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1977 Bobby Lyle – The Genie

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The Genie is the second solo album by jazz pianist Bobby Lyle, released in 1977 on Capitol.

Tracks

1  The Genie (Bobby Lyle) 05:56
2  Magic Ride (Bobby Lyle) 05:34
3  Pisces (Bobby Lyle) 05:18
4  I’m So Glad (And I’m Thankful) (Bobby Lyle) 03:23
5  You Think Of Her (Bobby Lyle) 06:50
6  Night Breeze (Bobby Lyle) 06:08
7  Mother Nile (Bobby Lyle) 06:52
8  I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart) 01:37

Biography

Musicians

1 The Genie

BassDonny Beck
DrumsSteve Gutierrez
GuitarRoland Bautista
Fender RhodesBobby Lyle
Mini MoogBobby Lyle
PianoBobby Lyle
FluteErnie Watts
French HornSidney Muldrow
TromboneGeorge Bohanon
TromboneMaurice Spears
TrumpetOscar Brashear
TrumpetSteve Madaio
Background VocalsDeborah Shotlow
Background VocalsFlo Lyle
Background VocalsMarjie Lyle
Background VocalsSaundra Alexander


2 Magic Ride

BassDonny Beck
DrumsSteve Gutierrez
Guitar (solo)Billy Rogers
GuitarRoland Bautista
Fender RhodesBobby Lyle
SynthesizerBobby Lyle
CongasBabatunde Olatunji
VibraphoneVictor Feldman
Background VocalsDeborah Shotlow
Background VocalsFlo Lyle
Background VocalsMarjie Lyle
Background VocalsSaundra Alexander
VocalsBobby Lyle


3 Pisces

BassDonny Beck
DrumsSteve Gutierrez
Guitar (solo)Billy Rogers
GuitarRoland Bautista
Fender RhodesBobby Lyle
CongasBabatunde Olatunji


4 I’m So Glad (And I’m Thankful)

BassDonny Beck
DrumsSteve Gutierrez
GuitarRoland Bautista
Fender RhodesBobby Lyle
ClavinetBobby Lyle
Mini MoogBobby Lyle
Talk BoxBobby Lyle
French HornSidney Muldrow
SaxErnie Watts
TromboneGeorge Bohanon
TromboneMaurice Spears
TrumpetOscar Brashear
TrumpetSteve Madaio
Background VocalsDeborah Shotlow
Background VocalsFlo Lyle
Background VocalsMarjie Lyle
VocalsBobby Lyle
Background VocalsSaundra Alexander


5 You Think Of Her

BassDonny Beck
DrumsSteve Gutierrez
GuitarRoland Bautista
Fender RhodesBobby Lyle
VibraphoneVictor Feldman
Background VocalsDeborah Shotlow
Background VocalsFlo Lyle
Background VocalsMarjie Lyle
Background VocalsJohn Valentine
Background VocalsSaundra Alexander
Background VocalsWilliam Valentine
VocalsBobby Lyle


6 Night Breeze

BassDonny Beck
DrumsSteve Gutierrez
GuitarRoland Bautista
Fender RhodesBobby Lyle
SynthesizerBobby Lyle
SaxErnie Watts
TrumpetOscar Brashear


7 Mother Nile

BassDonny Beck
DrumsSteve Gutierrez
GuitarRoland Bautista
Fender RhodesBobby Lyle
SynthesizerBobby Lyle
SaxErnie Watts
TrumpetOscar Brashear
CongasBabatunde Olatunji
TambourineDeborah Shotlow
Background VocalsDeborah Shotlow
Background VocalsFlo Lyle
Background VocalsMarjie Lyle
Background VocalsSaundra Alexander


8 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was

PianoBobby Lyle

Strings

Cello – Armand Kaproff, Nathan Gershman (Tracks 1, 2, 5)
Viola – James Dunham, Janet Lakatos (Tracks 1, 2, 5)
Violin – Anatol Kaminsky, Bonnie Douglas, Carroll Stephens, Israel Baker, James Getzoff, Murray Adler, Paul Shure, Robert Sushel (Tracks 1, 2, 5)

Liner Notes

Producer – Wayne Henderson
Producer (Executive) – Larkin Arnold
Arranged By – Bobby Lyle
Engineer (Recording) – Mallory Earl, Reginald Dozier
Mastered By – John Golden
Mixed By – F. Byron Clark

Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Design – Art Sims
Illustration – Shusei Nagaoka

Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Mixed At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At ABC Recording Studios
Recorded At Chateau Recorders
Produced For At Home Productions

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