''Snowbound'' is the fifth studio album by

Fourplay Fourplay (stylized as fOURPLAY) is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums). In 1997, Ritenour left the ...

, released in 1999. It is a recording of Christmas songs.

Track listing

Personnel

Fourplay * Bob James – acoustic piano, keyboards, arrangements (1, 3–9, 11, 12) *

Larry Carlton Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts including Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. One of the most sought after guitarists of his era, Carlton has ...

– guitars, arrangements (3, 7–9) *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts ...

– basses, arrangements (2–4, 7, 8), vocals (3, 6), finger snaps (4, 9) *

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. He was the original drummer for Herbie Hancock's band The Headhunters. Life and career Mason was born and grew ...

– drums, arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8, 10), finger snaps (4, 9) Additional Musicians * Tim Heintz – synthesizer programming * Marcel East – synthesizers (2, 4), additional percussion (2), drums (4), percussion programming (4), arrangements (4), vocal arrangements (4) * Michael Thompson – additional guitars (3, 4) * Matt Pierson – finger snaps (4, 9) *

Larry Williams Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He is best known for writing and recording some rock and roll classics from 1957 to ...

– tenor saxophone (3, 9) * Steve Holtman – trombone (3, 9) * Gary Grant – trumpet (3, 9) *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's '' Thriller'', '' Rock with Y ...

– trumpet (3, 9), horn arrangements (3, 9) * Heather Mason – vocals (2) * Gabriela Anders – vocals (3) *

Eric Benét Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1966) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and musician. He has been nominated for four Grammy Awards. Early life and education Benét was born on October 15, 1966, in Mobile, Alabama. He was raised in Mi ...

– lead and backing vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4) *

Kevon Edmonds Kevon Bernard Edmonds (born February 25, 1958) is an American singer. He is member of the R&B group After 7 and the older brother of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The group released three moderately successful albums for Virgin Records and beca ...

– backing vocals (4) * Kevin Weaver-Bay – backing vocals (4)

Production

* Fourplay – producers (1–3, 5–12) * Matt Pierson – producer (1–3, 5–12) * Marcel East – co-producer (2) * Nathan East – producer (4) * Moochie Canazio – engineer * Dan Garcia – engineer * Brad Gilderman – engineer * Jun Murkagawa – engineer * Don Murray – engineer * Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing (1–3, 5–12) * Koji Egawa – assistant engineer, mix assistant (1–3, 5–12) * Dave Fisher – assistant engineer * Kris Fredricksson – assistant engineer * Sejoon Kahng – assistant engineer * Larry Malchose – assistant engineer * Kyle Bess – assistant engineer (4) * Larry Buksbaum – computer operator * Dave Khun – technical assistance *

Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ...

– mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY) * Josh Henson – guitar technician * Artie Smith – drum technician * Debbie Johnson – production coordinator * Dana Watson – production coordinator * Mark Larson – design * Lionel Flusin – band photography * Les Morsillo – cover photography

Reception

References

{{Authority control Fourplay albums 1999 Christmas albums Warner Records albums Christmas albums by American artists Jazz Christmas albums Albums produced by Nathan East