25/01/2012

M. Sasaji & L.A. Allstars "Birdland" (2000) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Fusion-



 Label  : Sony Music Entertainment


Japon 01 - Birdland (Josef Zawinul)
02 - Girl Talk (Neal Hefti & Bobby Troup)
03 - Green Flower Street (Donald Fagen)
04 - My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers)
05 - Freedom Jazz Dance (Eddie Harris)
06 - Interplay (Bill Evans)
07 - The Sidewinder (Lee Morgan)
08 - The Look of Love (Hal David  & Burt Bacharach)
09 - Gymno Pédie (Erik Alfredi Le Satie)


Produced by Masanori Sasaji
All Songs Conducted by Jerry Hey
All Songs Arranged by Masanori Sasaji
Co-Producer : Hiroya Tsubaki
Recording Coordination (Los Angeles) : Akira Yada
Executive Producer : Yasohachi '88' Itoh
Recorded & Mixed at Ocean Way Recording Studio "B", July 2000
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Allen Sides
Assistant Engineers : Greg Burns, Darrell Thorp & Naoto Tanemura
Mastered at Sony Music Shinanomachi Studio, Tokyo
Mastering Engineer : Koji 'C-chan' Suzuki


01 - Birdland

Acoustic Piano : Masanori Sasaji
Electric Guitar : Dean Parks
Electric Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
PercussionAlex Acuña
Soprano Saxophone & Solo : Dan Higgins
Alto Saxophone : Brandon Fields
Tenor Saxophone & Solo : Ernie Watts
Tenor Saxophone : Larry Williams
Baritone Saxophone : Jack Nimitz
Trumpet : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant, Warren Luening & Larry Hall
Trombone : Charlie Loper, Andy Martin & Bob McChesney
Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Background vocals : Penny Ford, Kimberly Brewer, Lynn Roderick & Tracy Nelson

02 - Girl Talk

Acoustic Piano : Masanori Sasaji
Wood Bass : Dave Carpenter
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Flute : Sheridan Stokes & Greg Huckins
Clarinet : Gary Foster & Bill Liston
Bass Clarinet : Jack Nimitz
Alto Saxophone : Brandon Fields
Tenor Saxophone : Ernie Watts & Larry Williams
Trumpet & Solo : Warren Luening
Trumpet : Gary Grant & Wayne Bergeron
Trombone : Charlie Loper, Andy Martin & Bob McChesney
Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

03 - Green Flower Street

Vocals : Richard Page
Electric Piano : Masanori Sasaji
Electric Guitar & Solo : Dean Parks
Electric Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
PercussionAlex Acuña
Alto Saxophone : Dan Higgins
Tenor Saxophone : Ernie Watts
Baritone Saxophone : Jack Nimitz
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Gary Grant & Warren Luening
Trombone : Charlie Loper & Andy Martin
Background vocals : Penny Ford, Kimberly Brewer, Lynn Roderick & Tracy Nelson

04 - My Favorite Things

Acoustic Piano : Masanori Sasaji
Wood Bass : Dave Carpenter
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Flute : Sheridan Stokes & Greg Huckins
Oboe : Phil Ayling & John Yoakum
Clarinet : Gary Foster & Bill Liston
Bass Clarinet : Jack Nimitz
Soprano Saxophone : Dan Higgins
Alto Saxophone & Solo : Brandon Fields
Tenor Saxophone : Ernie Watts & Larry Williams
Trumpet : Gary Grant, Warren Luening & Wayne Bergeron
Trombone : Charlie Loper, Andy Martin & Bob McChesney
Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

05 - Freedom Jazz Dance

Electric Piano & Solo : Masanori Sasaji
Wood Bass : Dave Carpenter
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
PercussionAlex Acuña
Flute : Sheridan Stokes & Greg Huckins
Oboe : John Yoakum & Gene Cipriano
Clarinet : Gary Foster & Bill Liston
Bass Clarinet : Jack Nimitz
Alto Saxophone : Brandon Fields & Dan Higgins
Tenor Saxophone & Solo : Ernie Watts
Tenor Saxophone : Larry Williams
Baritone Saxophone : Beverly Dahlke
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Gary Grant, Charlie Davis & Larry Lunetta
Trombone : Andy Martin, Bob McChesney & Bruce Otto
Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

06 - Interplay

Acoustic Piano & Solo : Masanori Sasaji
Wood Bass : Dave Carpenter
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
PercussionAlex Acuña
Flute : Sheridan Stokes & Greg Huckins
Oboe : John Yoakum
Clarinet : Gary Foster
Bass Clarinet : Jack Nimitz
Soprano & Alto Saxophones : Dan Higgins
Tenor Saxophone : Ernie Watts & Larry Williams
Trumpet & Solo : Larry Lunetta
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Gary Grant
Trumpet : Charlie Davis
Trombone : Andy Martin & Bob McChesney
Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

07 - The Sidewinder

Electric Piano : Masanori Sasaji
Electric Guitar & Solo : Dean Parks
Electric Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Flute : Sheridan Stokes & Greg Huckins
Alto Saxophone & Solo : Dan Higgins & Brandon Fields
Tenor Saxophone : Ernie Watts & Larry Williams
Baritone Saxophone : Jack Nimitz
Trumpet : Gary Grant & Warren Luening
Trombone : Charlie Loper & Andy Martin
Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

08 - The Look of Love

Vocals : Penny Ford
Electric Piano : Masanori Sasaji
Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks
Elecric Bass : Dave Carpenter
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
PercussionAlex Acuña
Flute : Sheridan Stokes & Greg Huckins
Alto Saxophone : Brandon Fields & Dan Higgins
Tenor Saxophone : Ernie Watts & Larry Williams
Baritone Saxophone : Beverly Dahlke
Trumpet & Flugelhorn : Gary Grant, Charlie Davis & Larry Lunetta
Trombone : Andy Martin, Bob McChesney & Bruce Otto
Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach

09 - Gymno Pédie

Acoustic Piano : Masanori Sasaji
Wood Bass : Dave Carpenter
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta
Flute : Sheridan Stokes & Greg Huckins
Oboe : Phil Ayling & John Yoakum
Clarinet : Gary Foster & Bill Liston
Bass Clarinet : Jack Nimitz
Soprano Saxophone & Solo : Dan Higgins
Trumpet & Solo : Warren Luening
Trombone : Charlie Loper, Andy Martin & Bob McChesney
Bass Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Tuba : Tommy Johnson