Rare Silk "New Weave" (1983) -Jazz Funk / Westcoast Jazz-

Label : Polydor Records

 Side One

01 - New York Afternoon (Richie Cole)

02 - Red Clay (Freddie Hubbard & Mark Murphy)

03 - You Know It's Wrong ((Eddie Harris, Todd Buffa & Marylynn Gillaspie)

04 - Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)

Side Two

01 - Joy! (Gerry Niewood & Todd Buffa)

02 - (I Can Recall) Spain (Chick Corea, Al Jarreau & Artie Maren)

03 - Sugar (Stanley Turrentine & Ted Dayrll)

04 - Happying (Joseph 'Flip' Nuñez)

05 - D.C. Farewell (Richie Cole)

Rare Silk is : Gaile Gillaspie, Marguerite Juenemann, Marylynn Gillaspie, Todd Buffa

Rhythm Section on All Songs : 

Michael Berry : Drums

Kim Stone : Bass

Eric Gunnison : Keyboards

All Vocal Arrangement : Todd Buffa except "Sugar" Arranged by Rare Silk

"You Know It's Wrong" & "D.C. Farewell" Arranged by Mark Simon & Rare Silk

Produced by Ted Daryll

Engineered by Ron Carran

Assisted by Richie Markowitz

Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO ; Minot Sound, White Plains, NY ; Media Sound, New York City, NY

Re-Mixed by Michael Barbiero

Assisted by Bobby Gordon

Mastered by Greg Calbi / Sterling Sound, New York City, NY

Pre-Production at Coupe Studios, Boulder, CO

Side One

01 - New York Afternoon

Horns Arranged by Randy Brecker

Randy Brecker : Trumpet

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax

Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax

Lawrence Feldman : Alto Sax

Dave Charles : Percussion

02 - Red Clay

Horns Arranged by Randy Brecker

Randy Brecker : Trumpet Solo

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax

Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax

Lawrence Feldman : Alto Sax

Dave Charles : Percussion

03 - You Know It's Wrong

Dave Charles : Percussion

04 - Lush Life

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Side Two

01 - Joy!

Dave Charles : Vibraphone

02 - (I Can Recall) Spain

Barry Wedgle : Spanish Guitar

Dave Charles : Percussion

03 - Sugar

Gary Bartz : Alto Sax Solo

Bruce Forman : Guitar Solo

Dave Charles : Percussion

04 - Happying

Horns Arranged by Randy Brecker

Gary Bartz : Alto Sax Solo

Randy Brecker : Trumpet

Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax

Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax

Lawrence Feldman : Alto Sax

Dave Charles : Percussion

05 - D.C. Farewell

Bruce Forman : Guitar

Rare Silk "Black And Blue" (1986) -Westcoast Jazz-

Label : TBA Records

 Side 1

01 - Automatic Girl (Todd Buffa)
02 - Red Harvest (Todd Buffa)
03 - Mama-San (Todd Buffa)
04 - Xenobian Love Song (Todd Buffa, Kip Kuepper & Marylynn Gillaspie)

Side 2

01 - Argot (Kip Kuepper)
02 - Black And Blue (Todd Buffa)
03 - Playback (Todd Buffa)
04 - How Can I Be Sure (Felix Cavaliere & Eddie Brigati)
05 - Over (Kip Kuepper & Todd Buffa)


Rare Silk is : Todd Buffa, Galle Gillaspie & Marylynn Gillaspie

Produced by Todd Buffa & Kip Kuepper
Executive Production by Patrick Cullie & Scott Roche for Spin & Marty Productions
Recorded at Colorado Sound, Westminster, Colorado
Engineered by Kevin Clock
Mixed by Jim Mason at Colorado Sound
Direction by Patrick Cullie & Scott Roche for Outwest Management
Pre-Production at Coupe Studios, Boulder, Colorado

Bass Guitars by Kip Kuepper
Drums by Steve Holloway
Keyboards by Eric Gunnison (except were indicated)


Side 1

01 - Automatic Girl

Eric Gunnison : Keyboards
Kip Kuepper : Bass
Steve Holloway : Drums
Randy Chavez : Guitar

02 - Red Harvest

Eric Gunnison : Keyboards
Jim Ridi : Piano Solo
Kip Kuepper : Bass
Steve Holloway : Drums
Randy Chavez : Guitars
Gary Sosias : Percussion

03 - Mama-San

Eric Jacobson : Keyboards
Kip Kuepper : Bass & Digital Sampling
Steve Holloway : Drums
Michael Schuller : Guitar
Greg Heimbecker & Paul Efcavitch : Hua's

04 - Xenobian Love Song

Kip Kuepper : Bass Synthesizer Programming
Steve Holloway : Drums
Geoff Johns : Brazilian Cowbells, Gankogui, Tabla, Shekere, Dumbek

Side 2

01 - Argot

Kip Kuepper : Synthesizer Programming & Digital Sampling
Steve Holloway : Drums
Mark Rose : Soprano Sax

02 - Black And Blue

Eric Gunnison : Keyboards
Kip Kuepper : Bass
Steve Holloway : Drums
Mark Rosa : Tenor
Mark Raphael : Trumpet
Horn Arrangement : Mark Rose

03 - Playback

Eric Gunnison : Keyboards
Kip Kuepper : Bass
Steve Holloway : Drums
Randy Chavez : Rhythm Guitar
Michael Schuller : Guitar

04 - How Can I Be Sure

Eric Gunnison : Keyboards
Kip Kuepper : Bass & Digital Sampling
Steve Holloway : Drums
Randy Chavez : Guitar

05 - Over

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Rare Silk "American Eyes" (1985) -Westcoast Jazz / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Palo Alto Jazz

 Side One

01 - Oops! (Mike Mainieri & Todd Buffa)
02 - Watch What Happens (Michel Legrand & Norman Gimbel)
03 - 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk, Bernie Hanigem, Cootie Williams & Bass Gonzales)
04 - Hello (Todd Buffa & Kim Stone)

Side Two

01 - American Eyes (Todd Buffa & Michael Berry)
02 - Storm (Stanley Turrentine & Marylyn Gillaspie)
03 - Up From The Skies (Jimi Hendrix)
04 - Burn It! (Todd Buffa)


Produced by Rare Silk
Direction by Patrick Cullie & Scott Roche for Out West Management
Pre-Production at Coupe Studios, Boulder, CO
Engineered by Tim Geelan at Caribou Ranch & Greene Street Recording, New York City
Additional Engineering at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA & Different Fur Recording, San Francisco 
Rare Silk :
Todd Buffa, Gaile Gillaspie, Marylynn Gillaspie & Barbara Reeves
Trio :
Michael Berry : Drums
Kip Kuepper : Bass
Eric Gunnion : Keyboards
Mastered by Vladimir Miller at CBS Recording Studios, New York


Side One

01 - Oops!

Vocal Arrangements by Kip Kuepper

02 - Watch What Happens

Vocal Arrangements by Rare Silk

03 - 'Round Midnight

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04 - Hello

Bass : Kim Stone
Steel Drum & Marimba : Dave Samuels
Percussion : Manolo Badrena

Side Two

01 - American Eyes

Guitar : John Scofield

02 - Storm

Soprano Sax : Jack Waltrip
Percussion : Manolo Badrena

03 - Up From The Skies

Vocal Arrangements by Rare Silk
Guitar : John Scofield

04 - Burn It!

Percussion : Manolo Badrena
String Arrangement by Sam Lancaster
String : Chester Hampson
Cello : Eric Bertoluzzi
Flute : Jack Waltrip
Performer : Psycho-Acoustic Singers
Viola : Sue Vreeland
1st Violin : Katherine White
2nd Violin : Arlene Taylor
Additional Voices In Chant Section : AJ Cohen, Annie Volz, Beverly Lovelace, Byron Lovelace, Christian Dalbavie, Cindy Matthews, Jordan Lovelace, Kenny Crandall, Kip Kaplan, Kip Kuepper, Mac McDonald, Patrick Cullie, Patty Roche & Scott Roche