19/11/2020

Grover Washington Jr. "Soulfut Strut" (1996) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Fusion-



Label : Columbia Records


États-Unis 01 - Soulful Strut (Eugene Record & Sonny Saunders)
02 - Can You Stop The Rain (Walter Afanasieff & John Bettis)
03 - Play That Groove For Me (Gary Haase & Maxwell)
04 - Bordertown (Grover Washington Jr. & Gary Haase)
05 - I Can Count The Times (Grover Washington Jr. & Donald Robinson)
06 - Village Groove (Grover Washington Jr. & Gary Haase)
07 - Headman's Haunt (Gary Haase)
08 - Poacher Man (Gary Haase & Denise Rich)
09 - Mystical Force (Grover Washington Jr. & Donald Robinson)
10 - Uptown (Gary Haase, Billy Mann & Bob Ward)


Project Production Coordinators : Paul Silverthorn & Christine Washington
Mastered at Masterdisk by Greg Calbi


01 - Soulful Strut

Grover Washinton Jr. : Soprano Saxophone
Dan Shea : Keyboards, Synth Bass, Drum & Rhythm Programming, Macintosh & Synthesizer Programming
Peter Michael : Additional Drum & Rhythm Programming
Ray Obiedo : Guitars & Guitar Solo
Dann Huff : Wah Guitar
Executive Producer Walter Afanasieff
Produced & Arranged by Dan Shea
Engineered by Dana Jon Chapelle, David Gleeson, Dan Shea
Mixed by Michael Brauer
Production Coordinator : Barbara Stout
Recorded at WallyWorld Studios
Mixed at Sony Recording Studio, NYC

02 - Can You Stop The Rain

Grover Washinton Jr. : Soprano Saxophone
Dan Shea : Keyboards, Synth Bass, Drum & Rhythm Programming, Macintosh & Synthesizer Programming
Dann Huff : Guitars
Background vocals : Claytoven Richardson, Jeanie Tracy, Sandy Griffith
Executive Producer : Walter Afanasieff
Produced & Arranged by Dan Shea
Engineered by Dana Jon Chapelle, David Gleeson, Dan Shea
Mixed by Dana Jon Chapelle
Additional Mixing by Michael Brauer
Production Coordinator : Barbara Stout
Recorded at WallyWorld Studios
Mixed at WallyWorld Studios & Sony Recording Studio, NYC

03 - Play That Groove For Me

Grover Washinton Jr. : Alto Saxophone
Gary Haase : Bass, Drums
Chris Taylor : Guitars
George Whitty : Keyboards, Horns, Synths
Roger Squitero : Congas
Wayne Hernandez : Vocals
Roz Moorehead : Vocals
Amanda Homi : Vocals
Jimmy Greco : Sampling
Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Gary Haase for W&R Group
Tracking Engineers : Rick Bieder, Bob Cadway, Marc Glass
Assistants Engineers : John Genna, Dug McGuirk, Andy Tarr
Production Coordination : John Pisciotta, Doreen Manzella
Recorded at The Dream Factory, NYC & Current Sounds, NYC
Mixed at Sony Recording Studio, NYC by Michael Brauer for MHB Productions

04 - Bordertown

Grover Washinton Jr. : Soprano Saxophone
Gary Haase : Bass
Chris Taylor : Guitars
George Whitty : Keyboards & Synths
Steve Wolf : Drums
Roger Squitero : Percussion
Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Gary Haase for W&R Group
Tracking Engineers : Bob Cadway, Rick Bieder
Assistants Engineers : John Genna, Dug McGuirk
Production Coordination : John Pisciotta, Doreen Manzella
Recorded at The Dream Factory, NYC 
Additional Recording & Digitl Editing at WTM, NYC
Mixed at Cove City Sound, Long Island, NY by Bob Cadway

05 - I Can Count The Times

Grover Washinton Jr. : Tenor Saxophone
Donald Robinson : Piano
Gerald Veasley : Bass
Richard Lee Steacker : Guitar
Randy Bowland : Guitar
Richie Morales : Drums
Pablo Batista : Conga & Percussion
Produced by Donald Robinson
Engineers : Glenn Barrett, Carl Agstadt, Ron A. Shaffer
Production Coordination : Jaci Berry & Eileen Whelihan
Recorded at Morning Star Communications, Inc., Spring House, PA
Mixed at Sony Recording Studio, NYC by Michael Brauer for MHB Productions

06 - Village Groove

Grover Washinton Jr. : Alto Saxophone
Gary Haase : Bass, Marimba, Percussion
Chris Taylor : Guitars
Steve Bargonetti : Guitar
George Whitty : Keyboards & Synths
Steve Gadd : Drums
Cito Baptist : Percussion
Lindiwe Dlamini : Vocals & Zulu Lyric Translation
Ntombkhona Dlamni : Vocals & Zulu Lyric Translation
Bakithi Khumalo : Vocals & Zulu Lyric Translation
Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Gary Haase for W&R Group
Tracking Engineers : Bob Cadway, Rick Bieder, Dave Scheuer, Marc Glass
Assistant Engineers : Terence Dover, John Genna, Juan Bohorquez
Production Coordination : John Pisciotta, Doreen Manzella
Recorded at The Dream Factory, NYC
Additional Tracking & Digital Editing at WTM, NYC
Mixed at Cove City Sound, Long Island, NY by Bob Cadway

07 - Headman's Haunt

Grover Washinton Jr. : Alto Saxophone
Gary Haase : Bass, Keyboards, Synth Solo
Charlie Ernst : Synths
Omar Hakim : Drums
Paul Pimsler : Electric Guitar
Chris Taylor : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Pablo Batista : Percussion
Rick DePofi : Tenor Saxophone
Dale Kelps : Alto Saxophone
Andy Gravish : Trumpet
Herb Hubel : Trombone
Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Gary Haase for W&R Group
Tracking Engineers : Bob Cadway, Rick Bieder, Bob Ward, Marc Glass
Assistant Engineers : Terence Dover, Dug McGuirk, John Genna
Production Coordination : John Pisciotta, Doreen Manzella
Recorded at The Dream Factory, NYC & Current Sounds, NYC
Mixed at Cove City Sound, Long Island, NY by Marc Glass

08 - Poacher Man

Grover Washinton Jr. : Soprano Saxophone
Katherine Russel : Lead & Background vocals
Gary Haase : Bass, Keyboards, Programming
Omar Hakim : Drums
Adam Holzman : Wave Programming
Peter Schwartz : Programming
Paul Pimsler : Guitars
Norbert Goldberg : Percussion
Lindiwe Dlamini : Zulu Vocal
Ntombkhona Dlamni : Zulu Vocal
Bakithi Khumalo : Zulu Vocal
Tim Ouimelte : Trumpet
Herb Hubel : Trombone
Dale Kelps : Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute
Aaron Heick : Sax, Flute
Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Gary Haase for W&R Group
Tracking Engineers : Amaan Mafik, Bob Cadway, Rick Bieder
Assistant Engineers : Farhad Engineer, John Genna, Terence Dover, Andy Tarr
Production Coordination : John Pisciotta, Doreen Manzella
Recorded at The Dream Factory, NYC 
Mixed at Cove City Sound, Long Island, NY by Bob Cadway

09 - Mystical Force

Grover Washinton Jr. : Alto Saxophone
Donald Robinson : Piano
Gerald Veasley : Bass
Richard Lee Steacker : Guitar
Randy Bowland : Guitar
Richie Morales : Drums
Pablo Batista : Conga & Percussion
Produced by Donald Robinson
Engineers : Glenn Barrett, Carl Agstadt, Ron A. Shaffer
Production Coordination : Jaci Berry & Eileen Whelihan
Recorded at Morning Star Communications, Inc., Spring House, PA
Mixed at Sony Recording Studio, NYC by Michael Brauer for MHB Productions

10 - Uptown

Grover Washinton Jr. : Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
Gary Haase : Bass
Bob Ward : Guitars, Programming, Keys
Joe Bonadio : Conga
Roger Squitero : Shakers
Wincy Terry : Vocals
Herb Hubel : Trombone
Dale Kelps : Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute
Mac Gallohon : Trumpet
Jim Powell : Muted Trumpet
Crowd Noise : Grover Washington Jr., Gary Haase, Billy Mann
Produced & Arranged by Gary Haase for W&R Group & Billy Mann
Conducted by Gary Haase
Engineers : Rick Bieder, Bob Cadway, Bob Ward
Assistant Engineers : John Gema, Juan Bohorquez
Production Coordination : John Pisciotta, Doreen Manzella
Recorded at The Dream Factory, NYC & Current Sounds, NYC
Mixed at Cove City Sound, Long Island, NY by Bob Cadway