Hubert Laws "Family" (1980) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Funk-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Ravel's Bolero (Maurice Ravel)

02 - What A Night! (Hubert Laws)

03 - Wildfire (Nathan East)

Side 2

01 - Family (Hubert Laws)

02 - Memories Of Minnie (Riperton) (Hubert Laws)

03 - Say You're Mine (Hubert Laws)

All Compositions, Lyrics Composed, Arranged & Conducted by Hubert Laws, except "Ravel's Bolero" Written by Maurice Ravel, Arranged & Adapted by Hubert Laws, & "Wildfire" Written & Arranged by Nathan East

Other Musicians :

Brass 

Snooky Young : Trumpet

Bobby Bryant : Trumpet

Ray Brown : Trumpet

Garnett Brown : Trombone

Benny Powell : Trombone

Maurice Spears : Trombone

*Brass on "Family" & "Say You're Mine"

Steve Madaio : Trumpet

David Searfoss : Trumpet

Ray Brown : Trumpet

Alan Kaplan : Trombone

Jimmy Cleveland : Trombone

Maurice Spears : Trombone

Strings (except on "Wildfire")

Haim Shtrum : Violin (Concertmaster) - Thomas Buffum, Rhonni Joanne Hallnan, Carroll Stephens, Janice Gower, Assa Drori, William Henderson, Linda Rose, Barbara Durant, Mari Twumura Botnick, Franklin Foster

Cellists : Earl Madison, Nina de Vertich, Larry Corbett

Produced by Hubert Laws for Spirit Productions, Inc.

Assisted by Bill Draper & William Jeffrey

Executive Producer : George Butler

Rhythm Tracks Recorded at Hollywood Sound Studio

Engineered by Rik Pekkonen

All Other Recordings made at Sunstorm Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Engineered by Jerry Brown

Assisted by Rick Surber

Mastered at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman

Remix Engineer : Jerry Brown

Side 1

01 - Ravel's Bolero

Chick Corea : Acoustic Piano Solo

Bobby Lyle : Fender Rhodes Piano

Nathan East : Bass

Earl Klugh : Acoustic Guitar

Woody 'Onaje' Murray : Vibes

Bill Draper : Clarinet Solo

Hubert Laws : Flute, Bass Flute, Piccolo

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Timm Boatman : Classical Snare Drum

Plus Strings & Brass

02 - What A Night!

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano Solo, Fender Rhodes Solo

Nathan East : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Hubert Laws : Flute, Bass Flute

Plus Strings & Brass

03 - Wildfire

Bobby Lyle : Fender Rhodes Piano

Nathan East : Bass (Solo)

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Hubert Laws : Flute, Piccolo

Side 2

01 - Family

Featuring Debra Laws on Vocal Solo

Bobby Lyle : Piano

Nathan East : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Ron Muldrow : Guitar

David T. Walker : Guitar

Angel Rogers : Background vocals

Hubert Laws : Flute, Piccolo, Vocal Background

Plus Strings & Brass*

02 - Memories Of Minnie (Riperton)

Chick Corea : Acoustic Piano Solo

Bobby Lyle : Fender Rhodes Piano

Nathan East : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Earl Klugh : Acoustic Guitar

Hubert Laws : Flute

Plus Strings & Brass

03 - Say You're Mine

Bobby Lyle : Fender Rhodes Piano

Nathan East : Bass

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

Hubert Laws : Flute, Piccolo

Plus Strings & Brass*

Hubert Laws "Say It With Silence" (1978) -Jazz Funk-

Label : CBS Inc.

 Side 1

01 - The Baron (Pat Kelley)

02 - False Faces (Hubert Laws)

03 - Love Gets Better (Ronnie Laws)

Side 2

01 - It Happens Every Day (Joe Sample)

02 - Say It With Silence (Hubert Laws)

Produced by Hubert & Ronnie Laws for Spirit Productions Inc.

All Songs Arranged & Conducted by Hubert Laws

Rhythm on "Love Gets Better" by Ronnie Laws

Rhythm on "It Happens Every Day" by Joe Sample

Recorded at Indigo Ranch

Engineer : Chris Brunt

Remixed by Chris Brunt at Indigo Ranch

"Say It With Silence"Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder, New York

Side 1

01 - The Baron

Hubert Laws : Flute & Piccolo

Barnaby Finch : Fender Rhodes Piano

Pat Kelley : Guitar (Solo)

Melvin Robinson : Guitar (Rhythm)

Robert Vega : Electric Bass

Gregory Errico : Drums

Victor Feldman : Percussion

Jerry Peters : Arp Synthesizer

Trumpets : Bobby Bryant, Snooky Young, Ray Brown

Trombones : Garnet Brown, Thurman A. Green, Maurice Spears

02 - False Faces

Hubert Laws : Flute

Joe Sample : Fender Rhodes Piano

Robert 'Pops' Popwell : Electric Bass

Anthony Lewis : Drums

Melvin Robinson : Guitar

Debra Laws : Vocals

Violins : Sid Sharp, Israel Baker, Henry Ferber, Ronald Folsom, Arnold Belnick, David Montagu, Alfred Breuning, Don Palmer, Joy Lyle

Cellos : Harry Shlutz, Jerome Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich

Trumpets : Bobby Bryant, Snooky Young, Ray Brown

Trombones : Garnet Brown, Thurman Green, Maurice Spears

03 - Love Gets Better

Hubert Laws : Alto Flute

Barnaby Finch : Piano

Melvin Robinson : Guitar

Robert Vega : Electric Bass

Gregory Errico : Drums

Victor Feldman : Percussion

Ronnie Laws : Soprano Sax & Vocal

Eloise Laws : Vocal

Debra Laws : Vocal

Trumpets : Bobby Bryant, Snooky Young, Ray Brown

Trombones : Garnet Brown, Thurman A. Green, Maurice Spears

Side 2

01 - It Happens Every Day

Hubert Laws : Alto Flute & Flute

Ronnie Laws : Soprano Sax

Joe Sample : Fender Rhodes Piano

Robert 'Pops' Popwell : Electric Bass

Anthony Lewis : Drums

Victor Feldman : Percussion

Woody Murray : Vibes

Violins : Sid Sharp, Israel Baker, Henry Ferber, Ronald Folsom, Arnold Belnick, David Montagu, Alfred Breuning, Don Palmer, Joy Lyle

Cellos : Harry Shlutz, Jerome Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich

Trumpets & Fluegel Horns : Bobby Bryant, Snooky Young (Solo), Ray Brown

Trombones : Garnet Brown, Thurman A. Green, Maurice Spears

02 - Say It With Silence

Hubert Laws : Flute & Piccolo

Johnny Laws : Vocal

Ronnie Laws : Tenor Sax

Mark Gray : Fender Rhodes Piano

Mike Richmond : Electric Bass

Daniel Gottlieb : Drums

Susan Evans : Percussion

Hiram Bullock : Guitar

Barry Finnerty : Guitar

Mike Mandel : Arp Synthesizer

Trumpets : Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm

Trombones : Wayne Andre, Tom Malone, Tony Studd

French Horns : James Buffington, Don Corrado, Lawrence Wechsler

Violins : Sid Sharp, Israel Baker, Henry Ferber, Ronald Folsom, Arnold Belnick, David Montagu, Alfred Breuning, Don Palmer, Joy Lyle

Cellos : Harry Shlutz, Jerome Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "The Heavenly Kid" (1985) -Various-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - Heartless (Lisa Sennett & Bruce Gaitsch)

02 - The Heavenly Kid (Out On The Edge) (Randy Goodrum & George Duke)

03 - Heart Of Love (Marcy Levy, Roxanne Seeman & Bill Hughes)

04 - Obsession (Greg Guidry & David Martin)

05 - Cruisin' Tonight (Randy Goodrum & George Duke)

Side Two

01 - Animal Attraction (Gloria Sklerov & Lenny Macaluso)

02 - Two Minute Love (Danny Sembello & Jim McKeever)

03 - So Mean To Me (George Duke)

04 - Hamburgers (George Duke)

05 - When The Children Make The Mighty Fall (Mick Muhfriedel)

Musical Supervision : Errol Sober

Recorded by Tommy Vicari & Erik Zobler

Mixed by Tommy Vicari

Recorded at Le Gonks West, Mitch Gibson - Assistant Engineer

Mixed at Lionshare, Tom Fouce & Larry Ferguson - Assistant Engineers

Masterd by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering

Production Assistant : Alice Murrell

Produced by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises, Inc.

"When The Children Make The Mighty Fall" Produced by Mick Muhlfreidel

Engineered by Earle Mankey

Executive Producer : George Duke

Side One

01 - Heartless

Performed by Joe Lynn Turner

Joe Lynn Turner : Lead vocals

Michael Landau : Guitar

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

George Duke : DX-7, Acoustic Piano, Synclavier II, Memory Moog Bass

Joe Lynn Turner, Jon Fiore : Background vocals

02 - The Heavenly Kid (Out On The Edge)

Performed by Jon Fiore

Jon Fiore : All Vocals

Michael Landau : Guitar

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

George Duke : Acoustic Piano, DX-7, Memory Moog Bass, Synclavier II

03 - Heart Of Love

Performed by Jamie Bond

Jamie Bond : All Vocals

George Duke : Synclavier II, Linn Drums

04 - Obsession

Performed by Howard Hewett

George Duke : Synclavier II, Memory Moog, DX-7

Louis Johnson : Bass

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Howard Hewett : Lead vocal

Howard Hewett, Josie James : Background vocals

05 - Cruisin' Tonight

Performed by Debra Laws

Debra Laws : Lead vocals

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Louis Johnson : Bass

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

George Duke : Synclavier II, Memory Mog Bass, DX-7, Prophet V

Lynn Davis, Stephanie Reach, Shirley Jones : Background vocals

Side Two

01 - Animal Attraction

Performed by Jamie Bond

Jamie Bond : All Vocals

George Duke : Synclavier II, Prophet V, Memory Moog Bass

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Paul Jackson Jr. : Rhythm Guitar

Michael Landau : Guitar Solo, Guitar Arpeggios

Paulinho Da Costa : Cowbell

02 - Two Minute Love

Performed by Mickey Thomas

George Duke : DX-7, Synclavier II, Memory Moog Bass, Castlebar Clavinet, Korg DW 6000, Linn Drums

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Mickey Thomas : All Vocals

03 - So Mean To Me

Performed by The George Duke Band

George Duke : Synclavier II, Linn Drums

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Lynn Davis, Stephanie Reach, Shirley Jones : All Vocals

04 - Hamburgers

Performed by George Duke

George Duke : Synclavier II, Memory Moog Bass, DX-7

John 'JR' Robinson : Drums

James Reese : Scratcher

Michael Landau : Guitar Grunts

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

05 - When The Children Make The Mighty Fall

Performed by Neko-Meka

Recorded by Earle Mankey

Produced by Mick Muhlfeledel

Executive Producer : George Duke

Marina Del Rey, Cindy Ope, Peggy Max : Vocals

Robert Dean : Guitar

Roger Mason : Keyboards

Chris Schendel : Drum Programming

Debra Laws "Very Special" (1981) -Contemporary R&B / Smooth Soul-

Label : Elektra/Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - On My Own (Ronnie Laws)
02 - Meant For You (David Lasley & Roxanne Joy Seeman)
03 - Very Special (William Jeffery & Lisa Peters)
04 - Be Yourself (Debra Laws & Nathan East)

Side Two

01 - Long As We're Together (Ronnie Laws)
02 - Your Love (Tommy Mitchell)
03 - How Long (Zane Grey & Len Ron Hanks)
04 - All The Things I Love (David Lasley & Roxanne Joy Seeman)


Produced for Spirit Productions by Ronnie Laws & Hubert Laws
Production Assistant : William Jeffery
Engineered by Gerry E. Brown
Recorded at Concorde Recording Center
Strings & Horns Arrangements : Frank Kavelry
Strings on "Very Special" : William Jeffery


Side One

01 - On My Own

Ronnie Laws : Soprano Sax
Bobby Lyle : Piano
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Debra Laws : Background vocals
Larry Dunn : Synthesizers & Arp Arrangement

02 - Meant For You

Bobby Lyle : Piano
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Marlena Jeter, Gwen Gwenchee Matthews, Arnold McCuller, David Lasley : Background vocals

03 - Very Special

Michael Robinson : Piano
Arthur Adams : Guitar Solo
Melvin Robinson : Rhythm Guitar
Alex Smith : Bass
Darryl Clifton : Drums
Ronnie Laws : Male Vocal & Alto Sax

04 - Be Yourself

Bobby Lyle : Piano
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Raymond Pounds : Drums
Hubert Laws : Alto Flute & Flute Solo
Ronnie Laws : Alto Sax & Alto Flute
Larry Dunn : Synthesizers
Marlena Jeter, Gwen Gwenchee Matthews : Background vocals

Side Two

01 - Long As We're Together

Bobby Lyle : Piano
Pat Kelley : Guitar Solos
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Debra Laws, Eloise Laws : Background vocals
Larry Dunn : Synthesizers & Arp Arrangement

02 - Your Love

Bobby Lyle : Piano
Welton Gite : Bass
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Raymond Pounds : Drums
Larry Dunn : Synthesizers
Marlena Jeter, Gwen Gwenchee Matthews : Background vocals

03 - How Long

Bobby Lyle : Piano
Arthur Adams : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Raymond Pounds : Drums
Larry Dunn : Synthesizers
Marlena Jeter, Gwen Gwenchee Matthews : Background vocals

04 - All The Things I Love

Bobby Lyle : Piano
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Marlena Jeter, Gwen Gwenchee Matthews, Alexandra Brown, Stephanie Hayes : Background vocals