''Body Language'' is the sixth album by
jazz
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saxophonist
Boney James, released in
1999
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.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
* Boney James – soprano saxophone (1, 4, 6, 8),
Yamaha WX7 (1, 3, 9), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 5, 8, 9), keyboards (2, 5-9), synth bass (5, 7), programming (5, 7), alto saxophone (7)
* Rex Rideout – keyboards (1), programming (1)
* David Torkanowsky – acoustic piano (2, 8),
Fender Rhodes
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(6, 8), additional keyboards (7), acoustic piano solo (7),
organ
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** Hammond ...
(8)
* Phil Davis – keyboards (3, 4), synth bass (3), programming (3, 4)
* Tim Heintz – additional keyboards (4, 8)
* Leon Bisquera – keyboards (6)
* Mark Ellis Stephens – keyboards (9)
*
Paul Jackson Jr.
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– acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (1), guitars (5)
* Rohn Lawrence – guitars (2), "right" guitars (3, 8)
* Tony Maiden – "left" guitars (3), guitars (9)
* Ronnie Garrett – bass (1)
* Alex Al – bass (2, 6, 9), synth bass (8)
* Larry Kimpel – bass (5)
* Lil' John Roberts – drums (2, 6, 9), additional drums (8)
*
Donnell Spencer Jr. – drums (8), vocals (9)
*
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 3, 6, 8)
*
Lenny Castro
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– percussion (5, 7, 9)
*
Rick Braun –
flugelhorn
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(5)
* Chelle Davis – vocals (1)
* Shal – vocals (4)
Arrangements
* Boney James (1, 2, 5-9)
* Rex Rideout (1)
* Paul Brown (2, 6, 8, 9)
* Phil Davis (3, 4)
* Impromp2 (4)
* Mark Ellis Stephens (9)
String section (Tracks 2, 6 & 9)
*
Jerry Hey – arrangements and conductor
* Ralph Morrison – concertmaster
* Stephen Erdody (principal), Christine Ermacoff, Paula Hochhalter, Armen Ksajikan, Christina Soule and Cecilia Tsan – cello
* Margot Aldcroft, Brian Dembow (principal), Thomas Diener, Jennie Hansen, Carrie Holzman-Little and Victoria Miskolczy – viola
* Richard Altenbach, Jackie Brand, Mario De Leon, Henry Gronnier, Lily Ho Chen, Karen Jones, Frances Moore, Ralph Morrison, Sara Parkins and Kenneth Yerke – violin
Production
* Boney James – producer
* Paul Brown – producer, engineer
* Ronnie Garrett – co-producer (1)
* Martin Christensen – engineer
* Don Murray – engineer
*
Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing
* Erik Zobler – engineer
* Koji Egawa – mix assistant
*
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
* Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
* Vigon/Ellis – art direction, design
* Robert Zuckerman – photography
* Diane Kranz – stylist
* Howard Lowell – management
Studios
* Recorded at Alpha Studios (Burbank, California); Funky Joint Studios and Heintz 57 Varieties Studio (Sherman Oaks, California);
Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California);
Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California); Silent Partner Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
* Mixed at Schnee Studios
* Mastered at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
1999 albums
Warner Records albums
Boney James albums
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