ArtistInfo
Harvey Mason
Funk In A Mason Jar
Album US 1977 on Arista label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Jazz-Funk, Disco, Fusion)
Issued with custom printed inner-sleeve with credits, etc. Harvey plays Roger Drums, Remo Drum Heads & Avedis Zildjian Cymbals © ℗ 1977 Arista Records, Inc.
Musicians
 | Harvey Mason dr, *1947 US album by, arranged by, rhythm, backing vocals, drums, bells, congas, percussion, vibraphone, vibes, written by, drums, congas, percussion, percussion, drums, vocals, vocals, soloist, arranged by, rhythm, horns, drums, congas, percussion, arranged by, rhythm, strings, vibraphone, vibes, arranged by, vocals, arranged by, horns |
 | Hal Fiedler typography, hand lettering |
 | Jerry Peters key, voc, p, US arranged by, strings, piano |
 | Nathan Watts b, *1954 US bass |
 | Al McKay g, perc, *1948 US guitar |
 | Michael Sembello g, *1954 US guitar |
 | Dorothy Ashby hrp, 1930-1986 US harp |
 | Charles Veal Jr. vn, strings |
 | Art Wilson , vocals, soloist, written by |
 | Greg Adams tr, fh, CA arranged by, horns |
 | David Foster syn, frh, *1949 CA arranged by, rhythm, electric piano, written by |
 | Mike Porcaro b, 1955-2015 US bass |
 | Jay Graydon g, *1949 US guitar |
 | Phil Upchurch g, *1990 US guitar |
 | Ray Parker Jr. , *1954 US guitar, written by |
 | Tower Of Power , *1968 US horns |
 | Steve Forman perc, US percussion |
 | David Paich key, voc, *1954 US piano |
 | Merry Clayton bvoc, voc, *1948 US vocals, soloist |
 | Louis Johnson b, voc, 1955-2015 US bass, written by |
| Hoppy Mason , effects, special effects |
 | Dave Grusin p, syn, *1934 US electric piano, synthesizer, written by, arranged by, rhythm |
 | Larry Williams , US arranged by, horns |
 | The Seawind Horns , US horns |
 | Kenny Mason tr, vocals, trumpet, arranged by, horns |
| Marvin Mason , vocals |
 | Sylvia Cox voc, bvoc, US vocals |
 | Stanley Banks b, eb, bass |
 | Denyse Buffum vl, US cello |
 | Renita Koven vl, cello |
 | Rollice Dale vl, cello |
 | Ronald Cooper vc, cello |
 | Selene Hurford vc, cello |
 | Virginia Majewski vl, 1907-1995 US cello |
 | Ronnie Foster org, syn, *1950 US electric piano, soloist, synthesizer, mini moog |
 | Jorge Dalto p, 1948-1987 AR soloist, piano, acoustic piano |
 | Arnold Belnick vn, str, US violin |
 | Dorothy Wade vn, violin |
 | Harris Goldman vn, US violin |
 | Henry Roth vn, str, violin |
 | Karen Jones vn, violin |
 | Marcia Van Dyke vn, 1922-2002 US violin |
 | Robert Lipsett vn, *1947 US violin |
 | Robert Sushel vn, violin |
 | Winterton Garvey str, vn, violin |
 | George Benson g, voc, *1943 US vocals, soloist, guitar |
 | Bob James key, ep, *1939 US arranged by, rhyhtm, soloist, piano, arranged by, rhythm |
 | Verdine White b, voc, *1951 US bass |
 | Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US congas |
 | David T. Walker g, *1941 US guitar |
 | Lee Ritenour g, *1952 US guitar, acoustic guitar, soloist, guitar |
 | Victor Feldman vib, p, perc, 1934-1987 GB percussion |
 | Tom Scott sax, *1948 US soloist, tenor saxophone |
 | Paulette McWilliams bvoc, voc, *1948 US vocals |
 | Stephanie Spruill voc, bvoc, US vocals |
 | Anthony Jackson b, eb, *1952 US soloist, bass |
 | Ian Underwood , *1939 US synthesizer |
 | Bill Watrous tb, *1939 US trombone |
 | Dick Hyde tb, US trombone |
 | Chuck Findley tr, *1947 US trumpet |
 | Gary Grant tr, US trumpet |
 | Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US trumpet |
Producers
| Howard Fritzson art direction |
| Miguel Sanchez design, sleeve |
| Barney Perkins engineer |
| Don Murray engineer |
| F. Byron Clark engineer |
| Gary O engineer |
| John Fischbach engineer |
| John Neal engineer |
| Peter Chaikin engineer, mixed by |
| Phil Schier engineer |
| Bill Hudson engineer, assistant |
| Chris Gordon engineer, assistant |
| Cisco De Luna engineer, assistant |
| Blue Johnson photography by |
| Harvey Mason producer |
| Julia Waters backing vocals |
| Maxine Waters backing vocals |
| Venetta Fields backing vocals |
| Paulette McWilliams backing vocals |
| Stephanie Spruill backing vocals |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Pack Up Your Bags | Harvey Mason | Art Wilson, Harvey Mason, Skip Scarborough | 5:00 |
| 2 | | Till You Take My Love | Harvey Mason | David Foster, Harvey Mason | 3:30 |
| 3 | | Space Cadets | Harvey Mason | Dave Grusin, Harvey Mason, Louis Johnson, Ray Parker Jr. | 3:32 |
| 4 | | Freedom Either Way | Harvey Mason | Harvey Mason, Sally Mason | 3:30 |
| 5 | | Funk In A Mason Jar | Harvey Mason | Harvey Mason | 1:50 |
| 6 | | What's Going On? | Harvey Mason | Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson | 8:23 |
| 7 | | Set It Free | Harvey Mason | Eva Ein, Kenny Loggins | 5:49 |
| 8 | | Phantazia | Harvey Mason | Dave Grusin | 4:25 |
| 9 | Liquid | Harvey Mason | Harvey Mason | 4:37 |
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