The Meeting was the first album release from a collaboration of musicians R&B keyboardist/singer Patrice Rushen, saxophonist Ernie Watts, bassist Alphonso Johnson and drummer Leon “Ndugu” Chancler. The recording was the end product of several years of live interaction between the four, often backing other artists. The album is representative of early ’90s jazz fusion. […]
Yesterday’s Dream is the second album by Alphonso Johnson, released in 1976. Alphonso Johnson (born February 2, 1951) is an American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Johnson was a member of the influential jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1973 to 1975, and has performed and recorded with numerous high-profile rock and jazz […]
What’s In A Name is the tenth album by Henry Gross, released in 1981 through Capitol Records. Tracks 1 That Someone (Henry Gross) 3:16 2 Back Into Your Heart (Henry Gross) 3:41 3 Why Go Falling In Love (Henry Gross) 3:22 4 Let’s Stay Home Tonight (Henry Gross) 4:15 5 Better Now We’re Friends (Henry […]
Open Up Your Love is an album by The Whispers. Released in 1977, this album reached number 23 on the Billboard Soul Albums chart. This was their last album on Don Cornelius’s Soul Train Records before transitioning over to manager Dick Griffey’s SOLAR Records. The single “I’m Gonna Make You My Wife” was featured in […]
Moonshadows is one of two albums released in 1976 by Alphonso Johnson. Alphonso Johnson (born February 2, 1951) is an American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Johnson was a member of the influential jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1973 to 1975, and has performed and recorded with numerous high-profile rock and jazz […]
ALiveMutherForYa is an album by Billy Cobham, Steve Khan, Alphonso Johnson & Tom Scott. For more information about the story behind this album, check out this website: http://www.stevekhan.com/discog2b.htm Tracks 1 “Antares” – The Star (Billy Cobham) 5:362 Bahama Mama (Alphonso Johnson) 8:303 Shadows (Tom Scott) 7:504 Some Punk Funk (Steve Khan) 4:315 Spindrift (Tom Scott) […]
Time No Longer is the debut solo album by Japanese (bamboo) flautist Kazu Matsui, released in 1981. Tracks 1 Overture (Rainy Moon) (Masayuki Suzuki, Robben Ford, Kazu Matsui) 5:03 2 Sunset And The Minstrel (Brian Mann, Kazu Matsui) 3:39 3 Voice From the Dark (Brian Mann, Kazu Matsui) 5:22 4 Dwarf’s Workshop (Robben Ford) 0:52 […]