Ben Sidran "Free In America" (1976) -Smooth Jazz-

 

 

 Label : Arista Records

 Side 1

01 - Feel Your Groove (Ben Sidran)
02 - After Midnight (J.J. Cale)
03 - Sunday Kind Of Love (Stan Rhodes & Louis Prima)
04 - Let's Make A Deal (Ben Sidran, Bill Meeker & James Cooke)
05 - Beg For It (The Real Thing) (Ben Sidran)

Side 2

01 - New York State Of Mind (Billy Joel)
02 - You Talk Too Much (Joe Jones & Reggie Hall)
03 - The Cuban Connection (Ben Sidran, James Cooke & Bill Meeker)
04 - Free In America (Ben Sidran)


Ben Sidran : Piano, Organ, Clavinet, Vocals
James Cooke : Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass on "You Talk Too Much"
Phil Upchurch : Bass, Guitar, Percussion
Gary Zappa : Bass
Bill Meeker : Drums
Master Henry Gibson : Percussion
Richard Tee : Organ
David 'Fathead' Newman : Sax Solos on "Feel Your Groove", "After Midnight" & "Beg For It (The Real Thing)"
Sonny Seals : Sax Solos on "Sunday Kind Of Love" & "You Talk Too Much"
Woody Shaw : Trumpet Solo on "New York State Of Mind"
Randy Brecker & Michael Brecker : Horn Section on "Free In America" & "After Midnight"
Background vocals : Kitty Haywood, Vivian Haywood, Mary Ann Stewart, Gavin Christopher & Jerry Alexander
Strings Arranged by Les Hooper
Rhythm Track on "Feel Your Groove" Arranged & Produced by James Cooke

Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions Inc.

Production Assistance : Tommy L.P., Chicago / Michael Cuscuna, New York
Recorded at Paragon Studios, Chicago by Marty Feldman
Remixed at Media Sound, New York by Gerald Block
Additional Recording Full Compass, Madison, Wisc., Sound Ideas, New York, Intermedia Sound, Boston