Harvey Mason - Modaji

Sunday Jazz Continuess; checking out this classic jazz / funk track from  Harvey Mason - called Modaji. Check out the players and the track....

Bass Guitar – Chuck Rainey  / Drums, Finger Cymbals, Cabasa, Xylophone, Marimba [Bass] – Harvey Mason  / Electric Piano, Written-by, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Dave Grusin  / Flute – Hubert Laws  / Guitar – Lee Ritenour

Quincy Jones featuring Bill Cosby / Hicky Burr

Sunday Jazz Continues...checking out this classic track from Quincy Jones  called Hicky Burr. This features none other than Bill Cosby on the track...being that it was once a theme for the Bill Cosby Show on NBC..check out the other players and the track...  

• Drums – Grady Tate, Paul Humphries
• Electric Bass [Fender] – Carol Kaye, Chuck Rainey
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Bob James, Jaki Byard, Joe Sample 
• Soloist, Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard
• Soloist, Flute – Hubert Laws
• Soloist, Guitar – Eric Gayle, Toots Thielemans
• Soloist, Whistling [Whistler] – Toots Thielemans
• Vocals – Bill Cosby   

   

Grant Green With Hubert Laws ‎– Creature

Digital Crate Digging Continues..damn!  this is one smooth ass song!! checking out Grant Green With Hubert Laws ‎– with this cut called Creature. 

This is from The Main Attraction project they recorded together back in the 70's....check out the all star players and the track...

• Bass – Will Lee
• Drums – Andy Newmark
• Electric Piano – Don Grolnick
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Guitar – Grant Green
• Percussion – Sue Evans
• Rhythm Guitar – Steve Khan
• Tenor Saxophone –  Michael Brecker

George Benson ‎– Octane

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out some of this classic George Benson ‎– as he hits us up with a track called Octane from his Space album...check out the players and the track...

George Benson - guitar
Hubert Laws - flute
Ronnie Foster - keyboards
Wayne Dockery - bass
Marvin Chappell - drums

It was recorded January 11, 1975 at Carnegie Hall, New York City 

Eddie Henderson ‎– Butterfly

Digital Crate Digging Continues...checking out Eddie Henderson ‎– with his version of Herbie Hancock's Butterfly. Mr Hancock even provides some keyboard help. 

This is from Mr. Henderson's  Mahal album.Check out the players and the track..

• Bass – Paul Jackson 
• Congas, Percussion – Bill Summers
• Drums – Howard King
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet, Synthesizer [Arp 2600, Oberhiem 8 Voice Polyphonic, The Prophet-5, Arp Strings Ensemble, Mini Moog, Yamaha Cs-80 Polyphonic] – Herbie Hancock
• Engineer – Jim Gaines
• Flute – Hubert Laws
• Guitar – Ray Obiedo
• Piano [Acoustic] – Mtume
• Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone [Saxello] – Bennie Maupin
• Trombone – Julian Priester
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Eddie Henderson

Hubert Laws - Moment's Notice

Sunday Jazz Continues..checking out flutist Hubert Laws with his track called Moment's Notice..recorded in 1974.

This track was arranged by Hubert Laws...plus he's got an all star cast working with him...check out the players and the track....

Hubert Laws(flute)...Ron Carter(bass)...Steve Gadd(drums)....Bob James(keyboards)...David Nadien(sax)

McCoy Tyner Fly With The Wind

Just browsing around...ran across this track while I was looking for something else...

....damn!!  I usually post jazz music up on Sunday..but this is an exception...this is some great  music...McCoy Tyner with Fly With The Wind....it sounds like a movie soundtrack..

...dude is rolling with a big band and string section....but the main quartet is Hubert Laws on flute...Ron Carter on bass and Billy Cobham on drums...with Mr Tyner on piano...that's like a jazz "A" team....check this out!!