30/11/2023

Will Downing & Gerald Albright "Pleasures Of The Night" (1998) -Smooth Jazz / Soul Jazz-



Label : Verve Forecast


États-Unis 01 - Pleasures Of The Night° (Gerald Albright & Will Downing)
02 - The Nearness Of You (Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington)
03 - Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart (Thom Bell & Linda Creed)
04 - Michelle (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
05 - Like A Lover (Dori Caymmi, Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
06 - The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)
07 - Here' That Rainy Day° (Johnny Burke & Jimmy Van Heusen)
08 - Back To The Roots* (Gerald Albright)
09 - We'll Be Together Again (Frankie Laine & Carl Fischer)
10 - Girl Blue (Stevie Wonder & Yvonne Wright)


Produced by Ronnie Foster
°Produced by Will Downing & Gerald Albright
*Produced by Gerald Albright
Executive Producer : Richard Seidel

Tracks 01, 07, 08
Recorded at Bright Music Studios ; Bimmer Music Studios & Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles
Mixed at Cherokee Studios
Recorded by Gerald Albright, Anthony Jeffries & Tommy Vicari
Mixed by Anthony Jeffries
Mastered by Don Murray

Tracks 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 09, 10
Recorded at Bimmer Music Studios, Thousand Oaks ; O'Henry Studios, North Hollywood & Capitol Studios, Hollywood, california
Recorded by Don Murray
Mixed at Bimmer Music Studios, Thousand Oaks, CA
Mixed by Don Murray


01 - Pleasures Of The Night

Will Downing : Vocals
Gerald Albright Alto Saxophone
Dave Delhomme : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass Guitar
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Luis Conte : Percussion
Arranged by Gerarld Albright & Will Downing

02 - The Nearness Of You

Will Downing : Vocals
Gerald Albright Alto Saxophone
John Beasley : Piano
Tony Dumas : Acoustic Bass
Marvin 'Smitty' Smith : Drums
Arranged by Ronnie Foster
Strings Arranged by Chris Cameron

03 - Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart

Will Downing : Vocals
Gerald Albright : Alto Saxophone & Flute
Ronnie Foster : Electric Piano & Synthesizer
Jimmy Haslip : Acoustic Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Arranged by Ronnie Foster & Will Downing

04 - Michelle

Will Downing : Vocals
Gerald Albright : Alto Saxophone
Patrice Rushen : Acoustic Piano
Ken Wild : Acoustic Bass
Marvin 'Smitty' Smith : Drums
Arranged by Will Downing & Ronnie Foster

05 - Like A Lover

Will Downing : Vocals
John Beasley : Acoustic Piano
Arranged by Ronnie Foster, Will Downing & John Beasley
Strings Arranged by Jorge Del Barrio

06 - The Look Of Love

Will Downing : Vocals
Gerald Albright : Soprano Saxophone
Ronnie Foster : Acoustic & Electric Piano
Ken Wild Acoustic Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Luis Conte : Percussion
Arranged by Ronnie Foster

07 - Here' That Rainy Day

Will Downing : Vocals
Gerald Albright : Soprano Saxophone, Flute & Alto Flute
Dave Delhomme : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Acoustic Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass Guitar
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Luis Conte : Percussion

08 - Back To The Roots

Gerald Albright : Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano
Ronnie Foster : Organ
Ken Wild : Acoustic Bass
Land Richards : Drums

09 - We'll Be Together Again

Will Downing : Vocals
Gerald Albright : Alto Saxophone
John Beasley : Piano
Tony Dumas : Acoustic Bass
Marvin 'Smitty' Smith : Drums
Arranged by Ronnie Foster
Strings Arranged by Chris Cameron

10 - Girl Blue

Will Downing : Vocals
Gerald Albright : Alto Saxophone
Ronnie Foster : Acoustic Piano, Synthesizer & Electric Piano
Jimmy Haslip : Acoustic Bass
Luis Conte : Percussion
Harvey Mason : Drums
Arranged by Ronnie Foster