Funk in a Mason Jar is the third solo album by Harvey Mason Sr. It was released in 1977 by Arista Records. Mason kept himself musical production. The album reached the ninth place in the Billboard chart for jazz albums and 37th place in their list for rhythm-and–blues albums. On the first side of this album are penned by Mason own songs and mostly soul; while the other side begins with a rendition of the Marvin Gaye song “What’s Going On?”, this version is more jazzy.

Musicians
1 Pack Up Your Bags
Bass - Nathan Watts
Drums - Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar - Al McKay
Guitar - Michael Sembello
Piano - Jerry Peters
Strings - Charles Veal
Harp - Dorothy Ashby
Percussion - Harvey Mason
Background Vocals - Julia Tillman Waters
Background Vocals - Maxine Willard Waters
Background Vocals - Venetta Fields
Vocals - Art Wilson

2 Till You Take My Love
Bass - Mike Porcaro
Drums - Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar - Jay Graydon
Guitar - Phil Upchurch
Guitar - Ray Parker Jr
Piano - David Foster
Piano - David Paich
Horns - Lenny Pickett
Horns - Emilio Castillo
Horns - Stephen Kupka
Horns - Mic Gilette
Horns - Greg Adama
Horns - Lou Marini
Strings - Charles Veal
Percussion - Harvey Mason Sr
Background Vocals - Stephanie Spruill
Background Vocals - Paulette McWilliams
Vocals - Merry Clayton

3 Space Cadets
Bass - Louis Johnson
Drums - Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar - Ray Parker Jr
Piano - Dave Grusin
Synthesizer - Dave Grusin
Percussion - Harvey Mason Sr

4 Freedom Either Way
Bass - Louis Johnson
Drums - Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar - Jay Graydon
Piano - David Foster
Horns - Larry Williams
Horns - Kim Hutchcroft
Horns - Jerry Hey
Percussion - Steve Forman
Percussion - Harvey Mason Sr
Vocals - Harvey Mason Sr

5 Funk In A Mason Jar
Vocals - Harvey Mason Sr
Vocals - Kenny Mason
Vocals - Marvin Mason
Vocals - Merry Clayton
Vocals - Sylvia Cox

6 What’s Going On?
Bass - Stanley Banks
Drums - Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar - George Benson
Piano - Ronnie Foster
Piano - Jorge Dalto
Strings - Charles Veal
Percussion - Harvey Mason Sr
Vocals - George Benson

7 Set It Free
Bass - Verdine White
Drums - Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar - David T. Walker
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Piano - Bob James
Synthesizer - Dave Grusin
Sax - Tom Scott
Percussion - Victor Feldman
Strings - Charles Veal
Percussion - Ralph MacDonald
Vocals - Paulette McWilliams
Vocals - Stephanie Spruill

8 Phantazia
Bass - Anthony Jackson
Drums - Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar (solo) - Lee Ritenour
Moog - Ronnie Foster
Synthesizer - Ian Underwood
Piano - Dave Grusin
Trombone - Bill Watrous
Trombone - Dick Hyde
Trumpet - Chuck Findley
Trumpet - Gary Grant
Trumpet - Jerry Hey
Trumpet - Kenny Mason
Percussion - Steve Forman
Percussion - Harvey Mason Sr

9 Liquid
Bass - Verdine White
Drums - Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar - David T. Walker
Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Piano - Bob James
Synthesizer - Dave Grusin
Sax - Tom Scott
Trombone - Bill Watrous
Trombone - Dick Hyde
Trumpet - Chuck Findley
Trumpet - Gary Grant
Trumpet - Jerry Hey
Trumpet - Kenny Mason
Percussion - Victor Feldman

Other Musicians
Effects (Special Effects) – Hoppy Mason (Track 3)
Cello – Denyse Buffum, Renita Koven, Rollice Dale, Ronald Cooper, Selene Hurford, Virginia Majewski (Tracks 6, 9)
Violin – Arnold Belnick, Dorothy Wade, Harris Goldman, Henry Roth, Karen Jones, Marcia Van Dyke, Robert Lipsett, Robert Sushel, Winterton Garvey (Tracks 6, 9)

Liner Notes
Producer – Harvey Mason Sr
Arranged By (Horns) – Greg Adams (Track 2)
Arranged By (Horns) – Larry Williams (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Harvey Mason Sr (Track 8)
Arranged By (Horns) – Kenny Mason (Track 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Backing Vocals) – Harvey Mason Sr (Track 1)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Harvey Mason Sr (Tracks 2, 4)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – David Foster (Track 2)
Arranged By (Rhythm, Horns) – Harvey Mason Sr (Track 5)
Arranged By (Rhyhtm) – Bob James (Tracks 7, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Dave Grusin (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jerry Peters (Tracks 1, 2, 7)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Harvey Mason (Track 7)
Engineer – Barney Perkins, Don Murray, Frank Byron Clark, Gary O, John Fischbach, John Neal, Peter Chaikin, Phil Schier
Engineer (Assistant) – Bill Hudson, Chris Gordon, Cisco De Luna
Mixed By – Peter Chaikin

Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
Design – Miguel Sanchez
Photography – Blue Johnson
Typography – Hal Fiedler

Mixed At Conway Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Crystal Sound
Recorded At TBS Studios
Recorded At Total Experience Studios
Recorded At A.B.C. Recording Studios
Recorded At United Western Studios
Recorded At The Burbank Studios
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