Wednesday, June 12, 2013

John Klemmer - Touch








John Klemmer - Touch
ABC Records ABCD-922 (1975)







Side One:
1. Touch
2. Glass Dolphins
3. Waterwheels
4. Free Fall Lover





Side Two:
1. Sleeping Eyes
2. Body Pulse
3. Tone Row Weaver
4. Walk With Me My Love And Dream








Personnel:
John Guerin, Harvey Mason - Drums
John Klemmer - Tenor Saxophone, Echoplex, Flute, Fender Rhodes, Narrator, Producer, Arranger
Larry Carlton - Acoustic Guitar
Chuck Domanico, Chuck Rainey - Bass
Dave Grusin, George Duke - Fender Rhodes
Emil Richards, Joe Porcaro - Percussion
Mitch Holder - 12-string Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
David Batteau - Vocals
Stephan Goldman - Producer





John Klemmer - Barefoot Ballet








John Klemmer - Barefoot Ballet
ABC Records ABCD-95 (1976)






Side One:
1. Barefoot Ballet
2. Forest Child
3. Crystal Fingers
4. Whisper To The Wind



Side Two:
1. Poem Painter
2. At 17
3. Talking Hands
4. Rain Dancer
5. Naked







Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
John Klemmer - Echoplex, Arranger, African Wood Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Producer
Larry Carlton - Acoustic Guitar
Chuck Domanico - Bass
Dave Grusin - Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano
Bernie Fleischer - Alto Flute, Bass Flute
Joe Porcaro - Percussion
Stephan Goldman - Producer





Les Crane - Desiderata








Les Crane - Desiderata
Warner Bros. Records BS 2570 (1971)






Side One:
1a. Prologue
1b. Desiderata
2. Vision
3. Friends
4. Beauty (Shining From The Inside Out)
5. Happiness (I Got No Cares)






Side Two:
1. Esperanza (Hope)
2. Nature (Wilderness)
3. Courage (Eyes That See)
4. Independence (A Different Drummer)
5a. Love (Children Learn What They Live)
5b. Epilogue








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
Fred Werner - Arranger, Conductor
Chuck Domanico - Bass
Dennis Budimir - Guitar
Emil Richards, Joe Porcaro - Percussion
Louie Shelton - Guitar
Michel Rubini - Piano
Carol Carmichael - Vocals
Jim Horn - Flute
Evangeline Carmichael - Vocals
Fred Werner, Les Crane - Producer





Letta Mbulu ‎– Letta Mbulu Sings








Letta Mbulu ‎– Letta Mbulu Sings
Capitol Records T 2874 (1967)






Side One:
1. Aredze
2. Pula Yetla
3. Zola (Mra)
4. Bhanoyi
5. Thokoza
6. My Son



Side Two:
1. Wacha
2. Magwalandini
3. Qhinebe
4. Sexwaxwa
5. Where Does It Lead









Personnel:
John Guerin - drums, percussion
Letta Mbulu - vocals
H.B. Barnum - arranger, conductor
David Axelrod - producer
Tony Terran, Freddie Hill - trumpet
Bill Green - saxophone, piccolo
Jim Horn, Plas Johnson - saxophone
Don Randi - piano, organ
Neil Levang, Les Buie - guitar
Arthur Wright - bass
Frank Guerrero - vibraphone, tympani, percussion
Gene Estes - tympani, vibraphone, percussion
Joe Clayton - bongos, congas





Letta Mbulu - Free Soul








Letta Mbulu - Free Soul
Capitol Records ST-2929 (1968)





Side One:
1. Gumba-Gumba
2. Kukuchi
3. What More Could Be Right
4. West Wind
5. Mamani



Side Two:
1. Ade
2. Olu Ati Ayo (Olu & Ayo)
3. Only When You're Mine Again
4. Welele









Personnel:
John Guerin - drums, bells, tympani, mallets
Letta Mbulu - vocals
H.B. Barnum - arranger, conductor
Tony Terran, Freddie Hill - trumpet, flugelhorn
Charles Loper - trombone
Dick Leith, Lew McCreary - trombone, bass trombone
Jackie Kelso - tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
Jim Horn - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, oboe, recorder
Dick Houlgate - bass saxophone, flute, clarinet
Don Randi - acoustic piano, electric piano, harpsichord
Mike Melvoin - organ
Al Casey, John Gray, Les Buie, Louis Morell, Barry Rillera, Carol Kaye - guitar
Bob Wes - acoustic bass, electric bass
Earl Palmer - drums, tympani, bells
Joe Clayton - congas
King Errison- bongos
Gary Coleman - boo bams, tamborine
Ken Watson - mallets, traps, Latin percussion
David Axelrod - producer
Dick Nash - trombone
Bill Green - flute, recorder
Ray Pohlman - bass
Butch Rillera - drums
Joe Clayton - percussion
Frank Guerrero - timbales
Gene Estes  - percussion