Original Album Series

Tracklist

• CD 1: The Art of Tea
• 1
  Nightmoves
  4:03
• 2
  Eggplant
  3:37
• 3
  Monkey See—Monkey Do
  3:34
• 4
  St. Elmo’s Fire
  3:59
• 5
  I Don’t Know Why I’m So Happy I’m Sad
  4:15
• 6
  Jive
  3:18
• 7
  Popsicle Toes
  4:35
• 8
  Sometimes I Just Forget to Smile
  3:52
• 9
  Mr. Blue
  4:02
• CD 2: Sleeping Gypsy
• 1
  The Lady Wants to Know
  4:45
• 2
  I Really Hope It’s You
  4:55
• 3
  In the Eye of the Storm
  5:55
• 4
  B’wana—He No Home
  4:56
• 5
  Don’t Be Blue
  3:30
• 6
  Antonio’s Song (The Rainbow)
  5:03
• 7
  Chain Reaction
  5:14
• 8
  Down in Brazil
  4:33
• CD 3: Burchfield Nines
• 1
  When the Cookie Jar Is Empty
  5:11
• 2
  A Robinsong
  3:47
• 3
  Wrestle a Live Nude Girl
  4:33
• 4
  Burchfield Nines
  4:39
• 5
  Meet Me in the Deerpark
  6:00
• 6
  Dear Little Nightingale
  5:00
• 7
  In Search of the Perfect Shampoo
  4:04
• 8
  Vivaldi’s Song
  4:14
• CD 4: Tiger in the Rain
• 1
  Sanpaku
  4:14
• 2
  When It’s Over
  3:05
• 3
  Living on the Inside
  5:37
• 4
  Hideaway
  4:09
• 5
  Jardin botanico
  3:33
• 6
  Underneath the Apple Tree
  5:52
• 7
  Tiger in the Rain
  4:19
• 8
  Satisfaction Guaranteed
  3:39
• 9
  Lifeline
  6:10
• CD 5: One Bad Habit
• 1
  Baseball
  3:51
• 2
  Inside You
  4:12
• 3
  All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go
  3:48
• 4
  Lotus Blossom
  4:20
• 5
  On My Way Home to You
  4:54
• 6
  One Bad Habit
  4:07
• 7
  Loving You More and More
  3:45
• 8
  Still Life
  4:14
• 9
  He Tells Himself He’s Happy
  5:10

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Release credits

• Abdul Wadud
  cello [3]
• Al Schmitt
  mix [3.1-8, 5.1-9, 1.1-9, 2.1-8], recording [3.1-8, 5.1-9, 2.1-8, 1.1-9]
• Alan Shulman
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Andre Fischer
  drums (drum set) [5-6, 8-9], percussion [2, 5-6, 9], producer [1-9], tambourine [4]
• Ben Riley
  drums (drum set) [3-4, 6-7]
• Bill Reichenbach, Jr.
  brass [1, 3, 5-6, 6-7, 9], conductor [6]
• Bob Kuttruf
  assistant [2-3, 5-9]
• Bob Leinbach
  organ [2]
• Bruce Botnick
  recording [1-9]
• Bucky Pizzarelli
  acoustic guitar [2, 6-7], electric guitar [4]
• Bud Shank
  flute [8]
• Buddy Williams
  drums (drum set) [2]
• Charles Libove
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Charles McCracken
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Chuck Domanico
  double bass [8]
• Clare Fischer
  conductor [2], strings [2]
• Claudio Roditi
  brass [6]
• Claus Ogerman
  arranger [1-8], conductor [1-8]
• Crusher Bennett
  congas [1, 5]
• David Liebman
  flute [5-6], solo [5-6]
• David Sanborn
  alto saxophone [1.3, 1.9, 4.8, 2.3, 2.5-6], brass [8], solo [4.8, 2.3, 2.5-6]
• David Spinozza
  acoustic guitar [2, 8], electric guitar [2, 8], guitar [1, 6-7]
• Dennis Belfield
  bass guitar [2-6, 9]
• Dominic Cortese
  concertina [9]
• Don Grolnick
  Rhodes piano [1, 7], clavinet [7], piano [4, 8]
• Don Henderson
  assistant [1-8]
• Eddie Gomez
  double bass [8]
• Edgar Lustgarten
  cello [8]
• Emanuel Vardi
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Eric Gale
  guitar [4, 6, 9]
• Ernie Watts
  saxophone [2, 5]
• Eumir Deodato
  conductor [8], orchestrator [8]
• Flora Purim
  background vocals [1-2, 9]
• George Sopuch
  electric guitar [4], guitar [5]
• George Young
  brass [6], flute [6], solo [6], tenor saxophone [6]
• Glenn Berger
  mix [1-9], recording [1-9]
• Guy Lumia
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Harold Coletta
  strings [1, 6-7, 9], viola [3]
• Harry Lookofsky
  concertmaster [3]
• Harry Urbont
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Herb Bushler
  bass guitar [1-2, 5, 8-9]
• Hilda Harris
  background vocals [1, 9]
• Howard Silberberg
  assistant [1-9]
• Hugh McCracken
  guitar [3]
• Hélio Delmiro
  guitar [4, 8]
• Israel Baker
  concertmaster [8]
• Jeffrey M. Kawalek
  recording [1-8]
• Jerry Hey
  brass [1, 3, 5, 5-7, 9], conductor [1, 3, 5], flugelhorn [7], solo [7], strings [5]
• Jerry Steinholtz
  congas [3]
• Jesse Levy
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Joe Caro
  acoustic guitar [2, 5], electric guitar [1-2, 8-9]
• Joe Malin
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Joe Sample
  keyboard [1-9], piano [1-5, 5-6, 6-7, 7], solo [5-7]
• John Clark
  brass [6, 8]
• John Guerin
  drums (drum set) [1.1-9, 2.1-3, 2.5-7], percussion [1-9]
• John Simon
  arranger [1-9], percussion [4], producer [1-9]
• John Tropea
  guitar [1-7]
• João Donato
  piano [4, 8], solo [4, 8]
• João Palma
  drums (drum set) [4, 8]
• Kenny Barron
  piano [1, 3-7, 9]
• Kim Hutchcroft
  brass [1, 3, 5-7, 9]
• Larry Bunker
  vibraphone [2, 4-9]
• Larry Carlton
  guitar [1.1-9, 2.1-8], solo [8]
• Larry Hall
  brass [1, 3, 5-7, 9]
• Larry Williams
  brass [1, 3, 5-6, 6-7, 7, 9], conductor [6-7, 9], synthesizer [4, 6]
• Lee Herschberg
  recording [1-9]
• Lenny Castro
  percussion [2, 5, 7]
• Leon Pendarvis
  piano [1-7]
• Lew Del Gatto
  brass [6]
• Lew Soloff
  piccolo trumpet [9]
• Lewis Eley
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Lou Marini
  brass [6, 8]
• Maeretha Stewart
  background vocals [1, 9]
• Michael Brecker
  solo [1-2], tenor saxophone [1.6, 2.1-2, 2.4]
• Michael Franks
  acoustic guitar [8], lead vocals [4.1-9, 5.1-9], vocal [1-8]
• Mike Mainieri
  vibraphone [3-4, 7]
• Neil Jason
  bass guitar [1, 7]
• Nick de Caro
  strings [1, 4-5, 9]
• Oscar Brashear
  trumpet [4]
• Paul Griffin
  organ [1, 8-9]
• Petsye Powell
  background vocals [1, 9]
• Ralph MacDonald
  percussion [1-7]
• Randy Brecker
  brass [8]
• Ray Armando
  congas [3], percussion [2.1, 2.3-4, 2.6, 2.8, 5.1, 5.3]
• Richard Maximoff
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Richard Sortomme
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Rick Marotta
  drums (drum set) [4.1, 4.5, 4.8-9, 5.1-4, 5.7]
• Rick Zunigar
  acoustic guitar [4], guitar [3]
• Ron Carter
  double bass [3-4, 6-7]
• Rubens Bassini
  percussion [1-2, 4-5, 7, 9]
• Seldon Powell
  tenor saxophone [4, 7]
• Steve Gadd
  drums (drum set) [1-7]
• Sylvia Shemwell
  background vocals [1, 9]
• Tennyson Stephens
  Rhodes piano [3-6, 9], clavinet [3], piano [2, 9]
• Tom “Bones” Malone
  brass [6, 8]
• Tommy LiPuma
  producer [5.1-9, 1.1-9, 2.1-8, 3.1-8]
• Tony Posk
  strings [1, 3, 6-7, 9]
• Will Lee
  bass guitar [1-7]
• Wilton Felder
  bass guitar [2.1-8, 1.1-9]
• Yolande Howard
  background vocals [1, 9]
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Issues

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  Original Album Series

  5x CD
  19 November 2012