Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham, Deron Johnson, Najee (aka Stanley Clarke & Friends)

Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham, Deron Johnson, Najee (aka Stanley Clarke & Friends) - Live At The Greek - 1994 - Epic

Powerful instrumental jazz rock from five of the best jazz/fusion players in the business

TRACKS / COMPOSERS

1. Minute By Minute - Michael McDonald, Lester Abrams
2. Stratus - Billy Cobham
3. Buenos Aires - Jerome Najee Rasheed, Morris Pleasure
4. All Blues - Miles Davis
5. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Charlie Mingus
6. Her Favourite Song - Larry Carlton
7. School Days - Stanley Clarke

MUSICIANS

Larry Carlton - Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Stanley Clarke - Electric & Acoustic Basses
Deron Johnson - Keyboards
Billy Cobham - Drums, Percussion
Najee - Soprano, Alto & Tenor Saxophones, Flute, Tabla, WX7 Wind Controller, Synthesizer

ABOUT NAJEE [Jerome Najee Rasheed]

Jerome Najee Rasheed (born in New York City, New York), known professionally as Najee, is an urban jazz saxophonist and flautist. He attended New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he studied with George Russell and Jaki Byard. He subsequently performed and recorded with singers including Chaka Khan, Freddie Jackson, Will Downing, Phil Perry, Prince, Patti Labelle, Phyllis Hyman and Jeffrey Osborne. He has recorded and performed with instrumentalists Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham, Charles Earland, Paul Jackson Jr. and George Duke. As a solo artist he came to prominence with "Najee's Theme" in 1986. His greatest hits album, The Best of Najee, was released in 1998.

ABOUT DERON JOHNSON

Deron Johnson is an American jazz musician. Beginning at the age of sixteen, Johnson became hooked on jazz music and attended California State University Long Beach where he continued his pursuit with private lessons from Billy Childs. In 1991, after touring with Pop Idol Paula Abdul, Johnson was discovered by trumpet legend Miles Davis. Johnson did three European tours and two American tours with Davis before he died, and recorded the keyboards on his last CD effort called “Doo Bop.” Johnson then toured extensively and recorded with jazz bassist Stanley Clarke and David Sanborn. In 1996, Johnson began to focus on original projects, along with more touring and more recordings with artists including Alanis Morissette, Boz Scaggs, and Seal. Johnson has continued to write and record for television and began recording his first solo effort entitled “Learning to Crawl.”

ABOUT STANLEY CLARKE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Clarke

ABOUT LARRY CARLTON

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Carlton

ABOUT BILLY COBHAM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Cobham