1973 Donny Hathaway – Extension Of A Man
Extension Of A Man is an album released by the R&B/Soul singer Donny Hathaway on Atco Records in 1973.
The release was his last solo studio album. It is noted for including a young Stanley Clarke of (then) Return to Forever on a couple of tracks, as well as drummer Fred White, brother to Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White, who worked with Hathaway in Chicago in the early days. White also played with Hathaway on concert dates and is featured on Hathaway’s live performance recordings.
Tracks
1 I Love The Lord ; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II) (Donny Hathaway) 05:32
2 Someday We’ll All Be Free (Donny Hathaway) 04:14
3 Flying Easy (Donny Hathaway) 03:13
4 Valdez In The Country (Donny Hathaway) 03:33
5 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know (Al Kooper) 05:23
6 Come Little Children (Donny Hathaway) 04:35
7 Love, Love, Love (JR Bailey; Ken Williams) 03:25
8 The Slums (Donny Hathaway) 05:11
9 Magdalena (Danny O’Keefe) 03:08
10 I Know It’s You (Leon Ware) 05:13
Musicians
1 I Love The Lord ; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II)
| Bass | Russ Savakus |
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Grady Tate |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Clarinet | Vincent Abato |
| Flute | Hubert Laws |
| French Horn | Jim Buffington |
| French Horn | Julius Watkins |
| French Horn | Tony Miranda |
| Oboe | Henry Schuman |
| Trombone | Dominick Gravine |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trombone | Paul Faulise |
| Trombone | Wayne Andre |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Trumpet | Ernie Royal |
| Trumpet | Joe Newman |
| Tuba | Don Butterfield |
2 Someday We’ll All Be Free
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
3 Flying Easy
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
4 Valdez In The Country
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Keith Loving |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
5 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Fred White |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Organ | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Sax | David Newman |
6 Come Little Children
| Bass | Donny Hathaway |
| Drums | Fred White |
| Guitar (solo) | Phil Upchurch |
| Guitar | John Bishop |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Sax | Seldon Powell |
| Trombone | Garnett Brown |
| Trumpet | Joe Newman |
7 Love, Love, Love
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Guitar | Keith Loving |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
8 The Slums
| Bass | Willie Weeks |
| Drums | Ray Lucas |
| Guitar | Cornell Dupree |
| Acoustic Guitar | Keith Loving |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Sax | Phil Bodner |
| Sax | Seldon Powell |
| Trombone | Tony Studd |
| Background Vocals | Jimmy Douglas |
| Background Vocals | Mario Medious |
| Background Vocals | Richard Wells |
| Background Vocals | William McCollum |
9 Magdalena
| Bass | Gordon Edwards |
| Drums | Grady Tate |
| Guitar | Hugh McCracken |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Tuba | Don Butterfield |
| Percussion | Ralph MacDonald |
10 I Know It’s You
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | David Spinozza |
| Electric Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Piano | Donny Hathaway |
| Background Vocals | Cissy Houston |
| Background Vocals | Myrna Smith |
| Background Vocals | Sylvia Shemwell |
Other Musicians
Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Kermit Moore (Track 1)
Harp – Gloria Agostini (Track 1)
Violin – Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen, Theodore Israel (Track 1)
Liner Notes
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Pete Robinson (Tracks 1, 8)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Gene Page (Tracks 2, 5)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – David Blumberg (Tracks 3, 4, 6, 7)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Freddie Perren
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Eddie Sierra (Track 6)
Contractor – Benjamin Barrett
Engineer (Recording, Remix) – Pete Bishop
Engineer (Assistant) – David Goldstein
Photography – Norman Seeff
Mastered At Crystal Sound Recording Studio
Recorded At The Mom & Pops Co Store Inc, Studio City, CA
Remixed At The Mom & Pops Co Store Inc, Studio City, CA
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