Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Gary Usher - Smile For Me/A Symphonic Tribute To Brian Wilson
Gary Usher - Smile For Me/A Symphonic Tribute To Brian Wilson
Dreamsville Records YDCD 0047 (1970)
Track Listing:
1. Oh Caroline No
2. Would You Still Believe in Me
3. Busy Doin' Nothin'
4. Pet Sounds
5. Medley: Fall Breaks / Good Vibrations / Heroes and Villians
6. The Warmth of the Sun
7. God Only Knows
8. Please Let Me Wonder
9. Friends
10. In My Room
Personnel:
John Guerin - drums
Gary Usher - arranger, producer, conductor, writer
Jay Migliori - saxophone
James Horn - saxophone, flute
Victor Morosco - clarinet
Howard Terry - bassoon
Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Ben Benay - guitar
John DeRose - guitar
Lincoln Mayorga - keyboards
Mike Rubini - keyboards
Michael Lang - piano
Stephens La Fever - bass
Toxey French - drums, vibraphone
Gene Estes - percussion
Bobby Bruce - violin
Darrel Terwilliger - violin
George Poole - violin
Israel Baker - violin
Joe Livoti - violin
Irving Weinper - violin
Walter Rower - violin
Joseph DiFiore - viola
Norman Botnick - viola
Ray Kelley - cello
Joseph Saxon - cello
Gayle Levant - harp
Gabe Baltazar - Stan Kenton Presents Gabe Baltazar
Gabe Baltazar - Stan Kenton Presents Gabe Baltazar
Creative World CW 3005 (1979)
Side One:
1. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
2. What's New
3. Gabe
4. A Time For Love
Side Two:
1. Take The A Train
2. Love Song
3. Spanish Boots
Personnel:
John Guerin, Steve Schaeffer, Earl Palmer - Drums
Gabe Baltazar - Saxiphone
Chuck Domonico - Bass
Igor Horoshevsky, Ray Kelley - Cello
Art Maebe, George Price, Richard Perissi, Vince DeRosa - French Horn
Tommy Tedesco - Guitar
Dorothy Remsen - Harp
Dale Anderson - Percussion
Pete Jolly - Piano
Wayne Dunstan - Producer
Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper, Bud Shank, Jack Nimitz, Phil Ayling, William Green - Reeds
George Roberts, Gil Falco, Lloyd Ulyate, Tommy Shepard - Trombone
Conte Condoli, John Audino, John Madrid, Ray Triscari - Trumpet
Barbara Simons, Virginia Majewski - Viola
Alfred Lustgarten, Bonnie Douglas, Henry Roth, Jack Goodkin, Josef Schoenbrun, Murray Adler, Sid Sharp - Violin
James Getzoff - Violin, Concertmaster
Don Menza, Angel Peña, Chuck Hoover, Bill Holman - Arranger
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
The Hagers - The Hagers
The Hagers – The Hagers
Elektra 7E-1021 (1974)
Side One:
1. Cherry Pie
2. Love My Life Away
3. Lonesome Town
4. Old Fashioned Girl
5. Cause You Don't Love Me No More
Side Two:
1. Tell Him No
2. Take Me
3. All Your Love
4. Girl The Games You're Playin'
5. You Can't Get There From Here
Personnel:
John Guerin - drums
Jim Hager - vocal
John Hager - vocal
Carol Kaye, Lyle Ritz - bass
Ron Tutt - drums
Al Casey, Ben Benay, James Burton, John Morrell - guitar
Pete Jollie - piano
Sneaky Pete - steel guitar
Mike Curb - producer
Michael Lloyd - arranger, producer
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Blues
Thelonious Monk – Monk's Blues
Columbia – CS 9806 (1069)
Track Listing
1. Let's Cool One
2. Reflections
3. Rootie Tootie
4. Just A Glance At Love
5. Brilliant Corners
6. Consecutive Seconds
7. Monk's Point
8. Trinkle Tinkle
9. Straight, No Chaser
10. Blue Monk
11. ‘Round Midnight
Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums, Percussion
Thelonious Monk - Piano
Oliver Nelson - Arranger, Conductor
Lawrence Gales - Bass
Benjamin Riley - Drums
Howard Roberts - Guitar
Teo Macero - Producer
Reissue Producer – John Snyder
Charlie Rouse, Ernie Small, Ernest Watts, Gene Cipriano, Thomas Scott
William Byers, Mike Wimberly - Trombone
Robert Brookmeyer, Robert Bryant, Conte Candoli, Frederick Hill - Trumpet
Tina Mason - Is Something Wonderful!
Tina Mason – Is Something Wonderful!
Capitol Records T 2785 (1967)
Side One:
1. Are You There
2. Cry Me A River
3. You Go Your Way
4. What
5. Life And Soul Of The Party
6. Just Say Goodbye
Side Two:
1. A Good Kind Of Hurtin’
2. Just Like A Man
3. Crazy He Calls Me
4. You Can’t Have Him
5. The Way Of Love
Personnel:
John Guerin, Earl Palmer - drums
David Axelrod - producer
Tina Mason - vocal
James Bond - bass
H.B. Barnum, D’Arneill Pershing - arranger
Dennis Budimir, Rene Hall, Carol Kaye, Howard Roberts, William Pitman, Arthur Wright, Lawrence Wooten - guitar
Gerald Wiggins - organ, piano
Gene Garf - organ
Don Randi - piano
Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman, Jerry Williams, Walter Anderson - vibes, timpani, bells, percussion
James Getaoff, Henry Roth, John Vidusch, William Kurasch, Jack Sculman, Nathan Ross, Marvin Limonick, Harry Bluestone, Emma Smock, Robert Barene, Alexander Murray - violin
Stella Castellucci - harp
Jim Horn - saxophone
Anthony Terran, Frederick Hill - trumpet
Yasuko Agawa - When The World Turns Blue
Yasuko Agawa - When The World Turns Blue
Invitation VDR-1588 (1989)
Track Listing:
1. The Survivor
2. It's Always You
3. When The World Turns Blue (Memories Of Love)
4. Teach Me Tonight
5. Alright, Okay, You Win
6. Summertime
7. Love Is A Rush
8. I Can't Say No
9. Am I Just A Memory
Personnel:
John Guerin (tracks: 4-6), Bubba Bryant - Drums
Yasuko Agawa - Vocals
Andrew Simpkins - Acoustic Bass
Brandon Fields - Alto Saxophone
Wilton Felder - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Marty Paich - Arranger
John Peña - Bass
David T. Walker, Michael Landau, Michael O'Neill - Guitar
Lenny Castro - Percussion
Joe Sample - Piano, Synthesizer, Arranger
Tetsu Hoshika - Producer
Larry Williams - Synthesizer Programming
David McCallum - Music: A Bit More Of Me
David McCallum – Music: A Bit More Of Me
Capitol Records T 2498 (1967)
Side One:
1. Uptight
2. Michelle
3. Batman Theme
4. Call Me
5. Isn't It Wonderful
6. My World Is Empty Without You
Side Two:
1. Five O'Clock World
2. The Shadow Of Your Smile
3. It Won't Be Wrong
4. Far Away Blue
5. The Edge
6. Final
Personnel:
John Guerin - drums
David Axelrod - producer
David Basse - Strike When Your Iron Is Hot
David Basse - Strike When Your Iron Is Hot
City Light Entertainment – 6 07325 00022 9 (2000)
Track Listing:
1. Strike When Your Iron Is Hot
2. The Best Thing
3. I'm Just A Lucky So And So
4. Invitation To The Blues
5. The Eagle Flies On Friday
6. House Of Should'a. Could'a, Would'a A Been
7. New York State Of Mind
8. Sugar
9. The Light Of Our Love
10. Gauloise Blue (Smokin' The Night Away)
11. Soft And Furry
12. The Big Comeback
Personnel:
John Guerin - drums
David Basse - vocals
Mike Melvoin - piano
Herman Riley - tenor saxophone
Larry Bunker - vibraphone
John Heard - bass
