Lee Ritenour "Alive In L.A." (1997) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : GRP Records

01 - A Little Bumpin' (Lee Ritenour)
02 - Night Rhythm (Lee Ritenour)
03 - Boss City (Wes Montgomery)
04 - San Juan Sunset (Deodato)
05 - Uptown (Lee Ritenour)
06 - Waltz For Carmen (Lee Ritenour & Mitch Holder)
07 - Wes Bound (Lee Ritenour)
08 - Pacific Nights (Lee Ritenour)
09 - Rio Funk (Lee Ritenour)
10 - 4 On 6 (Wes Montgomery)


Produced & Arranged by Lee Ritenour for Captain Fingers Productions
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Don Murray
Additional Engineering by Dave Kuhn, Tim Boland, Charlie Bouis, Ted Barela, David Gallo & Eric Johnson
Production Coordination : Greg Nicholson
Recorded Live January 23-25, 1997 at The Ash Grove, Santa Monica, CA
Live Recording by Le Mobile
Mixed at Starlight Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Don Murray at CMS Digital, Pasadena, CA
Digital Editing at CMS Digital by Robert Vosgien

Musicians :
Lee Ritenour : Guitars
Bill Evans : Tenor Saxophone & Soprano Saxophone
Alan Pasqua : Piano, Hammond B3 & Rhodes
Sonny Emory : Drums
Melvin Davis : Bass
Barnaby Finch : Keyboards

Larry Carlton - Lee Ritenour "Larry & Lee" (1995) -Smooth Jazz-

 Label : GRP Records

01 - Crosstown Kids (Lee Ritenour)
02 - Low Steppin' (Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton)
03 - L.A. Underground (Lee Ritenour)
04 - Closer Door Jam* (Larry Carlton)
05 - After The Rain (Lee Ritenour)
06 - Remembering J.P.* (Larry Carlton)
07 - Fun In The Dark (Lee Ritenour)
08 - Lots About Nothin'* (Larry Carlton)
09 - Take That (Lee Ritenour)
10 - Up And Adam* (Larry Carlton)
11 - Reflection Of A Guitar Player* (Larry Carlton)


Produced & Arranged by Lee Ritenour for Captain Fingers Productions
*Produced & Arranged by Larry Carlton
Recording Dates : June 1994 - Januaray 1995
Recorded & Mixed by Don Murray
Additional Recording by Mike Kloster, Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton
Additional Computer Programming : Phil Shackleton
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA ; Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA & Larry Carlton's Studio, Canyon Country, CA
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA


01 - Crosstown Kids

Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Horns & Synthesizers Arranged by Jerry Hey
Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton : Guitars
Omar Hakim : Drums
Greg Phillinganes & Dave Witham : Keyboards
Melvin Davis : Bass
Cassio Duarte : Percussion
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Larry Williams : Synthesizers & Tenor Saxophone

02 - Low Steppin'

Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Horns & Synthesizers Arranged by Jerry Hey
Larry Carlton : Sampler From "High Steppin'"
Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton : Guitars
Harvey Mason : Drums
Melvin Davis : Bass
Dave Witham : Keyboards
Larry Williams : Synthesizers
Cassio Duarte : Percussion

03 - L.A. Underground

Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Horns & Synthesizers Arranged by Jerry Hey
Lee Ritenour : Guitars, Organ Samples & Synthesizers
Larry Carlton : Guitars
Harvey Mason : Drums
Melvin Davis : Bass
Dave Witham : Keyboards
Cassio Duarte : Percussion
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Larry Williams : Synthesizers & Tenor Saxophone

04 - Closer Door Jam

Arranged by Larry Carlton
Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton : Guitars
Omar Hakim : Drums
Melvin Davis : Bass
Rick Jackson : Keyboards

05 - After The Rain

Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Horns & Synthesizers Arranged by Jerry Hey
Lee Ritenour : Guitars, Synthesizers, Bass & Drum Programming
Larry Carlton : Guitars
Harvey Mason : Drums
Dave Witham : Keyboards
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Flugelhorns
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone

06 - Remembering J.P.

Arranged by Larry Carlton
Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton : Guitars
Omar Hakim : Drums
Melvin Davis : Bass
Rick Jackson : Keyboards

07 - Fun In The Dark

Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Horns & Synthesizers Arranged by Jerry Hey
Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton : Guitars
Omar Hakim : Drums
Greg Phillinganes & Dave Witham : Keyboards
Melvin Davis : Bass
Cassio Duarte : Percussion
Larry Williams : Synthesizers & Tenor Saxophone
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone

08 - Lots About Nothin'

Arranged by Larry Carlton
Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton : Guitars
Omar Hakim : Drums
Melvin Davis : Bass
Rick Jackson : Keyboards

09 - Take That

Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Horns & Synthesizers Arranged by Jerry Hey
Lee Ritenour & Larry Carlton : Guitars
Omar Hakim : Drums
Greg Phillinganes & Dave Witham : Keyboards
Melvin Davis : Bass 
Larry Williams : Synthesizers & Tenor Saxophone
Jerry Hey & Gary Grant : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone

10 - Up And Adam

Arranged by Larry Carlton
Lee Ritenour : Guitars 
Larry Carlton : Guitars & Keyboards 
Omar Hakim : Drums
Melvin Davis : Bass
Dave Witham : Keyboards

11 - Reflection Of A Guitar Player

Arranged by Larry Carlton
Lee Ritenour : Guitars
Larry Carlton : Guitars & Keyboards
Omar Hakim : Drums
Melvin Davis : Bass
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards

Fourplay "Elixir" (1995) -Smooth Jazz-

 Label : Warner Bros. Records

01 - Elixir (Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East & Harvey Mason)
02 - Dream Come True (Nathan East & Ricky Lawson)
03 - Play Lady Play (Lee Ritenour & Bob James)
04 - Why Can't It Wait Till Morning (Phil Collins) 
05 - Magic Carpet Ride (Lee Ritenour) 
06 - Whisper In My Ear (Bob James)
07 - Fannie Mae (Harvey Mason)
08 - The Closer I Get To You (J. Mtume & Reggie Lucas) 
09 - East 2 West (Nathan East & Marcel East) 
10 - Licorice (Bob James)
11 - In My Corner (Harvey Mason & Harvey Mason Jr.)


Produced by Fourplay
Executive Producer : Bob James
All Songs Arranged by The Composers, except :
"The Closer I Get To You" Arranged by Fourplay, Vocals Produced & Arranged by Nathan East
"In My Corner" Vocals Arranged by Harvey Mason Jr.
"Why Can't It Wait Till Morning" Arranged by Bob James
"Play Lady" Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA ; Darp Studios, Atlanta, GA ; Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA ; Remidi Studios, Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY & Masong Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded & Mixed by Don Murray
Additional Recording : Thom "TK" Kidd at Darp Studios ; Harvey Mason Jr. at Masong Studios & Lee Ritenour at Starlight Studios
Assistant Engineers : Mike Kloster at Sunset Sound & Kevin Lively at Darp Studios
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Disk Mastering

Fourplay : 
Bob James : Keyboards & Synth Orchestrations
Lee Ritenour : Guitars, Additional Computer & Synth Programming
Nathan East : Bass & Lead vocals (on 05 & 09)
Harvey Mason : Drums, Percussion, Marimba, Bongos & Jew's Harp

Additional Musicians :
Harvey Mason Jr. : Computer & Synth Programming
Ken Freeman : Additional Computer & Synth Programming

Vocals :
Phil Collins : Lead vocals (on 04)
Patti Austin & Peabo Bryson : Lead vocals (on 08) 
Heather Mason, Vern Arnold & Cisco : Background vocals (on 11)

Fourplay "Between The Sheets" (1993) -Smooth Jazz-

 Label : Warner Bros. Records

01 - Chant (Bob James)
02 - Monterey (Lee Ritenour)
03 - Between The Sheets (Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley & Chris Jasper)
04 - Li'l Darlin' (Neal Hefti)
05 - Flying East (Marcel East & Nathan East)
06 - Once In The A.M. (Lee Ritenour)
07 - Gulliver (Bob James)
08 - Amoroso (Harvey Mason)
09 - A Summer Child (Lee Ritenour)
10 - Anthem (Harvey Mason)
11 - Song For Somalia (Harvey Mason) 


Produced by Fourplay
Executive Producer : Bob James
Engineered by Neal Avon, Marcel East, Mike Kloster & Mike Piersante
Mastered by Wally Traugott
Arranged by Fourplay
Synthesizer Orchestration by Bob James & Debra Johnson

Fourplay :
Bob James : Keyboards
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums

Lee Ritenour "Wes Bound" (1993) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Fusion-

 Label : GRP Records

01 - Wes Bound (Lee Ritenour)
02 - Boss City (Wes Montgomery)
03 - 4 On 6 (Wes Montgomery)
04 - A Little Bumpin' (Lee Ritenour)
05 - Waiting In Vain (Bob Marley)
06 - Goin' On To Detroit (Wes Montgomery)
07 - A New Day (Lee Ritenour)
08 - Ocean Ave. (Lee Ritenour)
09 - Road Song (Wes Montgomery)
10 - West Coast Blues (Wes Montgomery)


Produced by Lee Ritenour for Captain Fingers Productions
Recorded & Mixed by Don Murray
Executive Producers : Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen
2nd Engineer : Mike Kloster
Recorded at Susnset Sound, Starlight Studio, Capitol Studio & Enterprise Studio
Additional Engineers : Geoff Gillette & Lee Ritenour 
Mixed at Sunset Sound
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios
Concertmaster : Murray Adler 

Horn Section :
Flute & Alto Flute : Gary Herbig, Kim Hutchcroft & Steve Kujala
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute & Bass Clarinet : Dan Higgins
Trombone & Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Jerry Hey
Strings :
Violin : Bonnie Douglas, Clayton Haslop, Dorothy Wade, Eun Sun Lee, Gordon Marron, Israel Baker, Jimmie Getzoff, John Wittenberg, Juliann M. French, Murray Adler, Paul Shure & Robert Brosseau 
Viola : Carol Mukogawa, Harry Shiranian, Simon Oswell & Steve Gordon
Cello : Fred Seykora, Jodi Burnett, Paula Hochhalter & Ray Kramer


01 - Wes Bound

Strings, Horns & Flutes Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Bass : Melvin Davis
Drums & Percussion : Harvey Mason
Guitar & Percussion : Lee Ritenour
Piano & Keyboards : Bob James

02 - Boss City

Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Arranged by Mitch Holder
Bass : Melvin Davis
Drums : Gary Novak
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
B-3 Organ : Dave Witham
Percussion : Harvey Mason

03 - 4 On 6

Horn Arrangement by Jerry Hey
Arranged by Lee Ritenour 
Drums : Harvey Mason
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
B-3 Organ : Ronnie Foster

04 - A Little Bumpin'

Strings, Horns & Flutes Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Bass : Melvin Davis
Drums : Harvey Mason
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Percussion : Cassio Duarte
Piano & Keyboards : Bob James

05 - Waiting In Vain

Strings & Horns Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Rhythm Arrangements by Aaron Smith & Lee Ritenour
Background vocals : Carmen Twillie, Kate Markowitz & Phil Perry
Drum Programming : Aaron Smith
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Lead vocals : Maxi Priest
Organ : Dave Witham
Percussion : Cassio Duarte

06 - Goin' On To Detroit

Strings & Flutes Arrangements by Alan Broadbent
Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Bass : John Patitucci
Drums : Harvey Mason
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Keyboards : John Beasley
Percussion : Cassio Duarte
Piano : Alan Broadbent

07 - A New Day

Strings, Horns & Flutes Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Bass : Melvin Davis
Drums : Harvey Mason
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Percussion : Cassio Duarte
Piano & Keyboards : Bob James

08 - Ocean Ave.

Acoustic Bass : John Patitucci
Drums & Percussion : Harvey Mason
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Keyboards : John Beasley
Percussion : Cassio Duarte
Piano Solo : Alan Broadbent

09 - Road Song

Strings, Horns & Flutes Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Bass : Melvin Davis
Drums : Harvey Mason
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Percussion : Cassio Duarte
Piano & Keyboards : Bob James

10 - West Coast Blues

Strings, Horns & Flutes Arrangements by Jerry Hey
Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Bass : Melvin Davis
Drums : Harvey Mason
Guitar : Lee Ritenour
Percussion : Cassio Duarte
Piano & Keyboards : Bob James

Fourplay "Fourplay (1991) -Smooth Jazz-

 Label : Warner Bros. Records

01 - Bali Run (Lee Ritenour & Bob James)
02 - 101 Eastbound (Nathan East & Marcel East)
03 - Foreplay (Lee Ritenour)
04 - Moonjogger (Bob James)
05 - Max-O-Man (Harvey Mason & Michael Lang)
06 - After The Dance (Marvin Gaye)
07 - Quadrille (Bob James)
08 - Midnight Stroll (Harvey Mason)
09 - October Morning (Lee Ritenour)
10 - Wish You Were Here (Lee Ritenour)
11 - Rain Forest (Bob James)


Produced by Fourplay
Executive Producer : Bob James
Recorded & Mixed by Don Murray
Additional Recording by Jeff Gillette, Khaliq Glover & Femi Jiya
Assistant Engineers : Mike Kloster at Sunset Sound ; Clif Norrell at Ocean Way Recorders & Paul May at Starlight Studios
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Disk Mastering
Recorded at Ocean Way Recorders, Sunset Sound, Starlight Studios & Pyramid Studios

Fourplay :
Bob James : Keyboards
Lee Ritenour : Guitars
Nathan East : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums


01 - Bali Run

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02 - 101 Eastbound

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03 - Foreplay

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04 - Moonjogger

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05 - Max-O-Man

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06 - After The Dance

Lead vocal : El DeBarge
Background vocals : El DeBarge, Darrell DeBarge, Nathan East & Patti LaBelle
Additional Background vocal Arrangement : Patti LaBelle

07 - Quadrille

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08 - Midnight Stroll

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09 - October Morning

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10 - Wish You Were Here

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11 - Rain Forest

Background vocal : Philip Bailey

Lee Ritenour "Stolen Moments" (1990) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : GRP Records

01 - Uptown (Lee Ritenour)
02 - Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson)
03 - 24th Street Blues (Lee Ritenour)
04 - Haunted Heart (Arthur Schwartz & Howard Dietz)
05 - Waltz For Carmen (Lee Ritenour & Mitch Holder)
06 - St. Bart's (Lee Ritenour)
07 - Blue In Green (Miles Davis)
08 - Sometime Ago (Sergio Mihanovich)


Produced & Arranged by Lee Ritenour for Captain Fingers Productions
Executive Producers : Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen
Recorded Live-to-2-Track JVC at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA 
Engineered & Mixed by Don Murray
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA 

Musicians :
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Mitch Holder : Acoustic Guitar on Tracks 05 & 06
John Patitucci : Acoustic Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Alan Broadbent : Piano & Fender Rhodes on Track 06
Ernie Watts : Tenor Saxophone

Lee Ritenour "Color Rit" (1989) -Jazz Fusion-

 Label : GRP Records

 Side One

01 - Bahia Funk (Lee Ritenour)
02 - E (Gonzaguinha)
03 - All The Same Tonight (Ivan Lins, Victor Martins & Eric Tagg)
04 - Mister Reggae (Lee Ritenour)
05 - Etude (Lee Ritenour)

Side Two

01 - I Can't Let Go (Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley & Chris Jasper)

02 - Color Rit (Lee Ritenour)
03 - The Kiss (Lee Ritenour)
04 - Malibu (Lee Ritenour & Phil Perry)
05 - Tropical Storm (Lee Ritenour)


Produced & Arranged by Lee Ritenour for Captain Fingers Productions
Co-Produced, Engineered & Mixed by Don Murray
Executive Producers : Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen
Horns & Strings Arranged by Jerry Hey
Original String Arrangements on "Malibu" by Johnny Mandel
All Rhythm Arrangements by Lee Ritenour
Original Rhythm Arrangement on "E" by Jota Moraes
Recorded by Don Murray at A&M Studios/Hollywood, CA
Additional Recording at The Starlight Studio/Malibu, CA
Gonzaguinha's Vocal Recorded in Bahia, Brazil (City of Salvador)
Digitally Mixed at Smoketree Recording Studio/Chatsworth, CA
Assisted by Kevin Dixon & Arnold Madlener
Additional Assistance by Zero Nylin, Terry Bower, Robert Salcedo & Tom Banghart
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios/Hollywood, CA 
Digital Editing at CMS Digital/Pasadena, CA


Side One

01 - Bahia Funk

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Ernie Watts : Tenor Saxophone
Dave Witham : Keyboards & Solo (Breakdown)
Larry Williams : Keyboards

02 - E

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar
Gonzaguinha : Lead vocal
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Dave Witham : Midi-Piano
Oscar Castro-Neves : Acoustic Guitar (Rhythm)
Gracinha Leporace : Vocals
Kate Markowitz : Vocals
Russell Ferrante : Keyboards
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Larry Williams : Flute

03 - All The Same Tonight

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar
Phil Perry : Lead & Background vocals
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Kate Markowitz : Vocals
Gracinha Leporace : Vocals
Russell Ferrante : Synths
Dave Witham : Midi-Piano & Synths Plus Solo

04 - Mister Reggae

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Dave Witham : Midi-Piano
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Larry Williams : Saxophone & Keyboards

05 - Etude

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar
Anthony Jackson : Contra Bass Guitar
Bob Wilson : Drums

Side Two

01 - I Can't Let Go

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar
Phil Perry : Lead & Background vocals
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Dave Witham : Synths
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Larry Williams : Keyboards

02 - Color Rit

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Dave Witham : Piano
Russell Ferrante : Synths

03 - The Kiss

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar 
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Dave Witham : Synths
Ernie Watts : Alto Saxophone
Larry Williams : Keyboards

04 - Malibu

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar
Phil Perry : Lead vocal
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Dave Witham : Synths
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Larry Williams : Keyboards

05 - Tropical Storm

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic Guitar 
Carlos Vega : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Dave Witham : Midi-Piano
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Larry Williams : Synths

Lee Ritenour "RIT Special - Lee Ritenour Live" (1984) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Pioneer Artists Signature

 Side One

01 - Heavenly Bodies (Lee Ritenour)
02 - Mr. Briefcase (Eric Tagg)
03 - Voices (Eric Tagg & Lee Ritenour)
04 - Dolphine Dreams (Lee Ritenour)
05 - Operator (John Massaro, Lee Ritenour & Trevor Veitch)
07 - Other Love (Eric Tagg, Lee Ritenour & Trevor Veitch)
08 - Sunset Drivers (Eric Tagg, Lee Ritenour & Trevor Veitch)
09 - Mandela (Gary Mallaber, John Massaro, Lee Ritenour & Trevor Veitch)

Side Two

01 - Amaretto (Lee Ritenour)
02 - Rio Funk (Lee Ritenour)
03 - Is It You? (Bill Champlin, Eric Tagg & Lee Ritenour)
04 - Rit Variations II (Lee Ritenour)
05 - I'm Not Responsible (Brent Bourgeois, Larry Tagg & Lyle Workman)


Executive Producer : Hisao Ebine
Directed by Stanley Dorfman
Recorded 'Live' at Concord Pavillion, California on June 29, 1984

The Lee Ritenour Band :
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Jimmy Johnson : Bass
Carlos Vega : Drums
Barnaby Finch : Keyboards
Ernie Watts : Saxophone
Vocals : John Massaro & Phil Perry

Lee Ritenour "Cross My Heart / Road Runner" (1982) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Elektra Records

01 - Cross My Heart (Lee Ritenour & Eric Tagg)
02 - Road Runner (Lee Ritenour)


Produced & Arranged by Harvey Mason & Lee Ritenour


01 - Cross My Heart

Lee Ritenour : Guitars & Keyboards
Eric Tagg : Vocals
Nathan East : Bass
John "JR" Robinson : Drums
Bill Champlin : Vocals
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Arranged by Lee Ritenour
Horns arranged by Jerry Hey
  
02 - Road Runner

Lee Ritenour : Guitars
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Arranged by Harvey Mason & Lee Ritenour

Lee Ritenour "Is It You / (You Caught Me) Smilin'" (1981) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Elektra Records

01 - Is It You (Lee Ritenour, Eric Tagg & Bill Champlin)
02 - (You Caught Me) Smilin' (Sylvester Stewart) 


01 - Is It You

Produced by Harvey Mason & Lee Ritenour
Eric Tagg & Bill Champlin : Vocals
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Abraham Laboriel : Bass 
David Foster & Richard Tee : Keyboards 
Harvey Mason : Drums 
Alex Acuña : Percussion 
Jerry Hey : Trumpet
 
02 - (You Caught Me) Smilin'

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Lee Ritenour "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing / Market Place" (1979) -Westcoast Rock-

 Label : Elektra Records

01 - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Leo Sayer & Vini Poncia)
02 - Market Place (Don Grusin & Lee Ritenour)


Produced by Lee Ritenour for Captain Fingers Productions


01 - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitars
Don Grusin : Fender Rhodes
David Foster : Acoustic Piano
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Steve Lukather : Rhythm Guitar
Patti Austin : Lead vocals
Tom Bahler : Vocals

02 - Market Place

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitars
Don Grusin : Synthesizers Introduction, Clavinet & Fender Rhodes
David Foster : Acoustic Piano
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Steve Forman : Percussion
Alex Acuña : Congas & Percussion
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer Programming

Lee Ritenour "Mr. Briefcase" (1981) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

01 - Mr. Briefcase (Eric Tagg)
02 - Sugarloaf Express (Lee Ritenour)


01 - Mr. Briefcase

Produced by David Foster & Lee Ritenour
David Foster : Keyboards
David Hungate : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Lee Ritenour : Guitar
Eric Tagg : Vocals
 
02 - Sugarloaf Express

Produced by Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin
Lee Ritenour : Gibson L-5 Electric Guitar & Guild Acoustic 12-String Guitar
Dave Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer & Mini Moog
Ed Walsh : Synthesizer Programming
Alex Acuña : Drums & Percussion
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Steve Forman & Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Mitch Holder : Rhythm Guitar

Lee Ritenour "No Es Hermosa?" (1977) -Jazz Rock / Westcoast Rock-

Label : Epic Records

01 - No Es Hermosa? (Isn't She Lovely) (Stevie Wonder)
02 - Vuela De Noche (Fly By Night) (Dave Grusin)


Produced by Skip Drinkwater
Recorded November 1976


01 - No Es Hermosa? (Isn't She Lovely)

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitars
Ray Parker Jr. : Rhythm Guitar
Bill Champlin : Vocals
David Foster : Electric Piano
Mike Porcaro : Bass
Jeff Porcaro : Drums
Steve Forman : Percussion

02 - Vuela De Noche (Fly By Night)

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar
Dave Grusin : Electric Piano, Clavinet, Oberheim Polyphonic & Mini-Moog Synthesizers
Ian Underwood : Synthesizer Programming
Ernie Watts : Soprano Saxophone
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Harvey Mason : Drums & Percussion
Victor Feldman : Congas
Arranged & Conducted by Dave Grusin

Lee Ritenour "Sugarloaf Express / Morning Glory" (1977) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz / Westcoast Rock-

 Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

01 - Sugarloaf Express (Lee Ritenour)
02 - Morning Glory (Lee Ritenour & Bill Champlin)


Produced by Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin


01 - Sugarloaf Express

Lee Ritenour : Gibson L-5 Electric Guitar & Guild Acoustic 12-String Guitar
Dave Grusin : Acoustic Piano, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer & Mini Moog
Ed Walsh : Synthesizer Programming
Alex Acuña : Drums & Percussion
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Steve Forman & Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Mitch Holder : Rhythm Guitar

02 - Morning Glory

Lee Ritenour : Gibson ES335 Electric Guitar
David Foster : Acoustic Piano & Rhythm Arrangement
Dave Grusin : Fender Rhodes Electric Piano
Steve Gadd : Drums
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Jay Graydon : Rhythm Guitar
Dave Nadien : Strings (Concertmaster)
Bill Champlin : Lead vocal & Vocal Arrangement
Carmen Twillie & Venette Gloud : Background vocals

DK "Hold On To Love" (2014) -Westcoast Rock-

Label : Artifex Records 

01 - Hold On To Love (Tom Saviano)


Produced by Tom Saviano


01 - Hold On To Love

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocals : Denise DeCaro & DK
Background vocals : Bobby Cruz, Denise DeCaro & DK
Guitars : Michael O'Neill
Trumpet : Steve Madaio
Drums, Bass & Piano : Tom Saviano
Flugelhorn : Steve Madaio
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

DK "DK Tonight" (2013) -Westcoast Rock-

 Label : Vivid Sound Corporation (LightMellow's Choice_157) / Artifex Records

01 - A New World (Tom Saviano)
02 - In My Heart (Tom Saviano, DK & Christopher Nelson)
03 - Don't You Walk Alway (Tom Saviano)
04 - Whatever It Is (Tom Saviano & Jean Marie Arnold)
05 - A Work Of Art (Tom Saviano, Lyndie White & Kaatcya)
06 - Hold On To Love (Tom Saviano)
07 - I Found Out (Tom Saviano & Kaatcya)
08 - Whatever Happened To Our Love (Bill Champlin & Tom Saviano)
09 - Don't Waste A Minute (Tom Saviano)
10 - Soul Purpose (Tom Saviano, Kaatcya & Katt Kleiber)
11 - One More Dance (Bill Champlin, Tom Saviano & Geoff Palmer)


Produced by Tom Saviano


01 - A New World

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Bill Champlin
Drums : Stephen Saviano
Guitars : Michael O'Neill
Bass & Piano : Tom Saviano
Trumpet : Steve Madaio
Trombone : Nick Lane
Mixed by Tom Saviano
Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

02 - In My Heart

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Bill Champlin
Alto Sax Solo : Tom Saviano
Guitars : Michael O'Neill
Electric Piano : Christopher Nelson
Drums & Bass : Tom Saviano
Trumpet : Steve Madaio
String Section :
Violins : Jenny Takamatsu & Anna Kostyuchek
Viola : Mike Whitson
Cello : I. Forgot
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli 

03 - Don't You Walk Alway

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Joe Pizzulo & Jean Marie Arnold
Rhythm Guitar : Michael O'Neill
Guitar Solos : Michael O'Neill
Bass : Eddie Watkins Jr.
Drums : James Gadson
Electric Piano : David Foster
String Arrangement : Nick DeCaro
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

04 - Whatever It Is

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Joe Pizzulo & Jean Marie Arnold
Drums : Ed Greene
Guitars : Charles Fearing & Thom Rotella
Bass : Eddie Watkins Jr.
Additional Drums Programmed by Tom Saviano
Soprano Sax : Tom Saviano
Piano : Tom Saviano
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli 

05 - A Work Of Art

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Bill Champlin
Guitar : Michael O'Neill
Drums, Bass & Piano : Tom Saviano
Trumpet : Steve Madaio
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

06 - Hold On To Love

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocals : Denise DeCaro & DK
Background vocals : Bobby Cruz, Denise DeCaro & DK
Guitars : Michael O'Neill
Trumpet : Steve Madaio
Drums, Bass & Piano : Tom Saviano
Flugelhorn : Steve Madaio
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

07 - I Found Out

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Bobby Cruz
Electric Guitar : Michael O'Neill
Drums, Bass & Piano : Tom Saviano
Flugelhorn : Steve Madaio
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

08 - Whatever Happened To Our Love

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Bill Champlin
Guitars : Michael O'Neill
Drums : Stephen Saviano
Bass & Piano : Tom Saviano
Flugelhorn : Steve Madaio
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

09 - Don't Waste A Minute

Lead vocal Duet : DK & Bobby Cruz
Background vocals : Jean Marie Arnold, Ed Whiting & Joe Pizzulo
Electric Guitar : Michael O'Neill
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Electric Piano : Jaï Winding
Mixed by Tom Saviano
Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

10 - Soul Purpose

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Bill Champlin
Electric Guitar : Michael O'Neill
Drums & Bass : Tom Saviano
Trumpet : Steve Madaio
Electric Piano : Tom Saviano
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

11 - One More Dance

Arranged by Tom Saviano
Lead vocal : DK
Background vocals : Bill Champlin
Drums : Tony Moore
Bass : Scott Cannardy
Keyboards : Tom Saviano
Guitar : Bill Champlin
Mixed by Tom Saviano
Mastered by Rob Chiarelli

Ian Roberts "Come Outside And Play" (2014) -Folk Rock-

Label : Our Little Label

01 - Wake Up (Ian Roberts)
02 - Come Outside And Play (Ian Roberts)
03 - The Boy From Your Dreams (Ian Roberts)
04 - Sweetlove Butterfly (Ian Roberts)


Produced by Tristan Ivemy
All Songs Written & Arranged by Ian Roberts
Recorded at The Church Studios, Crouch End, London
Mastered at Metropolis Studios, London

Musicians :
Ian Roberts : Vocals (Including All Backing vocals), Acoustic Guitars, Drums, Percussion, String Arrangements & Brass Arrangements
Tristan Ivemy : Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Bass, Piano, Drums, Percussion, String Arrangements, Brass Arrangements & Ukulele
James Taylor : Drums & Percussion

Max Meazza & Pueblo "In Cold Blood" (2014) -Blues Rock-

Label : Desolation Angels Records

01 - Bad Rain (Max Meazza)
02 - Jimmy Valentine Blues (Max Meazza)
03 - Burning Fire (Max Meazza)
04 - In Cold Blood (Max Meazza)
05 - Black And White Generation (For Ernie) (Max Meazza)
06 - Bluesman (Max Meazza)
07 - Bottle Of J&B (Max Meazza)
08 - Live Fast Die Young (Max Meazza)
09 - Mama's Right (Max Meazza)
10 - Good Man Down (Max Meazza)


Produced by Andy Hall & Max Meazza
Recorded at Ferrarsi Studio / Overdrive Studio
Pre-Production : Lucio Bardi
Mastering : Disc Makers, New York

The Band :
Max Meazza : Vocals & Guitar (Tracks 08 & 09)
Nick DeMontis : Guitars (Tracks 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 & 08)
Nick Fassi : Guitars (Tracks 01, 07 & 10)
Andrea Sinico : Guitar (Track 09)
Mauro Piu : Bass
Paolo Faldi : Bass (Tracks 04 & 08)
Enrico Ferraresi : Drums
Carlo Riboni : Keyboards
Background vocals : Tony O'Malley & Frank Collins

Tower Of Power "TOP" (1986) -Funk-

 Label : Genlyrd Grammofon ApS

 1

01 - Baby's Got The Power (Greg Adams, Billy Kent & Ellis Hall Jr.)
02 - Ball And Chain (Max Carl Gronenthal)
03 - Heartbreak In The Makin' (Robben Ford & Ned Doheny)
04 - You Ought To Be Havin' Fun (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Hubert Tubbs)
05 - Boys Night Out (Ellis Hall Jr.)

Side 2

01 - Credit (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Through Lovers' Eyes (Ellis Hall Jr., Pamela Phillips & Joe Curiale)
03 - Some Days Were Meant For Rain (Ellis Hall Jr.)
04 - Doggin' At The Cathouse (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
05 - Count On Me (Kevin Wells & Andre Pessis)


Produced by Emilio Castillo
Horns & Strings Arranged by Greg Adams
Engineered & Mixed by Ron Pendragon
Recorded & Mixed at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA
Second Engineers : Sharon Rice & Duane Seykora
"Credit" & "Some Days Were Meant For Rain" Mixed by George Massenburg
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab

Tower Of Power :
Emilio Castillo : Tenor Sax, Vocals (Lead vocal on "Doggin' At The Cathouse")
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Greg Adams : Trumpet, Flugelhorn & Vocals
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
Willie Fulton : Lead Guitar & Vocals
Ellis Hall : Lead vocals, Keyboards & Rhythm Guitar
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals (Lead vocal on "Ball And Chain")
Richard Elliot : Alto & Tenor Sax, Lyricon
Mick Mesteck : Drums

"Some Days Were Meant For Rain"

Background vocals : Mawayn Lewis, Marilyn Scott & Patty Unatis
Percussion : Stan Beders
"Doggin'At The Cathouse"
Background vocals : Mawayn Lewis, Marilyn Scott & Patty Unatis

Doc Kupka Presents "Doc Goes Hollywood" (2008) -Funk Soul-

Label : Strokeland Records

01 - They Don't Make 'EmLike You Anymore (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Frank Biner)
02 - A Very Special Night (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & William Ross)
03 - This Story Must Be Told (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - I Made This Movie Before (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Frank Biner)
05 - Yvonne (Stephen "Doc Kupka)
06 - It's A Long Uphill Climb (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Emilio Castillo)
07 - A Toast For Huey (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & William Ross)
08 - So Now I Have To Drink Alone (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
09 - That One Special Someone (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
10 - What Difference Does It Make (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & David Woodford)
11 - Old Friends, Dear Friends (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
12 - I Love You And Go Bless (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & William Ross)


Produced by Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & William Ross
Arranged & Conducted by William Ross
Executive Producer : Chuck Hansen for House Of Hansen Productions, LLC
All Tracks Recorded at Robert Irving Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Engineered by Tim Bryson
Mixed by Al Schmitt, Capitol / Studio C, Hollywood, CA
Mastered by Ron McMaster, Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, CA
Brass Arrangements on "This Story Must Be Told" & "That One Special Someone" by Lee Thornburg

Vocals : John Lee Sanders
Background vocals Arranged / Performed by John Lee Sanders
All Vocals Recorded at World Blue Studio, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Musicians :
Piano, Organ & Soprano Accordion : Chris Caswell
Guitar : Ray Obiedo
Bass : Leland 'Lee' Sklar
Drums : David Garibaldi
And The William Ross Orchestra

Additional Musicians :
Trumpet, Trombone & Flugelhorn : Lee Thornburg
Trumpet, Trombone, Flugelhorn & Ed Tuba : Mic Gillette
Trombone : Nick Lane
Tenor Sax & Flute : David Woodford
Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Flute & Clarinet : Paul Colicchio
Baritone Sax : Stephen "Doc" Kupka
Synthesizers & Synthesized Harp : Robert Irving
Additional Guitar on "That One Special Someone" : Ray Wilkins

Doc Kupka Presents Strokeland Superband "Bumped Up To First Class" (2007) -Funk Soul-

Label : Strokeland Records

01 - It Is What It Is (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Jeff Tamelier)
02 - I'D Do It All Over Again (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Jeff Tamelier)
03 - Colin Powell (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & W. Ross)
04 - All Of The Above (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Jeff Tamelier)
05 - Business Is Business (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Jeff Tamelier & Huey Lewis)
06 - Plug Into Me (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Jeff Tamelier)
07 - Must Be Love (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & J. Whitney)
08 - Just In Case You Wondered ("Big Dog") (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Mike Finnigan)
09 - Public Truth And Private Lie (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Chester Thompson)
10 - It's A Done Deal (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Jeff Tamelier & Emilio Castillo)
11 - A Soulful Kinda Love (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Jeff Tamelier & John Otten)
12 - Bumped Up To First Class (Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Jeff Tamelier)


Produced by Jeff Tamelier & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka for House Of Hansen Productions, LLC & Strokeland Records
"Colin Powell" & "Just In Case You Wondered ("Big Dog") Co-Produced by Mike Finnigan
Executive Producer : Chuck Hansen for House Of Hansen Productions, LLC
Engineered by Johnny Lee Schell, Jeff Tamelier, Tom Size, Jason Hicks & L. Henry Sarmiento II
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen for Lurssen Mastering
Mixed by Johnny Lee Schell for Ultratone Productions


01 - It Is What It Is

Lead vocal : Edgar Winter
David Garibaldi : Drums
Francis 'Rocco' Prestia : Bass
Chester Thompson : Organ
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar & Keyboards
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Chuck Hansen : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette & Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone
Horn Arrangement : Mic Gillette & Jeff Tamelier

02 - I'D Do It All Over Again

Lead vocal :  John Lee Sanders
James Preston : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Chester Thompson : Organ
Jeff Tamelier : Guitars, Keyboards & Loops
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax & Baritone Sax Solo
Mic Gillette & Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone
Michael Spiro : Percussion
Background vocals : Jeff Tamelier, Mike Finnigan, Lee Thornburg & John Lee Sanders
Horn Arrangement : Mic Gillette & Jeff Tamelier

03 - Colin Powell

Lead vocal : Mike Finnigan
Tony Braunagel : Drums
Bob Glaub : Bass
Mike Finnigan : Organ & Piano
Johnny Lee Schell & Jeff Tamelier : Guitar
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax Solo
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone
Background vocals : Mike Finnigan & Johnny Lee Schell
Horn Arrangement : Lee Thornburg 

04 - All Of The Above

Lead vocal : Alex Ligertwood
James Preston : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Chester Thompson : Piano & Keyboards
Jeff Tamelier : Guitars, Keyboards & Loops
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax
David Woodford : Tenor Sax & Flute
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Trombone & Flugelhorn
Michael Spiro : Percussion
Horn Arrangement : Lee Thornburg
Background vocals : LeeAnn Christopherson & Jeff Tamelier

05 - Business Is Business

Lead vocal : Huey Lewis
Mick Mestek : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Mike Finnigan : Organ & Piano
Jeff Tamelier : Guitars
Huey Lewis : Harmonica
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax Solo
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax 
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax 
Mic Gillette & Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone 
Horn Arrangement : Lee Thornburg

06 - Plug Into Me

Lead vocal : Lydia Pense
Ron E. Beck : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Phil Bennett & Chester Thompson : Keyboards
Jeff Tamelier : Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion & Loops
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax Solo
David Woodford : Tenor Sax 
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax
Mic Gillette & Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone
Michael Spiro : Percussion
Background vocals : LeeAnn Christopherson, Jeff Tamelier, Mic Gillette & Skip Mesquite
Horn Arrangement : Lee Thornburg

07 - Must Be Love

Lead vocal : Edgar Winter
David Garibaldi : Drums
Francis "Rocco" Prestia : Bass
Jeff Tamelier : Guitars & Keyboards
Edgar Winter : Alto Sax Solo
Mac Kupka : Alto Sax
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Chuck Hansen : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette & Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone
Michael Spiro : Percussion
Background vocals : Jeff Tamelier, Mike Finnigan & Lee Thornburg
Horn Arrangement : Mic Gillette

08 - Just In Case You Wondered ("Big Dog")

Lead vocal : Mike Finnigan
Tony Braunagel : Drums
Bob Glaub : Bass
Mike Finnigan : Organ & Piano
Johnny Lee Schell : Guitar & Vocal
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax Solo
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone 
Horn Arrangement : Lee Thornburg

09 - Public Truth And Private Lie

Lead vocal : Frank Biner
David Garibaldi : Drums
Chester Thompson : Organ & Keyboards
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar
Lenny Pickett & David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax
Lee Thornburg : Trumpet, Trombone & Flugelhorn
Horn Arrangement : Lee Thornburg

10 - It's A Done Deal

Lead vocals : Lydia Pense & Mike Finnigan
Mick Mestek : Drums 
Bobby Vega : Bass 
Mike Finnigan : Organ
Jeff Tamelier : Guitars
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax Solo
David Woodford : Tenor Sax 
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Chuck Hansen : Bass Sax
Mic Gillette & Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone 
Horn Arrangement : Lee Thornburg
Background vocals : Jeff Tamelier, Mike Finnigan & Lee Thornburg

11 - A Soulful Kinda Love

Lead vocal : John Lee Sanders
Mick Mestek : Drums 
Bobby Vega : Bass 
Mike Finnigan : Organ & Piano
Jeff Tamelier : Guitars & Keyboards
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka & Chuck Hansen : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette & Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone
Background vocals : John Lee Sanders, Jeff Tamelier, Rob Ryan, John Otten & Don "Wink" Martindale
Horn Arrangement : Mic Gillette & Jeff Tamelier

12 - Bumped Up To First Class

Lead vocal : Fred Ross
Ron E. Beck : Drums
Bobby Vega : Bass
Chester Thompson : Organ
Jeff Tamelier : Guitar
Lenny Pickett : Tenor Sax Solo
David Woodford : Tenor Sax
Stephen 'Doc' Kupka : Baritone Sax
Mic Gillette & Lee Thornburg : Trumpet & Trombone
Background vocals : Jeff Tamelier, Mike Finnigan, Lee Thornburg, Mic Gillette, Skip Mesquite & Fred Ross
Horn Arrangement : Mic Gillette & Jeff Tamelier

Larry Braggs "Places" (2005) -Contemporary R&B-

Label : Mositta Music

01 - Ride (Larry Braggs & M. Hayes)
02 - For Cryin' Out Loud (J. Acosta & Larry Braggs)
03 - Why Do I Cry? (Larry Braggs & John Zaika)
04 - What You Tryin' To Say? (Vernon Black & A. McClain)
05 - Help (Larry Braggs)
06 - Halftime (Larry Braggs, Jeff Tamelier, E. Mininfield & D. Anders)
07 - Are You Happy? (Larry Braggs & A. Earl)
08 - There's No Doin' That (J. Acosta)
09 - Hair (Larry Graham)
10 - Willing To Learn (Emilio Castillo & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)


Produced by Jeff Tamelier & Larry Braggs
Executive Producer : Chuck Hansen, House Of Hansen Productions
All Songs Recorded at BlindGym Studios, Antioch, CA, except for "For Cryin' Out Loud" Recorded at Aqua Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada & "What You Tryin' To Say?" Recorded at Lucas Ranch Studio, San Rafael, CA
All Songs Mixed at Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA by Raymond McKinley, except "What You Tryin' To Say?" Mixed at Lucas Studio, San Rafael, CA
Mix Engineer : Raymond McKinley
Mastered at TechnoVoice Studio by Bob Lanzner

Musicians :
Lead vocals : Larry Braggs
Background vocals : Larry Braggs, Fred Ross, Tony Lindsay, Stephanya Barranti & Skylar Jett on "What You Tryin' To Say?"
Rapper : Jilla Savage on "What You Tryin' To Say?"
Bass : Bobby Vega, Darryl Anders on "Halftime", Raymond McKinley on "For Cryin' Out Loud" & "Are You Happy" & Myron Dove on "What You Tryin' To Say?"
Lead Guitar : Jeff Tamelier, John Acosta on "For Cryin' Out Loud" & Vernon Black on "What You Tryin' To Say?"
Keyboards & Organ : Roger Smith, Larry Braggs, Paisley on "What You Tryin' To Say?" & Brandon Coleman on "Are You Happy?"
Horns : Eddie M., Mic Gillette & Skip Mesquite on "Are You Happy?" & "Hair"
Drums : Bryant Mills, David Garibaldi on "For Cryin' Out Loud" & Thomas Pritchit on "What You Tryin' To Say?"

Francis "Rocco" Prestia "...Everybody On The Bus" (1999) -Smooth Jazz / Westcoast Jazz-

Label : Lightyear Entertainment

01 - Solid Like The Rock (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Jeff Tamelier & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
02 - Express Yourself (Charles Wright)
03 - Double Identity (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, S. Polcino, Tim Scott & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
04 - Don't Play Around (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, Emilio Castillo & Bill Churchville)
05 - Space For Bass (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia & Nick Milo)
06 - Baby Don't Go (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, S. Polcino, Tim Scott & Nick Milo)
07 - (You Don't) Mean No Harm (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, S. Polcino & Tim Scott)
08 - Everybody On The Bus (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Herman Matthews & S. Halt)
09 - Don't Need No Changes (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, Jeff Tamelier & Stephen 'Doc' Kupka)
10 - I'm So Glad (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia, S. Polcino & Tim Scott)
11 - I Got The Sauce (Francis 'Rocco' Prestia & Carmen Grillo)


Produced by Carmen Grillo for Big Surprise Music


01 - Solid Like The Rock

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Keyboards : Bob Emmet
Organ : Chester Thompson
Lead vocal : Frank Biner
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin
Percussion : Arno Lucas

02 - Express Yourself

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews 
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier & Carmen Grillo
Guitar Solo : Carmen Grillo
Organ : Nick Milo
Lead vocal : Tamara Champlin
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo & Tamara Champlin

03 - Double Identity

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar : Bruce Conte
Keyboards : Chester Thompson & Bob Emmet
Lead vocal : Brent Carter
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin
Sax & Sax Solo : Brandon Fields

04 - Don't Play Around

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Organ : Chester Thompson
Lead vocal : Bill Champlin
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin
Sax : Tom Saviano
Trumpet : Bill Churchville
Trombone : Eric Jorgensen 

05 - Space For Bass

Instrumental
Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews 
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Keyboards : Nick Milo
Percussion : Arno Lucas 

06 - Baby Don't Go

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews 
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier & Carmen Grillo
Keyboards : Nick Milo & Bob Emmet
Lead vocal : Carmen Grillo
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo & Tim Scott
Percussion : Arno Lucas
Flugel Horn : Don Harris 

07 - (You Don't) Mean No Harm

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar & Guitar Solo : Bruce Conte
Keyboards : Bob Emmet
Organ : Chester Thompson
Lead vocal : Jeff Ramsey
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo, Tamara Champlin & Bill Champlin
Percussion : Arno Lucas 

08 - Everybody On The Bus

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Keyboards : Nick Milo
Lead vocal : Bill Champlin
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo
Percussion : Arno Lucas
Sax : Tom Saviano

09 - Don't Need No Changes

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : Herman Matthews
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Organ : Nick Milo
Lead vocal : Jeff Ramsey
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo & Gisa Vatcky
Percussion : Arno Lucas 

10 - I'm So Glad

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums : David Garibaldi
Guitar : Jeff Tamelier
Keyboards : Chester Thompson & Bob Emmet
Lead vocal : Tim Scott
Background vocals : Carmen Grillo & Tim Scott
Percussion : Arno Lucas
Sax : Brandon Fields

11 - I Got The Sauce

Bass : Francis 'Rocco' Prestia
Drums & Percussion Loops : Carmen Grillo
Guitar Solo : Carmen Grillo
Keyboards : Greg Mathieson

George Duke "Dreamweaver" (2013) -Jazz Fusion / Soul Jazz-

Label : BPM Records / Concord Music Group

01 - Dreamweaver (George Duke)
02 - Stones Of Orion (George Duke)
03 - Trippin' (George Duke)
04 - Ashtray (George Duke)
05 - Missing You (George Duke)
06 - Transition (George Duke)
07 - Change The World (George Duke)
08 - Jazzmatazz (George Duke)
09 - Round The Way Girl (George Duke)
10 - Transition 2 (George Duke)
11 - Brown Sneakers (George Duke)
12 - You Never Know (George Duke)
13 - Ball & Chain (Teena Marie)
14 - Burnt Sausage Jam (George Duke)
15 - Happy Trails (Dale Evans)


Produced, Orchestrated & Arranged by George Duke for George Duke Enterprises & BPM Records
Recorded & Mixed by Erik Zobler at Le Gonks West, Los Angeles, CA
Mastered by Erik Zobler at Studio Zed Mastering, Porter Ranch, CA
Assistant Engineer : Lisa Chamblee-Hampton


01 - Dreamweaver

George Duke : Synths

02 - Stones Of Orion

George Duke : Piano, Rhodes & Synths
Stanley Clarke : Upright Bass
Gorden Campbell : Drums
Dan Higgins : Flute
Everette Harp : Alto Sax
Kamasi Washington : Tenor Sax
Gary Grant : Trumpet

03 - Trippin'

George Duke : Vocal, Synths & Drum Programming
Michael Patches Stewart : Trumpet
Kamasi Washington : Tenor Sax
Terry Dexter : Background vocal
Shannon Pearson : Background vocal
Lamont VanHook : Background vocal
Rashid Duke : Ahoom
Erik Zobler : Ahoom

04 - Ashtray

George Duke : Rhodes & Synths
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Gorden Campbell : Drums
Dan Higgins : Tenor Sax
Everette Harp : Alto Sax
Kamasi Washington : Tenor Sax
Gary Grant : Trumpet
Chris Clarke : Words & Thangs
Rose Geddes : Lady With A Question

05 - Missing You

George Duke : Vocal, Piano, Rhodes & Synths
Rachelle Ferrell : Vocal
Jef Lee Johnson : Guitar
Gorden Campbell : Drums
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Lamont VanHook : Background vocal
Jim Gilstrap : Background vocal

06 - Transition

George Duke : Synths

07 - Change The World

George Duke : Vocal, Piano, Rhodes, Synths & Drum Programming
Lalah Hathaway : Vocal
Jeffrey Osborne : Vocal
Lori Perry : Vocal
BeBe Winans : Vocal
Dira Sugandi : Vocal
Freddie Jackson : Vocal
Terry Dexter : Vocal
Howard Hewett : Vocal
Jim Gilstrap : Vocal
Kennedy Fuselier : Kid vocals
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar

08 - Jazzmatazz

George Duke : Vocal, Piano, Rhodes, Synths & Drum Programming
Michael Landau : Guitar
Chill : Rap
Ramon Flores : Trumpet Solo
Michael Patches Stewart : Trumpet
Everette Harp : Alto Sax
Allen Kaplan : Trombone
Kamasi Washington : Tenor Sax & Solo
Terry Dexter : Backgroun vocal
Lamont VanHook : Background vocal
Josie James : Background vocal

09 - Round The Way Girl

George Duke : Rhodes, Nord 3 Synth Solo
Jef Lee Johnson : Guitar
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Gorden Campbell : Drums
Lisa Chamblee-Hampton : Round The Way Girl

10 - Transition 2

George Duke : Synths

11 - Brown Sneakers

George Duke : Rhodes, Arp Odyssey, Mini Moog & Prophet 5
Michael Manson : Bass
Gorden Campbell : Drums
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Lenny Castro : Percussion

12 - You Never Know

George Duke : Vocal, Piano, Rhodes & Synths
Jef Lee Johnson : Guitar
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Gorden Campbell : Drums
Lori Perry : Background vocal
Lamont VanHook : Background vocal
Jim Gilstrap : Background vocal

13 - Ball & Chain

George Duke : Drum & Synth Programming
Teena Marie : Vocals
Michael Patches Stewart : Trumpet
Kamasi Washington : Tenor Sax

14 - Burnt Sausage Jam

George Duke : Piano, Rhodes, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Castlebar Clavinet, Arp Odyssey, Mini Moog & Nord Lead
Jef Lee Johnson : Guitar
John Roberts : Drums
Christian McBride : Bass
Michael Patches Stewart : Trumpet
Everette Harp : Alto Sax
Allen Kaplan : Trombone
Kamasi Washington : Tenor Sax

15 - Happy Trails

George Duke : Vocal, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Mini Moog & Drum Programming
Jef Lee Johnson : Guitar
Gorden Campbell : Drums
Larry Kimpel : Bass
Lori Perry : Background vocal
Jim Gilstrap : Background vocal