Bands & Artist on this CD: Tower of Power, New York Voices, Las McCann, Gerald Albright, Mitchel Forman Trio, Flora Purim & Airto Moreira, Robben Ford, Oscar Castro-Neves, Poncho Sanchez' Latin Jazz Band, Shirley Horn
Sketches Of James (Selections From The James Taylor Songbook)
01 Tower Of Power – Steamroller (James Taylor) 04:18
2 New York Voices – Long Ago And Far Away (James Taylor) 04:21
3 Les Mc Cann – Nobody But You (James Taylor) 05:38
4 Gerald Albright – Your Smiling Face (James Taylor) 03:55
5 Brenda Russell – Don’t Let Me Be Loney Tonight* (James Taylor) 04:36
6 Mitchel Forman – Something In The Way She Moves (James Taylor) 06:37
7 Flora Purim & Airto Moreira – Only A Dream In Rio (James Taylor) 05:00
8 Robben Ford – You Make It Easy (James Taylor) 04:59
9 Oscar Castro-Neves – New Tune (James Taylor) 05:42
10 Poncho Sanchez – Fire And Rain (James Taylor) 03:47
11 Shirley Horn – Secret O’ Life (James Taylor) 04:36*Japanese bonus track
1 Steamroller
Bass - Francis Rocco Prestia
Drums - David Garibaldi
Guitar - Jeff Tamelier
Hammond Organ - Nick Milo
Sax (Baritone) - Stephen Kupka
Sax (Tenor) - Norbert Stachel
Trombone - Nick Lane
Trumpet - Bill Churchville
Trumpet - Jesse McGuire
Background Vocals - Brent Carter
Background Vocals - Emilio Castillo
Background Vocals - Jeff Tamelier
Vocals - Brent Carter
2 Long Ago And Far Away
Bass - Paul Nowinski
Drums - Terry Clarke
Piano - Andy Ezrin
Sax (Tenor) - Darmon Meader
Vocals - Peter Eldridge
Vocals - Lauren Kinhan
Vocals - Darmon Meader
Vocals - Kim Nazarian
3 Nobody But You
Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Land Richards
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Guitar - David T Walker
Guitar - Robben Ford
Trumpet - Walt Fowler
Sax (Tenor) - Bob Sheppard
Clarinet (Bass) - Bob Sheppard
Percussion - Alex Acuña
Vocals - Les McCann
4 Your Smiling Face
Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Keyboards - Patrice Rushen
Drums - Land Richards
Guitar - Paul Jackson Jr
Percussion - Alex Acuña
Sax (Alto) - Gerald Albright
6 Something In The Way She Moves
Bass - Dave Carpenter
Drums - Bob Leatherbarrow
Piano - Mitchel Forman
7 Only A Dream In Rio
Bass - Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums - Airto Moreira
Guitar - Oscar Castro-Neves
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Sax (Soprano) - Gerald Albright
Percussion - Airto Moreira
Background Vocals - Mary Hylan
Background Vocals - Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals - Shelby Flint
Vocals - Flora Purim
8 You Make It Easy
Bass - Jimmy Haslip
Drums - Gary Novak
Guitar - Robben Ford
Keyboards - Russell Ferrante
Percussion - Alex Acuña
Vocals - Robben Ford
9 New Tune
Bass - Dave Carpenter
Acoustic Guitar - Oscar Castro-Neves
Clarinet - Glen Garrett
Percussion - Alex Acuña
10 Fire And Rain
Bass - Tony Banda
Piano - David Torres
Sax - Scott Martin
Trombone - Alex Henderson
Trumpet - Sal Cracchiolo
Bongos - Jose Papo Rodriguez
Congas - Pongo Sanchez
Timbales - Ramon Banda
11 Secret O’Life
Bass - Al McKibbon
Drums - Steve Williams
Piano - Shirley Horn
Percussion - Steve Williams
Vocals - Shirley Horn
Viola – Carole Mukogawa, Denyse Buffon (Track 8)
Violin – Karen Jones (Track 8)
Cello – Larry Corbett (Track 8)
Cello – Steve Richards (Track 8)
Harp – Gayle Levant (Track 8)
Producer – Tim Weston
Producer (Executive) – Donald Elfman, Kaz Hori
Co-Producer – Emilio Castillo (Track 1)
Arranged By – Darmon Meader (Track 2)
Arranged By – Don Grusin (Track 3)
Arranged By – Gerald Albright (Track 4)
Arranged By – Mitch Forman (Track 5)
Arranged By – Robben Ford, Russell Ferrante (Track 7)
Arranged By – Oscar Castro-Neves (Track 8)
Arranged By – David Torres (Track 11)
Arranged By – Shirley Horn (Track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Dave Eskridge (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Cary Butler, Robert Read, Dale Lawton, Darren Mora, Steven Fitzmaurice, Per-Christian Nielsen
Mastered By – Roger Nichols
Mixed By – Roger Nichols
Recorded By – Roger NicholsMixed At LA FX, LA
Mixed At River Sound, LA
Recorded At Westwind Media, LA
Recorded At Mad Hatter, LA
Recorded At Bad Dog, LA
Recorded At River Sound, LA
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