| Saturday Night Special | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | May 1975 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Soul, jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Label | Buddah | |||
| Producer | Skip Drinkwater | |||
| Norman Connors chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Saturday Night Special is an album by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors.
Track listing
- "Saturday Night Special" (Reggie Lucas) 5:10
- "Dindi" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) 6:00 Lead Vocals – Jean Carn
- "Maiden Voyage" (Herbie Hancock) 6:30
- "Valentine Love" (Michael Henderson) 3:45 Lead Vocals – Michael Henderson & Jean Carn
- "Akia" (Kevin Nance, Onaje Allan Gumbs) 3:45
- "Skin Diver" (Dwight Carson, Harry Whitaker) 6:55 Lead Vocals – Jean Carn
- "Kwasi" (Norman Connors, Onaje Allan Gumbs) 4:30
Personnel
- Norman Connors - drums
- Michael Henderson - bass, vocals
- Reggie Lucas - electric guitar
- Herbie Hancock - piano
- Buster Williams - double bass
- Robert King - acoustic guitar
- Bernie Krause - Moog synthesizer
- Hubert Eaves III - electric piano, organ, piano, Clavinet
- Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer
- Eddie Henderson - trumpet, flugelhorn
- David Subke, William O. Murphy, Jr. - flute
- Gary Bartz - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Carlos Garnett - tenor saxophone
- Myra Bucky, Nathan Rubin - violin
- Nancy Ellis - viola
- Terry Adams - cello
- Bill Summers - additional percussion
- Ken Nash - congas, cuica (quica), percussion (Indonesian temple shakers, African, Asian and Latin American hand percussion)
- Jean Carn - vocals
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions[2] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
Jazz Albums | ||
| 1975 | Saturday Night Special | 150 | 35 | 18 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | |||
| 1976 | "Valentine Love" | 97 | 10 | |
References
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r68786/review
- ↑ "Norman Connors US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ↑ "Norman Conners US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
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