Johnny Hammond – The Prophet

Sunday Jazz Continues ….checking out this supreme jazz / funk from Johnny Hammond – with The Prophet…any word from the Prophet on this Sunday? check out the players and the track….

Arranged By – Pee Wee Ellis Drums – Billy Cobham Electric Bass – Ron Carter Electric Guitar – Eric Gale Organ – Johnny Hammond Percussion – Airto Moreira Producer – Creed Taylor Tenor Saxophone – Maceo Parker
  
Johnny Hammond – The Prophet | Whats Really Going On?

Yusef Lateef - Morocco

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out this track from Yusef Lateef –called  Morocco. Check out the CTI Records jazz / funk all stars he has playing with him and check out the track..

 Congas – Ray Barretto Drums – Steve Gadd Electric Bass – Will Lee Electric Guitar – Eric Gale Keyboards – Tom Schuman Percussion – Sammy Figueroa Producer – Creed Taylor Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker, Yusef Lateef Trumpet – Randy Brecker

Lalo Schifrin – Midnight Woman

Digital Crate Digging Continues…Midnight approaching as I post this…probably already Midnight aomewhere in the world!!

Checking out this track from Lalo Schifrin – he’s talking about a Midnight Woman…

He’s got some CTI Record jazz / funk all-stars playing with him…check out the players and the track..

Arranged By – Lalo Schifrin  /Congas – Ralph MacDonald  /Drums – Steve Gadd  / Electric Bass – Will Lee  /Electric Guitar – Eric Gale, John Tropea  /Electric Piano – Lalo Schifrin  / Flute – Joe Farrell  / Percussion – Ralph MacDonald  / Producer – Creed Taylor
  
Lalo Schifrin – Midnight Woman | Whats Really Going On?

Eric Gale – Cleopatra

Digital Crate Digging Continues….checking out one of my favorite jazz guitarists Eric Gale with a cut called Cleopatra…off of his Forecast album…check out the players and the track…

• Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
• Bass – Bill Salter
• Cello – George Ricci, Seymour Barab
• Drums – Idris Muhammad
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Flute, Piccolo Flute – Hubert Laws
• Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion
• Tenor Saxophone, Flute – George Marge
• Trombone – Alan Ralph*, Garnett Brown, Tony Studd
• Piano, Organ, Percussion [Bass Marimba], Synthesizer – Bob James

Eric Gale – Cleopatra | Whats Really Going On?

Deodato – Skyscrapers

Digital Crate Digging Continues....checking out this classic track from Eumir Deodato  called Skyscrapers. 

This was off his Deodato 2 album. Deodato had the futuristic jazz / funk / rock / Latin soul vibe going!! Most his songs were also trips / marathons....epic!! Check out the players and the track...

• Arco Bass – Alvin Brehm, Russell Savakus*
• Arranged By, Keyboards, Conductor – Eumir Deodato
• Baritone Saxophone – Joe Temperley
• Bass – John Giulino, Stanley Clarke
• Bass [Trombone] – Tony Studd
• Cello – Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken, George Ricci
• Design [Album] – Bob Ciano
• Drums – Billy Cobham, Rick Marotta
• Flute – George Marge, Hubert Laws, Jerry Dodgion, Romeo Penque
• French Horn – Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington
• Guitar – John Tropea
• Percussion, Congas – Gilmore Degap*, Rubens Bassini 

• Producer – Creed Taylor
• Trombone – Garnett Brown, Wayne Andre
• Trumpet – Burt Collins, Joe Shepley, Victor Paz
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Alan Rubin, Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm
• Viola – Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi
• Violin – David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Joe Malin, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman

 

Power of Soul : Idris Muhammad

Digital Crate Digging Continues ...checking out some jazz / funk / rock..with Power of Soul by  drummer / percussionist Idris Muhammad. This is a cover of a Jimi Hendrix song...jazzed up!!

Check out the players and the track...

 Idris Muhammad is on the drums ....on the keyboards is Bob James,

..on  the saxophone is Grover Washington, Jr., ....the guitarist is Joe Beck, 

trumpeter Randy Brecker, percussionist Ralph MacDonald, and the knife-edge slick production of Creed Taylor, round things out...check it out!!