23/11/2025

Vince Mendoza "Instructions Inside" (1991) -Contemporary Jazz / Jazz Fusion-



Label : Manhattan Records


États-Unis 01 - Spirit Moves (Vince Mendoza)
02 - Slowly I Turn (Vince Mendoza)
03 - Will To Live (Vince Mendoza)
04 - Say We Did (Vince Mendoza)
05 - Jung Parade (Vince Mendoza)
06 - Steady Wonder (Vince Mendoza)
07 - Faithkeep (Vince Mendoza)
08 - New World (Vince Mendoza)
09 - Hearts In Part (Vince Mendoza)


Produced by Vince Mendoza
Executive Producer : Takao Ogawa
All Selections Composed, Arranged & Conducted by Vince Mendoza
Synthesizers Sequenced by Vince Mendoza
Synthesizers Programmed by Judd Miller
Recorded & Mixed by Malcolm Pollack
Assistant Engineers : Yvonne Yedibalian & Todd Sherman
Recorded on March 1 & 2, 1991 at Edison Recording, New York, NY
Digitally Mixed at Unique Recording, New York, NY
Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Los Angeles, CA
Synthesizers Recorded by Steve Strassman at Acme Recording, Los Angeles, CA
"Hearts In Part" Recorded by Larry Mah at Mad Hatter Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Copyists : Jeffrey Jones, Robert Hurrell
A&R Directed by Tetsu Kobayashi


01 - Spirit Moves

Tenor, Soprano Saxophone : Bob Mintzer
Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller
Guitar : John Scofield
Bass : Will Lee
Drums : Peter Erskine
Percussion : Don Alias, Manolo Badrena

02 - Slowly I Turn

Solo Trumpet : Randy Brecker
Trumpets : Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm
French Horns : Jerry Peel, Bob Carlisle
Bass Trombone : Dave Taylor
Tuba : Dave Braynard
Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller
Bass : Will Lee
Drums : Peter Erskine
Percussion : Don Alias, Manolo Badrena

03 - Will To Live

Soprano Saxophone : Joe Lovano
Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller
12 String Guitar : Ralph Towner
Bass : Marc Johnson
Drums : Peter Erskine
Additional Drum Sequencing : Vince Mendoza

04 - Say We Did

Tenor Saxophone : Bob Mintzer
Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller
Guitar : John Scofield
Bass : Will Lee
Drums : Peter Erskine
Percussion : Don Alias, Manolo Badrena

05 - Jung Parade

Solo Trumpet : Randy Brecker
Trumpets : Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm
French Horns : Jerry Peel, Bob Carlisle
Bass Trombone : Dave Taylor
Tuba : Dave Braynard
Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller
Guitar : John Scofield
Bass : Will Lee
Drums : Peter Erskine
Percussion : Don Alias, Manolo Badrena

06 - Steady Wonder

Tenor, Soprano Saxophone : Joe Lovano
Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller
Guitar : Ralph Towner
Bass Marc Johnson
Drums : Peter Erskine

07 - Faithkeep

Tenor, Soprano Saxophone : Joe Lovano
Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller
Guitar : Ralph Towner
Bass : Marc Johnson
Drums : Peter Erskine

08 - New World

Tenor Saxophone : Bob Mintzer
Soprano Saxophone : Joe Lovano
Percussion : Alex Acuña
Yellowjackets :
Synthesizers : Russell Ferrante
Bass : Jimmy Haslip
Drums : William Kennedy

09 - Hearts In Part

Solo Piano : Gloria Cheng