26/01/2021
Patrice Rushen "Pizzazz" (1979) -Smooth Soul / Disco-
Label : Elektra / Asylum Records
01 - Let The Music Take Me (Patrice Rushen & Sheree Brown)
02 - Keepin' Faith In Love (Patrice Rushen & Angela Rushen)
03 - Settle For My Love (Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington & Sheree Brown)
04 - Message In The Music (Patrice Rushen)
Side Two
01 - Haven't You Heard? (Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr., Freddie Washington & Sheree Brown)
02 - Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up (Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington & Angela Rushen)
03 - Call On Me (Patrice Rushen, Angela Rushen & Sheree Brown)
04 - Reprise (Message In The Music) (Patrice Rushen)
Produced by Charles Mims Jr., Patrice Rushen & Reggie Andrews
Executive Producer : Patrice Rushen for Baby Fingers Inc.
Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California
Engineered by Peter Chaikin
Assistant Engineer : Chris Gordon
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Allen Zentz Mastering
Horn, Strings & Vocal Arrangements by Patrice Rushen
Horn Section :
Raymond Lee Brown : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Oscar Brashear : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Bill Green : Reeds
Gerald Albright : Reeds
Clay Lawrey : Trombone, Baritone Horn
Maurice Spears : Bass Trombone
Concertmaster : Charles Veal
Contractor : Rosemary McLean
Strings : Art Royval, Barbara Thomason, Carl La Magna, Carol Shive, Charles Veal, Endre Granat, Harry Bluestone, Jerry Jerome Reisler, Kenneth Yerke, Marilyn Baker, Nils Oliver, Bob Lipsett, Robert Sushen, Ronald Cooper, Terudo Shoenbrun, William Henderson
Handclaps : Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr., Larry Robinson, Tony Lewis
Side One
01 - Let The Music Take Me
Patrice Rushen : Lead vocal, Electric Piano, Synthesizer Solo, Percussion
Freddie Washington : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Marlo Henderson : Guitar
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Melvin Webb : Congas
Background vocals : Patrice Rushen, Lynn Davis, Roy Galloway, Josie James
02 - Keepin' Faith In Love
Patrice Rushen : Lead vocal, Acoustic & Electric Pianos
Freddie Washington : Bass
James Gadson : Drums
Marlo Henderson : Guitar
Al McKay : Guitar
Bill Summers : Percussion
Background vocals : Patrice Rushen, Pauline Wilson, Syreeta Wright Robertson
03 - Settle For My Love
Patrice Rushen : Lead vocal, Electric Piano, Drums, Percussion
Freddie Washington : Bass, Acoustic Guitar
Background vocals : Patrice Rushen, Lynn Davis, Roy Galloway
04 - Message In The Music
Patrice Rushen : Acoustic Piano, Tambourine
Freddie Washington : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin : Guitar
Background vocals : Patrice Rushen, Lynn Davis, Jim Gilstrap, Josie James
Side Two
01 - Haven't You Heard?
Patrice Rushen : Lead vocal, Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Percussion
Freddie Washington : Bass
Melvin Webb : Drums
Wali Ali : Guitar
Background vocals : Lynn Davis, Josie James
02 - Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up
Patrice Rushen : Lead vocal, Electric Piano, Clavinet, Boo Bass, Drums, Percussion
D.J. Rogers : Lead vocal
Freddie Washington : Bass, Drums, Percussion
Melvin 'Wah Wah' Ragin : Guitar
Background vocals : Patrice Rushen, Jim Gilstrap, Lynn Davis & Roy Galloway
03 - Call On Me
Patrice Rushen : Lead vocal, Acoustic & Electric Pianos, Percussion
Freddie Washington : Bass
Melvin Webb : Drums
Wali Ali : Guitar
Marlo Henderson : Guitar
Background vocals : Patrice Rushen, Lynn Davis, Roy Galloway, Josie James
04 - Reprise (Message In The Music)
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