23/05/2023

Ernie Watts with Gilberto Gil "Afoxé" (1991) -Smooth Jazz / Latin Jazz-



Label : CTI Records


États-Unis Brésil 01 - The Green Giant, Part I (Ernie Watts, Robert Sadin & Gilberto Gil)
02 - Show Me (Ernie Watts & Robert Sadin)
03 - You're My Thrill (Jay Gorney & Sidney Clare)
04 - From Japan (Gilberto Gil, English Lyric by Robert Sadin)
05 - Meditation (Gilberto Gil)
06 - Rituals Of Spring (Jack DeJohnette)
07 - A Raça Humana (Gilberto Gil)
08 - Free Afoxé (Ernie Watts & Robert Sadin)
09 - Gondwana (Gilberto Gil, Jack DeJohnette & Robert Sadin)
10 - Oriente (Gilberto Gil)
11 - The Green Giant, Part II (Ernie Watts & Robert Sadin)

Bonus Track

12 - From Japan (Gilberto Gil) (Portuguese Version)


Produced by Creed Taylor
Co-Produced & Arranged by Robert Sadin
Engineered & Mixed by Ray Bardani
Recorded at Power Station & Soundtrack Studios, NYC
Mixed at Soundtrack Studio
Drum Machine Programmed by Robert Sadin, Marlon Graves, Dave Darlington, Goh Hotoda
Synthesizer Sound Programming by Robert Sadin & Jason Miles
Additional Arranging on "The Green Giant, Part I", "Show Me" & "You're My Thrill" by Dunn Pearson
Additional Engineering by David Baker & Dave Darlington
Assistant Engineers : Brian Weber, Rich Novak, Ben Fowler, Aaron Kropf, Chrystin Nevarez
Digital Editing & Mastering by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk
Additional Digital Editing on Sonic Systems by Scott Hull


01 - The Green Giant, Part I

Soprano Sax : Ernie Watts
Monologue : Gilberto Gil
Keyboards : Robert Sadin
Additional Keyboards : Dunn Pearson

02 - Show Me

Vocals : Sharon Bryant
Tenor Sax : Ernie Watts
Guitar : Marlon Graves
Keyboards : Robert Sadin
Additional Keyboards : Dunn Pearson
Additional Synthesized Percussion : Ray Bardani

03 - You're My Thrill

Lead & Background vocals : Sharon Bryant
Alto Sax : Ernie Watts
Keyboards : Robert Sadin
Guitar : Marlon Graves
Bass : Marcus Miller
 
04 - From Japan

Lead vocal : Gilberto Gil
Alto Sax : Ernie Watts
Electric Piano : Kenny Kirkland
Keyboards : Robert Sadin
Guitar : Marlon Graves
Midi Guitar : Romero Lubambo
Bass : Mark Egan, Victor Bailey
Percussion : Frank Colon, Manolo Badrena, Tony Mola
Background vocals : Sharon Bryant
Background Vocal Arrangement : Sharon Bryant

05 - Meditation

Vocal : Gilberto Gil
Alto Sax : Ernie Watts
Guitar : Gilberto Gil
Bass : Mark Egan

06 - Rituals Of Spring

Soprano Sax : Ernie Watts
Keyboard Kalimba : Jack DeJohnette
Additional Keyboards : Robert Sadin
Bass : Eddie Gomez
Percussion : Frank Colon

07 - A Raça Humana

Soprano Sax : Ernie Watts
Piano, Keyboards : Kenny Kirkland
Keyboards : Robert Sadin
Guitar : Gilberto Gil, Marlon Graves
Bass : Victor Bailey
Percussion : Frank Colon, Café
Synthesized Percussion : Robert Sadin

08 - Free Afoxé

Tenor Sax : Ernie Watts
Keyboards : Robert Sadin
Bass : Eddie Gomez
Percussion : Gilberto Gil, Frank Colon, Café, Mino Cinélu, Marlon Graves

09 - Gondwana

Vocal : Gilberto Gil
Tenor Sax : Ernie Watts
Piano : Kenny Kirkland
Bass : Eddie Gomez
Drums : Jack deJohnette

10 - Oriente

Tenor Sax : Ernie Watts
Guitar : Gilberto Gil
Bass : Eddie Gomez
Percussion : Frank Colon, Café

11 - The Green Giant, Part II

Tenor Sax : Ernie Watts
Keyboards : Robert Sadin

12 - From Japan 

Portuguese Version