TERUO NAKAMURA |
FUSION / N.Y. FUSION / BASS 1979 |
![]() ビッグアップル TERUO NAKAMURA RISING SUN BAND: BIG APPLE AGHARTA, C25R0027(LP) (P)(C)1979 CANYON RECORDS, INC., JAPAN RECORDED: APRIL 1-JUNE 19, 1979 RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1979, JAPAN |
CREDITS (productions) : |
Produced by Teruo Nakamura All music diretion by Teruo Nakamura |
"Mr. & Mrs. Funk", "Key Of Happiness" horn arrangements by Bob Mintzer "Ballerina" string arrangements by Bill Washer "Every time Is The Last Time" background vocal arranged by Sandi Hewitt |
Recorded at House Of Music, Orange, N.J. and Electric Lady Studio New York City, N.Y., April 1st-June 19th, 1979 |
Engineer: Jim Bonnefond (from House Of Music Orange, N.J.) Tom Bush (from Electric Lady Studio, New York City, N.Y.) |
Assistant Engineer:
Steve Catania (from Electric Lady Studio) Julian Robertson, Sam Lewin (from House Of Music) Cliff Hodsdon, Kenny Robb, Claig Bishop |
Art Director: Akihiro Iwata;
Designer: Takanobu Okada Photographer: Seiji Kakizaki, Sho Kikuchi |
Teruo Nakamura used Yamaha broad bass 2000, Krog Lolyphonic 3200 Steve Gadd used Yamaha drums |
Hubert Laws courtesy of Columbia Records Randy Brecker courtesy of Arista Records Steve Grossman courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation |
CREDITS (musicians) : |
bass | : |
Teruo Nakamura (on all tracks) |
drums | : |
Ronnie Burrage (on 5; percussion on 6) Steve Gadd (on 2,3) Buddy Williams (on 1) Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (on 4) Greg Bandy (on 6) |
saxophones | : |
Steve Grossman (on 1,2,3) Bob Mintzer (on 1,4) |
flugelhorn | : |
Randy Brecker (on 1) |
flute | : |
Hubert Laws (on 1) Paula Bing (on 5) |
guitar | : |
Bill Washer (on 1-4,6) Barry Finnerty (on 4) |
keyboards | : |
Mark Gray (on 1-5) Jay Byalick (on 1,4) Kinny Landrum (on 6) |
percussion | : |
James Bonnefond (on 3) |
lead vocal | : |
Sandi Hewitt (on 6) |
horns (on 4) | : |
Dave Stahl (trumpet) Danny Cahn (trumpet) John Mosca (trombone) Gerald Chamberlain (trombone) |
strings (on 3) | : |
Richard Hendrickson (violin) Anthony Posk (violin) Michael Comins (violin) Richard Maximoss (viola) Richard Book (cello) |
TRACKS (total time 35:13) : |
1. |
Mr. & Mrs. Funk (5:20) [Bob Mintzer]
Bob Mintzer, tenor saxophone; Steve Grossman, tenor saxophone; Buddy Williams, drums; Bill Washer, guitar; Mark Gray, piano, Korg synthesizer; Jay Byalick, synthesizers; Teruo Nakamura, bass
2. |
Teaser (7:37) [Mark Gray]
| Hubert Laws, flute; Randy Brecker, flugelhorn; Steve Grossman, tenor saxophone; Steve Gadd, drums; Bill Washer, guitar; Mark Gray, piano, Korg synthesizer; Teruo Nakamura, acoustic bass
3. |
Ballerina (5:36) [Bill Washer]
| Bill Washer, guitar; Mark Gray, acoustic piano; Steve Gadd, drums; Steve Grossman, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone; James Bonnefond, Snoopy's chime; Teruo Nakamura, acoustic bass Strings: Richard Hendrickson, Anthony Posk, Michael Comins, violin; Richard Maximoss, viola; Richard Book, cello
4. |
Key Of Happiness (5:03) [Bob Mintzer]
| Bob Mintzer, tenor saxophone; Steve Grossman, soprano saxophone; Bill Washer, guitar; Barry Finnerty, guitar; Mark Gray, acoustic piano; Jay Byalick, synthesizers; Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums; Teruo Nakamura, bass Horns: Dave Stahl, Danny Cahn, trumpet; John Mosca, Gerald Chamberlain, trombone
5. |
El Coqui (5:40) [Mark Gray]
| Mark Gray, synthesizers, A.E.P.; Paula Bing, flute; Ronnie Burrage, drums, roto drums, shakers, go go whistle; Teruo Nakamura, bass
6. |
Every Time Is The Last Time (5:57) [Teruo Nakamura, Sandi Hewitt]
| Sandi Hewitt, lead vocal, background vocal; Kinny Landrum, piano, synthesizers; Bill Washer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar; Greg Bandy, drums; Teruo Nakamura, bass; Ronnie Burrage, c.bell Mayumi Nakamura, Sandi Hewitt, Loui Matsuoka, James Bonnefond, Ronnie Burrage, hand claps |
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