arranged & Programmed by Philippe Saisse
Additional Programming by Christian Wicht
Produced by Philippe Saisse
1993

14 - Over The Rainbow

Kirk Whalum : Tenor Saxophone
Rick Jackson : Piano
Produced by Kirk Whalum & Hal Sacks
1993