''The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux'' is a live recording made at the 1977
Montreux Jazz Festival. It featured the
Don Ellis Orchestra together with the
Average White Band and guest musicians. It was originally released as a
double album
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on
vinyl.
Track listing
LP1 side A
#"
Bahia (Na Baixa Do Sapateiro)" (16:32)
LP1 side B
#"Jadoo" (10:34)
#"Everything Must Change" (6:21)
LP2 side A
#"McEwan's Export" (8:58)
#"One To One" (9:10)
LP2 side B
#"
Pick Up the Pieces" (21:40)
Personnel
*
Ben E. King - lead vocals
*
Sonny Fortune - alto sax
*
David "Fathead" Newman - alto sax
*
Roger Ball - alto sax
*
Herbie Mann - flute
*
Dick Morrissey - tenor sax
* Molly Duncan - tenor sax
*
Klaus Doldinger - tenor sax
*
Michael Brecker - tenor sax
*
Jaroslav Jakubovic - saxophone
*
Don Ellis - trumpet
* Gilman Rathel - trumpet
*
Lew Soloff - trumpet
*
Randy Brecker - trumpet
* Alan Kaplan - trombone
*
Barry Rogers - trombone
*
Richard Tee - electric piano
*
Jim Mullen - guitar
*
Hamish Stuart - guitar
*
Rafael Cruz - percussion
*
Sammy Figueroa
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Selected Discography
Rubens Bassini
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- percussion
*
Alan Gorrie
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- bass
*
Steve Ferrone
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- drums
* Onnie McIntyre - guitar
Backing Vocals:
* Alfa Anderson
* Diane Sumler
* Diva Gray
*
Krystal Davis
*
Luther Vandross
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* Peter Cox
*
Robin Clark
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Other credits:
* Engineer -
Gene Paul
* Producer -
Arif Mardin
References
*''The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux'' at
Allmusic.com
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Albums produced by Arif Mardin
Albums recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival
1978 live albums
Atlantic Records live albums