TERUO NAKAMURA
FUSION / N.Y. FUSION / BASS 1979
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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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