''Tomorrow Is Here'' is an album by American

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Willie Bobo William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo,

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''AllMusic'' was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of ...

recorded in late 1976 and early 1977 and released on the

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label.Blue Note Records discography
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Reception

The

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review by Richard S. Ginell states "''Tomorrow Is Here'' has a pronounced '70s R&B/funk feel, with synthesizers, envelope followers, electric pianos, guitars and occasional strings interwoven with Bobo's steady Latin congas, timbales and self-effacing vocals. But there are a few gems to be found here".Ginell, R. S
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Track listing

# "Suitcase Full Of Dreams" - 3:48 # "Funk De Mambo" - 3:17 # "Keep On Walking" - 4:28 # "Dreamin'" - 5:08 # "Wacky Tobacky (The Race)" - 2:58 # "Can't Stay Down Too Long" - 3:29 # "Time After Time" - 3:16 # "Kojak Theme" - 3:33 # "A Little Tear" - 4:53 :*Recorded at Oceanway Studios in Los Angeles, California between October, 1976 and January, 1977.

Personnel

Willie Bobo William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Willie Bobo,

''AllMusic'' was an American Latin jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican descent. Bobo rejected the stereotypical expectations of ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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*Gary Grant, Ron King, Nolan Smith -

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George Bohanon George Roland Bohanon, Jr. (born August 7, 1937) is a jazz trombonist and session musician from Detroit, Michigan. In the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith (musician), Johnny Griffith, Paula Gr ...

Thurman Green Thurman Green (August 12, 1940 – June 19, 1997) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of the Horace Tapscott Quintet and the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Green and Hamiet Bluiett were at the Navy School of Music together in 196 ...

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Ray Pizzi Raymond Michael Pizzi (January 19, 1943 – September 2, 2021), nicknamed Pizza Man, was an American jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, and flautist. Early life Pizzi's first instrument was clarinet. He attended the Boston Conservatory and Berklee C ...

Ernie Watts Ernest James Watts (born October 23, 1945) is an American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist who plays soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone. He has worked with Charlie Haden's Quartet West and toured with the Rolling Stones. On Frank Zappa's ...

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* Gary Herbig - reeds * Reggie Andrews, Larry Farrow,

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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 profession ...

, John Cadrecha,

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, Sidney Muldrow,

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* Dean Cortez,

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, David Troncoso -

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* Gary Denton,

James Gadson James Gadson ( James Edward Gadson; born June 17, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history of R&B. He is also a singer and ...

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on ...

, Carlos Vega -

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* Victor Pantoja - percussion * Sandi Erwin,

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- vocals

References

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