1984 Rodney Franklin – Marathon
Marathon (1984, CBS) is the sixth album from American jazz pianist Rodney Franklin. It reached #15 on the US Jazz Charts.
Tracks
1 Stay On In The Groove (Denzil Miller Jr; Rodney Franklin) 05:59
2 Marathon (Rodney Franklin; Ronnie Laws; Stanley Clarke) 05:30
3 Love Is The Answer (Rodney Franklin) 06:05
4 Let’s Talk (Audrey Franklin; Gary Calvin; Rodney Franklin) 06:07
5 Searchin’ For (Gary Calvin; Rodney Franklin) 04:30
6 Lumière (Rodney Franklin) 05:12
7 Reflection Of A Dream (Rodney Franklin) 02:37
Biography
Musicians
1 Stay On In The Groove
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Denzil Miller Jr |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
2 Marathon
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Sax | Ronnie Laws |
3 Love Is The Answer
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Fender Rhodes | Rodney Franklin |
| Piano | Rodney Franklin |
| Sax | Ronnie Laws |
| Vocals | Daryl Coley |
| Vocals | Lynn Davis |
4 Let’s Talk
| Bass | Gary Calvin |
| Drums (Linn) | Rodney Franklin |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Ray Gomez |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Vocals | Daryl Coley |
5 Searchin’ For
| Bass | Gary Calvin |
| Bass | Louis Johnson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Fender Rhodes | Rodney Franklin |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
| Flugelhorn | Eric Butler |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Trumpet | Eric Butler |
6 Lumière
| Bass | Gary Calvin |
| Bass (piccolo) | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Fender Rhodes | Rodney Franklin |
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
7 Reflection Of A Dream
| Synthesizer | Rodney Franklin |
Other Musicians
Strings – Allan Harshman, Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Barbara Hunter, Brenton Banks, David Schwartz, Dorothy Remsen, Earl Madison, Ed Green, Frederick Seykora, Gerald Vinci, Karen Jones, Nathan Ross, Pamela Goldsmith, Reginald Hill, Robert Sushel, Ronald Cooper, Ronald Folsom, Sherryl Baptiste, Stuart Canin (Tracks 3, 6)
Liner Notes
Producer – Stanley Clarke
Producer (Executive) – George Butler
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Todd Cochran (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – George Del Barrio (Track 3, 6)
Conductor – George Del Barrio (Track 3, 6)
Directed By – Jerry Heller
Engineer – Erik Zobler
Engineer (Additional) – Bernie Kirsh
Engineer (Assistant) – Eric Westfall, Toni Greene
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Design – Lane/Donald
Photography – Welden Andersen
Mastered At Allen Zentz
Recorded At Larrabee Sound Studios
Recorded At Fantasy Studios
Recorded At Mad Hatter Studios
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
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