Sunday, July 15, 2012

Joni Mitchell & The L.A. Express - Seattle Center Arena








Joni Mitchell & The L.A. Express - Seattle Center Arena
Unofficial Release (1974)




Disc One:
1. This Flight Tonight
2. You Turn Me On I'm A Radio
3. Free Man In Paris
4. The Same Situation
5. Just Like This Train
6. Rainy Night House
7. Woodstock
8. Cactus Tree
9. Big Yellow Taxi
10. People's Parties
11. All I Want




Disc Two:
1. A Case Of You
2. For The Roses
3. Jericho
4. Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire
5. Blue
6. For Free
7. Trouble Child
8. Help Me
9. Car On the Hill











Personnel:
John Guerin - drums
Joni Mitchell - guitar, vocals
Tom Scott - saxophone, flute
Robben Ford - guitar
Roger Kellaway - keyboards
Max Bennett - bass





Joni Mitchell & The L.A. Express - Temple University Ambler PA 74








Joni Mitchell & The L.A. Express - Temple University Ambler PA 74
Unofficial Release (1974)







Disc One:
1. Free Man In Paris
2. You Turn Me On I'm A Radio
3. Big Yellow Taxi
4. The Same Situation
5. Barangrill
6. Rainy Night House
7. Woodstock
8. This Flight Tonight
9. People's Parties
10. All I Want
11. Woman Of Heart And Mind
12. A Case Of You
13. Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire
14. Blue
15. For Free
16. Carey




Disc Two:
1. Trouble Child
2. Help Me
3. Jericho
4. Love Or Money
5. Both Sides Now
6. The Last Time I Saw Richard
7. Twisted









Personnel:
John Guerin - drums
Joni Mitchell - guitar, vocals
Tom Scott - saxophone, flute
Robben Ford - guitar
Roger Kellaway - keyboards
Max Bennett - bass





Joni Mitchell - The Music Hall Boston







Joni Mitchell - The Music Hall Boston
Unofficial Release (1976)







Disc One:
1. Help Me
2. Love Or Money
3. Free Man In Paris
4. For The Roses
5. Cold Blue Steel & Sweet Fire
6. Big Yellow Taxi
7. Shades Of Scarlet Conquering
8. For Free
9. Coyote
10. Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
11. Just Like This Train
12. Shadows And light
13. In franc They Kiss On Main St.




Disc Two:
1. Edith And the Kingspin
2. Talk To Me
3. Harry's House/Conterpiece
4. Rap
5. Furry Sings The Blues
6. Trouble Child
7. Rainy Night House
8. Raised On Robbery
9. The Jungle Line
10. Twisted









Personnel:
John Guerin - drums, percussion
Joni Mitchell - vocals, guitar, piano
Robben ford - guitar
Victor Feldman - keyboards
Max Bennett - bass
David Luell - saxophones





Thursday, July 12, 2012

Judi Pulver - Pulver Rising








Judi Pulver - Pulver Rising
MGM Records SE4904 (1973)





Track Listing:
1. Sing for Your Supper
2. Statler Hilton
3. For God's Sake Mama
4. Be Long [She Don't Know]
5. Trouble With Cabbages
6. Dancing on the Moon
7. Silver Spoon
8. Fish-Eye Blues
9. Partime Woman
10. Lemme See








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
Judi Pulver - Piano, Vocals
Carol Fleming - Bass
David Paich - Piano, Keyboards
Michel Rubini - Organ, Piano, Harpsichord
Sally Stevens - Background Vocals
Jackie Ward Singers - Background Vocals
Maxine Willard Waters - Background Vocals
Carolyn Willis - Background Vocals
Waddy Wachtel - Guitar
Tony Scotti - Producer
John d’Andrea - Arranger





Tom Pacheco - The Outsider





Tom Pacheco - The Outsider
RCA Records APL11887 (1977)






Track Listing:
1. Texas Red
2. Jack's Friend

3. Judge's Proctor's Windmill
4. Devil's Hopyard
5. Let It Rain
6. Hello Grandpa
7. Birdseye Heaven
8. Mystery Hill
9. There Was No God in Mexico That Night
10. Sky Is Full of Ships Tonight










Personnel:
John Guerin, Sammy Creason - Drums
Tom Pacheco - Guitar, Vocals
Ben Benay - Banjo, Guitar, Mandolin
Max Bennett, David Jackson - Bass
Don Brooks - Harmonica
Turner Stephen Bruton - Mandolin
Doug Dillard - Banjo, Background Vocals
Jay Ellington - Synthesizer
Doug Kershaw - Fiddle, Violin
Red Rhodes - Pedal Steel Guitar
Mike Utley - Organ, Piano, Keyboards
Waddy Wachtel, Jerry McGee - Guitar
Otha Young, Mary Anderson, Pepper Watkins, Gary Montgomery, Daniel Moore, Matthew Moore, Juice Newton, Thomas Jefferson Kaye, Tom Kealey, Rebecca Burns, John Hartford, Diane Earl - Background Vocals
George "Shadow" Morton - Producer





Bobby Caldwell - Blue Condition






Bobby Caldwell - Blue Condition
Sin-Drome Records SD8925 (1996)





Track Listing:
1. Street Of Dreams
2. You Go Yo My Head
3. Angel Eyes
4. Don't Worry 'Bout Me
5. Beyond The Sea
6. I Concentrate On You
7. All The Way
8. Stuck On You
9. I Get A Kick Out Of You
10. Tomorrow
11. The Girl I Dream About
12. Smile








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
Bobby Caldwell - Vocals, Producer, Arranger
Randy Waldman - Piano, Arranger, Conductor, Producer
Dean Parks, Tim May, Joey Carano - Guitar
Dennis Budimir - Acoustic Guitar
Chuck Domanico, Stan Sargeant, John Patitucci - Bass
Mark McMillen - Keyboards
Bruce Dukov - Violin
Juliann French - Violin, Contractor
Julie Gigante, Ken Yerke, Charlie Everett, Natalie Leggett, Claudia Parducci,Kathy Lenski, Barbra Porter, Alan Grunfeld, Andrea Byers, Razdan Kyumijian, Kwihee Shamban, Mike Ferril, Becky Barr, Galina Golovin, Bob Brosseau, Katia Popov - Violin
Evan Wilson, Laura Kuennen, Mike Ramos, Suzanna Giordano - Viola
Matt Cooker, Paul Hochhaulter, Jodi Burnett, Robert Adcock - Cello
Dave Stone, Dave Carpenter - Bass
Carol Drake - French Horn
Charlie Davis, Gary Grant, Bob O'Donnell, Dave Trigg, Joseph Davis, Jeffrey Kaye, Les Kepics, Doug Mewsen, Steve Dillard, Joe Dyke - Trumpet
Bruce Otto, Lew McCreary, Dick "Slyde" Hyde, Alex Iles, Bill Reichenbach, Joseph Johnson, Rick Berkely, Gary Butcher, April West, Tim Hall - Trombone
Dave Boruff, Pete Christlieb, Terry Harrington - Saxophone
Tom Scott - Saxophone, Flute
Joel Peskin - Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
Larry Bunker, Pat Burke, Emil Richards - Vibes
Brandon Fields, Gene Cipriano, Ray Pizzi, Dave Boruff - Woodwinds
Bruce Babad, Lee Ederton, Dave Castel De Oro - Tenor Saxophone
James Romeo - Baritone Saxophone





Allan Taylor - The American Album








Allan Taylor - The American Album
United Artists Records UALA078F (1973)





Track Listing:
1. Get Down
2. Something's Changed
3. Old Joe
4. City
5. Story
6. My Father's Room
7. Always You
8. Lavinia Forsythe-Jones
9. Only a Few
10. Lead On, I'll Follow [Belfast '71]








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
Allan Taylor - Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy Bond - Bass
David Briggs - Piano
Larry Butler - Keyboards
Jerry Carrigan - Drums
Buzz Cason - Bass, Vocals
Tommy Cogbill - Bass
Jim Colvard - Guitar
Don Gant - Vocals
Bryan Garofalo - Bass
Johnny Gimble - Violin
Kelso Herston - Bass
Karl Himmel - Drums
Peter Jameson - Guitar
Mary McCalsin - Vocals
Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane - Vocals
Michael Omartian - Keyboards
Billy Lee Riley - Guitar
Billy Sanford - Guitar
Norman (Buddy) Spicher - Violin
Nick VanMaarth - Vocals
D. Bergen White - Vocals
John "Bucky" Wilkin - Guitar, Vocals
Robert (Waddy) Wachtel - Guitar, Vocals
Nik Venet - Producer





Kenny Rankin - Inside








Kenny Rankin - Inside
Little David Records LD 1009 (1975)






Track Listing:
1. Creepin'
2. Inside
3. Lost up in Loving You
4. A Sunday Kind of Love
5. She's a Lady
6. Roll-A-Round
7. The Feeling
8. Up from the Skies
9. Marie
10. You






Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
Kenny Rankin - Guitar, Fender Rhodes, Vocals
Max Bennett - Bass
Gary Burton - Vibraphone, Background Vocals
Al Casey - Steel Guitar
Bill Champlin - Keyboards
Mayuto Correa - Percussion
Steve Cropper - Guitar
Wilton Felder - Bass
James Gadson - Drums
Bobbye Hall - Percussion
Jimmie Haskell - String Arrangements
Jim Horn - Saxophone
Roy McCurdy - Drums
Steve Madaio - Horn Arrangements
Peter Marshall - Bass
Michael Omartian - Keyboards
Chanda Rankin - Percussion
Yvonne Rankin - Vocals
JSid Sharp - Strings
William D. "Smitty" Smith - Organ, Keyboards
Paul Stallworth - Bass
Michael Stewart - Guitar
Waddy Wachtel - Guitar
Julia Tillman Waters - Background Vocals
Luther Waters - Background Vocals
Maxine Willard Waters - Background Vocals
Oren Waters - Vocals
Willie Weeks - Bass
Deniece Williams - Background Vocals
Michael Stewart - Producer
Yvonne Rankin - Producer





Bonnie Raitt - The Glow








Bonnie Raitt - The Glow
Warner Bros. Records HS3369 (1979)






Track Listing:
1. I Thank You
2. Your Good Thing [Is About to End]
3. Standin' by the Same Old Love
4. Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate
5. The Glow
6. Bye Bye Baby
7. The Boy Can't Help It
8. [I Could Have Been Your] Best Old Friend
9. You're Gonna Get What's Coming
10. [Goin'] Wild for You Baby








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums (5)
Bonnie Raitt - Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Vocals, Slide Guitar, National Steel Guitar
Peter Asher - Background Vocals, Producer
Rosemary Butler - Background Vocals
Paul Butterfield - Harmonica
Kenny Edwards - Background Vocals
Freebo - Bass
Craig Fuller - Background Vocals
Bob Glaub - Bass
Don Grolnick - Keyboards
Danny Kortchmar - Guitar, Background Vocals
Trevor Lawrence - Saxophone
Maxayn Lewis - Background Vocals
Steve Madaio - Trumpet
Bob Magnusson - Bass
Rick Marotta - Percussion, Drums, Cowbell
Bill Payne - Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Keyboards
David Sanborn - Saxophone
J.D. Souther - Background Vocals
Waddy Wachtel - Guitar, Background Vocals
Larry Williams - Saxophone





David Garfield & Friends - Recollections








David Garfield & Friends - Recollections
Creatchy Records CR008 (1991)





Track Listing:
1. Airegin
2. I Remember Cliford
3. Dolphin Dance
4. Giant Steps
5. Naima
6. Englishman In New York
7. Mile
8. Peace
9. Nardis








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums
David Garfield - Synthesizers, Producer, Arranger, Midi Piano, Piano
Terry Trotter - Piano
Mike Lang - Midi Acoustic Piano
Bob Sheppard - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone
Brandon Fields - Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone
Larry Klimas - Tenor Saxophone
Abraham Laboriel - Bass
Michael Landau - Guitar
Walt Fowler - Flugelhorn
Chuck Domanico - Acoustic Bass





Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Ben Sidran - The Doctor Is In








Ben Sidran - The Doctor Is In
Arista Records AL 4131 (1977)





Track Listing:
1. Get It Yourself
2. Song For A Sucker Like You
3. Broad Daylight
4. One Way Grave
5. See You On The Other Side
6. Set Yourself Free
7. Silver's Serenade
8. Nobody's Fool
9. Charlie's Blues
10. Good Bye Pork Pie Hat
11. Be Nice








Personnel:
John Guerin, Tony Williams - Drums
Ben Sidran - Piano, Vocals, Producer
Phil Upchurch, Richard Davis, Chuck Domanico - Bass
Larry Carlton - Guitar
Blue Mitchell - Trumpet
Ray Armondo - Percussion
Gary Mallaber - Tambourine
Nick DeCaro - String Arrangements





Michael Franks - Blue Pacific









Michael Franks - Blue Pacific
Reprise Records 9 26183-1 (1990)






Side One:
1. The Art Of Love
2. Woman In The Waves
3. All I Need
4. Long Slow Distance
5. Vincent's Ear




Side Two:
1. Speak To Me
2. On The Inside
3. Chez Nous
4. Blue Pacific
5. Crayon Sun (Safe At Home)









Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums, Bass
Michael Franks - Vocals
Jeff Lorber - Arrangements, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
Brenda Russell, Bunny Hill, Kareem, Livingston Taylor - Background vocals
John Patitucci, Neil Stubenhaus, Freddie Washington - Bass
Sean Franks - Cymbals
Vinnie Colaiuta, Peter Erskine - Drums
Larry Carlton, Buzz Feiten, Paul Jackson, Jr., Michael Thomson, Dean Parks - Guitar
John Beasley - Keyboards
Alex Acuña, Luis Conte, Michael Fisher - Percussion
Joe Sample - Piano
Marc Russo - Alto Saxophone
Bob Shepard, Kirk Whalum - Tenor Saxophone
Larry Williams - Synthesizer Arrangement, Programming
Walter Becker, Tommy LiPuma - Producer





Michael Franks - Sleeping Gypsy








Michael Franks - Sleeping Gypsy
Warner Bros. Records BS 3004 (1977)





Side One:
1. The Lady Wants To Know
2. I Really Hope It's You
3. In The Eye Of The Storm
4. B'Wana-He No Home



Side Two:
1. Don't Be Blue
2. Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)
3. Chain Reaction
4. Down In Brazil









Personnel:
John Guerin, Joao Palma -  Drums
Michael Franks - Vocals
Joe Sample, Joao Donato -  Piano
Wilton Felder -  Bass
Larry Carlton, Helio Delmiro -  Guitar
Michael Brecker -  Tenor Saxophone
Ray Armando -  Percussion
Claus Ogerman - Arranger, Conductor
Tommy LiPuma - Producer
David Sanborn - Alto Saxophone
Israel Baker - Concert Master





Michael Franks - The Art Of Tea








Michael Franks - The Art Of Tea
Reprise Records MS 2230 (1975)






Side One:
1. Nightmoves
2. Eggplant
3. Monkey See-Monkey Do
4. St. Elmo's Fire
5. I Don't Know Why I'm So Happy I'm Sad



Side Two:
1. Jive
2. Popsicle Toes
3. Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile
4. Mr. Blue








Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums, Percussion
Michael Franks - Vocals
Nick De Caro - String Arrangement
Wilton Felder - Bass
Jerry Steinholtz - Congas
Larry Carlton - Guitar
Joe Sample - Keyboards
Tommy LiPuma - Producer
Larry Bunker - Vibraphone





Michael Franks - The Dream 1973-2011








Michael Franks - The Dream 1973-2011
Rhino/WEA Music 0516052 (2012)






Track Listing:
CD1 - Pop & Funky Grooves
1. Can't Seem To Shake This Rock 'n' Roll
2. Born With The Moon In Vergo
3. Monkey See, Monkey Do
4. B'wanna-He No Home
5. When The Cookie Jar Is Empty
6. All Dressed Up (With Nowhere To Go)
7. Jealousy
8. Laughing Gas
9. Alone At Night
10. When Sly Calls (Don't Touch That Phone)
11. Your Secret's Safe With Me
12. Woman In The Waves
13. Barefoot On The Beach
14. Somehow Our Love Survives
15. Practice Make Perfect
16. Now That Your Joystick's Broke
17. The Dream



CD2 - Jazz & Exotic Summer
1. Monk's New Tune
2. Hearing "Take Five"
3. Don't Be Blue
4. When You Smiled At Me
5. Popsicle Toes
6. Sanpaku
7. Eggplant
8. Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile
9. Mice
10. Rendez-vous In Rio
11. The Way We Celebrate New Year's
12. Under The Sun
13. Tell Me About It
14. Tahitian Moon
15. Like Water, Like Wind
16. The Art Of Love



CD3 - Soft & Cool School
1. Dragonfly Summer
2. Nightmoves
3. Lotus Blossom
4. The Lady Wants To Know
5. On My Way Home To You
6. Living On The Inside
7. String Of Pearls
8. One Day In St. Tropez
9. Hourglass
10. Rainy Night In Tokyo
11. Never Say Die
12. All I Need
13. Like Moon Behind A Cloud
14. Blue Pacific
15. Still Life
16. The Cool School



CD4 - Rarities & Unreleasead Tracks + Duets & Covers
1. Coming Home To You
2. Jealousy "Geyster Remix"
3. Blue Pacific "Alternate Version"
4. This Will Never Do
5. Somewhere In The Rain
6. I Bought You A Plastic Star For Your Aluminium Tree
7. Foolish Heart / Bob Mintzer with Michael Franks
8. Antonio's Song/The Rainbow / Anri with Michael Franks
9. Leading Me Back To You / Joe Sample with Michael Franks
10. (Think...) Where Are You Goin? / Me Phi with Michael Franks
11. Ladies' Nite / Bonnie Raitt with Michael Franks
12. When I Give My Love To You / Michael Franks with Brenda Russell
13. Now Love Has No End / Michael Franks with Valerie Simpson
14. Island Christmas / Michael Franks with Veronica Nunn
15. Popsicle Toes / The Manhattan Transfer
16. Nightmoves / Dee Dee Bridgewater



CD5 - Michael Franks with Crossfire : Live
1. Don't Be Blue
2. When The Cookie Jar Is Empty
3. The Lady Wants To Know
4. B'wanna-He No Home
5. Chain Reaction
6. Antonio's Song
7. Monkey See, Monkey Do
8. Popscicle Toes







Personnel:
John Guerin - Drums, Percussion
Michael Franks - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin
Nick De Caro - String Arrangement
Wilton Felder - Bass
Jerry Steinholtz - Congas
Larry Carlton - Guitar
Joe Sample - Keyboards, Piano
Tommy LiPuma - Producer
Larry Bunker - Vibraphone
Joao Palma - Drums
Joao Donato - Piano
Helio Delmiro - Guitar
Ray Armando - Percussion
Michael Brecker - Tenor Saxophone
Will Lee - Bass, Backing vocals
Steve Gadd - Drums
John Tropea - Guitar
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
Leon Pendarvis - Piano
Bud Shank - Flute
Eumir Deodato - Arrangement
Dennis Belfield - Bass
Rick Marotta - Drums
Rick Zunigar, Hugh McCracken - Guitar
Tennyson Stephens - Keyboards
Jerry Hey - Horns Arrangements, Conductor, Horn, String Arrangements
Rob Mounsey - Electric Piano, Piano, Arranger, Synthesizers, Programming, Fender Rhodes
Francisco Centeno - Bass
Lawrence Feldman - Alto Saxophone
Nick Moroch - Guitar
Buddy Williams - Drums
Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
S. Renee Diggs, Yolanda McCullough, Yvonne Lewis - Backing vocals
Mark Egan - Bass
Michael Colina - Synthesizer
Rubens Bassini - Percussion
Rick Cutler - Drums
Chris Parker - Drums
Hiram Bullock - Guitar
Jeff Mironov - Guitar, Classical Guitar, Programming, Sequencing
Hamish Stuart - Backing vocals
Jon Faddis - Flugelhorn
Dave Tofani - Alto Saxophone
Eddie Daniels - Alto Flute
Sue Evans - Percussion
Kacey Cisyk, Lesley Miller - Backing vocals
Frank Floyd - Sly
Neil Jason - Bass
Steve Khan - Guitar
Clifford Carter - Piano
Jeff Lorber - Keyboards, Producer
Buzz Feiten - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Luis Conte - Percussion
Sean Franks - Cymbals
Brenda Russell, Bunny Hull - Backing vocals
Charles Blenzig - Keyboards, Producer, Arranger, Bass, Guitar, String Arrangements, Additional Percussion
Chris Hunter - Saxophone, Flute, Soprano Saxophone
Jay Azzolina - Guitar
David Charles - Percussion
Carmen Cuesta - Background vocals
Chuck Loeb - Producer, Guitar, Arranger, Keyboards
Russell Ferrante - Piano, Producer
Jimmy Haslip - Bass, Producer, Keyboards
Manolo Badrena - Percussion
Andy Snitzer - Saxophone
Bob Mintzer - String, Woodwind Quintet, Saxophone, Producer
Paul Jackson Jr. - Guitar
John "JR" Robinson - Drums
Alec Milstein - Bass
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Dave Koz - Alto Saxophone
Eric Benet Jordan - Background vocals
William Kennedy - Drums, Producer
Marvin Stamm - Trumpet
John Hall, Lance Hoppen, Larry Hoppen - Backing vocals
Roger Burn - Keyboards
Andy Suzuki - Woodwinds
Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
Eric Marienthal - Saxophone
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums
Mike Ricchiuti - Keyboards
David Charles - Percussion
Lani Groves - Backing vocals
Herb Bushler - Bass
Paul Griffin - Organ
Joe Caro - Guitar
Kenny Barron - Piano
Flora Purim, Hilda Harris, Maeretha Stewart - Backing vocals
Scott Petito - Bass, Producer
David Spinozza - Guitar
Mike Mainieri - Vibraphone
Beth Nielsen Chapman - Background vocals
Romero Lubamdo - Guitar
Sergio Brandau - Bass
Café - Percussion
Veronica Nunn, Robbie Dupree, Leslie Ritter, Beth Reineke - Background vocals
Jay Anderson - Acoustic Bass
Jay Azzolina - Guitar
John Clark - French Horn
Billy Kilson - drums
Alex (Sasha) Sipiagin - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Pat Rebillot - Piano
Sue Evans - Salt Packets
Nana Vasconcelos - Caxixis, Tambourins
David Sanborn - Alto Saxophone
Nick Moroch - Guitar
Michael Colina - Synthesizer
Andy Newmark - Drums
Randy Vanwarmer - Backing vocals
Marc Russo - Alto Saxophone
Larry Williams - Keyboards, Synthesizer
Dennis Belfield - Bass
Eric Gale, Rick Zunigar, George Sopuch - Guitar
Andre Fischer - Tambourine, Drums, Percussion
Claus Ogerman - Conductor, Orchestral Arrangement
George Sopuch - Guitar
Lenny Castro - Percussion
Bucky Pizzarelli - Acoustic Guitar
Ben Riley - Drums
Ron Carter - Acoustic Bass
Gil Goldstein - Piano, Producer
Greg Cohen - Bass
Rogerio Boccato - Percussion
Bashiri Johnson, Don Alias - Percussion
Marc Johnson - Bass
Peter Erskine - Drums
Matt Pierson - Producer
Sue Evans - Percussion
John Beasley - Keyboards
Neil Stubenhaus - Bass
Alex Acuna - Percussion
Walter Becker - Producer
Shawn Pelton - Drums
Chris Palmaro - Keyboards
Michael Thompson - Guitar
John Patitucci - Bass
Kirk Whalum - Tenor Saxophone
Eddie Gomez - Bass
Don Grolnick - Piano
Brian Dunne - Drums
Lawrence Feldman - Alto Saxophone
Freddie Washington - Bass
Wayne Pedzwater - Bass
Scott Petito - Keyboards
Lawrence Feldman, Bob Malach, Roger Rosenberg, Peter Yellin - Saxophone, Flutes
Laurie Frink, Tim Hagens, Bob Millikan, Mike Mossman - Trumpets, Flugelhorns
Dave Bargeron, Miek Davis, Keith O'Quinn - Trombones
Dave Taylor - Bass
Phil Markowitz - Piano
Michael Formanek - Acoustic Bass
Sammy Figueroa - Percussion
James C. Earl - Bass
Yasuharu Ogura, Claude Gaudette - Keyboards, Programming
Rafael Padilla - Percussion
Randy Petersen - Vocal Arrangement
Marcus Miller - Bass
Omar Hakim - Drums
Michael Landau - Guitar
Jerry Hey, Robbie Buchanan - Synthesizer
John Michael Falasz III, Me Phi Me - 12 String Acoustic, 6 String Acoustic Guitar
CeeCeeTee - Keyboards, Rhythms & Bass Guitar
Bonnie Raitt - Vocals
Bette Sussman - Electric Piano
Jim Hynes  - Flugelhorn
David Mann - Flute
Mike Ricchiuti - Keyboards
Andy Snitzer - Saxophone
Birch Johnson - Trombone
John Clark - French Horn
Veronica Nunn - Background vocals
The Manhattan Transfer - Vocals
Bob Bowles - Guitar
Dave Frishberg - Piano, Clavinet
Jim Gordon - Drums
Andy Muson - Bass
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Vocals
Abraham Laboriel - Bass
Bobby Lyle - Keyboards
Norman Farrington - Drums
Jim Kelly - Guitar
Tony Buchanan - Saxophone, Flute
Michael J. Kenny - Piano
Ian Bloxsom - Percussion
Phil Scorgie - Bass
Steve Hopes - Drums
Bobby Bruce - Violin
Carol Kaye - Bass
Chauncey Welch - Trombone
David Paich - Keyboards
Ed Greene - Drums
Gene Cipriano - Horn
Jerry McGhee - Guitar
Kenny Shroyer - Trombone
Larry Bunker - Drums
Larry Muhoberac - Keyboards
Lloyd Ulyate - Trombone
Louie Shelton - Guitar
Max Bennett - Bass
Michael Price - Trumpet
Maurice Rodgers - Keyboards
Ollie Mitchell - Trumpet
Paul Humphrey - Drums
Steve La Fever - Bass
Tom Scott - Saxophone
Tommy Tedesco - Guitar
Tony Terran - Trumpet
Wendy Waldman - Backing Vocals
Richard Markowitz - Producer, Arranger, Conductor





Miyuki Nakajima - 10 Wings








Miyuki Nakajima - 10 Wings
Pony Cayon Records 0498801E12 (1995)




Track Listing:
1. Two Boats
2. Make You Remember
3. Don't Cry, Amaterasu
4. Maybe
5. Two Of Us
6. Diamond Cage
7. I Love Him
8. Cradle Song
9. You Who Will Stay To Live Forever
10. Song Of Waiting For Someone










Personnel:
John Guerin, Curt Bisquera, Hideo Yamaki, Jun Aoyama - Drums
Miyuki Nakajima - Vocals, Producer
Tsuyoshi Kon, Takahiko Ishikawa - Guitar
Bob Glaub, Neil Stubenhaus - Bass
Chiharu Mikuzuki - Bass, Stick Bass
Toru Shigemi - Keyboards
Jon Gilutin - Piano
Shingo Kobayashi - Piano, Keyboards
Jaï Winding, Yasuharu Nakanishi - Piano, Keyboards, Programming
Keishi Urata - Programming
Toshihiko Furumura - Alto Sax
David Campbell, Ichizo Seo - Strings Conductor
Suzie Katayama - Strings Contractor
Sid Page - Strings Concertmaster
Masatsugu Shinozaki - Electric Violin
Masatsugu Shinozaki Group - Strings
Takashi Asahi - Tin Whistle
Morinoki Jidou Gasshoudan, Masanori Sera, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Mona Lisa Young, Carmen Twillie, Billie Barnum, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Terry Wood - Background vocals
Ichizo Seo - Producer





Kenny Rankin - After The Roses








Kenny Rankin - After The Roses
Atlantic Records SD 19271 (1980)






Track Listing:
1. Regrets
2. With A Little Help From My Friends
3. Strings
4. Cue #2
5. Lyin' Eyes
6. After The Roses
7. What Matters Most
8. One More Goodbye, One More Hello
9. Cue #1
10. Down The Backstairs Of My Life
11. Woman, Woman
12. To A Wild Rose










Personnel:
John Guerin, Roy McCurdy - Drums
Kenny Rankin - Vocals, Guitar
Wendy Haas - Keyboards
Peter Marshall - Bass
Don Costa, Arif Mardin - Producer





Barry Mann - Barry Mann








Barry Mann - Barry Mann
Casablanca Records NBLP7228 (1980)







Track Listing:
1. Up From The Streets
2. Brown-Eyed Woman
3. So Hot
4. In My Own Way
5. We’re Over
6. You’re The Only One
7. Me Without You
8. Slow Motion
9. If I Left It Up To You
10. Don’t Know Much








Personnel:
John Guerin, Ed Greene, Steve Neador - Drums
Barry Mann - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Organ, Vocals, Producer
Leland Sklar, Andy Muson, Max Bennett, David Hungate, Charles Larkey - Bass
Al Gorgoni - Guitars, Guitar Arrangements, String Arrangement, String Conduction
Bob Mann - Guitar
Michael Boddicker - Synthesizers
John Hobbs - Fender Rhodes
Daryl Dragon - Synthesizers, Synthesizer Arrangement
Tom Snow - Piano, Synthesizers, Synthesizer Arrangement, Background vocals
Jerry Hey - Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach - Baritone Horn
Gary Herbig - Saxophone
Ray Pizzi - Flute
Don Menza - Lyricon
Bob Zimmitti - Vibes, Tambourine, Congas
Alan Estes, Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Carole King - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Vocals
Paulette Brown, Venetta Fields, Frannie Golde, Joanne Harris - Background Vocals
Gene Page - Synthesizers Arrangement, String Arrangements
Chris Dedrick - Synthesizers Arrangements, Horn Arrangement
Brooks Arthur - Producer





Michael Parks - Closing The Gap








Michael Parks - Closing The Gap
MGM Records SE-4646 (1969)







Side One:
1. Oklahoma Hills
2. Pretty Piece Of Paper
3. Midnight Wind
4. San Antonio Rose
5. Soldier's Last Letter
6. Wayfarin' Stranger




Side Two:
1. Ride 'Em Cowboy
2. Softly And Tenderly
3. Tie Me To Your Apron Strings Again
4. Won't You Ride In My Little Red Wagon
5. Treasure Untold
6. Sneakin' In The Back Door Of Love
7. My Little Buckaroo








Personnel:
John Guerin, Jim Gordon - drums
Michael Parks - vocals
Bob West - bass
James Burton, Glenn Keener - guitar
Carl Walden - harmonica, pedal steel guitar
Mike Rubini - piano





The Mystic Moods Orchestra - Extensions








The Mystic Moods Orchestra - Extensions
Philips Records PHS 600-301 (1969)







Side One:
1. California Dreamin'
2. Nothing On My Mind/Moments Ago
3. The Last Thing On My Mind
4. If You Must Leave My Life
5. Norwegian Wood




Side Two:
1. Webb Of Jim Collage (MacArthur Park/Yard Went On Forever)
2. There's A Good Earth Out Tonight
3. Theme From Shoes Of The Fisherman
4. Paul Simon Montage (Bookends/Old Friends/Flowers Never Bend In The Rainfall)
5. Lalena







Personnel:
John Guerin (A5), Jim Gordon - drums
Lyle Ritz, Steve LaFever - bass
Bud Shank, Tom Scott - flute
Vince DeRosa - french horn
Dave Cohen, Mike Anthony, Mike Deasy - guitar
Larry Knechtel, Lincoln Mayorga - keyboards
Arnold Koblentz - oboe, english horn
Ken Watson, Larry Bunker - percussion
Paul Beaver - Moog synthesizer
Tony Terran - trumpet
The Mystic Mood Singers - vocals
John Andrews Tartaglia - arranger, conductor
Enro Neufeld - Concertmaster
Brad Miller - Producer, Director, Effects
Richard Christensen - Narrator





Spontanous Combustion - Come And Stick Your Head In








Spontanous Combustion - Come And Stick Your Head In
Flying Dutchman Records FDS-102 (1969)





Track Listing:
1. Blue Sir-G-O
2. Space Shout
3. Don't Make Promises
4. Thumbs Up
5. Night Thing
6. Stone Snake
7. Time Stitch








Personnel:
John Guerin, Jim Gordon - drums
Tom Scott, Jim Horn - reeds
Dennis Budimir - guitar
Mike Deasy - guitar
Larry Knechtel - bass
Mike Melvoin - keyboards
Gary Coleman - percussion





Emitt Rhodes - The American Dream






Emitt Rhodes - The American Dream
A&M Records SP-4254 (1971)





Side One:
1. Mother Earth
2. Pardon Me
3. Textile Factory
4. Someone Died
5. Come Ride, Come Ride
6. Let's All Sing



Side Two:
1. Holly Park
2. You're A Very Lovely Woman
3. Mary Will You Take My Hand
4. The Man He Was
5. In Days Of Old
6. 'Til The Day After








Personnel:
John Guerin, Jim Gordon, Joel Larson, Hal Blaine - drums
Emitt Rhodes - vocals, piano, guitar
Chuck Berghoffer, Lyle Ritz - bass
David Cohen, Gary Kato, Drake Levin, Don Peake - guitar
Pete Jolly, Don Randi, Michael Rice - piano
Larry Knechtel - bass, keyboards
James Leitch - backing vocals
Joe Porcaro, Emil Richards, Tom Reynolds - percussion
Bill Rheinhart - clarinet





The California Earthquake - Reformation








The California Earthquake - Reformation
United Artists Records UAS-6801 (1971)






Side One:
1. In The Beginning
2. Let There Be Light
3. Who Is That Man
4. Friday: 3PM
5. Put Your Hand In The Hand
6. My God And I



Side Two:
1. Have You Read The Word
2. The Bible Salesman
3. Sally Go Down
4. Prelude To Suzanne
5. Suzanne
6. Reformation '71








Personnel:
John Guerin, Jim Gordon - drums
Bill Connors - guitar
Mike Barrowman, Jon Clarke, Joe Porter, Don Roberts, Mayo Tiana - horns
Brian Griffin - organ
Roy Smith - vocals





Jim Horn - Through The Eyes Of A Horn








Jim Horn - Through The Eyes Of A Horn
Shelter Records SW08906 (1972)





Track Listing:
1. Going Up The Country
2. Caravan
3. Along Came Linda
4. Shake 'n Bake
5. Brain Dance
6. Lulu Belle
7. Guerilla Love In
8. Nice To Make A Friend
9. Rollin' Along
10. Jennifer Juniper
11. Which Way Does The Wind Blow
12. Sweet Motor City









Personnel:
John Guerin, Earl Palmer, Jim Keltner, Ron Tutt, Paul Huphrey, Jim Gordon, Chuck Blackwell - drums
Jim Horn - saxophone, flute
Carl Radle, Jerry Scheff, Max Bennett - bass
Jack Redmond, George Bohanon - trombone
Dalton Smith, Chuck Findley, Paul Hubinon - trumpet
Mike Deasy - guitar
Louie Shelton - guitar, dobro
Al Casey - acoustic guitar
Bobby Bruce - fiddle
Gary Coleman - percussion, steel drums
Booker T. Jones, Priscilla Jones, Kathy Deasy, Rita Coolidge, Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters - backing vocals
Jackie Kelso - woodwinds
Larry Knechtel - keyboards, harmonica, producer
Leon Russell - piano, guitar, producer





David Wagner - d/b/a Crow








David Wagner - d/b/a Crow
Amaret Records AST-5013 (1972)





Side One:
1. Mobile Blue
2. Cado Queen
3. Everything Has Got To Be Free
4. She Makes Me Warm
5. If It Feels Good, Do it




Side Two:
1. Before My Time
2. The Time That I Love You The Most
3. Load The Boat Up, Captain
4. I Don't Want My Love Refused
5. Victims Of The Darkness









Personnel:
John Guerin, Jim Gordon - drums
David Wagner - vocals
Michael Omartian - keyboards
Joe Osborn - bass
Dean Parks, Don Peake, Mike Deasy - guitar
Bobbye Hall - percussion
Bud Brisbois, Buddy Childers, Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
Gene Morford, Ron Hicklin - backing vocals
Jackie Kelso - tenor saxophone
Lawrence Brown - trombone





Larry Carlton - Singing/Playing








Larry Carlton - Singing/Playing
Blue Thumb Records BTS-46 (1973)





Side One:
1. Easy Evil
2. I Cry Mercy
3. One More Chance
4. With Respect To Coltrane



Side Two:
1. American Family
2. Wavin' And Smilin'
3. Captain, Captain
4. Free Way








Personnel:
John Guerin, Ron Tutt, Stix Hooper, Jim Gordon - drums
Larry Carlton - guitar, vocals, bass, percussion, vibraphone
Chris Neilson, Julia Tillman, Maxine Willard, Oma Drake - vocals
Joe Osborn, Max Bennett, Reinie Press, Wilton Felder - bass
Joe Sample - electric piano
Michael Omartian - electric piano, organ, piano, synthesizer
Alan Estes, Michael Mills - percussion





Mike Deasy - Letters To My Head








Mike Deasy - Letters To My Head
Capitol Records ST-11170 (1973)






Track Listing:
1. Flutterby
2. Humpty Dumpty
3. Letters To My Head
4. I Am I Am I Am
5. The Peace Song
6. Stagger Lee
7. Beauty
8. If You Pick Her Too Hard
9. Little Water
10. All God's Children








Personnel:
John Guerin, Jim Keltner, Jim Gordon - drums
Mike Deasy - vocals, guitar, mandolin, sitar, banjo, bass, alto saxophone, piano
Leland Sklar, Jerry Scheff, Max Bennett - bass
Mike Melvoin - organ
Larry Knechtel - organ, autoharp
Jim Horn - flute, saxophone
Jay Dee Maness - pedal steel guitar
Art Munson - guitar
Gary Coleman - percussion
Ollie Mitchell, Paul Hubinon, Chuck Findley - trumpet
Dick Hyde, Lew McCreary - trombone
Don Menza, Plas Johnson, Jackie Kelso - saxophone
Kathie Deasy, Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Annie Herring, Steve Adler, Kathryn Ward, Charles Merriam, Trish Jons, Michael Clough - backing vocals





Roger McGuinn - Roger McGuinn








Roger McGuinn - Roger McGuinn
Columbia Records KC-31946 (1973)






Side One:
1. I'm So Restless
2. My New Woman
3. Lost My Drivin' Wheel
4. Draggin'
5. Time Cube




Side Two:
1. Bag Full Of Money
2. Hanoi Hannah
3. Stone
4. Heave Away
5. M'Linda
6. The Water Is Wide








Personnel:
John Guerin, Jim Gordon, Michael Clarke - drums
Roger McGuinn - guitar, vocals, Moog, banjo, harmonica
Bob Dylan - harmonica
Chris Hillman - bass
David Crosby - guitar, vocals
Charles Lloyd - saxophone
Gene Clark - vocals
Leland Sklar - bass
Jerry Cole - guitar
Chris Ethridge - bass
Bruce Johnston - piano
David Vaught - bass
Buddy Emmons - pedal steel guitar
Spooner Oldham - organ, piano
The Jimmy Joyce Children's Chorus - vocals
Spanky McFarlane - vocals
Hal Blaine - percussion, tambourine





Shaun Harris - Shaun Harris








Shaun Harris - Shaun Harris
Capitol Records ST-11168 (1973)





Track Listing:
1. Empty Without You
2. I'll Cry Out
3. Underachiever
4. Color Of Your Eyes
5. Canadian Ships
6. Today's A Day
7. Highest Dreams
8. Misty Morning
9. Love Has Gone Away
10. Rock And Roll Idol








Personnel:
John Guerin, Hal Blaine, Jim Gordon - drums
Shaun Harris - vocals, guitar
Dan Harris - vocals, guitar
Bruce Johnston - vocals
Dean Parks, Ben Benay - guitar
Bob Phillips - trumpet
Johanna Harris - violin
Larry Knechtel, Michael Omartian - keyboards
Joe Osborn, Carol Kaye - bass
Joe Foster - synthesizer





The 2nd Chapter Of Acts - With Footnotes








The 2nd Chapter Of Acts - With Footnotes
Myrrh Records MSA-6526 (1974)







Side One:
1. Which Way The Wind Blows
2. Goin' Home
3. With Jesus
4. The Devil's Lost Again
5. Love, Peach, Joy
6. I Don't Wanna Go Home




Side Two:
1. Easter Song
2. He Loves Me
3. Good News
4. I Fall In Love/Change
5. The Son Comes Over The Hill








Personnel:
John Guerin, David Kemper, Jim Gordon - drums
Anne Herring - piano, vocals
Matthew Ward - vocals
Nelly Ward - vocals
Joe Osborn, Mike Been - bass
Al McKay, Art Munson, Mike Deasy - guitar
Danny Timms - organ, piano
Michael Omartian - organ, piano, ARP synthesizer, drums
Tom Keene - piano





Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')








Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (')
DiscReet Records DS-2175 (1974)






Side One:
1. Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
2. Nanook Rubs It
3. St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
4. Father O'Blivion
5. Cosmik Debris



Side Two:
1. Excentrifugal FOrz
2. Apostrophe'
3. Uncle Remus
4. Stink-Foot







Personnel:
John Guerin, Jim Gordon, Aynsley Dunbar, Ralph Humphrey - drums
Frank Zappa - guitar, vocals, bouzouki, bass
George Duke - keyboards, vocals
Tom Fowler, Jack Bruce, Alex Dmochowski - bass
Ray Collins, Kerry McNab, Susie Glover, Tina Turner, Debbie Wilson, Lynn Sims, Ruben Ladron de Guevara, Robert Camarena - backing vocals
Bruce Fowler - trombone
Ruth Underwood - percussion
Napoleon Murphy Brock - vocals, saxophone
Ian Underwood - saxophone
Jean-Luc Ponty, Sugar Cane Harris - violin
Sal Marquez - trumpet
Tony Duran - guitar