1974 Gene Harris – Astralsignal
Astral Signal is a soul/funk influenced jazz album recorded in 1975 by the jazz keyboard player Gene Harris.
Harris covered the Chicago tune “Beginnings” on this album, one of the very few times that Harris can be heard as lead vocalist.
Tracks
1 Prelude 01:40
2 Summer (The First Time) (Bobby Goldsboro) 03:21
3 Rebato Summer (Jerry Peters) 00:34
4 I Remember Summer (Jerry Peters) 02:03
5 Don’t Call Me Nigger, Whitey (Sylvester Stewart) 03:43
6 Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong (Jerry Peters) 03:10
7 My Roots (JK Abernathy) 04:20
8 Green River (John Fogerty) 03:04
9 Beginnings (Robert Lamm) 05:53
10 Feeling You, Feeling Me Too! (Alex Brown; Monk Higgins) 01:59
11 Higga-Boom (Harvey Mason Sr) 06:00
12 Love Talkin’ (Jerry Peters) 04:49
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Guitar | Sidney Muldrow |
| Guitar | John Rowin |
| Keyboards | Jerry Peters |
| Sax | Ernie Watts |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Musician | Keg Johnson |
| Musician | Jim Shifflett |
| Background Vocals | Ann Esther |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
| Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
| Background Vocals | Luther Waters |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Mack |
| Background Vocals | Trisha Chamberlain |
Other Musicians
9 Beginnings
| Vocals | Gene Harris |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jerry Peters, Keg Johnson, Jim Shifflett
Producer (Executive) – George Butler
Arranged By – Gene Harris (Track 7)
Arranged By – Harvey Mason, Jerry Peters (Track 11)
Engineer – Gilmar Fortis, Jim Shifflett
Mastered By – Bill Lazerus, Jim Shifflett
Mixed By – Jim Shifflett
Technician – Charlotte Politte
Art Direction – Bob Cato
Photography – Kenny Dorr
Mastered At Angel City Sound
Mixed At Music Recorders, Inc.
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Phonographic Copyright United Artists Records Inc
Copyright United Artists Records Inc