David Matthews&Electric Birds ‎..Digital Love 1979.....ELECTRIC BIRD, SKS 8010(LP)
(C)(P)1979 KING RECORD CO., INC., JAPAN
RECORDED: MAY 30-JULY 24, 1979
RELEASED: 1979, JAPAN
RE-ISSUED: ROVING SPIRITS, RKCJ-6020(CD)
(P)2006 ROVING SPIRITS, JAPAN
RELEASED: FEBRUARY 22, 1006, JAPAN...Arranged and conducted by David Matthews
Produced by Shigeyuki Kawashima and George Nishimura for Wave Inc.
Recorded and mixed by David Palmer; Assistant Engineer: Joel Cohn
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, May 30 thru July 24, 1979
Cutting Engineer: Shogo Sakamaki; Musicians Coordinator: Emile Charlap
Promotional Contractor: Kazuo Iwasaki, Shoken Tsukahara
Front cover photo by Irutchka; Back cover photo by ADLIB Magagine
Mike Mainieri, Michael Brecker and Randy Brecker appears courtesy of Arista Records
Jon Faddis appears courtesy of Pablo Records
Frank Floyd appears courtesy of CBS Columbia Records
Ullanda McCullough appears courtesy of Ariola America...TRACKS (total time 44:10) :
1. Media (6:13) [David Matthews]
2. Digital Love (6:09) [David Matthews]
3. Electric Flight (6:06) [David Matthews]
4. I Don't Care Much For Love (4:18) [David Matthews]
5. 99 Parsecs (5:32) [David Matthews]
6. Some Trunk Funk (5:33) [David Matthews]
7. Funky Apple (4:15) [David Matthews]
8. Song Of The Setting Sun (4:59) [David Matthews]
9. Media (Reprise) (1:05) [David Matthews]...David Matthews : electric piano
Mike Mainieri : vibraphone
Michael Brecker : tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber : baritone saxophone
Shunzo Ohno : trumpet
Randy Brecker : trumpet, flugelhorn
Jon Faddis : trumpet
Mikio Masuda : electric piano
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Clifford Carter : electric piano, acoustic piano, mini moog,
oberheim, also lead vocal (on 4)
Mark Egan : electric bass
Andy Newmark : drums
Sammy Figeroa : percussion
background vocal : Frank Floyd, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough
strings section : David Nadien, Led Kahn, Harold Kohan,
Max Pollikoff, John Pintaualli, Guy Lumia,
Lamarr Alsop, Barry Finclair
TRACKS (total time 44:10) :Mikio Masuda : electric piano (solo)
Michael Brecker : tenor saxophone (solo)
Randy Brecker : trumpet
Jon Faddis : trumpet
Ronnie Cuber : baritone saxophone
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar
Clifford Carter : acoustic piano, electric piano, oberheim, mini moog
Mark Egan : electric bass
Andy Newmark : drums
Sammy Figeroa : percussion
background vocal : Frank Floyd, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough
Digital Love
David Matthews : electric piano (solo)
Mike Mainieri : vibraphone (solo)
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar
Clifford Carter : electric piano, mini moog, oberheim
Andy Newmark : drums
Mark Egan : electric bass
background vocal : Frank Floyd, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough
Electric Flight
David Matthews : electric piano (solo)
Michael Brecker : tenor saxophone (solo)
Ronnie Cuber : baritone saxophone (solo)
Jon Faddis : trumpet
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar
Clifford Carter : electric piano, mini moog, oberheim (solo)
Andy Newmark : drums
Mark Egan : electric bass
Sammy Figeroa : percussion
background vocal : Frank Floyd, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough
I Don't Care Much For Love
Clifford Carter : vocal, electric piano
Michael Brecker : tenor saxophone (solo)
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar
Mark Egan : electric bass
Andy Newmark : drums
Sammy Figeroa : percussion
background vocal : Frank Floyd, Yvonne Lewis, Ullanda McCullough
strings section  
99 Parsecs
Mike Mainieri : vibraphone
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar
Jon Faddis : trumpet
Ronnie Cuber : baritone saxophone
Clifford Carter : electric piano, mini moog, oberheim
Mark Egan : electric bass
Andy Newmark : drums
Sammy Figeroa : percussion
Some Trunk Funk
Shunzo Ohno : trumpet (solo)
Randy Brecker : trumpet
Jon Faddis : trumpet
Michael Brecker : tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber : baritone saxophone
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar (solo)
Clifford Carter : electric piano, mini moog
Mark Egan : electric bass
Andy Newmark : drums
Sammy Figeroa : percussion
strings section  
Funky Apple
Ronnie Cuber : baritone saxophone (solo)
Jon Faddis : trumpet
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar
Clifford Carter : electric piano, mini moog (solo)
Mark Egan : electric bass
Andy Newmark : drums
Sammy Figeroa : percussion
Song Of The Setting Sun
Michael Brecker : tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker : flugelhorn
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Clifford Carter : electric piano, mini moog, oberheim
Mark Egan : electric bass
Andy Newmark : drums
Sammy Figeroa : percussion
strings section : 
Media (Reprise)
Hiram Bullock : electric guitar
Clifford Carter : electric piano, acoustic piano, mini moog, oberheim
Mark Egan : electric bass
Andy Newmark : drums
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