Jay Berliner (born May 24, 1940) is an American

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who has worked with

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, and

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, among others.

Career

Berliner had his first television experience at age seven with his sister Eve on ''The Children's Hour'' on NBC. He was the guitarist for

in the early to mid-1960s, appearing on many of Belafonte's recordings and playing in venues around the world. At the

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house in Manhattan he was house guitarist and mandolinist, toured Japan as a banjo soloist, performed at

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, and at the Metropolitan Opera with Barbara Cook,

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, and

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, which was recorded live for DRG Records. His solo albums include ''Bananas Are Not Created Equal'', ''Romantic Guitars'', ''Erotic Guitars'', three classical albums for Nippon-Columbia, and three classical albums for Spanish Music Center Records. He can be heard on ''Romantic Sea of Tranquility'' under the pseudonym "Chris Valentino." Berliner began playing as a studio musician in the early 1960s. Since then he has made more than 13,000 recording sessions for records, commercials and films. He has played on albums by

(including '' The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'') and

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's ''White Rabbit,'' Stephane Grappeli's ''Uptown Dance,'' Deodato's ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', and

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's ''Sunflower''. He recorded with singers

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, and

Russell Watson Russell Watson (born 24 November 1966) is an English crossover/popular singer, almost in the tenor range, who has released singles and albums of both quasi-operatic-style and pop songs. He began singing as a child, and became known after per ...

. He played on

's 1968 album ''

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''. In November 2008 he joined Morrison to play ''Astral Weeks'' in its entirety at the

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in Los Angeles, California. A vinyl LP and CD from these concerts entitled '' Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl'' were released in February 2009. Berliner is an original member of Rob Fisher's Coffee Club Orchestra on

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's ''American Radio Company'' and later at City Center's Encores series. He is also an original member of the Guys All-Star Shoe Band on Garrison Keillor's ''A Prairie Home Companion''. He has performed in concert with

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and

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at the

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, at Town Hall with Andrea Velis, and with Charles Bressler, playing the American premier performance of songs for

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and

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and

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. In 2009, he played

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, and baritone

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onstage in the Broadway show ''

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'' at the Ambassador Theatre.

Awards

Berliner has won seven

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Most Valuable Player awards as well as the NARAS MVP Virtuoso Award in 1986.

Discography

As leader

* ''Bananas Are Not Created Equal'' (Mainstream, 1972) * ''The Guitar Session'' with Gene Bertoncini (Philips, 1977) * ''Erotic Guitars'' (Jonella, 1984) * ''Romantic Guitars'' (Special Music Company, 1987)

As sideman

With

* '' The Many Moods of Belafonte'' (RCA Victor, 1962) * '' Streets I Have Walked'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * '' Belafonte at The Greek Theatre'' (RCA Victor, 1963) * '' Ballads, Blues and Boasters'' (RCA Victor 1964) * '' An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba'' (RCA Victor, 1965) * '' An Evening with Belafonte/Mouskouri'' (RCA Victor, 1966) * '' Play Me'' (RCA, 1973) * '' Loving You Is Where I Belong'' (CBS, 1981) With

* '' Spanish Blue'' (CTI, 1975) * ''

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'' (Milestone, 1978) * ''

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'' (Milestone, 1978) * '' New York Slick'' (Milestone, 1979) * '' Empire Jazz'' (RSO, 1980) With

Cynthia Crane Cynthia Crane (born 1936) is a New York City-born and based jazz and cabaret singer who has performed locally and in Paris L'Express (Paris) for over 50 years. She co-founded and co-produced the IRT, Impossible Ragtime Theater, in NYC's flower ...

* ''Smoky Bar Songs for the No Smoking Section'' (Lookoutjazz, 1994) * ''Blue Rendezvous'' (Lookoutjazz, 1995) * ''Cynthia's in Love'' (Lookoutjazz, 1997) With

* ''My New Celebrity Is You'' (Daffodil, 1976) * ''Positively'' (Daffodil, 1983) * '' Songs of Chelsea'' (Daffodil, 1987) * ''Christmas Spice So Very Nice'' (Daffodil, 1991) * ''Tweedledum and Tweedledee'' (Daffodil, 1991) With

Nellie McKay Eleanora Marie McKay (born April 13, 1982) is an English–American singer and songwriter. She made her Broadway debut in ''The Threepenny Opera#United States 2, The Threepenny Opera'' (2006). Early life and education McKay was born in London ...

* ''Get Away from Me'' (Columbia, 2004) * ''Pretty Little Head'' (Hungry Mouse, 2006) * ''Normal as Blueberry Pie'' (Verve, 2009) With

* '' The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'' (Impulse!, 1963) * '' Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' (Impulse!, 1964) With

* ''

'' (Warner Bros., 1968) * '' Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl'' (Listen to the Lion, 2009) * ''Versatile'' (Exile/Caroline 2017) * ''Three Chords & the Truth'' (Exile/Caroline, 2019) With

* '' Watertown'' (Reprise, 1970) * '' Trilogy: Past Present Future'' (Reprise, 1980) With others * Harry Allen, ''I Can See Forever'' (BMG, 2002) * Harry Allen, ''If Ever You Were Mine'' (BMG, 2003) *

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, ''Featuring: I Can't Quit Her'' (Date, 1969) *

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, ''Futures'' (A&M, 1977) *

, ''

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'' (CTI, 1972) *

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, ''Cherries & Plums'' (Liberty, 1964) * Robert Bonfiglio, ''Romances'' (High Harmony, 1991) * Robert Bonfiglio, ''Live at the Grand Canyon'' (High Harmony, 1994) * Don Byron, '' Don Byron Plays the Music of Mickey Katz'' (Elektra Nonesuch, 1993) * Barbara Carroll, ''From the Beginning'' (United Artists, 1977) * James Carter, '' Chasin' the Gypsy'' (Atlantic, 2000) *

Jimmy Castor James Walter Castor (January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", " The Bertha Butt Boogie", and ...

, ''Maximum Stimulation'' (Atlantic, 1977) *

Kristin Chenoweth Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968)Kristin Cheno ...

, ''Let Yourself Go'' (Sony, 2001) *

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, ''

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'' (Elektra, 1976) * Judy Collins, ''Classic Broadway'' (Platinum 1999) * Judy Collins, ''Sings Leonard Cohen'' (Elektra, 2004) *

, ''When Harry Met Sally'' (Columbia, 1989) *

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, ''Billy Crawford'' (V2, 1998) * Cryer & Ford, ''Cryer & Ford'' (RCA Victor, 1975) *

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, '' Prelude'' (CBS, 1973) *

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz. He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed the group's biggest hit, " ...

, '' Summertime'' (A&M, 1968) * Trudy Desmond, ''Make Me Rainbows'' (Koch, 1995) *

Lou Donaldson Louis Andrew Donaldson Jr. (November 1, 1926 – November 9, 2024) was an American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist. He was best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was he ...

, '' Sophisticated Lou'' (Blue Note, 1973) *

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, ''Coming to You Live'' (Columbia, 1980) *

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, ''I Am a Singer'' (Kimbo, 1984) * Fania All Stars, ''Spanish Fever'' (Columbia, 1978) *

Joe Farrell Joseph Carl Firrantello (December 16, 1937 – January 10, 1986), known as Joe Farrell, was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who primarily performed as a saxophonist and flutist. He is best known for a series of albums under his own name o ...

, ''La Catedral y El Toro'' (Warner Bros., 1977) *

, ''Wine and Song'' (RCA Victor, 1968) * The Free Design, '' Kites Are Fun'' (Project 3, 1967) * The Free Design, '' You Could Be Born Again'' (Project 3, 1968) * The Free Design, '' Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love'' (Project 3, 1970) *

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, ''The Wind Beneath My Wings'' (RCA Victor, 1991) *

, ''That Girl from Ipanema'' (Image, 1977) *

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, ''Uptown Dance'' (Columbia, 1978) *

Urbie Green Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green (August 8, 1926 – December 31, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist who toured with Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, and Frankie Carle. He played on over 250 recordings and released more than twenty albums a ...

, ''21 Trombones Rock/Blues/Jazz Volume Two'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1969) *

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, ''Sunshine Path'' (Diggler, 2005) *

, ''Widescreen'' (Epic, 1974) *

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, ''Moog'' (Command, 1969) * Solomon Ilori, '' African High Life'' (Blue Note, 1963) *

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, '' Time & Love'' (CTI, 1972) *

, ''

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'' (CTI, 1973) *

Grace Jones Grace Beverly Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. She began her Model (person), modelling career in New York State, then in Paris, working for fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent (brand), Yves St ...

, ''

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'' (Capitol, 1989) *

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, ''Fiction'' (Victor, 2003) *

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, ''Chicago the Musical'' (RCA Victor, 1997) * Steve Karmen, ''Reconnecting'' (Struttin, 1979) *

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, ''New Beginnings'' (Paramount, 1973) * Ithamara Koorax, ''Serenade in Blue'' (Milestone, 2000) * Ithamara Koorax, ''All Around the World'' (Jazz Vision, 2014) * Ute Lemper, ''Punishing Kiss'' (Decca, 2000) *

Jay Leonhart Jay Leonhart (born December 6, 1940) is an American double bassist, singer, and songwriter who has worked in jazz and popular music. He has performed with Judy Garland, Bucky Pizzarelli, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra, and Sting. Leonhart is noted ...

, ''Two Lane Highways'' (Kado, 1992) *

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, ''Enoch Light and the Glittering Guitars'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1969) * Enoch Light, ''Big Hits of the Seventies Vol. 2'' (Project 3 Total Sound, 1975) *

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, '' Glory of Love'' (A&M, 1967) *

Helen Merrill Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1929) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording ''Helen Merrill (album), Helen Merrill'' (with Clifford Brown on EmArcy), was an immediate success and associat ...

Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian Americans, Canadian–American jazz pianist, Music arranger, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators i ...

, ''

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'' (EmArcy, 1988) * Bette Midler, ''Bathhouse Betty'' (Warner Bros., 1998) * Airto Moreira, ''Free (Airto album), Free'' (CTI, 1972) * Tony Mottola, ''Tony Mottola's Guitar Factory'' (Project) * Alphonse Mouzon, ''Leave That Boy Alone!'' (Vanguard, 1980) * Laura Nyro, ''More Than a New Discovery'' (Verve Folkways, 1966) * John Pizzarelli, ''Let's Share Christmas'' (RCA, 1996) * Robert Palmer (singer), Robert Palmer, ''Ridin' High (Robert Palmer album), Ridin' High'' (EMI, 1992) * Bernard Purdie, ''Soul Is... Pretty Purdie'' (Flying Dutchman, 1972) * Tim Rose, ''Tim Rose'' (CBS, 1967) * Kevin Rowland, ''The Wanderer'' (Mercury, 1988) * Warren Schatz, ''Warren Schatz'' (Columbia, 1971) * Marlena Shaw, ''Marlena (Marlena Shaw album), Marlena'' (Blue Note, 1972) * Bobby Short, ''You're the Top'' (Telarc, 1999) * Carly Simon, ''Torch (Carly Simon album), Torch'' (Warner Bros., 1981) * Carly Simon, ''Have You Seen Me Lately'' (Arista, 1990) * Luis Spinetta, ''Only Love Can Sustain'' (Columbia, 1980) * Grady Tate, ''Feeling Life'' (Skye, 1969) * Grady Tate, ''Body & Soul'' (Milestone, 1993) * Nino Tempo, ''Tenor Saxophone'' (Atlantic, 1990) * Buddy Terry, ''Lean on Him'' (Mainstream, 1972) * Tom Tom Club, ''Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom'' (Fontana, 1988) * Mary Travers, ''Morning Glory'' (Warner Bros., 1972) * Twinn Connexion, ''Twinn Connexion'' (Decca, 1968) * Stanley Turrentine, ''Inflation'' (Elektra, 1980) *

, ''Lady Put the Light Out'' (Private Stock, 1977) * Grover Washington Jr., ''Soul Box'' (Kudu, 1973) *

, ''Encore (Russell Watson album), Encore'' (Decca, 2001) * Cris Williamson, ''Cris Williamson'' (Ampex, 1971)

References

Van Morrison Royal Albert Hall London
The Guardian by Robin Denselow, Monday 20 April 2009
Up on Cypress Avenue again with Van the Man
The Observer by Kevin Mitchell, Sunday 26 April 2009

''The New York Times'', John S. Wilson, December 11, 1983, Retrieved on April 28, 2009

External links

*[ AllMusic]
Discogs.com
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