Tico Rico
| Tico Rico | |
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| Released | 1977 |
| Genre | Funk, jazz |
| Label | Kudu |
Tico Rico is a 1977 jazz/funk album recorded by saxophonist Hank Crawford and produced by Creed Taylor on the Kudu Records label. The music featured CTI recording artists including Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, Jon Faddis and Randy Brecker. It appeared at number 31 on Billboard Magazine's Best Selling Jazz LPs on October 8, 1977[1] and peaked at number 28.
Track listing
- "Tico Rico" (David Matthews) – 4:50
- "Teach Me Tonight" (De Paul, Cahn) – 4:18.
- "Lady Soul" (Matthews) – 4:45
- "Lullaby Of Love" (Floyd, Williams) – 4:46
- "I've Just Seen A Face" (Lennon, McCartney) – 6:30
- "Lament" (Matthews) – 5:06
- "Funky Rooster" (Matthews) – 5:54
Personnel
- Gary King – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Jeremy Steig – flute
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Clifford Carter – keyboards
- David Matthews – piano
- Sue Evans – percussion
- Nicky Marrero – congas
- Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Jon Faddis – trumpet
- Randy Brecker – trumpet
Additional musicians
- Alan Shulman, Charles McCracken – cello
- Emanuel Vardi, Lamar Alsop – viola
- Charles Libove, David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Marvin Morgenstern, Matthew Raimondi, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman – violin
- Raymond Simpson, Zachary Sanders – backing vocals
- Frank Floyd – backing vocals, solo vocal
Technical personnel
- Creed Taylor – producer
- David Palmer – mixing engineer
- Joe Jorgensen – overdubbing engineer
- Don Hahn – recording engineer
- Carole Kowalchuk, Sib Chalawick – album art
- White Gate – photography
References
- ^ "Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard Magazine. 89 (40): 94. October 8, 1977.