24/11/2023

John Tropea "A Simple Way To Say... I Love You" (1999) -Contemporary Jazz-



Label : Digital Dimension Arts


États-Unis 01 - I Want You (Leon Ware & Arthur Ross)
02 - The Beauty In You (John Tropea, Will Lee & Brown)
03 - The Messenger (Tommy Mitchell)
04 - Side Show (Bobby Elli & Vinny Barrett)
05 - Funky Duck (John Tropea & Will Lee)
06 - A Simple Way To Say I Love You (Will Lee & John Tropea)
07 - Trope'a Dope (Will Lee & John Tropea)
08 - Change The World (Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy & Wayne Kirkpatrick)
09 - Willy T (John Tropea & Will Lee)
10 - Cain't Dance (John Tropea, Will Lee & George Young)
11 - Side Show (Single Version) (Bobby Elli & Vinny Barrett)


Produced by John Tropea & Will Lee
Logic Audio & Pro Tools Digital Engineering & Editing : Tommy Mitchell & Jon S. Tropea Jr.
Mastered by Gene Paul, DB Plus Studios, N.Y.C.


01 - I Want You

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Organ : Ricky Peterson
Drums : Shawn Pelton
Vocals : Lalah Hathaway & Will Lee
Synth Programming & Arrangement by Chris Hajian, Will Lee & John Tropea
Basic Track Engineered by Gary Chester
Recorded at National Studios, N.Y.C.
Additional Engineering : Phil Ludwig, Matt Knobel, John Tropea
Mixed by Bob Brockman, John Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

02 - The Beauty In You

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Electric Piano : Bette Sussman
Synth Overdubs : Jon Sebastian Tropea
Drums : Steve Gadd
Synth Programming & Arrangement by John Tropea & Will Lee
Engineered & Mixed by John Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

03 - The Messenger

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald & Will Lee
Organ : Chris Palmaro
Drums : Steve Gadd
Synth Programming, Performance & Arrangement : Tommy Mitchell
Basic Track Engineered by John Tropea & Jon S. Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.
Mixed by Gary Chester / National Recording, N.Y.C.

04 - Side Show

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Keyboards : Paul Shaffer
Drums : Shawn Pelton
Arranged & Orchestrated by John Tropea & Will Lee
Engineered & Mixed by John Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

05 - Funky Duck

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Tenor Sax : Lou Marini
Synth Programming & Arrangement by John Tropea & Will Lee
Engineered & Mixed by John Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

06 - A Simple Way To Say I Love You

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Electric Piano : Chris Palmero
Drums : Steve Gadd
Synth Programming & Arrangement by John Tropea & Will Lee
Engineered & Mixed by John Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

07 - Trope'a Dope

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Horns Arranged & Performed by Tom Scott
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald 
Organ : Ricky Peterson
Drums : Shawn Pelton
Arranged by John Tropea & Will Lee
Basic Track Engineered by Gary Chester National Studios, N.Y.C.
Additional Engineering & Mixed by John Tropea & Jon S. Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

08 - Change The World

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald & Will Lee
Electric Piano : Chris Palmero
Drums : Steve Gadd
Synth Programming & Arrangement by John Tropea & Will Lee
Basic Track Engineered by Matt Nobel
Additional Engineering & Mixed by John Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

09 - Willy T

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald 
Piano & Clavinet : Leon Pendarvis
Organ : Ricky Peterson
Drums : Shawn Pelton
Arranged by John Tropea & Will Lee
Basic Track Engineered by Gary Chester / National Studios, N.Y.C.
Additional Engineering & Mixed by John Tropea & Jon S. Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

10 - Cain't Dance

Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald 
Organ : Ricky Peterson
Drums : Shawn Pelton
Synth Programming & Arrangement by John Tropea & Will Lee
Horns Composed & Performed by George Young
Basic Track Engineered by Gary Chester / National Studios, N.Y.C.
Additional Engineering : Phil Ludwig & Jon S. Tropea Jr.
Mixed by John Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.

11 - Side Show 

Single Version
Guitar : John Tropea
Bass : Will Lee
Keyboards : Paul Shaffer
Drums : Shawn Pelton
Arranged & Orchestrated by John Tropea & Will Lee
Engineered & Mixed by John Tropea / Sebastian Studios, Cliffside Pk, N.J.