1990 Steve Tavaglione – Blue Tav

Blue Tav is an album by saxophonist Steve Tavaglione, released in 1990.

Steve Tavaglione, sometimes known as “Tav”, is a woodwind and EWI musician best known for his work as a co-founder of the Latin fusion group Caldera with Jorge Strunz and Eduardo del Barrio, his work with Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, John Pisano, Scott Kinsey, Diana Ross, George Benson, Lee Ritenour, John Beasley, and his appearances on television and film soundtracks notably film composers Thomas Newman and Mark Isham.

Tracks

1  Kenya Dig It (David Garfield; Steve Tavaglione) 07:12
2  Catalina (John Beasley) 05:36
3  Sue-She (David Garfield) 06:09
4  Black Cadillac (David Garfield; Steve Tavaglione) 04:36
5  The Burning (Vinnie Colaiuta) 03:55
6  Uncle Oil (John Peña; David Garfield; Steve Tavaglione) 05:33
7  Rapture (John Beasley) 05:24
8  Blue Tav (David Garfield; Steve Tavaglione; Michael O’Neill) 06:41
9  Tsunami (David Garfield; Steve Tavaglione; Jimmy Johnson) 05:37
10  The Burning (Reprise) (Vinnie Colaiuta) 01:38

Musicians

1 Kenya Dig It

BassJohn Peña
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
Drums (programming)Steve Tavaglione
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
ProgrammingSteve Tavaglione
EWISteve Tavaglione
SaxSteve Tavaglione
FlugelhornWalt Fowler
TrumpetWalt Fowler
PercussionLenny Castro


2 Catalina

BassJohn Peña
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
Acoustic GuitarMichael O’Neill
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
PianoJohn Beasley
EWISteve Tavaglione
SaxSteve Tavaglione
PercussionLenny Castro


3 Sue-She

BassJohn Peña
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarMichael O’Neill
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
SaxSteve Tavaglione
PercussionMike Fisher


4 Black Cadillac

BassJohn Peña
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
EWISteve Tavaglione
PercussionMike Fisher


5 The Burning

DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
Drums (programming)Vinnie Colaiuta
GuitarMike Landau
ProgrammingVinnie Colaiuta
PercussionLenny Castro


6 Uncle Oil

DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
Drums (programming)John Peña
GuitarMike Landau
GuitarKevin Chokan
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
KeyboardsDavid Goldblatt
ProgrammingJohn Peña
EWISteve Tavaglione
SaxSteve Tavaglione
PercussionMike Fisher


7 Rapture

BassJimmy Johnson
Frettless BassJohn Peña
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
PianoJohn Beasley
EWISteve Tavaglione
SaxSteve Tavaglione


8 Blue Tav

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarMichael O’Neill
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
FlugelhornWalt Fowler
EWISteve Tavaglione
SaxSteve Tavaglione


9 Tsunami

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
Guitar (solo)Allan Holdsworth
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
SynthaxeAllan Holdsworth
EWISteve Tavaglione
SaxSteve Tavaglione


10 The Burning (Reprise)

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsVinnie Colaiuta
GuitarMike Landau
KeyboardsDavid Garfield
ProgrammingVinnie Colaiuta
EWISteve Tavaglione

Liner Notes

Producer – Alan Hirshberg, David Garfield
Co-Producer – John Peña (Track 6)
Producer (Executive) – Zensuke Watanabe
Arranged By – David Garfield (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Steve Tavaglione (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 9)
Arranged By – John Peña (Tracks 2, 6)
Arranged By – Vinnie Colaiuta (Track 5)
Arranged By – John Beasley (Track 7)
Arranged By – Alan Hirshberg (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Robert Read, David Kesse
Mastered By – Eddy Schreyer
Mixed By – Alan Hirshberg
Recorded By – Alan Hirshberg

Art Direction, Design – Yohko Hamada
Cover – Shigeki Yamane

Mastering At Future Disc System
Mixed At Mad Hatter Recorders
Recorded At Mad Hatter Recorders
Recorded At The Slam Shack, Roodis Tones