15/04/2026

Tys van Leer "Nice To Have Met You" (1978) -Jazz Fusion / Jazz Funk-



Label : CBS, Inc.


Pays-Bas 1

01 - My Sweetheart° (Thijs van Leer, Jan Akkerman & Bert Ruiter)
02 - Nice To Have Met You (Concrete)° (Thijs van Leer)
03 - Pastorale° (Thijs van Leer)
04 - Bahama Mama°° (Alphonso Johnson)

2

01 - Hocus Pocus°° (Thijs van Leer & Jan Akkerman)
02 - Tonight Beneath The Sky°° (Thijs van Leer & Roselie van Leer)
03 - Rosebud° (Thijs van Leer)
04 - Super Ffishell°° (Thijs van Leer, Bert Ruiter & William Eaton)


Produced by Ralph MacDonald & Tom Scott
Recorded at Rosebud Recording, Inc.
Engineered by Richard Alderson
Assisted by Eddie Heath Jr.
°Arranged by Tom Scott
°°Arranged by William Eaton
Album Coordinator : Diane Johnson
Assisted by Linda Kyser
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound

Tys van Leer : Flutes, Oberheim, Polyphonic Synthesizer

Rhythm Section :
Ralph MacDonald : Congas & Percussion
Richard Tee : Piano & Clavinet, Organ
Eric Gale : Guitar
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Eef Albers : Guitar
Steve Khan : Guitar

Brass & Woodwinds :
"Hocus Pocus", "Super Ffishell", "My Sweetheart", "Nice To Have Met You (Concrete)" 
Tys van Leer : Flute
Jon Faddis : Trumpet & Fluegel Horn
Randy Brecker : Trumpet & Fluegel Horn
Barry Rogers : Trombone
Dave Taylor : Bass Trombone
James Buffington : French Horn
John Clark : French Horn
Fred Griffen : French Horn
Alex Foster : Alto Sax
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax
Tom Scott : Tenor Saxophone ( Solo - "Super Ffishell")
Brooks Tillotson : French Horn
Don Corrado : French Horn
Lou Marini : Tenor Saxophone

Strings :
"Pastorale", "Nice To Have Met You (Concrete)", "Rosebud"
Gene Orloff, Jesse Levy, Paul Gershman, Julian Barber, Alan Shulman, Jonathan Abramowitz, Frederick Buldrini, Joe Malin, Theodore Israel, Selwart Clarke, Harold Kohon, Sanford Allen, Matthew Raimondi, Ariana Bronne

Vocals
"Super Ffishell", "Bahama Mama"
Vivian Cherry, Brenda White, Ken Williams, Gwen Guthrie, Raymond Simpson, Zach Sanders, Bill Eaton