08/03/2021

Ben Sidran "The Cat And The Hat" (1979) -Jazz Pop-


 Label : Horizon Records


États-Unis Side One

01 - Hi-Fly (Randy Weston & John Hendricks)
02 - Ask Me Now (Thelonious Monk)
03 - Like Sonny (John Coltrane)
04 - Give It To The Kids (Mike Mainieri & Ben Sidran)

Side Two

01 - Minority (G.G. Gryce)
02 - Blue Daniel (Frank Rosolino)
03 - Ballin' The Jack (C. Smith - Additional Lyrics Ben Sidran)
04 - Girl Talk (Neal Hefti & Bobby Troupe)
05 - Seven Steps To Heaven (Victor Feldman & Miles Davis)


Ben Sidran :  Vocals, Acoustic Piano, Yamaha Electric Grand, Fender Rhodes on "Seven Steps To Heaven", Synthesizers
Mike Mainieri : Vibes, Synthesizers, Fender Rhodes
Steve Gadd :  Drums
Abraham Laboriel :  Bass
Lee Ritenour :  Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa :  Percussion
Buzz Feiten : Guitar Solo on "Ballin' The Jack"
Michael Brecker :  Tenor Sax Solo on "Minority", "Hi-Fly" & "Give It To The Kids"
Joe Henderson :  Tenor Sax Solo on "Seven Steps To Heaven"
Tom Harrell :  Trumpet Solo on "Blue Daniel"
Don Grolnick :  Organ on "Give It To The Kids"
Susan Ciani & Ian Underwood :  Synthesizer Programming
Horn Section on "Hi-Fly" & "Minority :
Tom Scott Tenor Sax & Flute
Pete Christlieb : Tenor Sax & Flute
Jim Horn : Baritone Saxophone & Flute
Dick 'Slyde' Hyde : Trombone
Gary Grant Trumpet
Jerry Hey Trumpet
Frank Floyd, Luther Vandross, Gordon Grody Background vocals on "Ballin' The Jack" & "Minority"
Mike Finnigan, Max Gronenthal Background vocals on "Give It To The Kids"
Tisha Campbell, Craig Davis, Claude Brooks, Gerard Randell : Background vocals
Synthesizer Programs : Susan Ciani & Ian Underwood

Produced by Mike Mainieri & Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Arranged & Conducted by Mike Mainieri
Recorded at The Sound Labs, Hollywood, with Linda Tyler
Capitol Records, Hollywood, with Don Henderson
Crimson Studios, Santa Monica, with Terry Becker & Hank Cicalo
The Power Station, New York, with The Staff
Sound Mixers, New York, with William Wittman
Mastered by Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood
Production Assistance : Noel Newbolt, Christine Martin