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Quincy Jones
Roots (The Saga Of An American Family)
Album US 1977 on A&M Records label
R&B/Soul and Soundtrack (Gospel, Soul, Soundtrack)
Some copies may have a CRC sticker on the back. Printed inner sleeve features artist and dialogue credits. Music from and inspired by the David L. Wolfer production of "Roots". ROOTS the saga of an American family. Recorded at A&M Studios and United Western Recorders ℗ 1977 Contains 12" x 24" poster: "Behold...The only thing greater than yourself" B4 title on label is What Shall I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name)
Musicians
 | Quincy Jones voc, tr, *1933 US arranged by, producer, conductor, concept by, conceived by, album by, written by, adapted by |
 | Arni Egilsson b, *1939 IS acoustic bass |
 | Milton Kestenbaum b, acoustic bass |
 | Bill Summers perc, *1948 US arranged by, percussion, performer, bata, featuring, bata, bata drum ensemble, featuring, percussion, featuring, written by |
 | Caiphus Semenya voc, as, *1941 ZA arranged by, percussion, performer, vocals, featuring, written by |
 | Dave Grusin p, syn, *1934 US arranged by, keyboards |
 | Herbert W. Spencer , 1905-1992 US arranged by |
 | Johnny Mandel tb, *1925 US arranged by |
 | Rev. James Cleveland voc, 1931-1991 US arranged by, conductor, the wattsline choir, vocals, adapted by, conductor, featuring |
 | Richard Hazard , 1921-2000 US arranged by |
 | Tom Bahler bvoc, voc, *1943 US arranged by, conductor, choir |
 | Al Hendrickson g, 1920-2007 US banjo |
 | Jeffrey Solow vc, *1949 US cello |
 | Jesse Ehrlich vc, str, US cello |
 | Paul Bergstrom vc, cello |
 | Ronald Cooper vc, cello |
 | Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US electric bass |
 | Ed Reddick b, bvoc, electric bass |
 | Alan Robinson frh, french horn |
 | David Duke frh, french horn |
 | James Decker frh, french horn |
 | David T. Walker g, *1941 US guitar |
 | Lee Ritenour g, *1952 US guitar |
 | Catherine Gotthoffer , US harp |
 | Dorothy Remsen hrp, 1921-2010 US harp |
 | Ian Underwood , *1939 US keyboards |
 | Michael Boddicker syn, *1953 US keyboards |
 | Pete Jolly p, 1932-2004 US keyboards |
 | Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US keyboards, organ, piano, featuring, organ, featuring |
 | Bobbye Hall perc, cng, US percussion |
 | Emil Richards vib, perc, *1932 US percussion |
 | King Errisson perc, cng, *1941 BS percussion |
 | Milt Holland perc, dr, 1917-2005 US percussion |
 | Paul Bryant percussion |
 | Shelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US percussion |
 | Tommy Vig perc, vib, dr, *1938 GB percussion |
 | Victor Feldman vib, p, perc, 1934-1987 GB percussion |
| Zak Diouf percussion, vocals, solo, written by |
 | Letta Mbulu bvoc, voc, *1942 ZA performer, vocals, featured soloist, vocals, featuring, vocals, vocal & chant, featuring, vocals, solo, featuring |
 | Lou Gossett , *1936 US performer, featuring, adapted by, vocals, featuring, voice actor, dialogue, voice actor, dialogue, featuring |
 | Quincy Jones And His Orchestra , US performer, orchestra, orchestra, featuring, choir |
 | The Wattsline , performer, choir, featuring, vocals, toubob chant, orchestra |
 | Bill Watrous tb, *1939 US trombone |
 | Dick Nash tb, *1928 US trombone |
 | Maurice Spears tb, US trombone |
 | Bobby Bryant tr, 1934-1998 US trumpet |
 | Buddy Childers tr, 1926-2007 US trumpet |
 | John Audino tr, trumpet |
 | Tommy Johnson tu, 1935-2006 US tuba |
| Alex Nieman viola |
 | Marilyn Baker vl, str, viola |
 | Robert Ostrowsky vl, viola |
 | Rollice Dale vl, viola |
 | Bobby Bruce vn, *1925 violin, fiddle, hoedown solo, featuring, written by |
 | Erno Neufeld vn, US violin |
 | Gerald Vinci vn, 1927-2001 US violin |
 | Harry Bluestone vn, 1907-1992 GB violin |
| Irv Katz violin |
 | Janice Gower eb, violin |
 | John Santulis vn, violin |
 | Joseph Livoti vn, violin |
 | Joseph Stepansky vn, violin |
 | Ralph Schaeffer vn, str, US violin |
 | Robert Sushel vn, violin |
 | Sheldon Sanov vn, violin |
 | Wilbert Nuttycombe vn, violin |
 | Alex Brown bvoc, voc, vocals |
| Deborah Tibbs vocals |
 | Jim Gilstrap bvoc, *1946 US vocals |
 | John Lehman bvoc, voc, US vocals |
 | Linda Evans bvoc, vocals |
 | Paulette McWilliams bvoc, voc, *1948 US vocals |
 | Stephanie Spruill voc, bvoc, US vocals |
 | Charles May p, syn, bvoc, US vocals, the wattsline choir, vocals, featuring |
 | David Pridgen , vocals, the wattsline choir |
 | Mortonette Jenkins bvoc, voc, US vocals, the wattsline choir, vocals, featuring |
| Rodney Armstrong vocals, the wattsline choir |
| Sherwood Sledge vocals, the wattsline choir |
 | Ernie Watts ts, *1945 US woodwind |
 | Jerome Richardson fl, ts, 1920-2000 US woodwind |
 | Ted Nash as, *1960 US woodwind |
 | Terry Harrington ts, fl, woodwind |
 | William Green sax, 1925-1996 US woodwind |
 | Alex Hassilev voc, bj, g, *1932 US vocals, solo on sea shanty |
 | Stan Haze , voice actor, vagon dialogue |
Producers
| Chuck Beeson artwork, album design |
| Roland Young artwork, art direction |
| Al Nagy artwork, roots logo typography design |
| Chuck Trammell engineer, assistant |
| Steve Katz engineer, assistant |
| Norm Kinney engineer, remix |
| Bernie Grundman mastered by |
| Bruce Talamon photography by, back cover |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa (The Motherland) | Quincy Jones | ||
| 2 | Motherland | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones | 0:29 |
| 3 | Roots Mural Theme | Quincy Jones | Gerald Fried | 2:10 |
| 4 | Main Title: Mama Aifambeni (Premiere Episode) | Quincy Jones | Caiphus Semenya, Quincy Jones | 1:03 |
| 5 | Behold, The Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth) | Quincy Jones | Caiphus Semenya, Quincy Jones | 1:30 |
| 6 | Oluwa (Many Rains Ago) (African Theme) | Quincy Jones | Caiphus Semenya, Quincy Jones | 2:28 |
| 7 | Boyhood To Manhood | Quincy Jones | Bill Summers, Quincy Jones, Zak Diouf | 0:53 |
| 8 | The Toubob Is Here! (The Capture) | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones | 1:06 |
| 9 | Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing) | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones | 1:15 |
| 10 | You In Americuh' Now, African | Quincy Jones | Gerald Fried, Quincy Jones | 0:32 |
| 11 | America (The Promised Land) | Quincy Jones | ||
| 12 | Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction) | Quincy Jones | Gerald Fried | 0:15 |
| 13 | Ole Fiddler | Quincy Jones | 1:12 | |
| 14 | Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony) | Quincy Jones | Bobby Bruce, Quincy Jones | 0:42 |
| 15 | What Can I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name) | Quincy Jones | 2:17 | |
| 16 | Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life) | Quincy Jones | Gerald Fried | 1:25 |
| 17 | Oh Lord, Come By Here | Quincy Jones | 3:25 | |
| 18 | Free At Last? (The Civil War) | Quincy Jones | Quincy Jones | 2:24 |
| 19 | Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) (African Theme: English Version) | Quincy Jones | Caiphus Semenya, Quincy Jones | 4:50 |
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