Prestige Records Discography: 1977-1978
1977
David Fathead Newman
David Fathead Newman, flute, soprano, alto, tenor sax; George Cables, Hilton Ruiz, keyboards; George Davis, Lee Ritenour, guitar; Wilbur Bascomb, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion; + Horns and voices: Jeff Davis, Larry Moses, trumpet; Earl McIntyre, Janice Robinson, trombone; Kenneth Harris, flute; Ed Xiques, baritone sax; Yvonne Fletcher, Renee Manning, voices; William Fischer, arranger, conductor.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA;
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May, 1977
| Keep The Dream Alive | Prestige P-10106; Milestone MCD-9188-2 | |
| Destiny | - | |
| Silver Morning | Prestige P-10106 | |
| Freaky Beat | - | |
| I Am Singing | Prestige P-10106; Milestone MCD-9188-2 | |
| Clouds | - | |
| As Good As You Are | - |
* Prestige P-10106 David Fathead Newman - Keep The Dream Alive 1978
* Milestone MCD-9188-2 David Newman - Back To Basics 1991
Bill Summers And Summers Heat
Bill Summers, percussion, vocal; Summers Heat: George "Jazzbeau" Spencer, trumpet, flugelhorn, background vocal; Hadley Caliman, tenor sax, flute; Rodney Franklin, keyboards; Ray Obiedo, guitar, tres, background vocal; Fred Washington, bass; James Levi, drums; Munyungo Darryl Jackson, timbales, percussion, background vocal; Leo Miller, Carla Vaughn, lead vocal, background vocal.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA;
Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA, September, 1977
| What's This Mess | Prestige P-10103 | |
| Magic | - | |
| Latican Space Mambo | - | |
| Don't Fade Away | - | |
| House Party | - | |
| Try A Little Tenderness | - | |
| I've Been Around | - | |
| Djembe De Fanta | - | |
| Flying | - |
* Prestige P-10103 Bill Summers And Summers Heat - Cayenne 1977
David Fathead Newman
David Fathead Newman, flute, soprano, alto, tenor sax; Pat Rebillot, keyboards; Jay Graydon, electric guitar; Abraham LaBoriel, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Bill Summers, congas, percussion; + Strings: Sanford Allen, Regis Iandiorio, Kathryn Kienke, Harry Lookofsky, Yoko Matsuo, Gene Orloff, Stan Pollock, Anthony Posk, violin; Alfred Brown, Linda Lawrence, viola; Kermit Moore, cello; + Horns: Jimmy Owens, Milt Ward, trumpet; Earl McIntyre, trombone; Kenneth Harris, flute; Babe Clarke, tenor sax; Clarence Thomas, baritone sax; William Fischer, arranger, conductor.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, November 8-10, 1977;
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, November 14, 1977;
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, November 17, 1977
| Knocks Me Off My Feet | Prestige P-10104; Milestone MCD-9188-2 | |
| Save Your Love For Me | - | |
| Blues For Ball | - | |
| Dance Of The Honey Bee And The Funky Fly | Prestige P-10104 | |
| Concrete Jungle | - | |
| Sun Seeds | - | |
| Distant Lover | - |
* Prestige P-10104 David Fathead Newman - Concrete Jungle 1978
* Milestone MCD-9188-2 David Newman - Back To Basics 1991
1978
Bill Summers And Summers Heat
Bill Summers, percussion, flute, lead vocal, background vocal; Summers Heat: Ray Obiedo, guitar; Fred Washington, bass; Darryl Munyungo Jackson, timbales, drums, background vocal; Virginia Ayers, Leo Miller, lead vocal, background vocal; George "Jazzbeau" Spencer, music coordinator; plus Oscar Brashear, Ray Brown, Jerry Hey, trumpet, flugelhorn; George Bohanon, Dick "Slyde" Hyde, Benny Powell, trombone; Bill Green, Ernie Watts, reeds; John Barnes, keyboards; Leon Ndugu Chancler, drums, vocal; Maxine "Maxi" Anderson, Pattie Brooks, Josie James, Pettsye Powell, background vocal; Reggie Andrews, Charles Mims, Willie Mullings, horns arranger; John Barnes, strings arranger; Virginia Ayers, background vocal arranger; Bill Summers And Summers Heat, Leon Ndugu Chancler, background vocal arranger, rhythm arranger; Bill Summers, percussion arranger; Bob Robitaille, synthesizer programming.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA;
Wally Heider Studio 3, Los Angeles, CA;
Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA, early 1978
| Woo Me Baby | Prestige P-10105 | |
| Your Love | - | |
| Love, Not My Life | - | |
| Olodo | - | |
| Straight To The Bank | - | |
| Creepy Crawlers/Landing And Visit | - | |
| It's On My Mind | - | |
| El Barrio | - | |
| All I Want | - | |
| Creepy Crawlers/Exit | - |
* Prestige P-10105 Bill Summers And Summers Heat - Straight To The Bank 1978