Soul on Jazz
Encyclopedia
Soul on Jazz is a 2002 album
by Philip Bailey
which was released on Heads Up International Records
. On Soul on Jazz Bailey covered Thelonious Monk
's Ruby My Dear, Earth, Wind & Fire
's Keep Your Head to the Sky
, Joe Zawinul
's Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Gene McDaniels
's Compared to What and Herbie Hancock
's Tell Me a Bedtime Story.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
Philip Irvin Bailey is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on...
which was released on Heads Up International Records
Heads Up International
Heads Up International is an independent jazz and contemporary instrumental label located in Cleveland, Ohio.Founded in 1990 by Dave Love, Heads Up International has gained international recognition for its contribution to the world of contemporary instrumental music...
. On Soul on Jazz Bailey covered Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered "one of the giants of American music". Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser"...
's Ruby My Dear, Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American soul and R&B band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of...
's Keep Your Head to the Sky
Keep Your Head to the Sky
"Keep Your Head to the Sky" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was written by Maurice White and produced by Joe Wissert. Included on the band's 1973 album, Head to the Sky it It was released as a single in the same year....
, Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with...
's Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Gene McDaniels
Gene McDaniels
Gene McDaniels was an American singer and songwriter, who had his greatest recording success in the early 1960s.-Biography:...
's Compared to What and Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
's Tell Me a Bedtime Story.
Track listing
Musicians
- Don AliasDon AliasCharles 'Don' Alias was an American jazz percussionist.Alias was best known for playing congas and other hand drums...
– Guitar, Percussion, Conga, Handclapping - Philip BaileyPhilip BaileyPhilip Irvin Bailey is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on...
- Percussion, Arranger, Conga, Timbales, Vocals, Background Vocals, Handclapping - Billy Baker – Background Vocals
- Bob Belden - Percussion, Conga, Soprano Saxophone, Handclapping
- Robert Brookins - Background Vocals
- Alanda Burroughs – Acoustic Guitar
- Michael "Dino" Campbell - Guitar
- Ira ColemanIra Coleman (musician)Ira Coleman is an American jazz bassist.He appears on four albums by Paris-based pianist Laurent de Wilde and has worked with artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Milt Jackson, Ulf Wakenius, John Esposito, Joanne Brackeen, Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams....
– Acoustic Bass - Charmaine Cousins - Background Vocals
- Ronnie CuberRonnie CuberRonnie Cuber is a jazz saxophonist. He has also played in Latin, pop, rock and blues sessions. In addition to his primary instrument, baritone sax, he has also played tenor sax, soprano sax and flute, the latter on an album by Eddie Palmieri. As a leader, Cuber is known for hard bop and Latin jazz...
– Baritone Saxophone - Daniel de los Reyes - Conga
- David DysonDavid DysonDavid Dyson is an American bassist, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Throughout his career he has performed with an array of artists including New Kids on the Block, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lalah Hathaway, Pieces of a Dream, George Duke, Regina Bell, Jonathan Butler, Najee, Candy Dulfer, Rick...
– Bass - John Hart - Guitar, Soloist,
- Billy Kilson – Drums
- Scott Kinsey - Piano, Keyboards, Handclapping, Fender Rhodes
- Dave Love - Percussion, Conga, Handclapping
- Lou MariniLou MariniLou Marini, Jr. is an American saxophonist, arranger and composer. He is noted for his work in the jazz, rock, blues and soul music traditions.-Early life and range of musical experience:...
- Alto Saxophone - Myron McKinley - Piano, Keyboards, Melodica
- Scott Wendholt - Trumpet
- David Whitworth - Background Vocals
Production
- Andy Ackland – Technical Engineer
- Philip Bailey - Percussion, Arranger, Producer
- Bob Belden – Percussion, Arranger, Producer
- Bob Beldon – Arranger, Producer
- DJ Smash - Arranger, Programming
- Robert Brookins – Programming, Producer
- Mark Fraunfelder - Assistant Engineer
- Robert Friedrich – Engineer
- Lou Hemsey – Mastering
- Scott Kinsey - Arranger, Programming, Producer, Orchestration
- Tim Lauber - Assistant Engineer
- Dave Love - Executive Producer
- Myron McKinley – Arranger, Producer
- Tim Stritmater - Assistant Engineer
- David Whitworth – Vocal Arrangement