Sunday, June 1, 2025

Martha Lorin - The Best Is Yet To Come

 
 
 
Martha Lorin - The Best Is Yet To Come
Not On Label  (1980)
 
 
 
 
Tracks:
A1        New York State Of Mind
A2        Passing Fancy
A3        You've Changed
A4        Mood Indigo
A5        Body & Soul
A6        Blue Skies
A7        Mean To Me

B1        Close Enough For Love
B2        Ill Wind
B3        Trieste
B4        Skylark
B5        Something Cool
B6        Don't Slam That Door
B7        The Best Is Yet To Come







Credits:
Martha Lorin - vocals
Pee Wee Ellis - saxophone, arranger, flute
John Guerin - drums
Patrick O'Hearn - bass
Mark Isham - trumpet, flugelhorn
Pee Wee Ellis - producer
James Levi - percussion
Larry Klein - bass
Peter Maunu - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Smith Dobson - acoustic piano, electric piano
Henry Lewy - producer

Friday, May 30, 2025

John Daversa - Live At Catalina's Vol.2

 

John Daversa - Live At Catalina's Vol.2
Blue Canoe Records BCR1524D5  (2009)


 
 
Track Listing:
1. Fast and Direct (A Tribute to Dee Barton Suite)
2. Camels (A Tribute to Dee Barton Suite)
3. Missing Platelets (A Tribute to Dee Barton Suite)
4. Strawberry Margarita
5. Moments of Reality
6. Bounce Da Nu Funk
 








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
John Daversa - Trumpet, EVI, Director, Conductor, Arranger, Producer
Kim Richmond, Jeff Driskill, Bill Perkins, Tom Peterson, Vince Trombetta Jr., Jennifer Hall - Woodwinds
George Graham, Ron King, Glenda Smith, Matt Nabours - Trumpets
Bill Booth, Alex lles, Charlie Morillas, George Thatcher - Trombones
Justin Morell - Guitar
Todd Sickafoose - Bass
 
 
 
 

Monday, May 12, 2025

Jason Jackson - Inspiration

 

Jason Jackson - Inspiration
digital file (2014)





Track Listing:
1. Brazilian Bop
2. Burnin’
3. Spring Is Here
4. Salute to Mandela
5. El Huesero
6. The Spot
7. April in Paris
8. Tenderly
9. Wake Up Election 2000
10. My Friend Sam





Personnel:
John Guerin: drums
Eddie Karam: conductor
Jason Jackson: trombone
Charlie Davis, Mike McGuffy: trumpet
Jeff Clayton, Sal Lozano: alto sax
Pete Christlieb: tenor sax
Gene Cipriano: baritone sax
Gary Foster, Ray Pizzi: flute
Don Shelton: clarinet
Jennifer Hall: bass clarinet
Bill Watrous, George Bohanon: trombone
Bryant Byers: bass trombone
Michael Melvoin: piano
Bob Boss: guitar
Marshall Hawkins, Trey Henry: bass
Vanessa Brown: percussion
Ralph Morrison, Josefina Vergara, Lesa Terry, Margaret Wooten, Claudia Parducci, Ron Clark: violin; Yvette Devereaux, Henri Gronnier, Charles Stegman: violin
Carole Mukogawa, Robin Ross, Jorge Moraga: viola
Anne Karam, Larry Corbett, Jodie Burnett: cello
Slide Hampton: conductor, trombone solo
Jason Jackson: trombone
Earl Gardner, Anthony Tooley: trumpet
Dick Oatts: alto sax
Ralph Lalama: tenor sax,
Gary Smulyan: baritone sax
Bernard Phillips, Jimmie Cozier: flute
Bill Easley: clarinet
Leno Gomez: bass clarinet
John Mosca, Luis Bonilla: trombone
Douglas Purviance: bass trombone
Roger Jones II: piano
Rodney Jones: guitar
Monte Croft: vibraphone
Rufus Reid: bass
Dennis Mackrel: drums
Roger Squitero: percussion
Balinda Whitney, Masako Yanagita, Sandra Billingsleym, Cecelia Hobbs- Gardner, Phillip Payton, Stan Hunte:, Glen Laster, Melanie Baker, Edith Yokley: violin
Orlando Wells, Anne Marie Bedney, Judith Insell- Stack: viola
Kermit Moore, Melvin Greenwich, Jared Snyder: cello
Anthony Morris, Lou Bruno: bass
Jason Jackson: trombone
Roy Hargrove, Terell Stafford, Frank Greene, Greg Gisbert, Shawn Edmonds, Freddie Hendrix: trumpet
Steve Wilson: alto sax
Evan Christopher: clarinet
Dick Oatts, Dave Rickenberg: alto sax, flute
Rich Perry: tenor sax
Ralph Lalama: tenor sax, clarinet
Frank Basile: baritone sax, bass clarinet
John Mosca, Luis Bonilla, Mark Patterson: trombone
Douglas Purviance: bass trombone
Roger Jones II: piano
Rufus Reid, Jennifer Vincent: bass
Dennis Mackrel: drums
Roger Squitero: percussion
Balinda Whitney, Racko Parrini: violin
Richard Brice: viola
Maria Jeffers: cello 





Woody Guthrie/Leonard Rosenman - Bound For Glory OST

 
 
Woody Guthrie/Leonard Rosenman - Bound For Glory OST
United Artists Records UA-LA695-H (1976)





Track Listing:
A1        Hard Travelin'
A2        This Train Is Bound For Glory
A2 (a)        The Drifters
A2 (b)        I Ain't Got No Home
A2 (c)        So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh (Dusty Old Dust)
A3        Hobo's Lullaby
A4        Dust Storm
A4 (a)        Pastures Of Plenty
A5        Do Re Mi
A6        Running For The Train
A6 (a)        So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh (Dusty Old Dust)
A6 (b)        The Train Is Bound For Glory
A6 (c)        Arrival In Los Angeles
A7        Oklahoma Hills

B1        So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh (Dusty Old Dust)
B1 (a)        Howdido
B2        So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh (Dusty Old Dust)
B2 (a)        Pastures Of Plenty
B2 (b)        Hitchhiking
B2 (c)        Ramshackle
B3        Pastures Of Plenty
B4        Curley Headed Baby
B4 (a)        Talking Dust Bowl Blues
B4 (b)        This Land Is Our Land
B5        Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)
B6        Hobo Lullaby
B6 (a)        On The Road Again
B6 (b)        Going Down The Road
B7        This Land Is Our Land






Personnel:
Leonard Rosenman - composer, adaptation, conductor, orchestration, arrangements
LeRoy Holmes - producer
Nathan Kaproff - orchestra contractor
Jacob Krachmalnick, Bobby Bruce, Barry Socher, Connie Kupka, Jay Rosen, Haim Shtrum, Thomas Buffum, Sheldon Sanov, Bonnie Douglas, Stanley Plummer, Linda Ross, Arnold Belnick, Erica Anderson - violin
Milton Thomas, Pamela Goldsmith, Carole Mukogawa, Joseph Reilich - viola
Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Aller, Gloria Strassner, Harry Shlutz - cello
Buell Neidlinger, Edward Meares, Peter Mercurio - double bass
Sheridon Stokes, David Shostac - flute
John Ellis - oboe
John Neufeld, Julian Spear - clarinet
Norman Herzberg, Fowler Friedlander - bassoon
Vincent DeRosa, Richard Perissi, David Duke, Arthur Maebe - French horn
Malcolm McNab, Tony Terran, Graham Young - trumpet
Dick Nash, Dick Noel, Barrett O'Hara - trombone
John Guerin, Larry Bunker, Ken Watson - drums, percussion
Dorothy Remsen - harp
Ralph Grierson - keyboards
Tommy Tedesco, Dennis Budimir, Mike Anthony - guitar
Larry McNeely - banjo
Tommy Morgan - harmonica
Ralph Ferraro - arranger 







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Saturday, May 3, 2025

Joni Mitchell & The L.A. Express – 1976 U.S. Tour

 

Joni Mitchell & The L.A. Express – 1976 U.S. Tour
Rhino Records R1 727234 (2025)




Track Listing:
        Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, February 29, 1976   
A1        Help Me     3:19
        Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976   
A2        Love Or Money    4:42
A3        Free Man In Paris   3:05
A4        For The Roses    4:29

B1        Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire    6:19
B2        Big Yellow Taxi    2:56
B3        Shades of Scarlett Conquering    4:27
        Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, February 20, 1976   
B4        For Free   5:30

        Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976   
C1        Intro To Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter     0:21
C2        Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter     9:58
        Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, February 29, 1976   
C3        Just Like This Train    4:14
        Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976   
C4        Shadows And Light   5:35

D1        In France They Kiss On Main Street   3:28
        Cameron Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC, February 7, 1976   
D2        Traveling (Hejira)    6:36
        Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976   
D3        Edith And The Kingpin    3:50
D4        Talk To Me   5:10

E1        Harry’s House/Centerpiece   5:22
E2        Intro To Furry Sings The Blues    1:22
E3        Furry Sings The Blues    4:47
E4        Trouble Child    3:46
E5        Rainy Night House   3:51

        Cameron Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC, February 7, 1976   
F1        Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow   3:54
        Music Hall, Boston, MA, February 19, 1976   
F2        Raised On Robbery   2:43
F3        The Jungle Line    5:30
F4        Twisted     4:23






Personnel:
    Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Joni Mitchell
    Bass – Max Bennett
    Drums, Percussion – John Guerin
    Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Robben Ford
    Harmony Vocals – Gail Ford
    Keyboards, Percussion – Victor Feldman
    Saxophone, Flute, Backing Vocals – David Luell 





Chuck Mitchell – Dreams And Stories

 

Chuck Mitchell – Dreams And Stories
Strider – STS-101 (1970)




Track Listing:
A1        Raggedy Andy
A2        Broken-Hearted, Mama
A3        The Rise And Fall Of Robert Lee
A4        Mister Bojangles

B1        The Bilbao Song
B2        Look Out Girl
B3        I'm Worried About You
B4        Acapulco
B5        Dreams And Stories







Personnel:
    Drums – John Guerin
    Acoustic Guitar [6-String], 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Chuck Mitchell
    Arranged By – Don Peake
    Directed By, Producer – Don Peake
    Double Bass – Chuck Domanico
    Engineer – Bill Lazarus, Tom Harvey
    Guitar – Michael Deasy
    Keyboards – Lincoln Mayorga
    Percussion – Milt Holland
    Steel Guitar – Red Rhodes
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, January 13, 2025

The Buckinghams – Time & Charges

 

The Buckinghams – Time & Charges
Columbia CL 2669 (1967)




Side One:
1. Don't You Care
2. Pitied Be The Dragon Hunter
3. And Our Love
4. Why Don't You Love Me
5. You Are Gone

Side Two:
1. I'll Be Back
2. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
3. Remember
4. The Married Life
5. Foreign Policy






Personnel:
John Guerin - drums
James Henderson, Lew McCreary and Richard Leith - trombone
Bill Peterson, Bud Childers - trumpet
John Johnson - sax
Lincoln Mayorga - Wurlitzer electric piano
Dennis Budimir - guitar
Carol Kaye - bass
James William Guercio - producer, arranger
Carl Giammarese - guitar, vocals
Nick Fortuna - bass, vocals
Marty Grebb - keyboards, vocals, guitar
John Poulos - drums, percussion
Dennis Tufano - vocals




1977 Rock/Jazz Fiesta Drum Clinic (Part 1 - John Guerin) | Professional Drum Shop

 

Elkie Brooks - Rich Man's Woman

 
 
Elkie Brooks - Rich Man's Woman
A&M Records AMLH.64554 (1975)




Track Listing:
A1        Where Do We Go From Here (Rich Man's Woman)
A2        Take Cover
A3        Jigsaw Baby
A4        Roll Me Over
A5        He's A Rebel

B1        One Step On The Ladder
B2        Rock 'N Roll Circus
B3        Try A Little Love
B4        Tomorrow








Personnel:
    Elkie Brooks – vocals
    Steve Burgh – guitars
    Bruce Foster – keyboards
    David Kemper – drums
    Dennis Kovarik – bass
    David Paich – piano, keyboards
    Michael Boddicker – synthesizers
    Ben Benay – guitars
    Max Bennett – bass guitar
    Alan Estes, Gene Estes – percussion
    John Guerin – drums
    Nino Tempo – saxophone
    Stan Farber, Venetta Fields, Gerry Garrett, Jim Gilstrap, Ron Hicklin, Clydie King,   
    Gene Morford, Verlene Rogers, Jerry Whitman – backing vocals
    Dominic Frontiere, Larry Wilcox – arrangement, conductor
    Kenny Kerner, Richie Wise – producer





John Daversa - Live At Catalina's Vol.1

 
 
John Daversa - Live At Catalina's Vol.1
Blue Canoe Records BC1522 (2009)


 
 
Track Listing:
1. Don't Jive the Hitman
2. Bare Your Soul
3. Slick
4. Oma
5. Pententium Motion
6. Most of All
7. You Think You're Funny








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
John Daversa - Trumpet, EVI, Director, Conductor, Arranger, Producer
Kim Richmond, Jeff Driskill, Bill Perkins, Tom Peterson, Vince Trombetta Jr., Jennifer Hall - Woodwinds
George Graham, Ron King, Glenda Smith, Matt Nabours - Trumpets
Bill Booth, Alex lles, Charlie Morillas, George Thatcher - Trombones
Justin Morell - Guitar
Todd Sickafoose - Bass




John Pizzarelli - Dear Mr. Cole

 
 
John Pizzarelli - Dear Mr. Cole
Novus 01241 63182-2 (1994)
 
 
 
 
 
Track Listing:
1. Style Is Coming Back In Style
2. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
3. Little Girl
4. You Must Be Blind
5. Sweet Georgia Brown
6 . It's Only A Paper Moon
7. September Song
8. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
9. Nature Boy
10. This Way Out
11. Too Marvelous For Words
12. Route 66
13. Sweet Lorraine
14. Straighten Up And Fly Right
15. Honeysuckle Rose
16. L-O-V-E
17. Unforgettable
18. Portrait Of Jenny








Personnel:
    John Pizzarelli – vocals, guitar, producer
    Benny Green – piano
    Ray Kennedy – piano
    Christian McBride – double-bass
    Martin Pizzarelli – double bass
    John Guerin – drums
    Mike Stoller, Ikuyoshi Hirakawa, Brooks Arthur - producer





John Raitt - Broadway Legend

 
 
John Raitt - Broadway Legend
Angel Records CDQ 7243 5 55469 2 0 (1995)



Track Listing:
1        John Raitt's Oklahoma! Overture (Oklahoma!)
2        If I Loved You (Carousel)
3        Thank Heaven For Little Girls (Gigi) / My Little Girl (Carousel)
4        They Say It's Wonderful (Annie Get Your Gun)
5        Anything You Can Do (Annie Get Your Gun)
6        Some Enchanted Evening (South Pacific)
7        If Ever I Would Leave You (Camelot)
8        Hey There (The Pajama Game)
9        Here's That Rainy Day (Carnival In Flanders)
10      So In Love (Kiss Me Kate)
11      The Impossible Dream (Man Of La Mancha)








Personnel:
John Raitt - vocals
Bonnie Raitt - vocals
William David Brohn, Jeremy Lubbock -arranger
Randy Waldman - piano
Robbie Buchannan - keyboards, producer
Chuck Domanico - bass
John Guerin - drums
Eddie Arkin - producer




John Stewart - American Originals

 
 
John Stewart - American Originals

Johnny Rivers - Wild Night

 
 
Johnny Rivers - Wild Night

José Feliciano - Angela

 
 
José Feliciano - Angela
Private Stock PS 2010 (1976)
 
 
 
 
Track Listing:
A1        Angela
A2        I've Got A Feeling
A3        Sweet Street
A4        Nirvana (Part 1, Part 2)
B1        Why
B2        Michaelangelo
B3        Salsa Negra
B4        As Long As I Have You








Personnel:
    Arranged By [Horns], Arranged By [Strings] – Barry Fasman
    Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Congas, Producer – Jose Feliciano
    Reinie Press, Scott Edwards
    Drums – David Kemper
    Drums, Percussion – Larry Brown
    Harp – Stella Castellucci
    Horns – Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Jackie Kelso, Lew McCreary, Richard Perissi, Tom Scott, Vince DeRosa
    Keyboards – David Paich, Larry Muhoberac
    Percussion – John Guerin, Paulinho Magalhaes
    Producer – Janna Merlyn Feliciano
    Strings – Sid Sharp & His Magic Strings
    Timbales – Willie Bobo
    Vocals – Alex Brown, Anita Sherman, Gwen Edwards, Bob Heinlein, Cyndi Grecco
 
 
 
 

Liza Minnelli - Gently

 
 
Liza Minnelli - Gently

Lou Rawls - Love All Your Blues Away

 

Lou Rawls - Love All Your Blues Away
Epic – E 40210 (1986)




Track Listing:
A1        Change Your Mind
A2        Are You With Me
A3        Love All Your Blues Away
A4        Stop Me From Starting This Feeling
A5        Learn To Love Again
B1        Willow Weep For Me
B2        We'll Be Together Again
B3        The Way You Look Tonight
B4        It Never Entered My Mind









Personnel:
Vocals - Lou Rawls
Backing Vocals – Alfie Silas, Bill Champlin, Lou Rawls, Tata Vega, Voncielle Faggette, Richard Page
Cymbal – John Keane, Mike Baird
Arranged By, Drums, Synthesizer, Guitar, Backing Vocals – Jay Graydon
Synthesizer – Cliff Mangus, Glen Ballard, Marcus Ryle, Michael Omartian, Tom Farrager
Guitar – Michael Landau
Producer – Humberto Gatica
Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – Steve George
Producer, Arranged By, Drums, Synthesizer, Piano – David Foster
Arranged By – John Mandel
Bass – Chuck Domanico
Drums – John Guerin
Piano – Victor Feldman
Flute – Don Menza
Arranged By, Piano – Jeremy Lubbock
Bass – Chuck Domanico
Drums – John Guerin
Piano – Victor Feldman




Lou Rawls - Rawls Sings Sinatra

 

Lou Rawls - Rawls Sings Sinatra
Savoy Jazz SVY 17303 (2003)




Track Listing:
1        Come Fly With Me
2        Nice 'N' Easy
3        All The Way
4        Learnin' The Blues
5        That's Life
6        The Lady Is A Tramp
7        Summer Wind
8        The Second Time Around
9        My Kind Of Town/Chicago
10      In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
11      They Can't Take That Away From Me
12      One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)








Personnel:
Benny Golson - Arranger, Tenor Saxophone
Billy Vera - Producer
Brian Bromberg - Bass
Carl Saunders - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Fred Jackson, Jr. - Flute, Tenor Saxophone
George Bohanon - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
John Guerin - Drums
Lon Price - Clarinet, Flute, Alto Saxophone
Lou Rawls - Vocals
Maurice Spears - Trombone
Mike Melvoin - Arranger, Piano
Paul Reid III Mastering
Ray Pizzi - Baritone Saxophone
Steve Huffsteter - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Wayne Bergeron - Flugelhorn, Trumpet




Mark Isbell - Jazz Influence

 

Mark Isbell - Jazz Influence
SBE Records CD013 (2001)




Track Listing:
1     I've Never Been in Love Before
2     The Night Has a Thousand Eyes
3     Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
4     Jazz Influence
5     I Didn't Know What Time It Was
6     Sweet Georgie Fame
7     Portrait of Jenny
8     Chloe Meets Gershwin
9     The Shining Sea
10   Just in Time








Personnel:
Mark Isbell - alto saxophone, producer
Peter Sprague - guitar, producer
Mike Wofford - piano
Bob Magnusson - bass
John Guerin - drums





Mary Macgregor - In Your Eyes

 
 
Mary Macgregor - In Your Eyes

Max Bennett & The Maxx Band - People & Places

 
 
Max Bennett & The Maxx Band - People & Places

Michael Damian - Dreams Of Summer

 

Michael Damian - Dreams Of Summer