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Skip Drinkwater
Skip Drinkwater is an American record producer. He is best known for working with jazz artists, Norman Connors, Alphonse Mouzon and Eddie Henderson, as well as discovering the Catalyst and working with the all black heavy metal band Sound Barrier. Production Discography *Catalyst - Catalyst 1972 *Neptune - The Visitors 1972 *Dance Of Magic - Norman Connors 1972 *'' Realization'' - Eddie Henderson 1973 *Dark Of Light - Norman Connors 1973 *First Time Out - James Montgomery Band 1973 *Monkey In A Silk Suit Is Still A Monkey - Duke Williams And The Extremes 1973 *''Inside Out'' - Eddie Henderson 1974 *Love From The Sun - Norman Connors 1974 * Slewfoot - Norman Connors 1974 *Sunburst - Eddie Henderson 1975 *Saturday Night Special - Norman Connors 1975 *Mind Transplant - Alphonse Mouzon 1975 *Level One - The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell 1975 *Mango Surprise - John Lee & Gerry Brown 1975 *Heritage - Eddie Henderson 1976 * Yesterday's Dreams - Alphonso Johnson 1976 *You Are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as Composer: Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music'' (Cambridge, MA & London, UK: MIT Press, 2005). Richard James Burgess, ''The History of Music Production'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014)pp 12–13Allan Watson, ''Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio'' (New York: Routledge, 2015)pp 25–27 The record producer, or simply the producer, is likened to film director and art director. The executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ..., on the other hand, enables the recording project through entrep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heritage (Eddie Henderson Album)
''Heritage'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson recorded in 1976 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note Records discography accessed January 17, 2011. Reception The review by Thom Jurk awarded the album 3½ stars stating "''Heritage'' is a wonderful set, and should be revisited by anyone who either missed or was put off by it initially. For the new generation of jazz and funk heads, this one is right up your alley -- these are some dark, freaky, and delicious grooves that bear further investigation".Jurek, T[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico DeBarge (album)
''Chico DeBarge'' is the debut album by American singer Chico DeBarge. It was released by Motown Records in 1986 in the United States. The album peaked at number 90 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. ''Chico DeBarge'' spawned the hit single "Talk to Me."allmusic.com/ref> Critical reception AllMusic editor Rick A. Bueche called ''Chico DeBarge'' his "best album for Motown" as well as "a fine start." Track listing Notes * signifies co-producer(s) * signifies associate producer(s) Personnel *Chico DeBarge – vocals, keyboards (4, 8, 10), synthesizer (4, 8, 10) *Skip Drinkwater – drum computer programming (1) *Nick Mundy – guitar (1), synthesizer (1), drum computer programming (1), backing vocals (1) *Steve Dubin – bass synthesizer (1), drum computer programming (1, 7), percussion (7) * Paul Fox – synthesizer (1), drum computer programming (1), programming (4, 10) *Curtis Anthony Nolen – keyboards (2, 3), drum programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René & Angela
René & Angela were an American R&B duo consisting of musical artists and producers René Moore and Angela Winbush. They formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1986. They are most remembered for their 1985 song "I'll Be Good". Career They recorded three albums for Capitol Records: their 1980 self-titled debut ''René & Angela'', the second album ''Wall to Wall'' and their final album for the label, 1983's ''Rise''. They later moved to Mercury Records to release 1985's ''Street Called Desire''. Despite the success of the album, the duo disbanded by the end of 1986. Disagreements and conflicts caused tension with the two singers. Moore claimed the source of tension was due to Winbush lending her songwriting and production talents to other artists – most notably, The Isley Brothers, with whom she wrote and produced their 1987 album '' Smooth Sailin'''. However, Winbush said the demise of the group was due to Moore's violent behavior- including an onstage incident in Cleveland, Ohio i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René & Angela (album)
''René & Angela'' is the 1980 debut album by American singing duo René & Angela. It was released on June 22, 1980 by Capitol Records. Critical reception In review made before album release, ''Billboard'' editors found that the voices of performers complement one another into the perfect balance. Together with backing instruments it help to make a very stylistic debut. Track listing All tracks composed by René Moore and Angela Winbush; except where indicated #"Do You Really Love Me" – 3:21 #"Turn It Out" – 4:20 #"Everything We Do" – 5:27 #"Hotel California" – (Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician and a founding member of the rock band Eagles. He is the drummer and one of the lead singers for the Eagles. Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as " Witchy Woman", " D ...) – 4:49 #"I Don't Know (Where Love Comes From)" – 4:15 #"Free and Easy" – 5:50 #"Love Won't Slip Away" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Fingers
''Captain Fingers'' is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 by Epic Records. Track listing Personnel *Lee Ritenour – guitar, guitar synthesizer *Ernie Watts – saxophone *Dave Grusin – synthesizer (tracks 1, 3), Minimoog, clavinet, electric piano (tracks 2, 3, 7), conducting (tracks 3, 7), arrangement (tracks 3, 7) *David Foster – electric piano (tracks 5, 6) * Dawilli Gonga – electric piano (tracks 1, 4) *Patrice Rushen – electric piano (track 1) *Ian Underwood – synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4), programming (track 3), piano * Jay Graydon – guitar (track 1) * Ray Parker Jr. – guitar (tracks 5, 6) *Dennis Budimir – guitar (track 7) *Mitch Holder – guitar (track 6) * Ray Cramer – cello *Michel Colombier – strings arrangement (track 2) *Alphonso Johnson – bass (tracks 1, 4) * Anthony Jackson – bass (tracks 1–3) *Bill Dickinson – bass (track 7) *Charles Meeks – bass (track 6) * Mike Porcaro – bass (track 5) *Jeff Porc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Journey (album)
''Romantic Journey '' is an album released in 1977 by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors. The album charted at number ten on the jazz albums chart. Track listing ;Side one # "You Are Everything" (Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 7:00 #:Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters #:Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills # "Once I've Been There" (Phillip Mitchell) – 5:49 #:Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters #:Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell # "Destination Moon" (Phillip Mitchell) – 4:38 #:Arranged by Hubert Eaves III, Hubert Eaves, Reggie Lucas, and Ian Underwood (synthesizer) #:Lead vocals – Phillip Mitchell # "Romantic Journey" (Norman Connors) 5:26 #:Arranged by Hubert Eaves and Reggie Lucas #:Electric guitar – Ray Gomez ;Side two # "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) – 6:43 #:Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters # "For You Everything" (Jerry Peters) – 5:52 #:Arranged and conducted by Jerry Peters #:Lead vocals – Eleanore Mills and Phillip Mitchell # "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comin' Through
''Comin' Through'' is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson recorded in 1977 and released on the Capitol label. The album rose to No. 6 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. Overview Artists such as Patrice Rushen, Lee Ritenour, Dianne Reeves, Philip Bailey and James Mtume appeared on the album. Critical reception The ''Allmusic'' review by Richard S. Ginell says, "In 1977, Eddie Henderson slipped into the clutches of Capitol Records, which didn't have much of a jazz division and predictably didn't know how to showcase its adventurous new trumpeter. First and foremost, they thought they could turn him into a pop/disco star -- and so, that idiot beat turns up on most of the tracks here... the deadliest element here is the mostly mediocre material that Henderson has to work with, and thus, his occasionally lost-sounding horn is largely spent on lost causes. Track listing ''All compositions by Eddie Henderson except as indicated'' # "Say You Will" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Ritenour
Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started playing guitar and four years later decided on a career in music. When he was 16 he played on his first recording session with the Mamas & the Papas. He developed a love for jazz and was influenced by guitarist Wes Montgomery. At the age of 17 he worked with Lena Horne and Tony Bennett. He studied classical guitar at the University of Southern California. 1976–1988 Ritenour's solo career began with the album ''First Course'' (1976), a good example of the jazz-funk sound of the 1970s, followed by '' Captain Fingers'', ''The Captain's Journey'' (1978), and ''Feel the Night'' (1979). In 1979, he "was brought in to beef up" one of Pink Floyd's ''The Wall''s heaviest rock numbers, " Run Like Hell". He played "uncredited rhythm guitar" on " One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Course
''First Course'' is the debut album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. The album was released on LP by Epic Records in 1976 and on CD by Columbia Records in 1990. Reception ''First Course'' was made when Ritenour was considered the best session musician in Los Angeles next to guitarist Larry Carlton. He recorded the album with peers from Dante's and the Baked Potato club in Studio City, California. AllMusic called the album an "artifact of the early L.A. jazz/funk sound". Ritenour worried about the album. "I was still thinking as a studio musician, and I was very worried about having my own identity on the guitar, because up until that time my job as a studio musician had been to be a 'chameleon'...it wasn't until several years later that I felt more comfortable with who I was stylistically." Financial problems plagued the album because the "sound perplexed studio executives," who were looking for the next ''Bitches Brew'' or ''Return to Forever''. This was melodic rhythm and blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Tee
Wilson Turbinton (February 6, 1944 – September 11, 2007), professionally known as Willie Tee, was an American keyboardist, songwriter, singer, producer and notable early architect of New Orleans funk and soul, who helped shape the sound of New Orleans for more than four decades. Career Tee arranged, co-wrote and led the band on the Wild Magnolias' self-titled 1974 debut album. The popularity of that recording, and the subsequent ''They Call Us Wild'', introduced the Mardi Gras Indians' street-beat funk to the world. Tee grew up in the Calliope Projects in New Orleans. His earliest influences ranged from the rhythm and blues of Professor Longhair to the jazz of John Coltrane. He made his first recordings for the local AFO Records in 1962 while still a teenager. Three years later, he cut "Teasin' You", a soulful, mid-tempo composition for Atlantic Records. His "Walking Up a One-Way Street" and "Thank You John" were also popular hits. In the late 1960s, Willie Tee & the Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Incognito
Produced By Skip Drinkwater Co-Produced By Alphonse Mouzon ''The Man Incognito'' is the fourth album by American jazz drummer Alphonse Mouzon recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.Blue Note Records discography accessed January 13, 2011 Reception The review by Robert Taylor awarded the album 2 stars stating "Most of the arrangements here are repetitive and were obviously meant to be used as dance music. Fusion fans are encouraged to steer clear of this one, as it amounts to nothing more than a '70s disco session -- and a boring one at that".Taylor, R[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
