
21/03/2025
Johnny Hammond "Forever Taurus" (1976) -Soul Jazz-
Label : Milestone Records

01 - Old Devil Moon (E.Y. Harburg & Burton Lane)
02 - Countdown (Wade Marcus)
03 - Walk In Sunshine (Johnny Hammond)
04 - Ghetto Samba (Wade Marcus)
Side 2
01 - Cosmic Voyager (Johnny Hammond)
02 - My Ship (Ira Gershwin & Kurt Weill)
03 - Winds Of Change (Wade Marcus)
04 - Forever Taurus (Johnny Hammond)
Produced by Wade Marcus & Ralph Marcus for Marbro Enterprises, Ltd.
Arranged & Conducted by Wade Marcus except "Forever Taurus" Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Johnny Hammond
Johnny Hammond : Electric Piano, ARP Synthesizers, Hammond Organ
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Sonny Burke : Electric Piano, Clavinet
Marlo Henderson : LMH Synthesizer
Henry Davis, Scott Edwards ("Cosmic Voyager", "Walk In Sunshine"), Curtis Robertson ("My Ship") : Electric Bass
James Gadson : Drums
Bill Summers : Percussion
Mayuto : 'Scratch' on "Ghetto Samba" only
Horns :
Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley, Snooky Young, Steve Madaio : Trumpets, Flugelhorns
Terry Harrington, Ernie Watts : Tenor Sax
Jack Nimitz : Baritone Sax
Buddy Collette : Soprano Sax, Flute
Lew McCreary : Bass Trombone
George Bohannon, Charlie Loper, Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Trombones
Strings :
Charles Veal Jr. (Concertmaster), Thomas Buffum, Asssa Drori, Joy Lyle, Harris Goldman, Robert Lipsett, Marcia Van Dyke, Janice Gower, Carl LaMagna, Kenneth Yerke : Violins
Rollice Dale, David Campbell, Arthur Royval, Pamela Goldsmith : Violas
Frederick Seykora, Harry Shultz, Selene Hurford : Cellos
Richard Feves : Acoustic Bass
Dorothy Ashby : Harp
Victor Feldman : Vibes
On "Forever Taurus" only, the personnel is :
Johnny Hammond : Electric Piano, ARP Synthesizers
Al Hall : Trombone
Carl Randall : Tenor Sax
John Abercrombie : Guitar Solo
Ray Obiedo : Guitar
Tony Dumas : Bass
Ron Steen : Drums
Sheila Escovedo : Congas
Mayuto : Percussion
Engineers :
Basic Tracks : Jerry Hudgins, Greg Venables (Percussion only), Eddie Bill Harris ("Forever Taurus" only)
Additional Recording : Kevin Beamish
Assisted by Jeff Sanders
Remix : Kevin Beamish
Mastering : Jeff Sanders
Recorded May & June 1976 at Devonshire Sound Studios, North Hollywood except "Forever Taurus" Recorded March 1976 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley and the Horns & Strings, which were Recorded at Crystal Industries, Hollywood
Mixed & Mastered at Crystal
Executive Producer : Orrin Keepnews