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Released in 1977, this album charted at number three on the Jazz Album Charts. This would be his last CTICTI Records
CTI Records was a jazz record label founded in 1967 by producer/A&R manager Creed Taylor. Initially, CTI was a subsidiary of A&M Records, but the label went independent in 1970...
album before starting his own label Tappan Zee Records
Track listing
- Pure Imagination 5:22
- Where The Wind Blows Free 6:44
- Tappan Zee 6:51
- Nights Are Forever Without You 6:25
- Treasure Island 6:41
- El Verano 4:55
Personnel
- Bob JamesBob JamesBob James is the name of:*Bob James , jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer of music*Bob James , former baseball player for the Expos, Tigers, and White Sox...
- Electric Piano (Fender Rhodes), Acoustic Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer (Arp Odyssey, Oberheim Polyphonic) - Eric GaleEric GaleEric J. Gale was a leading American jazz and session guitarist.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Gale began playing guitar at the age of 12. Although he majored in chemistry at Niagara University, Gale was determined to pursue a musical career, and began contributing to accompaniments for such stars as...
- Guitar - Steve GaddSteve GaddSteve Gadd is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.-Biography:...
- Drums - Gary King - Bass
- Ralph MacDonaldRalph MacDonaldRalph MacDonald is an American percussionist and song-writer. He joined Harry Belafonte's band at age 17. He wrote the Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway song "Where is the Love" with songwriting partner William Salter. Probably his best-known composition is the Grover Washington, Jr...
- Percussion - Hubert LawsHubert LawsHubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a 40+ year career in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Alongside Herbie Mann, Laws is probably the most recognized and respected jazz flutist...
- Flute, Alto Flute - Art FarmerArt FarmerArthur Stewart "Art" Farmer was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet/flugelhorn combination designed for him by David Monette. His identical twin brother, Addison Farmer Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer (August 21, 1928, Council Bluffs, Iowa –...
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn - Romeo Penque - Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet
- Eddie Daniels - Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet
- John Frosk, John Gatchell - Trumpet
- Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken - Cello
- Sidney Weinberg - Oboe, English Horn
- Emanuel Vardi, Lamar Alsop - Viola
- Charles Libove, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman - Violin
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
38 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
33 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 3 |