Album JP 1979 on Better Days label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Jazz-Funk)
Eddie Henderson appear courtesy of Capitol Records Idris Muhammad appear courtesy of Fantasy Records recorded and mixed at Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, October, 1978. Produced for Nippon Columbia cover design: (Nippon Columbia) RIAA ¥2,500 B1 track spelt "Wefé" on backsleeve only, labels and inner read "We'Fe".
Manhattan Blaze , album by | |
Frank Strozier as, *1937 US alto saxophone, flute | |
Alex Blake b, cb, eb, *1951 US bass | |
Akua Dixon vc, *1948 US cello | |
Clarissa Howell vc, cello | |
Idris Muhammad dr, 1939-2014 US drums | |
Vincent Chancey frh, *1950 US french horn | |
Yoshiaki Masuo g, eg, *1946 JP guitar | |
Ray Mantella perc, percussion | |
Hilton Ruiz p, 1952-2006 US piano, electric piano, elepian, composed by | |
John Stubblefield ts, ss, 1945-2005 US reeds, composed by, arranged by | |
Ron Bridgewater ts, tenor saxophone, flute, composed by, arranged by | |
Earl McIntyre tb, tu, US trombone | |
Emmett McDonald alp, trombone | |
Charles Sullivan tr, fh, *1944 US trumpet | |
Earl Gardner tr, *1950 US trumpet | |
Eddie Henderson tr, fh, *1940 US trumpet | |
Frank Gordon tr, trumpet | |
Joe Chambers dr, vib, *1942 US vibraphone, directed by, arranged by | |
Charles Dalton viola | |
Maxine Roach vn, vl, viola | |
Melvyn Roundtree vl, violin | |
Sandra Billingslea vn, violin | |
Stanley Hunte vn, violin | |
Valerie Collymore violin | |
Winston Collymore vn, violin | |
Winterton Garvey str, vn, violin | |
Cecil Bridgewater tr, fh, *1942 US composed by, arranged by |
Motohiro Hashimoto design, cover design |
Cecil Bridgewater directed by |
Reggie Workman directed by |
Toshimitsu Koike photography by, cover photo |
Yoshio Ozawa producer, directed by |
Jim McCurdy recorded by, mixed by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Venus Eyes | Manhattan Blaze | John Stubblefield | 5:44 | |
2 | Moon | Manhattan Blaze | Wayne Shorter | 6:36 | |
3 | Demon Upstairs | Manhattan Blaze | Ron Bridgewater | 6:52 | |
4 | We'Fe | Manhattan Blaze | Cecil Bridgewater | 7:01 | |
5 | The Answer Is Love | Manhattan Blaze | Hilton Ruiz | 6:42 | |
6 | Louisiana Strut | Manhattan Blaze | Cecil Bridgewater | 8:10 |
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