Wayne Henderson / Lush Life

Sunday Jazz Continues…R.I.P  Wayne Henderson, a trombonist and  composer who was a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, which played  straight-ahead bebop beginning in the 1950s and then morphed into  leading performers of jazz-funk, died on April 5 in Culver City, Calif.  He was 74. This was per the New York Times article dated..4/9/2014.


..Let’s listen to his version of  the classic jazz song Lush Life…from his Big Daddy’s Place album from 1977…check out the fine
players he has with him..plus the nice track…



Bass – Nathaniel Phillips Cello – Nathan Gershman Drums – Bruce Carter Electric Piano – Bobby “The Genie” Lyle* Guitar – Marlon “The Magician” McClain* Tenor Saxophone – Ronnie Laws Triangle – Vance “Mad Dog” Tenort* Trombone – Wayne Henderson Viola – James Dunham, Janet Lakatos Violin – Anatol Kaminsky, Bonnie Douglas, Carroll Stephens, Gordon Marron, Irman Neumann*, Nancy Anderson, Paul Shure, Robert Sushel Written-By – Billy Strayhorn



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Bobby Lyle ‎– Pisces

Digital Crate Digging Continues...well..it's Pisces season...and  Bobby Lyle ‎ has the soundtrack with a song called Pisces..from his album called The Genie. Check out the players and the track..

 Bass -- Don Beck
Percussion [Congas] -- Babatunde
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] -- Bobby Lyle
Soloist, Guitar -- Bill Rogers
Guitar -- Roland Bautista
Drums -- Steve Gutierrez

Ronnie Laws ‎– Heart Station

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out some of this jazz / funk from   Ronnie Laws ‎– with a track called Heart Station...from his True Spirit album..check out the players and the track...

 Bass – Nathan East Drums – Raymond Pounds Guitar – Roland Bautista Piano – Bobby Lyle Strings, Keyboards, Chimes – Terry Marshall  Tenor Saxophone, Written-By – Ronnie Laws 

 

Raul De Souza - Daisy Mae

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out trombonist Raul De Souza with his George Duke produced cut called  Daisy Mae ..This is off the Don't Ask My Neighbors album...

Check out the players and the funky track...

	Manolo Badrena Percussion
	Roland Bautista Guitar
	Leon "Ndugu" Chancler Drums
	Azar Lawrence Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
	Bobby Lyle Keyboards
	Raul de Souza Composer, Primary Artist, Trombone,
	Icarus Johnson Guitar
	George Duke Composer, Producer

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Raul De Souza - Daisy Mae

Bobby Lyle ‎– The Genie

Sunday Jazz Continues....checking out this classic from Bobby Lyle called Genie...the title track from what was actually his debut album.

This album was produced by Wayne Henderson,  a Crusaders protege. This is primarily a   fusion/crossover jazz / funk effort. Check out the players and the track...

Backing Vocals – Deborah "Punkin" Shotlow, Flo Lyle, Marjie Lyle, Saundra "Pan" Alexander  
Bass – Don Beck*  

Cello – Armand Kaproff, Nathan Gershman  
Drums – Steve Gutierrez  
Flute – Ernest Watts* 
French Horn – Sidney Muldrow 
Guitar – Roland Bautista  
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Mini-moog], Composed By – Bobby Lyle Trombone – George Bohannon*, Maurice Spears  
Trumpet – Oscar Brashear, Steve Madaio Viola – James Dunham, Janet Lakatos 
Violin – Anatol Kaminsky, Bonnie Douglas, Carroll Stephens, Israel Baker, James Getzoff, Murray Adler, Paul Shure, Robert Sushel

Bobby Lyle – Night Breeze

Digital Crate Digging Continues…checking out multi-instrumentalist Bobby Lyles with his version of Night Breeze…made famous by a cat he played with…Ronnie Laws…check out the players and the track…

Bass – Don Beck*            Drums – Steve Gutierrez    

  Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp String], Composed By – Bobby Lyle      

 Guitar – Roland Bautista           Soloist, Trumpet – Oscar Brashear               Tenor Saxophone – Ernest Watts*

Check it out at....Bobby Lyle – Night Breeze « Whats Really Going On?

Bobby Lyle - Night Breeze

Sunday Jazz Continues...check out this jam by keyboardist  Bobby Lyle..His Version of Night Breeze...a song previously released by Ronnie Laws...both artists were produced by Wayne Henderson