1979 Tom Browne – Browne Sugar
Browne Sugar is the debut album by Tom Browne. It was released in 1979 on GRP Records and reached number six on the Jazz Albums chart in 1979.
Tracks
1 Throw Down (Tom Browne) 03:54
2 I Never Was A Cowboy (Don Grusin) 04:22
3 Herbal Scent (Marcus Miller) 05:27
4 Brother, Brother (Denzil Miller Jr) 05:32
5 The Closer I Get To You (James Mtume; Reggie Lucas) 04:40
6 What’s Going On (Al Cleveland; Marvin Gaye; Renaldo Benson) 05:09
7 Promises For Spring (Tom Browne) 04:49
8 Antoinette Like (Bernard Wright) 03:38
Biography
Musicians
1 Throw Down
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Electric Piano | Bernard Wright |
| Synthesizer | Dave Grusin |
| Synthesizer | Rob Mounsey |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trumpet | Tom Browne |
2 I Never Was A Cowboy
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Clavinet | Dave Grusin |
| Electric Piano | Dave Grusin |
| Trumpet | Tom Browne |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Vocals | Frank Floyd |
| Vocals | Patti Austin |
| Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
| Vocals | Zack Sanders |
3 Herbal Scent
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Ron Dean Miller |
| Clavinet | Dave Grusin |
| Electric Piano | Bernard Wright |
| Mini Moog | Dave Grusin |
| Trumpet | Tom Browne |
| Congas | Sue Evans |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
4 Brother, Brother
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Ron Dean Miller |
| Electric Piano | Dave Grusin |
| Flugelhorn | Tom Browne |
| Congas | Crusher Bennett |
| Percussion | Crusher Bennett |
| Vocals | Frank Floyd |
| Vocals | Patti Austin |
| Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
| Vocals | Zack Sanders |
5 The Closer I Get To You
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Electric Piano | Dave Grusin |
| Trumpet | Tom Browne |
| Congas | Sue Evans |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Percussion | Dave Grusin |
| Vocals | Patti Austin |
6 What’s Going On
| Bass | Francisco Centeno |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Ron Dean Miller |
| Electric Piano | Dave Grusin |
| Mini Moog | Dave Grusin |
| Trumpet | Tom Browne |
| Congas | Sue Evans |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Vocals | Frank Floyd |
| Vocals | Patti Austin |
| Vocals | Vivian Cherry |
| Vocals | Zack Sanders |
7 Promises For Spring
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Ron Dean Miller |
| Electric Piano | Bernard Wright |
| Mini Moog | Dave Grusin |
| Piano | Bernard Wright |
| Trumpet | Tom Browne |
| Congas | Sue Evans |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Percussion | Dave Grusin |
8 Antoinette Like
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Buddy Williams |
| Guitar | Ron Dean Miller |
| Electric Piano | Bernard Wright |
| Piano | Bernard Wright |
| Flugelhorn | Tom Browne |
| Congas | Sue Evans |
| Percussion | Sue Evans |
| Percussion | Dave Grusin |
Musicians
| Programming | Rob Mounsey |
| Horns | Dave Tofani |
| Horns | Eddie Daniels |
| Horns | Phil Bodner |
| Horns | Wally Kane |
Strings – David Nadien, Alfred Brown, Barry Finclair, Charles Libove, Charles McCracken, Diana Halprin, Harry Cykman, Harry Glickman, Harry Lookofsky, Herbert Sorkin, Jonathan Abramowitz, Joseph Rabushka, Lenore Weinstock, Louis Gabowitz, Masako Yanagita, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman, Theodore Israel
Liner Notes
Producer – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Arranged By – Dave Grusin
Concertmaster – David Nadien
Conductor – Dave Grusin
Mixed By – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Recorded By – Larry Rosen, Jim Boyer
Recorded By (Assistant) – Bradshaw Leigh, Peter Lewis
Art Direction – Donn Davenport
Design – Maude Gilman
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Recorded At A&R Studios
Phonographic Copyright Arista Records Inc
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