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16/03/2026

Dazz Band "Joystick" (1983) -Synth Funk / Pop Soul / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Motown Record Corporation


États-Unis 1

01 - To The Roof (Reggie Andrews, Bobby Harris & Keith Harrison)
02 - Joystick (Bobby Harris & Eric Fearman)
03 - Swoop (I'm Yours) (Reggie Andrews & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)
04 - Until You (Reggie Andrews, Isaac Wiley Jr., Eric Fearman, Skip Martin & Kenny Pettus)

2

01 - Rock With Me (Keith Harrison & Bobby Harris)
02 - Straight Out Of School (Skip Martin, Eric Fearman & Kenny Pettus)
03 - Now That I Have You (Reggie Andrews & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)
04 - Laughin' At You (Steve Cox & Bobby Harris)
05 - T. Mata (Instrumental) (Bobby Harris)


Bobby Harris : Tenor & Alto Saxophone, Lead & Background vocals
Sennie 'Skip' Martin : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals
Pierre Demudd : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals
Eric Fearman : Guitar
Kenny Pettus : Percussion, Lead & Background vocals
Isaac Wiley Jr. : Drums, Background vocals
Michael Wiley : Bass

Produced by Reggie Andrews
Associate Producer : Bobby Harris
All Rhythm Arrangements by Dazz except :
"Laughin' At You" by Steve Cox
"Now That I Have You" by Reggie Andrews & Bobby Harris
"To The Roof" by Reggie Andrews, Bobby Harris & Keith Harrison
"Straight Out Of School" by Kenny Pettus & Reggie Andrews
"Joystick" by Bobby Harris & Eric Fearman
"Rock With Me" by Keith Harrison & Reggie Andrews
String Arrangements by Reggie Andrews
Vocal Arrangements by Dazz
Synthesizer Arrangements & Programming by Steve Cox & Keith Harrison
Recorded at The Recording Connection, Beachwood, Ohio
Recording Engineers : Dale Peters & Jimmy Carroccio except "To The Roof" by Jimmy Carrocio
Strings & Horns Recorded at Sound Castle, Glendale, California
Recording Engineer : F. Byron Clark
Assistant Engineer : Paul Ericksen
Mixed at Sound Castle, Glendale, California
Mixing Engineer : F. Byron Clark
Mastered by John Matousek at Motown's Twilight Studio, Hollywood, California

Special thanks to our friends for their musical contributions : Gerald Albright, Ray Brown, Oscar Brashear, Greg Modster, Gayle Levant, Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Calhoun & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler


1

01 - To The Roof

Lead vocal : Bobby Harris

02 - Joystick

Lead vocals : Skip Martin & Keith Harrison

03 - Swoop (I'm Yours)

Lead vocal : Skip Martin

04 - Until You

Lead vocal : Skip Martin

2

01 - Rock With Me

Lead vocal : Keith Harrison

02 - Straight Out Of School

Lead vocal : Skip Martin

03 - Now That I Have You

Lead vocals : Skip Martin & Keith Harrison

04 - Laughin' At You

Lead vocal : Skip Martin

05 - T. Mata 

Instrumental

10/09/2023

Dazz Band "Jukebox" (1984) -Funk / Synth Funk-



Label : Motown Record Corp.


États-Unis Side One

01 - Let It All Blow (Keith Harrison & Bobby Harris)
02 - Keep You Comin' Back For More (Kenny Pettus & Bobby Harris)
03 - She's The One (Reggie Andrews, Bobby Harris & Keith Harrison)
04 - Heartbeat (Reggie Andrews & Bobby Harris)

Side Two

01 - Dream Girl (Kenny Pettus)
02 - Undercover Lover (Bobby Harris & Reggie Andrews)
03 - I've Been Waiting (Keith Harrison & Sennie 'Skip' Martin)
04 - Main Attraction (Keith Harrison, Bobby Harris & Steve Cox)
05 - So Much Love (Keith Harrison)


Produced by Reggie Andrews & Bobby Harris

Dazz Horn Section :
Bobby Harris : Tenor & Alto Saxophone, Lead & Background vocals
Pierre DeMudd : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals
Sennie 'Skip' Martin : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals

Dazz Rhythm Section :
Steve Cox : Keyboards
Keith Harrison : Keyboards, Lead & Background vocals
Eric Fearman : Guitar
Kenny Pettus : Percussion, Lead & Background vocals
Isaac Wiley Jr. : Drums, Background vocals
Michael Wiley : Bass

Additional Musicians :
David Ervin : Synthesizer
Charles Fearing : Guitar
Rhett Lawson : Fairlight
Reggie Andrews : Synthesizer, Drum Programming
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Bill Henderson : String Contractor

Recorded & Mixed by F. Byron Clark at Conway Recording Studio, Los Angeles, California
Assistant Engineer : Rick Clifford
Mastered by John Golden at K-Disc Mastering, Hollywood, California


Side One

01 - Let It All Blow

Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Keith Harrison
Orchestra Arrangement : Reggie Andrews & Keith Harrison
Vocal Arrangement : Keith Harrison & Bobby Harris
Lead vocals : Keith Harrison & Sennie 'Skip' Martin

02 - Keep You Comin' Back For More

Rhythm Arrangement : Kenny Pettus & Reggie Andrews
Synthesizer Arrangement : Kenny Pettus
Guitar Solo : Roland Bautista
Vocal Arrangement : Bobby Harris
Lead vocal : Kenny Pettus

03 - She's The One

Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Reggie Andrews, Bobby Harris & Keith Harrison
Vocal Arrangement : Reggie Andrews
Lead vocal : Sennie 'Skip' Martin

04 - Heartbeat

Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Reggie Andrews & Bobby Harris
Vocal Arrangement : Bobby Harris
Lead vocals : Sennie 'Skip' Martin & Keith Harrison

Side Two

01 - Dream Girl

Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Kenny Harrison
Vocal Arrangement : Kenny Harrison
Lead vocal : Sennie 'Skip' Martin

02 - Undercover Lover

Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Reggie Andrews, Bobby Harris & Keith Harrison
Vocal Arrangement : Bobby Harris
Lead vocals : Sennie 'Skip' Martin & Keith Harrison

03 - I've Been Waiting

Rhythm Arrangement : Keith Harrison & Reggie Andrews
String Arrangement : Reggie Andrews
Guitar Solo : Eric Fearman
Vocal Arrangement : Keith Harrison, Bobby Harris & Sennie 'Skip' Martin
Lead vocal : Sennie 'Skip' Martin

04 - Main Attraction

Rhythm Arrangement : Keith Harrison, Steve Cox & Bobby Harris
Synthesizer Arrangement : Keith Harrison & Steve Cox
Chroma String Arrangement : David Ervin
Lead vocal : Keith Harrison

05 - So Much Love

Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Keith Harrison
Vocal Arrangement : Keith Harrison
Lead vocals : Sennie 'Skip' Martin & Keith Harrison

18/10/2022

Dazz Band "Keep It Live" (1982) -Synth Funk / Smooth Soul-



Label : Motown Record Corporation


États-Unis Side One

01 - Let It Whip (Reggie Andrews & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)
02 - Gamble With My Love (Bobby Harris & Eric Freeman)
03 - I'll Keep On Lovin' You (Larry Batiste & Clayton Richardson)
04 - Just Can't Wait 'Till The Night (Bobby Harris & Eric Freeman)
05 - Shake What You Got (Bobby Harris & Eric Freeman)

Side Two

01 - Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.) (Reggie Andrews, Bobby Harris, Kenny Pettus & Michael Wiley)
02 - Just Believe In Love (Olivia Bower & Reggie Andrews)
03 - Can We Dance (Michael Wiley, Bobby Harris & Kenny Pettus)
04 - Let Me Love You Until (Reggie Andrews)


Produced by Reggie Andrews
Rhythm Arrangements by Dazz & Reggie Andrews
Horn Arrangements by Bobby Harris & Reggie Andrews
String Arrangements by Reggie Andrews
Vocal Arrangements by Dazz
Synthesizer Programming by Steve Cox & Michael Boddicker

Dazz Horn Section
Pierre DeMudd : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals
Bobby Harris : Alto Saxophone, Background vocals
Sennie 'Skip' Martin : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals

Dazz Rhythm Section
Steve Cox : Keyboards
Eric Fearman : Guitar
Kenny Pettus : Percussion, Lead & Background vocals
Isaac Wiley Jr. : Bass, Background vocals

Additional Musicians :
Reggie Andrews : Keyboards & Vocoder
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Kenny Davis : Trumpet & Fluegel Horn

Recorded at The Recording Connection, Beachwood, Ohio by Dale Peters
Assistant Engineer : Jim Carroccio
Mixed at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA by Bobby Brooks
Assistant Engineer : Michael Johnson
Mastered at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA by John Matousek


Side One

01 - Let It Whip

Lead vocals : Skip Martin

02 - Gamble With My Love

Lead vocals : Skip Martin

03 - I'll Keep On Lovin' You

Lead vocals : Skip Martin

04 - Just Can't Wait 'Till The Night

Lead vocals : Skip Martin

05 - Shake What You Got

Lead vocals : Skip Martin


Side Two

01 - Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.)

Lead vocals : Bobby Harris

02 - Just Believe In Love

Lead vocals : Skip Martin

03 - Can We Dance

Lead vocals : Kenny Pettus

04 - Let Me Love You Until

Lead vocals : Pierre DeMudd

12/10/2022

Dazz Band "On The One" (1982) -Funk / Boogie-



Label : Motown Record Corporation


États-Unis Side One

01 - Party Right Here (Bobby Harris, Eric Fearman & Heshimu)
02 - Cheek To Cheek (Bobby Harris, Eric Fearman, Steve Cox, Sennie 'Skip' Martin, Kenny Pettus, Heshimu & Keith Harrison)
03 - On The One For Fun (Reggie Andrews & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)
04 - Don't Get Caught In The Middle (Reggie Andrews & Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler)
05 - A Love Song (Bobby Harris, Eric Fearman, Kenny Pettus, Pierre DeMudd & Sennie 'Skip' Martin)

Side Two

01 - Bad Girl (William 'Smokey' Robinson & Berry Gordy)
02 - Nice Girls (Bobby Harris, Eric Fearman & Steve Cox)
03 - Stay A While With Me (Van McCoy & Joe Cobb)
04 - We Have More Than Love (Reggie Andrews)


Produced by Reggie Andrews
Associate Producer : Bobby Harris

Rhythm Arrangements by Dazz & Reggie Andrews
String Arrangements by Reggie Andrews
Horn Arrangements by Bobby Harris & Reggie Andrews
Vocal Arrangements by Dazz & Reggie Andrews
Synthesizer Programming by Steve Cox & John Steinoff

Dazz Horn Section
Bobby Harris : Tenor & Alto Saxophones, Lead & Background vocals
Pierre DeMudd : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals
Sennie 'Skip' Martin : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals

Dazz Rhythm Section
Steve Cox : Keyboards
Keith Harrison : Keyboards, Lead & Background vocals
Eric Fearman : Guitar
Kenny Pettus : Percussion, Lead & Background vocals
Isaac Wiley Jr. : Drums, Background vocals
Michael Wiley : Bass

Additional Musicians 
Reggie Andrews : Keyboards
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Percussion
Greg Poree : Acoustic Guitar
Charles Fearing : Guitar

Additional Horns 
Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown, Gerald Albright, Fred Wesley

Background vocals 
Olivia Bower, Ellen Deleston, Patrice Rushen & 'The Little Nice Girls' - Andra Harris, Willette Jones, Aisha Andrews, Dominique Brand

Recorded at The Recording Connection, Beachwood, Ohio
Additional Recording at Conway Recording Company, Hollywood, California ; Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed & Mastered at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Recording Engineer : Dale Peters
Mixing Engineer : Bobby Brooks
Assistant Engineers : Jimmy Carroccio, Greg Stout, Fred Law, Carl Johnson
Mastering Engineer : John Matousek


Side One

01 - Party Right Here

Lead vocals : Skip Martin & Bobby Harris

02 - Cheek To Cheek

Lead vocals : Keith Harrison, Kenny Pettus, Pierre DeMudd & Skip Martin

03 - On The One For Fun

Lead vocals : Pierre DeMudd & Keith Harrison

04 - Don't Get Caught In The MiddleLead vocals : Skip Martin

Lead vocals : Skip Martin, Keith Harrison & Pierre DeMudd

05 - A Love Song

Lead vocals : Kenny Pettus, Skip Martin & Pierre DeMudd

Side Two

01 - Bad Girl

Lead vocals : Pierre DeMudd, Keith Harrison, Kenny Pettus & Skip Martin

02 - Nice Girls

Lead vocals : Pierre DeMudd & Skip Martin
Lead 'Nice Girl' : Patrice Rushen

03 - Stay A While With Me

Lead vocals : Skip Martin

04 - We Have More Than Love

Lead vocals : Pierre DeMudd

06/10/2022

The Dazz Band "Let The Music Play" (1981) -Smooth Soul / Funk / Westcoast Soul-



Label : Motown Record Corporation


États-Unis Side One

01 - Let The Music Play (Bobby Harris, Kenny Pettus & Kevin Kendrick)
02 - Freaky Lovin' (Bobby Harris, Kenny Pettus & Michael Calhoun)
03 - Knock! Knock! (Bobby Harris & Eric Fearman)
04 - What Will I Do Without You (Bobby Harris, Kevin Kendrick, Skip Martin & Pierre DeMudd)

Side Two

01 - Don't Stop (Bobby Harris & Kenny Pettus)
02 - This Time It's Forever (Bobby Harris & Eric Fearman)
03 - Satisfying Love (Bobby Harris & Kenny Pettus)
04 - Everyday Love (Eric Fearman é Michael Calhoun)
05 - I Believe In You (Kevin Kendrick & Michael Calhoun)


Produced by The Dazz Band for Dazz Productions & Reggie Andrews

Rhythm Arrangements by Dazz & Reggie Andrews
Horn Arrangements by Bobby Harris & Reggie Andrews
Vocal Arrangements by Dazz
Synthesizer Programming by Kevin Kendricks & Reggie Andrews

Dazz Horn Section
Pierre DeMudd : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Lead & Background vocals
Bobby Harris : Alto & Tenor Saxophones, Background vocals
Sennie 'Skip' Martin III : Trumpet, Lead & Background vocals

Dazz Rhythm Section
Eric Fearman : Guitars
Kevin Kendrick : Keyboards
Kenny Pettus : Percussion, Lead & Background vocals
Isaac Wiley Jr. : Drums
Michael Wiley : Bass

Additional Musicians :
Larry Farrell : Trombone
Kenny Davis : Trumpet
Jamie Haddad : Percussion
Ray Calabrese : Freakish Laugh

Recorded & Mixed at The Recording Connection, Beachwood, Ohio, in March & April 1981
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Dale Peters
Assistant Engineers : Jimmy Carrocio & Paul Schwartz
Mastered at Motown / Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Mastering Engineer : John Matousek