Van Gelder Studio Discography: 1974
1974 (age 50)
Milt Jackson
Jimmy Heath, soprano, tenor sax; Arnold Black, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Irving Spice, violin #1,5; Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, cello #1,5; Milt Jackson, vibes; Cedar Walton, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; Bob James, arranger #1,5; Cedar Walton, arranger #6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January, 1974
| 1. | Olinga | CTI CTI 6046 S1 |
| 2. | Rerev | - |
| 3. | The Metal Melter | - |
| 4. | The Steel Bender | - |
| 5. | Lost April | - |
| 6. | I'm Not So Sure | - |
* CTI CTI 6046 S1 Milt Jackson - Olinga 1974
Hubert Laws
Hubert Laws, flute; Ronnie Laws, tenor sax; David Nadien, violin; Emanuel Vardi, viola; George Ricci, cello; Dave Friedman, vibes; Bob James, piano, electric piano #2-5; Richard Tee, organ #4; Clare Fischer, electric piano #1; Gene Bertoncini, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; Airto, percussion; Clare Fischer, arranger #1; Hubert Laws, arranger #2,4,5; Bob James, arranger #3,4.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February, 1974
| 1. | In The Beginning | CTI CTX 3+3, CTI 6065 |
| 2. | Restoration | - |
| 3. | Gymnopedie #1 | - |
| 4. | Come Ye Disconsolate | CTI CTX 3+3, CTI 6065, OJ-21; Salvation SAL 1000 |
| 5. | Airegin | CTI CTX 3+3, CTI 6065 |
Hubert Laws, flute; Ronnie Laws, tenor sax; David Nadien, violin; Emanuel Vardi, viola; George Ricci, cello; Dave Friedman, vibes; Clare Fischer, Rodgers Grant, piano #3; Bob James, piano, electric piano; Gene Bertoncini, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; Airto, percussion; Hubert Laws, arranger.
| 1. | Moment's Notice | CTI CTX 3+3, CTI 6066 |
| 2. | Reconciliation | - |
| 3. | Mean Lene | - |
* CTI CTX 3+3 Hubert Laws - In The Beginning 1974
* CTI CTI 6065 Hubert Laws - Then There Was Light Vol. 1 1976
* Salvation SAL 1000 Hubert Laws, Nina Simone, Stanley Turrentine - The Power The Glory And The Music 1982
* CTI CTI 6066 Hubert Laws - Then There Was Light Vol. 2 1976
* CTI OJ-21 Hubert Laws - Come Ye Disconsolate (P.D.) / Come Ye Disconsolate (P.D.) 1974
Bob James
Victor Paz, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, trumpet; Jon Faddis, Thad Jones, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, trombone; Paul Faulise, Jack Gale, Alan Raph, bass trombone; George Marge, Romeo Penque, alto flute, recorder; Grover Washington Jr., soprano sax #1,3; Hugh McCracken, harmonica #2; Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, violin; Seymour Barab, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, Anthony Sophos, cello; Dave Friedman, vibes; Bob James, keyboards; Richie Resnicoff, guitar; Eric Weissberg, pedal steel guitar #2; Gary King, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; Idris Muhammad, drums #5,6; Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Bob James, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February-April, 1974
| 1. | Valley Of The Shadows | CTI CTI 6043 |
| 2. | In The Garden | CTI CTI 6043, OJ-22, OJ-23 F |
| 3. | Soulero | CTI CTI 6043, OJ-22, OJ-24 F |
| 4. | Night On Bald Mountain | CTI CTI 6043, OJ-23 F |
| 5. | Feel Like Making Love | CTI CTI 6043, OJ-24 F |
| 6. | Nautilus | CTI CTI 6043 |
* CTI CTI 6043 Bob James One 1974
= Tappan Zee FC 36835 - 1981
* CTI OJ-22 Bob James - In The Garden / Soulero 1974
* CTI OJ-23 F Bob James - Night On Bald Mountain / In The Garden 1974
* CTI OJ-24 F Bob James - Soulero / Feel Like Making Love 1974
Idris Muhammad
Randy Brecker, trumpet, flugelhorn; Grover Washington Jr., soprano, tenor sax; Bob James, keyboards; Joe Beck, guitar; Gary King, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Bob James, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March, 1974
| Power Of Soul | Kudu KU-17, KU-918 | |
| Piece Of Mind | Kudu KU-17 | |
| The Saddest Thing | Kudu KU-17, SS-1 | |
| Loran's Dance | Kudu KU-17, KU-918, SS-1 |
* Kudu KU-17 Idris Muhammad - Power Of Soul 1974
* Kudu SS-1 Grover Washington Jr. - Side Star 1983
* Kudu KU-918 Idris Muhammad - Power Of Soul / Loran's Dance 1974
Joe Farrell Quartet
Joe Farrell, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Joe Beck, guitar; Herb Bushler, bass; Jim Madison, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March, 1974
| Weathervane | CTI CTI 6042 S1 | |
| Upon This Rock | - | |
| Seven Seas | - |
* CTI CTI 6042 S1 Joe Farrell - Upon This Rock 1974
Esther Phillips
Jon Faddis, John Gatchell, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Urbie Green, trombone; Hubert Laws, flute; Jerry Dodgion, alto sax; Mike Brecker, tenor sax #4; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi, Manny Vardi, violin; Al Brown, Harold Coletta, Manny Vardi, viola; Charles McCracken, George Ricci, cello; Richard Wyands, piano; Richard Tee, piano #3,7, organ #5, tack piano #6; Bob James, electric piano #4, piano #5; Charlie Brown, guitar; Jon Sholle, guitar #1,7; Richie Resnicoff, guitar #4,5; Eric Weissberg, steel guitar #2; Gary King, bass; Gordon Edwards, bass #3; Bernard Purdie, drums; Steve Gadd, drums #4,5; Pee Wee Ellis, chimes; Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Esther Phillips, vocal; Patti Austin, Lani Groves, J. Denise Williams, background vocal #2,6; Carl Carldwell, Robin Clark, Tasha Thomas, background vocal #3,5; Don Sebesky, string arranger #6; Pee Wee Ellis, arranger, conductor #1-3,6,7; Gary King, arranger, conductor #4,5; Pee Wee Ellis, associate producer #1-3,6,7; Eugene McDaniels, associate producer #4,5.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May, 1974
| 1. | I Feel The Same | Kudu KU-18 |
| 2. | Performance | - |
| 3. | Doing Our Thing | Kudu KU-18, KU-922 F |
| 4. | Disposable Society | - |
| 5. | Living Alone (We're Gonna Make It) | Kudu KU-18 |
| 6. | Such A Night | Kudu KU-18, KU-921 |
| 7. | Can't Trust Your Neighbor With Your Baby | - |
* Kudu KU-18 Esther Phillips - Performance 1974
* Kudu KU-922 F Esther Phillips - Disposable Society / Doing Our Thing 1974
* Kudu KU-921 Esther Phillips - Such A Night / Can't Trust Your Neighbor With Your Baby 1974
George Benson
John Frosk, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley, trumpet; Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Warren Covington, trombone; Paul Faulise, bass trombone; Jim Buffington, Brooks Tillotson, French horn; Ray Beckenstein, flute; Al Regni, flute, clarinet; George Marge, English horn, flute, piccolo; Phil Bodner, English horn, clarinet, alto flute; Seymour Barab, Frank Levy, Jesse Levy, Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman, Paul Tobias, cello; Margaret Ross, harp; Kenny Barron, piano; George Benson, guitar; Phil Upchurch, guitar, musical conception #1, percussion #3, electric bass #5; Ron Carter, bass; Steve Gadd, drums; Don Sebesky, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May, 1974
| 1. | Take Five | CTI CTI 6045 S1 |
| 2. | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams | - |
| 3. | My Latin Brother | CTI CTI 6045 S1, OJ-25 F |
| 4. | No Sooner Said Than Done | CTI CTI 6045 S1 |
| 5. | Full Compass | - |
| 6. | The Changing World | - |
* CTI CTI 6045 S1 George Benson - Bad Benson 1974
= CTI CTI 8014 George Benson - Take Five 1979
* CTI OJ-25 F George "Bad" Benson - Supership / My Latin Brother 1975
Hank Crawford
Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dave Taylor, bass trombone; Joe Farrell, flute, tenor sax; Jerry Dodgion, flute, tenor, soprano sax; Phil Bodner, alto flute, piccolo, tenor sax; Hank Crawford, alto sax; Pepper Adams, Romeo Penque, baritone sax; Alexander Cores, Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi, violin; Al Brown, Manny Vardi, viola; Charles McCracken, George Ricci, cello; Richard Tee, piano, organ; Bob James, electric piano, Clavinet, ARP; Hugh McCracken, electric guitar, harmonica; Gary King, bass; Ron Carter, bass #5; Bernard Purdie, drums #1,3; Idris Muhammad, drums #2,4,5; Ralph MacDonald, percussion, congas; Bob James, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June, 1974
| 1. | Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing | Kudu KU-19 S1 |
| 2. | Jana | - |
| 3. | All In Love Is Fair | - |
| 4. | Sho Is Funky | Kudu KU-19 S1, KU-923 F |
| 5. | Groove Junction | - |
* Kudu KU-19 S1 Hank Crawford - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing 1974
* Kudu KU-923 F Hank Crawford - Sho Is Funky / Groove Junction 1974
Chet Baker
Chet Baker, trumpet, vocal; Hubert Laws, flute, alto flute; Romeo Penque, flute, clarinet; George Marge, alto flute, oboe d'amore; Paul Desmond, alto sax; Lewis Eley, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, David Nadien, Herbert Sorkin, violin; Warren Lash, Jesse Levy, George Ricci, cello; Dave Friedman, vibes; Bob James, electric piano; Ron Carter, bass; Steve Gadd, drums #1-4,8; Jack DeJohnette, drums #5-7; Don Sebesky, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July, October and November, 1974
| 1. | Autumn Leaves | CTI CTI 6050 S1 |
| 2. | She Was Too Good To Me | - |
| 3. | Funk In Deep Freeze | - |
| 4. | Tangerine | - |
| 5. | With A Song In My Heart | - |
| 6. | What'll I Do | - |
| 7. | It's You Or No One | - |
| 8. | My Future Just Passed | CBS Associated ZK 40804 |
* CTI CTI 6050 S1 Chet Baker - She Was Too Good To Me 1974
= CBS Associated ZK 40804 - 1987
Upchurch/Tennyson
David Sanborn, alto sax; Bob James, piano, ARP synthesizer; Tennyson Stephens, piano, vocal; Eric Gale, Phil Upchurch, guitar; Doug Bascomb, Eric Gale, Phil Upchurch, bass; Steve Gadd, Andrew Smith, drums; Bob James, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September, 1974, and January-March, 1975
| You Got Style | Kudu KU-22 S1, KU-926 F | |
| Ave Maria | - | |
| In Common | Kudu KU-22 S1 | |
| Tell Me Something Good | - | |
| Don't I Know You | - | |
| South Side Morning | - | |
| Evil | - | |
| Black Gold | - | |
| I Wanted It Too | - |
* Kudu KU-22 S1 Upchurch/Tennyson 1975
* Kudu KU-926 F Upchurch, Tennyson - You Got Style / Ave Maria 1975
Paul Desmond Quartet
Paul Desmond, alto sax; Ed Bickert, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September, 1974
| Squeeze Me | CTI CTI 6059 S1 | |
| I'm Old Fashioned | - | |
| Nuages | - | |
| Why Shouldn't I | - | |
| Everything I Love | - | |
| Warm Valley | - | |
| Till The Clouds Roll By | - | |
| Mean To Me | - | |
| Theme From "M*A*S*H" | CBS Associated ZK 40806; Legacy (Eu) 5127882 | |
| Wave | - | |
| Nuages (alternate take) | Legacy (Eu) 5127882 | |
| Squeeze Me (alternate take) | - | |
| Till The Clouds Roll By (alternate take) | - |
* CTI CTI 6059 S1 Paul Desmond - Pure Desmond 1975
= CBS Associated ZK 40806 - 1987
= Legacy (Eu) 5127882 - 2003
Grover Washington Jr.
Jon Faddis, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, trombone; Tony Studd, bass trombone; Jerry Dodgion, tenor sax; Grover Washington Jr., tenor, alto, soprano sax; Phil Bodner, baritone sax; Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Matthew Raimondi, violin; Al Brown, Manny Vardi, viola; Charles McCracken, Alan Shulman, cello; Bob James, piano, electric piano; Eric Gale, guitar; Phil Upchurch, bass #1; Gary King, bass #2-4; Harvey Mason, drums; Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Bob James, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November, 1974
| 1. | Earth Tones | Kudu KU-20 S1 |
| 2. | Passion Flower | - |
| 3. | Mister Magic | Kudu KU-20 S1, KU-924 F |
| 4. | Black Frost | - |
* Kudu KU-20 S1 Grover Washington Jr. - Mister Magic 1975
= Motown M5-175V1 - 1981
* Kudu KU-924 F Grover Washington Jr. - Mister Magic / Black Frost 1975
Joe Farrell Quintet
Joe Farrell, tenor, soprano, baritone sax, flute; Joe Beck, guitar; Herb Bushler, bass; Jim Madison, drums; Ray Mantilla, congas, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November and December, 1974
| Canned Funk | CTI CTI 6053 S1 | |
| Animal | - | |
| Suite Martinique | - | |
| Spoken Silence | - |
* CTI CTI 6053 S1 Joe Farrell - Canned Funk 1975
Ron Carter
Hubert Laws, flute; Roland Hanna, piano #1,3,4, electric piano #2; Leon Pendarvis, electric piano #4; Jay Berliner, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Billy Cobham, drums, field drums; Ralph MacDonald, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November, 1974
| 1. | El Noche Sol | CTI CTI 6051 S1 |
| 2. | So What | - |
| 3. | Sabado Sombrero | - |
| 4. | Arkansas | - |
* CTI CTI 6051 S1 Ron Carter - Spanish Blue 1975
Bob James
Randy Brecker, John Frosk, Victor Paz, Lew Soloff, Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Andre, Eddie Bert, Tom Mitchell, Tony Studd, trombone; Jimmy Buffington, Peter Gordon, Al Richmond, French horn; Hubert Laws, flute, electric flute #4; Eddie Daniels, clarinet; Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Matthew Raimondi, violin; Seymour Barab, Alla Goldberg, Warren Lash, Jesse Levy, George Ricci, Alan Shulman, Tony Sophos, cello; Bob James, electric piano, Clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Yamaha YC-30 organ; Eric Gale, guitar #1,2,4; Richie Resnicoff, guitar #3,5; Eric Gale, bass; Gary King, bass #3; Andrew Smith, drums; Steve Gadd, drums #3; Arthur Jenkins, Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Patti Austin, Frank Floyd, Lani Groves, Zachary Sanders, vocal; Bob James, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December, 1974, and January, 1975
| 1. | Take Me To The Mardi Gras | CTI CTI 6057 S1 |
| 2. | I Feel A Song (In My Heart) | CTI CTI 6057 S1, OJ-26 F |
| 3. | The Golden Apple | - |
| 4. | Farandole | CTI CTI 6057 S1 |
| 5. | You're As Right As Rain | - |
| 6. | Dream Journey | - |
* CTI CTI 6057 S1 Bob James Two 1975
= Tappan Zee FC 36836 - 1981
* CTI OJ-26 F Bob James - I Feel A Song (In My Heart) / The Golden Apple 1975