''Blow It Out'' is a jazz fusion album released in 1977 by
Tom Scott.
Track listing
All tracks composed and arranged by Tom Scott except where indicated
#"Gotcha" (Theme from ''
Starsky & Hutch'') – 3:30
#"Smoothin' on Down" – 4:22
#"Dream Lady" – 4:33
#"I Wanna Be" (
Richard Tee
Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "In Your Eyes", " Sl ...
) – 4:49
#"Shadows" – 7:40
#"You've Got the Feel'n" – 5:06
#"Down to Your Soul" (Scott, Dee Palmer) – 5:25
#"It's So Beautiful to Be" (
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Gra ...
, William Salter) – 5:36
Personnel
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Tom Scott – saxophone, trumpet, Lyricon, woodwinds, vocals
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Chuck Findley – trumpet
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Dick Hyde – bass trumpet
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Richard Tee
Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "In Your Eyes", " Sl ...
– piano, clavinet, organ, Fender Rhodes
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Kenny Ascher
Kenneth Lee Ascher (born October 26, 1944 in Washington, D.C.) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who is active in jazz, rock, classical, and musical theater genres — in live venues, recording studios, and cinema production ...
– clavinet
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Dennis Budimir
Dennis Matthew Budimir (June 20, 1938 – January 2023) was an American jazz and rock guitarist. He was considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew.
Biography
Budimir learned to play piano and guitar in his youth and first played professio ...
– guitar
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Eric Gale
Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist.
''Early life and career''
Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, Gale grew up in a diverse household. His paternal grandfather was from Yorksh ...
– guitar
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Hugh McCracken
Hugh Carmine McCracken (March 31, 1942 – March 28, 2013) was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally a ...
– guitar
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Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film '' Ghostbusters''. Previously, Parker achieved a US top-10 h ...
– guitar
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John Tropea
John Tropea (pronounced 'tro-pay'; born January 7, 1946) is an American guitarist.
Career
Tropea began guitar studies at the age of 12. His musical education continued at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied jazz guitar, harmo ...
– guitar
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Gary King – bass
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Chuck Rainey – bass
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Steve Gadd
Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the '' Modern ...
– drums
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Rick Marotta
Richard Thomas Marotta (born January 7, 1948) is an American drummer and percussionist. He has appeared on recordings by leading artists such as Aretha Franklin, Carly Simon, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Hall & Oates, Ste ...
– drums, drum overdubs
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Chris Parker – drums
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Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was a Trinbagonian-American percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
His compositions include "Where Is the Love", a Gra ...
– percussion, congas
References
External links
Tom Scott official website*
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1977 albums
Ode Records albums
Tom Scott (saxophonist) albums