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Ralph MacDonald
Sound Of A Drum
Album US 1976 on Marlin label
Jazz (Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz)
Grover Washington, Jr. appears courtesy of C.T.I. Records Bob James appears courtesy of C.T.I. Records Eric Gale appears courtesy of C.B.S. Records Nicholas Marrero appears courtesy of Fania Records Patti Austin appears courtesy of C.T.I. Records Recorded and mixed at Rosebud Recording, Inc., New York ℗ © 1976 T.K. Productions, Inc.
Musicians
 | Ralph MacDonald perc, cng, 1944-2011 US album by, congas, percussion, written by, congas, soloist, percussion, soloist, congas, percussion, electric piano, fender rhodes |
 | David Carey vib, mar, xyl, cwb, US bells, orcherstra |
 | Jesse Levy vc, US cello |
 | Kermit Moore str, vc, 1929-2013 US cello |
 | Diane Johnson , coordinator, album |
 | Judith Slaughter , assistant |
 | Ed Heath , US , assistant |
 | Harold Vick ts, 1936-1987 US horns |
 | Jimmy Owens tr, fh, *1943 US horns |
 | Joe Farrell ts, fl, 1937-1986 US horns |
 | Kiane Zawadi tb, eu, horns |
 | Seldon Powell ts, sax, 1928-1997 US horns |
 | Virgil Jones tr, 1939-2012 US horns |
 | Alfred Brown vl, US strings |
 | Emanuel Green str, vn, 1907-1983 US strings |
 | Gene Orloff vn, str, 1921-2009 US strings |
 | Harry Lookofsky str, vn, 1913-1998 US strings |
 | Julien Barber vl, str, strings |
 | Matthew Raimondi vn, str, US strings |
 | Max Pollikoff vn, str, 1904-1984 US strings |
 | Paul Gershman vn, 1912-1986 US strings |
 | Sanford Allen vn, *1939 US strings |
 | Selwart Clarke str, US strings |
 | Rick Marotta dr, *1948 US drums |
 | Eric Gale g, 1938-1994 US guitar, twelve-string guitar |
 | Richard Tee p, 1943-1993 US piano |
 | Grover Washington, Jr. , 1971-1999 US soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone |
 | Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US electric bass |
 | Toots Thielemans h, g, *1922 BE soloist, harmonica |
 | Frank Floyd voc, US vocals |
 | Gwen Guthrie bvoc, voc, 1950-1999 US vocals |
 | Patti Austin voc, bvoc, *1950 US vocals |
 | Ray Simpson voc, *1954 US vocals |
 | Vivian Cherry voc, bvoc, US vocals |
 | Zachary Sanders voc, US vocals |
 | Arthur Jenkins perc, cng, 1936-2009 US piano, clavinet, clavinette, written by |
 | William Eaton voc, bvoc, US vocals, written by |
 | Bob James key, ep, *1939 US soloist, synthesizer |
 | William Salter b, eb, US double bass, upright bass, written by |
 | Nicky Marrero tim, US timbales, cowbell, cow bells |
 | David Friedman vib, mar, 1944-1950 US vibraphone, vibes |
 | Urias Fritz , performer, bottle |
| Clinton Thobourne , soloist, clarinet |
Producers
| Howard Smiley art direction, design |
| Richard Roth art direction, design |
| Arthur Jenkins co-producer, associate producer, mixed by |
| William Eaton co-producer, associate producer, mixed by |
| Richard Alderson engineer, recording, mixed by |
| Ralph MacDonald mixed by, producer |
| William Salter mixed by, producer |
| David A. Leffel painting, cover |
| Martin Cohen photography by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Sounds Of A Drum | Ralph MacDonald | Ralph MacDonald, William Salter | 6:17 |
| 2 | | Where Is The Love | Ralph MacDonald | Ralph MacDonald, William Salter | 6:08 |
| 3 | | The Only Time You Say You Love Me | Ralph MacDonald | Arthur Jenkins, Cynthia Jenkins | 4:54 |
| 4 | | Jam On The Groove | Ralph MacDonald | Ralph MacDonald, William Salter | 5:54 |
| 5 | | Mister Magic | Ralph MacDonald | Ralph MacDonald, William Salter | 4:16 |
| 6 | | Calypso Breakdown | Ralph MacDonald | William Eaton | 7:50 |
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