1977 studio album by Bob James
Heads is the fifth album by the jazz musician Bob James , released in October 1977. It was his first album released on his newly formed Tappan Zee label, which was distributed by Columbia Records . All of his Tappan Zee albums (which includes his CTI back-catalog) are distributed by E1 Music . The album reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
Personnel
Bob James – arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 2, 5, 6), Fender Rhodes (1-4), clavinet (1, 3), Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer (1-4), synth bells (1), ARP Odyssey (3), harpsichord (6)
Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming (1-6)
Richard Tee – rhythm keyboards (2)
Steve Khan – guitar (1, 2, 4, 6)
Eric Gale – guitar (1, 2, 5, 6) electric guitar (4), guitar solo (5)
Jeff Layton – guitar (3)
Jeff Mironov – guitar (3)
Alphonso Johnson – bass guitar (1, 2)
Will Lee – bass guitar (3)
Gary King – bass guitar (4, 5, 6)
Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2)
Allan Schwartzberg – drums (3)
Andy Newmark – drums (4, 5, 6)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1-6)
Mike Mainieri – vibraphone (2)Brass and woodwinds
Michael Brecker – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
Phil Bodner – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, oboe
Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
George Marge – baritone saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe, sopranino recorder (6)
Gerry Niewood – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, alto flute
David Sanborn – alto saxophone, alto sax solo (3, 4, 6)
Grover Washington Jr. – tenor sax solo (6)
Wayne Andre – trombone
Tom Mitchell Jr. – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Randy Brecker – flugelhorn, trumpet
Jon Faddis – flugelhorn, trumpet
John Frosk – flugelhorn, trumpet
Lew Soloff – flugelhorn, trumpet
Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn, trumpet
James Buffington – French horn
Peter Gordon – French horn
Brooks Tillotson – French horn Strings
Jonathan Abramowitz – cello
Charles McCracken – cello
Alan Shulman – cello
Gloria Agostini – harp
Lamar Alsop – viola
Al Brown – viola
Emanuel Vardi – viola
Harry Cykman – violin
Max Ellen – violin
Barry Finclair – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Diana Halprin – violin
Harold Kohon – violin
Marvin Morgenstern – violin
David Nadien – violin, concertmaster
John Pintavalle – violin
Max Pollikoff – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin Vocals on "You Are So Beautiful"
Production
Bob James – producer
Joe Jorgensen – associate producer, engineer, mixing
Jay Borden – assistant engineer
Michael Braver – assistant engineer
Doug Epstein – assistant engineer
John Berg – art direction, design
Paula Scher – art direction, design
Buddy Endress – photography
Bob James
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