今日はマール・サンダースのアルバムを紹介します。
彼はカリフォルニア州サンマテオ出身のキーボード奏者、コンポーザー、
プロデューサーです。
70年代初頭にジェリー・ガルシアと知り合い共作してから注目を集めるように
なります。
リーダーアルバムは共作を含めると30枚近くリリースしています。
今日紹介の作品は彼のオルガンとエレピを中心にしたソウルジャズになります。
彼の作品の中でも個人的に好きな作品です。
Merl Saunders - Merl Saunders 1974
[Track List & Credits]
01. Aunt Monk 3:25
Backing Vocals – Tony Saunders
Bass – Bill Upchurch
Clavinet – Merl Saunders
Congas – King Errisson
Drums – Jimmy Nelson
Guitar – Billy Fender
Lead Vocals – Merl Saunders
Organ – Merl Saunders
Saxophone – Martin Fierro
02. It's Cheaper To Keep Her 5:29
Bass – Bill Upchurch
Clavinet – Merl Saunders
Congas – King Errisson
Drums – Jimmy Nelson
Flute – Martin Fierro
Guitar – Billy Fender
Organ – Merl Saunders
03. Wondering Why 3:34
Bass – John Kahn
Drums – Gaylord Birch
Electric Piano – Merl Saunders
Flute – Martin Fierro
Guitar – Joel Cohen, Michael Howell
Lead Vocals – Merl Saunders
Percussion – Kenneth Nash
04. Easy Evil 3:45
Bass – Tony Saunders
Clavinet – Merl Saunders
Drums – Eccleston W. Wainwright
Electric Piano – Merl Saunders
Guitar – Billy Fender
05. Bolinas Brown 5:54
Bass – John Kahn
Drums – Gaylord Birch
Electric Piano – Merl Saunders
Guitar – Billy Fender, Joel Cohen
Organ – Merl Saunders
Percussion – Kenneth Nash
Saxophone – Martin Fierro
06. An't No Woman Like The One I've Got 2:34
Bass – John Kahn
Drums – Eccleston W. Wainwright
Electric Piano – Merl Saunders
Flute – Martin Fierro
Guitar – Billy Fender
07. When I Die 3:16
Bass – Bill Upchurch
Congas – King Errisson
Drums – Jimmy Nelson
Guitar – Billy Fender
Organ – Merl Saunders
Saxophone – Martin Fierro
08. Righteousness 5:23
Bass – Bill Upchurch
Clavinet – Merl Saunders
Congas – King Errisson
Drums – Jimmy Nelson
Guitar – Billy Fender
Organ – Merl Saunders
Saxophone – Martin Fierro