現在はイエロー・ジャケッツのリーダーとして活躍中のリード奏者ボブ・ミンツァーの1982年作品。ミンツァーは1981年12月に旗揚げされたジャコ・パストリアス・ビッグ・バンドでミュージカル・ディレクターを務め、小編成となったジャコのバンドを最後まで支え続けたジャコが最も信頼を寄せていたミュージシャン仲間の一人。
本作はミンツァーとジャズベーシスト中村照夫との共同プロデュースによる日本制作盤で、収録曲全てがミンツァーのコンポーズ。ミンツァーはリード楽器にとどまらずヴォーカルも披露している。バックを固めるのははドン・グロニック(key)、マーク・グレイ(key)、ウィル・リー(b)、トム・バーニー(b)、ランディ・ブレッカー(tp)、ルー・ソロフ(tp)、ピーター・アースキン(ds)。ジャコは#4《I Don’t Know》、#7《Spiral》の2曲で客演している。
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Tracklist
- Late Night with You (Bob Mintzer) 4:19
- Don’t Lock the Door (Bob Mintzer) 5:55
- The Source (Bob Mintzer) 4:22
- I Don’t Know (Bob Mintzer) 5:12
- Mr Fone Bone (Bob Mintzer) 7:09
- Centering (Bob Mintzer) 4:11
- Spiral (Bob Mintzer) 6:50
Personnel
1. Late Night with You
Will Lee – bass
Brian Brake – drums
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Don Grolnick – piano
Bob Mintzer – lead vocal, tenor saxophone, background vocals, horn and vocal arrangements
Carter Cathcarte, Lillias White – background vocals
Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin – trumpet
Alan Raph, Tom Malone – trombone
2. Don’t Lock the Door
Will Lee – bass
Brian Brake – drums
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Don Grolnick – piano
Mark Gray – prophet 5 synthesizer solo
Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone, prophet 5
3. The Source
Will Lee – bass
Brian Brake – drums
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Don Grolnick – piano
Mark Gray – Prophet 5 synthesizer
Bob Mintzer – electric bass clarinet, background vocals
Carter Cathcarte – lead vocal, background vocals
Lillias White – background vocals
Frank Malabe – percussion
4. I Don’t Know
Carla Poole – flute
Bob Mintzer – clarinet, bass clarinet, piccolo, OBX synthesizer, Prophet 5 synthesizer, tenor saxophone, drums, woodwinds, brass arrangements
Manolo Badrena – percussion
Frank Malabe – percussion
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin – trumpet
Alan Raph, Tom Malone – trombone
Corey Davidson – OBX synthesizer programming
5. Mr Fone Bone
Peter Erskine – drums
Don Grolnick – Hammond organ
Tom Barney – electric bass
Bill Washer – guitar
Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, all flutes, clarinet, woodwinds and brass arrangements
Chuggy Carter – congas
Randy Brecker – trumpet solo
Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin – trumpet
Alan Raph, Tom Malone – trombone
6. Centering
Don Grolnick – piano
Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone
7. Spiral
Jaco Pastorius – solo bass
Peter Erskine – drums
Don Grolnick – Hammond organ
Tom Barney – electric bass
Bill Washer – electric guitar
Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, woodwinds and brass arrangements
Randy Brecker, Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin – trumpet
Alan Raph, Tom Malone – trombone