1989 Greg Mathieson – For My Friends
For My Friends is an album by Greg Mathieson, released in 1989.
Greg Mathieson was born Febraury 25th 1950 in Los Angeles Ca. and has been a native of Southern California his whole life. He started piano lessons at the age of 10, and then switched to the trumpet at age 14 so he could participate in school activities. While he played Trumpet during Junior High and High school he continued to play the piano and took harmony lessons from Ken Hanna who was an arranger with Stan Kenton. In 1968 Greg went to Valley College (in the San Fernando Valley) where he switched back to piano and joined the “A” jazz band, which won the California State Championship both years he attended. “He put down the Horn and never looked back”.(more)
Tracks
| 1 | I Don’t Know (Greg Mathieson) | 5:04 |
| 2 | Song For My Grandfather (Greg Mathieson) | 4:43 |
| 3 | For My Friends (Greg Mathieson) | 3:53 |
| 4 | All Blues (Miles Davis) | 8:52 |
| 5 | Savada (Greg Mathieson) | 3:39 |
| 6 | Goe (Greg Mathieson) | 4:05 |
| 7 | 20 Bar Blues (Greg Mathieson) | 6:34 |
| 8 | Slow Glide 2 (Greg Mathieson) | 5:08 |
| 9 | LMNOP (Greg Mathieson) | 10:12 |
Media
Musicians
1 I Don’t Know
| Bass | Abe Laboriel |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Programming | Casey Young |
2 Song For My Grandfather
| Bass | Abe Laboriel |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Programming | Casey Young |
3 For My Friends
| Bass | Abe Laboriel |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Programming | Casey Young |
4 All Blues
| Bass | Abe Laboriel |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Programming | Casey Young |
5 Savada
| Bass | Abe Laboriel |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Programming | Casey Young |
6 Goe
| Bass | Abe Laboriel |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Programming | Casey Young |
7 20 Bar Blues
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Percussion | Alex Acuna |
| Programming | Casey Young |
8 Slow Glide 2
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Programming | Casey Young |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
9 LMNOP
| Bass | Abe Laboriel |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Programming | Casey Young |
Liner Notes
Producer – Dave Pell
Engineer – Don Murray, Tommy Vicari
Engineer (Assistant) – Bryant Arnett, Richard McKernan, Terry Bower, Tony Friedman
Mastered By – Michael Boshears
Mixed By – Tommy Vicari
Artwork – John Kleber
Design – John Dittrich
Photography By – Dave Pell
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Dominion Entertainment, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Dominion Entertainment, Inc.
Recorded At – Conway Studios