Joe Williams "Feel The Spirit" (1995) -Vocal Jazz / Soul Jazz-

Label : Telarc Jazz

 01 - In The Beginning / My Lord (Duke Ellington) / (Johnny Pate)

02 - Feel The Spirit

03 - Go Down Moses / Wade In The Water

04 - Great Camp Meeting (E.C. Deas)

05 - Were You There? (Traditional)

06 - Walk With Me (E.C. Deas)

07 - I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray

08 - In My Heart

09 - Little David (Louie Bellson, Valerie Brown, Roy Eldridge, Herb Ellis, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Harris, Oscar Peterson & Flip Phillips)

10 - His Eye Is On The Sparrow (Traditional)

11 - Pass It On (Johnny Pate)

12 - The Lord's Prayer (Traditional)

13 - Doxology

All Songs Orchestrated by Johnny Pate

Recorded at Conway Recording, Studio C, Hollywood, California, September 20-23, 1994

Recording Producer : John Snyder

Recording Engineers : Jack Renner, Joseph Magee

Mix Engineers : Joseph Magee, Jack Renner

01 - In The Beginning / My Lord

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Harvey Mason : Drums

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

02 - Feel The Spirit

Joe Williams : Vocal

Marlena Shaw : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Jerry Peters : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

03 - Go Down Moses / Wade In The Water

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Jerry Peters : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Chorus : Bunny Hull, Fred White, Carmen Twillie, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Will Wheaton

04 - Great Camp Meeting

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Jerry Peters : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Chorus : Bunny Hull, Fred White, Carmen Twillie, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Will Wheaton

05 - Were You There?

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Piano

06 - Walk With Me

Joe Williams : Vocal

Marlena Shaw : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

07 - I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Jerry Peters : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Chorus : Bunny Hull, Fred White, Carmen Twillie, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Will Wheaton

08 - In My Heart

Joe Williams : Vocal

Jerry Peters : Piano

09 - Little David

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Jerry Peters : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Chorus : Bunny Hull, Fred White, Carmen Twillie, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Will Wheaton

10 - His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Jerry Peters : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

11 - Pass It On

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Synthesizer

Jerry Peters : Piano

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

Abraham Laboriel : Bass

Harvey Mason : Drums

Chorus : Bunny Hull, Fred White, Carmen Twillie, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo, Will Wheaton

12 - The Lord's Prayer

Joe Williams : Vocal

Patrice Rushen : Acoustic Piano

13 - Doxology

Joe Williams : Vocal

Horace Silver "Silver 'N Voices" (1977) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Blue Note Records / United Artists Music

 Side One

01 - Out Of The Night (Came You) (Horace Silver)

02 - Togetherness (Horace Silver)

03 - I Will Always Love You (Horace Silver)

04 - Mood For Maude (Horace Silver)

Side Two

01 - Incentive (Horace Silver)

02 - New York Lament (Horace Silver)

03 - All The Time (Horace Silver)

04 - Freeing My Mind (Horace Silver)

Produced by George Butler

All Music, Lyrics, Vocal & Quintet Arrangements Written by Horace Silver

Voices under the direction of Alan Copeland

Recorded September 24 & October 1, 1976, at A&R Recording Studio, New York, N.Y.

Engineer : Don Hahn

Sweetening on October 19 & 22, 1976, at Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, Calif.

Engineer : Ed Barton

Remixed at A&R Recording Studio, New York, N.Y.

Engineer : Don Hahn

Musicians :

Tom Harrell : Trumpet & Fluegelhorn Solos

Bob Berg : Tenor Sax Solos

Horace Silver  Piano Solos

Ron Carter : Acoustic Bass

Al Foster : Drums

Voices : Monica Mancini, Avery Sommers, Joyce Copeland, Richard Page, Dale Verdugo, Alan Copeland

Bobby McFerrin "Bang!Zoom" (1995) -Vocal Jazz / Soul Jazz-

Label : Blue Note Contemporary

 01 - Bang!Zoom (Bobby McFerrin & Russell Ferrante)

02 - Remembrance (Bobby McFerrin & Russell Ferrante)

03 - Friends (Bobby McFerrin)

04 - Selim (Miles Davis)

05 - Freedom Is A Voice (Bobby McFerrin & Russell Ferrante)

06 - Heaven's Design (Bobby McFerrin)

07 - My Better Half (Bobby McFerrin)

08 - Kids' Toys (Bobby McFerrin)

09 - Mere Words (Bobby McFerrin)

Produced by Russell Ferrante & Bobby McFerrin

Engineered by Malcolm Pollack

Executive Producer : Linda Goldstein

Associate Producer : Stephen Cohen

Musicians :

Bob Mintzer : Saxes, Bass Clarinert, E.W.I.

Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Russell Ferrante : Piano, Synthesizers

Jimmy Haslip : Bass

William Kennedy : Drums

Scott Wendholt : Trumpet on "Friends"

Paul Nagel : Fender Rhodes on "Heaven's Design"

Tower Of Power Horn Section on "My Better Half" : Greg Adams, David Mann, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo, Lee Thornburg

Judd Miller : Synth Programming

Recorded at :

Ocean Way Recording

Assistant Engineer : Jeff DeMorris

Skyline Studios

Assistant Engineers : Rich Lamb, Sheree Draft

Roman Foods

Engineer : Bill Gable

Fantasy Studios

Engineers : David Luke, Chris Tergesen

Assistant Engineer : Michael Semanick

Mixed at Skyline Studios by Malcolm Pollack except "Heaven's Design" Mixed at Fantasy Studios by Malcolm Pollack

Horns Arranged by Greg Adams

Steve Tyrell "A New Standard" (1999) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 01 - Give Me The Simple Life (From Father Of The Bride, Part II) (Rube Bloom & Harry Ruby)

02 - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (From Father Of The Bride, Part II) (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields)

03 - I Can't Get Started With You (Ira Gershwin & Vernon Duke)

04 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington & Bob Russell)

05 - The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble)

06 - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Irving Berlin)

07 - A Kiss To Build A Dream On (Bert Klamar, Harry Ruby & Oscar Hammerstein II)

08 - I'm Through With Love (Gus Kahn, Matty Malneck & Fud Livingston)

09 - I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields)

10 - Cheek To Cheek (Irving Berlin)

11 - I've Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen & Ted Koehler)

12 - It's The Mood That I'm In (Al Silver)

13 - I'm In The Mood For Love (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields)

14 - The Way You Look Tonight (From Father Of The Bride) (Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields)

15 - I'll Be Seeing You (Sammy Fain)

16 - For All We Know (Sam M. Lewis & John Frederick Coots)

17 - Smile (Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons & James Phillips)

Produced by Steve Tyrell

Co-Produced by Bob Mann & Stephanie Tyrell

Mixed by Bill Schnee

Programming & String Orchestrations by Bob Mann

Recorded by Jeffrey Woodruff & Mike Ross

Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

Additional Engineering by Steve Tyrell, Bobby Ginsburg, Alan Hirshberg, Steve Gallagher, Clark Germain, John Van Nest

Recorded at Tyrell Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Mixed at Schnee Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Second Engineer : Koji Egawa

01 - Give Me The Simple Life (From Father Of The Bride, Part II)

Arranged by Bob Mann

Orchestration by William Ross

Conducted by Alan Silvestri

Drums : Ed Smith

Bass : Chuck Domanico

Piano : Ralph Grierson

Guitar : Bob Mann

02 - On The Sunny Side Of The Street (From Father Of The Bride, Part II)

Arranged by Bob Mann

Orchestration by William Ross

Conducted by Alan Silvestri

Drums : Ed Smith

Bass : Chuck Domanico

Piano : Ralph Grierson

Guitar : Bob Mann

03 - I Can't Get Started With You

Arranged by Bob Mann

Drums : John Guerin

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Joe Sample

Guitar : Bob Mann

04 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore

Arranged by Bob Mann & Joe Sample

Drums : John Guerin

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Joe Sample

Guitar : Bob Mann

Brass Section : Charlie Loper, Jerry Hey, Larry Williams, Bill Reichenbach, Dan Higgins, Gary Grant

Trumpet Solos : Harry Edison, Clark Terry

05 - The Very Thought Of You

Arranged by Bob Mann

Vocal Performance : Robbyn Kirmssé

Drums : John Guerin

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Tenor Sax Solo : Plas Johnson

06 - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

Arranged by Bob Mann

Drums : John Guerin

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Trumpet Solo : Clark Terry

07 - A Kiss To Build A Dream On

Arranged by Alan Pasqua

Drums : Peter Erskine

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Trumpet Solo : Clark Terry

08 - I'm Through With Love

Arranged by Bob Mann

Drums : Peter Erskine

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Harmonica : Toots Thielemans

09 - I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

Arranged by Bob Mann

Drums : John Guerin

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

10 - Cheek To Cheek

Arranged by Alan Pasqua

Drums : Gregg Bissonette

Bass : David Carpenter

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : George Doering

11 - I've Got The World On A String

Arranged by Alan Pasqua

Drums : Louie Bellson

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Brass Section : Bill Reichenbach, Dan Higgins, Gary Grant

Trumpet Solo : Harry Edison

12 - It's The Mood That I'm In

Arranged by Bob Mann

Drums : Peter Erskine

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Joe Sample

Guitar : Bob Mann

13 - I'm In The Mood For Love

Arranged by Alan Pasqua

Drums : Peter Erskine

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Tenor Sax Solo : Plas Johnson

14 - The Way You Look Tonight (From Father Of The Bride)

Arranged by Bob Mann

Introduction Orchestrated by William Ross

Conducted by Alan Silvestri

Drums : Steve Schaeffer

Bass : Chuck Domanico

Piano : Ralph Grierson

Guitars : Bob Mann

Tenor Sax Solo : Bob Sheppard

15 - I'll Be Seeing You

Arranged by Bob Mann

Drums : John Guerin

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Trombone Solo : Bill Watrous

16 - For All We Know

Arranged by Bob Mann

Drums : John Guerin

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Tenor Sax Solo : Plas Johnson

17 - Smile

Arranged by Bob Mann

Drums : John Guerin

Bass : Bob Magnusson

Piano : Alan Pasqua

Guitar : Bob Mann

Harmonica : Toots Thielemans

Barbra Streisand "What Matters Most" (2011) -Vocal Jazz / Standards / Pop-

Label : Sony Music Entertainment

 01 - The Windmills Of Your Mind (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand)

02 - Something New In My Life (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand)

03 - Solitary Moon (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mandel)

04 - Nice 'N' Easy (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Lew Spence)

05 - Alone In The World (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Jerry Goldsmith)

06 - So Many Stars (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Sergio Mendes)

07 - The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, John Williams)

08 - That Face (Alan Bergman & Lew Spence)

09 - I'll Never Say Goodbye (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, David Shire)

10 - What Matters Most (Alan & Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin)

Produced by Barbra Streisand

A&R : Jay Landers

Recorded by Armin Steiner & Dave Reitzas

Mixed & Mastered by Dave Reitzas

Arranged by William A. Ross

Arranged by Patrick Williams ("That Face" & "Nice 'N' Easy")

Musicians :

Drums : Peter Erskine, John 'JR' Robinson, Gregg Field

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus, Ian Martin, Charles Berghofer

Guitar : Dean Parks, John Chiodini

Piano : Randy Waldman, Thomas Ranier

Harp : Gayle Levant

Concert Master : Bruce Dukov

Orchestra Contractor : Gina Zimmitti

Trumpet Solo on "Alone In The World" & "Nice 'N' Easy" by Chris Botti

Sax Solo on "Solitary Moon" by Dan Higgins

Studios :

The Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage / Sony Pictures, Culver City, CA

Newman Scoring Stage / 20th Century Fox Film, Los Angeles, CA

Grandma's House, Malibu, CA

Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Joni Mitchell "Rolling Thunder Revue" (2025) Folk Rock / Vocal Jazz-

Label : Rhino Entertainment Company

 Side One

01 - Jericho (Joni Mitchell)

02 - Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

03 - Edith And The Kingpin (Joni Mitchell)

04 - Don't Interrupt The Sorrow (Joni Mitchell)

05 - Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

06 - Harry's House (Joni Mitchell)

07 - A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell)

Side Two

01 - Woman Of Heart And Mind (Joni Mitchell)

02 - Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

03 - Intro To Coyote

04 - Coyote (Joni Mitchell)

05 - Black Crow (Joni Mitchell)

06 - Intro To Song For Sharon

07 - Song For Sharon (Joni Mitchell)

Produced for Release by Joni Mitchell & Patrick Milligan

Mastering : Bernie Grundman, Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Side One

01 - Jericho (Joni Mitchell)

Live at Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY, November 15, 1975

02 - Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

03 - Edith And The Kingpin 

04 - Don't Interrupt The Sorrow

Live at Harvard Square Theater, Cambridge, MA, November 20, 1975

05 - Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

06 - Harry's House 

Live at Music Hall, Boston, MA, November 21, 1975

07 - A Case Of You 

Live in Bangor, Bangor, ME, November 27, 1975

Side Two

01 - Woman Of Heart And Mind

Live at Montreal Forum, December 4, 1975

02 - Introduction – Bob Neuwirth

03 - Intro To Coyote

04 - Coyote

Live at The Forum, Montreal, QC, Canada, Dec. 4, 1975

05 - Black Crow

06 - Intro To Song For Sharon

07 - Song For Sharon

Live at Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, May 16, 1976

Kiki Ebsen "Scarecrow Sessions" (2014) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Painted Pony Media

 01 - You Don't Know What Love Is (Gene DePaul & Don Raye)

02 - If I Only Had A Brain**° (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg)

03 - Missing You (Zeke Manners & Buddy Ebsen)

04 - Moon River (Henri Mancini & Johnny Mercer)

05 - Comes Love (Charles Tobias, Lew Brown & Sam H. Stept)

06 - Tea For Two (Irving Caesar & Vincent Youmans)

07 - At The Codfish Ball (Lew Pollack & Sidney Mitchell)

08 - Laura (Johnny Mercer & David Raskin)

09 - Easy To Love (Cole Porter)

10 - Prelude** (Kiki Ebsen)

11 - St. Louise Blues (W.C. Handy)

12 - Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg)

Vocals : Kiki Ebsen

Acoustic & Electric Bass : John Patitucci

Piano & Organ : Henry Hey

Drums : Clint de Ganon

Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Chuck Loeb

Saxophone & Flute : David Mann

Violin & Viola : Antoine Silverman

Cello : Sachi Patitucci

Produced & Mixed by David Mann

Engineered by Jeremy Gillespie at Barbershop Studios, Hopotcong, NJ

Mastered by Ed Hamilton at Hamilton Mastering

Additional Musicians :

Trumpet : Trevor Neumann

°Acoustic Guitar : Bernd Schoenhart

**Piano : Kiki Ebsen

Recorded by Jeff Eden Fair & Starr Parodi at Universe of Soul, LA, CA

Clarinet : Alex Burdman

Recorded by Steve Baughman at Next Level, Sherman Oaks, CA

Strings & Band Arrangements, Programming & Additional Engineering by David Mann

*Arranged by David Mann & Kiki Ebsen

Masayoshi Takanaka Featuring Pauline Wilson "Covers" (1995) -City Pop / Vocal Jazz / Funk Jazz-

Label : Eastworld / Toshiba-EMI Limited

 01 - Day Dreaming (Aretha Franklin)

02 - Nagisa (Ririka Shinzato & Masayoshi Takanaka)

03 - Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix)

04 - You (Marlena Shaw)

05 - I Want You (She's So Heavy) (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

06 - Blue Lagoon (Masayoshi Takanaka / English Lyrics by Tom Fitzgerald)

07 - Getaway (Beloyd Taylor & Peter Cor)

08 - Night Birds (Roger Odell & William Sharpe)

09 - Ready To Fly -Live Version- (Masayoshi Takanaka)

10 - When You Wish Upon A Star (Leigh Harline & Ned Washington)

Produced by Masayoshi Takanaka 

Recorded & Mixed by Shep Lonsdale at Media Complex Studios, West L.A., CA

Assistant Engineers : Roland Alvarez, Liz Magro 

Mastered by Joe Gaswirth at Oceanview Digital Mastering, West L.A., CA

Assistant Mastering : Ramón Bretón 

01 - Day Dreaming

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

02 - Nagisa

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

Rap : Bro' Benji

03 - Purple Haze

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

Wah Guitar : Toshi Yanagi

04 - You

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

05 - I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

06 - Blue Lagoon

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

English Lyrics : Tom Fitzgerald

Rap Sample : Dani Spencer

07 - Getaway

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

08 - Night Birds

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

09 - Ready To Fly 

Live Version

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums : Tris Imboden

Bass : Bob Glaub

Keyboard : Jaï Winding

Percussion : Kevin Ricard

10 - When You Wish Upon A Star

Guitar : Masayoshi Takanaka

Vocal : Pauline Wilson

Yasuko Agawa & Big Band "My Duke" (1991) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Invitation

 01 - Take The 'A' Train (Billy Strayhorn)

02 - Satin Doll (Johnny Mercer, Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn)

03 - I'm Beginning To See The Light (Harry James, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges & Don George)

04 - Sophisticated Lady (Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills & Duke Ellington)

05 - Mood Indigo (Albany Bigard, Irving Mills & Duke Ellington)

06 - Just Squeeze Me (Lee Gaines & Duke Ellington)

07 - Perdido (Juean Tizol, Harry Lenk & Ervin Drake)

08 - Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me (Duke Ellington & Sidney Keith Russell)

09 - Solitude (Eddie de Lange, Irving Mills & Duke Ellington)

10 - Duke's Place (Bill Katz, Duke Ellington, Ruth Roberts & Robert Thiele)

Staff

Arranged & Conducted by Tom Ranier

Recorded & Mixed by Rik Pekkonen

Executive Produced by Kei Morishita, Kazuo Matsui

Produced by Toshifumi Kanamaru, Takashi Misu, Takahiro Matsuoka

Additional Recorded by Eddie King

Mastering Engineer : Bernie Grundman

Assistant Engineers : Ulrich Wild, Rail Rogut

Recorded at One On One Studios, North Hollywood, July 1-3 1991

Additional Recorded at King Sound, North Hollywood July 5-6 1991

Mixed at Ocean Way, Hollywood, July 8-11 1991

Contractor : Joe Soldo

Copyist : Bill Hughes

Vocal Supervisor : Kei Morishita

Musicians : 

Piano : Tom Ranier

Drums : Harvey Mason

Bass : Chuck Berghofer, Jim Hughart (05, 07, 09)

Guitar : Ron Eschette, Paul Viapiano (03, 04, 06, 08)

Alto Sax : Gary Foster, Lanny Morgan

Tenor Sax : Vince Trombetta, Pete Christlieb

Baritone Sax : Jack Nimitz

Trumpet : Snooky Young, Stu Blumberg, Chuck Findley, George Graham (03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09), Charlie Davis (03, 04, 06, 08), Warren Luening (01, 02, 05, 07, 09, 10) 

Trombone : Chauncey Welsch, Bill Elton (03, 04, 06, 08), Lew McCreary (03, 04, 06, 08), Charlie Loper (01, 02, 05, 07, 09, 10), Alan Kaplan (01, 02, 05, 07, 09, 10), George Roberts

Clarinet : Joe Soldo

Willie Nelson "American Classic" (2009) -Vocal Jazz / Standards-

Label : Blue Note / Shangri-La Music

 01 - The Nearness Of You (Hoagy Carmichael & Ned Washington)

02 - Fly Me To The Moon (Bart Howard)

03 - Come Rain Or Shine (Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer)

04 - If I Had You (Reginald Connelly, James Campbell & Ted Shapiro)

05 - Ain't Misbehavin' (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf & Fats Waller)

06 - I Miss You So (Jimmie Henderson, Bertha Scott & Sid Robbin)

07 - Because Of You (Arthur Hammerstein & Dudley Wilkinson)

08 - Baby, It's Cold Outside (Frank Loesser)

09 - Angel Eyes (Earl K. Brent & Matt Dennis)

10 - On The Street Where You Live (Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner)

11 - Since I Fell For You (Buddy Johnson)

12 - Always On My Mind (Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson Thompson)

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

Recorded by Al Schmitt & Steve Genewick

Mixed by Al Schmitt

Rhythm Section Arrangements by Joe Sample

Arranged by Johnny Mandel for Shadow Productions

Pro-tools Operation & Edited by Derik Lee & Steve Genewick

Production Manager & Contractor NY : Jill Dell'Abate

Production Manager & Contractor LA : Shari Sutcliffe

Assistant Engineers : Heidi Martin, Aaron Walk & Steve Genewick

Recorded at Legacy Recording Studios, NYC, NY & Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Mixed at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Mastered by Doug Sax at Mastering Lab, Ojai, CA

Willie Nelson : Vocals (All tracks), Guitar (08)

Diana Krall : Vocals (04), Piano (04)

Norah Jones : Vocals (08), Piano (08)

Mickey Raphael : Harmonica (08, 09, 11, 12)

Jeff Clayton : Alto Sax (07)

Anthony Wilson : Guitar (All tracks)

Joe Sample : Piano (01-03, 05-07, 09)

Jim Cox : Hammond B3 Organ (02, 03, 05, 07, 10, 11)

Christian McBride : Bass (01-03, 05-07, 09-12)

Robert Hurst : Bass (04, 08)

Lewis Nash : Drums (01-03, 05-07, 09-12)

Jeff Hamilton : Drums (04-08)

Kathie Lee Gifford "Sentimental Journey" (1992) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Warner Special Products

 Record One / Side A

01 - Sentimental Journey (Les Brown, Bud Green & Ben Homer)

02 - Smile (Charlie Chaplin, James Phillips & Geoffrey Parsons)

03 - Hey There (Jerry Ross & Richard Adler)

04 - The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble)

05 - If I Give My Heart To You (Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs & Milt Gabler)

Record One / Side B

01 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Bob Russell & Duke Ellington)

02 - Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg)

03 - There, I've Said It Again (Redd Evans & David Mann)

04 - That's All (Alan Brandt & Bob Haynes)

05 - It's All In The Game (Charles Dawes & Carl Sigman)

Record Two / Side A

01 - When I Fall In Love (Victor Young & Edward Heyman)

02 - I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) (Roy urk & Fred E. Ahlert)

03 - My Romance (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart)

04 - True Love (Cole Porter)

05 - The Rose (Amanda McBroom)

Record Two / Side B

01 - It Had To Be You (Gus Kahn & Isham Jones)

02 - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Deek Watson & William Best)

03 - You Belong To Me (Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart & Chilton Price)

04 - That Sunday, That Summer (George David Weiss & Joe Sherman)

05 - Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) (Jay Livingston & Ray Evans)

Produced by Jim Ed Norman for JEN Productions, Inc. & Danny Kee for In-Kee Productions

Recorded at :

Javelina Studios & The Loft, Nashville

Clinton Recording Studios, New York City

Engineered by Alan Schulman, Eric Prestidge & Bob Tassi

Assistant Engineers : Steve Lowrey, Troy Halderson, Noah Dewey, Robert Charles & Donny Bott

Mixed by Eric Prestidge at Sixteenth Avenue Sound, Nashville

All Arrangements by Bergen White

Background vocals : Bergen White, Lisa Silver, Jana King, Dennis Wilson & Wendy Johnson

Orchestra by the Nashville String Machine

Carl Gorodetsky : Concertmaster

Musicians :

Drums : Paul Leim

Piano : Matt Rollings

Electric Guitar : Steve Gibson

Acoustic Guitars : Biff Watson, Steve Gibson

Bass : David Hungate

Saxophones : Jim Horn

French Horn : Eberhard Ramm

Mandolin : Steve Gibson

Synthesizer : Mike Lawler

Oboe : Marianne Osiel

Celeste : Bergen White

Judy Henske "Loose In The World" (1999) -Vocal Jazz / Soul Jazz / Adult Contemporary-

Label : Fair Star Music

 01 - Mad Dog Killer (Judy Henske & Craig Doerge)

02 - Master Of Love (Judy Henske & Craig Doerge)

03 - Dropped Like A Dime (Judy Henske)

04 - Dark Angel (Craig Doerge & Judy Henske)

05 - Tikky Tikky Gumdrop (Craig Doerge & Judy Henske)

06 - Blue Fortune (Craig Doerge & Judy Henske)

07 - Wish I Had My Old Guitar (Judy Henske & Craig Doerge)

08 - Betty And Dupree (Traditional)

09 - Tin Star (Craig Doerge & Judy Henske)

10 - Til The Real Thing (Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin & L.E. Freeman)

Produced by Craig Doerge

06, 07, 09, 10 Mixed by Dan Garcia at Terra Nova Studio

01, 04, 08 Mixed by Brad Cobb on Pro Tools System

02 Mixed by Robert Appere at Clover Studio

03 Mixed by John Thomas at John Thomas Studio

06 Mixed at Fair Star Studio by Napoleon Smith

01, 05, 09, 10 Recorded at Groovemasters by Bob Salcedo

02, 03, 07 Recorded at John Thomas Studio by Tony Gottlieb

04, 06, 07, 08 Recorded at Fair Star Studio by Napoleon Smith

Background Vocals 05, 07 Recorded by Ric Cunha at Rainbow Garage

Mastered by Garvin Lurssen at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA

01 - Mad Dog Killer 

Craig Doerge : Piano

Dave Stone : Acoustic Bass

Nick Lane : Trombone

Brandon Fields : Tenor Sax

Dave Karasony : Drums

Rick Marotta : Baliff Voice

02 - Master Of Love 

Jim Keltner : Drums

Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass

Craig Doerge : YC45-D

03 - Dropped Like A Dime 

Jim Keltner : Drums

Tim Drummond : Bass

Joellen Doering : Guitar

George Doering : Mandolin

David Lindley : Slide Guitar

Joellen Doering : Background vocals

Jayne Zinsmaster : Background vocals

04 - Dark Angel 

Gerald Albright : Sax

Craig Doerge : Keyboards

Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass

Rick Marotta : Drums

Russ Kunkel : Drums

05 - Tikky Tikky Gumdrop 

Bob Glaub : Bass

Richie Hayward : Drums

Dean Parks : Guitar

Craig Doerge : Piano

Graham Nash : Vocals

Napoleon Smith : Background vocals

Mark & Kipp Lennon : Background vocals

06 - Blue Fortune 

Craig Doerge : Keyboards

Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass

Russ Kunkel : Drums

Gerald Albright : Sax

07 - Wish I Had My Old Guitar 

Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass

Russ Kunkel : Drums

Craig Doerge : Keyboards, Vocals

Rick Cunha : Guitar

Graham Nash, Kipp Lennon, Mark Lennon : Vocals

08 - Betty And Dupree 

Craig Doerge : Keyboards

Dave Karasony : Drums

09 - Tin Star 

Bob Glaub : Bass

Richie Hayward : Drums

Greg Leisz : Dobro

Dean Parks : Guitar

Craig Doerge : Piano, Vocals

Graham Nash, Kipp Lennon, Mark Lennon : Background vocals

10 - Til The Real Thing

Craig Doerge : Piano

Leland 'Lee' Sklar : Bass

Russ Kunkel : Drums

Nick Lane : Trombone

The Ritz "Movin' Up" (1988) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Denon / Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

01 - Movin' Up (Sharon Harris)

02 - Mr. Flat Five (Sharon Harris)

03 - South Of The Border (Sharon Harris)

04 - My Foolish Heart (Ned Washingtn & Victor Young)

05 - Perdido (Erwin M. Drake, Hans Lengsfelder & Juan Tizol)

06 - Vine Street Bar & Grille (Sharon Harris)

07 - Basically Blues (Phil Wilson & Les Harris Jr.)

08 - Jeru (Gerry Mulligan & Daryl Bosteels)

09 - Rhythm-A-Ning (Thelonious Monk & Jon Hendricks)

10 - Shake, Rattle N' Roll (Charles E. Calhoun & Daryl Bosteels)

The Ritz :

Daryl Bosteels : Vocal

Sharon Harris : Vocal

Melissa Hamilton : Vocal

Bob Martin : Vocal

Marty Ballou : Bass

Les Harris Jr. : Drums

Jef Auger : Piano, Keyboards

Guest Players :

Brandon Fields : Saxophones

Lenny Castro : Percussion

Jerry Weber : Keyboard Programming

Produced by Jeffrey Weber

Recorded & Mixed by Mark Ettel at Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California

May 27 - 31, 1988

Assisted by Julie Last

Edited by Toshiyasu Shiozawa

Mastered by Toshihiko Takahashi at Nippon Columbia Studios, Tokyo, Japan

Executive Producer : Tatsunori Konno (Nippon Columbia / Denon)

01 - Movin' Up

Arranged by Sharon Harris

02 - Mr. Flat Five

Arranged by Sharon Harris

03 - South Of The Border

Arranged by Sharon Harris

04 - My Foolish Heart

Arranged by Sharon Harris

05 - Perdido

Arranged by Sharon Harris

06 - Vine Street Bar & Grille

Arranged by Sharon Harris

07 - Basically Blues

Arranged by Phil Wilson

Vocal Arrangement by Sharon Harris

08 - Jeru

Vocal Arrangement by Sharon Harris & Daryl Bosteels

09 - Rhythm-A-Ning

10 - Shake, Rattle N' Roll

/

Elaine Paige "Elaine Paige And Friends" (2010) -Standards / Vocal Jazz-

Label : Warner Music UK Ltd.

 01 - Mi Morena (Martin Page)

02 - Take A Bow (Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds & Ciccone)

03 - The Prayer (David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager)

04 - Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)

05 - Closest Thing To Crazy (Mike Batt)

06 - Where Is The Love? (Ralph MacDonald & William Salter)

07 - It's Only Life (Tim Rice & Gary Barlow)

08 - You Are Everything (Thom Bell & Linda Creed)

09 - It Might Be You (Dave Grusin, Alan & Marilyn Bergman)

10 - Amoureuse (Véronique Sanson & Gary Osborne)

11 - Make It With You (David Gates)

12 - All The Way (Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn)

13 - Thank You For Being A Friend (Andrew Gold)

Produced by Phil Ramone

"The Prayer" Produced by Barry Manilow & Phil Ramone

"All The Way" Produced by Rudy Perez, Michael Bolton & Phil Ramone

A&R Consultant : Hermione Hennessy

Recorded & Mixed by Frank Filipetti

Vocal Engineer : BJ Ramone

Additional Engineers : Roy Hendrickson, Roman Klun, Rick Qwan, Bruce Swedien, Joel Numa, Steve Milo & Clay Perry

Production Manager & Contractor : Jill Dell'Abate

Pro-Tools Operators : Rick Qwan, Derick Lee & Matthew Sheiner

Assistant Engineers : Derik Lee, David Lopez, Kent Hertz, Steve Robillard & Rick Howell

Recorded at Avatar Studios, Rob Mounsey Music, MSR Studios, The Living Room, Bullseye Recording Studios, His House / Innsbruck Studios, The Hit Factory, Criteria, The Gallery & Passion Studios

Mixed at The Living Room, Upper Nyack, NY

Billy Ocean's Vocals Recorded by Tom Bullen at Air-Edel Studios, London

Olivia Newton-John's Vocals Recorded by Steve Smodish at Echo Beach Studios, Tampa, FL

Johnny Mathis's, Paul Anka's & Idina Menzei's Vocals Recorded by Al Schmitt at Capitol Studios, LA

LeAnn Rimes Vocals Recorded by Charlie Paakkari at Capitol Studios, LA

John Barrowman's Vocals Recorded by Tom Jenkins at Angel Studios, London

Dionne Warwick's Vocals Recorded by BJ Ramone at Rob Mounsey Music, NYC

Neil Sedaka's Vocals Recorded by Frank Filipetti at MSR Studios, NYC

Jon Secada's Vocals Recorded by Clay Ostwald at Red Rock Studios, Miami, FL

Sinead O'Connor's Vocals Recorded by Niall McMonagle at Windmill Lane Recording Studio, Dublin

Barry Manilow's Vocals Recorded at Peppertree Studios, Palm Beach, CA

Pre-Production : Chris Egan & Tim Ross

Pre-Production Engineer : Trystan Francis

Pre-Production Studio : Britannia Row, London

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, Maine

01 - Mi Morena 

Duet with Jon Secada

Soprani Sax Solo by Kenny G

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Violins : Elena Barere (Concert Master), Avril Brown, Sean Carney, Hae-Young Ham, Lisa Gae Kim, Yuri Vodovoz & Yulia Ziskel

Celli : Eugene Moye & Jeanne LeBlanc

Arranged & Conducted by Rob Mounsey

02 - Take A Bow 

Duet with Idina Menzel

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards, Rhythm Arrangement

03 - The Prayer 

Duet with Barry Manilow

Recorded by Roy Hendrickson

Chris Parker : Drums

Zev Katz : Electric Bass

Rob Mounsey : Piano

Violins : Elena Barere (Concert Master), Avril Brown, Sean Carney, Hae-Young Ham, Lisa Gae Kim, Ann Lehmann, Matthew Lehmann, Katherine Livoiso, Laura McGinniss, Yurika Mok & Yuri Vodovoz

Celli : Richard Locker, Diane Baerer & Jeanne Leblanc

Bass : Timothy Cobb & Pete Donovan

Harp : Stacey Shames

Flute : Katherine Fink

Clarinets : Anthony McGill & Jon Manasse

Oboe : Diane Lesser

English Horn : Bill Meredith

Bassoon : Marc Goldberg

French Horns : Brad Gemeinhardt, Jeff Lang & Stewart Rose

Tenor Trombone : Mike Davis

Bass Trombone : George Flynn

Percussion : Gordon Gottlieb

Arranged & Conducted by Rob Mounsey

04 - Just The Way You Are 

Duet with Paul Anka

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Gregoir Maret : Harmonica Solo

Rhythm Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

05 - Closest Thing To Crazy 

Duet with LeAnn Rimes

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Rhythm Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

String Arranged & Conducted by Mike Bartz

06 - Where Is The Love? 

Duet with John Barrowman

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic, Electric Guitar & Solo

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Violins : Elena Barere (Concert Master), Avril Brown, Sean Carney, Hae-Young Ham, Lisa Gae Kim, Yuri Vodovoz & Yulia Ziskel

Celli : Eugene Moye & Jeanne LeBlanc

Arranged & Conducted by Rob Mounsey

07 - It's Only Life 

Duet with Sinead O'Connor

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Violins : Elena Barere (Concert Master), Avril Brown, Sean Carney, Hae-Young Ham, Lisa Gae Kim, Yuri Vodovoz & Yulia Ziskel

Celli : Eugene Moye & Jeanne LeBlanc

Arranged & Conducted by Rob Mounsey

08 - You Are Everything 

Duet with Billy Ocean

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Guitar Solo

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Jill Dell'Abate : Backing vocals

Violins : Elena Barere (Concert Master), Avril Brown, Sean Carney, Hae-Young Ham, Lisa Gae Kim, Yuri Vodovoz & Yulia Ziskel

Celli : Eugene Moye, Stephanie Cummins & Jeanne LeBlanc

String Arrangement : Chris Egan

Strings Conducted by Rob Mounsey

09 - It Might Be You 

Duet with Johnny Mathis

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Guitar Solo

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Rhythm Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

10 - Amoureuse 

Duet with Olivia Newton-John

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Rhythm Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

Violins : Elena Barere (Concert Master), Avril Brown, Sean Carney, Hae-Young Ham, Lisa Gae Kim, Yuri Vodovoz & Yulia Ziskel

Celli : Eugene Moye, Stephanie Cummins & Jeanne LeBlanc

String Arrangement : Chris Egan

Strings Conducted by Rob Mounsey

11 - Make It With You 

Duet with Neil Sedaka

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

David Spinozza : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Rhythm Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

12 - All The Way 

Duet with Michael Bolton

Acoustic Piano & Keyboards : Clay Perry

Bass : Julio Hernandez

Drums : Lee Levin

Guitars : Dan Warner, Manny Lopez & Michael Thompson

Rhythm Tracks Arranged by Clay Perry, Rudy Perez, Michael Bolton

13 - Thank You For Being A Friend

Duet with Dionne Warwick

Shawn Pelton : Drums & Percussion

David Finck : Acoustic & Electric Bass

Ben Butler : Acoustic & Electric Guitar

Rob Mounsey : Keyboards 

Jill Dell'Abate : Backing vocals

Hermione Ross : Backing vocals

Rhythm Arrangement : Rob Mounsey

Cybill Shepherd "Mad About The Boy" (1980) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Inner City Records

 

 Side One

01 - Triste (Alberto Ginastera & Belwin Mills)

02 - I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke & Ira Gershwin)

03 - Please Don’t Talk About Me When I'm Gone (Ed Bruce)

04 - This Masquerade (Leon Russell)

05 - Mad About The Boy (Noel Coward)

Side Two

01 - I'm Old Fashioned (Jerome Kern & Johnny Mercer)

02 - It Never Entered My Mind (Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers)

03 - Speak Low (Kurt Weill)

04 - I'm Falling In Love Again (Michel Legrand)

05 - Do It Again (George Gershwin & B.G. DeSylva)

Cybill Shepherd : Vocals

Stan Getz : Tenor Sax

Frank Rosolino : Trombone

Terry Trotter : Piano

Monty Budwig : Acoustic Bass

Octavio Bailly : Fender Bass

Claudio Slon : Drums

Joe Baron : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Richard Spencer, Mike Altschul, Andreas Kostelas, Arthur Smith : Flutes

Oscar Neves : Arrangements, Acoustic Guitars, Fender Rhodes

George Yacum : Copyist

Produced by Cybill Shepherd & Frank Marshall

Recorded by Jimmy Hite / Helder Studios, Hollywood, CA

May 6, 8, 9, 1976

Remixed by Fred Ford / Sam Phillips Recording, Memphis, Tenn. 

Dec. 3-7, 1978

Mastered by Robert Ludwig, Masterdisk

Tuck & Patti "Love Warriors" (1989) -Vocal Jazz / Smooth Soul-

Label : Windham Hill Records

 1

01 - Love Warriors (Patricia Cathcart Andress)

02 - Honey Pie (John Lennon & Paul McCartney)

03 - They Can't Take That Away From Me (Phillip & Carolyn Cross)

04 - Hold Out, Hold Up, Hold On (Patricia Cathcart Andress)

05 - Cantador (Like A Lover) (Dori Caymmi, Nelson Motta, Alan & Marilyn Bergman)

06 - On A Clear Day (Burton Lane & Alan J. Lerner)

2

01 - Europa (Carlos Santana & Tom Coster)

02 - Castles Made Of Sand / Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix)

03 - Glory Glory (Traditional)

04 - If It's Magic (Stevie Wonder)

Patti Cathcart : Vocals

Ruck Andress : Guitar

Produced by Patti Cathcart

All Compositions Arranged by Patti Cathcart & Tuck Andress

Recorded at Binky Studios, Menlo Park, CA

Engineered by Tuck Andress

Mixed by Howard Johnson at Savage Studios, San Francisco, CA

Assisted by Mary Ann Zahorsky

Digital Assembly by Stewart Whitmore & Mark Boddeker at A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA

Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA

Arif Mardin "All My Friends Are Here" (2010) -Vocal Jazz-

Label : Deniz Productions

 01 - The Greatest Ears In Town (Bette Midler & Marc Shaiman)

02 - So Blue (Arif Mardin & Roxane Seeman)

03 - No Way Out (Arif Mardin)

04 - Goodbye To Rio (Arif Mardin)

05 - No One (Arif Mardin & Margo Guryan)

06 - So Many Nights (Arif Mardin)

07 - Calls A Soft Voice (Arif Mardin)

08 - Longing For You (Arif Mardin & Michael Margulies)

09 - Dual Blues (Arif Mardin)

10 - Chez Twang's (Arif Mardin)

11 - Willie's After Hours (Lone Star Blues) (Arif Mardin)

12 - All My Friends Are Here (Arif Mardin)

13 - Wistful (Arif Mardin)

Produced by Arif Mardin & Joe Mardin for Deniz Productions, Inc.

Recorded by Michael O'Reilly

Mixed by Joe Mardin & Michael O'Reilly

Associate Producer : Michael O'Reilly

Recorded at Avatar Studios, Right Track Studios, Sony Studios, Clinton Studios & Brooklyn Recording

Additional Recording at NuNoise Studio by Joe Mardin

Mixed at Brooklyn Recording

Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound

Assistant Engineers :

Avatar : Brian Montgomery, Peter Doris, Justin Gerrish, Rick Kwan

Right Track : Chris Jennings, Alex Venguer, Chris Soper, Reed Taylor, Tim Whitney

Clinton : Tom Alezza, Sheldon Yellowhair-Golbert

Sony : Andy Manganello

Brooklyn Recording : Yohei Gotoh, Ben Liscio

01 - The Greatest Ears In Town 

Featuring Bette Midler

Also Featuring Barry Gibb & Polygraph Lounge

Arranged by Joe Mardin, Arif Mardin, Rob Schwimmer & Mark Stewart

Chorus Background Vocals Arranged by Joe Mardin

Strings & Horns Conducted by Joe Mardin

Bette Midler : Lead vocal

Rob Schwimmer : Piano, Stylophone, Hammond B3 Organ

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Joe Mardin : Drums & Percussion

Mark Stewart : Rock Guitar, Chaladoo, Hawaiian Tremolo

Bucky Pizzareli : Jazz Guitar

Philippe Saisse : Vibraphone

Ula Hedwig & Margaret Dorn : Chorus Background vocals

Joe Mardin, Mark Stewart, Rob Schwimmer, Melissa Fathman : Additional Background vocals & Voices

Jerry Barnes : 'Soul' Background vocals

Arif Mardin, Bette Midler & Marc Shaiman : Sketch Voices

Barry Gibb : 'Jive Talkin' Vocal

Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff (Solos) : Trumpets

John Fedchock, Keith O'Quinn : Trombones

George Flynn : Bass Trombone

Andy Snitzer, Dave Mann (Solos) : Alto Saxophones

Charlie Pillow, Rich Perry : Tenor Saxophones

Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Saxophone

Aaron Heick : Oboe & Additional Saxophones

Barry Gibb Vocals Recorded by John Merchant at Hit Factory / Criteria Studios

Assistant Engineers : Patrick Magee & Jose Gonzalez

02 - So Blue 

Featuring Chaka Khan

Also Featuring David Sanborn

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Track Conducted by Joe Mardin

Chaka Khan : Lead vocal

Rob Schwimmer : Piano

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Dennis MacKrell : Drums

David Sanborn : Alto Saxophone Solos

Jim Hynes, Barry Danielian, Tony Kadlec : Trumpets

Larry Farrell, Birch Johnson : Trombones

George Flynn : Bass Trombone

Bob Carlisle, Phil Myers : French Horns

Roger Rosenberg : Bass Clarinet

Marc Goldberg : Basson

Gordon Gotlieb : Vibraphone

Alto Saxophone Recorded by Dean Sharnow

03 - No Way Out 

Featuring Nicki Parrott

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Strings Conducted by Joe Mardin

Nicki Parrott : Lead vocal & Acoustic Bass

Robbie Kondor : Piano

Billy Drummond : Drums

Jerry Dodgion : Flute

Joe Mardin : Gamelan Sequence & Gong

Nicki Parrott & Joe Mardin : Finger Snaps

04 - Goodbye To Rio 

Featuring Raul Midón

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Conducted by Joe Mardin & Arif Mardin

Raul Midón : Lead vocal, Nylon & Steel String Guitars, Solo, Mouth Trumpet

Nilson Matta : Acoustic Bass

Cyro Baptista : All Drums & Percussion

05 - No One 

Featuring Dianne Reeves

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Dianne Reeves : Lead vocal

Robbie Kondor : Piano

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Dennis MacKrell : Drums

Michael Leonhart : Trumpet

06 - So Many Nights 

Featuring Danny O'Keefe

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Danny O'Keefe : Lead vocal

Rob Schwimmer : Piano

Gordon Gottlieb & Philippe Saisse : Vibraphone

Diane Lesser : Oboe

Vocals Recorded by Garey Shelton at Garey Shelton Productions

07 - Calls A Soft Voice 

Featuring Carly Simon

Arranged by Arif Mardin & Steve Skinner

Strings Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Carly Simon : Lead vocal

Steve Skinner : Keyboards & Programming

Jerry Barnes : Bass

Joe Mardin : Drums

Erik Charlston : Vibraphone

Robbie Buchanan : Acoustic Piano

Ralph MacDonald : Shaker

Arif Mardin : Spoken Background vocals

Background vocals : Rachele Cappelli, Angela Cappelli, Robbi Kamalo

Children's Choir : Mbali Kumalo, Didi Kumalo, Gabe Nekrutman, Leah Borrie, Emma Borrie, Julia Heim, Lindsey Williams, Dylan Donadio, Ayla Von Essen, Indu Von Essen, Giovanni Von Essen

Conducted by Robbi Kumalo

Spoken Voices at End : Patty Aicher & Anna Therése Skinner

Spoken Voices Recorded by Steve Skinner

08 - Longing For You 

Featuring Norah Jones

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Norah Jones : Lead vocal

Lee Musiker : Piano

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Grady Tate : Drums

Joe Lovano : Tenor Saxophone

Jon Faddis : Trumpet

09 - Dual Blues 

Featuring Amy Kohn

Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Amy Kohn : Lead vocal & Accordion

Rob Schwimmer : Piano & Theremin

Ben Street : Acoustic Piano

Ben Perowsky : Drums

Philippe Saisse : Vibraphone

Jim Hynes, Barry Danielian, Tony Kadlec : Trumpets

Larry Farrell, Birch Johnson : Trombones

George Flynn : Bass Trombone

Bob Carlisle, Phil Myers : French Horns

Roger Rosenberg : Baritone Saxophone

Mark Goldberg : Bassoon

10 - Chez Twang's 

Featuring Dr. John

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Dr. John : Lead vocal & Piano

Jim Compilongo : Melody Guitar & Solo

Ira Siegel : Rhythm Guitar

Tom Barney : Acoustic Bass

Howard Johnson : Tuba

Herlin Riley : Drums & Washboard

Victor Goines : Clarinet

Michael Leonhart : Trumpet

Kenny Kosek : Fiddle

Gil Goldstein : Accordion

Joe Mardin : Marching Bass Drum

Katreese Barnes : Background vocals

Steve Skinner : Programming

11 - Willie's After Hours (Lone Star Blues) 

Featuring Willie Nelson & Katreese Barnes

Recorded in 1973

Willie Nelson : Acoustic Guitar Solo

Arif Mardin : Fender Rhodes Piano & Solo

Doug Sahm : Electric Guitar Solo

Jimmy Day : Pedal Steel Guitar

Dan Spears : Bass

Paul English : Drums

Jeff Gutcheon : Hammond B3 Organ

Steve Burgh : Electric Guitar

David Bromberg : Dobro

Track Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios

Engineered by Gene Paul

Recorded in 2006

Katreese Barnes : Lead & Background vocals

Jim Hynes, Barry Danielian, Rony Kadlec : Trumpets

Larry Farrell, Birch Johnson : Trombones

George Flynn : Bass Trombone

Bob Carlisle, Phil Myers : French Horns

Roger Rosenberg : Baritone Saxophone

Mark Goldberg : Bassoon

Horns Arranged & Conducted by Arif Mardin

Vocals & Horns Recorded by Michael O'Reilly

12 - All My Friends Are Here 

Featuring Members of The Average White Band, The Bee Gees & The Rascals, Phil Collins, Hall & Oates, Lalah Hathaway & Boy Meets Girl

Arranged by Arif Mardin

Additional Arranging by Steve Skinner & Joe Mardin

Conducted by Joe Mardin

Robbie Kondor : Clavinet

Steve Skinner : Hammond B3 Organ & Fender Rhodes

Alan Gorrie : Bass

Steve Ferrone : Drums

Onnie McIntyre, David Spinozza : Guitars

Hamish Stuart, Reggie Griffin : Additional Guitars

Sammy Figueroa : Congas

Will Lee : Additional Bass

Spooner Oldham : Wurlitzer Electric Piano

Randy Brecker : Trumpet & Solo

David 'Fathead' Newman : Tenor Saxophone

Andy Snitzer : Alto Saxophone

The Arif's Friends Chorus : Jerry Barnes, Katreese Barnes, Sharod Barnes, David Brigati, Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere, Phil Collins, Sammy Figueroa, Barry Gibb*, Robin Gibb, Alan Gorrie, Reggie Griffin, Daryl Hall*, Lalah Hathaway*, Cissy Houston, Margie Joseph*, Robbie Kondor, Will Lee, Onnie MacIntyre, Joe Mardin (Also Bass & Harmony Vocals), George Merrill, John  Oates, Michael O'Reilly, Shannon Rubicam, Rob Schwimmer, David Spinozza, Hamish Stuart*, Bobby Valli 

*Also Ad Libs

Barry Gibb's Vocals Recorded by John Merchant at Hit Factory / Criteria Studios

Assistant Engineers : Patrick Magee & Jose Gonzalez

Robin Gibb's Vocal Recorded by Savvas Iossifidis

John Oates's Vocal Recorded by Jamie Rosenberg at Great Divide Studios

Margie Joseph's Vocal Recorded by Dale Ramsey at Ramtrax

Assistant Engineer : Joey P.

Spooner Oldham's Electric Piano Recorded by Jimmy Nutt at the Nutthouse Studio

13 - Wistful

Arif Mardin : Piano

Remixed at NuNoise Studio

Violin : Elena Barrere & Carol Webb (Concert Masters), Abe Appleman, Avril Brown, Enrico DiCecco, Narciso Figueroa, Katherine Fong, Hae-Young Ham, Joyce Hammann, Jean Ingraham, Karen Karlsrud, Ann Leathers, Ann Lehmann, Laura McGinniss, Jan Mullen, Carol Pool, Ricky Sortomme, Yuri Vodovoz & Carol Webb Sortomme

Viola : Vincent Lionti, Irene Breslaw-Grapel, Karen Dreyfus, Desiréee Elsevier, Craig Mumm, Maxine Roach

Cello : Richard Locker, Jeanne LeBlanc, Eugene Moye, Jeremy Turner