Zen Blues Quartet "Zen Blues Quartet" (2005) -Jazz Blues / Blues-

Label : Shunyata Records

01 - Pack It Up (George Chandler)

02 - Body And Fender Man (Doc Pomus & Duke Robillard)

03 - You're Gonna Need Me (Albert King)

04 - Get Your Business Straight (Collins)

05 - Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You (Don Redman & Andy Razaf)

06 - A Real Mother For You (Johnny 'Guitar' Watson)

07 - Take Out Some Insurance (C Singleton & W J Hall)

08 - Messin' With The Kid (Mel London)

09 - I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know (Al Kooper)

10 - Since The World Ended (Moses Allison)

Produced & Mixed by John March

Recorded 'Live' at Westlake Audio Studio C - 12/04/04

Recording Engineer : Jeff Kanan

Recording Engineer for "Messin' With The Kid" & "I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know" : Cesar Ramirez

Assistant Engineer : Aaron Walk

Keyboards Recorded at Drumroll Studios - 12/11/04

Mixed at IAG Studios - December/January 2044

Mastered by Robert Vosgien at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, CA

The Musicians in alphabetical order :

Steve Ferrone : Drums

John March : Guitars, Vocal Percussion &  Sound Design on "Since The World Ended"

Tim Scott : Bass & Vocals

Jeff Young : B3 Organ / Keyboards

On "Messin' With The Kid" & "I Love You More Than You Will Ever Know"

Special Guests :

Steve Madaio : Trumpet

Tom Saviano : Tenor Sax

Milen Kirov : Keyboards

On "A Real Mother For You"

Special Guests :

Dave Boruff : Tenor Sax Solo

The Tibetan Gyuto Monks, chant at the end of "Since The World Ended", Yamantaka

Ben Sidran "Mr. P's Shuffle" (1996) -Jazz Blues / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Go Jazz Records 

01 - I'm Back (Ben Sidran)

02 - Like A Boat On The Water (Ben Sidran)

03 - Sentimental Journey (Bud Green, Benjamin Homer & Les Brown)

04 - Get Happy (Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler)

05 - Jive Samba (Nat Adderley)

06 - I'm Not Talking (Mose Allison)

07 - The Glory Of Love (Billy Hill)

08 - Mr. P's Shuffle (Ben Sidran & Leo Sidran)

09 - Walk Right In (Erik Darling, Gus Cannon, Hosea Woods & Willard Swanoe)

10 - Lover Man (Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Sherman & Roger Ramirez)

11 - No Moon At All (David Mann & Redd Evans)

12 - Memory Lane (Ben Sidran)

Featuring :

Ben Sidran : Piano & Vocals

Frank Morgan : Alto Saxophone

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Richard Davis : Bass

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Bass

Roscoe Mitchell : Soprano Saxophone

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Howard Levy : Harmonica

Margie Cox : Vocals

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

Leo Sidran : Drums

Produced by Ben Sidran for Bullfog Productions Inc.

Recorded by Brian Anderson at Smart Studios, Madison, WI

Assisted by Mark Haines

Additional Recording by :

Steve Wiese at Creation Audio, Minneapolis, MN

John Buelher & Scott Steinman at Studio Media, Evanston, IL

Mixed by John Farber at River Sound, New York

Assisted by Anthony Gillis

01 - I'm Back

Ben Sidran : Piano & Vocal

Richard Davis : Bass

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Frank Morgan : Alto Saxophone

Phil Upchurch : Guitar 

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Margie Cox : Background vocal

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

02 - Like A Boat On The Water

Ben Sidran : Piano & Vocal

Phil Upchurch : Bass & Guitar 

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Howard Levy : Harmonica & Jews Harp

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Margie Cox : Background vocal

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

03 - Sentimental Journey

Ben Sidran : Piano & Vocal

Richard Davis : Bass

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Frank Morgan : Alto Saxophone

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Margie Cox : Background vocal

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

04 - Get Happy

Ben Sidran : Piano & Vocal

Richard Davis : Bass

Howard Levy : Harmonica

05 - Jive Samba

Ben Sidran : Piano

Richard Davis : Bass

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Roscoe Mitchell : Soprano Saxophone

Howard Levy : Harmonica

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

06 - I'm Not Talking

Ben Sidran : Electric Piano & Vocal

Phil Upchurch : Bass & Guitar 

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Howard Levy : Low

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

07 - The Glory Of Love

Ben Sidran : Piano & Vocal

Phil Upchurch : Bass & Guitar 

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Margie Cox : Background vocal

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

08 - Mr. P's Shuffle

Ben Sidran : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Bass & Guitar 

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

09 - Walk Right In

Ben Sidran : Piano & Vocal

Phil Upchurch : Bass & Guitar 

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Howard Lewy : Harmonica 

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Margie Cox : Background vocal

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

10 - Lover Man

Ben Sidran : Piano & Vocal

Richard Davis : Bass

Frank Morgan : Alto Saxophone

11 - No Moon At All

Ben Sidran : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Richard Davis : Bass

Clyde Stubblefield : Drums

Frank Morgan : Alto Saxophone

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Margie Cox : Background vocal

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

12 - Memory Lane

Ben Sidran : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Richard Davis : Bass

Leo Sidran : Drums

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B-3 Organ

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

Phil Upchurch "Whatever Happened To The Blues" (1992) -Jazz Blues / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Go Jazz Records

01 - 6 To 4 (Phil Upchurch)
02 - The Tide Keeps Lifting Me* (Phil Upchurch, Ben Sidran & J.D. Steele)
03 - Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis & Earl Bent)
04 - Blues March (Benny Golson)
05 - Love And Peace (Arthur Adam)
06 - All Blues (Hal David, Miles Davis & Oscar Brown Jr. )
07 - Whatever Happend To The Blues (Phil Upchurch & James Brown)
08 - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing* (James Brown)
09 - I'm Going Down Slow (McGee)
10 - Nice To Have You Around (Phil Upchurch)
11 - Fade To Black Tie* (Paul Peterson & Ben Sidran)
12 - Sweet Woman Blues (James Van Buren)


Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
*Produced by Ben Sidran & Ricky Peterson
Recorded & Mixed by Tom Tucker at Paisley Studios, Minneapolis, MN ; Brian Pore & Ray Hanfeldt, Assistants ; Dave Friedlander & Mike Koppelman, Re-Edits
Additional Recording : Steve Wiese, Creation Audio, Minneapolis ; Dave Brickson, Streeterville, Chicago ; Michael Verdick, Sunday To Monday, Burbank ; Katherine Miller, Skyline, New York ; Charlie Paakkari, Capitol, Los Angeles


01 - 6 To 4

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Billy Peterson : Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Michael Bland : Drums

02 - The Tide Keeps Lifting Me

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Feet Percussion
Lenny Castro : Conga
Pop Staples, Mavis Staples, Javetta Steele, J.D. STeele, Fred Steele : Vocals

03 - Angel Eyes

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Billy Peterson : Bass
Michael Bland : Drums
Ricky Peterson : Synth
Jack MacDuff : Organ
Gavin Christopher : Vocal
Strings Arranged by Billy & Ricky Peterson

04 - Blues March

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Bass
Michael Bland : Drums

05 - Love And Peace

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Michael Bland : Drums
Arthur Adams : Vocal
J.D. Steele, Javetta Steele, Fred Steele : Background vocals

06 - All Blues

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Paul Peterson : Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Michael Bland : Drums
Oscar Brown Jr. : Vocal

07 - Whatever Happend To The Blues

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Synths
Paul Peterson : Bass
Michael Bland : Drums
James Van Buren : Vocal

08 - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Clyde Stubblefield & Michael Bland : Drums
Paul Peterson : Bass & Rhythm Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Maceo Parker : Alto Sax
Fred Wesley : Trombone
Pee Wee Ellis : Tenor Sax
Rosie Gaines & Clyde Stubblefield : Vocals
Dave Friedlander : Re-edit Engineer

09 - I'm Going Down Slow

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Ben Sidran : Piano
Billy Peterson : Bass
Clyde Stubblefield : Drums
Les McCann : Vocal

10 - Nice To Have You Around

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

11 - Fade To Black Tie

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Synths
Paul Peterson : Bass & Rhythm Guitar
Michael Bland : Drums
Edited by Ricky Peterson & Ben Sidran

12 - Sweet Woman Blues

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Clyde Stubblefield : Drums
Billy Peterson : Bass
Bruce Kurnow : Harmonica
James Van Buren : Vocal

Steve Eaton "Out Of The Blues" (2003) -Jazz Blues-

Label : Steve Eaton / Evensteen Publishing 2003

01 - Fool For The Moon (Steve Eaton)
02 - Where Do I Fit In (Steve Eaton)
03 - Sixteen Tons (M. Travis)
04 - Hello To Goodbye (Steve Eaton)
05 - Out Of The Blues (Steve Eaton & M. Miller)
06 - All You Get From Love Is A Love Song (Steve Eaton)
07 - You Don't Know Me (E. Arnold & C. Walker)
08 - Raking Leaves In The Wind (Steve Eaton)
09 - Light My Fire (John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek & Jim Morrison)
10 - Trust Love (B. Carlyle & Steve Eaton)
11 - You Can Get Your Love Right Here (Steve Eaton & J. Eaton)


Players :
Steve Eaton (Piano, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Strings & Vocals)
Terry Hill (Bass) & Zakari Frantz (Sax) on "You Can Get Your Love Right Here"
Terry Hill (Bass) on "Raking Leaves In The Wind"
Phil Garonzik (Sax) on "Fool For The Moon"

Arranged, Produced & Recorded by Steve Eaton for Steve Eaton Productions

Ben Sidran "Cool Paradise" (1990) -Jazz Blues-

Label : Go Jazz Records

01 - Cool Paradise (Ben Sidran)
02 - Lip Service (Ben Sidran)
03 - If Someone Has To Wreck Your Life (Pat MacDonald)
04 - She Steps Into A Dream (Ben Sidran)
05 - Try (Ben Sidran)
06 - Language Of The Blues (Pat MacDonald)
07 - Desire Of Love (GeGe Telesforo, Max Bottini & Ben Sidran)
08 - Bye Bye Blackbird (Mort Dixon & Ray Henderson)
09 - So Long (Ben Sidran)
10 - Walking With The Blues (Ben Sidran)
11 - Searching For A Girl Like You (Ben Sidran)


Featuring :
Ben Sidran : Keyboards & Vocals
Billy Peterson : Bass
Gordy Knudtson : Drums
Bob Malach : Saxophone
Ricky Peterson : Additional Keyboards & Background vocals

Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Arranged by Billy Peterson
Recorded & Mixed by Steve Wiese at Creation Audio, Minneapolis & MN Mastering by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York
Additional Recording by John Black

Zen Blues Quartet "Again And Yet Again" (2008) -Blues / Jazz Blues-

Label : Shunyata Records

01 - What A Life (Mike Finnigan)
02 - I've Had Harder Times From Better Women Than You (Tim Scott)
03 - Reeling In The Years (Walter Becker & Donald Fagen)
04 - Same Old Blue (Don Nix)
05 - Let A Woman Be A Woman (Lester Christian)
06 - Kiss And Say Goodbye (Winfred "Blue" Lovett)
07 - Powerfull Stuff (Mike Finnigan, Steve Tyrel & Stephanie Tyrel)
08 - I Want to Ta Ta Ya Baby (Johnny "Guitar" Watson)
09 - Secrets Best Kept (Instrumental) (Richard Dangel & Tim Scott)
10 - Girls Ain't Groceries (Titus Turner)
11 - Again And Yet Again (John March)


Produced, Engineered & Mixed by John March
Principal Recording February 2007 2nd & 3rd at Westlake Recording
Vocal Overdubs at Big Surprise Music Studio
Keyboard overdubs at High Fidelity studios
Guitar overdubs at IAGstudios
Mixed at IAGstudios
Additional Engineering at Westlake Recording : Brian Warwick (Protools Op/Assistant Engineer), Eric Rennaker (Assistant Engineer), Brian Naguit (Assistant Engineer), Sara Clark (Organizational Goddess) Carmen Grillo & Johnny Lee Schell

Zen Blues Quartet :
Mike Finnigan : Hammond B3 Organ, Piano & Vocals
Tim Scott : Bass & Vocals
John March : Guitars
Steve Ferrone : Drums

Special Guests :
The LA Horns, Featuring :
Dave Boruff : Saxophones
Bill Churchville : Trumpets
Ed Wynne : Saxophones
Carmen Grillo : Background vocals
Curtis Salgado : Blues Harmonica
Marty Grebb : Rhodes Piano
Horn Arrangements by Bill Churchville