Showing posts with label James Mtume. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Mtume. Show all posts

Friday, January 16, 2015

The Players Association - The Get Down Mellow Sound

Digital Crate Digging Continues; we're trying to play The Get Down Mellow Sound  provided by The Players Association


Per Last FM....the Players Association were a New York based, Vanguard Records studio group, put together by drummer / arranger Chris Hills and Danny Weiss in 1977.


Players Association recordings brought in jazz session musicians such as Larry Coryell, Joe Farrell, David Sanborn, James Mtume, Mike Mandel, The Brecker Brothers and others.  Check them out!!


 

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Hubert Eaves - Call to Awareness

 Sunday Jazz Continues....checking out this classic jazz / funk track from Hubert Eaves  named Call to Awareness. This is off his Esoteric Funk project. Production was handled by the artist, Reggie Lucas and James Mtume...Check out the players and the track...
 Hubert Eaves - all keyboards

  • Reggie Lucas - electric guitar
  • James Mtume - congas, percussion
  • James "Fish" Benjamin - electric bass
  • John Lee - electric bass
  • Howard King - drums
  • Rene McLean - reeds, flute
  • James Stowe - trombone
  • Malachi Thompson-trumpet
 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Hubert Eaves - Call to Awareness

Sunday, November 04, 2012

The Players Association - Turn The Music Up!

Sunday Jazz Continues....in conjunction with digital crate digging..were checking out some disco / funk / soul / jazz...back in the 70"s they were all fused into one track!! check out The Players Association  with their classic Turn The Music Up! 


Per Last FM....the Players Association were a New York based, Vanguard Records studio group, put together by drummer / arranger Chris Hills and Danny Weiss in 1977.


Players Association recordings brought in jazz session musicians such as Larry Coryell, Joe Farrell, David Sanborn, James Mtume, Mike Mandel, The Brecker Brothers and others.  Check them out!!