1998 Art Porter – For Art’s Sake
For Art’s Sake is a posthumously released in Art Porter‘s honor. It is a compilation album composed of songs from Porter’s previous albums, as well as two previously unreleased songs. It also features one song by Jeff Lorber dedicated to Porter.
Tracks
1 Lake Shore Drive (Live) (Art Porter) 06:03
2 Flight Time (Live) (Art Porter) 07:40
3 Mr. Porter (Tribute To Art Porter) (Art Porter) 04:06
4 Little Rock (Jeff Lorber) 03:35
5 Passion Sunrise (Live) (Art Porter) 03:16
6 Pocket City (Art Porter) 05:03
7 Texas Hump (Live) (Art Porter) 08:07
8 Straight To The Point (Art Porter) 05:33
9 Lay Your Hands On Me (Live) (Art Porter) 23:40
10 Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 02:47
Biography
Musicians
1 Lake Shore Drive (Live)
| Bass | Ted Brewer |
| Drums | Toby Williams |
| Guitar | Alan Burroughs |
| Keyboards | Brian Danzy |
| Sax | Art Porter |
2 Flight Time (Live)
| Bass | Ted Brewer |
| Drums | Toby Williams |
| Guitar | Alan Burroughs |
| Keyboards | Brian Danzy |
| Sax | Art Porter |
3 Mr. Porter (Tribute To Art Porter)
| Bass | Alec Milstein |
| Drums | Guy Eckstine |
| Drums (programming) | Jeff Lorber |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Guitar | Evan Marks |
| Keyboards | Jeff Lorber |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Percussion | Tom Aros |
4 Little Rock
| Bass | Alec Milstein |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Drums (programming) | Jeff Lorber |
| Guitar | Paul Pesco |
| Keyboards | Jeff Lorber |
| Sax | Art Porter |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 Passion Sunrise (Live)
| Keyboards | Brian Danzy |
| Sax | Art Porter |
6 Pocket City
| Bass | Alec Milstein |
| Drums (programming) | Jeff Lorber |
| Drums (programming) | Guy Eckstine |
| Guitar | Oliver Leiber |
| Keyboards | Jeff Lorber |
| Keyboards | Guy Eckstine |
| Sax | Art Porter |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 Texas Hump (Live)
| Bass | Ted Brewer |
| Drums | Toby Williams |
| Guitar | Alan Burroughs |
| Keyboards | Brian Danzy |
| Sax | Art Porter |
8 Straight To The Point
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Drums | Guy Eckstine |
| Drums (programming) | Jeff Lorber |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Keyboards | Jeff Lorber |
| Sax | Art Porter |
| Trumpet | Raymond Lee Brown |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
9 Lay Your Hands On Me (Live)
| Bass | Ted Brewer |
| Drums | Toby Williams |
| Guitar | Alan Burroughs |
| Keyboards | Brian Danzy |
| Sax | Art Porter |
10 Christmas Song
| Piano | Tom Grant |
| Sax | Art Porter |
Liner Notes
Producer – Art Porter (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Producer – Guy Eckstine (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Producer – Jeff Lorber (Tracks, 3, 4 ,6, 8)
Producer – Tom Grant (Track 10)
Producer – Piet Hein van de Poel (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
Producer (Executive) – Guy Eckstine
Producer (Assistant) – Valentijn Flik (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
Sound Engineer – John Kriek (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
Concert Editing Assistant – Mark Gleed (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9)
Mastered By – Scott Hull
Mixed By – Eric Salafin (Track 3, 4)
Mixed By – Jeff Lorber, (Tracks 6, 8)
Mixed By – Guy Eckstine (Track 6)
Mixed By – Guru (Track 8)
Mixed By – Frank Pappalardo (Track 10)
Art Direction – Nicky Lindeman
Photography – Resig & Taylor Photography
Live tracks recorded at 1996 North Sea Jazz Festival
Mastered at Masterdisks, NY
Recorded at JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, CA
Recorded at Studio X, NY
Recorded at River North Studios, Chicago
In Memory Of Arthur Lee Porter Jr – August 3, 1961 – November 23, 1996
Contains all previously unissued material