ArtistInfo Logo  ArtistInfo

Album Cover
Norman Connors
Saturday Night Special

Album US 1975 on Buddah Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Jazz-Funk)

Recorded May 1975 at Wally Heider Recording Studios, San Francisco, Calif. Mastered at Columbia Studios, San Francisco, Calif. Norman Connors plays Gretsch drums & Latin Percussion Instruments. Norman Connors' fashions designed by Flo Toronto, New York City. Special thanks to: Art Kass, Nick Napolitano, Alan Lott, Aki Aleong, Paul Smith & Randy Meritt, Musitronics, Inc. and to our friends at The Guitar Center, S.F. This album is dedicated to my mother, who has been my spiritual light, and to the Connors family: Rosa, Kwasi and Kelli.

     
Musicians
PortraitNorman Connors dr, voc, perc, *1947 US
drums, album by, composed by
PortraitBob King b, dr,
acoustic guitar
PortraitGary Bartz as, ss, *1940 US
alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
PortraitOnaje Allan Gumbs p, *1949 US
arranged by, conductor, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, arp string ensemble, moog, composed by
PortraitMichael Henderson bvoc, b, *1951 US
bass, lead vocals, backing vocals, composed by
PortraitTeresa Adams vc,
cello
PortraitKenneth Nash perc,
congas, percussion, indonesian temple shakers, african, asian & latin american hand percussion, cuica, quica
PortraitMilton Sincoff , US
creative director, packaging
PortraitReggie Lucas g, bvoc, *1953 US
electric guitar, composed by
David Subke
flute
William O. Murphy, Jr.
flute
PortraitJean Carn voc, bvoc, *1947 US
lead vocals, backing vocals
PortraitBernie Krause syn, voc, *1938 US
programmed by, synthesizer, moog
PortraitCarlos Garnett ts, voc, *1938 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitEddie Henderson tr, fh, *1940 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitNancy Ellis vl,
viola
PortraitMyra Bucky str,
violin
PortraitNathan Rubin str, vn, 1929-2005
violin
PortraitHubert Eaves III key, US
electric piano, organ, clavinet
PortraitBuster Williams b, *1942 US
double bass
PortraitBill Summers perc, *1948 US
percussion, additional
PortraitHerbie Hancock p, *1940 US
piano
Producers
Ed Caraeff design, photography
David Coffin engineer
Fred Catero engineer, engineer, remix
Ken Hopkins engineer
Stephen Jarvis engineer
Jeffrey Husband engineer, assistant
George Horn mastered by
Skip Drinkwater producer
Album Tracks   
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Saturday Night SpecialNorman ConnorsReggie Lucas5:10
2DindiNorman ConnorsAntonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes6:00
3Maiden VoyageNorman ConnorsHerbie Hancock6:30
4Valentine LoveNorman ConnorsMichael Henderson3:45
5AkiaNorman ConnorsKevin Nance, Onaje Allan Gumbs3:45
6Skin DiverNorman ConnorsDwight Carson, Harry Whitaker6:55
7KwasiNorman ConnorsNorman Connors, Onaje Allan Gumbs4:30

30sec audio samples provided by

External Links
Discogs Logo Discogs  iTunes Logo iTunes  Spotify Logo Spotify

    
ArtistInfo App
ArtistInfo for iOS and ArtistInfo for Mac are presenting musicians, composers and producers that are envolved in the musical work that you are listening to in Apple Music, iTunes, or Spotify. Discover new music via the network among artists. Manage your favorite musicians and albums via iCloud and share recommendations with your friends via email, AirDrop, or Social Media.

App Store Logo     Mac App Store Logo

Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone
ArtistInfo App
Universal Link: https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Norman%20Connors&title=Saturday%20Night%20Special
ArtistInfo Community
Most seen topics within ArtistInfo:

Top 10 Artists    Top 20 Albums
 
What others are currently looking for:

Recent Artists    Recent Albums

ArtistInfo Logo ArtistInfo by Metason © 2015-2020 Metason Logo