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

Dizzy Gillespie / The Last Stroke Of Midnight | Whats Really Going On?

Harvey Mason - Modaji

 Sunday Jazz Continuess; checking out this classic jazz / funk track from  Harvey Mason - called Modaji. Check out the players and the track....

Bass Guitar – Chuck Rainey  / Drums, Finger Cymbals, Cabasa, Xylophone, Marimba [Bass] – Harvey Mason  / Electric Piano, Written-by, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Dave Grusin  / Flute – Hubert Laws  / Guitar – Lee Ritenour

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Harvey Mason - Modaji

Harvey Mason - Bertha Baptist

Digital Crate Digging Continues; even though I'm in a Sunday Jazz frame of mind. Checking out  Harvey Mason - with Bertha Baptist. I'm sure she was spotted yesterday. Anyway..check out the players and the track.. 

 Bass – Anthony Jackson / Electric Guitar – Lee Ritenour / Electric Piano, Piano [Acoustic] – Patrice Rushen / Horns – Seawind Horns / Trombone – Bruce Fowler / Drums- Harvey Mason

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

Patrice Rushen ‎– Kickin Back

Digital Crate Digging Continues…your dude is chilling out. I’m taking  the advice of Patrice Rushen ‎– I’m Kicking Back. This is from her Before The Dawn  album. Check out the players and the tack..

• Bass – Charles Meeks
• Drums – Ndugu
• Electric Piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Tambourine, Cabasa, Remix – Patrice Rushen
• Flugelhorn – Oscar Brashear
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Guitar – Lee Ritenour
• Percussion – Nate Alfred
• Saxophone [Tenor] – Hadley Caliman
• Trombone – George Bohannon
• Trumpet – Oscar Brashear

 
Patrice Rushen ‎– Kicking Back | Whats Really Going On?

Lee Ritenour - Turn The Heat Up

 Sunday Jazz Continues....on a cold day in Atlanta...actually its cold all over America...

We're ready to turn take the advice of   Lee Ritenour - Turn The Heat Up..check out the players and the track...

Bass – Nathan East Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr. Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa Synth Programming – Larry Williams Vocals – Phil Perry  Written-By – Kelly McNulty Written-by, Guitar [Electric] – Lee Ritenour Written-By, Vocals – Eric Tagg

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Lee Ritenour - Turn The Heat Up

Paulinho Da Costa – Simbora

 Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out some Latin Jazz from percussionist Paulinho Da Costa – Simbora...

This is from his Agora album  released in 1977...check out the players and the track..

• Bass, Vocals – Octavio Bailly Jr
• Guitar – Lee Ritenour
• Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa
• Piano – Greg Phillinganes
• Producer, Drums, Vocals, Synthesizer – Claudio Slon
• Saxophone, Flute – Larry Williams
• Trombone – Frank Rosolino, Mike Julian
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Gene Goe, Steve Huffsteter

  
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Paulinho Da Costa – Simbora

Lee Ritenour / A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That

 Sunday Jazz Continues...as we put it down like this!! were going to hit you up with a A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That....per Lee Ritenour...Check out the players and the track...

• Bass –  Marcus Miller
• Drums- Buddy Williams 
• Guitar [Acoustic], Producer, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Lee Ritenour
• Guitar [Rhythm] – Jeff Mironov 
• Keyboards –  Dave Grusin
• Percussion – Rubens Bassini
•  Saxophone [Soprano], Flute – Ernie Watts

 
Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Lee Ritenour / A Little Bit Of This And A Little Bit Of That

Lee Ritenour - Captain Fingers

 Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out some jazz / funk / rock fusion from Lee Ritenour - with his classic track Captain Fingers from the album of that name...check out the all star players he has on that album with him and the funky track...

• Bass – Alphonso Johnson,  Anthony Jackson, Bill Dickinson, Charles Meeks, Mike Porcaro
• Congas – Victor Feldman
• Drums – Harvey Mason, 
• Flute – Dave Valentin
• Guitar – Dennis Budimir, Jay Graydon, Mitch Holder, Ray Parker Jr.
• Guitar [Electric], Guitar [Classical], Guitar [Synthesizer] – Lee Ritenour
• Keyboards – Dave Grusin, David Foster, Dawilli Gonga, Ian Underwood, Patrice Rushen
• Percussion – Alex Acuña, Harvey Mason, Steve Forman
• Producer – Skip Drinkwater
• Saxophone – Ernie Watts
• Synthesizer –  Ian Underwood

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Lee Ritenour - Captain Fingers

Azar Lawrence - Theme for a new day

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out Azar Lawrence with his Theme For A New Day off of his People Moving album. Just what we need...to start the day off on the right track.

This song was produced by Patrice Rushen  and written by Skip Scarborough. Check out the other players and the funky track....    

•  arranged by Skip Scarborough
• Bass – Paul Jackson 
• Drums – Harvey Mason
• Electric Piano – Michael Stanton 
• Guitar- Lee Ritenour 
• Percussion – Mtume
• Saxophone [Soprano, Alto & Tenor] – Azar Lawrence
• Synthesizer  Skip Scarborough
• Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Collette
• Trombone – George Bohanon
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley  and  Oscar Brashear

Azar Lawrence - People Moving

 Sunday Jazz Continues...lets get into some jazz / funk...checking out McCoy Tyner protege saxophonist Azar Lawrence  with a cut called People Moving...off his album of the same name...

This album was produced by  Skip Scarborough ...featuring some of the funkiest jazz players on planet Earth...check out the players and the track...

• Bass – Paul Jackson
• Drums – Harvey Mason
• Electric Piano – Michael Stanton 
• Guitar – Lee Ritenour
• Percussion – Mtume*
• Piano – Jerry Peters 
• Saxophone [Soprano, Alto & Tenor] – Azar Lawrence
• Synthesizer [Arp] – Michael Stanton 
• Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Collette
• Trombone – George Bohanon
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley , Oscar Brashear

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Azar Lawrence - People Moving

Lee Ritenour – Rio Funk [North Sea Jazz Festival 2009] « Whats Really Going On?

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out guitarist Lee Ritenour  with his track  Rio Funk  from the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2009.

The players?  Lee Ritenour on guitar drummer William Kennedy, keyboardist  Patrice Rushen and  bass player Melvin Davis. Check them out!!

Lee Ritenour – Rio Funk [North Sea Jazz Festival 2009] « Whats Really Going On?

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Fourplay - 101 Eastbound

Random Thoughts From A Brotha: Fourplay - 101 Eastbound: This time of night? I'm not in the club so I'm trying to "smooth things out" just trying to chill...in a relaxed mood...like I was out in th...