Various Artists "The Groove Boutique: Volume One" (2004) -Jazz Funk / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Tommy Boy Entertainment, LLC

01 - Body Tight (Jeremy Skaller & John Hill)

02 - Tilt (Massimo Greco)

03 - Rhode Trip (Dave Warrin)

04 - Headhunting (Harvey Mason)

05 - All Around The World (Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis & Kevin Randolph)

06 - Lizards (Hamish Stuart, Jim Mullen, Ian Thomas & Pino Palladino)

07 - So Lucios (Machado)

08 - One Day Deep (Rob Gaasterland, Daniel Testas & Praful)

09 - Ne-Ne (Alan Evans, Neal Evans & Eric Peter Krasno)

10 - Looking Fine (Alfonso Blackwell)

11 - The Last Three Minutes (Burt Bacharach & Andre Young)

12 - Spirit (Monet & Gil Small)

13 - Icy (David Baron & Rafe Gomez)

14 - Naturally (Michelle Nichol & Morten Varano)

Bonus Track

15 - I Will (Olivier Pryszlak & Rebecca)

01 - Body Tight

Orange Factory

Written & Produced by Jeremy Skaller & John Hill for Orange Factory Productions

℗ 2003 Irma Records

02 - Tilt

Clan Greco

Written & Produced by Massimo Greco

Co-Produced by Ohm Guru

℗ 1998 Irma Records

03 - Rhode Trip

Slide Five

Produced by Slide Five & Christian Jones

℗ 1996 Ubiquity Recordings, Inc.

04 - Headhunting

The Headhunters

Bass by Paul Jackson

Percussion by Bill Summers

Drums & Keyboards by Harvey J. Mason

Tenor Saxophone by Bennie Maupin

Guitar by Wah Wah Watson

℗ 2003 Basin Street Records

From the Album 'Evolution Revolution'

05 - All Around The World

Ramsey Lewis

Produced by Frayne Lewis

℗ 1996 The Verve Music Group

06 - Lizards

Jinjam

Produced by Jinjam

℗ 2000 Sulphuric Records

07 - So Lucios

Copa 7

Produced by Laila, Paulinho, Dionisio & Gomes

℗ 2001 Whatmusic.com

08 - One Day Deep

Praful

Written, Arranged, Produced & Mixed by Rob Gaasterland, Daniel Testas & Praful

Tenor Sax, Flute, Log Drum, Wurlitzer by Praful

Moog Bass by Rob Gaasterland

Dub Gear by Daniel Testas

Executive Producer : Bart Thimbies

℗ 2003 Rendezcous Entertainment

From the Album 'One Day Deep' 

09 - Ne-Ne

Soulive

Written & Produced by Soulive (Alan Evans, Neal Evans & Eric Peter Krasno)

℗ 2002 Blue Note

10 - Looking Fine

Alfonzo Blackwell

Written, Arranged & Produced by Alfonzo Blackwell

℗ 2004 Utopia Records

11 - The Last Three Minutes

Chris Botti

Produced by Steve Lindsey

℗ 2003 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.

12 - Spirit

Monet

Produced by Gil Small for Gasoul Productions

Flute by Monet

All Other Instruments by Gil Small

Vocals by Gil Small & Robin Small

℗ 2004 Purpose Records

13 - Icy

Rafe Gomez

Written & Produced by David Baron & Rafe Gomez

Recorded & Mixed at Edison Studios

Vocals & Guitar by Machan

Trumpet by Glenn Kaye

℗ 2004 Tommy Boy Entertainment

14 - Naturally

Slow Train Soul

Written & Arranged by Michelle Nichol & Morten Varano

℗ 2003 Murena Records / Playground Music Scandinavia AB

15 - I Will

Rebecca

℗ 2003 Bel-Air Production

From the Rasa CD 'Saint Tropez - Côté plage'

Ramsey Lewis "Sky Islands" (1993) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Pop-

Label : GRP Records

 01 - Julia (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

02 - Après vous (Ramsey Lewis)

03 - Who Are You?* (Bill Cantos)

04 - Suavecito (Ramsey Lewis)

05 - Tonight** (Robert Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Mike Logan & Ramsey Lewis)

06 - Sky Islands (Larry Dunn)

07 - A Song For Jan (Ramsey Lewis)

08 - Medley: Wade In The Water / Hang On Sloopy / The In Crowd (Ramsey Lewis) / (Wes Farrell & Bert Russell) / William Page)

09 - Love Will Find A Way (Lionel Richie & Greg Phillinganes)

10 - Come Back To Me (Janet Jackson, James Harris III & Terry Lewis)

11 - Tonight (Robert Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Mike Logan & Ramsey Lewis) (Instrumental Version)

Produced by Ramsey Lewis & Frayne Lewis for Ivory Pyramid Productions, Carl Griffin & Maurice White*

Associate Producer : Michael Logan

Executive Producers : Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen

Musicians :

Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand Piano

Henry Johnson : Guitar

Michael Logan : Electric Keyboards

Chuck Webb : Electric Bass & Clevinger Electric Upright Bass

Steve Cobb : Drums & Percussion

Tony Carpenter : Percussion

Art Porter : Alto Saxophone

Eve Cornelious : Featured Vocalist on "Tonight" & "Love Will Find A Way"

Brenda Stewarrt, Sheila Fuller, Morris Stewart : Background Vocalists on "Come Back To Me", "Love Will Find A Way" & "Tonight"

Ramsey Lewis, Robert Lewis, Carl Griffin, Michael Logan, Tony Carpenter, Steve Cobb : Background Vocalists on "Hang On Sloopy"

Digitally Recorded & Mixed by Rich Breen at Chicago Recording Studio, Chicago, IL

Assistant Engineer : Dennis Tousana

Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound / NYC

Post-Production by Michael Landy & Joseph Doughney at The Review Room / NYC

Ramsey Lewis "Love Songs" (2004) -Jazz Fusion / Westcoast Jazz / Westcoast Soul / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Sony BMG Music Entertainment

 01 - Midnight Rendezvous (David Roberts)

02 - A Time For Love (Johnny Mandel & Paul Francis Webster)

03 - Nicole (Jon Lind & Charles Stepney)

04 - The Two Of Us (Vassal Benford & Jeremy Lubbock)

05 - With A Gentle Touch (James L. Mack)

06 - Juaacklyn (Michael Stewart)

07 - Never Wanna Say Goodnight (Roger Bruno, Franne Golde & Ellen Schwartz)

08 - Something About You (Charles Stepney & Cash McCall)

09 - So Much More (Marlo Henderson, Wornell Jones & Maxayn Lewis)

10 - I Let A Song Out Of My Heart / It Could Happen To You (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo & John Redmond) / (Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke)

11 - If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right (Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton)

12 - I'll Always Dream About You (Keithen Carter & Terry Fryer)

13 - Love Song (Ramsey Lewis)

14 - Please Send Me Someone To Love (Percy Mayfield)

Compilation Produced by Bob Belden & Ramsey Lewis

Mastered by Woody Pornpitaksuk

Sony Music Studios, New York

Legacy A&R : Steve Berkowitz

Project Director : Seth Rothstein

A&R Coordination : Stacey Boyle

01 - Midnight Rendezvous

Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson

From 'The Two Of Us"

℗ 1984

02 - A Time For Love

From 'Classic Encounter'

℗ 1988

03 - Nicole

From 'Salengo'

℗ 1976

04 - The Two Of Us

Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson

From 'The Two Of Us"

℗ 1984

05 - With A Gentle Touch

From 'Les Fleurs'

℗ 1983

06 - Juaacklyn

From 'Don't It Feel Good'

℗ 1975

07 - Never Wanna Say Goodnight

Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson

From 'The Two Of Us"

℗ 1984

08 - Something About You

From 'Don't It Feel Good'

℗ 1975

09 - So Much More

From 'Three Piece Suite'

℗ 1981

10 - I Let A Song Out Of My Heart & It Could Happen To You

From 'Classic Encounter'

℗ 1988

11 - If Loving You Is Wrong I Don't Want To Be Right

From 'Funky Serenity'

℗ 1973

12 - I'll Always Dream About You

From 'Ramsey'

℗ 1989

13 - Love Song

From 'Urban Renewal'

℗ 1989

14 - Please Send Me Someone To Love

The Ramsey Lewis Trio

From 'Upendo Ni Pamoja'

℗ 1972

Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson "Meant To Be" (2002) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Narada Productions, Inc.

 01 - Peel Me A Grape (Dave Frishberg)

02 - Truthfully (Ramsey Lewis)

03 - Did I Ever Really Live (Albert Hague & Allan Sherman)

04 - Velvet Night (Ramsey Lewis)

05 - A Moment Alone (Ramsey Lewis)

06 - Moondance (Van Morrison)

07 - Meant To Be (Ramsey Lewis & Larry Gray)

08 - Piano In The Dark (Brenda Russell, Jeff Hull & Scott Cutler)

09 - Time Peace (Ramsey Lewis)

10 - First Time Love (Patti Austin, Dave Grusin & Harvey Mason)

11 - Tanquissimo (Fareed Haque)

Produced by Ramsey Lewis for The Path Link Company

Recorded at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, IL

September - November 2001

Recorded & Mixed by Danny Leake for Urban Guerrilla Engineers

Assistant Engineers : Matt Lejeune, Manny Sanchez & Brad Beattle

Digital Editing : Matt Lejeune & Danny Leake

Mastered by Trevor Sadler, Narada Productions, Inc.

Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand

Nancy Wilson : Vocals on "Peel Me A Grape", "Did I Ever Really Live", "Moondance", "Piano In The Dark", "First Time Love"

Larry Gray : Acoustic Bass

Ernie Adams : Drums on "Peel Me A Grape", "Did I Ever Really Live", "Moondance", "Piano In The Dark", "First Time Love"

Leon Joyce : Drums on "Truthfully", "Velvet Night", "A Moment Alone", "Meant To Be", "Time Peace", "Tanquissimo"

01 - Peel Me A Grape

Arranged by Larry Gray

02 - Truthfully

Arranged by Ramsey Lewis

03 - Did I Ever Really Live

Arranged by Larry Gray

04 - Velvet Night

Arranged by Ramsey Lewis

05 - A Moment Alone

Arranged by Ramsey Lewis

06 - Moondance

Arranged by Larry Gray

07 - Meant To Be

Arranged by Ramsey Lewis & Larry Gray

08 - Piano In The Dark

Arranged by Larry Gray

09 - Time Peace

Arranged by Ramsey Lewis

10 - First Time Love

Arranged by Larry Gray

11 - Tanquissimo

Arranged by Larry Gray

Ramsey Lewis "Les Fleurs" (1983) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Super Woman (Where Were You When I Needed You) (Stevie Wonder)

02 - A House Is Not A Home (Burt Bacharach & Hal David)

03 - Essence Of Love (Adapted from 'Prelude in E Minor, Opus 28, No. 4 by Frederick Chopin - Arranged by Tom Washington)

Side 2

01 - Les Fleurs (Charles Stepney)

02 - Physical (Steve Kipner & Terry Shaddick)

03 - With A Gentle Touch (James Mack)

04 - Reasons (Maurice White, Charles Stepney & Philip Bailey)

Produced by Tom Tom 84 & Ramsey Lewis

Executive Producer : George Butler

Musicians :

Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Grand, Rhodes Electric Piano, Korg Polysix Synthesizer

Bill Dickens : Acoustic Bass

Frank Donaldson : Drums

Additional Musicians :

Eldee Young : Acoustic Bass & Cello on "A House Is Not A Home", Cello on "With A Gentle Touch"

Morris Jennings : Drums & Gong on "Les Fleurs", Brushes on "Essence Of Love"

Ronnie Laws : Saxophone on "Physical"

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar on "Physical"

Craig Williams : Percussion

Robert Irving, Mark Priest, Roy Crawford : Synthesizer Programmers

Tom Tom 84 : Arrangements & Additional Keyboards, Vibes & Percussion

"A House Is Not A Home" Arranged by Ramsey Lewis 

Bass & Cello Orchestrated by Tom Tom 84

Recorded at P.S. Recording Studio, Chicago, IL

Recording Engineer : Paul Serrano

Assistant Engineers : Goh Hotoda, Ron White, Vanzell Smith

Remixed at Larrabee Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Remix Engineer : Erik Zobler

Assistant Engineers : Sabrina Buchanek, Judy Clapp

Ramsey Lewis "Tequila Mockingbird" (1977) -Jazz Funk-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Tequila Mockingbird* (Larry Dunn)

02 - Wandering Rose° (Neal Creque)

03 - Skippin'* (Victor Feldman)

04 - My Angel's Smile° (M. Stewart)

Side 2

01 - Camino El Bueno° (Derf Reklaw Raheem)

02 - Caring For You° (M. Stewart)

03 - Intimacy° (Paul Libman & Paul Imas)

04 - That Ole Bach Magic* (Larry Dunn & Eddie del Barrio)

°Rhythm Recorded at PS Studios, Chicago, Illinois

°Recording Engineer : Pau Serrano

°Horn & Strings Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York City

°Mixed & Edited at The Hit Factory, New York City

°Engineer : Edward Sprigg / Assistant Engineer : Michael Ruffo

°String & Horn Arrangements : Bert DeCoteaux

°Rhythm Tracks Arranged by Ramsey Lewis & Bert DeCoteaux

°Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Grand, Fender Rhodes, Electric Piano

°Byron Gregory : Electric Guitar

°Ron Harris : Bass

°Derf Reklaw Raheem : Percussion

°Keith Howard : Drums

*Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, California / Sunset Sound Recording, Hollywood, California / Burbank Studios, Burbank, California

*Engineering & Remixing : Jack Rouben

*Assistant Engineer : Robert Fernandez

*Horn Arrangements by Larry Dunn & Eddie del Barrio

*Horn Conducted by Eddie del Barrio

*The Horn Section Includes : George Bohannon, Oscar Brashear & Ernie Watts

*Strings Arranged & Conducted by George del Barrio

*String Concert Master : Paul Shure

Special thanks to the following Musicians :

"Tequila Mockingbird"

Larry Dunn : Synthesizer Programmer & Keyboard

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums & Timbales

Philip Bailey : Percussion

Al McKay : Guitar

Verdine White : Bass

Ronnie Laws : Soprano saxophone

"That Ole Bach Magic"

Larry Dunn : Synthesizer Programmer & Keyboard

Eddie del Barrio : Electric Piano

Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums & Percussion

Philip Bailey : Congas

Al McKay : Guitar

Johnny Graham : Guitar

Verdine White : Bass

"Skippin'"

Victor Feldman : Electric Piano & Percussion

Al McKay : Guitar

Philip Bailey : Congas

Fred White : Drums

Verdine White : Bass

*Special thanks to George Massenburg for the use of his Sontec Parametric Equalizer & Sontec Compressor ; & special thanks to Monte & Gerry White

°*Mastered at Media Sound by Ray Janos

Ramsey Lewis "Three Piece Suite" (1981) -Jazz Funk / Westcoast Jazz-

Label : CBS, Inc.

Side 1 

01 - Lakeshore Cowboy (Marlo Henderson & Larry O. Tynes)

02 - Romance Me* (Henry Johnson)

03 - Will You* (Bernard Kawka)

04 - Love Is (Robert Irving III)

05 - Michelle (Vassal Benford)

Side 2

06 - Don't Ever Go Away (Marlo Henderson & Sam McCrary)

07 - So Much More* (Marlo Henderson, Wornell Jones & Maxayn Lewis)

08 - Can't Wait Till Summer (Randy Hall)

09 - She's Out Of My Life* (Tom Bahler)

10 - Expansions (Robert Irving III)

Produced, Arranged & Conducted by Tom Tom '84

Executive Producer : George Butler

Recorded & Mixed at Chicago Recording Company (CRC), Studio D

Recording Engineer : Hank Neuberger

Assistant Engineers : Tom Hanson, Joe Daniels, Mike Szarzynski

*Guest Arranger (Strings) : Patrice Rushen

Mastered at CBS Recording Studios, New York     

The Players :

Bass 

Bernard Reed - Tracks 01, 05, 06, 07

Felton Crews - Tracks 04, 08, 10

Greg Williams - Tracks 02, 03, 09

Keyboards 

Ramsey Lewis - All Tracks

Acoustic, Electric & Steinway* Pianos, Prophet

Bobby Irving - Tracks 04, 08, 10

Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano

Tom Washington - Tracks 03, 05, 07, 09 (Acoustic Piano), Tracks 02, 05, 07 (Electric Piano)

Guitar

Marlo Henderson - Tracks 01, 03, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10

Randy Hall - Tracks 04, 08, 10

Henry Johnson - Tracks 02, 03, 07, 09

Drums

Morris Jennings - Tracks 01, 05, 06, 07, 10

Vince Wilbourn - Tracks 04, 08

Frank Donaldson - Tracks 02, 03, 09

Tambourines

Jimmy Tillmon

Congas & Percussion

Master Henry Gibson

Tom Washington - Tracks 02, 08

Tempo Blocks

Tom Tom 84

Trumpets

Murray Watson - Contractor

Marvin Davis, Paul Howard, Arthur Hoyle - Guest Trumpet & Soloist

Alto Sax

George Patterson

Tenor Sax

Sonny Seals - Guest Tenor Sax & Soloist

Trombones

'Big Willie' Woods, Steve Berry, Mike Myers - Bass Trombone

Violins

Everett Zlatoff Mirsky - Concertmaster

Phyllis McKenny, Arnold Roth, Debbie Miller, Sheldon Gershon, Arhur Ahlman, John T. Fredrickson, Elliott Golub

Violas

Harold Kupper, Roger Moulton

Cellos

Alan Rostoker, Nancy Johnson

Guest Voice

Alice Sanderson Echols

Soloists

Henry Johnson - Guitar Solo on Track 02

Arthur Hoyle - Fluegelhorn Solo on Track 05

Sonny Seals - Sax Solo on Track 08

Chicago Handclappin' Party Choir

Tom Tom 84 - Conductor, Genevieve S., Dimp Paco Bieg Willie, Keith & Alice, Bobby Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Herbert Bertha, David Schultz, Jimmy Tillmon, Cheryl, Archie, Phyllis, Vivian, Donnell Pitman, Carter Russell, Ruderial B 

Ramsey Lewis & Nancy Wilson "The Two Of Us" (1984) -Westcoast Soul-

 Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Ram (Ramsey Lewis & Stanley Clarke)
02 - Midnight Rendezvous*° (David Roberts)
03 - Breaker Beat (Ramsey Lewis, Stanley Clarke & Robert Brookins)
04 - Slippin' Away* (David Paich, Leon Ware & David Foster)

Side 2

01 - The Two Of Us*° (Vassal Benford & Jeremy Lubbock)
02 - Quiet Storm* (Ramsey Lewis & Stanley Clarke)
03 - Never Wanna Say Goodnight (Roger Bruno, Franne Golde & Ellen Schwartz)
04 - Closer Than Close (Patrick Henderson & Vassal Benford)
05 - Song With Words (Remembering) (Ramsey Lewis)


Produced by Stanley Clarke
Executive Producer : Dr. George Butler 
Engineered by Erik Zobler
Recorded & Mixed at Mad Hatter Studios & Sound Castle Studio, Los Angeles, California
Assistant Engineers : Suncan Aldrich, Jeff Vaughn, Gary Wagner, Mitch Gibson & Paul Erikson
*Remixed at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California
*Remix Engineer : Don Hahn
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, California
String Arrangements by George Del Barrio

°Strings : Bill Hughes, Murray Adler, Brenton Banks, Norman Carr, Bonnie Douglas, Christine Ermacoff, Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, Catherine Gotthoffer, Barbara Hunter, Keren Jones, Roland Kato, Janet Lakatos, Paul Shure


Side 1

01 - Ram

Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand
Robert Brookins : Synthesizers
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Celia Kitengeth : Narration

02 - Midnight Rendezvous

Nancy Wilson : Lead vocals
Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass
Don Freeman : Keyboards
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Lynn Davis : Background vocals

03 - Breaker Beat

Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand
Robert Brookins : Synthesizers
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

04 - Slippin' Away

Nancy Wilson : Lead vocals
Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass
Don Freeman : Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Lynn Davis & Josie James : Background vocals

Side 2

01 - The Two Of Us

Nancy Wilson : Vocals
Daryl Coley : Vocals
Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand
Vassal Benford : Piano
Don Freeman : Keyboards
Stanley Clarke : Bass
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

02 - Quiet Storm

Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand
Robert Brookins : Synthesizers
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

03 - Never Wanna Say Goodnight

Nancy Wilson : Lead vocals
Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Freddie Washington : Bass 
Don Freeman : Keyboards 
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar 
Rory Kaplan : Synthesizer
Lynn Davis, Marcy Levy & Freida Woody : Background vocals

04 - Closer Than Close

Daryl Coley : Lead vocals
Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Rory Kaplan : Synthesizer
Don Freeman : Keyboards
Vassal Benford : Piano
Lynn Davis : Background vocals

Urban Knights "Urban Knights IV" (2001) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : Narada Jazz

 

01 - The Message (Sharay Reed, Frayne T. Lewis, Kevin Randolph & Ron Haynes)

02 - Moving Pictures (Ramsey Lewis, Frayne T. Lewis & Kevin Randolph)

03 - Slick (Frayne T.  Lewis, Norman Brown & Kevin Randolph)

04 - Alright (Frayne T. Lewis, Kevin Randolph & Brian Sledge)

05 - Latin Flavor (Lambert Waldrip, Frayne T. Lewis, Kenny Randolph & Ron Haynes)

06 - Pretty (Ramsey Lewis, Frayne T. Lewis & Kenny Randolph)

07 - Sign Your Name (Terence Trent D'Arby)

08 - Thinking About Your Love (Kevin Randolph & Brian Sledge)

09 - The One (Lambert Waldrip, B. Lewis & Kevin Randolph)

10 - Hi-Heel Sneakers (Robert Higgenbotham)

11 - Clubland (Frayne T. Lewis, Ramsey Lewis, Kevin Randolph & Ron Haynes)

12 - Thinking About Your Love (Kevin Randolph & Brian Sledge) (Instrumental)

Produced by Frayne T. Lewis for The PathLink Company

Executive Producer : Ramsey Lewis

Urban Knights :

Ramsey Lewis : Acoustic Piano

Frayne T. Lewis : Producer

Kevin Randolph : Acoustic Piano & Keyboards

Calvin Rodgers : Drums

Sharay Reed : Bass

Danny Leake : Engineer

Lambert Waldrip : Drum & Keyboard Programming

Featuring :

Norman Brown : Guitar

Steve Cole : Saxophone

Ron Raynes : Trumpet

B : Vocals

Opal : Vocals

Musicians :

Keith Henderson : Guitar

Alejo Poveda : Percussion

Junell Davis : Background vocals

Pari Mitchell : Background vocals

Emoni Wilkins : Background vocals

Denise Rutledge : Background vocals

Richard Sledge : Background vocals

Brian Sledge : Background vocals

"Clubland" Co-Produced by Frayne T. Lewis & Vince Lawrence

"Thinking About Your Love" Co-Produced by Frayne T. Lewis & Vince Lawrence

"The One" Produced by Stereo

Recorded at Chicago Recording Company, Chicago, Illinois

February 12 - May 15, 2001

Engineer : Danny Leake

Assistant Engineer : Matt Lejeune

Mixed at Chicago Recording Company

Engineer : Danny Leake

Assistant Engineer : Matt Lejeune

Mastered by Trevor Sadler, Narada Productions, Inc.

01 - The Message

Featuring Ron Haynes

02 - Moving Pictures

Featuring Ramsey Lewis

03 - Slick

Featuring Norman Brown

04 - Alright

Featuring Opal

05 - Latin Flavor

Featuring Ron Haynes

06 - Pretty

Featuring Ramsey Lewis

07 - Sign Your Name

Featuring Steve Cole

08 - Thinking About Your Love

Featuring Kevin Randolph

09 - The One

Featuring B

10 - Hi-Heel Sneakers

Featuring Ramsey Lewis

11 - Clubland

Featuring Ramsey Lewis, Kevin Randolph & Ron Haynes

12 - Thinking About Your Love 

Instrumental

Featuring Kevin Randolph

Ramsey Lewis ‎"Routes" (1980) -Jazz Funk-

Label : CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Whisper Zone (Jon Lind, Larry Dunn & Al McKay)
02 - High Point (Larry Dunn, Al McKay & D. McKay)
03 - Tondelayo (Larry Dunn & Leonard White)
04 - Caribbean Blue (Larry Dunn)
05 - Looking Glass (Ramsey Lewis)

Side 2

01 - Come Back Jack (Terry Marie Poret)
02 - Colors In Space (Maurice White & Larry Dunn)
03 - Crystals 'N Sequence (Allen Toussaint)
04 - You Are The Reason (James Mack)
05 - Hell On Wheels (Allen Toussaint)


Executive Producer : George Butler
Tracks 01 - 05 Produced by Larry Dunn for Kalimba Productions
Recorded at Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California
Engineered & Mixed by Chris Brunt
Assistant Engineer : Denny Hansen
Arranged by Larry Dunn
Rhythm Track Arranged by Al McKay & Larry Dunn
Vocals Recorded at George Massenburg Studio
Engineered by George Massenburg
Assistant Engineer : Ken Fowler
Tracks 06, 08, 09 & 10 Produced by Allan Toussaint for Sansu Enterprises, Inc. except "Colors In Space" Produced by Larry Dunn for Kalimba Productions
Recorded at Sea Saint Recording Studios, New Orleans, LA except "Colors In Space" Recorded at Indigo Ranch, Malibu, California
Engineered & Mixed by Danny Jones except "Colors In Space" Engineered by Chris Brunt
Assistant Engineer : Dennis Hansen
Tracks 06, 08, 09 & 10 Arranged by Allen Toussaint except "Colors In Space"" Arranged & Written by Larry Dunn & Maurice White
Musical Assistance : Louis Satterfield
All Synthesizer & Synthesizer Programming : Larry Dunn

Musicians on Side 1  
Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand Piano & Fender Rhodes
Larry Dunn : Synthesizer Piano, Fender Rhodes & Synthesizer Programming
Al McKay : Guitars
Byron Miller : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Kenny Burke : Bass
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa, Philip Bailey & Fred White : Percussion
Don Myrick : Saxophone (Alto Sax Solo on "Caribbean Blue")
Louis Satterfield : Trombone
Rahm Lee : Flugelhorn
Michael Davis : Trumpet
James Gadson : Drums
Maurice White & Jon Lind : Vocals on "Whisper Zone"
Warren Weinberg : Vocals on "Caribbean Blue"
"Looking Glass" Written & Performed by Ramsey Lewis

Musicians Side 2
Ramsey Lewis : Steinway Concert Grand Piano & Fender Rhodes
Allen Toussaint : Oberheim Vocoder Moog Synthesizer
Sam Henry Jr. : Yamaha Electric Fender Rhodes
Herman V. Ernest III : Drums
David Barald : Bass
Leo Nocentelli : Guitar
Kenneth Williams : Percussion
James Gadson : Drums
Kenny Burke : Bass
Roland Bautista : Guitar
Larry Dunn : Keyboards
Paulinho Da Costa, Fred White & Philip Bailey : Percussion

Various Artists "The Best Of Fusion" (1996) - Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Sony Records

01 - Black Market / Weather Report (Joe Zawinul)
02 - Cantaloupe Island / Herbie Hancock (Herbie Hancock)
03 - Orange Express / Sadao Watanabe (Sadao Watanabe)
04 - Tequila Mockingbird / Ramsey Lewis (Larry Dunn)
05 - Sweet Baby / Clark Duke Project (George Duke)
06 - Take Five (Take Another Five) / Grover Washington Jr. (P. Desmond)
07 - Shine On / George Duke (George Duke)
08 - Sara Smile / Eric Gale (John Oates & Daryl Hall)
09 - Watching The River Flow / The Gadd Gand (Bob Dylan)
10 - Fragile / Kirk Whalum (Sting)
11 - Pyramid / Terumasa Hino (T. Hino, K. Kirkland & T. Barney)
12 - A Remark You Made / Weather Report (Joe Zawinul)


Compilation

Urban Knights "Urban Knights II" (1997) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : GRP Records

01 - Scirroco* (Bill Meyers & Maurice White)
02 - Get Up* (Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis & Kevin Randolph)
03 - Come Dance With Me** (Frayne Lewis Ramsey, Kevin Randolph & Karen Boyd)
04 - South African Jam* (Jonathan Butler)
05 - Brazilian Rain* (Morris Pleasure & Sonny Emory)
06 - Interlude #1 (Ramsey Lewis)
07 - Summer Nights* (Bill Meyers, Maurice White & Jimi Randolph)
08 - Tell Me Why* (Bill Meyers, Kevin Williams & Jimi Randolph)
09 - Urban Paradise** (Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis & Kevin Randolph)
10 - Drama*** (Ralph Hawkins, Stan Jones II, James Cornwell & Kevin Guillaume)
11 - Step By Step** (Frayne Lewis, Ramsey Lewis & Kevin Randolph)
12 - The Promise* (Maurice White, Bill Meyers & Ross Vannelli)
13 - Interlude #2 (Ramsey Lewis)
14 - Dawn* (Jimi Randolph)


*Produced & Arranged by Maurice White & Bill Meyers for Kalimba International, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Paul Klingberg at Sony Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Assistant Engineer : Troy Gonzalez
Additional Engineering : Jerry Jordan
Synthesizer Programming : Jimi Randolph
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc
Sound Design & Digital Editing : Paul Klingberg
**Produced & Arranged by Frayne T. Lewis for Yvory Pyramid Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Danny Leak & Mike Konopka at Ivory Pyramid Studio, Chicago, IL
Mixed at Hinge Studio, Chicago, IL by Danny Leak
Assisted by Scott Steiner
***Produced & Arranged by Maurice White & CODE/RJSK Productions
Executive Producer : Carl Griffin


01 - Scirroco

Ramsey Lewis : Acoustic Piano
Jonathan Butler : Guitar Solo
Sheldon Reynolds : Rhythm Guitar
Morris Pleasure : Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Jimi Randolph : Drum Programming
Bill Meyers : Synthesizers

02 - Get Up

Najee : Soprano Saxophone & Flute
Jonathan Butler : Guitar
Mike Logan : Keyboards
Kevin Randolph : Keyboards & Synth Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Lambert Anthony : Drum Programming
Tony Carpenter : Percussion
Chuck Webb : Bass
Jonathan Butler, Karen Boyd, Theresa Davis & Chrystle Barrett : Background vocals

03 - Come Dance With Me

Jonathan Butler : Lead vocals & Guitar
Maggie Brown : Lead vocals
Najee : Saxophone
Kevin Randolph : Keyboards & Synth Bass
Frayne Lewis : Keyboards
Lambert Anthony : Drum Programming
Karen Boyd, Theresa Davis & Chrystle Barrett : Background vocals

04 - South African Jam

Jonathan Butler : Lead vocals & Guitar
Verdine White : Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Bill Meyers : Fender Rhodes & Synths
Maurice White, Bill Meyers, Sheldon Reynolds & Jonathan Butler : Background vocals

05 - Brazilian Rain

Ramsey Lewis : Acoustic Piano
Jonathan Butler : Guitar
Morris Pleasure : Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Bill Meyers : Fender Rhodes, Synths & String Arrangements
Sheldon Reynolds, Valerie Pinkston Mayo & Carl Carwell : Background vocals

06 - Interlude #1

Ramsey Lewis : Piano

07 - Summer Nights

Ramsey Lewis : Acoustic Piano
Gerald Albright : Soprano Saxophone
Jonathan Butler : Guitar
Morris Pleasure : Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Bill Meyers : Synth & String Arrangement

08 - Tell Me Why

Jonathan Butler : Lead vocal & Guitar
Sonny Emory : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Bill Meyers : Synth, Bass & Fender Rhodes Synthesizers
Sheldon Reynolds, Valerie Pinkston Mayo & Carl Carwell : Background vocals

09 - Urban Paradise

Ramsey Lewis : Electric Piano
Frayne Lewis : Keyboards
Kevin Randolph : Keyboards
Lambert Anthony : Drum Programming

10 - Drama

Jonathan Butler : Lead vocal & Guitar
Verdine White : Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Bill Meyers : Rhodes 6 Synthesizers
Sheldon Reynolds, Valerie Pinkston Mayo & Carl Carwell : Background vocals
Ralph Hawkins Jr. & Kevin Guillaume : Vocal Arrangements

11 - Step By Step

Ramsey Lewis : Piano
Jonathan Butler : Guitar
Kevin Randolph : Keyboards & Synth Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Lambert Anthony : Drum Programming
Tony Carpenter : Percussion
Chuck Webb : Bass

12 - The Promise

Ramsey Lewis : Piano
Gerald Albright : Soprano Saxophone
Jonathan Butler : Guitar
Morris Pleasure : Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Bill Meyers : Synth & String Arrangement

13 - Interlude #2

Ramsey Lewis : Piano

14 - Dawn

Ramsey Lewis : Piano Solo
Jonathan Butler : Guitar
Verdine White : Bass
Sonny Emory : Drums
Bill Meyers : Fender Rhodes
Jimi Randolph : Synthesizers

Urban Knights "Urban Knights" (1995) -Smooth Jazz-

Label : GRP Records

01 - On The Radio (Maurice White & Bill Meyers)
02 - Wanna Be With You (Wayne Vaughn & Maurice White)
03 - Chill (Maurice White & Bill Meyers)
04 - Hearts Of Longing (Omar Hakim)
05 - Friendship (Maurice White & Bill Meyers)
06 - Miracle (Ramsey Lewis, Frayne Lewis, Bobby Lewis & Omar Hakim)
07 - The Rose (Maurice White & Robyn Smith)
08 - Urban Samba (Ramsey Lewis)
09 - Forever More (Mike Logan)
10 - Senegal (Maurice White, Bill Meyers, Victor Bailey, Ramsey Lewis & Omar Hakim)


Recorded May 13-May 22, 1994
Recorded at River North Studios, Chicago, IL by Paul Klingber
Mixed by Don Murray at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA
Assisted by Mike Kloster / DigiDesign 
Digital Editing by Jerry Antonelli
Additional Productions by Jimi Randolph & Paul Arnold on "Chill" at A Big Time Recording Studio
Mastered by Tony Dawsey at MasterDisk
Digitally Edited by Michael Lady at The Review Room, NYC
Personnel
On "Senegal", "Hearts Of Longing", "Wanna Be With You", "On The Radio" & "Urban Samba" :
Ramsey Lewis : Piano
Grover Washington Jr. : Tenor Sax on "Wanna Be With You", "On The Radio" & "Urban Samba", Soprano Sax on "Senegal" & "Hearts Of Longing"
Victor Bailey : Electric Bass
Omar Hakim : Drums
Bill Meyers : Synths
Michael Logan : Synths
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Vocals on "Wanna Be With You" : The Emotions (Wanda L. Vaughn, Jeanette Hawes & Sheila Hutchinson)
On "The Rose", "Chill", "Friendship", "Miracle" & "Forever More" :
Ramsey Lewis : Piano
Grover Washington Jr. : Tenor Sax on "Chill", Alto Sax on "Miracle", Soprano Sax on "The Rose", "Friendship" & "Forever More"
Victor Bailey : Electric Bass
Omar Hakim : Drums & Vocals on "Miracle"
Freddie Hubbard : Trumpet on "Chill"
Bill Meyers : Synths
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar on "The Rose", "Chill", "Friendship" & "Miracle"
Henry Johnson : Guitar on "Forever More"
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Mike Logan : Synths & Featured Vocals on "Forever More"
Vocals on "The Rose" : The Emotions (Wanda L. Vaughn, Jeanette Hawes & Sheila Hutchinson) Raps on "Chills" Performed by Sistamatik A.K.A. Tee at Bonafide X Omega
Synthesizer Arrangements on "Chill" & "Friendship" by Bill Meyers & Maurice White
Synthesizer Arrangements on "On The Radio" & "Urban Samba" by Bill Meyers