31/05/2023

Terumasa Hino "City Connection" (1979) -Jazz Funk / City Pop-



Label : Flying Disk Records


Japon Side One

01 - Hino's Reggae (Harry Whitaker)
02 - Stay In My Waking Heart (F. Leon Pendarvis & Janice Gadsden)
03 - City Connection (F. Leon Pendarvis)

Side Two

01 - Send Me Your Feelings (Harry Whitaker)
02 - High Tide-Manhattan Ecstasy (Terumasa Hino)
03 - Samba De-La Cruz (Harry Whitaker)
04 - Blue Smiles (Tribute To Blue Mitchell) (Terumasa Hino)


Musicians 
Terumasa Hino : Cornet, Flugelhorn, Handclaps
David Spinozza : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
L. Leon Pendarvis : Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano
Harry Whitaker : Rhodes Piano, Acoustic Piano, Handclaps
Anthony Jackson : Electric Bass
Howard King : Drums
Nana : Conga Drum, Percussion, Voice, Handclaps

Lani Groves : Vocal
Janice Pendarvis : Vocal
Dave Liebman : Soprano Saxophone, Alto Flute

Horns Section 
Marvin Stamm : Contractor, Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Randy Brecker : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Dave Bargeron, Wayne Andre : Trombones
David Tofani : Alto Saxophone, Flute
Harold Vick : Tenor Saxophone, Flute
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Saxophone, Alto Flue

String Section
David Nadien : Concertmaster, Contractor, Violin
Richard Sortomme, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Charles Libove, Marvin Morgenstein, Gerald Tarack, Harry Cykman : Violins
Al Brown, Emanuel Vardi : Violas
Charles McCracken, Jonathan Abramowitz : Celli

"Stay In My Waking Heart", "City Connection", "High Tide-Manhattan Ecstasy" & "Blue Smiles" Arranged & Conducted by L. Leon Pendarvis
"Hino's Reggae", "Send Me Your Feelings" & "Samba De-La Cruz" Arranged & Conducted by Harry Whitaker

Recorded & Mixed at A&R Recording Studios, New York City in July, 1979

Producer : Kiyoshi Itoh
Associate Producer : Joe Jorgensen
Recording & Mixing : Joe Jorgensen
Assistant Engineer : Ollie Cotton
Mastering Engineer : Tohru Kotetsu