FUSE ONE . CREED TAYLOR . CTI SPECIAL PROJECTS
FUSION / N.Y. FUSION 1980
FUSE ONE
CTI RECORDS, K26P-6020(LP)
(C)(P)1980 KING RECORD CO., INC., JAPAN
RECORDED: APRIL 12-16, MAY 31, JUNE 1, 1980
RELEASED: 1980, JAPAN
RE-ISSUED: KING RECORD CO., K35Y 6013(CD)
RELEASED: 1984, JAPAN
CREDITS (productions) :
Arranged and conducted by Jeremy Wall
Produced by Creed Taylor
"Grand Prix", "Sunshine Lady", To Whom All Things Concern" recorded at Evergreen Studio and Westlake Audio, April 1980, Tom Vicari, engineer.
Additional recording at Secret Sound; Michael Barry and Jack Malken, engineers.
"Waterside", "Taxi Blues" recorded at Van Gelder Studio, May and June 1980
Album mixed and mastered at Van Gelder Studio; Rudy Van Gelder, engineer.
Front cover photography by Creed Taylor
Album design and liner photography by Ed Caraeff
Album coordinated by Amy Roslyn
Stanley Clark appears courtesy of Epic Records
Lenny White appears courtesy of Elektra Records
Paulinho Da Costa appears courtesy of Pablo Records
CREDITS (musicians) :
saxophones, flute: Joe Farrell
guitars: John McLaughlin, Larry Coryell
piano, keyboards: Ronnie Foster, Jeremy Wall, Jorge Dalto,
Victor Feldman, Don Grusin
bass: Stanley Clarke, Will Lee
drums: "Ndugu" Leon Chancler, Lenny White,
Tony Williams, Michael Epstein
percussion: Paulinho DaCosta, Roger Squitero
harmonica: Hugh McCracken
synthesizer programming: Suzanne Ciani
strings: David Nadien (concert master), Jonathan Abramowitz,
Gerald Tarack, John Pintavalle, Charles Libove,
Barry Finclair, Jan Mullen, Max Ellen,
Richard Sortmme, Charles McCraken
TRACKS (total time 37:47) :
1. Grand Prix (5:27) [Ronnie Foster]
solos: Stanley Clarke, tenor bass; Joe Farrell, tenor saxophone; Ronnie Foster, Fender Rhodes
2. Waterside (4:41) [Smetana]
solos: Larry Coryell, acoustic and electric guitar; Jeremy Wall, Yamaha electric grand
3. Sunshine Lady (4:06) [Stanley Clarke]
solos: Jeremy Wall, acoustic piano on introduction; Joe Farrell, soprano saxophone; John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar
4. To Whom All Things Concern (4:49) [John McLaughlin]
solos: John McLaughlin, electric guitar; Joe Farrell, tenor saxophone; Victor Feldman, Fender Rhodes
5. Double Steal (6:26) [Jeremy Wall]
solos: Joe Farrell, tenor saxophone; Jeremy Wall, acoustic piano; Ronnie Foster, synthesizer
6. Friendship (6:16) [John McLaughlin]
solos: John McLaughlin, acoustic guitar; Joe Farrell, C flute
7. Taxi Blues (5:57) [Stanley Clarke]
solos: Larry Coryell, electric guitar; Stanley Clarke, tenor bass; Hugh McCracken, harmonica
TRACK CREDITS :
Grand Prix
Joe Farrell: tenor saxophone, solo
John McLaughlin: electric guitar
Ronnie Foster: Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, solo
Jeremy Wall: synthesizers
Stanley Clarke: bass, tenor bass, solo
"Ndugu" Leon Chancler: drums
Paulinho DaCosta: percussion
Suzanne Ciani: synthesizer programming
Waterside
Jeremy Wall: Yamaha electric grand, solo
Larry Coryell: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, solo
Jorge Dalto: Fender Rhodes
Will Lee: electric bass
Lenny White: drums
Roger Squitero: percussion
and strings
Sunshine Lady
Joe Farrell: soprano saxophone, solo
John McLaughlin: acoustic guitar, solo
Ronnie Foster: Fender Rhodes
Jeremy Wall: acoustic piano, synthesizers, solo
Victor Feldman: acoustic piano
Stanley Clarke: bass, tenor bass
"Ndugu" Leon Chancler: drums
Paulinho DaCosta: percussion
and strings
To Whom All Things Concern
Joe Farrell: tenor saxophone, solo
John McLaughlin: electric guitar, solo
Victor Feldman: Fender Rhodes, solo
Jeremy Wall: synthesizers
Stanley Clarke: bass
"Ndugu" Leon Chancler: drums
Paulinho DaCosta: percussion
Double Steal
Joe Farrell: tenor saxophone, solo
John McLaughlin: electric guitar
Larry Coryell: electric guitar
Ronnie Foster: Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, solo
Jeremy Wall: acoustic piano, synthesizers, solo
Will Lee: bass
"Ndugu" Leon Chancler: drums
Paulinho DaCosta: percussion
Suzanne Ciani: synthesizer programming
Friendship
Joe Farrell: C flute, solo
John McLaughlin: acoustic guitar, solo
Don Grusin: Fender Rhodes
Jeremy Wall: acoustic piano
Stanley Clarke: bass
Tony Williams: drums
Paulinho DaCosta: percussion
Michael Epstein: additional drums
and strings
Taxi Blues
Larry Coryell: electric guitar, solo
Stanley Clarke: tenor bass
Hugh McCracken: harmonica
Lenny White: drums
Roger Squitero: percussion