07/12/2022

Najee "Plays Songs From The Key Of Life - A Tribute To Stevie Wonder" (1995) -Smooth Jazz / Smooth Soul-



Label : EMI Records


États-Unis 01 - Love's In Need Of Love Today (Stevie Wonder)
02 - Have A Talk With God (Stevie Wonder & Calvin Hardaway)
03 - Village Ghetto Land (Stevie Wonder & Gary Byrd)
04 - Contusion (Stevie Wonder)
05 - Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)
06 - I Wish (Stevie Wonder)
07 - Knocks Me Off My Feet (Stevie Wonder)
08 - Pastime Paradise (Stevie Wonder)
09 - Summer Soft (Stevie Wonder)
10 - Ordinary Pain (Stevie Wonder)
11 - Saturn / Ebony Eyes (Stevie Wonder & Michael Sembello) / (Stevie Wonder)
12 - Isn't She Lovely / Joy Inside My Tears (Stevie Wonder)
13 - Black Man (Stevie Wonder & Gary Byrd)
14 - Nigiculela-Es Una Historia / I Am Singing (Stevie Wonder) / (Stevie Wonder)
15 - If It's Magic (Stevie Wonder)
16 - As (Stevie Wonder)
17 - Another Star (Stevie Wonder)
18 - All Day Sucker / Easy Goin' Evening (Stevie Wonder) / (Stevie Wonder)
19 - I Wish (Urban Mix) (Stevie Wonder)


All Songs Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler
Additional Engineering by Wayne Holmes
All Tracks Recorded at O'Henry Studios, Burbank, CA except :
"Black Man at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA 
"I Am Singing" & "If It's Magic" at Le Gonks Studio, Los Angeles, CA
All Tracks Mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Assistant Engineers : Wayne Holmes, Brett Swain & Jeff deMorris
Strings Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
Production Assistant : Corine Duke

String Section
Contractor : Brent Fischer
Concert Master (Lead Violin) - Assa Drori
Section Violins : Henry Ferber, Patricia Johnson, Don Palmer, Sheldon Sanov, Isabelle Daskoff, Mari Botwick, Ron Clark, Pamela Gates, Francine Walsh, Israel Baker, Harry Scorzo, Bette Byers
Violas : Jorge Moraga, Margot MacLaine, Marilyn Baker, Janet Lakatos
Cellos : Ray Kelley, Earl Madison
Bass : Arni Egilsson


01 - Love's In Need Of Love Today

Najee : Soprano Sax
Ronnie Foster : Rhodes, Clavinet
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Ray Fuller : Guitar
James Gadson : Drums
Sheila E : Percussion
Arranged by Ronnie Foster
String Arrangement by Jorge del Barrio

02 - Have A Talk With God

Najee : Soprano Sax
George Duke : Wurlitzer Piano, Arp Odyssey, Memory Moog
James Gadson : Drums
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Phil Upchurch : Guitar

03 - Village Ghetto Land

Najee : Flute with Strings
String Arrangement by Clare Fischer

04 - Contusion

Najee : Alto Sax, Lyricon
George Duke : Rhodes, Fairlight
Michael Sembello : Guitar
Freddie Washington : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Sheila E : Percussion
Arranged by Michael Sembello
Interlude Section Composed by George Duke & Najee

05 - Sir Duke

Najee Flute
George Duke : Piano
Michael Sembello : Guitar
Freddie Washington : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpet
Dan Higgins : Alto & Tenor Saxes
Reggie Young : Trombone
Arranged by George Duke
Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey

06 - I Wish

Najee : Alto Sax
Greg Phillinganes : Rhodes
Byron Miller & Chuck Rainey : Bass
David T. Walker & Ray Fuller : Guitar
Michael White : Drums
George Duke : Organ
Sheila E : Tambourine
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpet
Dan Higgins : Alto & Tenor Saxes
George Duke, Wayne Holmes & Rashid Duke : Claps
Arranged by George Duke
Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey

07 - Knocks Me Off My Feet

Najee : Flute
Greg Phillinganes : Rhodes, Mini Moog
Chuck Rainey : Bass
David T. Walker : Guitar
Michael White : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
George Duke : Memory Moog
Arranged by Greg Phillinganes

08 - Pastime Paradise

Najee : Flute
Ray Parker Jr. : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Sylvester Rivers Jr. : Rhodes
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
George Duke : Farfisa Organ, Super Jupiter
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Dan Higgins : Tenor Sax
Reggie Young : Trombone
Arranged by Ray Parker Jr. & George Duke
Horns Arranged by George Duke
Strings Arranged by Paul Riser

09 - Summer Soft

Najee : Flute
Sheila E : Percussion
David T. Walker & Ray Fuller : Guitar
Herbie Hancock : Piano Solo
Greg Phillinganes : Piano
Freddie Washington & Chuck Rainey : Bass
Michael White : Drums
Arranged by George Duke

10 - Ordinary Pain

Najee : Alto Sax
Ray Parker Jr. : Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
George Duke : Mini Moog Bass, Memory Moog, Rhodes
Sylvester Rivers Jr. : Rhodes Pad
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Arranged by Ray Parker Jr. & George Duke

11 - Saturn / Ebony Eyes

Najee : Soprano Sax
George Duke : Piano, Roland Vocoder, Mini Moog, Arp 2600, Memory Moog
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
James Gadson : Drums
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Rekesha Stewart & Latisha Jones : The Girls
Arranged by George Duke
Recorded by Rashid Duke

12 - Isn't She Lovely / Joy Inside My Tears

Najee : Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute
George Duke : Piano, Memory Moog, Arp String Ensemble
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Wah Wah Watson : Guitar
James Gadson : Drums
Sheila E : Windchimes
Jamal Rasheed : Baby
Arranged by George Duke

13 - Black Man

Najee : Soprano Sax
George Duke : Clavinet, Wurlitzer, Electric Piano, Memory Moog, Synare
Stanley Clarke : Bass, Piccolo Bass Solo
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Michael White : Drums
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpets
Dan Higgins : Tenor Sax
Reggie Young : Trombone
Arranged by George Duke

14 - Nigiculela-Es Una Historia / I Am Singing

Najee : Alto Flute
George Duke : Arp Odyssey Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Arranged by George Duke

15 - If It's Magic

Najee : Alto Flute
George Duke : Piano, Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble
Arranged by George Duke

16 - As

Najee : Flute
Patrice Rushen : Rhodes
George Duke : Wurlitzer, Memory Moog, Mini Moog, Arp String Ensemble, Arp Odyssey
Freddie Washington : Bass
Ray Fuller : Guitar
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Sheila E : Percussion
Arranged by George Duke

17 - Another Star

Najee : Flute
Ronnie Foster : Piano
Patrice Rushen : Piano Fills
Paul Jackson Jr. : Acoustic Guitar
Ray Fuller : Electric Guitar
Chuck Rainey : Bass
James Gadson : Drums
Sheila E : Percussion
George Duke : Memory Moog Pads
Arranged by Ronnie Foster

18 - All Day Sucker / Easy Goin' Evening

Najee : Soprano Sax, Flute
George Duke : Clavinet, Rhodes, Bode Vocoder, Arp Odyssey, Mini Moog
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Wah Wah Watson : Guitar
James Gadson : Drums
Arranged by George Duke
String Arrangement : Paul Riser

19 - I Wish

Remixed by Jonathan Doncker for Smoothmix Productions