1985 Teruo Nakamura – Super Friends

Super Friends is an album by Japanese jazz bassist and record producer Teruo Nakamura. It was released in 1985 on Eastworld records.

Tracks

1 When You’re Near (Mark Gray; Paula Bing)  04:10
2 Toe To Toe (Randy Brecker)  05:19
3 La Chat (I Am A Cat) (Mark Gray)  04:04
4 Country Weather (Barry Finnerty)  04:25
5 Hip Pocket (Barry Finnerty)  04:29
6 Bam! (Bob Mintzer)  03:49
7 Night Cap (Barry Finnerty)  03:55
8 She Talks To Me (Mark Gray)  04:28

Musicians

1 When You’re Near

VocalsLani Groves
BassMarcus Miller
CongasChuggy Carter
DrumsSteve Gadd
Lead GuitarLarry Carlton
GuitarBarry Finnerty
KeyboardsMark Gray
PercussionChuggy Carter
Tenor SaxGary Herbig

2 Toe To Toe

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
DX-7Mark Gray
PercussionManolo Badrena
Soprano SaxGary Herbig
SteinerphoneMichael Brecker
Tenor SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker

3 La Chat (I Am A Cat)

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarBarry Finnerty
KeyboardsMark Gray
CongasChuggy Carter
Tenor SaxMichael Brecker
TrumpetRandy Brecker

4 Country Weather

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarBarry Finnerty
KeyboardMark Gray
PercussionManolo Badrena
Soprano SaxGary Herbig
HarmonicaToots Thielemans

5 Hip Pocket

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
Lead GuitarLarry Carlton
GuitarBarry Finnerty
KeyboardMark Gray
DX-7Jorge Dalto
Backing VocalsBarry Finnerty
Backing VocalsGren Croom
Backing VocalsLani Groves

6 Bam!

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarBarry Finnerty
KeyboardsMark Gray
Bass ClarinetBob Mintzer
CymbalKeiji Kishida
Drum MachineTeruo Nakamura

7 Night Cap

BassMarcus Miller
DrumsSteve Gadd
GuitarBarry Finnerty
DX-7Jorge Dalto
KeyboardMark Gray
PercussionManolo Badrena

8 She Talks To Me

BassTeruo Nakamura
EmudrumsWarren Benbow
GuitarBarry Finnerty
GuitarBilly “Spaceman” Patterson
KeyboardsMark Gray
PercussionManolo Badrena
Tenor SaxBob Mintzer

Liner Notes

Producer – Teruo Nakamura
Co-Producers – Mark Gray, Yoichiro Kikushi
Producers (executive) – Hideo Yoshida, Nobuo Ohtani
Engineer – Rick Kerr
Engineer (assistant) – Kouei Nakagawa, Loui Matsuoka, Tameo Kawada, Yoshihisa Watanabe, Wolf Mochizuki, Tom Durrack, Hal Sacks
Mixed By – Rick Kerr
Mastered By – Shogo Takeuchi

Recorded At Clinton Studio, Intergratic Studio, Harrison St. Studio, Big Apple Studio, New York
Recorded at Studio 335, Los Angeles
Recorded at Toshiba Studio, Tokyo
Mixed At Toshiba Studio, Tokyo
Mastered At Toshiba – EMI master room

Art Direction – Shigo Yamaguchi
Photography – Kenji Takigami, Teruo Nakamura

Phonographic Copyright Eastworld records
Copyright Eastworld records