30/12/2020

Special EFX "Slice Of Life" (1986) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-



Label : GRP Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Uptown East (Chieli Minucci)
02 - The Flow (Chieli Minucci)
03 - Aquabogue (George Jinda & Szakcsi)
04 - Yesterdays Memories (Chieli Minucci)
05 - Formal Invitation (George Jinda & Szakcsi)

Side 2

01 - Bethany Beach (Alan Smallwood)
02 - Slice Of Life
       A. Timeless Mood (Chieli Minucci & George Jinda)
       B. Jinji's Magic Bottle (Chieli Minucci & George Jinda)
       C. Escape To Reality (Chieli Minucci & George Jinda)
03 - Festival Of The Evergreens (Chieli Minucci)
04 - Vacation For Life (Chieli Minucci)


Produced by Chieli Minucci
Associate Producer : George Jinda
Executive Producers : Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen
Recorded January 1986 at Skyline Studios, New York, NY
Engineered by Paul Wickliffe
Assisted by Tom Durack
Additional Overdubs at The Review Room, New York, NY
Digitally Mixed by Chieli Minucci, Paul Wickliffe & George Jinda at Skyline Studios, New York, NY
Mastered by Ted Jensen, Sterling Sound, New York, NY
All Compositions Arranged by Chieli Minucci except for "Bethany Beach" which was Arranged by Alan Smallwood


Side 1

01 - Uptown East

Chieli Minucci : Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer
George Jinda : Percussion
Alan Smallwood : Keyboards
Dave Weckl : Drums
Mark Egan : Bass

02 - The Flow

Chieli Minucci : Electric Guitar, Drum Box, Octave Bass
George Jinda : Tamborim, Energy Chime, Finger Cymbals, Crotales, Chinese Double Bells, Sound Discs, Whistles, Sounds, Chime Ladder
Alan Smallwood : Keyboards
Dennis Chambers : Hi-Hat, Tom-Toms

03 - Aquabogue

Chieli Minucci : Electric Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer
George Jinda : Timbales, Bongos, Shekere, Cowbells, Temple Blocks, Englehart Bells, Cymbals
Alan Smallwood : Keyboards
Dennis Chambers : Drums
Jeff Andrews : Bass

04 - Yesterdays Memories

Chieli Minucci : Acoustic Guitars, Voice, Drum Box
George Jinda : Bongos, Temple Blocks, Cowbell, Shaker, Chinses Double Bells, Sound Discs, Crotales, Chimes, Claves
Mark Egan : Bass
Alan Smallwood : Keyboards

05 - Formal Invitation

Chieli Minucci : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
George Jinda : Bongos, Caxixi, Shakers
Alan Smallwood Keyboards
Dave Weckl : Drums
Mark Egan : Bass

Side 2

01 - Bethany Beach

Chieli Minucci : Guitars
George Jinda : Percussion
Alan Smallwood : Keyboards, Drum Box
Dennis Chambers : Drums
Jeff Andrews : Bass

02 - Slice Of Life
       A. Timeless Mood
       B. Jinji's Magic Bottle
       C. Escape To Reality

Chieli Minucci : Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Echo Guitars, Tape Loops, 'Spirit' Guitar
George Jinda : Udu Drums, Talking Drum, Caxixi, Shakers, African Shakers, Bells, Sleighbells, Maracas, Tamborim, Triamgle, Primal Scream, 'The Rope'
Jeff Andrews : Bass

03 - Festival Of The Evergreens

Chieli Minucci : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
George Jinda : Triangle, Sound Discs, Crotales, Finger Cymbals
Alan Smallwood : Keyboards
Dave Weckl : Drums
Mark Egan : Bass

04 - Vacation For Life

Chieli Minucci : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
George Jinda : African Shakers, Shakers, Triamgle, Temple Blocks, Chimes, Crotales, Sound Discs
Alan Smallwood : Keyboards
Dennis Chambers : Drums
Jeff Andrews : Bass