Jeff Richman is a professional guitarist with a 35 year career in performance guitar, composing, arranging and recording. He has produced 16 solo albums and toured worldwide. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, he also studied privately with Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrick and William Levitt. After graduating, he lived and performed in New York City and by 1979, moved to Los Angeles. The L.A. scene provided him the opportunity to play and record alongside the industry’s most talented artists, write and produce hundreds of library music cuts for television and participate on a multitude of film score projects. As producer, arranger and performing artist, Jeff recorded and released six CD projects paying tribute to Carlos Santana, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Steely Dan, Miles Davis, Jeff Beck and John Coltrane for the Tone Center record label. In addition to his musical career, Jeff conducts the Fusion Ensemble at Musicians Institute.(source)
Tracks
1 Like A mountain (Jeff Richman) 4:22
2 The way In (Jeff Richman) 5:41
3 Little Big (Jeff Richman) 5:13
4 Robin Hood (Jeff Richman, Philip Giffin) 4:57
5 Pygmy People (Jeff Richman, Philip Giffin) 5:41
6 Carolina Heart (Jeff Richman) 4:39
7 Namaste (Jeff Richman) 4:55
8 Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel) 5:47
Musicians
1 Like A Mountain
| Bass | Jeff Berlin |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Jeff Richmann |
| Guitar (solo) | Frank Gambale |
2 The way In
| Bass | Gary Willis |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Jeff Richmann |
| Acoustic Guitar | Al Di Meola |
3 Little Big
| Bass | Gary Willis |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar (solo) | John Abercrombie |
| Guitar | Jeff Richmann |
4 Robin Hood
| Bass | Jeff Berlin |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Jeff Richmann |
5 Pygmy People
| Bass | Gary Willis |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Jeff Richmann |
| Vocals | Karen Blake |
| Background Vocals | Michael Now |
| Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
6 Carolina Heart
| Bass | Gary Willis |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar (solo) | John Abercrombie |
| Guitar | Jeff Richmann |
7 Namaste
| Bass | Domenic Genova |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Jeff Richmann |
8 Sledgehammer
| Bass | Jeff Berlin |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Jeff Richmann |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Acoustic Guitar | Al Di Meola |
| Background Vocals | Karen Blake |
| Background Vocals | Michael Now |
| Background Vocals | Leah Kunkel |
Liner Notes
Producer – Philip Giffin
Producer [Associate] – Jeff Richman
Producer (Executive) – Andreas Vahsen, Horst Polland
Engineer – Gabriel Moffat, Jim Sheffler
Engineer (Assistant) – John Whynot, John Lousson, Bobby Johnes, Frank LaRosa
Mixed By – Francis Buckley
Cover Art – Thomas Ossig
Photography – Randi Cogert
Distributed By – Intercord Record Service
Lacquer Cut At – SST Brüggemann GmbH
Recorded At – Studio Ultimo
Recorded At – Track Records, Los Angeles
Mixed At – The Enterprise
Mixed At – Mad Hatter Studios
Jeff Richman is a professional guitarist with a 35 year career in performance guitar, composing, arranging and recording. He has produced 16 solo albums and toured worldwide. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, he also studied privately with Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrick and William Levitt. After graduating, he lived and performed in New York City and by 1979, moved to Los Angeles. The L.A. scene provided him the opportunity to play and record alongside the industry’s most talented artists, write and produce hundreds of library music cuts for television and participate on a multitude of film score projects. As producer, arranger and performing artist, Jeff recorded and released six CD projects paying tribute to Carlos Santana, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Steely Dan, Miles Davis, Jeff Beck and John Coltrane for the Tone Center record label. In addition to his musical career, Jeff conducts the Fusion Ensemble at Musicians Institute.(source)