Jiro Inagaki & Chuck Rainey Rhythm Section "Blockbuster" (1978) -Jazz Funk-

Label : Eastworld 

  1

01 - Dancin' (William Anderson)

02 - Theme From 'Starsky & Hutch' (Tom Scott)

03 - Blockbuster (V Thomas)

2

01 - Elocution (Norio Maeda)

02 - If Ever I See You Again (Joe Brooks)

03 - UFO (Shunichi Tokura & Yuh Aku)

Rhythm Section :

Keyboards : Larry Nash

Guitars : Mitch Holder

Bass : Chuck Rainey

Drums : Paul Leim

Percussion : Luis Conte

Horn Section :

Tenor Saxophone : Jiro Inagaki

Baritone Saxophone : Masao Suzuki (Side 1), Shunzo Sunahara (Side 2)

Trumpet : Kunitoshi Shinohara

Trumpet : Shin Kazuhara (Side 1), Kazumi Takeda (Side 2)

Trumpet : Kenji Yoshida (Side 1), Tetsuo Fushimi (Side 2)

Trombone : Harumi Mita

Chorus : Singers Three (Plus One)

Vocal : Shun Sakai (Side 2 - 02)

Produced by Jiro Inagaki for T & C Music

Arranged by Norio Maeda (except Side 2 - 02)

Co-Producer : Hiroshi Takao

Production Co-ordinator : Seijiro Ishii (T & C)

Recording Engineer : Tameo Kawada

Assistant Engineers : Kenichi Yamaguchi, Koji Noda, Atsuo Fujita

Cutting Engineers : Shogo Takeuchi, Yoshio Okazaki, Shoji Hirasawa

Recorded at Toshiba EMI Studio, July 25, 26 1978

Chuck Rainey "Interpretations Of A Groove" (2013) -Funk Soul-

Label : Vivid Sound Corporation (LightMellow's Choice_160)

01 - Interpretations Of A Groove (Chuck Rainey)
02 - Think About It (Chuck Rainey)
03 - She's A Brick House (William Atwell King Jr., Ronald C. La Pread Sr., Thomas McClary, Walter Lee Orange, Lionel Richie & Milan B. Williams)
04 -And The Cowboys Still Ride With Pride (Chuck Rainey)
05 - Beautiful Brown Eyes (Arthur Smith & Alton Delmore)
06 - Fever (Eddie Cooley & John Davenport)
07 - Uncle Chucky's Thumb Slappin' Bass Boogie (Chuck Rainey)
08 - Use Me Up (Bill Withers)
09 - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Barret Strong & Norman Whitfield)
10 - It Comes Down To This (James Allen Smith)
11 - That Xmas Eve (Chuck Rainey)
12 - Oceans Of Dreams (Chuck Rainey)


Producer / Arrangements : Chuck Rainey
Co-Producer : James Allen Smith ("Interpretations Of A Groove", "Fever" & Think About It")
Assistant Producers : Mike Bernal, Al Caldwell, Carlos Sosa, Chris Bell & Bill Zahn
Associate Producers : Tommy Sims & Rod Taylor
Project Supervisor : Jasper Cooper
Mixing Engineers : Chris Bell
Asst / John Michael Caldwell
Remix & Mastering Engineer : James Waddell
Recording / Tracking, Transfers & Editing Engineers
Leo Key - Avalon Recording / Mesquite, TX
Chris Bell - Luminous Sound / Dallas, TX & Blade Recording Studios / Shreveport, LA
Al Cadwell - St. Louis, MO
Mark Urselli - East Coast Sound / NYC
Mike Bernal - Burlington, VT
Carlos Sosa - Austin, TX
James Allen Smith - Queens, NY
James Waddell - Nashville, TN

Musicians :
Drums : Buzzy Gruen, Buddy Williams & Glen 'Bono' Saunders
Back Vocals : Rodney Johnson, Al Cadwell, Pancho Smalls, Leo Key, Lenard Hines & Chuck Rainey
Percussion : Crusher Bennett, Ralph MacDonald & Eric Stuer
Keyboards : Belinda Lopez, James Allen Smith, Stephano Intelisano & Jeff Williams
Harmonica : Rob Papparozzi
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.


01 - Interpretations Of A Groove

Drums : Buzzy Gruen
Organ & Rhodes : Stefano Intelisano
Synth Horn  Arrangement : James Allen Smith
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.
Harmonica : Rob Papparozzi
Bass & Lead vocal : Chuck Rainey
Background vocals : Al Caldwell, Pancho Smalls, Rodney Johnson, Leo Key, Chuck Rainey & Lenard Hines

02 - Think About It

Drums : Buzzy Gruen
Piano : James Allen Smith
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Bass & Spoken Verses : Chuck Rainey
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.
Background vocals : Al Cadwell

03 - She's A Brick House

Drums : Buzzy Gruen
Keyboards : Belinda Lopez
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Bass, Bass Guitar & Lead vocal : Chuck Rainey
Background Excitement : Belinda Fawley, Molly Nearing, Cecily Worthy, Laura Cottingham & The Office Staff Of The Luminous Agency in North Dallas

04 -And The Cowboys Still Ride With Pride

Bass & Vocal : Chuck Rainey
Background vocals : Pancho Smalls, Rodney Johnson, Leo Key & Chuck Rainey

05 - Beautiful Brown Eyes

Drums : Buzzy Gruen
Keyboards : Belinda Lopez & Jeff Williams
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Bass & Lead vocal : Chuck Rainey
Background vocals : Leo Key, Chuck Rainey & Rodney Johnson

06 - Fever

Drums : Buzzy Gruen
Piano : James Allen Smith
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Bass & Lead vocal : Chuck Rainey

07 - Uncle Chucky's Thumb Slappin' Bass Boogie

Bass : Chuck Rainey
Piano : Jeff Williams
Live Crowd : Luminous Agency Staff, North Dallas

08 - Use Me Up

Drums : Buzzy Gruen
Keyboards : Belinda Lopez
Bass, Bass Guitar & Lead vocal : Chuck Rainey
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.

09 - Papa Was A Rolling Stone

Drums : Glen Saunders
Keyboards : Belinda Lopez
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald
Bass, Bass Guitar & Lead vocal : Chuck Rainey
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.

10 - It Comes Down To This

Drums : Buddy Williams
Keyboards : Jeff Williams
Violin : Dale Morris Jr.
Harp : Rob Papparrozi
Percussion : Crusher Bennett
Bass & Lead vocal : Chuck Rainey

11 - That Xmas Eve

Bass & Vocal : Chuck Rainey
Piano : James Allen Smith
Percussion : Ralph MacDonald

12 - Oceans Of Dreams

Drums : Glen Saunders
Keyboards : Belinda Lopez
Percussion : Eric Stuer
Bass & Vocal : Chuck Rainey

Chuck Rainey "Born Again" (1981) -Jazz Funk / Latin Jazz-

Label : Hammer 'N Nails / Vivid Sound Corporation (LightMellow's Choice_161)

 Side A

01 - Continental Divide (Chuck Rainey)
02 - Motive, Means & Motion (Chuck Rainey)
03 - Sumo Theme (Chuck Rainey)
04 - Possessions (Chuck Rainey)

Side B

01 - Born Again (Chuck Rainey)
02 - Sympathetic Magic (Chuck Rainey)
03 - Lady D. (James Alan Smith)
04 - Same Old Funk (E. Haywood & Chuck Rainey)


Produced by David Ackerman for Good Friends

Side A

Chuck Rainey : Bass on All Selections

01 - Continental Divide

Roger Bethelmy : Drums
James Alan Smith : All Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

02 - Motive, Means & Motion

Roger Bethelmy : Drums
James Alan Smith : Clavinet, Synthesizer
Raymond Chew : Organ
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Congas
Dom-Um Romao : Percussion

03 - Sumo Theme

Roger Bethelmy : Drums
James Alan Smith : Piano, Organ
Dom-Um Romao : Percussion  

Chuck Rainey : Vocals

04 - Possessions

Roger Bethelmy : Drums 
James Alan Smith : Electric Piano, Clavinet
Raymond Chew : Piano
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Percussion

Side B

Chuck Rainey : Bass on All Selections

01 - Born Again

Roger Bethelmy : Drums 
James Alan Smith : Electric Piano, Synthesizer
Raymond Chew : Piano
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Congas
Dom-Um Romao : Percussion, Whistles

06 - Sympathetic Magic

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

07 - Lady D.

Roger Bethelmy : Drums 
James Alan Smith : All Keyboards
Errol 'Crusher' Bennett : Congas

08 - Same Old Funk

Roger Bethelmy : Drums
James Alan Smith : All Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa : Congas, Percussion
Dom-Um Romao : Triangle

Chuck Rainey : Vocal