28/03/2021

T-Connection "T=Connection" (1978) -Funk / Disco-



Label : Dash Records


Bahamas Side One

01 - Funkannection (Montgomery Kemp & Theophilus Coakley)
02 - Coming Back For More (Theophilus Coakley)
03 - Funky Lady (Theophilus Coakley)
04 - Don't Stop The Music (Kirkwood Coakley)

Side Two

01 - Saturday Night (Theophilus Coakley)
02 - At Midnight (Theophilus Coakley & David Mackey)
03 - Midnight Train (Theophilus Coakley)
04 - Love Supreme (Theophilus Coakley & David Mackey)


Produced by Cory Wade for Transamerica Prod., INc., Miami, Florida
All Songs Arranged & Conducted by Bert Dovo with The exception of "At Midnight" & "Love Supreme" which were Arranged by Theophilus Coakley & Bert Dovo
All Horns Arranged by Theophilus Coakley & Bert Dovo
All Horns Conducted by Bert Dovo
Album Recorded & Mixed at Studio Center Sound Recordings, Inc., Miami, FLA.
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC, NY by Ted Jensen
Engineered by Gary Vandy
Technical Engineer : Marcos Tobal
Assistant Engineers : Mike Guerra, Jimmy Ayala
Technical Assistant : Steven Cuiffo
Mixed by Cory Wade & T-Connection
Strings Recorded at Sound Mixers Studios, Inc., NYC, NY
Horns Recorded at Studio Center Sound Recording, Inc., Miami, FLA.
Horn Section : The Bonarro Horns (Miami Horns)


Side One

01 - Funkannection

Monty Brown : Lead, Rap, Guitar, Chants, Hand Claps
Theophilus Coakley : Fender Rhodes, Arpodyssey, Clavinet Chant, Hand Claps
Berkley Van Byrd : Drums, Chant, Hand Claps
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Chant, Hand Claps
David Mackey : Guitar, Chant, Hand Claps
Tony Flowers : Tambourine, Hand Claps
Party Girls : Stacey Cohen, Cecilia Rudd
Arranged by T-Connection

02 - Coming Back For More

Theophilus Coakley : Lead vocal, Background vocals, Hand Claps, Rhodes, Clavinet, Arp Odyssey, String Ensemble
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals, Hand Claps
Berkley Van Byrd : Drums, Background vocals, Hand Claps
Monty Brown : Background vocals, Hand Claps
David Mackey : Guitar, Background vocals, Hand Claps
Tony Flowers : Tambourine, Background vocals, Hand Claps, Vibra Slap
Arranged by T-Connection

03 - Funky Lady

Berkley Van Byrd : Lead & Background vocals, Drums
Theophilus Coakley : Rhodes, Clavinet, Odyssey, Background vocals
David Mackey : Guitars
Monty Brown : Guitar, Background vocals
Tony Flowers : Tambourine
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass
Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection
Horns Arranged by Bert Dovo & Theophilus Coakley

04 - Don't Stop The Music

Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Keyboards
Monty Brown : Guitar, Background vocals
David Mackey : Guitar, Background vocals
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals
Tony Flowers : Congas, Background vocals
Berkley Van Byrd : Drums, Background vocals

Side Two

01 - Saturday Night

Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Rhodes, Arp Odyssey, Clavinet
Monty Brown : Guitar, Background vocals
David Mackey : Guitar, Background vocals
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals
Tony Flowers : Congas, Background vocals
Berkley Van Byrd : Drums, Background vocals
Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection
Horns Arranged by Bert Dovo & Theophilus Coakley
Strings Arranged by Bert Dovo

02 - At Midnight

Berkley Van Byrd : Lead vocals, Drums
Monty Brown : Guitar, Background vocals, Waka, Chakas
Theophilus Coakley : Piano, Clavinet & Background vocals
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals
Tony Flowers : Congas, Talking Drum, Go-Go Bells, Tambourine & His Famous Timbales
David Mackey : Guitar
Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection
Strings Arranged by Bert Dovo
Horns Arranged by Bert Dovo & Theophilus Coakley

03 - Midnight Train

Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Rhodes
Berkley Van Byrd : Drums
Tony Flowers : Kabassa, Bell Tree
Monty Brown : Guitars
David Mackey : Guitars
Kirkwood Coakley Bass
Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection
Strings Arranged by Bert Dovo Theophilus Coakley

04 - Love Supreme

Theophilus Coakley : Lead & Background vocals, Clavinet, Piano, Arp 2600
David Mackey : Guitars
Monty Brown : Background vocals, Guitar
Kirkwood Coakley : Bass, Background vocals
Berkley Van Byrd : Drums
Tony Flowers : Tambourine, Wood Block
Rhythm Arranged by T-Connection
Strings Arranged by Bert Dovo