20/04/2021

Norman Connors "Romantic Journey" (1977) -Jazz Fusion / Westcoast Soul-



 Label : Buddah Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - You Are Everything* (Thom Bell & Linda Creed) 
02 - Once I've Been There* (Philip Mitchell) 
03 - Destination Moon** (Philip Mitchell) 
04 - Romantic Journey** (Norman Connors) 

Side 2

01 - Last Tango In Paris* (Gato Barbieri)
02 - For You Everything* (Jerry Peters) 
03 - Thembi° (Pharoah Sanders)


Musicians :
Norman Connors : Drums, Tympani & Percussion
Introducing the voice of Miss Eleanore Mills
Willie Weeks Bass
Alphonso Johnson : Bass on "Thembi"
Lee Ritenour : Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Reggie Lucas :  Electric Guitar
Ray Gomez :  Electric Guitar on "Romantic Journey"
Jerry Peters : Electric  & Acoustic Pianos, Clavinet & Harpsichord
Hubert Eaves :  Electric & Acoustic Pianos, Clavinet
Ian Underwood :  Synthesizers & Synthesizer Arrangement on "Destination Moon"
Kenneth Nash : Congas, Miscl, Percussion, Paiste Cymbals & Gongs
Bobbye Hall :  Congas & Bongos
Victor Feldman :  Miscl, Percussion, Orchestra Bells & Vibes
Gary Bartz : Alto Saxophone
Pharoah Sanders :  Soprano Saxophone on Thembi"
Myrna Mathews, Julia Tillman Waters & Oren Waters : Background vocals 

Horn Section :
Oscar Brashear Trumpet
Chuck Findley Trumpet
Gary Grant Trumpet
Gene Goe : Trumpet
George Bohannon Trombone
Charlie Loper Trombone
Maurice Spears : Bass Trombone
Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Trombone
Sidney Muldrow French Horn
Marine Robinson : French Horn
Ernie Watts : Flute, Bass & Alto Flutes, Tenor Saxophone
Fred Jackson Jr. : Flute, Bass & Alto Flutes, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Bill Green : Flute, Bass & Alto Flutes, Piccolo, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet
And a String Orchestra
Charles Veal Jr. : Concertmaster

Produced by Skip Drinkwater for Zembu Productions, Inc.
Executive Producer : Jerry Schoenbaum
*Arranged & Conducted by Jerry Peters
**Arranged by Reggie Lucas & Hubert Eaves
°Arranged by Norman Connors
Recorded at The Sound Labs & United-Western Recorders Hollywood, Calif.
Recording Engineers : Don Murray & John Mills
Assistant Engineers : Linda Tyler & George Belle
Remixed at The Sound Labs by Don Murray & Skip Drinkwater
Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, Calif. by Bernie Grundman