Eddie Henderson – Sunburst

Sunday Jazz Continues; Checking out this nice jazz / funk track by Eddie Henderson – called Sunburst. Check out the all star players he has with him and the track…

• Acoustic Bass – Buster Williams
• Drums – Billy Hart, Harvey Mason
• Electric Bass, Effects – Alphonso Johnson
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Mini Moog, Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble] – George Duke
• Marimba – Bobby Hutcherson
• Tenor Saxophone, Saxello, Bass Clarinet – Bennie Maupin
• Trombone, Horn [Post] – Julian Priester
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet – Eddie Henderson

 Eddie Henderson – Sunburst | Whats Really Going On?

Eddie Henderson ‎–Cyclops

Digital Crate Digging Continues...hooking up some of this supreme jazz / funk from   Eddie Henderson ‎– with a track called Cyclops from his Mahal album. Its funky y'all...check out the players and the track..

• Bass – Paul Jackson 
• Congas, Percussion – Bill Summers
• Drums – Howard King
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp 2600, Oberhiem 8 Voice Polyphonic, The Prophet-5, Arp Strings Ensemble, Mini Moog, Yamaha Cs-80 Polyphonic] – Herbie Hancock
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Guitar – Ray Obiedo
• Piano [Acoustic] – Mtume
• Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Saxello] – Bennie Maupin
• Trombone – Julian Priester
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Eddie Henderson

 

Eddie Henderson ‎– Butterfly

 Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out Eddie Henderson ‎– with his version of Herbie Hancock's Butterfly. Mr Hancock even provides some keyboard help. 
This is from Mr. Henderson's  Mahal album.Check out the players and the track..

• Bass – Paul Jackson 
• Congas, Percussion – Bill Summers
• Drums – Howard King
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp 2600, Oberhiem 8 Voice Polyphonic, The Prophet-5, Arp Strings Ensemble, Mini Moog, Yamaha Cs-80 Polyphonic] – Herbie Hancock
• Engineer – Jim Gaines
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Guitar – Ray Obiedo
• Piano [Acoustic] – Mtume
• Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Saxello] – Bennie Maupin
• Trombone – Julian Priester
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Eddie Henderson

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Eddie Henderson ‎– Butterfly

Bennie Maupin – You Know The Deal

Digital Crate Digging Continues….as we put it down like this!!  but You Know The Deal per Bennie Maupin….he has some folks rolling with him to prove his point….check them out plus the track…

• Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxello, Flute, Flute [Alto], Piccolo Flute, Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic], Backing Vocals – Bennie Maupin
• Clavinet, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Piano – Patrice Rushen
• Concertmaster, Strings – Nathan Rubin
• Drums – James Levi
• Electric Guitar – Blackbird McKnight*
• Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Eddie Henderson
• Producer, Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic, E-mu Polyphonic] – Pat Gleeson*
• Trombone – Craig Kilby*
• Bass [G3 Gibson] – Ralph Armstrong* 

 
Bennie Maupin – You Know The Deal | Whats Really Going On?

Doktor Pitt - Pharoah Sanders

 Sunday Jazz Continues....checking out Doktor Pitt from  Pharoah Sanders. This is from his Journey To The One album.
  Pianist John Hicks, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Idris Muhammad. were the main players Mr Sanders has on this album. Chris Hayes  on guitar, Eddie Henderson on Flugelhorn and Babatunde  on Congas, Percussion, Shekere also came through. 

 Of course Mr. Sanders was playing the hell out of those saxophones!! check this out!!
 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Doktor Pitt - Pharoah Sanders

Norman Connors – Maiden Voyage

Digital Crate Digging Continues….checking out  drummer Norman Connors with his version of Herbie Hancock’s  Maiden Voyage. Check out the players and the track!!

Norman Connors – Drums     Michael Henderson – Bass, Vocals 

Reggie Lucas – Electric Guitar        Onaje Allan Gumbs – Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Synthesizer

Buster Williams – Double Bass       Eddie Henderson – Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Gary Bartz – Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone   and others
 
Norman Connors – Maiden Voyage « Whats Really Going On?

Eddie Henderson: Scorpio Libra

Sunday Jazz Continues…checking out this Eddie Henderson cut Scorpio Libra from his Realization album…this is his first album..after playing as a sideman with Herbie Hancock‘s the Mwandishi group. Mwandishi was Hancock’s Swahili name.

This group consisted of the following members..with their Swahili names;
Mchezaji/Buster Williams ,   Jabali/Billy Hart, Mganga/Eddie Henderson, Mwile/Bennie Maupin, Pepo Mtoto/Julian Priester, and Ndugu/Leon Chancler. This group helped Mr. Henderson record his album.

This song is relevant to today…with the New Moon in Libra  tomorrow..and Saturn and Mercury in Scorpio..

This song has a Miles Davis-ish influence…since all the above musicians worked with Mr. Davis..check it out at  Eddie Henderson: Scorpio Libra « Whats Really Going On?

Bennie Maupin - It Remains To Be Seen

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Bennie Maupin - It Remains To Be Seen: Sunday Jazz Continues....checking out former Herbie Hancock / Headhunters sideman Bennie Maupin with a cut called It Remains To Be Seen...of...

Charles Earland "Leaving This Planet"

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Charles Earland "Leaving This Planet": Digital Crate Digging Continues....still on the jazz / funk tip....checking out organist Charles Earland...Leaving This Planet ...Freddie ...

Pharoah Sanders "You Got To Have Freedom"

Sunday Jazz Continues...check out Pharoah Sanders with a cut that's relevant....You Got To Have Freedom.....

the players are Saxophone [Tenor] - Pharoah Sanders ....Flugelhorn - Eddie Henderson 

Bass - Ray Drummond .....Drums - Idris Muhammad....Piano - John Hicks 

....Vocals - Bobby McFerrin , Donna (Dee Dee) Dickerson* , Ngoh Spencer , Vicki Randle