Vince Mendoza "Instructions Inside" (1991) -Contemporary Jazz / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Manhattan Records

 01 - Spirit Moves (Vince Mendoza)

02 - Slowly I Turn (Vince Mendoza)

03 - Will To Live (Vince Mendoza)

04 - Say We Did (Vince Mendoza)

05 - Jung Parade (Vince Mendoza)

06 - Steady Wonder (Vince Mendoza)

07 - Faithkeep (Vince Mendoza)

08 - New World (Vince Mendoza)

09 - Hearts In Part (Vince Mendoza)

Produced by Vince Mendoza

Executive Producer : Takao Ogawa

All Selections Composed, Arranged & Conducted by Vince Mendoza

Synthesizers Sequenced by Vince Mendoza

Synthesizers Programmed by Judd Miller

Recorded & Mixed by Malcolm Pollack

Assistant Engineers : Yvonne Yedibalian & Todd Sherman

Recorded on March 1 & 2, 1991 at Edison Recording, New York, NY

Digitally Mixed at Unique Recording, New York, NY

Mastered by Bernie Grundman, Los Angeles, CA

Synthesizers Recorded by Steve Strassman at Acme Recording, Los Angeles, CA

"Hearts In Part" Recorded by Larry Mah at Mad Hatter Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Copyists : Jeffrey Jones, Robert Hurrell

A&R Directed by Tetsu Kobayashi

01 - Spirit Moves

Tenor, Soprano Saxophone : Bob Mintzer

Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller

Guitar : John Scofield

Bass : Will Lee

Drums : Peter Erskine

Percussion : Don Alias, Manolo Badrena

02 - Slowly I Turn

Solo Trumpet : Randy Brecker

Trumpets : Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm

French Horns : Jerry Peel, Bob Carlisle

Bass Trombone : Dave Taylor

Tuba : Dave Braynard

Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller

Bass : Will Lee

Drums : Peter Erskine

Percussion : Don Alias, Manolo Badrena

03 - Will To Live

Soprano Saxophone : Joe Lovano

Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller

12 String Guitar : Ralph Towner

Bass : Marc Johnson

Drums : Peter Erskine

Additional Drum Sequencing : Vince Mendoza

04 - Say We Did

Tenor Saxophone : Bob Mintzer

Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller

Guitar : John Scofield

Bass : Will Lee

Drums : Peter Erskine

Percussion : Don Alias, Manolo Badrena

05 - Jung Parade

Solo Trumpet : Randy Brecker

Trumpets : Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm

French Horns : Jerry Peel, Bob Carlisle

Bass Trombone : Dave Taylor

Tuba : Dave Braynard

Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller

Guitar : John Scofield

Bass : Will Lee

Drums : Peter Erskine

Percussion : Don Alias, Manolo Badrena

06 - Steady Wonder

Tenor, Soprano Saxophone : Joe Lovano

Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller

Guitar : Ralph Towner

Bass : Marc Johnson

Drums : Peter Erskine

07 - Faithkeep

Tenor, Soprano Saxophone : Joe Lovano

Electronic Valve Instrument : Judd Miller

Guitar : Ralph Towner

Bass : Marc Johnson

Drums : Peter Erskine

08 - New World

Tenor Saxophone : Bob Mintzer

Soprano Saxophone : Joe Lovano

Percussion : Alex Acuña

Yellowjackets :

Synthesizers : Russell Ferrante

Bass : Jimmy Haslip

Drums : William Kennedy

09 - Hearts In Part

Solo Piano : Gloria Cheng

The Mendoza / Mardin Project "Jazzpaña" (1993) -Jazz Fusion / Latin Jazz-

Label : Nuevos Medios

01 - El Vito Cante (Traditional)
02 - Tangos (Vince Mendoza)
03 - Entre Tinieblas (Antonio Carmona & Jorge Pardo)
04 - Tanguillo (Vince Mendoza)
05 - Soy Gitano (Vicnete Amigo & Aldo Monjes)
06 - Bulería (Vince Mendoza)
07 - Suite Fraternidad (First Movement Generalife) (Arif Mardin)
08 - Suite Fraternidad (Second Movement Albacin) (Arif Mardin)
09 - El Vito El Gran Tamaño (Arif Mardin & Vince Mendoza - Traditional)


Produced by Siegdried Loch
Co-Producer : Wolfgang Hirschmann

WDR Big Band : Heiner Wiberny, Harald Rosenstein, Olivier Peters, Rolf Römer, Steffen Schorn, Andy Haderer, Rob Bruyner, Klaus Osterloh, Rick Kiefer, John Marshall, Dave Horler, Ludwig Nuss, Bernt Laukamp, Roy Deuvall

Frank Chastenier, Piano, Keyboards

Violoncelli : Albert Jung, Gerhard Szperalski, Michael M. Kasper, Rainer Lange, Uwe Schmeisser
French Horns : Andrew Joy, Rainer Jurkiewicz, Andre Van Driessche
Tuba : Hans Nickel

Guests :
Michael Brecker : Tenor Saxophone
Al Di Meloa : Electric Guitar
Peter Erskine : Drums
Dieter Ilg : Bass
Steve Khan : Electric Guitar
Freddie Santiago : Percussion

Los Jovenes Flamencos :
Ramon El Portugues : Cantaor / Vocal
Juan Manuel Cañizares : Flamenco Guitar
Jorge Pardo : Flute, Soprano & Tenor Saxophone
Carles Benavent : Bass Guitar & Mandola
Rubem Dantas : Palmas, Cajon & Tinaja
Joselin Vargas : Palmas & Vajon
Paco 'El Americano' : Palmas

Conductor : Vince Mendoza

Recorded : July 1992 WRD Studio, Cologne, Germany except "El Vito El Gran Tamaño" on July 9th, 1992 'Live' Philarmonic Half Cologne
Additional Recordings September 1992 at Skyline Studios, New York, USA
Engineers :
Reinhold Nickel, Cologne
Frank Schneider, Cologne
Jürgen Königsfeld, Assistant
Ruth Witt, Assistant
James Farber, New York
Mix : James Farber at Wisseloort Studios, Hilversum & Skyline Studios, New York
Mastering : Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, New York