1985 Rodney Franklin – Skydance
Skydance is the sixth solo album by American jazz pianist/composer Rodney Franklin. It was released in 1985 on Columbia.
Tracks
1 Fiesta (Rodney Franklin; Paul Buckmaster; Stuart Dubey; Michael Carr) 05:03
2 Destiny (Diane Cornwall; Rodney Franklin; Keith Jones; Bob Macarsky) 04:38
3 Song For You (Rodney Franklin) 04:57
4 Children (Rodney Franklin; Paul Buckmaster; Lena Sunday) 05:00
5 One From The Heart (Rodney Franklin) 05:42
6 Skydance (Rodney Franklin; Paul Buckmaster) 04:54
Biography
Musicians
1 Fiesta
| Bass | Kuma Harada |
| Drums (Linn) | Rodney Franklin |
| Guitar | Vic Lyton |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Trumpet | Raymond Lee Brown |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
| Vocals | Rodney Franklin |
2 Destiny
| Bass | Keith Jones |
| Piano | Rodney Franklin |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Oji |
3 Song For You
| Bass | Kuma Harada |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Fender Rhodes | Rodney Franklin |
| Piano | Rodney Franklin |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Vocals | Howard Smith |
4 Children
| Bass | Keith Jones |
| Drums (Linn) | Rodney Franklin |
| Guitar | Ray Gomez |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Trumpet | Raymond Lee Brown |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Background Vocals | Darryl Phinnessee |
| Vocals | Daryl Coley |
5 One From The Heart
| Bass | Keith Jones |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Fender Rhodes | Rodney Franklin |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Vocals | Rodney Franklin |
| Vocals | Phyllis St. James |
| Vocals | Lena Sunday |
6 Skydance
| Bass | Keith Jones |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | Phyllis St. James |
| Vocals | Lena Sunday |
| Vocals | Oji |
| Vocals | Rodney Franklin |
| Vocals | Paul Buckmaster |
Other Musicians
Children Choir – Solana Lord, Elijah CAnning, Crystal Soufer, Kelly Lambert, Jamaica Franklin, Brendan Berger, Aviva Porter, Mira Speare, Michael Schmidt, Derrick McKinney
Cello – Raymond Kelli, Dennis Karmazyn, George Annis, Steve Hammond
Viola – Alan Harshman, Dave Schwarz
Violin – Assa Drori, Dave Frasina, Sheldon Sanov, Israel Baker
Liner Notes
Producer (Executive)- George Butler
Arranged By – Rodney Franklin (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6)
Arranged By – Paul Buckmaster (Tracks 4, 6)
Concertmaster – Don Palmer (Track 3)
Engineer – Erik Zobler, Stuart Bruce
Mixed By – Erik Zobler
Recorded By – Stuart Bruce
Recorded At Madhatter Studio
Recorded At One On One Studios
Recorded At Sarm West Studios, London, England
Recorded At Sunset Sound Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded At The Mix Room
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc
Tonyjoe
September 2, 2022 @ 04:04
I believe Song for you by Rodney is a classic and is aheadvof its time.if it had been done 20 years ago it would world reknown.I play it all time