Ambrosia "The Biggest Part Of Me - Greatest Hits" (2010) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Fuel 2000

 01 - Biggest Part Of Me (David Pack)

02 - Nice, Nice ,Very Nice (Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Joe Puerta, David Pack, Christopher North & Burleigh Drummond)

03 - Holdin' On To Yesterday (Joe Puerta & David Pack)

04 - You're The Only Woman (You & I) (David Pack)

05 - Time Waits For No One (David Pack, Joe Puerta, Christopher North & Burleigh Drummond)

06 - Drink Of Water (Burleigh Drummond, Christopher North, David Pack & Joe Puerta)

07 - Magical Mystery Tour (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

08 - How Much I Feel (David Pack)

09 - Mama Don't Understand (Joe Puerta & David Pack)

10 - And...Somewhere I've Never Traveled (Burleigh Drummond, David Pack & Joe Puerta)

11 - Livin' On My Own (Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta & David Pack)

12 - In My Life (Tollak Ollestad)

13 - Harvey (Joe Puerta)

Recorded Live in Southern California

Produced by Ambrosia & Ryan Halter

Love Engineer : Richard McIntosh

Recorded & Mixed by Ryan Halter

Ambrosia are :

Joe Puerta : Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Burleigh Drummond : Drums, Vocals

Christopher North : Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards

Shem Von Schroeck : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass

Tollak Ollestad : Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica

Doug Jackson : Lead Guitar

Tom Hansen "Inspirations" (2024) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : /

01 - Just Like Graydon (Tom Hansen)

02 - Cabrillo Cruising (Tom Hansen & Michail Butilka)

03 - Quincy (Tom Hansen & Nick Mawson)

04 - Only Time Will Tell (Tom Hansen & Tollak Ollestad)

05 - L'automne parisien (Tom Hansen)

06 - Wanna Feel The Heat Again (Tom Hansen & Joe Amundsen)

07 - Savor This (Tom Hansen & Joe Amundsen)

08 - Remembering (Tom Hansen & Live Foyn Friis)

09 - See What I See (Tom Hansen & Hilde Hogsnes)

10 - Going West (Tom Hansen)

11 - I'll Be Waiting For You (Tom Hansen & Helga Hægeland)

12 - Allting Kommer Ordna Sig (Tom Hansen & Calle Lösnitz)

13 - Vårt Eget Paradis (Tom Hansen)

14 - Get Up And Dance (Tom Hansen)

Bonus Track

15 - Unexpected Love (Terri Bjerre & Tom Hansen)

Music Composed by Tom Hansen

Arranged by Kenneth Eriksen

Guest Arrangers : Maurizio Metalli & Urs Wiesendanger

01 - Just Like Graydon

Robbie Wyckoff

Arranged by Maurizio Metalli

Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

Maurizio Metalli : Keyboards & Background vocals

Per Hillestad : Drums

Kenneth Eriksen : Bass

Magne Arnesen : Piano Solo & Fills

Halstein Larsen : Electric Guitar

02 - Cabrillo Cruising

Urs Wiesendanger

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Urs Wiesendanger

Sabrina Stokes & Thirry Condor : Background vocals

Chris Muzik : Electric Guitar

Urs Wiesendanger : Keyboards & Programming

03 - Quincy

Heidi Smith-Solevåg, Eline Smith & Eliza

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

Kenneth Eriksen : All Instruments & Background vocals

Jostein Christensen : Drums

04 - Only Time Will Tell

Tollak Ollestad

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Maurizio Metalli

Tollak Ollestad : Harmonica

Maurizio Metalli : Keyboards & Background vocals

Per Hillestad : Drums

Hans Mathisen : Electric Guitar

05 - L'automne parisien

Hans Christian Nystad

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Urs Wiesendanger

Urs Wiesendanger : Keyboards & Programming

06 - Wanna Feel The Heat Again

Chris Lund & Hilde Hogness

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

Kenneth Eriksen : Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Background vocals, Programming

Per Mathisen : Bass

Geir Sveen : Trumpet & Flugelhorn

07 - Savor This

Dhenibe

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Urs Wiesendanger

Urs Wiesendanger : Keyboards & Programming

08 - Remembering

Live Foyns Friis

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

Kenneth Eriksen : Keyboards, Bass & Electric Guitar

Alain Charmoille : Drums

Torbjørn Alfsen : Acoustic Guitar

09 - See What I See

Hilde Hogsnes

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

All Instruments, Programming & Background vocals by Kenneth Eriksen

10 - Going West

Wakana, Dag E. Eilertsen & Nils Mathisen

Arranged & Mixed by Kenneth Eriksen

Mastered by Björn Engelmann

Kenneth Eriksen : Keyboards & Bass

Torbjørn Alfsen : Electric Guitar

Per Hillestad : Drums

WaKaNa : Saxophone

Dag Einar Eilertsen : Trombone

Nils Mathisen : Vocals

11 - I'll Be Waiting For You

Helga Hægeland

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

All Instruments & Background vocals by Kenneth Eriksen

12 - Allting Kommer Ordna Sig

Line Knudsen

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

All Instruments by Kenneth Eriksen

13 - Vårt Eget Paradis

Liv Neslowe & Ringshaug Skole

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

Kenneth Eriksen : Keyboards

Terje Johannesen : Trumpet

14 - Get Up And Dance

Rose Baptiste

Arranged, Mixed & Mastered by Glenn Main Henriksen

Glenn Main Henriksen : Keyboards & Programming

Iselin Main : Background vocals

15 - Unexpected Love

Terri Green

Arranged by Maurizio Metalli

Mixed & Mastered by Kenneth Eriksen

Kenneth Eriksen : Electric Guitar & Background vocals

Maurizio Metalli "Love Dance -Revisited" (2023) -Latin Jazz / Westcoast Rock

Label : /

01 - Love Dance (Ivans Lins & Gilson Peranzzetta)

Tollak Ollestad : Lead vocals, Harmonica

Jon Gilutin : Acoustic Piano

Maurizio Metalli : Keyboards, Vocals

Jimmy Branly : Drums

Allen Hinds : Guitars

Neil Stubenhaus : Bass

Luis Conte : Percussion

Produced by Maurizio Metalli 

Mixing by Maurizio Metalli 

Mastering by Jimmy Branly

Tollak Ollestad "Only Time Will Tell" (2023) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Unlimited Productions

01 - Only Time Will Tell (Tom Hansen & Tollak Ollestad)

Featuring : 

Tollak Ollestad : Vocals & Harmonica 

Maurizio Metalli : Keyboards & Background Vocals 

Per Hillestad : Drums 

Hans Mathisen : Electric Guitar 

Arranged, Recorded & Mixed by Maurizio Metalli 

Mastered by Maurizio Metalli

Enrico Solazzo "Perfect Journey" (2022) -Westcoast Jazz-

Label : Vian Venetto Jazz

 01 - Algo Azur (Dario Rosciglione & Enrico Solazzo)

02 - Crazy (B. Barton, T. Callaway, G. & G. Reverberi)

03 - Deep (Enrico Solazzo)

04 - Angel Eyes (Fabiana Rosciglione, Enrico Solazzo & Cristiano Prunas)

05 - El Negro Chino (Ruben Rada)

06 - Paint the Picture (Dominic Smith & Enrico Solazzo)

07 - Perfect Journey (Enrico Solazzo)

08 - Now.. Then (Enrico Solazzo)

09 - What's Up (Enrico Solazzo)

10 - Zero Gravity (Fabiana Rosciglione & Enrico Solazzo)

11 - You're My Thrill (Jay Gorney & Sidney Clare)

12 - September (Al McKay, Maurice White & Allee Willis)

13 - Caruso (Lucio Dalla)

14 - Lazy Nina (Donald Fagen)

All The Arrangements by Enrico Solazzo

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Enrico Solazzo at Shadow Studio (Italy)

Executive Producer : Bruno Franciosa & Enrico Solazzo

01 - Algo Azur 

Fabiana Rosciglione : Vocals

Stefano Profazi : Guitars

Niclas Campagnol : Drums

Dario Rosciglione : Double Bass

Stefano Rossini : Percussion

Stefano Di Battista : Soprano sax

Enrico Solazzo : Piano & Orchestra

Zacharias William Celinder : Drums Rec. Sound Engineer

02 - Crazy 

Tollak Ollestad : Harmonica, Vocals & Back Vocals

Lele Melotti : Drums

Franco Vinci : Guitars

Saverio Capo : Bass

Max Filosi : Alto & Tenor Saxophones

Sergio Vitale : Trumpet

Enzo De Rosa : Trombone

Enrico Solazzo : All Keyboards & Orchestra

Background Vocals Arranged by Tollak Ollestad 

Carlo Miori : Drums Rec. Sound Engineer

03 - Deep 

Enrico Solazzo : Keys, Lead Synth, Computer Programming

04 - Angel Eyes 

Enrico Solazzo : Keys & Orchestra

Beppe Basile : Drums

Paolo Recchia : Soprano sax

05 - El Negro Chino 

Gianni Rotondo : Vocals

Antonella Vitale : Back Vocals

Fabiana Rosciglione : Back Vocals

Baptiste Herbin : Alto Sax

Francesco Puglisi : Bass

Giancarlo Capo : Guitars

Stefano Marazzi : Drums

Stefano Rossini : Percussion

Max Filosi : Saxes

Sergio Vitale : Trumpet

Enzo De Rosa : Trombone

Enrico Solazzo : Rhodes & Keys

Stefano Isola : Vocals Sound Engineer

06 - Paint the Picture 

Dynamite Mc : Rap & Vocals

Chase Baird : Tenor Sax

Dennis Chambers : Drums

Dario Rosciglione : Bass

Rocco Zifarelli : Guitars

Gumbi Ortiz : Percussion

Enrico Solazzo : Piano & Organ

Mark Stewart : Drums Rec. Sound Engineer

07 - Perfect Journey 

Fabiana Rosciglione : Back Vocals

Chase Baird : Ewi & Saxes

Niclas Campagnol : Drums

Francesco Puglisi : Bass

Gumbi Ortiz : Percussion

Enrico Solazzo : Keyboards & Back Vocals

Zacharias William Celinder : Drums Rec. Sound Engineer

08 - Now.. Then 

Fabiana Rosciglione : Vocals

Enrico Solazzo : Piano, Keyboards & Orchestra

09 - What's Up 

Stefano Profazi : Guitars

Lele Melotti : Drums

Marco Siniscaico : Bass

Enrico Solazzo : Piano & Organ

Max Filosi : Sax

Sergio Vitale : Trumpet

Enzo De Rosa : Trombone

Carlo Miori : Drums Rec. Sound Engineer

10 - Zero Gravity 

Max Calo : Vocals

Dario Rosciglione : Double Bass

Rocco Zifarelli : Guitar

Beppe Basile : Drums

Enrico Solazzo : Keys & Synths

Tony Esposito : Percussion

11 - You're My Thrill 

Fabiana Rosciglione : Vocals

Antonio Faraò : Piano

Michel Rosciglione : Bass

Roberto Gatto : Drums

Enrico Solazzo : Orchestra

12 - September 

Kadir González López : Vocals & Back Vocals

Fabiana Rosciglione : Back Vocals

Francesco Mendolia : Drums

Marco Siniscalco : Bass

Giancarlo Capo : Guitars

Enrico Solazzo : Keys & Orchestra

Max Filosi : Saxes & Flute

Sergio Vitale : Trumpet

Enzo De Rosa : Trombone

Background Vocals Arranged by Kadir González López  & Enrico Solazzo

13 - Caruso 

Angelo Romano : Vocals

Antonio Bruno : Guitars

Giorgio Rosciglione : Double Bass

Gegè Munari : Drums

Enrico Solazzo : Keys & Orchestra

14 - Lazy Nina

Lo Van Gorp : Vocals & Back Vocals

Fabiana Rosciglione : Back Vocals

John Peña : Bass & SynthBass

Rocco Zifarelli : Guitars

Stefano Marazzi : Drums

Max Filosi : All Saxophones

Enrico Solazzo : Keys & Synths, Back Vocals

Maurizio Metalli "I.G.Y - Revisited" (2022) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : /

01 - I.G.Y. (Donald Fagen)

Tollak Ollestad : Lead vocals, Harmonica

Simona Bencini : Lead vocals

Mario Rosini : Lead vocals

Becky Martin : Lead vocals

Michael Thompson : Lead Guitars

Maurizio Metalli : Keyboards, Vocals

Stefano Profazi : Rhythm Guitars

Paul Peterson : Bass

Russ Miller : Drums

Martin Verdonk : Percussion

Willie Murillo : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Kevin Robinson : Trumpet

Carlo Maria Micheli : Sax

Fayyaz Virji : Trombone

Arranged & produced by Maurizio Metalli 

Mixing & Mastering by Maurizio Metalli

Tollak "Sweet Freedom" (2022) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : /

01 - Sweet Freedom (Rod Temperton)

Arranged, Mixed & Produced by Maurizio Metalli

Tollak Ollestad : Lead vocals, Vocals, Harmonica

Bernie Chiaravalle : Guitars

Lionel Cordew : Drums

St. Paul Peterson : Bass

Luis Conte : Percussions

Kevin Robinson : Trumpet

Gary Alesbrook : Trumpet

Dino Soldo : Sax

Evan Dexter : Trombone

Ambrosia "Standing Room Only" (2007) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group

01 - Nice, Nice, Very Nice (Burleigh Drummond, Christopher North, David Pack, Joe Puerta & Kurt Vonnegut)

02 - Livin' On My Own (Burleigh Drummond, Joe Puerta & David Pack)

03 - You're The Only Woman (You & I) (David Pack)

04 - And... Somewhere I've Never Traveled (Burleigh Drummond, David Pack & Joe Puerta)

05 - Time Waits For No One (Burleigh Drummond, Christopher North, David Pack & Joe Puerta)

06 - How Much I Feel (David Pack)

07 - Magical Mystery Tour (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

08 - Drink Of Water (Burleigh Drummond, Christopher North, David Pack & Joe Puerta)

09 - Holdin' On To Yesterday (David Pack & Joe Puerta)

10 - Biggest Part Of Me (David Pack)

Recorded Live at The Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California in 2002

Produced by Ambrosia & Ryan Hafer

Live Engineer : Richard McIntosh

A&R Consultant : John Lappen

Recorded & Mixed by Ryan Hafer

Ambrosia are :

Joe Puerta : Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Burleigh Drummond : Drums, Vocals

Christopher North : Hammond B-3 Organ, Keyboards

Shem von Schroeck : Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass

Tollak Ollestad : Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica

Doug Jackson : Lead Guitar

Don Grusin "Banana Fish" (1994) -Jazz / Contemporary Jazz-

Label : GRP Records

01 - Pacific Lights (Don Grusin)
02 - Baby's Comin' Home Tonight (Don Grusin & Brenda Russell)
03 - Banana Fish (Don Grusin)
04 - Green Diamonds (Don Grusin & Frank Quintero)
05 - Island Cowboy (Don Grusin)
06 - Bench Dogs (Don Grusin)
07 - Goodbye (Don Grusin)
08 - Home On The Range (Traditional - Arranged & Adapted by Don Grusin)
09 - Deep Water (Don Grusin)
10 - Betty's Jetty (Don Grusin)


Produced & Arranged by Don Grusin
Executive Producers : Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen
"BANANA FISH" was recorded at Sunset Sound Studio & Bad Dog Studio during Marc-April, 1994 & Mixed at Sunset Sound in April by Don Murray
Assisted by Mike Kloster
Additional Recording by Don Grusin
Additional Arrangements : Don Murray, Tollak Ollestad
Digital Edting by Michael Landy
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Recording Studio
Post-Production by Michael Landy & Joseph Doughney at The Review Room/NYC


01 - Pacific Lights

Carlos Vega : Drums
John Patitucci : Bass
Tollak Ollestad : Harmonica
Charles Bisharat : Violin
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Synths

02 - Baby's Comin' Home Tonight

Harvey Mason : Drums
John Patitucci : Bass
Brenda Russell : Vocals
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Synths

03 - Banana Fish

Harvey Mason : Drums
Armand Sabal-Lecco : Bass
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Synths, Electric Guitar

04 - Green Diamonds

Carlos Vega : Drums
John Patitucci : Bass
Frank Quintero : Vocals
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Synths

05 - Island Cowboy

Carlos Vega : Drums
John Patitucci : Bass
Charles Bisharat : Violin
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Synths

06 - Bench Dogs

Carlos Vega : Drums
John Patitucci : Bass
Gary Herbig : Soprano Sax
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Guitar Solo, Synths

07 - Goodbye

Carlos Vega : Drums
John Patitucci : Bass
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano

08 - Home On The Range

Harvey Mason : Drums
Armand Sabal-Lecco : Bass
Tollak Ollestad : Vocals & Harmonica
Gary Herbig : Baritone Sax
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Synths
Background vocals : Shem Von Schroeck, Michael Now, Don Grusin

09 - Deep Water

Carlos Vega : Drums
John Patitucci : Bass
Charles Bisharat : Violin
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Synths

10 - Betty's Jetty

Carlos Vega : Drums
John Patitucci : Bass
Charles Bisharat : Violin
Gary Herbig : Baritone Sax
Don Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Synths