Art Porter "For Art's Sake" (1998) -Jazz / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Verve Forecast

 01 - Lake Shore Drive (Art Porter) (Live)

02 - Flight Time (Art Porter) (Live) 

03 - Mr. Porter (Art Porter)

04 - Little Rock (Jeff Lorber)

05 - Passion Sunrise (Art Porter) (Live) 

06 - Pocket City (Art Porter) (Remix)

07 - Texas Hump (Art Porter) (Live) 

08 - Straight To The Point (Art Porter) (Remix)

09 - Lay Your Hands On Me (Art Porter) (Live) 

10 - Christmas Song (Mel Tormé)

Executive Producer : Guy Eckstine

Tracks 01, 02, 05, 07 & 09 Produced by Guy Eckstine & Art Porter

Tracks 03, 06 & 08 Produced by Guy Eckstine & Jeff Lorber

Track 04 Produced by Jeff Lorber

Track 10 Produced by Tom Grant & Art Porter

Tracks 01, 02, 05, 07 & 09 Recorded Live in Concert at the North Sea Jazz Festival, July 14, 1996, Den Haag, The Netherlands for NPS/Radio

Producer : Piet Hein van de Poel for NPS

Assisted by Valentin Flik

Sound Engineer : John Kriek

Concert Editing Assistant : Mark Gleed

Tracks 03, 04 & 06 Recorded at JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, California

Tracks 03 & 04 Mixed by Eric Sarafin

Track 06 Mixed by Jeff Lorber & Guy Eckstine

Track 08 Recorded at Studio X, New York

Mixed by Guru & Guy Eckstine

Track 10 Recorded at River North Studios, Chicago

Mixed by Frank Pappalardo

Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk, New York

01 - Lake Shore Drive 

Live

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

Alan Burroughs : Guitar

Brian Danzy : Keyboards

Ted Brewer : Bass Guitar

Toby Williams : Drums

02 - Flight Time

Live

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

Alan Burroughs : Guitar

Brian Danzy : Keyboards

Ted Brewer : Bass Guitar

Toby Williams : Drums

03 - Mr. Porter

Tribute to Art Porter

Jeff Lorber : Keyboards, Drum Programming

Gerald Albright : Alto Saxophone

Lee Ritenour : Lead Guitar

Evan Marks : Guitar

Alec Milstein : Bass Guitar

Tom Aros : Percussion

Guy Eckstine : Drums

04 - Little Rock

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Lorber : Keyboards, Drum Programming

Paul Pesco : Guitar

Alec Milstein : Bass Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

05 - Passion Sunrise

Live

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

06 - Pocket City 

Remix

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Lorber : Keyboards, Drum Programming

Oliver Leiber : Guitar

Alec Milstein : Bass Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Guy Eckstine : Drum Programming & Keyboards

Remixed by Jeff Lorber & Guy Eckstine

07 - Texas Hump

Live

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

Alan Burroughs : Guitar

Brian Danzy : Keyboards

Ted Brewer : Bass Guitar

Toby Williams : Drums

08 - Straight To The Point

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Lorber : Keyboards, Drum Programming

Raymond Brown : Trumpet

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Nathan East : Bass Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Guy Eckstine : Drums

Remixed by Guru & Guy Eckstine

09 - Lay Your Hands On Me

Live

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

Alan Burroughs : Guitar

Brian Danzy : Keyboards

Ted Brewer : Bass Guitar

Toby Williams : Drums

10 - Christmas Song

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Tom Grant : Piano

Art Porter "Lay Your Hands On Me" (1996) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Verve Forecast

 01 - Flight Time (Art Porter)

02 - Lake Shore Drive (Art Porter)

03 - One More Chance (Chuckii Booker)

04 - Just Wanna Be With You (Brian McKnight)

05 - DB Blue (Art Porter)

06 - Candlelights (Art Porter)

07 - Wishful Thinking (Art Porter)

08 - Forever Love (Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes & Art Porter)

09 - We Are One (Art Porter)

10 - Lay Your Hands On Me (Chris Cuben-Tatum & La-Ron Wilburn)

Tracks 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 09

Produced by Chuckii Booker for Nig Dog Productions

Recorded by Raymundo Silva at Siide f/x Recording, Riverside, CO

Mixed by Raymundo Silva at Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, CA

Assisted by Branden Abein & Ross Donaldson

Track 03

All Other Information same as above

Track 04

Produced by Brian McKnight

Recorded by Chris Woods at Backroom Studios, Glendale, CA

Assisted by Eric Euteneir & Tim Mariner

Mixed by Craig Burbidge at Sound Castle Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Assisted by Tim Nitz

Track 08

All Other Information same as Track 04

Track 10

Produced by Chris Cuben-Tatum 

Recorded & Mixed by Chris Cuben-Tatum at Concept Studios South, Murfreesboro, TN

Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk Corp. NYC

Musicians :

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone (Tracks 01, 03, 05, 07, 09), Soprano Saxophone (Tracks 02, 04, 06, 08, 10)

Tracks 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 09

Chuckii Booker : Keyboards & Drum Programming, Guitar & Bass Guitar, Background vocals (Tracks 01, 03, 07)

Tami Booker : Background vocals (Tracks 01, 03, 07)

Raymondo Silva : Voice on Track 05

Lalah Hathaway : Lead vocal on Track 03

Tracks 04, 08

Brian McKnight : Keyboards & Drum Programming, Guitar & Bass Guitar, Lead & Background vocals

Track 10

Chris Cuben-Tatum : Keyboards & Drum Programming, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Background vocals

Executive Producer : Guy Eckstine

Art Porter "Pocket City" (1992) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Verve Forecast

 01 - Pocket City (Art Porter)

02 - Inside Myself (Art Porter)

03 - Unending (Art Porter, Jeff Lorber & Lorraine Feather)

04 - Passion Sunrise (Art Porter)

05 - Texas Hump (Art Porter)

06 - Close To You (Gary Benson, Winston Sela & Maxi Priest)

07 - Little People (Art Porter)

08 - KGB (Art Porter)

09 - Broken Promise (Art Porter)

10 - Meltdown (Art Porter, Jeff Lorber & Alec Milstein)

11 - L.A. (Art Porter)

Art Porter : Alto & Soprano Saxophones

Jeff Lorber : Keyboard & Drum Programming, Guitar on Track 10

Alec Milstein : Bass Guitar

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar on Tracks 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 11

Buzz Feiten : Guitars on Tracks 05, 07

Paul Pesco : Guitar on Tracks 06, 08

Oliver Leiber : Guitar on Track 01

Mark Shapiro : Guitar on Track 10

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Guy Eckstine : Additional Percussion, Cymbals, Drum Programming

Brigitte McWilliams, Valerie Davis : Background vocals on Track 03

Produced & Engineered by Jeff Lorber

Executive Producer : Guy Eckstine

Recorded at JHL Sound, Los Angeles, California

Mixed at Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California

Mixed by Alan Meyerson

Assisted by Matthew Gruber

Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California

Art Porter "Undercover" (1994) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Verve Forecast

 

01 - After Hours° (Art Porter)

02 - There's Only You* (Art Porter)

03 - Undercover° (Art Porter)

04 - Forever Yours* (Art Porter)

05 - Phases Of The Heart° (Art Porter)

06 - Send One Your Love* (Stevie Wonder)

07 - October Rain* (Art Porter)

08 - Lost Logic° (Art Porter)

09 - Before We Say Goodbye* (Art Porter & Will Dwoning)

10 - Almost There* (Art Porter)

11 - Last Call° (Art Porter)

*Produced by Ronnie Foster

°Produced by Jeff Lorber & Art Porter

Executive Producer : Guy Eckstine

Recorded at Sunset Sound & Bimmer Music Co., Los Angeles

Engineered by Brad Gilderman

Assistant Engineer : Mike Piersant

Mixed by Brad Gilderman at Bimmer Music Co., Los Angeles

Recorded & Engineered by Jeff Lorber at JHL Sound, Los Angeles

Assistant Engineer : Rachel Campbell

Drums Recorded by Alan Meyerson

Mixed by Alan Meyerson at JHL Sound, Los Angeles

Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk, N.Y.

01 - After Hours

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Lorber : Electric Piano, Synthesizers, Drum & Keyboard Programming

Norman Brown : Guitar Solo

Buzz Feiten : Rhythm Guitar

Nate Phillips : Electric Bass

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

02 - There's Only You

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

Ronnie Foster : Keyboards, Synth Bass

Paul Jackson Jr. : Electric Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Harvey Mason : Drums

03 - Undercover

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Lorber : Electric Piano, Synthesizers, Drum & Keyboard Programming

Paul Pesco : Wah Wah Guitar

Paul Jackson Jr. : Rhythm Guitar

Alec Milstein : Electric Bass

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

04 - Forever Yours

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Ronnie Foster : Keyboards

Paul Jackson Jr. : Electric Guitar

Jimmy Johnson : Electric Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Maxayn Lewis : Vocal

Marva King : Vocal

05 - Phases Of The Heart

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Lorber : Electric Piano, Synthesizers, Drum & Keyboard Programming

Norman Brown : Guitar Solo

Marlon McClain : Rhythm Guitar

Buzz Feiten : Rhythm Guitar

Alec Milstein : Electric Bass & Vocal

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Bridgett Bryant : Vocal

06 - Send One Your Love

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

Ronnie Foster : Acoustic Piano, Keyboards, Synth Bass, Drums

Paul Jackson Jr. : Acoustic Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

07 - October Rain

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

Ronnie Foster : Acoustic Piano, Keyboards

Jimmy Johnson : Fretless Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

08 - Lost Logic

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone, Acoustic Piano

Jeff Lorber : Electric Piano, Synthesizers, Drum & Keyboard Programming

Paul Pesco : Electric Guitar

Paul Jackson Jr. : Rhythm Guitar

Alec Milstein : Electric Bass

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Guy Eckstine : Additional Drum Programming

09 - Before We Say Goodbye

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Will Downing : Vocals

Ronnie Foster : Keyboards

Paul Jackson Jr. : Electric Guitar

Jimmy Johnson : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Maxayn Lewis : Vocal

Marva King : Vocal

10 - Almost There

Art Porter : Soprano Saxophone

Ronnie Foster : Keyboards, Drums

Paul Jackson Jr. : Acoustic Guitar

Jimmy Johnson : Electric Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

11 - Last Call

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Jeff Lorber : Electric Piano, Synthesizers, Drum & Keyboard Programming

Paul Pesco : Electric Guitar

Nate Phillips : Electric Bass

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Art Porter "Straight To The Point" (1993) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Polygram Records

01 - Straight To The Point (Art Porter)
02 - Someone Like You (Art Porter)
03 - Autumn In Europe (Art Porter)
04 - Free Spirit (Art Porter)
05 - We Should Stay In Love (Art Porter & Jeff Lorber)
06 - A Day Without You (Art Porter)
07 - Skirt Chaser (Art Porter)
08 - Second Time Around (Art Porter)
09 - It's Been Awhile (Art Porter)
10 - It's Your Move (Art Porter)
11 - Unconditional Love (Art Porter)


Produced & Engineered by Jeff Lorber
Executive Producer : Guy Eckstine
Recorded & Mixed at JHL Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Assistant Engineer : Gerard Raffa
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

Musicians :
Art Porter : Alto & Soprano Saxophones
Jeff Lorber : Keyboards & Drum Programming
Alec Milstein : Bass Guitar
Nathan East : Bass Guitar on Tracks 01 & 07
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar (Except Track 09)
Buzz Feiten : Guitar on Track 09
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Guy Eckstine : Additional Drum Programming
Valerie Pinkston : Vocals on Track 05
Vonciele Faggett : Vocals on Track 05
Raymond Brown : Trumpet on Tracks 01, 02 & 10

Very Special Guest, Art Porter Sr., plays Piano on Track 03