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

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