Bobby Lyle Trio "Night Breeze" (1987) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Electric Bird Records

 1

01 - Spain (Chick Corea)

02 - A Child Is Born (Tom Jones)

03 - The Shadow Of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel & P F Webster)

2

01 - Night Breeze (Bobby Lyle)

02 - Naima (John Coltrane)

03 - Night Rider (Bobby Lyle)

Produced by Bobby Lyle & Masato Morita

All Arranged by Bobby Lyle

Executive Producer : Shigeyuki Kawashima

Engineers : Gerry Brown & Hatsuro Takanami

Assistant Engineers : Danken Aldrich & Michel Brown

Mastering Engineer : Akira Makino

Recorded at Mad Hatter Studios, L.A., November 18, 1985

Bobby Lyle Trio are :

Bobby Lyle : Piano

Stanley Clarke : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Alex Acuña : Drums

Special Guest :

Lenny Castro : Percussion on "Spain" & "Night Rider"

Bobby Lyle "New Warrior" (1978) -Soul Jazz / Jazz Funk-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - Good Inside (Bobby Lyle)

02 - New Warrior (Bobby Lyle)

03 - Believe (Bobby Lyle)

04 - Interlude (Bobby Lyle)

05 - Apocalypse (Bobby Lyle)

2

01 - Groove (Ain't No Doubt About It) (Lyle Henderson-Mason)

02 - Inner Space (Bobby Lyle)

03 - Star Traveller (Bobby Lyle)

04 - Missing Your Love (Bobby Lyle)

05 - What Is This Thing Called Love (Cole Porter)

Produced by Wayne Henderson for At-Home Productions, Inc.

All Good Music Starts At Home

Co-Produced by Bobby Lyle

Executive Producer : Larkin Arnold

Arranged by Bobby Lyle

String Arrangements by George del Barrio

Recorded at ABC Records, Los Angeles by Reggie Dozier

Mixed at Ocean Way Studio, Santa Monica, Canyon, Calif.

Mastered at Kendun by Jeoff Sykes

Strings :

Violins : Nathan Kaproff, James Getzoff, Carroll Stephens, Barbara Durant, Yukiko Kamei, Irma Neumann, Kathleen Lenski, Madeline Schatz, Brent Akins, Cynthia C. Daley, Judith Aller Talvi, Harold Wold

Cello : Raphael Kramer, Frederick Seykora, Louis Mary Zeyen, Nino Ross, Ann M. Stockton

Harp : Luis Sevadjian

1

01 - Good Inside

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano, Lead vocals, Fender Rhodes, Electric Piano

Nathaniel Phillips : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Background vocals : Alexandra Brown, Angela Lisa Winbush, Mortinette Jenkins, Stephanie Spruill

02 - New Warrior

Bobby Lyle : Electric Piano, Mini Moog, Yamaha E-70 Organ, Fender Rhodes

Harvey Mason : Drums

Sunship : Tympani Drums

Joe Blocker : Syn-Drums

Nathaniel Phillips : Bass

03 - Believe

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, Piano, Mini Moog, Poly Moog, Lead vocals

Harvey Mason : Drums

Nathaniel Phillips : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussions

Roland Bautista : Guitar

Background vocals : Ron Banks, Gregory Matta, Augie Johnson, Jim Gisltrap

04 - Interlude

Bobby Lyle : Fender Rhodes, Piano, Harpsichord

05 - Apocalypse

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano

Sunship : Gongs, Drums, Tympani

2

01 - Groove (Ain't No Doubt About It)

Bobby Lyle : Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Mini Moog, Yamaha E-70 Organ, Vocoder, Lead vocals

Alexandra Brown : Lead vocals

Harvey Mason : Drums, Syn-Drums

Nathaniel Phillips : Bass, Mutron Bass

David T. Walker : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Hand Claps : Wayne Henderson, Augie Johnson, Bobby Lyle

Background vocals : Wayne Henderson, Vance Tenort, Bobby Lyle, Augie Johnson, Harvey Mason

02 - Inner Space

Bobby Lyle : Yamaha E-70 Organ, Arp 2600 Synthesizer, Oberheimer Synthesizer Poly Moog

Joe Blocker : Hand Gones

03 - Star Traveller

Bobby Lyle : Fender Rhodes, Arp 2600 Synthesizer, Oberheimer Synthesizer, Mini-Moog, Poly Moog, Yamaha E-70 Organ, Acoustic Piano

Nathaniel Phillips : Alembic Bass, Mutron Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Joe Blocker : Syn-Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer Programming 

04 - Missing Your Love

Bobby Lyle : Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog, Acoustic Piano, Lead vocals

Nathaniel Phillips : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Background vocals : Alexandra Brown, Angela Lisa Winbush, Mortinette Jenkins, Stephanie Spruill

05 - What Is This Thing Called Love

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano

Bobby Lyle & Friends "Ivory Flow" (2022) -Jazz Funk / Contemporary Jazz-

Label : New Warrior Music

 01 - Living In The Flow (Bobby Lyle)

02 - Feel The Heat (Bobby Lyle)

03 - In A Sentimental Mood (Bobby Lyle)

04 - Hello Maceo (Bobby Lyle)

05 - Where Are You (Bobby Lyle)

06 - What Kind Of World (Bobby Lyle)

07 - Spirit Song (Bobby Lyle)

08 - Tommy's Song (Bobby Lyle)

09 - Nujazzy (Bobby Lyle)

10 - Cleo's Waltz (Bobby Lyle)

11 - Indigo Nights (Bobby Lyle)

Recorded by Lloyd Hughes at Plantation Studio, Houston, TX

Additional Recording by Chris Wood

Incidental Recording by Vincent Gross, Andre Venson & Angelo Flint

Tracks 01, 03, 04, 06, 08, 11 Mixed by Ricky Peterson at Workhouse Studio in Minneapolis, MN

Tracks 02, 05, 07, 09, 10 Mixed by Tony Axtell at Axtell Production Studio, Minneapolis, MN

Mastered by Tony Axtell

All Songs Written, Arranged & Produced by Bobby Lyle for Gene Productions except were Indicated

01 - Living In The Flow

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano & Synths

Kerry Wilkens : Guitar

Nate Phillips : Bass

Jay Williams : Drums 

Paul Peterson : Additional Bass

Vincent Gross : Trumpet

Tony Axtell : Percussion

02 - Feel The Heat

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards, Synth & Synth Bass

Najee : Flute

Stanley Clarke : Tenor Bass Solo

Sonny Emory : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

03 - In A Sentimental Mood

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano & Synths

Tatiana Ladymay Mayfiled : Vocals

Rick Braun : Trumpet

Brian Bromberg : Bass

04 - Hello Maceo

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards, Drum Programming & Vocoder

Gerald Albright : Alto Sax

Kirk Whalum : Tenor Sax

Najee : Flute

Andre Hayward : Trombone

Marcus Miller : Bass

John Calderon : Guitar

Kerry Wilkens : Guitar

Craig T. Cooper : Guitar

Patrick Williams : Additional Drums

Ricky Peterson : Additional Rhodes

Andre Venson : Additional Organ

05 - Where Are You

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano, Synths & Synth Bass

Everette Harp : Tenor Sax

Tatiana Ladymay Mayfiled : Vocals

06 - What Kind Of World

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Tatiana Ladymay Mayfiled : Vocals

Andre Venson : Vocals

Kyle Turner : Tenor Sax

Ken Mondshine : Alto Sax

Jon Calderon : Guitar

Patrick Williams : Drums 

Michael Manson : Bass

07 - Spirit Song

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Kirk Whalum : Tenor Sax

Andre Hayward : Trombone

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Nate Phillips : Bass

Jay Williams : Drums

08 - Tommy's Song

Bobby Lyle : Piano & Synths

Najee : Soprano Sax

Billy Kilson : Drums

09 - Nujazzy

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

John Calderon : Guitar

Nathan East : Bass

Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums

10 - Cleo's Waltz

Bobby Lyle : Piano & Synths

Simon Novsky : Strings & String Arrangement

Marion Meadows : Soprano Sax

John Patitucci : Bass

Mark Simmons : Drums

11 - Indigo Nights

Bobby Lyle : Piano, Synth Strings, Synth Bass

Bobby Lyle "Night Fire" (1979) -Soul Jazz-

Label : Capitol Records

 1

01 - Stop Running Away From Love (Bobby Lyle)

02 - Da-Ya-Ance (Body Chanting) (Bobby Lyle)

03 - Gettin' Into Love (John Parker)

04 - Dream Lady (Bobby Lyle)

05 - Space Place (Bobby Lyle)

2

01 - For Love (Bobby Lyle)

02 - Blues For Scott Joplin (Bobby Lyle)

03 - Rhap-So-Dee (Bobby Lyle)

04 - Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter)

Produced by Trevor Lawrence for At Home Productions, Inc. in Association with Golden Scarab Productions, Inc.

Associate Producer : Bobby Lyle

Executive Producer : Cecil Hale, Ph.D.

All Rhythm Arrangements by Bobby Lyle

Recorded at Crystal Sound Recording Studios

Engineered by John Fischbach

Assisted by Laura Livingston

Mastered at Crystal Sound by Jeff Sanders

"Rhap-So-Dee" Engineered by Allen Sides at Sounds of Hawaii in Honolulu

1

01 - Stop Running Away From Love

Bobby Lyle : Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Acoustic Piano, ARP Quadra (Programmed by John Shykun)

Michael McGloiry : Guitar

Marlo Henderson : Guitar

Nathan Watts : Bass

Kenneth Rice : Drums

Bobbye Hall : Percussion

Michael Boddicker : Oberheim, Polymoog

Lance Ong : ARP 2600, ARP Omni

Steve Madaio : Trumpet

Gary Grant : Trumpet

Chuck Findley : Trombone

Gary Herbig : Tenor Saxophone

Synthesizer & Horns Arranged by Trevor Lawrence

02 - Da-Ya-Ance (Body Chanting)

Bobby Lyle : Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Mini-Moog

Marlo Henderson : Guitar

Michael McGloiry : Guitar

Nathan Watts : Bass

Kenneth Rice : Drums

Vance Tenort : Percussion

Michael Boddicker : Oberheim (Sound Effect)

03 - Gettin' Into Love

Bobby Lyle : Lead & Background vocals, Fender Rhodes, Electric Piano, ARP Quadra (Programmed by John Shykun)

Marlo Henderson : Guitar

Michael McGloiry : Guitar

Nathan Watts : Bass

Kenneth Rice : Drums

Michael Boddicker : Oberheim, Poly-Moog

Lance Ong : ARP Omni

Synthesizer 'String Sounds' Arranged by Trevor Lawrence

04 - Dream Lady

Bobby Lyle : Vocals, Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog

Marlo Henderson : Guitar

Nathan Watts : Bass

Kenneth Rice : Drums

05 - Space Place

Bobby Lyle : Vocals, Drums, Syn-Drums, Poly-Moog, Mini-Moog, Prophet V (Programmed by Michael Boddicker)

Stevie Wonder : Clavinet

Nathan Phillips : Bass

Marlo Henderson : Guitar

Michael McGloiry : Guitar

Vance Tenort : Percussion

Steve Madaio : Trumpet

Gary Grant : Trumpet

Gary Herbig : Tenor Saxophone

Chuck Findley : Trombone

Horns Arranged by Trevor Lawrence

2

01 - For Love

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond Organ, Mini-Moog, ARP Quadra (Programmed by John Shykun)

Michael McGloiry : Guitar

Marlo Henderson : Guitar

Kenneth Rice : Drums

Nathan Watts : Bass

Michael Boddicker : Oberheim, Poly-Moog

Lance Ong : ARP Tympani, ARP Omni

Bobbye Hall : Percussion

Synthesizer & Horns Arranged by Trevor Lawrence

02 - Blues For Scott Joplin

Bobby Lyle : Piano Solo

03 - Rhap-So-Dee

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano, Prophet V (Programmed by John Shykun), Mini-Moog

Nathan Phillips : Bass

Bruce Carter : Drums

04 - Just One Of Those Things

Bobby Lyle : Piano Solo

Bobby Lyle "The Power Of Touch" (1997) -Smooth Jazz / Soul Jazz-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

01 - Timbuktu (Bobby Lyle)

02 - Aruban Nights (Bobby Lyle)

03 - Just Talk To Me (Bobby Lyle)

04 - Interlude (Bobby Lyle)

05 - Feel Like Makin' Love (Eugene McDaniel)

06 - Jubilee (Bobby Lyle)

07 - Checkin' (Gerald McCauley & Adwin Brown)

08 - A Moment In Time (Bobby Lyle & Kevyn Lettau)

09 - Steppin' (Bobby Lyle)

10 - 3 Minute Samba (Bobby Lyle)

11 - Midnight Creeper (Bobby Lyle)

12 - Inner Peace (Bobby Lyle)

All Songs Produced & Arranged by Bobby Lyle for Genie Productions except :

"Feel Like Makin' Love" Produced & Arranged by Will Downing for Blue Crystal Productions & Rex Rideout for Uncle Buddies Music

"Checkin'" Produced & Arranged by Gerald McCauley for Broadway Productions & Mikael Sandgren

Executive Producer : Eulis Cathey

Recorded at Oceanway, Westlake, Our House, Castle Oaks & Wildwoods Studios & Bimmer Musci Co., Los Angeles, CA ; Quad Recording Studio, New York, NY

Engineers : Greg Mull, Bob Tucker, Eddie Miller, Donald Tavie, Joe Schiff, Leon Askew, Mikael Sandgren, Gerald McCauley, Ronnie Foster (Los Angeles), Mark Partis (New York)

Mixing Engineers : Mike Ross, Reggie Dozier, Allen Sides, Don Murray

Second Engineers : Victor McCoy, June Murakawa

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Benrie Grundman Studios, Los Angeles, CA

01 - Timbuktu

Piano & All Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

Soprano Saxophone : Gerald Albright

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : Alphonso Johnson

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

02 - Aruban Nights

Piano & All Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.

Bass : Nathan East

Drums : Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

03 - Just Talk To Me

Drum Programming, Keyboard Bass & Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

Guitars : Tommy Organ & Doc Powell

Trumpet : Rahmlee

Soprano Saxophone : Mindi Abair

04 - Interlude

Performed by Bobby Lyle

05 - Feel Like Makin' Love

Piano & All Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

Additional Keyboards : Rex Rideout

Lead vocal : Will Downing

Guitar : Mike Campbell

Bass : Jerry Brooks

Percussion : Bashiri Johnson

Additional Drums : Andy Korn

06 - Jubilee

Keyboards & Drum Programming : Bobby Lyle

Tenor Saxophone : Wilton Felder

Alto Saxophone : Mindi Abair

Guitar : Dwight Sills

Bass : Larry Kimpel

Drums : Michael White

Percussion : Stanley Benders

07 - Checkin'

Piano & Organ : Bobby Lyle

Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming & Samples : Gerald McCauley & Mikael Sandgren

Spoken Word : Adwin Brown

Female Vocals : Damia Satterfield

Guitars : Phil Upchurch

Voice Sample : Dred Scott

08 - A Moment In Time

Piano & All Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

Vocals : Kevyn Lettau

Guitar : Doc Powell

Bass : Alphonso Johnson

Trumpet : Rahmlee

Flute : Fernando Harkness

Drums & Percussion : Alex Acuña 

Additional Percussion : Stanley Benders

09 - Steppin'

Piano & All Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

Guitars : Tommy Organ & Al McKay

Bass : Larry Kimpel

Vocals : Lynn Mabry & Melanie Taylor

Trumpets : Rahmlee & Michael Harris

Saxophone : Fernando Harkness

Trombone : Mike Daigo

Drums : Michael White

Drum Programming : Donald Tavie

10 - 3 Minute Samba

Piano & All Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

11 - Midnight Creeper

Keyboards & Drum Programming : Bobby Lyle

Saxophone : Andre Robinson

Guitar : Jorge Evans

Bass : Sekou Bunch

12 - Inner Peace

Piano & All Keyboards : Bobby Lyle

Saxophone : Wilton Felder

Bass : Alphonso Johnson

Drums : Alex Acuña 

Bobby Lyle "The Journey" (1990) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

01 - Struttin' (Bobby Lyle)

02 - Reach Out For Love (Bobby Lyle & Phillip Ingram)

03 - Love Eyes (Bobby Lyle)

04 - Othello (Bobby Lyle)

05 - Fly Away Spirit (Bobby Lyle)

06 - Viva Mandela / The Journey (Bobby Lyle & Kyphus Semeya)

07 - Sassy (Bobby Lyle)

08 - Swing Jack (Bobby Lyle)

09 - Blues For Dexter (Bobby Lyle)

10 - It Never Entered My Mind (Bobby Lyle)

Produced & Arranged by Bobby Lyle for Genie Productions

Recorded & Mixed at Oceanway Studios & Record I by Michael C. Ross & Allen Sides

Additional Recording at Widetracks & Crystal Studios

Additional Engineering by Steve McMillan, Joe Schiff & Andrew Berliner

Assistant Engineers : Mark Guilbeault, Eric Rudd, Rail Rogut, Cliff Norrell & Steve Batte

Mixed by Allen Sides & Michael C. Ross

Mastered by Bernie Grundman

01 - Struttin'

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards, String Arranging & Conducting

Ray Fuller : Guitar

Donnell Spencer : Drums

Freddie Washington : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

02 - Reach Out For Love

Phillip Ingram : Lead vocal, Background vocals

Bobby Lyle : All Keyboards

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Michael Baker : Drum Machine Programming

Maxi Anderson, Lynn Davis : Background vocals

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drum Fills

03 - Love Eyes

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards, String Arranging & Conducting

Michael Baker : Drums

John Patittuci : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Kirk Whalum : Soprano Saxophone

04 - Othello

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Michael Baker : Drums

Gerald Veasley : Intro Bass Solo

Larry Kimpel : Bass

Kenny Flood : Soprano Saxophone

05 - Fly Away Spirit

Bobby Lyle : Solo Acoustic Piano

06 - Viva Mandela / The Journey

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards, Drum Machine Programming

Bill Summers : Percussions

Gerald Albright : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drum Fills

Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Oren Waters, Carmen Twillie, Jim Gilstrap, Darryl Phinnessee, Kyphus Semeya : Vocals

07 - Sassy

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Gerald Albright : Bass

Michael Baker : Drums

Kirk Whalum : Soprano Saxophone

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

08 - Swing Jack

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

John Patittuci : Bass

Michael Baker : Drums

Kirk Whalum : Tenor Saxophone

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

09 - Blues For Dexter

Bobby Lyle : Piano

Michael Baker : Drums

Andrew Simpkins : Bass

Stanley Turrentine : Tenor Saxophone

10 - It Never Entered My Mind

Bobby Lyle : Solo Acoustic Piano

Bobby Lyle "Secret Island" (1992) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 01 - Secret Island (Bobby Lyle)

02 - Spirit Song (Come Together) (Bobby Lyle)

03 - Sandance (Bobby Lyle)

04 - Paradise Cove (Bobby Lyle)

05 - Rain Forest (Bobby Lyle)

06 - Jammin (Bob Marley)

07 - Flight To Rio (Bobby Lyle)

08 - Heart Of A Woman (Bobby Lyle)

09 - St. Thomas (Bobby Lyle)

10 - Rain Forest (Reprise) (Bobby Lyle)

Produced by Bobby Lyle for Genis Productions

All Songs Written & Arranged by Bobby Lyle except where indicated

Recorded at Oceanway Studios by Michael C. Ross

Recorded at Castle Oaks Studio by Mike Aarvold & Danny Leake

Mixed by Danny Leake for Trakmeister Ltd. at Castle Oaks Studios, Calabasas, CA

Assistant Engineers : Noel Hazen, Chris Zerbe, Paul Scriver & Frank Jones

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Studio, L.A., CA

01 - Secret Island

John Patitucci : Bass

Ricardo Silveira : Guitar

James Perkins : Saxophone

Michael Baker : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

02 - Spirit Song (Come Together)

Larry Kimpel : Bass

Dwight Sills : Guitar

Kirk Whalum : Soprano Saxophone

James Perkins : Tenor Saxophone

Michael Baker : Drums

Gerald Albright : Bass Fills

Stanley Benders : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Joe Wolfe : Synthesizer Programming

Vocals : Tony Warren, Tanya Boyd, Alexandra Brown, Tony Novell

03 - Sandance

Larry Kimpel : Bass

Dwight Sills : Guitar

Darryl Crooks : Guitar

James Perkins : Saxophone

Michael Baker : Drums

Stanley Benders : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

04 - Paradise Cove

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Larry Kimpel : Bass

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Stanley Benders : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

05 - Rain Forest

Bobby Lyle : Piano & Synthesizers

06 - Jammin

Larry Kimpel : Bass

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums & Timbales

Stanley Benders : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Vocals : Tony Warren, Alexandra Brown, Tony Novell, Tanya Boyd

07 - Flight To Rio

John Patitucci : Bass

Ricardo Silveira : Guitar

Michael Baker : Drums

Stanley Benders : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

08 - Heart Of A Woman

Larry Kimpel : Bass

Darryl Crooks : Guitar

James Perkins : Saxophone

Michael Baker : Drums

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

09 - St. Thomas

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

10 - Rain Forest (Reprise)

Bobby Lyle : Piano & Synthesizers

L.A. Jazz Quintet "L.A. Jazz Quintet" (1986) -Contemporary Jazz-

Label : Paddle Wheel Records / ProJazz Records

 

01 - Summertime (George & Ira Gershwein)

02 - Sunday Morning (Brandon Fields)

03 - Here's That Rainy Day (J.V. Heusen & Johnny Burke)

04 - Big Al (B. Tragessar)

05 - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cole Porter)

06 - The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach)

Produced by Shigeyuki Kawashima & Phil Upchurch

Executive Producer : Masato Morita

Recording Engineer : Jim Mooney

Assistant Engineer : Jerry Wood

Editing Enginee : Hatsuro Takanami

Mastering Engineer : Akira Majono

Recorded at Sage & Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA, May 22, 1986

All Arrangements by Phil Upchurch

Except "Sunday Morning" by Brandon Fields

Phil Upchurch : Guitars

Brandon Fields : Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute

Bobby Lyle : Piano

Brian Bromberg : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Special Guest :

Walt Fowler : Flugel Horn

Bobby Lyle "Rhythm Stories" (1994) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

01 - Cool Walk (Bobby Lyle)

02 - Here We Go Again (Stevie Wonder)

03 - On The Spot (Bobby Lyle & Sonny Emory)

04 - B's Mood (Bobby Lyle)

05 - Funk Street (Jazz-Hip Hop Funky Be Bop) (Bobby Lyle, Sonny Emory & Reggie Hamilton)

06 - Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder)

07 - Exotic Love (Bobby Lyle)

08 - Don't You Know (Bobby Lyle)

09 - Tonight We Love (Bobby Lyle)

10 - Anthem (Bobby Lyle)

11 - Love Suite (Bobby Lyle)

Produced by Bobby Lyle for Genie Productions

Recorded at Clinton Studios, NYC by Ed Rak ; Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA by Steve McMillan & Joe Schiff ; Castle Oaks, Calabasas, CA by Mike Aarvold & Danny Leake

Second Engineers : Noel Hazen, Robert Friedrich, Mark Agostino, Troy Halderson

All Tunes Written & Arranged by Bobby Lyle except were otherwise noted

01 - Cool Walk

Gerald Albright : Saxophone

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Larry Kimpel : Bass

Sonny Emory : Drums

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

02 - Here We Go Again

Everette Harp : Saxohone

Dwight Fills : Guitar

Reggie Hamilton : Bass

Sonny Emory : Drums & Programming

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Fred White, Dorian Holly, Darryl Phinnessee : Vocals

03 - On The Spot

Co-Produced by Sonny Emory

Kenny Garrett : Saxophone

Reggie Hamilton : Bass

Sonny Emory : Drums

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

04 - B's Mood

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone

Sonny Emory : Drums

Reggie Hamilton : Bass

Ray Fuller : Guitar

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

05 - Funk Street (Jazz-Hip Hop Funky Be Bop)

Co-Produced by Sonny Emory

Kenny Garrett : Alto Saxophone

Sonny Emory : Drums, Drum Programming

Reggie Hamilton : Bass, Synthesizer

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Vocal Chant by Robin & Thomas Lyle of Domino Theory, Bobby Lyle & Exhibit & Ali Rock of The Shady Bunch

Michael 'Patches' Stewart : Trumpet

06 - Higher Ground

Kirk Whalum : Saxophone

Sonny Emory : Drums

Marcus Miller : Bass

Dwight Sills : Guitar

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Larry Cohn : Synthesizer

Alex Brown, Carmen Carter, Niki Haris, Lori Perry : Vocals

07 - Exotic Love

Everette Harp : Saxophone

Sonny Emory : Drums

Reggie Hamilton : Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Danny Jacob : Guitar Over-dub

Larry Cohn : Synthesizer

08 - Don't You Know

Everette Harp : Saxophone

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Sonny Emory : Drums, Programming

Carl Burnette : Guitar

Marcus Miller, Reggie Hamilton : Bass

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

09 - Tonight We Love

Reggie Hamilton : Bass

Sonny Emory : Drums

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Peter White : Acoustic Guitar

Michael 'Patches' Stewart : Flugelhorn

Everette Harp : Saxophone

10 - Anthem

Everette Harp : Saxophone

Sonny Emory : Drums

Dwight Sills : Guitar

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Reggie Hamilton : Bass

Lenny Castro : Percussion

11 - Love Suite

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards

Sonny Emory : Drums

Stanley Clarke : Tenor Bass

Reggie Hamilton : Bass

Bobby Lyle "Ivory Dreams" (1989) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 Side One

01 - Ivory Dreams (Bobby Lyle)
02 - Save It For A Rainy Day (Roger Guth & Jay Oliver)
03 - Been So Long (Anita Baker)
04 - Loco-Motion (Bobby Lyle)

Side Two

01 - Tropical (Bobby Lyle)
02 - Lush Life (Duke Ellington & Billy Streyhorn)
03 - 88 Ways (To Say I Love You) (Bobby Lyle)
04 - Nova (Bobby Lyle)


Recorded & Mixed at Ocean Way Studios by Allen Sides
"Been So Long" Recorded at Air, L.A.
Additional Engineering by Mike Ross, Joe Schiff, Bob Loftus, Craig Burbidge
Assistant Engineer : Eric Rudd
Additional Synthesizer Programmer : Dave Boruff
Produced by Bobby Lyle for Genie Productions
"Save It For A Rainy Day" Co-Produced by Norman Connors


Side One

01 - Ivory Dreams

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : All Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Michael Smith : Percussion
Kirk Whalum : Saxophone

02 - Save It For A Rainy Day

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards
Helena Springs : Lead vocal
Diane Louie : Synthesizer Programming & Sequencing
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Land Richards : Drums
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Horn Overdubs :
Trumpet : Michael Patches Stewart
Trumpet : Ray Brown
Trombone : Reggie Young
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters : Background vocals

03 - Been So Long

Bobby Lyle : All Keyboards & Background vocals
Donald Griffin : Additional Guitar
Gerald Albright : Bass
Michael Baker : Drums
Munyungo Jackson : Percussions
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters : Background vocals
Michael Stewart : Trumpet

04 - Loco-Motion

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : Keyboards, DX7 Bass, Drum Machine Programming, Vocal Scat
Gerald Albright : Bass, Fills
Donald Griffin : Guitar
Donnell Spencer : Drum Fills
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Side Two

01 - Tropical

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano, Synth Solo
David Swanson : Synthesizers
Donald Griffin : Guitar
Donnell Spencer : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Kirk Whalum : Saxophone

02 - Lush Life

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano

03 - 88 Ways (To Say I Love You)

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Michael Baker : Drums

04 - Nova

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : Keyboards
Kevin Brandon : Bass
Michael Baker : Drums