Dizzy Gillespie / The Last Stroke Of Midnight

Digital Crate Digging Continues!! checking out some disco jazz from  Dizzy Gillespie with a track called The Last Stroke Of Midnight. Check out the players and the track…

• Bass – Wilton Felder
• Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor, Keyboards [Electronic], Producer – Lalo Schifrin
• Drums – Eddie Greene*
• Electric Piano, Piano – Sonny Burke
• Flute – Jerome Richardson
• Guitar [Electric] – Lee Ritenour, Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson, Ray Parker Jr.
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Saxophone – Ernie Watts
• Saxophone, Flute – James Horn*
• Trombone – Lew McCreary
• Trumpet – Jack H. Laubach, Oscar Brashear
• Trumpet [Solo] – Dizzy Gillespie

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Joe Sample – Burnin’ Up The Carnival feat. Flora Purim

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out some smooth jazz from Joe Sample – with a track called Burnin’ Up The Carnival feat. Flora Purim . Check out the other players and the track..

• Bass – Abraham Laboriel
• Guitar – Dean Parks
• Percussion – Paulinho da Costa
• Producer – Wilton Felder
• Producer, Drums – Stix Hooper
• Producer, Written-By, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Piano [Concert Grand], Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Joe Sample
• Programmed By [Synthesizers] – Rory Kaplan
• Lead Vocals – Josie James
• Backing Vocals – Flora Purim, Pauline Wilson

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Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin / Ozone Madness

 Sunday Jazz Continues....ah!! spring time in Atlanta...pollen rates are off the charts!! It's even got a brotha like me sneezing!! I guess we can blame it on the Ozone Madness per Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin

But those guys would say..hey!! it's not my fault...we're just dropping this jazz funk!! 

This song could be talking about me...the Brotha O-Zone..and the madness exhibilted on this blog!! ...anyway...let's check out the players and this funky track... 

• Bass – Wilton Felder
• Composed By, Arranged By, Conductor, Keyboards [Electronic] – Lalo Schifrin
• Drums – Eddie Greene
• Electric Piano, Piano – Sonny Burke 
• Flute – Jerome Richardson
• Guitar [Electric] – Lee Ritenour, Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson, Ray Parker Jr.
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Saxophone – Ernie Watts
• Saxophone, Flute – James Horn
• Trombone – Lew McCreary
• Trumpet – Jack H. Laubach, Oscar Brashear
• Trumpet [Solo] – Dizzy Gillespie

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Dizzy Gillespie & Lalo Schifrin / Ozone Madness

Jimmy Smith / Root Down (And Get It)

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out this classic jazz funk track from Jimmy Smith – Root Down (and Get It)…..this is from his album of the same name..check out the players and the track..

• Bass – Wilton Felder
• Congas, Percussion – Buck Clarke
• Drums – Paul Humphrey
• Guitar – Arthur Adams
• Organ – Jimmy Smith

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Freddie Robinson / It's The Real Thing

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out guitarist  Freddie Robinson  with this cut called It's The Real Thing..check out the players and the track.. 

• Bass – Wilton Felder
• Congas, Percussion – Bobbie Hall
• Drums – Harold Mason
• Drums, Percussion – Paul Humphrey
• Guitar – Al Vescovo
• Piano, Organ – Joe Sample
• Guitar, Harmonica – Freddy Robinson
•  Vocals – Alex Brown, Clydie King, Vanetta Field

Grant Green – I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing

 Digital Crate Digging Continues...checkig out this classic jazz track from Grant Green –with his version of James Brown's  I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing...check out the players and the track..

• Drums – Nesbert "Stix" Hooper
• Electric Bass [Fender] – Wilton Felder
• Electric Piano, Clavinet – Emmanuel Riggins
• Engineer – Christina Hersch
• French Horn – Jimmy Buffington
• Guitar – Grant Green
• Liner Notes – Loonis McGlohon
• Percussion – King Errison
• Trombone – Harry DiVito
• Trombone [Bass] – Dick Hickson
• Trumpet – Jimmy Sedlar, Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, Victor Paz
• Vibraphone – Billy Wooten
• Woodwind – George Marge, John Leone, Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Grant Green – I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing

Gene Page - Satin Soul

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out composer, producer, pianist Gene Page  with his version of Barry White's / Love Unlimted Orchestra's Satin Soul. 

Funny thing about this awesome track?  Barry White produced it and plays on it!! ...check out the all star players and the track y'alll!! ..

• Bass – Wilton Felder
• Concertmaster – Jack Shulman
• Congas – Joe Clayton
• Drums – Ed Greene 
• Flute, Soloist, Saxophone, Soloist – Ernie Watts
• Guitar – David T. Walker, Dean Parks, Melvin (Wah Wah) Ragin*, Ray Parker, Jr.*
• Keyboards – Barry White, Clarence McDonald, Gene Page
• Percussion – Gary Coleman
• Producer – Barry White

Joe Sample / A Rainy Day In Monterey

Digital Crate Digging Continues..checking out this smooth track from pianist Joe Sample   called A Rainy Day In Monterey . It has a Crusaders feel to it...its produced by Joe Sample, Stix Hooper and Wilton Felder. Check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Abraham Laboriel
• Drums – "Stix" Hooper
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa 
• Piano [Acoustic] – Joe Sample
• Producer – Nesbert "Stix" Hooper, Joe Sample, Wilton Felder
•  Acoustic Guitar – Dean Parks  
• Electric Guitar – Paul Milton Jackson Jr  

Destiny / The Crusaders

Sunday Jazz Continues…checking out one of my favorite jazz groups The Crusaders …with their cut called Destiny.  This is off their Life In The Modern World album released in 1988.

This was kind of a Crusaders reunion album…minus original members Stix Hooper , Wayne Henderson plus others who helped like Hubert Laws and Larry Carlton. 

Keyboardist Joe Sample and saxophonist Wilton Felder were the only original members but they has some all star players with them. Check out the players and the track…

Bass, Synthesizer [Mb-8 & Midi Bass] — Nathan East
Drums — John Robinson
Guitar — Michael Landau
Percussion — Paulinho　da　Costa　
Percussion — Lenny Castro
Piano [Yamaha Acoustic], Synthesizer [Forte Midi-moog] — Joe Sample
Saxophone — Wilton Felder

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The Crusaders / The Hustler

 Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out this classic jazz / funk track from The　Crusaders called The Hustler. This is classic material cousin!! Check out the players and the track!!

 〝Stix"　Hooper :Drums　And　Percussion 

    Joe　Sample ：　Keyboards 

   Wilton　Felder ： Alto Sax　(Electric　Bass)

　Barry　Finnerty：Guitar　Solo

　Paul　M.Jackson,Jr：Guitar

　Paulinho　da　Costa：Special　Percussion

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: The　Crusaders / The　Hustler

The Crusaders - Put It Where You Want It

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: The Crusaders - Put It Where You Want It: Digital Crate Digging Continues....doing some musical research; started in one direction and ended in another. Listening to some hip hop,...

Grant Green - Flood in Franklin Park

 Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out  Grant Green with  Flood in Franklin Park

...from the  Grant Green Live At The Lighthouse album..check out the players and the track!!

Grant Green: Guitar ......Claude Bartee: Soprano and Tenor Saxophones

Gary Coleman: Vibes...............Shelton Laster: Organ.

Wilton Felder: Electric Bass......Greg Williams: Drums

Bobbye Porter Hall: Congas, Percussion

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Grant Green - Flood in Franklin Park

Donald Byrd – The Emperor

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out trumpet master Donald Byrd with a cut called The Emperor off his Ethiopian Knights album; the cut is smoking!!  funky funky funky!! the players are;

• Donald Byrd – trumpet  ……..Thurman Green – trombone

• Harold Land – tenor saxophone  ……Bobby Hutcherson – vibes

• Joe Sample – organ ……..   Bill Henderson III – electric piano

• Don Peake, Greg Poree  – guitar    Wilton Felder – electric bass

• Ed Greene – drums     Bobbye Porter Hall – congas, tambourine

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