Label : MCA Records
Side One01 - Main Title (Overture, Part One)
(a) - Universal Logo (Charlie Smalls)
(b) - Wiz Title (Quincy Jones)
(c) - Home (Charlie Smalls)
(d) - Believe In Yourself (Charlie Smalls)
(e) - He's The Wizard (Charlie Smalls)
(f) - Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme) (Quincy Jones, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
02 - Overture (Part Two)
(a) - Home (Charlie Smalls)
(b) - Aunt Em (Quincy Jones)
03 - The Feeling That We Have (Charlie Smalls)
04 - Can I Go On? (Quincy Jones, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
05 - Glinda's Theme (Quincy Jones)
06 - He's The Wizard (Charlie Smalls)
(a) - March Of The Munchkins (Quincy Jones)
07 - Soon As I Get Home / Home (Charlie Smalls)
Side Two
01 - You Can't Win (Charlie Smalls)
02 - Ease On Down The Road #1 (Charlie Smalls)
03 - What Would I Do If I Could Feel? (Charlie Smalls)
04 - Slide Some Oil To Me (Charlie Smalls)
(a) - Now Watch Me Dance (Quincy Jones)
05 - Ease On Down The Road #2 (Charlie Smalls)
06 - (I'm A) Mean Ole Lion (Charlie Smalls)
07 - Ease On Down The Road #3 (Charlie Smalls)
08 - Poppy Girls (Quincy Jones & Anthony Jackson)
Side Three
01 - Be A Lion (Charlie Smalls)
02 - End Of The Yellow Brick Road (Quincy Jones, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
03 - Emerald City Sequence (Quincy Jones & Charlie Small)
(a) - Green
(b) - Red
(c) - Gold)
04 - So You Wanted To See The Wizard
(a) - So You Wanted To See The Wizard (Charlie Smalls)
(b) - A Sorry Phoney (Quincy Jones)
(c) - Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme) (Quincy Jones, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
05 - Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme) (Quincy Jones, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
Side Four
01 - Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News (Charlie Smalls)
02 - A Brand New Day
(a) - Liberation Agitato (Quincy Jones)
(b) - A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) (Part One) (Luther Vandross)
(c) - Liberation Ballet (Quincy Jones)
(d) - A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) (Part Two) (Luther Vandross)
03 - Believe In Yourself (Dorothy)
(a) - Dorothy's Intro (Quincy Jones)
b) - Believe In Yourself (Charlie Smalls)
04 - The Good Witch Glinda (Quincy Jones)
05 - Believe In Yourself (Reprise) (Charlie Smalls)
06 - Home
(a) - Home (Charlie Smalls)
(b) - Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme) (Quincy Jones, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
Music Credits
Adaptation, Score & Musical Supervision : Quincy Jones
Dance Arrangements : Quincy Jones, Frank Owens
Vocal Arrangements : Quincy Jones
Adult & Children Choir Arranged & Conducted by Tom Bahler
Choral Coordinator : Patti Austin
Orchestra Conductors : Bobby Tucker, Quincy Jones, Robert Freedman
Orchestrations : Mendel Baylitz, Chris Boardman, Ralph Ferraro, Bob Florence, Robert Freedman, Richard Hazard, Jerry Hey, Greg MC Ritchie, Pete Meyers
Orchestra Coordinators : Ralph MacDonald, Harry Lookofsky, Jerome Richardson, Sherry Kruger
Chief Librarian & Supervising Copyist : Emile Charlap
Assistant Librarians : Bill Waranoff, Gary Fry
Copyists : Albert Schoonmaker, Nat Brooks, Jerry Bass, Gary Fry, Lou Savarese
Assistants to Quincy Jones : Bruce Swedien, Tom Bahler, Sy Johnson
Music Editor & Guru : Jack Fitzstephens
Assistant Music Editors : Ted Roberts, Hal Levinsohn, Jeff Wolf, Marlayna Franklin
Apprentice Music Editor : Ray Hubley
Music Recording Engineer : Bruce Swedien (Pre-Recording, Production Music Sound, Post-Production Recording, Film Re-Recording, Album Mixing, Special Equipment Design)
Assistant Engineer : Ollie Cotton
Technical Coordinator : Aaron J. Baron
Technical Engineering : P. Larry Dahlstrom
Technician : Peter Maiorino
Technician : George Walker
Technician : Mitchell Plotkin
Recording Engineer (Horns "Ease On Down The Road #1") : Skip Saylor
Recording Studio : A&R Recording Studios, New York City
Mastered by Bernie Grundman, A&M Records, L.A.
Role
Dorothy : Diana Ross
Scarecrow : Michael Jackson
Tinman : Nipsey Russell
Lion : Ted Ross
The Wiz : Richard Pryor
Glinda : Lena Horne
Evilene : Mabel King
Miss One : Thelma Carpenter
Aunt Em : Theresa Merritt
Pre-Record Musicians
Keyboard : Kenny Ascher, Thom Bridwell, Paul Griffin, Dave Grusin, Bob James, Quincy Jones, Frank Owens, Leon Pendarvis, Jerry Peters
Drums : Harvey Mason, Grady Tate
Guitars : Steve Khan, Hugh McCracken
The Wiz Musicians
Violins : Ann Barak, Arnold Black, Arthur Bogin, Arianna Bronne, Fred Buldrini, Max Cahn, Mike Comins, Harry Cykman, Noel Da Costa, Peter Dimitriades, Jean Eley, Lou Eley, Max Ellen, Lou Gabowitz, Harry Glickman, Diana Halprin, Rick Henrickson, Max Hollander, Regis Iandiorio, Leo Kahn, Kathryn Kienke, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Huy Lumia, Carmel Malin, Joseph Malin, Louann Montesi, Marvin Morgenstern, John Pintavalle, Raoul Poliakin, Tony Posk, Joseph Rabushka, Mat Raimondi, Robert Rosek, David Sackson, Alphonse Schipani, Ora Shiran, Irving Spice, Michael Spivalowsky, Richard Sortomme, Michal Urbaniak, Harry Urbont, Avram Weiss, Paul Winter
Violas : Lamar Alsop, Julian Barber, Seymour Berman, Alfred Brown, Harold Coletta, Theodore Israel, Linda Lawrence, Richard Maximoff, Susan Pray, Maxine Roach, David Sackson, Midhat Serbagi, Emmanuel Vardi, Harry Zaratzian
Cello : Jon Abramowirz, Seymour Barab, Maurice Bialken, Richard Boch, Alla Goldberg, Janet Hamilton, Mary Green Jaccoma, Jesse Levy, Kermit Moore, Eugene Moye, Alan Shulman, Fred Slotkin, Anthony Sophos
Basses : John Beal, Ron Carter, Milton Hinton, Anthony Jackson, Homer Mensch, Dave Moore, Russ Savakas, Jesse Teiko
Tuba : Dave Bargeron, Don Butterfield, Howard Johnson, Ton Price, Alan Raph
French Horns : Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Bob Carlisle, John Clark, Don Corrado, Joe De Angelis, Peter Gordon, Tony Miranda, Sharon Moe, Maggie Reill, Brooks Tillotson, Larry Wechsler
Trumpet : Tom Bahler, Randy Brecker, Daniel Cahn, Ray Crisara, Burt Collins, Mel Davis, Allen Dean, Jon Faddis, Chuck Findley, Bernie Glow, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Mike Lawrence, Ernie Royal, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, Clark Terry, Joe Wilder
Harp : Gloria Agostini, Ruth Armato, Sally Foster, Margaret Ross
Percussion : Victoria Berd, Dave Carey, Dave Charles, Paulinho Da Costa, George Devens, Susan Evans, Dave Friedman, Steve Gadd, Arthur Jenkins, Phil Kraus, Bill Lavorgna, Mel Lewis, Steve Little, Harvey Mason, Ralph MacDonald, Bill Summers, Grady Tate
Woodwinds : Pepper Adams, Danny Banks, Ray Beckenstein, Phil Bodner, Michael Brecker, John Campo, Leon Cohen, Eddie Daniels, Lew Delgatto, Jerry Dodgion, Harvey Estrin, Hank Freeman, Lorin Glickman, Don Hammond, Kim Hutchcroft, Wally Kane, Art Kaplan, Hubert Laws, Walt Levinsky, John Lissauer, George Marge, Lou Marini, Johnny Mince, Romeo Penque, Sheldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Ronnie Roseman, Charlie Russo, Ray Shanfeld, Billy Slapin, Dave Tofani, Frnak Wess, Larry Williams, George Young
Trombones : Wayne Andre, Eddie Bert, Paul Faulise, George Flynn, Urbie Green, Alan Raph, Bill Reichenbach, Sonny Russo, Charlie Small, Tony Studd, Dave Taylor
Drums : Steve Gadd, Harvey Mason, Chris Parker, Grady Tate
Guitars : Eric Gale, Steve Khan, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov
Banjo : Carmen Mastren
Keyboards : Kenny Ascher, Thom Bridwell, Warren Bernhardt, David Foster, Paul Griffin, Dave Grusin, Ernest Hayes, Dick Hyman, Bob James, Quincy Jones, Ben Lanzarone, Rob Mounsey, Frank Owens, Leon Pendarvis, Jerry Peters, Pat Rebillot, Derek Smith, Richard Tee
Bassoon : John Campo, Lorin Glickman, Wally Kane, Ray Shanfeld
Harmonica : Toots Thielemans
English Horn : Joe Marangella
Polyphonic Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker, David Foster
The Wiz Singers
Children's Choir : Patti Austin, Claude Brooke, Vivian Cherry, Jenny Cooke, T.J. Cooke, Craig Davis, Jules S. Davis, Sharon Davis, Camille Farrell, Mike Farrell, Bobby Floyd, Frank Floyd, Antonia French, Bryon Gray, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Julio Herrara, Petra Johnson, Martina Jones, Christine Langner, Mary Lombardi, Kim Magloire, Tommy Malcolm, Ullanda McCullough, Debbie McDuffie, Gerrard Randall, David Reed, Edmundo Russell, Raymond Simpson, Susan Stephenson, Mia Thomas, Duke Thorbs, Dawn Walker, William Walker, Molina Williams
Adult Choir : Adrienne Albert, Alfa K. Anderson, Joshie Armstead, Patti Austin, Tom Bahler, Clare Janice Bathe, Eric Butler, Vivian Cherry, Cassie Cisyk, Steve Clayton, Kay Coleman, Charles Collins, Ronnie Dante, Billy Davis, Christopher Dean, William Eaton, Melvin W. Edmondson, Steve Feldman, Roberta Flack, Bobby Floyd, Frank Floyd, Diva Gray, Mike Gray, Milt Grayson, Gordon Grody, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Susan Hamilton, Jake Holmes, Cissy Houston, Rhetta Hughes, Kenny Karen, Jerry Keller, David Lasley, Yvonne Lewis, Bill Marine, Ron Marshall, Barbara Massey, Ullanda McCullough, Debbie McDuffie, Chuck McGruder, June McGruder, Leslie Miller, Helen Miles, Melanie Moore, Janice Papolos, Janice Pendarvis, Leon Pendarvis, Dennis Perren, Randy Peyton, Neil Raber, Claudia Ricks, Mabel Robinson, Ted Ross, Annette Sanders, Zachary Sanders, Ray Simpson, Tamy Smith, Renel Stafford, Fred Stark, Susan Stephenson, Maretha Stewart, Grady Tate, Jean Thomas, Mariama Thomas, Alfonso Thoroton, Luther Vandross, Joey Ward, Tony Wells, Brenda White, Beurice Whitehead, Kenny Williams, Janet Wright
Side One
01 - Main Title (Overture, Part One)
(a) - Universal Logo
(b) - Wiz Title
(c) - Home
(d) - Believe In Yourself
(e) - He's The Wizard
(f) - Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Solos :
Toots Thielemans : Harmonica
Jerome Richardson : Soprano Sax on "He's The Wizard"
02 - Overture (Part Two)
(a) - Home
(b) - Aunt Em
Solos :
Toots Thielemans : Harmonica
Eric Gale : Guitar
03 - The Feeling That We Have
Solos : Aunt Em & Family Choir
04 - Can I Go On?
Solo : Dorothy
05 - Glinda's Theme
Vocals : Snow Babies
06 - He's The Wizard
(a) - March Of The Munchkins
Solos : Miss One & The Munchkins
07 - Soon As I Get Home / Home
Solos : Dorothy
Toots Thielemans : Harmonica
Side Two
01 - You Can't Win
Solos : Scarecrow & Crows
02 - Ease On Down The Road #1
Solos : Scarecrow, Dorothy
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
03 - What Would I Do If I Could Feel?
Solos : Tinman & Carousel Girls
04 - Slide Some Oil To Me
(a) - Now Watch Me Dance
Solos : Tinman & The Dixieland Band
05 - Ease On Down The Road #2
Solos : Tinman, Scarecrow, Dorothy
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
06 - (I'm A) Mean Ole Lion
Solo : Lion
07 - Ease On Down The Road #3
Solos : Lion, Tinman, Scarecrow & Dorothy
08 - Poppy Girls
Solo :
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Side Three
01 - Be A Lion
Solos : Dorothy, Lion, Tinman & Scarecrow
02 - End Of The Yellow Brick Road
Solo :
Toots Thielemans : Harmonica
03 - Emerald City Sequence
(a) - Green
(b) - Red
(c) - Gold)
Solo :
Richard Tee : Piano featuring The Emerald City Citizens & The Wiz
04 - So You Wanted To See The Wizard
(a) - So You Wanted To See The Wizard
(b) - A Sorry Phoney
(c) - Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Featuring (Dialog) : The Wiz
05 - Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
Solo : Dorothy
Side Four
01 - Don't Nobody Bring Me No Bad News
Solos : Evilene & The Winkies
02 - A Brand New Day
(a) - Liberation Agitato
(b) - A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) (Part One)
(c) - Liberation Ballet
(d) - A Brand New Day (Everybody Rejoice) (Part Two)
Solo : Entire Cast
03 - Believe In Yourself (Dorothy)
(a) - Dorothy's Intro
b) - Believe In Yourself
Solo : Dorothy
04 - The Good Witch Glinda
Featuring Dialog by The Wiz & Glinda
05 - Believe In Yourself (Reprise)
(a) - Home
Solo : Dorothy
(b) - Is This What Feeling Gets? (Dorothy's Theme)
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