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jazz drummer

Norman Connors Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led a number of influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is pos ...

Track listing

#"Saturday Night Special" (

Reggie Lucas Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018)Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

Vinicius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright ...

) 6:00 Lead Vocals –

Jean Carn Jean Carn, also spelled Jean Carne (born Sarah Jean Perkins; March 15, 1947) is an American jazz and pop singer. In mid career, she added a final ''e'' to her name. Carn is a vocalist credited with a five octave vocal range. Biography Carn was ...

#" Maiden Voyage" (

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...

) 6:30 #"Valentine Love" (

Michael Henderson Michael Earl Henderson (July 7, 1951 – July 19, 2022) was an American bass guitarist and vocalist. He was known for his work with Miles Davis in the early 1970s and on early fusion albums such as '' Jack Johnson'', '' Live-Evil'', and '' Agh ...

) 3:45 Lead Vocals –

#"Akia" (Kevin Nance, Onaje Allan Gumbs) 3:45 #"Skin Diver" (Dwight Carson, Harry Whitaker) 6:55 Lead Vocals –

#"Kwasi" (

Onaje Allan Gumbs Onaje Allan Gumbs (born Allan Bentley Gumbs, September 3, 1949 – April 6, 2020) ...

) 4:30

Personnel

*Norman Connors - drums *

- bass, vocals *

Reggie Lucas Reginald Grant Lucas (February 25, 1953 – May 19, 2018)Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he help ...

- piano *Buster Williams - double bass *Robert King - acoustic guitar *Bernie Krause - Moog synthesizer *

Hubert Eaves III Hubert Eaves III is a keyboardist, songwriter and record producer. In the early 1980s, he worked on hits by the dance act D-Train. He also did session work with Mtume. Biography Eaves was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was taught piano ...

- electric piano, organ, piano, Clavinet *

Onaje Allan Gumbs Onaje Allan Gumbs (born Allan Bentley Gumbs, September 3, 1949 – April 6, 2020) ...

- piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer * Eddie Henderson - trumpet, flugelhorn *David Subke, William O. Murphy, Jr. - flute *

Gary Bartz Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards. Biography Bartz studied at the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, he performed with Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner in Charles Mingus' Jazz Works ...

- alto saxophone, soprano saxophone *Carlos Garnett - tenor saxophone *Myra Bucky, Nathan Rubin - violin *Nancy Ellis - viola *Terry Adams - cello *

Bill Summers Bill Summers may refer to: * Bill Summers (car builder) (1935–2011), American car builder and longtime speed record holder * Bill Summers (musician) (born 1948), American jazz percussionist *Bill Summers (umpire) William Reed Summers (November ...

- additional percussion *Ken Nash - congas, cuica (quica), percussion (Indonesian temple shakers, African, Asian and Latin American hand percussion) *Jean Carn - vocals

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Norman Connors-Saturday Night Special at Discogs
{{Authority control 1975 albums Norman Connors albums Buddah Records albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios