Recording Date: 1985
Label: GRP

1. Harlequin
2. Early A.M. Attitude
3. San Ysidro
4. Before It's Too Late
5. Silent Message
6. Cats Of Rio
7. Beyond The Storm
8. Grid-Lock
9. The Bird

Dave Grusin - Keyboards
Lee Ritenour - Guitar
Jimmy Johnson - Bass
Abraham Laboriel - Bass (#6,9)
Carlos Vega - Drums
Harvey Mason - Drums (#6,9)
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Alex Acuna - Percussion (#1,4,7)
Ivan Lins - Vocals (#1,4,7)



Recording Date: 1989
Label: Higher Octave

1. Barcelona Nights
2. Heart Still/Beating (4 Berlin)
3. 3 Women Walking
4. 2 The Night (Fast Cars/4 Frank)
5. Passing Storm
6. Santa Fe
7. Surrender 2 Love
8. Waiting 4 Stars 2 Fall
9. Road 2 Her/Home (Bulerias)
10. After The Rain
11. Flowers Of Romance (4 Bok Yun)
12. Moon Over Trees
13. Shadows

Ottmar Liebert - Flamenco Guitar
Jon Gagan - Bass
Jeff Sussmann - Percussion
Stefan Liebert - Keyboards



Release Date: 1996
Label: Columbia

1. Caravan Of Dreams
2. Together Again
3. Venice Beach
4. Soul Embrace
5. Long Ride Home
6. Just Another Day
7. City Of Lights
8. Cafe Mystique
9. Bittersweet
10. Lullaby

Peter White - Guitar, Keyboards, Accordion
Lenny Castro - Percussion
Boney James - Tenor & Soprano Saxophone (#1,2)
Rick Braun - Flugelhorn (#5)
Dave Camp - Flute (#2,5)
Marc Antoine - Left Side Guitar (#8)
Michael Egizi - Keyboards (#3,4)
Allon A. Sams - Keyboards (#2)
"Ready" Freddie Washington - Bass (#1,2)
Jerry Watts - Bass (#5)
Joel Rosenblatt - Drums
John Mahon - Drums (#5), Timpani (#6)
Basia - Vocals (#6)
Dee Harvey - Vocals (#9)



Recording Date: 1986
Label: Warner Bros.

1. Maputo
2. More Than Friends
3. Moon Tune
4. Since I Fell For You
5. It's You
6. Never Enough
7. You Don't Know Me

Bob James - Keyboards, Synthesizer
David Sanborn - Alto Saxophone
Paul Jackson, Jr. - Guitar
Eric Gale - Guitar (#4,7)
Marcus Miller - Bass
Steve Gadd - Drums
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Al Jarreau - Vocals (#4)



Recording Date: 1976
Label: Columbia

1. Medieval Overture
2. Sorceress
3. The Romantic Warrior
4. Majestic Dance
5. The Magician
6. Duel Of The Jester And The Tyrant (Part I & Part II)

Chick Corea - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Marimba, Percussion
Al Di Meola - Guitar, Hand Bells, Slide Whistle
Stanley Clarke - Bass, Bell Tree, Hand Bells
Lenny White - Drums, Timpani, Congas, Timbales, Hand Bells, Snare Drum



Release Date: 1977
Label: A&M

1. Feels So Good
2. Maui-Waui
3. Theme From "Side Street"
4. Hide & Seek (Ready Or Not Here I Come)
5. Last Dance
6. The XIth Commandment

Chuck Mangione - Flugelhorn, Electric Piano
Chris Vadala - Saxophones, Flute, Piccolo
Grant Geissman - Guitar
Charles Meeks - Bass
James Bradley, Jr. - Drums, Timbales, Conga



Recording Date: 1985
Label: Blue Note

1. Eleanor Rigby
2. Freddie Freeloader
3. Round Midnight
4. All The Children
5. The Lady In My Life
6. Angel
7. Fundance
8. New Love
9. Return Expedition
10. A Child Is Born

Stanley Jordan - Guitar
Wayne Brathwaite - Electric Bass (#5)
Charnett Moffett - Acoustic Bass (#2,9)
Onaje Allan Gumbs - Keyboards (#5)
Peter Erskine - Drums (#2)
Omar Hakim - Drums (#5)
Sammy Figueroa - Percussion (#1,9)
Bugsy Moore - Percussion (#9)
Al Di Meola - Cymbals (#9)



Recording Date: 1983
Label: Capitol

1. Wishful Thinking
2. Tropical Legs
3. All The Time
4. A Natural Thing
5. Once Again
6. Take It From The Top
7. The Only One For Me
8. Right From The Start

Earl Klugh - Guitars, Piano (#5)
Barry Eastmond - Keyboards (#1,2,5-8)
Ronnie Foster - Keyboards (#3)
Eric Gale - Electric Guitar (#1)
Carlos Rios - Electric Guitar (#2)
Donald Griffin - Electric Guitar (#3)
Phil Upchurch - Electric Guitar (#3)
Joe Beck - Electric Guitar (#6,8)
Lucio Hopper - Bass (#1,2,5,7,8)
Charles Meeks - Bass (#3)
Ron Carter - Bass (#6)
Ted Thomas Jr. - Drums (#1,2,5,7)
James Bradley Jr. - Drums (#3)
Brian Brake - Drums (#6,8)
Sammy Figueroa - Percussion (#1,2,5-8)
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion (#3)
David Sanborn - Saxophone (#7)



Release Date: 1985
Label: Warner Bros.

1. Just Pretend
2. Baby Cakes
3. Soda Fountain Shuffle
4. Moonlight Dancing
5. Incognito
6. One Night (Alone With You)
7. Some Other Time
8. Rainbow Man
9. Close To Your Heart
10. April Love

Earl Klugh - Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards
Greg Phillinganes - Keyboards, Synthesizer
Paul Jackson - Electric Guitar
Louis Johnson - Bass
Harvey Mason - Drums
Paulinho da Costa - Percussion



Recording Date: 1982-83
Label: Columbia

1. Come Get It
2. It Gets Better
3. Speak
4. Star People
5. U 'N' I
6. Star On Cicely

Miles Davis - Trumpet, Keyboards (#1,3)
Bill Evans - Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
Mike Stern - Guitar
John Scofield - Guitar (#2,3,4)
Marcus Miller - Bass
Tom Barney - Bass (#3)
Al Foster - Drums
Mino Cinelu - Percussion



Recording Date: 1983
Label: GRP

1. Power Wave
2. Thankful N' Thoughtful
3. Theme From St. Elsewhere
4. Haunting Me
5. Secret Place (From Racing With The Moon)
6. Night-Lines
7. Tick Tock
8. Kitchen Dance
9. Somewhere Between Old And New York
10. Bossa Baroque

Dave Grusin - Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Mini Moog, Piano, Percussion
David Sanborn - Saxophone (#2)
Marcus Miller - Bass (#2,4,7)
Lincoln Goines - Bass (#9)
Buddy Williams - Drums (#2)
Rubens Bassini - Percussion (#10)
Phoebe Snow - Vocals (#2,9)
Randy Goodrum - Vocals (#4,7)
Gary Roda - Background Vocals (#2)



Recording Date: 1980
Label: Elektra

1. Winelight
2. Let It Flow (For "Dr. J")
3. In The Name Of Love
4. Take Me There
5. Just The Two Of Us
6. Make Me A Memory (Sad Samba)

Grover Washington, Jr. - Tenor, Soprano & Baritone Saxophone
Eric Gale - Guitar
Marcus Miller - Bass
Steve Gadd - Drums
Robert Greenidge - Steel Drums
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion, Congas, Electronic Drums
Paul Griffin - Clavinet, Electric Piano
Richard Tee - Electric Piano
Raymond Chew - Clavinet
Bill Eaton, Ed Walsh - Synthesizer
Bill Withers - Vocals (#5)



Recording Date: 1983
Label: GRP

1. The Rit Variations
2. Starbright
3. On The Line
4. Tush
5. California Roll
6. Heavenly Bodies
7. Pedestrian
8. Dolphin Dreams

Lee Ritenour - Guitar
Ernie Watts - Tenor Saxophone
Dave Grusin, Don Grusin - Keyboards (#1-4)
Greg Mathieson - Keyboards (#5-8)
Anthony Jackson - Bass (#1-4)
Nathan East - Bass (#5-8)
Harvey Mason - Drums
Steve Forman - Percussion (#1-4)
Lenny Castro - Percussion (#5-8)



Recording Date: 1976
Label: Epic

1. Donna Lee
2. Come On, Come Over
3. Continuum
4. Kuru/Speak Like A Child
5. Portrait Of Tracy
6. Opus Pocus
7. Okonkole Y Trompa
8. (Used To Be A) Cha Cha
9. Forgotten Love

Jaco Pastorius - Bass
Don Alias - Percussion, Congas, Bongos, Okonkoko Iya
Herbie Hancock - Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Piano
Alex Darqui - Fender Rhodes (#3)
Narada Michael Walden - Drums (#2)
Lenny White - Drums (#3,6,8)
Bobby Economou - Drums (#4)
Othello Molineaux, Leroy Williams - Steel Drums (#6)
Sam Moore, Dave Prater - Vocals (#2)
Randy Brecker - Trumpet (#2)
Ron Tooley - Trumpet (#2)
Peter Graves - Bass Trombone (#2)
David Sanborn - Alto Saxophone (#2)
Michael Brecker - Tenor Saxophone (#2)
Howard Johnson - Baritone Saxophone (#2)
Wayne Shorter - Soprano Saxophone (#6)
Peter Gordon - French Horn (#7)
Hubert Laws - Piccolo, Flute (#8)
String Arraignment - Michael Gibbs (#4,9)



Recording Date: 1981
Label: Elektra

1. East River Drive
2. Come Morning
3. Be Mine (Tonight)
4. Reaching Out
5. Jamming
6. Little Black Samba
7. Making Love To You
8. I'm All Yours

Grover Washington Jr. - All Saxophones
Richard Tee - Fender Rhodes
Paul Griffin - Synthesizers
Eric Gale - Guitar
Marcus Miller - Bass
Steve Gadd - Drums
Ralph MacDonald - Conga, Percussion
Grady Tate - Vocals (#3,6)



Recording Date: 1976
Label: Columbia

1. School Days
2. Quiet Afternoon
3. The Dancer
4. Desert Song
5. Hot Fun
6. Life Is Just A Game

Stanley Clarke - Electric, Acoustic & Piccolo Bass, Vocals
David Sancious - Keyboards, Synthesiser, Organ
George Duke - Keyboards (#6)
Raymond Gomez - Electric Guitar (#1,3,5)
John McLaughlin - Acoustic Guitar (#4)
Icarus Johnson - Acoustic & Electric Guitar (#6)
Gerry Brown - Drums, Handbells (#1,3)
Steve Gadd - Drums (#2,5)
Billy Cobham - Drums, Moog 1500 (#6)
Milt Holland - Percussion, Congas, Triangle



Release Date: 1979
Label: A&M

1. Give It All You Got
2. You're The Best There Is
3. Pina Colada
4. I Never Missed Someone Before
5. Give It All You Got, But Slowly
6. Fun And Games

Chuck Mangione - Flugelhorn, Piano, Vocals
Chris Vadala - Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone
Grant Geissman - Guitar
Charles Meeks - Bass, Harmonica
James Bradley Jr. - Drums, Timbales, Congas, Cowbell, Triangle
Jeff Tyzik - Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach - Trombone



Recording Date: 1973
Label: Columbia

1. Chameleon
2. Watermelon Man
3. Sly
4. Vein Melter

Herbie Hancock - Synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Pipes
Bennie Maupin - Soprano & Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute
Paul Jackson - Bass, Marimbula
Harvey Mason - Drums
Bill Summers - Congas, Shekere, Percussion



Release Date: 1987
Label: JVC

1. Brazilian Scandals
2. Pensando
3. Romancing Lorry
4. Sugarloaf Skyride
5. Cafe Copacabana
6. Return To Rio
7. Your Eyes
8. Carioca Rap
9. Ocean Drive
10. Tropical Dream
11. Ipanema Afternoon

Oscar Castro-Neves - Acoustic Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion
Gilson Peranzzetta - Piano
Luizao Maia - Bass
Teo Lima - Drums
Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Mitch Holder - Electric Guitar
Jerry Hey - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Flugelhorn Solo
Chuck Findley - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Gary Herbig - Tenor & Soprano Saxophone
Bill Reichenbach - Trombone, Bass & Valve Trombone
Phillip Ayling - Flute, Piccolo, Oboe
Glen Garret - Flute, Piccolo, Tenor Saxophone Solo
Ernie Watts - Alto Saxophone
Malta - Alto Saxophone



Release Date: 1983
Label: A&M

1. Red Hot
2. True Confessions
3. Blow Your Own Horn
4. Gently (Suavemente)
5. The Midnight Tango
6. Garden Party
7. Paradise Cove
8. Latin Lady
9. Oriental Eyes
10. Sundown



Release Date: 1981
Label: Tappan Zee

1. Hypnotique
2. The Steamin' Feelin'
3. Enchanted Forest
4. Unicorn
5. Sign Of The Times
6. Love Power

Bob James - Piano, Synthesizer
Gary King - Bass
John Robinson - Drums
Steve Khan - Guitar
Leonard 'Doc' Gibbs Jr. - Percussion
Jay Beckenstein - Alto Saxophone (#3,4)
Grover Washington Jr. - Tenor Saxophone (#6)
Marcus Miller - Bass (#3,4)
Major Holley Jr. - Acoustic Bass (#2)
Rick Marotta - Drums (#3,4)
Bruce Dunlap, Eric Gale - Guitar (#6)
Airto - Percussion (#6)



Recording Date: 1987
Label: Evidence

1. Crunchy
2. Sea Coy
3. Get It To Go
4. Assembler
5. Add Eleven
6. Tell It To The Boss
7. It Be FM

Bill Connors - Guitar
Tom Kennedy - Bass
Kim Plainfield - Drums



Recording Date: 1974
Label: CTI

1. El Noche Sol
2. So What
3. Sabado Sombrero
4. Arkansas

Ron Carter - Bass
Hubert Laws - Flute
Roland Hanna - Piano
Leon Pendarvis - Electric Piano (#4)
Jay Berliner - Guitar
Billy Cobham - Drums, Field Drum
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion



Recording Date: 1979
Label: Tappan Zee

1. Kari
2. The Afterglow
3. Love Lips
4. Mallorca
5. I'll Never See You Smile Again
6. Winding River

Bob James - Piano, Fender Rhodes
Earl Klugh - Acoustic Guitar
Harvey Mason - Drums
Eric Gale - Guitar (#2,3,5)
Neil Jason - Electric Bass (#1,2)
Gary King - Electric Bass (#3,5)
Ron Carter - Acoustic Bass (#4,6)
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion



Recording Date: 1986
Label: Sony

1. Eyes Of The Dragon (Overture)
2. Harlequin
3. Charlie & Idol
4. The Bogi Club
5. Romance
6. Smart Bunny
7. Another Night
8. Suspicious Story
9. Eyes Of The Dragon

Masahiro Andoh - Guitar
Masanori Sasaji - Synthesizers, Keyboards
Darek Lane Jackson - Bass
Jun Aoyama - Drums
Carl Moore - Vocal (#2)
Cindy - Vocal (#2)
Eve - Background Vocal (#4)
Masatoshi Maeda Group - Strings (#5)



Recording Date: 1988
Label: Jazz City

1. The Chant
2. Asi Sera
3. My Shining Hour
4. If I Were A Bell
5. Maxine
6. Let All Notes Ring
7. Tarde
8. I Just Can't Stop Loving You
9. Brunet
10. My Funny Valentine

Chuck Loeb - Guitar
Makoto Ozone - Piano, Synthesizer
John Patitucci - Bass
Dave Weckl - Drums
Pat Rebillot - Piano
Carmen Cuesta - Vocals (#2,7)



Recording Date: 1981
Label: Inner City

1. First Dance
2. Sugar Baby
3. Oasis
4. Valdez In The Country
5. Pension Plan
6. Eat And Run
7. Broken Dreams
8. Epilogue

Dan Siegel - Keyboards, Voice
Rob Thomas - Bass, Violin
Richard Smith - Guitar
Carlton Jackson - Drums
Bruce Smith - Percussion
Jeff Homan - Saxophone
Jerry Sokolov - Trumpet
David Bryan - Trombone



Release Date: 1987
Label: GRP

1. Voices Of The Heart
2. Your Eyes
3. Blue Space
4. Brazilian Dream
5. Premonition
6. Tippin'
7. Being With You
8. Harvest Dance
9. Written In The Wind
10. Walk Like An Emu
11. Someone Said
12. Backstep

Eric Marienthal - Alto Saxophone
Chick Corea - Piano, Synthesizer
Jim Cox - Synthesizer
Pat Kelley, Frank Gambale - Guitar
John Patitucci - Bass
Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
Luis Conte - Percussion



Release Date: 1988
Label: GRP

1. Growing
2. Wind Sprint
3. Searching Finding
4. Baja Bajo
5. Change Of Season
6. Our Family
7. Peace And Quiet Time
8. Crestline
9. Zaragoza
10. Then & Now
11. Killeen
12. The View

John Patitucci - Bass
Chick Corea - Piano
David Whitham, John Beasley - Synthesizer
Michael Brecker - Saxophone
Peter Erskine, Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums



Release Date: 1981
Label: GRP

1. Clean Sweep
2. No Bad Vibes
3. Remember When
4. She's My Reason
5. Saturday Night
6. Niqui
7. Share My Love
8. Con Alma

Bobby Broom - Guitar
Dave Grusin - Keyboards (#3,4,6,7)
Terry Burrus - Piano (#1,2,5-7)
Marcus Miller - Bass (#2,4,5-8)
Victor Bailey - Bass (#1)
Sekou Bunch - Bass (#3)
Omar Hakim - Drums (#1,7,8)
Buddy Williams - Drums (#2-4,5,6)
Errol Bennett, Larry Rosen, Carol Steele - Percussion

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