Roland Vazquez (born July 4, 1951 in Pasadena , California ) is an American drummer in Latin Jazz , who has also emerged as a composer.
Vazquez, who comes from a family of musicians, began playing the drums in 1963 under the influence of a concert by Mongo Santamaría. In Los Angeles he first appeared on Rhythm & Blues and Rock bands. After an accident in which he had to pause, he discovered in 1969 his compositional skills. He studied composition at Westminster College in Utah and began to apply his skills in his own band Urban Ensemble, founded in 1974. In 1977 he released with this combo his first works on the album The Music of Roland Vazquez. The result was the LA Jazz Ensemble, which included musicians like Patrice Rushen, Brian Lynch, Bennie Maupin, Anthony Jackson, Alex Acuña and Clare Fischer. In addition, Vazquez worked for Willie Bobo and was from 1978 to 1981 a member of Clare Fischer’s band Salsa Picante.
Tracks
1 Feel Your Dream (Roland Vazquez) 3:51
2 The Spare (Roland Vazquez) 5:00
3 Giana (Roland Vazquez) 5:45
4 Nevermore…Than Now (Chuck Wike) 4:25
5 Somewhat Others (Roland Vazquez) 3:50
6 Only What Ya\’ Feel (Roland Vazquez) 4:15
7 Let Their Voices Be As Music (Roland Vazquez) 6:40
8 Together We Dream (Roland Vazquez) 5:10
Musicians
1 Feel Your Dream
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Roland Vazquez |
Guitar | Barry Coates |
Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
Piano | Rick Marvin |
Rhodes | Rick Marvin |
Synthesizer | Rick Marvin |
Sax | Dan Higgins |
Sax | Steve Tavaglione |
Sax | Gary Herbig |
Trumpet | Ron King |
Percussion | Mike Fisher |
2 The Spare
Bass | Nathan East |
Drums | Roland Vazquez |
Guitar | Barry Coates |
Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
Piano | Ronnie Foster |
Piano | Rick Marvin |
Piano | Roland Vazquez |
Rhodes | Rick Marvin |
Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
Sax | Steve Tavaglione |
Sax | Gary Herbig |
Trumpet | Ron King |
3 Giana
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Roland Vazquez |
Guitar | Barry Coates |
Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
Piano | Rick Marvin |
Rhodes | Rick Marvin |
Synthesizer | Rick Marvin |
Flugelhorn | Ron King |
Flute | Bob Sheppard |
Sax | Steve Tavaglione |
Sax | Bob Sheppard |
4 Nevermore…Than Now
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Roland Vazquez |
Guitar | John Darst |
Rhodes | Clare Fischer |
Sax | Michael Carnahan |
Sax | Jim Coile |
Trumpet | Ralf Rickert |
Congas | Manolo Badrena |
Timbales | Alex Acuna |
5 Somewhat Others
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Alex Acuna |
Guitar | Barry Coates |
Guitar | Werner Schuchner |
Mini Moog | Stu Goldberg |
Rhodes | Rich Eames |
Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
Sax | Michael Carnahan |
Sax | Gary Herbig |
Trumpet | Ralf Rickert |
Congas | Alex Acuna |
6 Only What Ya\’ Feel
Bass | Ken Wild |
Drums | Roland Vazquez |
Guitar | Barry Coates |
Guitar | John Darst |
Rhodes | Larry Williams |
Sax | Michael Carnahan |
Sax | Jim Coile |
Sax | Bennie Maupin |
Trumpet | Ralf Rickert |
Congas | Chuck Wike |
7 Let Their Voices Be As Music
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Roland Vazquez |
Guitar | Barry Coates |
Guitar | Werner Schuchner |
Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
Rhodes | Rich Eames |
Flugelhorn | Ralf Rickert |
Sax | Michael Carnahan |
Sax | Gary Herbig |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
8 Together We Dream
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Roland Vazquez |
Guitar | Barry Coates |
Guitar | Werner Schuchner |
Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
Rhodes | Rich Eames |
Trumpet | Ralf Rickert |
Sax | Gary Herbig |
Sax | Michael Carnahan |
Percussion | Alex Acuna |
Liner Notes
Producer – Roland Vazquez
Co-Producer – Peter Chaiken (Tracks 1, 2, 3)
Engineer – Peter Chaiken
Engineer (Asistant) – Bill Thomas, Deborah Thompson, Phil Moores, Chris Gordon
Engineer (Mastering) – Jack Hunt
Art Direction, Photography – Mike Diehl
Photography – Caley Gottlieb
Distributed By – MCA Distributing Corporation
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Headfirst Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Headfirst Records, Inc.