TERUO NAKAMURA
FUSION / N.Y. FUSION / BASS 1985
中村照夫: スーパー・フレンズ
TERUO NAKAMURA: SUPER FRIENDS
EASTWORLD, EWJ-90039(LP)
(P)(C)1985 TOSHIBA-EMI LTD, JAPAN
RECORDED: APRIL-JUNE 1985
RELEASED: 1985, JAPAN
CREDITS (productions) :
Arrange by Mark Gray, Barry Finnerty, Teruo Nakamura
"Toe To Toe" Horn arranged by Randy Brecker and Eliane Elias
Produced by Teruo Nakamura
Co-Produced by Mark Gray and Yoichiro Kikuchi
Executive Producers: Hideo Yoshida, Nobuo Ohtani
Recorded and mixed by Rick Kerr
Assistant Engineers: Kouei Nakagawa, Loui Matsuoka, Tameo Kawada,
Yoshihisa Watanabe, Wolf Mochizuki, Tom Durrack, Hal Sacks
Recorded at Clinton Studio, Intergractic Studio, #1 Harrison St. Studio,
Big Apple Studio, New York, NY; 335 Studio, Los Angeles, California
Recorded and mixed at Toshiba #3 Studio, Tokyo, Japan
Recorded April thru June 1985
Mastered by Shogo Takeuchi at Toshiba-EMI Mastering Room
Art Director: Shigo Yamaguchi
Cover Designed by Shigo Design Room (Keiko Ogasawara)
Cover Illustration: Katsu Yoshida
Photo: Kenji Takigami and Teruo Nakamura
CREDITS (musicians) :
bass: Marcus Miller (on 1-7)
Teruo Nakamura (on 8)
reeds: Gary Herbig (on 1,2,4)
Michael Brecker (on 2,3)
Bob Mintzer (on 6,8)
trumpet: Randy Brecker (on 2,3)
guitar: Larry Carlton (on 1,5)
Barry Finnerty (on 1,3-8)
Bill "Space Man" Patterson (on 8)
keyboards: Mark Gray (on 1,3-8)
Jorge Dalto (on 7)
Rick Kerr (on 5)
Teruo Nakamura (on 6)
percussion: Chuggy Carter (on 1,3)
Manolo Badrena (on 2,4,7,8)
Keiji Kishida (on 6)
drums: Steve Gadd (on 1-7)
Warren Benbow (on 8)
harmonica: Toots Thielemans (on 4)
lead vocal: Lonnie Groves (on 1)
background vocal: Lonnie Groves (on 5)
Gren Croom (on 5)
TRACKS :
1. When You're Near [Mark Gray-Paula Bing]
Lonnie Groves, lead vocal; Gary Herbig, tenor saxophone; Larry Carlton, lead guitar; Barry Finnerty, guitar; Mark Gray, keyboards (DX-7, GS-2, DW-6000, OB-8, POLY-800); Chuggy Carter, conga; Steve Gadd, drums; Marcus Miller, bass
2. Toe To Toe [Randy Brecker]
Randy Brecker, trumpet; Michael Brecker, steinerphone, tenor saxophone; Gary Herbig, soprano saxophone; Manolo Badrena, percussion; Marcus Miller, bass; Steve Gadd, drums
3. 吾輩は猫である - La Chat (I Am A Cat) [Mark Gray]
Michael Brecker, tenor saxophone; Randy Brecker, trumpet; Mark Gray, keyboards; Chuggy Carter, conga; Barry Finnerty, guitar; Marcus Miller, bass; Steve Gadd, drums
4. Country Weather [Barry Finnerty]
Toots Thielemans, harmonica; Gary Herbig, soprano saxophone; Barry Finnerty, guitar; Marcus Miller, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; Manolo Badrena, percussion; Mark Gray, keyboards
5. Hip Pocket [Barry Finnerty]
Larry Carlton, lead guitar; Barry Finnerty, guitar; Mark Gray, keyboards; Marcus Miller, bass; Lonnie Groves, background vocal; Gren Croom, background vocal; Rick Karr, Ams-DMX-15-805
6. Bam! [Bob Mintzer]
Bob Mintzer, bass clarinet; Barry Finnerty, guitar; Mark Gray, keyboards; Marcus Miller, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; Keiji Kishida, symbal; Teruo Nakamura, RX-11
7. Night Cap [Barry Finnerty]
Jorge Dalto, piano DX-7; Mark Gray, keyboards; Barry Finnerty, guitar; Manolo Badrena, percussion; Steve Gadd, drums; Marcus Miller, bass
8. She Talks To Me [Mark Gray]
Bob Mintzer, tenor saxophone; Bill "Super Man" Patterson, guitar; Barry Finnerty, guitar; Warren Benbow, emudrums; Mark Gray, keyboards; Teruo Nakamura, bass; Manolo Badrena, percussion
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