1977 Jess Roden – The Player Not The Game

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The Player Not The Game (1977, Island Records) is the second solo album from English rock singer, songwriter and guitarist Jess Roden.

Tracks

1  Misty Roses (Tim Hardin) 04:01
2  Sensation (Jess Roden; Steve Webb) 04:42
3  Lonely Avenue (Doc Pomus) 03:36
4  The Quiet Sound Of You And I (Bruce Roberts; Edgar Bronfman) 04:31
5  The Hardest Blow (John Cartwright) 03:05
6  Drinking Again (Doris Tauber; Johnny Mercer) 06:35
7  Woman Across The Water (Jess Roden) 04:12
8  In Me Tonight (Jess Roden) 04:34

Musicians

1 Misty Roses

BassAnthony Jackson
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarCliff Morris
Acoustic GuitarCharlie Brown
Fender RhodesRob Mounsey
SynthesizerRob Mounsey
PianoLeon Pendarvis
SaxScott Hamilton
VibraphoneDavid Carey
VocalsJess Roden


2 Sensation

BassFrancisco Centeno
DrumsGary Mure
GuitarJohn Tropea
GuitarCliff Morris
Fender RhodesRob Mounsey
SynthesizerRob Mounsey
VibraphoneDavid Carey
VocalsJess Roden


3 Lonely Avenue

BassAnthony Jackson
DrumsGary Mure
GuitarCliff Morris
GuitarCharlie Brown
ClavinetRob Mounsey
PianoLeon Pendarvis
SaxScott Hamilton
SaxHoward Johnson
SaxLou Marini
SaxHarold Vick
TromboneAlan Raph
PercussionCrusher Bennett
PercussionRubens Bassini
Background VocalsDelores Hall
Background VocalsBenny Diggs
Background VocalsMichael Gray
Background VocalsArnold McCuller
VocalsJess Roden


4 The Quiet Sound Of You And I

BassFrancisco Centeno
DrumsBuddy Williams
GuitarCliff Morris
GuitarLance Quinn
Fender RhodesLeon Pendarvis
PianoRob Mounsey
SaxScott Hamilton
VibraphoneDavid Carey
PercussionCrusher Bennett
Background VocalsDelores Hall
Background VocalsMichael Gray
Background VocalsBenny Diggs
Background VocalsArnold McCuller
VocalsJess Roden


5 The Hardest Blow

BassFrancisco Centeno
Acoustic BassMilt Hinton
DrumsGary Mure
Acoustic GuitarJohn Tropea
Acoustic GuitarCliff Morris
Acoustic GuitarFranklin Micare
Fender RhodesRob Mounsey
PianoLeon Pendarvis
PercussionCrusher Bennett
VocalsJess Roden


6 Drinking Again

BassAnthony Jackson
DrumsGary Mure
GuitarCliff Morris
GuitarCharlie Brown
PianoShirley Scott
VibraphoneDavid Carey
VocalsJess Roden


7 Woman Across The Water

BassFrancisco Centeno
DrumsGary Mure
GuitarJohn Tropea
GuitarJeff Mironov
Fender RhodesRob Mounsey
PianoLeon Pendarvis
SynthesizerRob Mounsey
PercussionCrusher Bennett
Background VocalsDelores Hall
Background VocalsMichael Gray
Background VocalsBenny Diggs
Background VocalsArnold McCuller
VocalsJess Roden


8 In Me Tonight

BassFrancisco Centeno
DrumsGary Mure
GuitarCliff Morris
GuitarJohn Tropea
Fender RhodesLeon Pendarvis
PianoRob Mounsey
SaxHarold Vick
VibraphoneDavid Carey
PercussionCrusher Bennett
Background VocalsDelores Hall
Background VocalsMichael Gray
Background VocalsBenny Diggs
Background VocalsArnold McCuller
VocalsJess Roden

Other Musicians

ClarinetLou Marini
ClarinetRay Beckenstein
ClarinetHoward Johnson
FlugelhornAlan Rubin
FlugelhornJon Faddis
FlugelhornVirgil Jones
FlugelhornBurt Collins
FlugelhornVictor Paz
FlugelhornMike Lawrence
SaxLou Marini
SaxRay Beckenstein
SaxGeorge Marge
SaxHarold Vick
SaxWalt Levinsky
SaxHoward Johnson
TromboneAlan Raph
TromboneTom Malone
TromboneWayne Andre
TrumpetAlan Rubin
TrumpetJon Faddis
TrumpetVirgil Jones
TrumpetBurt Collins
TrumpetMike Lawrence
TrumpetVictor Paz

Strings

Cello – Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore
Viola – Al Brown, Manny Vardi, Julien Barber, Selwart Clarke
Violin – Max Pollikof, Sandford Allen, Gene Orloff, Paul Gersham, Max Ellen, Mathew Rainmondi, Joe Malin, Charles Libove

Liner Notes

Producer – Joel Dorn
Arranged By – Leon Pendarvis
Conductor – Leon Pendarvis
Engineer (Mixing, Recording) – Vince McGarry

Design, Photography – Richard L Shaefer

Mixed At Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Recorded At Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Phonographic Copyright Island Records Ltd
Copyright Island Records Ltd