Samurai Samba is the third album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1985. The album reached a peak position of number 179 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
Track listing
Personnel
Yellowjackets Russell Ferrante – keyboards Jimmy Haslip – 5-string bass Ricky Lawson – acoustic drums, Simmons drums Marc Russo – alto saxophone
Additional musicians Rory Kaplan – Fairlight CMI programming Michael Landau – guitars Carlos Rios – guitars Paulinho da Costa – percussion, vocals, lead vocals (7, listed as Paulo da Costa Jr.) Marilyn Scott – vocals Carl Caldwell – vocals Bobby Caldwell – lead vocals (6)
Production Yellowjackets – producers Tommy LiPuma – producer Erik Zobler – engineer, mixing Terry Christian – second engineer Toni Greene – second engineer Jon Ingoldsby – second engineer Peggy McCreary – second engineer Casey McMackin – second engineer Steve Shelton – second engineer Gary Wagner – second engineer Simon Levy – art direction, design Lou Beach – cover artwork Jeff Katz – photography
Studios Recorded at Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Sunset Sound and Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, CA); Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, CA). Mixed at Sunset Sound
Charts Chart (1985) Peakposition Billboard 200 179 Billboard Jazz Albums 10
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