19/05/2022

Ben Sidran "That's Life I Guess" (1976) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : Arista Records 


États-Unis 01 - Let's Make A Deal (Ben Sidran)
02 - New York State Of Mind (Billy Joel)
03 - Feel Your Groove (Ben Sidran)
04 - Sunday Kind Of Love (Stan Rhodes & Louis Prima)
05 - Free In America (Ben Sidran)
06 - Broad Daylight (Ben Sidran)
07 - Song For A Sucker Like You (Ben Sidran)
08 - Set Yourself Free (Ben Sidran)
09 - Silver's Serenade (Horace Silver)
10 - See You On The Other Side (Ben Sidran)
11 - Moose The Mooche (Ben Sidran & Charles Parker)
12 - That's Life I Guess (Sam M. Lewis & Peter De Rose)
13 - The Cadillac Kid (Ben Sidran)
14 - Kiss In The Night (Ben Sidran)
15 - Face Your Fears (Ben Sidran)
16 - Someday My Prince Will Come (Larry Morey & Frank Churchill)


Executive Producer : Steve Backer
Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions
Tracks 01 - 05 Recorded at Paragon Studios, Chicago by Marty Feldman
Remixed at Media Sound, New York by Gerry Block
Production Assistance by Tommy LiPuma & Michael Cuscuna
Tracks 06 - 10 Recorded at Davlen Studios, L.A. by Tommy Vicari except Track 09 Recorded at Ralph MacDonald's Studio by Richard Alderson
Remixed by Tommy Vicari at Sound Labs, L.A.
Production Assistance by Michael Cuscuna & Noel Newbolt
Tracks 11 - 15 Recorded at Hollywood Sound, L.A. by John Guess & at Cherokee Sound, L.A. by John Mills
Remixed by John Mills at Sound Labs, L.A.
Track 16 Recorded at The Montreux Jazz Festival
Remixed at Paragon Studios, Chicago by Marty Feldman
Location Supervision by Michael Cuscuna


01 - Let's Make A Deal

Ben Sidran : Fender Rhodes, Vocal
Phil Upchurch : Bass, Guitar
Bill Meeker : Drums

02 - New York State Of Mind

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Phil Upchurch : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
Richard T. : Organ
Woody Shaw : Trumpet

03 - Feel Your Groove

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Gary Zappa : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
Curley Cooke : Guitar
David Newman : Tenor Sax
Kitty Haywood, Vivian Haywood, Mary Ann Stewart : Background vocals

04 - Sunday Kind Of Love

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Phil Upchurch : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
Sonny Seals : Tenor Sax
Les Hooper : String Arrangement

05 - Free In America

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Gary Zappa : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
Curley Cooke : Guitar
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
Randy Brecker : Trumpets
Gavin Christopher, Kitty Haywood, Vivian Haywood, Mart Ann Stewart : Background vocals

06 - Broad Daylight

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Phil Upchurch : Bass
John Guerin Drums
Blue Mitchell Trumpet
Nick DeCaro : String Arrangement

07 - Song For A Sucker Like You

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Phil Upchurch : Bass
John Guerin Drums
Larry Carlton : Guitar
Blue Mitchell Trumpet
Nick DeCaro : String Arrangement

08 - Set Yourself Free

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Phil Upchurch : Bass
John Guerin Drums
Blue Mitchell Trumpet
Nick DeCaro : String Arrangement

09 - Silver's Serenade

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Richard Davis : Bass
Tony Williams : Drums
Blue Mitchell : Trumpet
Nick DeCaro : String Arrangement
Ray Armando : Percussion

10 - See You On The Other Side

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Phil Upchurch : Bass
John Guerin : Drums
Blue Mitchell Trumpet
Nick DeCaro : String Arrangement

11 - Moose The Mooche

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
Phil Woods : Alto Sax
Se Food Mama Singers : Background vocals

12 - That's Life I Guess

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
Curley Cooke : Guitar
Blue Mitchell Trumpet
Mike Melvoin : String & Horn Arrangement

13 - The Cadillac Kid

Ben Sidran : Piano
Gerald Johnson : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Mike Melvoin : String & Horn Arrangement

14 - Kiss In The Night

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Bob Glaub : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
Jay Graydon : Guitar
Phil Woods : Alto Sax
Gary Coleman : Percussion
Mike Finnigan, Rosemary Butler, Max Gronenthal : Background vocals
Mike Melvoin : String Arrangement

15 - Face Your Fears

Ben Sidran : Piano, Vocals
Mike Melvoin : String Arrangement

16 - Someday My Prince Will Come

Ben Sidran : Piano
Tony Levin : Bass
Steve Jordan : Drums
Mike Mainieri : Vibes
Steve Khan : Guitar
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
Randy Brecker : Trumpet