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20/04/2025

Take 6 "The Standard" (2008) -Vocal Jazz / Standards-



Label : Heads Up International


États-Unis 01 - Sweet Georgia Brown (Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey Sr. & Ben Bernie)
02 - Straighten Up And Fly Right (Nat King Cole & Irving Mills)
03 - Seven Steps To Heaven (Miles Davis, Victor Stanley Feldman & Jon Hendricks)
04 - Windmills Of Your Mind (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) 
05 - Someone To Watch Over Me (George & Ira Gershwin)
06 - Grace (Pre-prise) (Quincy Jones & Jeremy Lubbock)
07 - Back To You (Claude McKnight & Victoria Venier)
08 - A Tisket To Tasket (Ella Fitzgerald & Van Alexander)
09 - Bein' Green (Joe Raposo, Patricia Collins Sarnoff, Elizabeth Collins Raposo, William Andrew Raposo, Joseph Raymond Raposo & Nicholas Anthony Raposo)
10 - Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans (Louis Alter & Edgar De Lange)
11 - What's Going On (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland & Marvin Gaye)
12 - Shall We Gather At The River (Robert Lowry)
13 - Grace (Quincy Jones & Jeremy Lubbock)


Produced by Mark Kibble
Co-Produced by Cedric Dent, Claude McKnight, David Thomas & Khristian Dentley
Executive Producer : Dave Love

Take 6 is : Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, David Thomas, Joey Kibble, Cedric Dent, Alvin Chea

Mixed by Marcelo Pennell at The Cellar, Franklin, TN
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis, Los Angeles, CA


01 - Sweet Georgia Brown

Lead vocals : Mark Kibble, Alvin Chea
Whistling : Mark Kibble
Produced / Arranged / Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN

02 - Straighten Up And Fly Right

Lead vocals, Guitar : George Benson
Produced / Arranged by Mark Kibble
Co-Arranged by Cedric Dent
Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN & John Harris & John Wroble at Porcupine Studios, Chandler, AZ
Assisted by Adam Carson, Vrandon Baldez
Additional Recording : David Thomas at The MeeDee Room, Woodland Hills, CA

03 - Seven Steps To Heaven

Lead vocals : Jon Hendricks, Al Jarreau & Mark Kibble
Flugelhorn : Till Brönner
Produced / Arranged by Mark Kibble
Al Jarreau's Vocals Produced by Gary Grant
Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN ; Eric Wojhan at Solid Sound  & Ann Arbor, MI & Gary Grant at Valerio Sound, Los Angeles, CA
Till Brönner's Flugelhorn Recorded at Till's Studio, Berlin, Germany

04 - Windmills Of Your Mind

Lead vocals : Mark Kibble, David Thomas & Claude McKnight
Produced / Arranged / Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN
Additional Recording : David Thomas at The MeeDee Room, Woodland Hills, CA

05 - Someone To Watch Over Me

Featuring Shelea Frazier
Lead vocals : Shelea Frazier
Trumpet : Roy Hargrove
Keyboards / Rhodes : Miles Robertson
Guitar : Mark Bowers
Bass : Mark Kelley
Drums : Butter
Produced by Mark Kibble
Co-Produced / Arranged by David Thomas for MeeDee Productions, Butter for Bread & Butter Productions
Additional Production by Shelea Frazier & Tony Shepherd
Engineered by Adam Smirnoff at Fluid, New York City, NY ; David Thomas at The MeeDee Room, Woodland Hills, CA ; Tony Shepperd at Tonysound, Van Nuys, CA & Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN
Alvin Chea's Vocals Engineered by David Thomas at The Bassline, Simi Valley, CA

06 - Grace (Pre-prise)

Produced by Mark Kibble
Co-Produced by Cedric Dent
Instrumentals & Vocals Arranged by Cedric Dent
Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN

07 - Back To You

Lead vocals : Claude McKnight, Joey Kibble 
Bass : Jamaal Andrews
Instruments : Khristian Dentley
Produced by Mark Kibble
Co-Produced by Claude McKnight & Khristian Dentley
Arranged by Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble & Khristian Dentley
Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN & Khristian Dentley at DentleyBoy Productions, Orlando, FL

08 - A Tisket To Tasket

Lead vocals : Ella Fitzgerald
Produced / Arranged / Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN
Additional Recording : David Thomas at The MeeDee Room, Woodland Hills, CA

09 - Bein' Green

Lead vocals  Joey Kibble
Spoken Word : Joey Kibble & Cedric Dent
Pianist : Cedric Dent
Produced by Mark Kibble
Co-Produced & Arranged by Cedric Dent
Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN

10 - Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Lead vocals : Aaron Neville
Produced / Arranged / Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN

11 - What's Going On

Lead vocals : Brian McKnight, Mark Kibble
Produced / Arranged / Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN
Brian McKnight's Vocals Engineered by Chris Wood at Backroom Studios, Glendale, CA
Beat Box Rhythm : Joey Kibble

12 - Shall We Gather At The River

Lead vocals : Claude McKnight, Joey Kibble
Produced by Mark Kibble
Co-Produced & Arranged by Cedric Dent
Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN

13 - Grace

Lead vocals : Claude McKnight
Piano & Keyboards : Cedric Dent
Drums : Jimmie 'JJ' Hodges Jr.
Produced by Mark Kibble
Co-Produced, Instrumentals & Vocals Arranged by Cedric Dent
Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound, Nashville, TN

31/12/2024

Take 6 "Take 6 - Doo Be Doo Wop Bop!" (1988) -Gospel / Vocal Jazz-



Label : Reprise Records


États-Unis 01 - Gold Mine (Mervyn E. Warren & Claude V. McKnight III)
02 - Spread Love (Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III & Mervyn E. Warren)
03 - If We Ever (Public Domain)
04 - A Quiet Place (Ralph Carmichael)
05 - Mary (Public Domain)
06 - David And Goliath (Public Domain)
07 - Get Away, Jordan (Public Domain)
08 - He Never Sleeps (Public Domain)
09 - Milky-White Way (Public Domain)
10 - Let The Words (Gail Hamilton)


Produced & Arranged by Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III & Mervyn E. Warren
Executive Producer : Jim Ed Norman for JEN Productions, Inc.
Engineered by Don Cobb
Recorded & Mixed at Digital Recorders, Nashville
Mixed by Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, Mervyn E. Warren & Don Cobb
Originally Mastered by Denny Purcell at Georgetown Masters, Nashville

All Vocals by Take 6 : Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, Cedric Dent, David Thomas, Mervyn E. Warren, Avin Chea

With David Humphries : Finger Snaps & Sound Effects


01 - Gold Mine

Arranged by Mervyn E. Warren

02 - Spread Love 

Arranged by Mark Kibble & Mervyn E. Warren

03 - If We Ever

Arranged by Mervyn E. Warren

04 - A Quiet Place

Arranged by Mervyn E. Warren

05 - Mary

Arranged by Mark Kibble

06 - David And Goliath

Arranged by Mark Kibble

07 - Get Away, Jordan

Arranged by Mark Kibble

08 - He Never Sleeps

Arranged by Mark Kibble

09 - Milky-White Way

Arranged by Mark Kibble & Claude V. McKnight III

10 - Let The Words

Arranged by Mervyn E. Warren

17/02/2024

Take 6 "Beautiful World" (2002) -Vocal Jazz / Gospel-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis 01 - Takin' It To The Streets (Michael McDonald)
02 - People Get Ready (Curtis Mayfield)
03 - Grandma's Hands (Bill Withers)
04 - Love's In Need Of Love Today (Stevie Wonder)
05 - Beautiful World (Donald Fagen, Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble, Claude V/ McKnight III & David Thomas)
06 - Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel)
07 - Wade In The Water (Public Domain)
08 - Someday We'll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway & Edward Howard)
09 - Everlasting (Marcus Miller)
10 - Fragile (Sting)
11 - Peace In The Valley (Thomas Dorsey)
12 - Street Jam (Marcus Miller, Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III & David Sanborn)
13 - Lovely Day (Bill Withers & Skip Skarborough)


Produced by Marcus Miller for Pork Pie Productions
Co-Produced by Take 6
Vocals Arranged by Take 6
Music Arranged by Marcus Miller
Recorded by Khaliq-O-Vision
"Peace In The Valley" Recorded by Mark Kibble & Randy Poole
Additional Recording by Marcus Miller, Randy Poole, Alan Pfeil, Mark Kibble, Joey Kibble & David Thomas
Mixed by Jon Gass at Brandon's Way, Los Angeles, CA & Khaliq-O-Vision at Hannibal Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Recorded at Hannibal Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Additional Recording at Vertical Sound Studio, Nashville, TN & The Upper Room, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at Oasis Mastering, Studio City, CA
Assistant Engineers : Takamasa Honda, Kyle Bess
Production Coordination by Bibi Green


01 - Takin' It To The Streets

Lead vocals : Claude V. McKnight III & Mark Kibble
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble
Mixed by Jon Gass
Marcus Miller : Drum Programming, Bass Guitar, Guitar
David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone
Kevin Ricard : Congas, Percussion

02 - People Get Ready

Lead vocals : Alvin Chea, Claude V. McKnight III & Mark Kibble
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble
Mixed by Jon Gass
Marcus Miller : Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog Synth, Drum Programming, Guitar

03 - Grandma's Hands

Lead vocals Joey Kibble
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble
Mixed by Khaliq-O-Vision
Marcus Miller : Drum Programming, Guitars, Stomps & Thigh Slaps

04 - Love's In Need Of Love Today

Lead vocals : Joey Kibble
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble & Cedric Dent
Mixed by Khaliq-O-Vision
Marcus Miller : Drum Programming, Bass Guitar, Keyboards
Kirk Whalum : Tenor Saxophone
Michael 'Patches' Stewart : Trumpet

05 - Beautiful World

Lead vocals : Mark Kibble & Joey Kibble
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble
Mixed by Jon Gass
Marcus Miller : Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Guitar, Organ, Piano

06 - Don't Give Up

Lead vocals : Joey Kibble
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble
Mixed by Jon Gass
Marcus Miller : Drum Programming, Synth Bass, Keyboards
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
Cedric Dent : Piano
Choir : Take 6, Sherrie Kibble, Karima Kibble, Tiffany Palmer, Shandra Penix

07 - Wade In The Water

Lead vocals : David Thomas
Music & Vocals Arranged by Cedric Dent
Horns Arranged by Marcus Miller
Mixed by Jon Gass
Kirk Whalum : Tenor Saxophone
Michael 'Patches' Stewart : Trumpet
Cedric Dent : Drum & Percussion Programming

08 - Someday We'll All Be Free

Lead vocals : Mark Kibble & Lalah Hathaway
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble
Mixed by Khaliq-O-Vision
Marcus Miller : Fender Rhodes, Guitar, Percussion Programming, Synth Bass
Kevin Ricard : Percussion
Khaliq Glover : Percussion & Drum Programming

09 - Everlasting

Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble & Cedric Dent
Mixed by Jon Gass
Marcus Miller : Bass Clarinet, Keyboards, Drum Programming

10 - Fragile

Lead vocals : David Thomas
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble & Cedric Dent
Mixed by Jon Gass
Marcus Miller : Bass Clarinet, Keyboards, Drum Programming, Bass Synth, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Programming
Marc Antoine : Acoustic Guitar
Kevin Ricard : Percussion

11 - Peace In The Valley

Lead vocals : Mark Kibble
Arranged by Cedric Dent
Mixed by Khaliq-O-Vision

12 - Street Jam

Mixed by Jon Gass
Marcus Miller : Drum Programming, Bass Guitar
David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone

13 - Lovely Day

Lead vocals : All
Vocals Arranged by Mark Kibble
Mixed by Khaliq-O-Vision
Marcus Miller : Drum Programming, Bass Synth, Bass Guitar, String Synth

Take 6 "Brothers" (1996) -Gospel / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Reprise Records


États-Unis 01 - Sing A Song (Maurice White & Al McKay)
02 - You Don't Have To Be Afraid (David Thomas & Les Pierce)
03 - I'll Be There (Brian McKnight & Claude McKnight)
04 - Delilah (Brian McKnight, Claude McKnight & Mark Kibble)
05 - Chance Of A Lifetime (James Patrick Dunne & Austin Roberts)
06 - Can't Stop Thinking 'Bout You (David Thomas, Les Pierce & Alvin Chea)
07 - Jesus Makes Me Happy (Hallerin Hilton Hill)
08 - We Don't Have To Cry (Brian McKnight & Brandon Barnes)
09 - Do Right (Paul Davis)
10 - Don't Let Go (Brian McKnight)


01 - Sing A Song

Produced by Les Pierce & David Thomas
Lead vocals : David Thomas & Claude McKnight
Background vocals : Take 6
Guitar Sheldon Reynolds
Percussion : Rafael Padilla
Horn Arrangement : Bill Meyers
Trumpet & Flugel Horns Ray Brown & Oscar Brashear
Trombone Reggie Young
Saxophone : Cleto Escobedo
Recorded at Aire La Studio, Inc.
Recording Engineer : Craig Burbidge
Assisted by Louis Lopez & Phillip Hooker
Also Recorded at Tribe Sound
Recording Engineer : Les Pierce
Assisted by David Thomas
Also Recorded at Moving Hands Studio
Recording Engineer : Tom McCauley

02 - You Don't Have To Be Afraid

Produced by Les Pierce & David Thomas
Lead vocal : Joey Kibble
Background vocals : Take 6
Guitar : Sheldon Reynolds
Percussion : Rafael Padilla
Horn Arrangement : Bill Meyers
Trumpet & Flugel Horns : Ray Brown & Oscar Brashear
Trombone : Reggie Young
Saxophone : Cleto Escobedo
Recorded at Backroom Recording Studio
Recording Engineer : Chris Wood
Assisted by Eric Eutenier
Also Recorded at Aire L.A. Studio, Inc.
Recording Engineer : Craig Burbidge
Assisted by Louis Lopez & Phillip Hooker
Also Recorded at Tribe Sound
Recording Engineer : Les Pierce
Assisted by David Thomas

03 - I'll Be There 

Produced by Brian McKnight
Lead vocal : Claude McKnight
Background vocals : Take 6
All Instruments Performed by Brian McKnight
Recorded at Backroom Recording Studios, Glendale, CA
Recording Engineer : Chris Wood
Assistant Engineer : Eric Eutenier

04 - Delilah

Produced by Brian McKnight
Lead vocal : Brian McKnight, Claude McKnight
Background vocals : Take 6
All Instruments Performed by Brian McKnight
Recorded at Backroom Recording Studios, Glendale, CA
Recording Engineer : Chris Wood
Assistant Engineer : Eric Eutenier

05 - Chance Of A Lifetime

Produced by Victor & Cedric Caldwell for Caldwell Plus Productions
Lead vocals : Take 6
Background vocals : Take 6
Drums Performed by Dee-Dee Holt
Guitars Performed by Paul Jackson Jr.
All Other Instruments Performed by Vic 'C' + Ced 'C'
Background Vocal Arrangement : Ced 'C', Vic 'C' & Mark Kibble
Track Arrangement : Take 6 / Vic 'C' + Ced 'C'
Recorded at Father's Image

06 - Can't Stop Thinking 'Bout You

Produced by Les Pierce & David Thomas
Lead vocals : David Thomas, Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble
Background vocals : Take 6
Horns : Les Pierce, Cleto Escobedo, Ann King
Rhythm & Vocal Arrangement by Les Pierce, David Thomas
Recorded at Aire L.A.
Recording Engineers : Craig Burbidge, Gregg Barrett
Assistant Engineer : Louis Lopez
Recorded at Tribe Sound by Les Pierce & David Thomas
Vertical Sound by Sheldon Morgan
Guitars : Sheldon Reynolds

07 - Jesus Makes Me Happy

Produced by Brian McKnight
Lead vocal : Claude McKnight
Background vocals : Take 6
All Instruments Performed by Brian McKnight
Recorded at Backroom Recording Studios, Glendale, CA
Recording Engineer : Chris Wood
Assistant Engineer : Eric Eutenier

08 - We Don't Have To Cry

Produced by Brian McKnight
Lead vocal : Claude McKnight
Background vocals : Take 6
All Instruments Performed by Brian McKnight
Recorded at Backroom Recording Studios, Glendale, CA
Recording Engineer : Chris Wood
Assistant Engineer : Eric Eutenier

09 - Do Right

Produced by Brian McKnight
Lead vocals : David Thomas, Mark Kibble
Background vocals : Take 6
All Instruments Performed by Brian McKnight
Recorded at Backroom Recording Studios, Glendale, CA
Recording Engineer : Chris Wood
Assistant Engineer : Eric Eutenier

10 - Don't Let Go

Produced by Brian McKnight
Lead vocals : Claude McKnight, Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble
Background vocals : Take 6
All Instruments Performed by Brian McKnight
Except Saxophone Performed by Gerald Albright
Recorded at Backroom Recording Studios, Glendale, CA
Recording Engineer : Chris Wood
Assistant Engineer : Eric Eutenier

14/01/2024

Incognito "Tomorrow's New Dream" (2019) -Jazz Funk / Acid Jazz-



Label : Bluey Music Limited


Royaume-Uni 01 - Haze Of Summer (Jean-Paul Maunick, Matthew Cooper, Francis Hylton, Francesco Mendolia, Francisco Sales & Joy Rose)
02 - For The Love Of You (Jean-Paul Maunick, Phil Perry, Matthew Cooper & Francis Hylton)
03 - The Weather Report (Mark Kibble, Jean-Paul Maunick & Richard Bull)
04 - All For You (Jean-Paul Maunick & Richard Bull)
05 - Saturday Sirens (Jean-Paul Maunick & Francis Hylton)
06 - Shine (Jean-Paul Maunick & James Berkeley)
07 - Only A Matter Of Time (Jean-Paul Maunick, Richard Bull & Cherice Kirton)
08 - Absent In Spring (Jean-Paul Maunick & Graham Harvey)
09 - After The Beat Is Gone (Jean-Paul Maunick, Matthew Cooper, James Berkeley, Francis Hylton & Francisco Sales)
10 - Still The One (Jean-Paul Maunick, Matthew Cooper, Francis Hylton, Francesco Mendolia, Francisco Sales & Vanessa Haynes)
11 - Now That I've Found You (Jean-Paul Maunick & Richard Bull)
12 - Wake Me (Jean-Paul Maunick & James Berkeley)
13 - No Show (Jean-Paul Maunick, Matthew Cooper, Francesco Mendolia & Francisco Sales)
14 - Say What's On Your Mind (Jean-Paul Maunick, Matthew Cooper, Francis Hylton, Francesco Mendolia, Francisco Sales & Fayyaz Virji)


Lead & Backing vocals : Joy Rose (01), Phil Perry (02), Maysa (02, 04), James Berkeley (06, 09, 12), Cherri V (07), Roberta Gentile (08), Vanessa Haynes (10), Imaani (11), Mario Biondi (13), Take 6 (03)
Tenor & Lead vocals : Mark Kibble
Tenor Vocals : Joel Kibble, Claude McKnight, Dave Thomas
Bass Vocals : Alvin Chea
Baritone Vocals : Khristian Dentley
Backing vocals : Bluey (01, 02, 04, 05, 08, 11), João Caetano (08)
Keyboards : Matthew Cooper (01, 02, 05, 09, 10, 13, 14), Bluey (02, 05, 07), Richard Bull (03, 04, 07, 11), James Berkeley (06, 12), Graham Harvey (08)
Bass : Francis Hylton (01, 02, 05, 09, 10, 11, 14)
Upright Bass : Ferg Ireland (13)
Programmed Bass : Richard Bull (03, 04, 06, 07), Graham Harvey (08), James Berkeley (12)
Drums : Francesco Mendolia (01, 05, 08, 10, 13, 14)
Programmed Drums : Richard Bull (02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 09, 11), James Berkeley (12), Bluey (05)
Percussion : João Caetano (01, 02, 05, 08, 10, 13, 14), Luca Faraone (02), Richard Bull (11)
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Sid Gauld (01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14), Henry Lowther (08, 13), Kevin Robinson (10, 14), Louis Dowdeswell (11), Simon Beddoe (12)
Saxophone : Patrick Clahar (01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 09, 10, 11, 14), Nigel Hitchcock (10, 14), Andy Ross (11)
Trombone : Alistair White (01, 02, 04, 05, 07, 09, 10, 11, 14), Chris Webster (08, 13), Tom White (08, 13), Fayyaz Virji (10, 14), Trevor Mires (11)
French Horn : Jim Rattigan, Dave Laurence (08, 13)
Flute : Gareth Lockrane (05), Nigel Hitchcock (10, 14), Patrick Clahar (10, 14)
Harmonica : Rega Dauna (10)
Brass Arrangements : Sid Gauld (01, 04, 07, 09), Bluey (01, 02, 05), Henry Lowther (08, 13), Kevin Robinson (10), Trevor Mires (11), Simon Beddoe (12), Fayyaz Virji (14)

Album Mastered by Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios, London
Producers : Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick (All Tracks), Richard Bull (03, 04, 07, 12), Mark Kibble (03), James Berkeley (06, 09, 11)
Executive Producers : Takami & Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick
Executive Producers on Track 08 : Ian W. Ingram, Evgeny Tugolukov, Ravi Chidambaram, Takami & Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick


01 - Haze Of Summer 

Feat. Joy Rose
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London
Rhythm Section Recorded at Krabi Road Studios, Thailand

02 - For The Love Of You 

Feat. Phil Perry & Maysa
Recorded by :
Steve Genewick at Capitol Studios, USA
Kevin Jackson Jr. at Night Flight Studio, USA
Matt Cooper at Micia Farm Studios, London
Richard Bull at Higher Ground Studio, London
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

03 - The Weather Report 

Feat. Take 6
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London
Track Recording by Richard Bull at Higher Ground Studio, London
Vocals Recorded by Mark Kibble & Take 6 at Vertical Sound Studio, Nashville

04 - All For You 

Additional Recording by Richard Bull at Higher Ground Studio, London & Kevin Jackson Jr. at Night Flight Studio, USA
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

05 - Saturday Sirens 

Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

06 - Shine 

Feat. James Berkeley from Yakul
Additional Recording by James Berkeley at Yakul Studio, London ; Francisco Sales at Minnie's Parlour, Portugal ; Richard Bull at Higher Ground Studio, London & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

07 - Only A Matter Of Time 

Feat. Cherri V
Additional Recording by Richard Bull at Higher Ground Studio, London
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

08 - Absent In Spring 

Feat. Roberta Gentile
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

09 - After The Beat Is Gone 

Feat. James Berkeley from Yakul
Additional Recording by Richard Bull at Higher Ground Studio, London & James Berkeley at Yakul Studio, London
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

10 - Still The One 

Feat. Vanessa Haynes
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

11 - Now That I've Found You 

Feat. Imaani
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London
Track Recording by Richard Bull at Higher Ground Studio, London

12 - Wake Me 

Feat. James Berkeley from Yakul
Recorded by James Berkeley & Simon Beddoe
Mixed by James Berkeley & Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

13 - No Show 

Feat. Mario Biondi
Additional Recording by Domenico Vigliotti at SonicTemple Studio, Parma, Italy
Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

14 - Say What's On Your Mind

Recorded & Mixed by Mo Hausler at Hackney Sound Recorder, London

16/12/2023

Take 6 "Iconic" (2018) -Gospel / Contemporary Jazz-



Label : Sono Recording Group


États-Unis 01 - Back In Love Again (Zane Grey Len Ton Hanks & Leon hanks)
02 - Can't Stop The Feeling (Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake)
03 - Change The World (Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy & Wayne Kirkpatrick) 
04 - Sailing (Christopher Cross & Gavin Sutherland)
05 - Don't Know Why (Jesse Harris)
06 - Got To Get You Into My Life (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)
07 - All This Love (El DeBarge)
08 - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (Melvin Steals)
09 - Roof Garden (Al Jarreau, Tom Canning & Jay Graydon)
10 - Nothing But The Blood (Traditional)


Produced by Mark Kibble & David Thomas
Executive Producer : Claude Villani
All Songs Recorded by Take 6
Mixed by Marcelo Pennell
Mastered by Marcelo Pennell

Take 6 : David Thomas, Joel Kibble, Mark Kibble, Claude McKnight, Alvin Chea, Khristian Dentley


01 - Back In Love Again

Arranged by Khristian Dentley

02 - Can't Stop The Feeling

Arranged by Mark Kibble

03 - Change The World

Arranged by Mark Kibble

04 - Sailing

Arranged by David Thomas

05 - Don't Know Why

Arranged by Mark Kibble

06 - Got To Get You Into My Life

Arranged by Mark Kibble, David Thomas

07 - All This Love

Arranged by Mark Kibble

08 - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

Arranged by David Thomas

09 - Roof Garden

Arranged by Mark Kibble

10 - Nothing But The Blood

Arranged by Mark Kibble

13/12/2023

Yellowjackets "Collection" (1995) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-



Label : GRP Records, Inc.

 
États-Unis 01 - Wildlife (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip & Alex Acuña)
02 - The Spin (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo & William Kennedy)
03 - Oz (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo & William Kennedy)
04 - Man Facing North (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, William Kennedy & Bob Mintzer)
05 - Revelation (Russell Ferrante & Lorraine Perry)
06 - Freedomland (Russell Ferrante)
07 - Jacket Town (Russell Ferrante & William Kennedy)
08 - The Dream (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo & Michael Franks)
09 - Foreign Correspondent (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Marc Russo & William Kennedy)
10 - And You Know That (Ricky Lawson & Russell Ferrante)
11 - Dewey (A Tribute To Miles Davis) (Russell Ferrante & Jimmy Haslip)


Produced by Yellowjackets
Compiled & Sequenced by Carl Griffin

Yellowjackets are :
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Jimmy Haslip : Bass (Vocals on "Man Facing North")
William Kennedy : Drums (except on "And You Know That")
Bob Mintzer : Soprano & Tenor Saxophones, Bass Clarinet & EWI

Mastered by Ted Jensen ay Sterling Sound / NYC
Digital Editing by Joseph Doughney at The Review Room / NYC
Post-Production by Michael Landy & Joseph Doughney at The Review Room / NYC


01 - Wildlife

Guest Musicians :
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Recorded Live November 15 & 16, 1991 at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
Chief Engineer : Mick Guzauski
Edited at Sunset Sound by Bill Jackson
Digitally Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Conway Studios
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
From the compact disc 'Live Wires'
1992

02 - The Spin

Guest Musicians :
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Recorded Live November 15 & 16, 1991 at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
Chief Engineer : Mick Guzauski
Edited at Sunset Sound by Bill Jackson
Digitally Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Conway Studios
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
From the compact disc 'Live Wires'
1992

03 - Oz

Guest Musicians :
Alex Acuña : Percussion
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Recorded & Mixed by David Hentschel at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles, CA
From the compact disc 'Politics'
1988

04 - Man Facing North

Guest Musicians :
Nana Vasconcelos : Percussion, Vocals
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Bill Gable : Vocals
Judd Miller : EWI Programming
Recorded April 1992 at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Mick Guzauski
Mixed at The Complex by Mick Guzauski
From the compact disc 'Like A River'
1993

05 - Revelation

Guest Musicians :
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Take 6 : Vocals
Recorded Live November 15 & 16, 1991 at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
Chief Engineer : Mick Guzauski
Edited at Sunset Sound by Bill Jackson
Digitally Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Conway Studios
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
From the compact disc 'Live Wires'
1992

06 - Freedomland

Guest Musicians :
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Recorded Live November 15 & 16, 1991 at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
Chief Engineer : Mick Guzauski
Edited at Sunset Sound by Bill Jackson
Digitally Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Conway Studios
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
From the compact disc 'Live Wires'
1992
Originally from the compact disc 'Greenhouse' 
1991

07 - Jacket Town

Recorded at O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, CA by James Farber
Mixed at The Complex by James Farber
Mastered at LRS by Kevin Gray
From the compact disc 'Run For Your Life'
1994

08 - The Dream

Guest Musicians :
Michael Franks : Lyrics & Vocals
Brenda Russell & Marilyn Scott : Background vocals
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Recorded Live November 15 & 16, 1991 at The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
Chief Engineer : Mick Guzauski
Edited at Sunset Sound by Bill Jackson
Digitally Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Conway Studios
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
From the compact disc 'Live Wires'
1992

09 - Foreign Correspondent

Guest Musicians :
Alex Acuña : Percussion
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Recorded & Mixed by David Hentschel at Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles, CA
From the compact disc 'Politics'
1988

10 - And You Know That

With Former Yellowjackets Member :
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Guest Musician
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Recorded by Bill Schnee at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Erik Zobler
Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Los Angeles, CA
From the compact disc 'Shades'
1986

11 - Dewey (A Tribute To Miles Davis)

Guest Musicians :
Steve Croes : Synclavier
Judd Miller : EWI Programming
Recorded April 1992 at Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Engineered by Mick Guzauski
Mixed at The Complex by Mick Guzauski
From the compact disc 'Like A River'
1993

28/11/2023

Al Jarreau "Christmas" (2008) -Christmas Music-



Label : Rhino Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - Winter Wonderland (Richard B. Smith & Felix Bernard)
02 - Hark The Herald Angels Sing (Traditional)
03 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
04 - Interlude: By My Christmas Tree (Al Jarreau)
05 - Carol Of The Bells (Traditional)
06 - Oh Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional / Additional Lyrics by Al Jarreau)
07 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
08 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon & Buck Ram)
09 - Gloria In Excelsis (Al Jarreau & Larry Williams)
10 - Christmas Time Is Here (Vince Guraldi & Lee Mendelson)
11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
12 - Some Children See Him (Alfred Burt & Wihla Hutson)
13 - The Little Christmas Tree (Mickey Rooney)


Produced by Larry Williams & Al Jarreau except for :
Track 04 - Produced by Joe Turano
Tracks 05 & 12 - Produced by Joe Turano, Larry Williams & Al Jarreau
Track 06 - Produced by Chris Walker, Larry Williams & Al Jarreau
Tracks Recorded by Steve Sykes at Castle Oaks, Calabasas, CA
Al's Vocals & All Overdubs Recorded by Larry Williams at Willyworld Studos, Los Angeles, CA
Additional Overdubs Recorded by Joe Turano at Tuta Nuca Music Studios, Burbank, CA
"Some Children See Him" Acoustic Piano Recorded at Porcara Musica, Studio City, CA
Chris Walker Vocals & 'Choir' Recorded by Haniel Trisna at Canvas Studios, Houston, TX
Mixed by Steve Sykes at Rupert Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Additional Engineers : Andrew Hey & Mike Ging
Assistant Engineers : Josh Blanchard at Castle Oaks, Calabasas, CA & Rupert at Rupert Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA


01 - Winter Wonderland

Al Jarreau : Vocals, Background vocals
Larry Williams : Keyboards, Sleigh Bells
Chris Walker : Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Michael O'Neill : Electric & Nylon String Guitar
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Joe Turano : Additional Background vocals
Arranged by Larry Williams
Vocals Arranged by Al Jarreau

02 - Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Al Jarreau : Vocals, Background vocals 
Larry Tuttle : The Stick
Dan Higgins : Penny Whistle, Wood Flute
Lenny Castro : Udu
Arranged by Larry Williams
Vocals Arranged by Al Jarreau

03 - White Christmas

Al Jarreau : Vocals, Background vocals
Larry Williams : Keyboards (Orchestral Realization), Clarinet, flute, Synthesizer Solo
Chris Walker : Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Phil Ayling : Oboe
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Arranged by Jorge Calandrelli

04 - Interlude: By My Christmas Tree

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Joe Turano : Piano
Arranged by Al Jarreau

05 - Carol Of The Bells

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Acoustic Piano, Bells
Dave Carpenter : Acoustic Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Joe Turano & Chris Walker : Background vocals
Arranged by Joe Turano

06 - Oh Come All Ye Faithful

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Keyboards
Chris Walker : Bass, Background vocals
Mark Simmons : Drums
Michael O'Neill : Electric Guitars
Arranged by Chris Walker

07 - The Christmas Song

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Rhodes, Synth, Tenor Sax
Larry Goldings : Organ
Chris Walker : Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Ross Bolton : Guitar
Jerry Hey : Flugelhorn
Arranged by Jay Graydon, Larry Williams & Al Jarreau
Horns Arranged by Larry Williams

08 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Featuring Take 6
Al Jarreau : Vocal
Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, David Thomas, Joey Kibble, Cedric Dent & Alvin Chea) : Vocals
Take 6 Produced & Engineered by Mark Kibble at Vertical Sound Studio, Nahville, TN & Engineered by David Thomas at Bassline, Simi Valley, CA
Take 6 Vocals Arranged by Larry Williams
Additional Vocal Arranged by Al Jarreau

09 - Gloria In Excelsis

Al Jarreau : Vocals
Larry Williams : Acoustic Piano
Larry Goldings : Organ
Chris Walker : Bass
Mark Simmons : Drums
Michael O'Neill : Electric Guitar
Lenny Castro : Tambourine
Chris Walker, Alyncia Mack & Montina Cooper : Background vocals
Arranged by Larry Williams & Al Jarreau
Background Vocals Arranged by Chris Walker

10 - Christmas Time Is Here

Al Jarreau : Vocals
Larry Williams : Keyboards, Synth Bass
David Witham : Rhodes
Mark Simmons : Drums
Michael Thompson : Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Joe Turano : Background vocals
Arranged by David Witham, Larry Williams & Al Jarreau

11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Keyboards
Dave Carpenter : Bass
Bob Wilson : Drums
Dan Higgins : Flutes, Clarinet Choir
Joe Turano : Sleigh Bells
Arranged by Clare Fischer & Brent Fischer

12 - Some Children See Him

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Joe Turano : Piano, Tenor Sax
Arranged by Joe Turano

13 - The Little Christmas Tree

Al Jarreau : Vocal
Larry Williams : Vibes
Ramon Stagnaro : Nylon String Guitar
Dave Carpenter : Acoustic Bass
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Arranged by Larry Williams & Al Jarreau

Take 6 "He Is Christmas" (1991) -Gospel / Christmas Music-



Label : Reprise Records


États-Unis 01 - Silent Night (Public Domain)
02 - Oh! He Is Christmas (Claude V. McKnight III)
03 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Public Domain)
04 - Away In A Manger (Public Domain)
05 - Amen! (Public Domain)
06 - The Little Drummer Boy (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati & Harry Simeone)
07 - 'Twas Da Nite (Public Domain)
08 - Sweet Little Jesus Boy (Public Domain)
09 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Public Domain)
10 - O Come All Ye Faithful (Public Domain)


Produced by Take 6
Production Assistant : Shauna Randolph
Recorded at Javelina & Javelina West Recording Studios And Eleven Sound, Nashville, TN by Robert Charles, Mike McCarthy & Warren Peterson
Second Engineers : Larry Jefferies & Steve Ledt
Mixed at Javelina West & Le MasterMix, Nashville, TN by Mike McCarthy
Second Mixing Engineer : Greg Parker
Mastered by Ken Love at Le MasterMix, Nashville, TN


01 - Silent Night

Arranged by Cedric Dent

02 - Oh! He Is Christmas

/

03 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Arranged by Cedric Dent

04 - Away In A Manger

Arranged by Joey Kibble & Alvin Chea

05 - Amen!

Arranged by Joey Kibble & Cedric Dent

06 - The Little Drummer Boy

Arranged by Mark Kibble
Vocal Sampling & Sequencing : Jet Penix & Mark Kibble
Spoken Verse : Jonathan Hamilton
African Translation : Amos D. Chea

07 - 'Twas Da Nite

Arranged by Alvin Chea, David Thomas & Mark Kibble
Featuring Christina Blair, Alvin Love III & Moniece Thomas

08 - Sweet Little Jesus Boy

Arranged by Mark Kibble

09 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Arranged by Cedric Dent & David Thomas
Take 6 & The Yellowjackets
The Yellowjackets : Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, William Kennedy, Bob Mintzer
Rhythm Arrangement : Russell Ferrante

10 - O Come All Ye Faithful

Arranged by Cedric Dent

24/03/2023

Various Artists "Love Shouldn't Hurt" (1998) -Soft Rock / Various-



Label : Qwest Records


États-Unis 01 - Love Shouldn't Hurt (Steve Kipner, Jack Kugell & Eva King)
02 - Angel Without A Prayer (Deana Carter, Michael Smotherman & Michael Ehmig)
03 - Little Girl (Stephen Bishop)
04 - Soul Of My Soul (Michael Bolton, Diane Warren & Walter Afanasieff)
05 - Love (John Lennon)
06 - What You Won't Do For Love (Bobby Caldwell & Alfons Kettner)
07 - Lullaby (Alvin Chea & Ivan Lins)
08 - Runaway (Ann Wilson, Sue Ennis & Nancy Wilson)
09 - For A Child (Michael McDonald)
10 - Broken Pieces (Louis Brown III & Scott Parker)
11 - That's The Way Of The World (Maurice White)
12 - Theme For The Children (Sheila Minard, Bob Remstein & Mickey Shapiro)


Executive Producer : Mickey Shapiro
Co-Executive Producer : Jerry Pettus Sr.
Compilation Producer : Eva King
Production Coordinator : Kerren Brull
A Production of M.R.S. Enterprises, Inc.


01 - Love Shouldn't Hurt 

All 4 One, Michael Bolton, Stephen Bishop, Bobby Caldwell, Gregory Curtis, Laura Davis, Owen Elliot, Jordan Hill, Olivia Newton-John, Emmanuel Officer, Stephen Stills, Chris Stills, Richard Stiles, Tamoa, Ann Wilson, Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson
Produced by Steve Kipner, Jack Kugell & Eva King
All Guitars : Michael Thompson
Bass : Verdine White & Neil Stubenhaus
Additional Keyboards : David Frank
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Assisted by Tom Bender
Mixed at Barking Doctor, Mount Kisco, New York
Engineers by Taavi Mote
Second Engineers : Rob Brill, Charity Lomax, Jesse Gorman, Jonathan Burtner, Claus Trelby
Recorded at Westlake Audio Studios, Hollywood, California & The Complex, West LA, California

02 - Angel Without A Prayer

Deana Carter
Produced by Jimmy Bowen

03 - Little Girl

Stephen Bishop
Produced by Eva King
Recorded & Mixed by Taavi Mote

04 - Soul Of My Soul

Michael Bolton
Produced & Arranged by Walter Afanasieff & Michael Bolton

05 - Love

Kenny Loggins
Produced by Kenny Loggins & Terry Nelson

06 - What You Won't Do For Love

Bobby Caldwell
Produced by Bobby Caldwell

07 - Lullaby

Take 6
Produced by Take 6

08 - Runaway 

Lovemongers, featuring Ann & Nancy Wilson, from the Album entitled "Whirlygig"
Produced by The Lovemongers

09 - For A Child

Michael McDonald
Produced by Russ Titelman & Michael McDonald

10 - Broken Pieces

Strate Vocalz
Produced by Buster & Shavoni

11 - That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire
Produced by Maurice White for Kalimba Productions
Co-Produced by Charles Stepney

12 - Theme For The Children

Instrumental
Elite featuring Bob Remstein
Produced by Sheila Minard, Bob Remstein & Mickey Shapiro
Recorded at J.E. Sound Productions, Hollywood, California
Engineered by John Goodenough

13/03/2023

Johnny Mathis "Better Together - The Duet Album" (1991) -Adult Contemporary-



Label : Sony Music Entertainment Inc.


États-Unis 01 - Better Together (Randy Bowland)
02 - You Brought Me Love (Andy Goldmark)
03 - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (Nat Kipner & John Vallins)
04 - It's All In The Game (Charles Dawes & Cal Sigman)
05 - Love Won't Let Me Wait (Vinnie Barrett & Bobby Eli)
06 - You're A Special Part Of Me (Angela Bofill & Larry Gold)
07 - The Last Time I Felt Like This (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Marvin Hamlisch)
08 - Friends In Love (Bill Champlin, Dave Foster & Jay Graydon)
09 - In The Still Of The Night (Fred Parris)
10 - You're All I Need To Get By (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
11 - Who's Counting Heartaches (Peter & Ina Wolf)


Mastered at Capitol Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA by Wally Traugott


01 - Better Together

Duet with Regina Belle
Produced by Nick Martinelli
Arranged by Nick Martinelli & Randy Bowland
Executive Producer : Jay Landers

02 - You Brought Me Love

Duet with Patti Austin
Produced & Arranged by Thom Bell
Executive Producer Jay Landers

03 - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late

Duet with Deniece Williams
Produced by Jack Gold

04 - It's All In The Game

Duet with Take 6
Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff
Executive Producer Jay Landers

05 - Love Won't Let Me Wait

Duet with Deniece Williams
Produced by Denny Diante

06 - You're A Special Part Of Me

Duet with Angela Bofill
Produced by Denny Diante

07 - The Last Time I Felt Like This

Duet with Jane Olivor
Produced by Jack Gold

08 - Friends In Love

Duet with Dionne Warwick
Produced by Jay Graydon

09 - In The Still Of The Night

Duet with Take 6
Produced by Peter Bunetta & Rick Chudacoff
Executive Producer Jay Landers

10 - You're All I Need To Get By

Duet with Deniece Williams
Produced by Jack Gold

11 - Who's Counting Heartaches

Duet with Dionne Warwick
Produced by Sergio Mendes
Executive Producer Jay Landers

10/12/2022

Various Artists "Smooth & Soulful Christmas - Volume 1" (2005) -Christmas Music / Smooth Soul-



Label : YMC Records


États-Unis 01 - Christmas In New York (Chris Christian & Nathan East)
02 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin)
03 - Christmas Morning (Rick Riso, Chris Christian & Nathan East)
04 - Colored With Love (Reba Rambo & Dony McGuire)
05 - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Edmund Sears & Richard Storrs Willis)
06 - Christmas Spirit (Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer & Michael Omartian)
07 - Christmas Fantasy (Anita Baker & Barry Eastmond)
08 - Away In A Manger (Traditional)
09 - Peggy Virginia (Rick Riso, Al Jarreau & Chris Christian)
10 - Silent Night (Franz Gruber & Joseph Mohr)
11 - Carol Of The Bells (Robert Goulet, Carol Lawrence, Mykola Leontovych & Robert Manookin)
12 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)


Produced by Nathan East & Chris Christian
Production Coordination : Gina Madrigal
Recorded at :
Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA 
Elsby Studios, Dallas, TX
Engineers : Bill Smith, Todd Dalton
Mixed by Bill Smith, Chris Christian, Todd Dalton
Assistant Engineers : Kenny Takahashi, Rob Brill, Jody Sappington, Jay Goin, Steve Genewick, James Murray, David Mattix
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, CA


01 - Christmas In New York

Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Vocals : The Pointer Sisters
Keyboards, Synths, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Programming : Chris Christian
Bass : Nathan East
Lead Guitar : Michael Thompson
Engineered by Todd Dalton, Bill Smith
Mixed by Chris Christian, Todd Dalton

02 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Performed by Patti Austin featuring Kirk Whalum
Acoustic Piano : Randy Waldman
Electric Piano : Greg Phillinganes
Bass : Nathan East
Guitar : Michael Thompson
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Background vocals : Patti Austin, Nathan East
Synth & String Programming, Percussion : Chris Christian
Recorded & Mixed by Bill Smith at Glenwood Place Studios

03 - Christmas Morning

Performed by Al Jarreau
Keyboards : Brad Cole
Bass : Nathan East
Guitar : Carlos Rios
Drums : John Ferraro
Percussion : Paul Bahn
Horns : Brandon Fields & Walt Fowler
Solo : Brad Cole
Horn Arrangement : Brad Cole
Backup Vocals : Nathan East, Al Jarreau
Recorded by Tim Jaquette at Studio Master
Vocals Recorded & Mixed by Bill Smith at Glenwood Place Studios

04 - Colored With Love

Performed by Natalie Cole
Keyboards : Chris Christian
Bass : Nathan East
Engineers : Brown Bannister, Pat McMaking, Brent King, Gerry Stevens, Bill Smith
Arranged by Bergen White
Recorded by Brown Bannister, Pat McKahia, Brent King, Gerry Stevens
Vocals Recorded & Mixed by Bill Smith at Glenwood Place Studios

05 - It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Performed by Fourplay
Keyboards : Bob James
Bass : Nathan East
Guitar : Larry Carlton
Drums : Harvey Mason
Recorded & Mixed by Bill Smith at Glenwood Place Studios

06 - Christmas Spirit

Performed by Donna Summer
Piano & Synths : Michael Omartian
Guitars : Dann Huff, Jerry McPherson
Bass : Danny O'Lannerghty
Drums : Chester Thompson
Vocals : Michael Mellett, Kim Fleming, Lisa Bevill
Produced by Michael Omartian
Recorded & Mixed by Terry Christian

07 - Christmas Fantasy

Performed by Anita Baker
Keyboards : Barry Eastmond
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Produced by Barry Eastmond
Recorded by Bill Smith at The Village Recorder
Vocals Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt at Capitol Studios

08 - Away In A Manger

Performed by Take 6
Vocals : Mark Kibble, David Thomas, Alvin Chea, Cedric Dent, Claude McKnight, Koel Kibble
Synths & Programming : Jeff Smith
Bass : Nathan East
Electric Guitar : Michael Thompson
Additional Instruments : Chris Christian
Mixed by Todd Dalton, Chris Christian
Vocals Recorded by Marcelo Pennell at Joey Kibble Studios

09 - Peggy Virginia

Performed by Al Jarreau
Keyboards : Brad Cole
Bass : Dave Marotta
Guitar : Carl Verheyen
Percussion : Paul Bahn
Drums : John Ferraro
Background vocals : Al Jarreau, Nathan East
Horns : Brandon Fields, Walt Fowler
Horn Arrangement : Brad Cole
Vocals Recorded & Mixed by Bill Smith at Glenwood Place Studios

10 - Silent Night

Performed by Marilyn McCoo
Keyboards : Bobby Odgen
Bass : David Hungate
Guitar : Dann Huff
Drums : Paul Leim
Background vocals : Jeff Smith
Synths & Percussion : Chris Christian
Produced & Mixed by Chris Christian
Engineered by Colyeer Spreen
Mixed at The Goldmine, Dallas, TX

11 - Carol Of The Bells

Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Vocals : The Pointer Sisters
Bass : Nathan East
Electric Guitar : Michael Thompson
Vocals Recorded & Mixed by Bill Smith at Glenwood Place Studios

12 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Arranged & Adapted by Bob James
Performed by Fourplay
Keyboards : Bob James
Bass : Nathan East
Guitar : Larry Carlton
Drums : Harvey Mason
Recorded & Mixed by Bill Smith at Glenwood Place Studios

25/10/2022

Joe Sample "Spellbound" (1989) -Westcoast Jazz-



 Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis 1

01 - Seven Years Of Good Luck (Joe Sample)
02 - Spellbound (Joe Sample)
03 - Somehow Our Love Survives (Joe Sample & Michael Franks)
04 - All God's Children (Joe Sample)
05 - Leading Me Back To You (Joe Sample & Michael Franks)

2

01 - U Turn (Joe Sample, Mervyn Warren, Mark Kibble & David Thomas)
02 - Bones Jive (Joe Sample)
03 - Luna En New York (Joe Sample & Ruben Blades)
04 - Sermonized (Joe Sample)
05 - Looking Glass (Joe Sample)


Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Recorded by Al Schmitt
Mixed by Bill Schnee At Schnee Studios
Recorded at Power Station, NYC
Assisted by Roy Hendrickson
Oceanway Studios, North Hollywood
Assisted by Clark Germain, Stacy Baird & Steve Holroyd
Schnee Studios, North Hollywood
Assisted by Wade Jaynes & Bart Stevens
Additional Recording at Willyworld, Sound West, LA & The Hop, Sherman Oaks
Engineered by Joey Wolpert, Rich Markowitz & Bruce Miller
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab

Musicians & Instrumentation :
Joe Sample : Acoustic Grand Guitar w/Midi, Synths
Marcus Miller : Bass
Omar Hakim : Drums
Michael Landau : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass on "U Turn"
John Peña : Bass on "Somehow Our Love Survives"
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums on "U Turn" & "Somehow Our Love Survives"
Chuck Domanico : Acoustic Bass on "Looking Glass"
Lenny Castro : All Percussion
Larry Williams : Additional Synth Arrangements & Synth Performance
Jerry Hey : Additional Synth Arrangements
Robbie Buchanan : Additional Synth Programming
Michael Franks : Vocals on "Leading Me Back To You"
Al Jarreau : Vocals on "Somehow Our Loves Survives"
Take 6 : Vocals on "U Turn"

Midi-Recordist :
Larry Fast
Eric Hansen on "Somehow Our Love Survives"

Mervyn Warren : Vocal Arrangement on "U Turn"
Background vocals on "Luna En New York" : Luis Chi-Sing, Fermin Garcia, Oscar Medina, Luis Mellado, Christina Mellado, Erika Mellado, Frank Giraldo, Lizzie Giraldo, Carolina De Leon & Carlos Nunez

27/09/2022

Various Artists "Best Of Smooth Jazz, Vol.3" (1998) -Smooth Jazz / Westcoast Jazz / Westcoast Soul-



Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis 01 - Mind Games (Paul Brown, Jeff Carruthers & Brian Culbertson)
02 - Baby Come To Me (Rod Temperton)
03 - Higher Ground (Edit) (Stevie Wonder)
04 - Mimosa (George Benson)
05 - Strength In You (Oji Pierce, Kirk Whalum & Gerald Albright)
06 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
07 - When I Give My Love To You (Michael Franks)
08 - More Than Friends (Marcus Miller)
09 - I Still Dream (Remix) (John Stoddart, James Oppenheim, Paul Brown & Scott Cross)
10 - U Turn (Joe Sample, Mervyn Warren, Mark Kibble & David Thomas)
11 - Kickin' Back (Bob James)
12 - Your Precious Love (Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson)
13 - Movin' On (Earl Klugh)


Compilation Produced by Matt Pierson
Digital Mastering by Keith Blake


01 - Mind Games

Bob James featuring Boney James
From "PLAYIN' HOOKY" (1997)
Produced by Paul Brown
Co-Produced by Jeff Carruthers 
Fender Rhodes : Bob James
Tenor Saxophone : Boney James
Guitar & Percussion Programming : Paul Brown
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Synthesizer Programming & Arrangement : Jeff Carruthers

02 - Baby Come To Me

Patti Austin with James Ingram
From "EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE" (1981)
Produced by Quincy Jones
Lead Female Vocals & Background vocals : Patti Austin
Lead Male Vocals & Background vocals : James Ingram
Guitar : Steve Lukather
Bass : Eddie Watkins Jr.
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizers : Greg Phillinganes, David Foster, Rod Temperton & Michael Boddicker
Vocal, Rhythm & Synthesizer Arrangements : Rod Temperton

03 - Higher Ground

Edit
Fourplay featuring Take 6
From "THE BEST OF FOURPLAY" (1997)
Produced by Harvey Mason & Harvey Mason Jr.
Lead vocals : David Thomas
Vocals : Take 6
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Harvey Mason
Keyboards : Bob James
Synthesizer Programming : Harvey Mason Jr.
Arrangement : Harvey Mason & Harvey Mason Jr.

04 - Mimosa

George Benson & Earl Klugh
From "COLLABORATION" (1987)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Electric Guitar : George Benson
Classical Guitar : Earl Klugh
Rhythm Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Marcus Miller
Drums : Harvey Mason
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Keyboards, Synthesizers & Synthesizer Arrangement : Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer Programming & Horn Arrangement : Larry Williams

05 - Strength In You

Kirk Whalum with Gerald Albright
From "COLORS" (1997)
Produced by Oji Pierce for Adwin Productions & Kirk Whalum
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Alto Saxophone & Bass : Gerald Albright
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Drums : Chester Thompson
Keyboards & Programming : Oji Pierce
Additional Programming : Sandy Jenkins & Paul Brown
Vocals : Kevin Whalum & Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey

06 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Randy Crawford featuring David Sanborn & Eric Clapton
From "RICH AND POOR" (1989) & "BEST OF RANDY CRAWFORD" (1996)
Produced by Michael J. Powell
Vocals : Randy Crawford
Alto Saxophone : David Sanborn
Guitar : Eric Clapton
Guitars : Hugh  Burns
Bass : Steve Pearce
Drums & Percussion : Gary Wallace
Piano & Synthesizer : Jess Bailey

07 - When I Give My Love To You

Michael Franks featuring Brenda Russell
From "SKIN DIVE" (1985)
Produced by Rob Mounsey for Flying Monkey Productions, Inc.
Lead vocals : Michael Franks & Brenda Russell
Background vocals : Brenda Russell
Simmons Drums : Chris Parker
Synthesizer Programming & Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

08 - More Than Friends

Bob James & David Sanborn
From "DOUBLE VISION" (1986)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Saxophone : David Sanborn
Keyboards & Synthesizer : Bob James
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Marcus Miller
Drums : Steve Gadd
Rhythm Arrangement : Marcus Miller

09 - I Still Dream 

Remix
Boney James featuring Al Jarreau
From "SWEET THING" (1997)
Produced by Paul Brown & Boney James
Vocals : Al Jarreau
Alto Saxophone & Keyboards : Boney James
Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Drum Programming : Paul Brown
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Keyboards : John Stoddart
Moog : Daddy Shakespeare
Background vocals : Bridgette Bryant-Fiddmont
Arrangement : Paul Brown & Boney James

10 - U Turn

Joe Sample featuring Take 6
From "SPELLBOUND" (1989)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Vocals : Take 6
Piano & Synthesizer : Joe Sample
Guitar : Michael Landau
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Additional Synthesizer Arrangements & Performance : Larry Williams
Additional Synthesizer Programming : Robbie Buchanan
Additional Synthesizer Arrangements : Jerry Hey
Vocal Arrangement : Mervyn Warren

11 - Kickin' Back

Bob James & Kirk Whalum
From "JOINED AT THE HIP" (1996)
Produced by Bob James
Keyboards : Bob James
Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Guitar : Hiram Bullock
Bass : Chris Walker
Drums : Billy Kilson
Percussion : Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs

12 - Your Precious Love

Al Jarreau & Randy Crawford
From "CASINO LIGHTS" (1982) & "BEST OF RANDY CRAWFORD" (1996)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Vocals : Al Jarreau & Randy Crawford
Saxophone : David Sanborn
Guitar Solo : Larry Carlton
Guitar : Buzz Feiten
Bass : Marcus Miller
Keyboards : Neil Larsen
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Background vocals : Richard Page, Bill Champlin & Steve George
Horns : Larry Williams, Kim Hutchcroft, Jim Horn, Bill Reichenbach, Chuck Findley & Jerry Hey
Horn Arrangement : Larry Williams

13 - Movin' On

Bob James & Earl Klugh
From "COOL" (1992)
Produced by Earl Klugh & Bob James
Guitar : Earl Klugh
Keyboards : Bob James
Bass : Gary King
Drums : Harvey Mason
Percussion : Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs