25/08/2021
Quincy Jones "Mellow Madness" (1975) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Soul-
Label : A&M Records
01 - Is It Love That We're Missin' (George Johnson & Debbie Smith)
02 - Paranoid (Joe Greene)
03 - Mellow Madness (Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Paulette McWilliams & Al Ciner)
04 - Beautiful Black Girl (Quincy Jones & Otis Smith)
05 - Listen (What It Is) (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)
Side Two
01 - Just A Little Taste Of Me (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)
02 - My Cherie Amour (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby & Sylvie Moy)
03 - Tryin' To Find Out About You (George Johnson & Louis Johnson)
04 - Cry Baby (Quincy Jones, Wah Wah Watson & Robert Bryant)
05 - Bluesette (Norman Gimbel & Toots Thielemans)
Thanks to the Best Musicians I Know
Guitars : Wah Wah Watson, George Johnson, Toots Thielemans, Dennis Budimir
Bass : Louis Johnson, Chuck Rainey, Max Bennett
Keyboards : Don Grusin, Dave Grusin, Jerry Peters, Quincy Jones, Mike Melvoin
Trumpets : Bill Lamb, Chuck Findley, Tom Bahler, Quincy Jones
Trombones : Frank Rosolino, George Bohannon
Saxophones : Ernie Krivda, Sahib Shibad, Jerome Richardson
Flute : Hubert Laws
Bass Harmonica : Tommy Morgan
Drums : Harvey Mason, Grady Tate
Conga & Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Synthesizer Programming : Ian Underwood
Background vocals : Tom Bahler, Paulette McWilliams, Jim Gilstrap, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland, Myrna Matthews, Carolyn Willis, Leon Ware, Quincy Jones, Minnie Riperton
Engineered by Phil Schier
Assisted by Joan DeCola
Recorded at Record Plant, Los Angeles & Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Arranged by Quincy Jones with a help from my friends, Tom Bahler & Paul Riser
Side One
01 - Is It Love That We're Missin'
Featuring
George Johnson : Lead vocal
02 - Paranoid
Featuring
Leon Ware : Lead vocal
03 - Mellow Madness
Featuring
Paulette McWilliams : Lead vocal
04 - Beautiful Black Girl
Featuring
The Watts Prophets : Poetry Recitation
05 - Listen (What It Is)
Featuring
George Johnson & Paulette McWilliams : Lead vocals
Side Two
01 - Just A Little Taste Of Me
Featuring
George Johnson : Lead vocal
02 - My Cherie Amour
Featuring
Hubert Laws : Flute
Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton, Paulette McWilliams : Lead vocals
03 - Tryin' To Find Out About You
Featuring
Harvey Mason : Drums
04 - Cry Baby
Featuring
Wah Wah Watson : Guitar, Voice Bag & Lead vocal
05 - Bluesette
Featuring
Toots Thielemans : Whistling & Guitar Solo
Frank Rosolino : Trombone Solo
Libellés :
1975,
Jazz Funk,
Leon Ware,
Minnie Riperton,
Quincy Jones,
Smooth Soul