Heads

New York City: May-September 1977
collective personnel inc. Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm, Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Lew Soloff (tp, flhrn); David Taylor, Wayne Andre, Tom Mitchell (tb); Michael Brecker (ts, ss); Gerry Niewood (ts, as, alto f); Eddie Daniels (ts, cl, f); David Sanborn (as); Phil Bodner (as, bass cl, alto f, oboe); George Marge (bs, f, eng hrn, oboe); Bob James (p, el-p, clavinet, synth bells, arr, cond); Eric Gale, Steve Khan (g); Alphonso Johnson (el-b); Steve Gadd (d); Ralph MacDonald (perc); Peter Gordon, Jim Buffington, Brooks Tillotson (frhrn); Paul Gershman, John Pintaville, Max Ellen, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollikoff, Harold Kohon, Diana Halprin, Harry Cykman, Marvin Morganstern, Barry Finclair (vln); Al Brown, Manny Vardi, LaMar Alsop (viola); Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman, Jonathan Abramowitz (cello); David Nadien (concertmaster); Gloria Agostini (harp).

a. Heads (Bob James) - 6:40

same or similar, Bob James (p, el-p, synth, arr, cond); Richard Tee (key); Mike Mainieri (vib).

b. We're All Alone (Boz Scaggs) - 5:32

same or similar, David Sanborn (as solo); Bob James (el-p, synth, arr, cond). Jeff Layton, Jeff Mironov (g) replace Eric Gale, Steve Khan. Will Lee (el-b) replaces Alphonso Johnson; Alan Schwartzberg (d) replaces Steve Gadd.

c. I'm In You (Peter Frampton) - 6:47

same or similar, David Sanborn (as); Bob James (el-p, synth, arr, cond). Steve Khan (g) and Eric Gale (el-g) replace Jeff Layton, Jeff Mironov; Gary King (el-b) replaces Will Lee; Andy Newman (d) replaces Alan Schwartzberg.

d. Night Crawler (Bob James) - 6:17

same or similar, Grover Washington, Jr. (ss); Bob James (p, arr, cond); Eric Gale (el-g); Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie (vcl).

e. You Are So Beautiful (Billy Preston/Billy Fischer) - 6:50

same or similar, Grover Washington (ts); David Sanborn (as); George Marge (recorder); Bob James (p, harpsichord, arr, cond).

f. One Loving Night (Henry Purcell) - 5:48

Bob James (el-p, arr, cond) with el-g, el-b, d, perc and strings.

g. Foot Fetish (Bob James) - 4:34