28/08/2025

Gregg Karukas "Blue Touch" (1998) -Smooth Jazz-



Label : i.e. Music


États-Unis 01 - Blue Touch (Gregg Karukas)
02 - Azure Dreaming (Gregg Karukas)
03 - Cruisin' Your House At Midnite (Gregg Karukas)
04 - Club Havana (Gregg Karukas)
05 - Fly Away (Thinking Of You) (Gregg Karukas)
06 - Snakey Shoes (Gregg Karukas)
07 - Road Back To Love (Gregg Karukas & Ron Boustead)
08 - Simone (Gregg Karukas)
09 - Conversation (Gregg Karukas)
10 - Always (Gregg Karukas)


Produced by Gregg Karukas
Recorded & Mixed Spring & Fall 1997 at Nightowl Studios, Los Angeles
Assisted by Andrew Yeater & Barry Gurley
Mixed by Gregg Karukas & Don Murray
Special Mixing Assistance : Ron Boustead
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering
Digital Editing : Ron Boustead

Horn Arrangements on "Snakey Shoes" & "Conversation" by Brandon Fields & Gregg Karukas


01 - Blue Touch

Featuring Boney James, Saxophone
Gregg Karukas : Electric Piano, Synths, Bass & Programming
Ricardo Silveira : Guitar
Luis Conte : Percussion

02 - Azure Dreaming

Featuring Peter White, Nylon String Guitar
Gregg Karukas : Piano, Synths, Synth Bass
Allen Hinds : Electric Guitar
John Lewis : Drums
Luis Conte : Percussion

03 - Cruisin' Your House At Midnite

Gregg Karukas : Piano, Synths, Bass & Drum Programming
Michael O'Neill : Electric Guitar

04 - Club Havana

Featuring Eric Marienthal, Saxophone ; Luis Conte, Percussion
Gregg Karukas : Electric Piano, Synths, Synths, Bass
Allen Hinds : Electric Guitar
John Lewis : Drums
Brandon Fields : Saxophones
Walt Fowler : Trumpet
Nick Lane : Trombone

05 - Fly Away (Thinking Of You)

Gregg Karukas : Piano, Synths, Bass & Drum Programming
Luis Conte : Percussion

06 - Snakey Shoes

Featuring Boney James, Saxophone
Gregg Karukas : Piano
Keith Jones : Bass
Will Kennedy : Drums
Michael O'Neill : Electric Guitar
Luis Conte : Percussion
Brandon Fields : Saxophones
Walt Fowler : Trumpet
Nick Lane : Trombone

07 - Road Back To Love

Featuring Ron Boustead, Vocals
Gregg Karukas : Piano, Synths, Bass & Drum Programming
James Harrah : Guitar

08 - Simone

Featuring Boney James, Saxophone
Gregg Karukas : Piano, Organ, Synths
Keith Jones : Bass
Dennis Chambers : Drums
Michael O'Neill : Electric Guitar
Luis Conte : Percussion

09 - Conversation

Gregg Karukas : Piano, Synths
Keith Jones : Bass
Will Kennedy : Drums
Luis Conte : Percussion
Brandon Fields : Flutes
Walt Fowler : Flugelhorn

10 - Always

Featuring Ricardo Silveira, Electric & Nylon String Guitars
Gregg Karukas : Piano, Synths
Keith Jones : Bass
John Lewis : Drums
Luis Conte : Percussion