VIBRAFINGER:
GET HIP TO THE TRIP
FUNK, JAZZ & AFRO-BEAT CLASSICS
FROM THE ATLANTIC VAULTS
1999
Ace Records / BGP Records (UK)
CD
№ CDBGPD 128
Series: Where It’s At!!

Tracks:

1. Gary Burton: Vibrafinger (6:33).
2. The Fabulous Counts: Jan Jan (2:15).
3. Manu Dibango: New Bell (6:47). *
   (Bard Pulsation)
4. Sergio Mendes: Primitivo (3:55).
5. Les McCann with Eddie Harris: Shorty Rides Again (8:29).
6. Yusef Lateef: Live Humble (6:44).
7. Air: Baby, I Don’t Know Where (4:42).
8. Jack McDuff and Fathead Newman: Duffin’ Around (5:08).
9. Herb Geller: The Power Of A Smile (9:46).
10. Eugene McDaniels: Cherrystones (3:11).
11. Chris Hinze: Venga (3:14).
12. Kenny Rankin: Berimbau (3:31).
13. Donny Hathaway: Valdez In The Country (3:31).
14. Straight Ahead: Never Let You Go (5:00).

«Vibrafinger» written by Gary Burton, «Jan Jan» by Mose Davis, «New Bell (Bard Pulsation)» by Odilien Dibango, «Primitivo» by Sergio Mendes, «Shorty Rides Again» by Eddie Harris, «Live Humble» by Yusef Lateef, «Baby, I Don’t Know Where» by Carolyn Coppola, «Duffin’ Around» by David Newman, «The Power Of A Smile» by Herb Geller, «Cherrystones» by Gene McDaniels, «Venga» by Christian Hinze, «Berimbau» by Baden Powell Aquino and Ray Gilbert, «Valdez In The Country» by Donny Hathaway, «Never Let You Go» by Carmen Lundy.

* New Bell (Bard Pulsation) = New Bell (Hard Pulsation).

«Vibrafinger»: taken from the album «Good Vibes» (Atlantic, SD 1560), recorded at Atlantic Studios (NYC), 11 March 1970 by Gary Burton (vibes, piano, organ), Sam Brown (guitar), Steve Swallow (bass) and Bill Lavorgna (drums).
«Jan Jan»: taken from the album «Jan Jan» (Moira, 103), recorded in Detroit, 2 December 1968 by Demetrius Gates (alto saxophone), Jim White (tenor saxophone), Mose Davis (organ), Leroy Emanuel (guitar), Andrew T. Gibson (drums) and Raoul Keith Mangrum (bongos).
«New Bell (Bard Pulsation)»: taken from the album «Soul Makossa» (Atlantic, SD 7267), recorded in Paris, 1973 by Manu Dibango (saxophone), George Arvanitas (piano), Malekani Gerry (guitar), Joby Jobs (drums), Long Manfred (bass), Freddy Mars (percussion) and Pierre Zogo (guitar).
«Primitivo»: taken from the album «The Beat Of Brazil» (Atlantic, SD 1480), recorded in Brazil, 1964 by Sergio Mendes (piano) with uncredited Brazilian band, arranged by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
«Shorty Rides Again»: taken from the album «Second Movement» (Atlantic, SD 1583), recorded at Atlantic Studios (NYC), January 25th 1971 by Eddie Harris (piano, saxophone, trumpet, vocals), Les McCann (keyboards, vocals), Cornell Dupree (guitars), Jimmy Rowser (bass), Jerry Jemmot (electric bass), Donald Dean (drums), Buck Clarke (African drum, percussion), Bernard Purdie (drums), Cissy Houston, Judy Clay, Deidre Tuck and Renelle Stafford (back vocals).
«Live Humble»: taken from the album «The Diverse Yusef Lateef» (Atlantic, SD 1548), recorded at Regent Sound Studios (NYC), May 21 1969 by Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone), Richard Tee (piano), Chuck Rainey (electric bass), Cecil McBee (bass), Bernard Purdie (drums) and Ray Barretto (congas).
«Baby, I Don’t Know Where»: taken from the album «Air» (Embryo, SD 733), recorded at Media Sound Studios (NYC), 26 January 1971 by Googie Coppola (vocals, piano, harpsichord), Tom Coppola (organ, piano), John Siegler (bass), Mark Rosengarden (drums) and Dave Johnson (congas).
«Duffin’ Around»: taken from the album «Double Barrelled Soul» (Atlantic, SD 1498), recorded in NYC, 8 August 1967 by David Newman, Leo Johnson and Danny Turner (saxophones and flute), Jack McDuff (organ), Melvin Sparks (guitar) and Abe Blasingame (drums).
«The Power Of A Smile»: taken from the album «Rhyme And Reason» (Atlantic, SD 1681), recorded at Windrose Studio (Hamburg), January 1975 by Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet), Herb Geller (flute, saxophones), Bob Francken (electric piano, synthesizer), Gottfried Boettger (synthesizer, organ, clavinet), Wolfgang Schlueter (vibes, percussion), Philip Catherine (guitar), Hans-Lucas Lindholm (bass), Alex Riel (drums) and Mark Murphy (vocals).
«Cherrystones»: taken from the album «Outlaw» (Atlantic, SD 8259), recorded at Regent Sound Studios (NYC), 12 February 1970 by Eugene McDaniels (vocals), Jane Getz (piano), Eric Weissberg, Hugh McCracken, Bruce Johnson (guitars), Ron Carter (bass), Ray Lucas (drums) and William Clarke (percussion).
«Venga»: taken from the album «Bamboo Magic» (Atlantic, ATL LP 19185), recorded at Ideal Studios (NYC) and CTS (London), May 1977 by Chris Hinze (flute), Randy Brecker (trumpet), Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone), James Batton (electric piano), Stefan Diez and Philip Catherine (electric guitars), John Turner (bass), Gerry Brown (drums), Mtume (percussion), Tasha Thomas, Peggy Blue, Cissy Houston (voices) and strings.
«Berimbau»: taken from the album «Little David» (45-727), no recording details known.
«Valdez In The Country»: taken from the album «Extensions Of A Man» (Atco, SD 33 7029), recorded at Atlantic Studios (NYC), 9 January 1973 by Donny Hathaway (electric piano), Keith Loving and Cornell Dupree (guitars), Willie Weeks (bass), Ray Lucas (drums), Ralph McDonald (percussion) & overdubbed strings.
«Never Let You Go»: taken from the album «Look Straight Ahead» (Atlantic, ATL 82373), recorded in 1991 by Cynthia Dewberry (vocals, flute), Regina Carter (vocals, violin), Eileen Orr (vocals, keyboards), Marion Hayden-Banfield (vocals, bass) and Gayelynn McKinney (vocals, drums).
Compiled by Russ Dewbury.
Coordinated by Dean Rudland.
Design: 9th Planet, London.
Tape transcriptions by Zal Schreiber, Atlantic Studios.
Mastered by Duncan Cowell at Sound Mastering Ltd.
All tracks published by Atlantic Recording Corporation / BGP Records / Ace Records Ltd. / Grayfriar Music / McLaughlin Pub. Co. / Ala King Music / SDRM / Burlington Music Co. Ltd. / Mauricio Marconi Organiza (NS) / Eleven East Music Ltd. / Free-Air-Music Inc. / Head Pub. Co. / Pronto Music / Herb Geller / Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd. / Bamboo Magic Music / Chappell Music Ltd. / Warner Chappell Music Ltd. / Carmen Lundy.
Licensed from Atlantic Recording Corp. to Ace Records Ltd.
Manufactured in the UK.