2008 Paul Jackson Jr – Lay It Back

Lay It Back is the seventh album by guitarist Paul Jackson Jr, released in 2008 (Branch).

Paul about this album: “Another thing that I consciously did while recording this album was attempt to really make people feel something with my music. I hope the music resonates with listeners on a deeper level.”

Tracks

1  The Workout (Jeff Lorber; Paul Jackson Jr) 04:02
2  Lay It Back (Cornelius Mims; Paul Jackson Jr) 03:49
3  Don’t You Worry Bout A Thing (Stevie Wonder) 04:53
4  To Be Like Him (Paul Jackson Jr) 05:34
5  2 For 10,000 (Paul Jackson Jr) 05:21
6  Ballad For Uncle Ronnie (Paul Jackson Jr) 05:06
7  Can This Be Real (Janice Hutson; Leroy Hutson; Michael Hawkins) 04:49
8  Lucy The Cat (Jeff Lorber; Paul Jackson Jr) 03:52
9  Bay Shore Drive (Paul Jackson Jr) 03:51
10  Hind’s Feet (Paul Jackson Jr; Rex Rideout) 04:05
11  Easy Like Sunday Morning (Lionel Richie) 04:41
12  Swing It (Cornelius Mims; Paul Jackson Jr) 04:46
13  Hit It (Paul Jackson Jr) 03:51
14  Fourteen ‘Til (David Delhomme) 05:53

Musicians

1 The Workout

BassAlex Al
DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
PianoJeff Lorber
FlugelhornGary Grant
FlugelhornWayne Bergeron
FluteDan Higgins
SaxDan Higgins
TromboneSteve Baxter
TrumpetGary Grant
TrumpetWayne Bergeron
PercussionKevin Ricard


2 Lay It Back

BassAlex Al
DrumsTeddy Campbell
Drums (programming)Cornelius Mims
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsCornelius Mims


3 Don’t You Worry Bout A Thing

BassRickey Minor
DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsDavid Delhomme
FlugelhornGary Grant
FlugelhornWayne Bergeron
FluteDan Higgins
SaxDan Higgins
TromboneSteve Baxter
TrumpetGary Grant
TrumpetWayne Bergeron
PercussionKevin Ricard


4 To Be Like Him

BassAlex Al
DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
PianoPatrice Rushen
FlugelhornGary Grant
FlugelhornWayne Bergeron
FluteDan Higgins
SaxDan Higgins
TrumpetGary Grant
TrumpetWayne Bergeron
PercussionKevin Ricard


5 2 For 10,000

BassAlex Al
DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsDavid Delhomme
PianoBobby Lyle
SynthesizerDerek Nakamoto
PercussionKevin Ricard


6 Ballad For Uncle Ronnie

BassAlex Al
DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsDavid Delhomme
PianoBobby Lyle
PercussionKevin Ricard
VocalsDorian Holley
VocalsJames Reese
VocalsLindsey Jackson
VocalsLynn Fiddmont-Linsey
VocalsSharlotte Gibson


7 Can This Be Real

BassFreddie Flewellen
DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
Electric PianoHerman Jackson
PianoHerman Jackson
HornsGarrett Smith
HornsMiguel Gandelman
HornsRandy Ellis
HornsRay Monteiro
PercussionKevin Ricard
VocalsDorian Holley
VocalsLindsey Jackson
VocalsLynn Fiddmont-Linsey
VocalsSharlotte Gibson


8 Lucy The Cat

DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsJeff Lorber
FlugelhornGary Grant
FlugelhornWayne Bergeron
FluteDan Higgins
SaxDan Higgins
TromboneSteve Baxter
TrumpetGary Grant
TrumpetWayne Bergeron
PercussionKevin Ricard


9 Bay Shore Drive

BassFreddie Flewellen
DrumsLaval Belle
DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsMari Ishida
PianoDon Wyatt
FlugelhornGary Grant
FlugelhornWayne Bergeron
FluteDan Higgins
SaxDan Higgins
TromboneSteve Baxter
TrumpetGary Grant
TrumpetWayne Bergeron
PercussionKevin Ricard


10 Hind’s Feet

BassFreddie Flewellen
DrumsTeddy Campbell
Drums (programming)Rex Rideout
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsRex Rideout
VocalsPaul Jackson III
VocalsPaul Jackson Jr


11 Easy Like Sunday Morning

BassAlex Al
DrumsTeddy Campbell
Drums (programming)Jeff Carruthers
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
Electric PianoHerman Jackson
KeyboardsJeff Carruthers
PianoHerman Jackson
TromboneSteve Baxter
FluteDan Higgins
SaxDan Higgins
FlugelhornWayne Bergeron
TrumpetWayne Bergeron
PercussionKevin Ricard
VocalsDorian Holley
VocalsLindsey Jackson
VocalsLynn Fiddmont-Linsey
VocalsSharlotte Gibson


12 Swing It

GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
FluteDan Higgins
HornsGarrett Smith
HornsMiguel Gandelman
HornsRandy Ellis
HornsRay Monteiro
SaxDan Higgins
VocalsDorian Holley
VocalsJames Reese
VocalsKoda Turner
VocalsLindsey Jackson
VocalsPaul Jackson III
VocalsSharlotte Gibson


13 Hit It

All InstrumentsPaul Jackson Jr
VocalsPaul Jackson Jr


14 Fourteen ‘Til

BassAlex Al
DrumsTeddy Campbell
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsDavid Delhomme
PercussionKevin Ricard

Liner Notes

Producer – Paul Jackson Jr
Producer – Jeff Lorber (Tracks 1, 8)
Producer – Rex Rideout (Track 10)
Producer – Jeff Carruthers (Track 11)
Producer – Cornelius Mims (Track 12)
Producer – David Delhomme (Track 14)
Arranged By (Horns) – Raymond Lee Brown (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 11)
Arranged By (Horns) – Greg Mathieson (Track 8)
Engineer – Bill Smith, Craig Burbidge, Ed Woolley
Mastered By – Ron McMaster

Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Recorded At Blanche’s Third
Recorded At Firehouse Studios
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At Tony Sound
Recorded At Creole Village
Branch Records Inc