1987 George Howard – A Nice Place To Be
A Nice Place To Be is the fifth studio album by jazz saxophonist George Howard released in 1986 on MCA Records. On the Billboard charts, it spent two weeks on top of the Traditional Jazz Albums chart, while peaking at number two on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 22 on Top R&B Albums chart.
Tracks
1 No No (George Howard) 06:09
2 Jade’s World (George Howard) 05:17
3 Sweetest Taboo (Martin Ditcham; Sade Adu) 05:06
4 Nice Place To Be (George Howard) 05:20
5 Let’s Live In Harmony (George Howard) 06:03
6 Pretty Face (Joseph Williams; Paul Gordon) 05:05
7 Spenser For Hire (Larry Herbstritt; Steve Dorff) 04:37
8 Stanley’s Groove (George Howard; Stanley Clarke) 05:46
Biography
Musicians
1 No No
| Bass | Victor Bailey |
| Electronic Drums | Ray Griffin |
| Drums (programming) | George Howard |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Synthesizer | George Howard |
| Synthesizer | Robert Brookins |
| Sax | George Howard |
| Bongos | Leonard Gibbs |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Vocals | George Howard |
2 Jade’s World
| Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums (programming) | George Howard |
| Synthesizer | George Howard |
| Synthesizer | Robert Brookins |
| Sax | George Howard |
| Percussion | Leonard Gibbs |
3 Sweetest Taboo
| Bass | Victor Bailey |
| Electronic Drums | Ray Griffin |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Synthesizer | George Howard |
| Sax | George Howard |
| Whistle | George Howard |
| Bongos | Leonard Gibbs |
| Congas | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Shekere | Leonard Gibbs |
| Timbales | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Leonard Gibbs |
| Vocals | Body |
4 Nice Place To Be
| Bass | Victor Bailey |
| Electronic Drums | George Howard |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Robert Brookins |
| Piano | George Howard |
| Synthesizer | George Howard |
| Sax | George Howard |
| Chimes | George Howard |
| Percussion | Leonard Gibbs |
5 Let’s Live In Harmony
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Synclavier | George Duke |
| Sax | George Howard |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Carl Carwell |
| Background Vocals | George Merrill |
| Background Vocals | Josie James |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Vocals | George Howard |
6 Pretty Face
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Synclavier | George Duke |
| Sax | George Howard |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Carl Carwell |
| Background Vocals | George Merrill |
| Background Vocals | Josie James |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Vocals | George Howard |
7 Spenser For Hire
| Acoustic Bass | Stanley Clarke |
| Drums (programming) | George Howard |
| Synthesizer | George Howard |
| Sax | George Howard |
| Chimes | George Howard |
| Percussion | Leonard Gibbs |
8 Stanley’s Groove
| Bass (synthesizer) | Stanley Clarke |
| Electronic Drums | George Howard |
| Guitar | Kevin Chokan |
| Koto | Stanley Clarke |
| Synclavier | George Duke |
| Synthesizer | Stanley Clarke |
| Sax | George Howard |
| Strings | Stanley Clarke |
| Percussion | George Howard |
Liner Notes
Producer – George Howard (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8)
Producer – George Duke (Tracks 5, 6)
Arranged By – George Howard
Arranged By – George Duke (Tracks 5, 6)
Engineer – Randy Tominaga (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Engineer – Gary Olazabal (Tracks 5, 6)
Engineer – Toni Greene (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Toni Greene(Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mitch Gibson (Tracks 5, 6)
Engineer (Mixing) – Tommy Vicari
Engineer (Mixing Assistant) – Ray Pyle
Art Direction – Bobby Holland
Design – Bobby Holland, George Howard, Welch Golightly
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Mixed At Larrabee Sound Studios
Recorded At Le Gonks West
Recorded At Larrabee Sound Studios
Phonographic Copyright MCA Records Inc
Copyright MCA Records Inc