Note: David’s web
page is a copy of collaborations found on the world wild web. Web addresses and credits are found there as
well and are noted when available.
MUSICIANS – SAXY
DAVID McMURRAY
Member Of: Griot Galaxy
4. NU LIFE STORIES
Release Date:
05/20/2003
Label: Hip Bop Essence
Keep visiting this
page for new details
The music on saxophonist David McMurray's
release is generally funky, utilizes electronic percussion on many of the
tracks, and is often quite commercial. Despite all of that, McMurray
consistently shows that he is a fine saxophonist, particularly on tenor. His
playing is a little reminiscent of Grover
Washington Jr. style-wise, although he has his own sound. McMurray is in
particularly strong form on "Bob Your Head" and "Big
Dreams," making up for a couple tracks that have throwaway R&B vocals.
So while McMurray uplifts this idiom, he also consistently shows that he is a
better musician than much of the music he is performing. Hopefully he will have
future opportunities to stretch out more and really show what he can do. — Scott
Yanow
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1. |
Sunday
Morning (McMurray) - 3:57 |
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2. |
Searching
(Ayers) - 5:26 |
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3. |
Detroit 2
Cali (McMurray) - 5:27 |
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4. |
Good Day
(McMurray/Ridgeway) - 4:49 |
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5. |
Mack Avenue
(McMurray) - 4:19 |
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6. |
Bob Your
Head (James/McMurray) - 5:32 |
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7. |
Big Dreams
(McMurray) - 6:39 |
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8. |
Like We
Used To (McMurray) - 5:28 |
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9. |
Steppin'
Out (On Faith) (Boone/McMurray) - 4:05 |
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10. |
The Jazz
Life (McMurray) - 5:17 |
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11. |
Someday (Duke) -
4:27 |
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12. |
Funki Dashiki
(McMurray) - 5:01 |
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13. |
Nu Life
Stories (McMurray) - 4:23 |
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14. |
Dave's House
(McMurray) - 5:01 |
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15. |
Killing
Me Softly With His Song [*] (Fox/Gimbel) - 5:06 |
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Fender Rhodes,
Wurlitzer |
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Piano |
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Trumpet |
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Vocals |
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Percussion,
Keyboards, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Producer, Paintings |
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Bass |
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Piano |
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Bass |
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Drums |
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Executive Producer |
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Production
Assistant |
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Vocals (bckgr) |
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Guitar |
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Vocals |
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Art Direction,
Design |
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Vocals |
product, Kemistry
(02/25/2003) by Kem Credited Role: Sax (Tenor) CD
Listen to Audio Samples: To hear a sample, click the song title below. Windows Media player is required.
3. SOUL SEARCHING
Release Date: 08/28/2001
Label: Hip Bop Essence
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1. |
Just
The Music - Dave McMurray |
8. |
Soulful
Kiss - Dave McMurray |
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2. |
On
Detroit Time - Dave McMurray |
9. |
I
Go Wild - Dave McMurray |
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3. |
Cruisin'
To The P.M. - Dave McMurray |
10. |
Cleo's
Mood - Dave McMurray |
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4. |
What
Cha Gonna Do About My Loving - Dave McMurray |
11. |
Ghetto
Flute Song - Dave McMurray |
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5. |
Walk
In The Night - Dave McMurray |
12. |
London
Nights - Dave McMurray |
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6. |
7
Day Love - Dave McMurray |
13. |
Madrid
- Dave McMurray |
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7. |
Nautilus
- Dave McMurray |
14. |
Sonny
- Dave McMurray |
2. PEACE OF MIND
Release Date: 08/17/1999
Label: Hip Bop Essence
http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Inn/2010/McMurray.html
Dave McMurray, the Detroit-based saxophonist and a member of
"Was, Not Was" presents his debut album at Hip-Bop-Records
(www.silvascreen.com) Peace Of Mind.
Maybe you await hearing this title a calm and new agey album? Peace of mind
means freedom from disturbance or perturbation, a tranquility and undisturbed
state. You would be misled fare. This album is mainly a funky but still smooth
album.
The
grooving drum machine, added with some Latin percussion sounds and the hovering
keyboard sounds are the ground of the first track Down and Easy
on which Dave McMurray builds up his claim of leading
sax-mastership in Smooth Jazz. In the tradition of Grover Washington
McMurray opens a new era of funky saxophone. Darrell
"Peanut" Smith on his propulsing bass is the funky partner on My
Brother & Me. Remarkable Bob James solo on Rhodes,
but unforgettable McMurray 's emotional and sizzling sax play. For
you showcases Donald Ray Mitchels on vocals. This is
obviously a jazzy Hip Hop with a hard drum programming, but devilish
well-played in. Keyboard sound accents thundering at the horizon.
Strange
Indian rhythms and sound samples give Chow Main Street a strange
appeal. How come U don't call me anymore is a cover
version of Prince's former album Prince & the
Revolution: Live (1985). A
slow and melodic tune. Home
is also a hip-hoppy easy played tune. The sound of this upcoming decade is definitely
drum-programming. JK plays a marvelous guitar solo. Bob James on piano is always
an unbeatable enjoyment. Together with McMurray's sax it's an
overwhelming pleasure. Gar Z is such a magnificent example. Also skillful
and perfect are Wayne Gerard’’s and Mark Whitfield’'s
guitars. D'Angelo's
well known song Brown Sugar is the next sensible played cover
version. Dave McMurray seems to be profoundly rooted in R&B and Hip Hop,
but his mesmerizing ability to improvise in every tune reveals his still jazzy
attitude. Mo' Funk in 1988. Darrell Peanut's bass is anew
the right pavement for JK's and Dave's funky solos.
Let's go smooth again, may be the idea for the next track Let it go.
Herschell Boone's intimate vocals doubled and tripled in a choral
arrangement in combination with soft keyboard sounds are the opener for the
smooth part of the album. Michele
is played in the same mellow mood. Gentle melodies caress your ears. In this life is the funkier
follow up, still in a slow tempo. The bass is played by? Darrell Smith
of course.
The
title song Peace of mind is more contemplative and measured. Well
arranged and perfectly blended you can hear a high-quality studio recording.
Sound and drum programming are playing a main part and produce the atmospheric
background to raise the instrumental play on a higher level. Jazziz wrote
about this album: "Anyone familiar with the sound of instruments playing
together in a real acoustic space will find McMurray's radio-oriented,
multi-tracked production compressed and airless." I cannot share this
opinion. This complex sound can only produced with a carefully prepared
arrangement. Sure this sound isn't spontaneous. But then you better listen to a
live album. Finishing track is a
so-called smooth mix of For you. You can hear a more uptempo
version. This album has already overstepped the border
between Smooth Jazz and R&B. Yes; this album is very radio-like in the best
sense. Thanks to the perfect arrangements and well-played music this album is
an outstanding peak in Smooth Jazz history. @ HBH
Dave McMurray, the Detroit-based saxophonist and a member
of Was (Not Was) presents his debut album Peace Of Mind. Featuring guest
appearances by Bob James, Mark Whitfield, Don Was and others, and includes a
track specially produced for this album by Don Was and David Was. Track
highlights include: "Down and Easy," "Chow Main Street,"
"Home," "1988," "In This Life," and "Peace
of Mind." ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Detroit
saxophonist McMurray, who might be remembered in the '80s as one of the finest
avant expressionists in his heyday with Griot Galaxy, follows the same Smooth
Jazz path as on his previous Warner Brothers release "The David McMurray Show." His 1996er
release was Keep on Rising. Dave
McMurray is also well known as a sideman at several projects like Bob Dylan's
Under the red sky (1990), the Rolling Stones' Voodoo Lounge (1994), Bob James'
Joy Ride. The complete list is to find at AMG (address below).
More info:
http://allmusic.com/cg/x.dll?UID=4:32:31|PM&p=amg&sql=A427225
Detroit saxophonist McMurray, who might be remembered
in the '80s as one of the finest avant expressionists in his heyday with Griot Galaxy,
follows the same smooth jazz path as on his previous Warner Brothers release The
David McMurray Show. This CD is not as hard edged, it's actually
much, much cooler, the majority being instrumental numbers that have a similar small
funk flavor, McMurray playing alto, tenor and soprano sax, and a smidgen of
flute. He's backed on many of the tracks by electric bass guitarist Darrell Smith,
guitarist Wayne
Girard, no drummer, but percussionist Dennis Sheridan.
Most of the rhythm seems to come from programmed keyboards. Cameos are from
pianist Bob
James, Don
& David
Was, guitarist Al Martin and singer Sweet Pea
Atkinson. Since many of the tempos are slow to mid-speed, there's
not much to distinguish one from another, save McMurray's cut-below David Sanborn
musings on different saxes. The vocal tracks "For You" (plus remix, )
and "Let It Go" have Donald Ray Mitchell & Herschell
Boone sounding like Stevie Wonder, while three Ridgeway
family vocalists (Esther,
Gloria
& Gracie)
on Prince's
"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" sing only the refrain. Musical
highlights include Rayse Biggs' Miles-like trumpet on the title track, Bob James
Fender Rhodes solo during "My Brother & Me" and acoustic romp
with guitarist Mark
Whitfield for "Gar Z." The most interesting number is
"Chow Main Street," its churning percussion and meditative
underpinnings quite reminiscent of Leon Thomas & Pharoah Sanders'
"Hum Allah (Prince Of Peace.)" All in all a recording typical of this
genre made by skilled musicians who only scratch the surface of their already
established abilities and talents. McMurray is a quite engaging saxophonist in
search of a more substantive backdrop, and a better record deal. — Michael
G. Nastos
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1. |
Down
& Easy (McMurray)
- 5:17 |
8. |
Brown
Sugar (McMurray)
- 5:32 |
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2. |
My
Brother & Me (McMurray)
- 5:32 |
9. |
1988
(McMurray) - 5:32 |
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3. |
For
You (McMurray) - 5:32 |
10. |
Let
It Go (McMurray)
- 5:32 |
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4. |
Chow
Main Street (McMurray)
- 5:32 |
11. |
Michele (McMurray) - 5:32 |
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5. |
How
Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (McMurray) - 5:32 |
12. |
In
This Life (McMurray)
- 5:32 |
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6. |
Home
(For My Mother) (McMurray)
- 5:32 |
13. |
Peace
Of Mind (McMurray)
- 5:32 |
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7. |
Gar
Z (McMurray) - 5:32 |
14. |
For
You (Smooth Mix) (McMurray)
- 5:32 |
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Piano |
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Guitar |
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Vocals |
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Bass (Acoustic) |
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Trumpet |
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Fender Rhodes |
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Flute, Percussion, Keyboards, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano),
Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Producer |
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Keyboards |
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Organ, Piano, Fender Rhodes |
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Vocals |
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Vocals |
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Percussion, Vocals, Keyboard Programming |
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Percussion, Vocals, Producer, Bass (Acoustic) |
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Percussion, Quica |
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Guitar |
1.8 If I Had My Way
[Single]
Nancy
Wilson
Release Date: 01/01/1998
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1. |
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2. |
8. |
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3. |
9. |
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4. |
10. |
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5. |
11. |
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6. |
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1.5 Keep on Rising [Cassette Single]
Dave
McMurray
Release Date:
07/30/1996
1.2 Keep on Rising [CD/Vinyl Single]
David
McMurray
Label: Warner
Brothers
Release Date:
03/26/1996
1. DAVE McMURRAY SHOW
Release Date: 10/10/1995 (my bday is a
good release date!!)
Label: Hip Bop Essence
1. Around the World in 8 Measures
(McMurray) - 5:55
2. Spill It (All Out)
(Allen/Brown/Dickerson/Jordan/McMurray/Miller/Oskar/Westbrook) - 4:47
3. Old School (McMurray) - 3:45
4. Abracadabra (McMurray) - 5:20
5. No Compromise (McMurray) -
1:52
6. Coast to Coast (McMurray) -
4:50
7. The Jam (McMurray) - 4:28
8. Keep on Rising
(Holloway/McMurray/Turner) - 4:18
9. Street People (McMurray) -
4:50
10. Blasts Off (McMurray) - 4:49
11. Rebop (McMurray) - 1:53
12. The Beginning (McMurray) -
4:17
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Trumpet |
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Engineer, Mixing |
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Mixing |
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Assistant Engineer |
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Drums |
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Drums |
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Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, Producer, Engineer,
Liner Notes, Mixing |
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Vocals |
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Ensoniq ASR 10 |
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Bass |
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Bass |
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Guitar |
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Photography |
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Engineer |
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Vocals |
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Poetry, Rap |
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Engineer, Mixing |
DAVID McMURRAY ALSO APPEARS ON:
|
Geri
Allen |
Flute, Flugelhorn, Sax (Soprano), Associate
Producer |
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Gerald
Alston |
First Class Only
(1994) |
Saxophone |
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Sweet
Pea Atkinson |
Don't Walk Away
(1982) |
Saxophone |
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The
B-52's |
Good Stuff (1992) |
Flute, Saxophone |
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The
B-52's |
Saxophone |
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Bobby
Barth |
Two Hearts One
Beat (1986) |
Saxophone |
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Big
Chief |
Mack Avenue
Skullgame (1993) |
Horn |
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Bop
City |
Hip Strut (1996) |
Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Producer |
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Tim
Bowman |
Smile (2000) |
Saxophone |
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Felix
Cavaliere |
Dreams in Motion
(1994) |
Saxophone, Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) |
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Commissioned |
Will You Be
Ready? (1989) |
Saxophone |
SONGS DAVID appears
on:
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The
Boneshakers |
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Bop
City |
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Bob
James |
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Carolyn
Striho/Luis Resto/David M |
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XL |
King of the Blues [Box]
B.B.
King
Release Date:
01/01/1992
David was just one in many of the
“arrays” of musicians included in this B.B. King
: Kenny
Aronoff
: Howie
Leder
: Paul
Griffin
: John
Browning
: George
Coleman
: Sammie
Jett
: Bobby
Forté
: Charles
Brooks
: Louis
Silas, Jr.
: Sally
Tiven
: Paul
Harris
: Andrew
Love
: Bobby
Bryant
: James B.
Hutchenson
: Stevie
Wonder
: Ron
Jacobs
: Phil
Blackman
: Ben
Webster
: James
Bolden
: Helen
Duncan
: Russell Jackson
: John
Starks
: Wayne
Jackson
: The Edge
: Esmond
Edwards
: Eddie
Saxman Synigal
: Maxine
Willard Waters
: Bernard
"Pretty" Purdie
: Conte
Candoli
: Chuck
Finley
: Wilbur
Bascomb Sr.
: Charles
Bowles
: Herb
Lovelle
: Lisa
Fisher
ARRAY(0x928aebc): Joe Zagarino
: Ben
Branch
: Geary
Chansley
: Wilbur
Bascomb, Jr.
: Ralph
Hamilton
: Jake
Porter
: Hilton
Joseph
: Joe
Walsh
: Steve
Sherard
: Hobart
Dotson
: Jerome
Richardson
: Ernie
Royal
: Valerie
Pinkston-Mayo
: Tasha
Thomas
: Russ
Kunkel
: William
Green
: Little
Johnny Jones
: James
Walker
: Neil
Stubenhaus
: Leonard
Gill
: Paulinho
Da Costa
: Irving
Ashby
: Lloyd
Glenn
: Waymon
Reed
: Rebecca
Russel
: Bunny
Hull
: Lee
Ritenour
: Ken
Sands
: Vernon
Slater
: Larry
Washington
ARRAY(0x92e3998): Hank Crawford
: Roland
Chambers
: Ernie
Watts
: Earl
Nash
: Harold
Potier
: Steve
Madaio
: Al
Porcino
: Barry
Moore
: Tommy
Eyre
: Joshie
Armstead
: Joseph
Burton
: Herbert
Hardesty
: Gary
Herbig
: Ed
Michel
: Ronnie
Cuber
: Luther
Waters
: Fred
Ford
: Lee
Gatling
: Oren
Waters
: Sonny
Freeman
: Lloyd
Ulyate
: Jim
Keltner
: Al
Aarons
: Jerry
Hey
: Roy
Poper
: Oliver
Jackson
: Stewart
Levine
: Kurt McGettrick
: Nicky
Payne
: Tommy
Pederson
: Carl
Adams
: Cindy
Mizelle
: Luther
Dixon
: Trevor
Lawrence
: Don
Wilkerson
ARRAY(0x8d75ca0): Jon Tiven
ARRAY(0x92045c0): Maxwell Davis
: Richard
Sanders
: Jimmy Rowles
: Colin
Escott
: Wilbert
Freeman
: David McMurray
: Phyllis
Duncan
: Jesse
Davis
ARRAY(0x9273d10): Leon Russell
: Venetta
Field
ARRAY(0x92939f8): B.B. King
: Robert
Popwell
: Ray
Parker
: Charlie
Miller
: Marcus
Barnett
: Bono
: Dr. John
: Michael
Landau
: Billy
Butler
: Juan
Tizol
: Bob
Morin
: Merry
Clayton
: Louis Villery
: Adam
Clayton
: Bill
Szymczyk
: Patrick
Williams
: Bill
Havey
: Bob
Daisley
: Cato
Walker
: Tuff
Green
: Gerald
Jemmott
: Nick
Pentelow
: Jackie
Mills
: Clydie
King
: Dean
Parks
: Jim
Gordon
: Brother
Gene Dinwiddie
: Julio
Ferrer
: Bob
Thiele
: John
Hobbs
ARRAY(0x92e3ec4): Joe Sample
: David
Sanborn
: Bert de
Coteaux
: Johnny
Board
: Sherlie
Mathews
: Eddie
"Bongo" Brown
: Lawrence
Burdine
: Charles
Mann
: Barney
Hubert
: Randy
Jacobs
: Gary
Moore
: Louis
Hubert
: Andy
McKaie
: Lenny
Castro
: Freddie
Washington
: Tom
"Bones" Malone
: Frank
Mead
: Ringo
Starr
: Victor
Feldman
: Will
Calhoun
ARRAY(0x923a15c): Stix Hooper
: Erick
Labson
: Garnett
Brown
: Eli
Tartarsky
: Henry
Boozier
: Joseph
Francis "Sonny" Burke
: Gary
Wright
: Cornell
Dupree
: George
Bohannon
: Leo
Lauchie
: Sonny
Burke
: Graham
Walker
: Johnny
B. Gayton
: Bill
Harvey
: Big Joe
Turner
: Jimmie
Haskell
: Klaus
Voorman
: Jim Cook
: Major
Holley
: Bill
Inglot
: Ron Levy
: James
Toney
: Vernon
Reid
: Calvin
Newborne
ARRAY(0x929c088): Jim Price
: Phineas
Newborn
: Ira
Newborn
: David
Allen
: John
Landis
: Quitman
Dennis
: Joe Turner
: Jimmy
Forrest
ARRAY(0x927d160): Wilton Felder
: Ron
Kersey
: Jesse
Daniels
: Larry
Williams
: Earl
Turbinton
: Rudy
Aikels
: Carol
Kenyon
: Duke
Jethro
: Woody
Shaw
: Rebecca
Evans Russell
: Ron
Baker
: Steve
Watson
: Gary
Grant
: Bobby
Cadwell
: Neil
Larsen
: Jesse
Sailes
: Maxine
Willard
: Deborah
Dobkin
: Ed
Greene
: Oscar
Brashear
: Jimmy
Iovine
: David
Spinozza
: Jack
Redmond
: Charles
Fendley
: Bumps
Myers
: Julia
Tillman Waters
: Shirley
Matthews
: Mahlon
Clark
: Jewell
L. Grant
: Ronald Bautista
: Bonnie
Raitt
: Earl
Forest
: Bryan
Garofalo
: Hugh
McCracken
: Bill
Hood
: Shelly
Yakus
: Ian
Taylor
: Ray Linn
: Nana
Vasconcelos
: John
Willie Cook
: Lonny
Lalanne
: The
Memphis Horns
: Lawrence
Dermer
: James
Gadson
: Bobby
"Blue" Bland
: Bobby
Keys
: Randy Kerber
: Carole
King
: Willie
"Big Eyes" Smith
: Paulette
Brown
: Adolph
Duncan
: Johnny
Pate
ARRAY(0x92503b4): Edward Rowe
: Calep
Emphrey
: Klaus
Voormann
: Anton
Fig
: Don Was
: Martin
Drover
: Sonny
Burke
: Will Lee
: Louis
Satterfield
: Earl
Young
: Benny
Powell
ARRAY(0x91e8cc8): Calvin Owens
: Carl
Hall
: Harold
Austin
: Red
Callender
: Dick
Noel
: Frank
Owens
: Mac
Rebennack
: Arthur
Adams
: Michael
Hill
: Ted
Curry
: Al
Hendrickson
: Floyd
Turnham
: Ronnie
Barron
: Snooky
Young
: Robert
"Pops" Popewell
: Millard
Lee
: Robert
Anderson
: Kim
Hutchcroft
: Fred
Jackson, Jr.
: Val
Patillo
: Al
Kooper
: Sidney
Seidenberg
: Red
Holloway
: Milton
Hopkins
: Tommy
Pedersen
: Lou Zito
ARRAY(0x9259b24): Dave Crawford
: Arnett
Cobb
: Johnny
Ace
: Jimmy
Henderson
: Howard
E. Johnson
: Linda
Taylor
: Thek
Edge
: Warren
Chiasson
: David
"Fathead" Newman
: Norman
Harris
: Sid
Feller
: Larry
Mullen, Jr.
: John
Uribe
: Quincy
Jones
: Pluma
Davis
: Johnny
Jones