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Bob Babbitt

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{{Short description|American bassist (1937–2012)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bob Babbitt
| image = Bob-Babbitt-008.jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| caption = Babbitt in 2004
| birth_name = Robert Andrew Kreinar
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|11|26}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|[[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|7|16|1937|11|26}}
| death_place = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| instrument = Bass
| genre = {{hlist|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[soul music|soul]]|[[funk]]|[[rock music|rock]]}}
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1961–2012
| past_member_of = [[The Funk Brothers]]
| website =
}}

'''Robert Andrew Kreinar''' (November 26, 1937 – July 16, 2012), known as '''Bob Babbitt''', was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of [[Motown Records]]' studio band, the [[Funk Brothers]], from 1966 to 1972, as well as his tenure as part of [[MFSB]] for [[Philadelphia International Records]] afterwards. Also in 1968, with [[Michael Campbell (musician and actor)|Mike Campbell]], [[Ray Monette]] and Andrew Smith, he formed the band [[Scorpion (1968–1970 band)|Scorpion]], which lasted until 1970.<ref name=Scorpion>{{cite web|url=http://badcatrecords.com/BadCat/SCORPION.htm|title=Scorpion ''(album, band)''|publisher=BadCat Records, Reston, VA, USA|access-date=July 2, 2011|archive-date=September 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929212220/http://badcatrecords.com/BadCat/SCORPION.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is ranked number 59 on [[Bass Player magazine|''Bass Player'' magazine]]'s list of "The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time".<ref name="The 100 Greatest Bass Players">{{cite web|title=The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time|url=http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/the-100-greatest-bass-players-of-all-time/61989|website=bassplayer.com|date=September 5, 2023 |publisher=NewBay Media}}</ref>

==Biography==
At Motown, Babbitt traded off sessions with original Motown bassist [[James Jamerson]]. When Motown moved to Los Angeles, Babbitt went in the opposite direction and ended up in New York as well as making occasional trips to Philadelphia.<ref>Jisi, Chris. "Bob Babbitt: 1937-2012." Bass Player October 2012: 16. General OneFile. Web. April 16, 2014.</ref> In this new city, he worked on recordings for [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Gloria Gaynor]], [[Robert Palmer]], and [[Alice Cooper]]. During this time, his most notable successes were "[[Midnight Train to Georgia]]"(1973) by [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]] and "[[The Rubberband Man]]" by [[The Spinners (American group)|the Spinners]].<ref>Jisi, Chris. "Phil Chen & Bob Glaub pay tribute to Bob Babbitt & Duck Dunn." Bass Player April 2013: 18+. General OneFile. Web. April 16, 2014.</ref>

The [[Pittsburgh]]-born Babbitt's most notable bass performances include "[[Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours]]" (1970) by [[Stevie Wonder]]; "[[War (Edwin Starr song)|War]]" (1970) by [[Edwin Starr]]; "[[The Tears of a Clown]]" (1970) by [[Smokey Robinson & the Miracles]]; "[[Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)]]" (1971) and "[[Inner City Blues]]" (1971) by [[Marvin Gaye]]; "[[Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)|Band of Gold]]" (1970) by [[Freda Payne]]; "[[Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)]]", "[[Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)]]" (1971) and "[[Masterpiece (The Temptations song)|Masterpiece]]" (1973) by [[the Temptations]]; "[[Scorpio (instrumental)|Scorpio]]" (1971) by [[Dennis Coffey]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://denniscoffeysite.com/played-scorpio/|title=Who Played on Scorpio by Dennis Coffey?| access-date=6 April 2024 |publisher=[[Dennis Coffey]]}}</ref> and "[[Just Don't Want to Be Lonely]]" (1973) by [[The Main Ingredient (band)|The Main Ingredient]].

He participated in hundreds of other hits, including "[[Little Town Flirt]]" by [[Del Shannon]] and "Scorpio" by [[Dennis Coffey]] & the Detroit Guitar Band. He played on the [[Jimi Hendrix]] album ''[[Crash Landing (Jimi Hendrix album)|Crash Landing]]''. He also played bass on [[Cindy Bullens]]' 1979 album ''[[Desire Wire (Cindy Bullens album)|Desire Wire]]''. He accepted an offer from [[Phil Collins]] to perform on his album of Motown and 1960s soul classics, ''[[Going Back (album)|Going Back]]'', and also appeared in Collins' ''Going Back – Live at Roseland Ballroom, NYC'' concert DVD. He appeared on stage in an episode of ''[[American Idol]]'', backing up Jacob Lusk's performance of "[[You're All I Need to Get By]]" for AI's Motown Week in March 2011.

[[File:The Funk Brothers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Babbitt (2nd from left) as part of [[the Funk Brothers]] in 2006]]
In 2003, Babbitt played on [[Marion James]]' album ''Essence'', and amongst others playing on the record were [[Beegie Adair]], [[Reese Wynans]], Jack Pearson ([[The Allman Brothers]]), and drummer Chucki Burke.<ref name="Roots">{{cite web|url=http://musiccityroots.com/artist/marion-james/|title=Marion James|publisher=Music City Roots|access-date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316000846/http://musiccityroots.com/artist/marion-james/|archive-date=March 16, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was added to the [[Music City Walk of Fame]] in June 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bob Babbitt {{!}} Nashville Walk of Fame {{!}} VisitMusicCity.com |url=https://www.visitmusiccity.com/walkoffame/stars/bob-babbitt.html |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=www.visitmusiccity.com}}</ref>

Babbitt died on July 16, 2012, aged 74, from [[Brain tumor|brain cancer]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Laing|first=Dave|date=July 18, 2012|title=Bob Babbitt obituary|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jul/18/bob-babbitt|access-date=August 18, 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bob Babbitt – Obituary|url=https://obits.columbian.com/amp/obituaries/columbian/158594676|access-date=September 17, 2020|website=obits.columbian.com|date=July 16, 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/arts/music/bob-babbitt-motown-bassist-with-funk-brothers-dies-at-74.html|title=Bob Babbitt, Motown Bassist With Funk Brothers, Dies at 74|date=July 18, 2012|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 26, 2017}}</ref>

== Discography ==
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'''With [[Frank Black]]'''
* ''[[Fast Man Raider Man]]'' (Cooking Vinyl, 2006)
'''With [[Blue Magic (band)|Blue Magic]]'''
* ''[[The Magic of the Blue]]'' (Atco Records, 1974)
'''With [[Dee Dee Bridgewater]]'''
* ''[[Dee Dee Bridgewater (1980 album)|Dee Dee Bridgewater]]'' (Elektra, 1980)
'''With [[Carlene Carter]]'''
* ''Two Sides to Every Woman'' (Warner Bros., 1979)
'''With [[Joe Cocker]]'''
* ''[[Hymn for My Soul]]'' (EMI, 2007)
'''With [[Phil Collins]]'''
* ''[[Going Back (album)|Going Back]]'' (Atlantic, 2010)
'''With [[Lou Courtney]]'''
*''I'm In Need of Love'' (Epic, 1974)
'''With [[Peter Frampton]]'''
* ''[[Thank You Mr. Churchill]]'' (New Door Records, 2010)
'''With [[Marvin Gaye]]'''
* ''[[What's Going On (Marvin Gaye album)|What's Going On]]'' (Motown Records, 1971)
'''With [[Gloria Gaynor]]'''
* ''[[Never Can Say Goodbye (Gloria Gaynor album)|Never Can Say Goodbye]]'' (MGM, 1975)
* ''[[Experience Gloria Gaynor]]'' (MGM, 1975)
* ''[[I've Got You (album)|I've Got You]]'' (Polydor, 1976)
'''With [[Major Harris (singer)|Major Harris]]'''
* ''[[My Way (Major Harris album)|My Way]]'' (Atlantic Records, 1974)
'''With [[Richie Havens]]'''
* ''Connections'' (Elektra, 1980)
'''With [[Cissy Houston]]'''
* ''[[Cissy Houston (album)|Cissy Houston]]'' (Private Stock Records, 1977)
'''With [[Sass Jordan]]'''
* ''Get What You Give'' (Universal Music, 2006)
'''With [[Margie Joseph]]'''
* ''Sweet Surrender'' (Atlantic, 1974)
* ''Margie'' (Atlantic, 1975)
'''With [[Eric Kaz]]'''
* ''Cul-De-Sac'' (Atlantic, 1974)
'''With [[Ben E. King]]'''
* ''[[Supernatural (Ben E. King album)|Supernatural]]'' (Atlantic, 1975)
'''With [[Gladys Knight]]'''
* ''[[Miss Gladys Knight]]'' (Buddah, 1978)
'''With [[Nils Lofgren]]'''
* ''Nils'' (A&M, 1979)
'''With [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]]'''
* ''[[Evolution (The Most Recent)]]'' (Warner Bros., 1978)
'''With [[Barry Manilow]]'''
* ''[[Barry Manilow (1973 album)|Barry Manilow]]'' (Bell, 1973)
* ''[[Even Now (Barry Manilow album)|Even Now]]'' (Arista, 1978)
'''With [[Herbie Mann]]'''
*''[[Surprises (Herbie Mann album)|Surprises]]'' (Atlantic, 1976)
'''With [[Moon Martin]]'''
* ''Mystery Ticket'' (Capitol, 1982)
'''With [[Kathy McCord]]'''
*''[[Baby Come Out Tonight]]'' (Manhattan, 1979)
'''With [[Jimmy McGriff]]'''
*''[[Red Beans (album)|Red Beans]]'' (Groove Merchant, 1976)
'''With [[Stephanie Mills]]'''
*''[[Movin' in the Right Direction]]'' (ABC, 1974)
'''With [[Jackie Moore (singer)|Jackie Moore]]'''
* ''Sweet Charlie Babe'' (Atlantic Records, 1973)
'''With [[Kenny Nolan]]'''
* ''A Song Between Us'' (Polydor, 1978)
'''With [[Laura Nyro]]'''
* ''[[Smile (Laura Nyro album)|Smile]]'' (Columbia, 1976)
'''With [[The O'Jays]]'''
* ''[[So Full of Love]]'' (Philadelphia, 1978)
* ''[[Identify Yourself]]'' (Philadelphia, 1979)
'''With [[Yoko Ono]]'''
* ''[[Feeling the Space]]'' (Apple Records, 1973)
'''With [[Tony Orlando and Dawn]]'''
* ''To Be With You'' (Elektra, 1976)
'''With [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]]'''
* ''[[Double Fun]]'' (Island, 1978)
* ''[[Don't Explain (Robert Palmer album)|Don't Explain]]'' (EMI, 1990)
'''With [[Teddy Pendergrass]]'''
* ''[[Teddy (album)|Teddy]]'' (Philadelphia, 1979)
* ''[[This One's for You (Teddy Pendergrass album)|This One's for You]]'' (Philadelphia, 1982)
'''With [[Roxanne Potvin]]'''
* ''[[The Way It Feels (Roxanne Potvin album)|The Way It Feels]]'' (Alert, 2006)
'''With [[Bonnie Raitt]]'''
* ''[[Streetlights (Bonnie Raitt album)|Streetlights]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1974)
'''With [[Irene Reid]]'''
* ''Two of Us'' (Glades, 1976)
'''With [[Vicki Sue Robinson]]'''
* ''Vicki Sue Robinson'' (RCA Victor, 1976)
'''With [[Sixto Rodriguez|Rodriguez]]'''
*''[[Cold Fact]]'' (Sussex, 1970)
'''With [[Jimmy Ruffin]]'''
* ''Jimmy Ruffin'' (Polydor, 1973)
'''With [[Tom Rush]]'''
*''[[Ladies Love Outlaws (Tom Rush album)|Ladies Love Outlaws]]'' (CBS, 1974)
'''With [[Harvey Scales]]'''
* ''Confidential Affair'' (Casablanca, 1978)
'''With [[Helen Schneider]]'''
* ''Let It Be Now'' (RCA Records, 1978)
'''With [[Marlena Shaw]]'''
* ''[[Just a Matter of Time (Marlena Shaw album)|Just a Matter of Time]]'' (Blue Note, 1976)
'''With [[Sister Sledge]]'''
* ''[[Circle of Love (Sister Sledge album)|Circle of Love]]'' (Atco, 1975)
'''With [[Lonnie Smith (organist)|Lonnie Smith]]'''
*''[[Keep on Lovin']]'' (Groove Merchant, 1976)
'''With [[The Spinners (American group)|The Spinners]]'''
* ''[[New and Improved (The Spinners album)|New and Improved]]'' (Atlantic, 1974)
* ''[[Pick of the Litter (The Spinners album)|Pick of the Litter]]'' (Atlantic, 1975)
* ''[[Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow (Spinners album)|Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow]]'' (Atlantic, 1977)
* ''[[8 (Spinners album)|8]]'' (Atlantic, 1978)
* ''[[From Here to Eternally]]'' (Atlantic, 1979)
'''With [[Rod Stewart]]'''
* ''[[Soulbook]]'' (J Records, 2009)
'''With [[The Temptations]]'''
*''[[Puzzle People]]'' (Gordy, 1969)
*''[[Psychedelic Shack]]'' (Motown, 1971)
*''[[Sky's the Limit (The Temptations album)|Sky's the Limit]]'' (Motown, 1971)
*''[[All Directions]]'' (Motown, 1972)
*''[[Masterpiece (The Temptations album)|Masterpiece]]'' (Motown, 1973)
*''[[The Temptations (1981 album)|The Temptations]]'' (Gordy, 1981)
'''With [[Stanley Turrentine]]'''
*''[[The Man with the Sad Face]]'' (Fantasy, 1976)
'''With [[Frankie Valli]]'''
* ''Our Day Will Come'' (Private, 1975)
* ''[[Lady Put the Light Out]]'' (Private, 1977)
'''With [[Dionne Warwick]]'''
* ''[[Then Came You (album)|Then Came You]]'' (Warner Bros., 1975)
'''With [[Deniece Williams]]'''
* ''[[My Melody (Deniece Williams album)|My Melody]]'' (Columbia, 1981)
* ''[[Niecy]]'' (Columbia, 1982)
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Sources ==
*{{Cite video|people=Justman, Paul|date=2002|title=[[Standing in the Shadows of Motown]]|medium=Motion picture|location=New York|publisher=Artisan Entertainment}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.bobbabbitt.com/index2.htm Official website]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/pittsburghmusichistory/pittsburgh-music-story/r-b--funk/bob-babbitt Bob Babbit Profile -Pittsburgh Music History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031151520/https://sites.google.com/site/pittsburghmusichistory/pittsburgh-music-story/r-b--funk/bob-babbitt |date=October 31, 2020 }}
*Interview with Bob Babbitt [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vAtYwfM6tY Part 1], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Il9iouwhc4 Part 2], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBo8H5GFMAw Part 3], by [[Bass Frontiers Magazine]], 2010
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Mike Mainieri

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{{short description|American vibraphonist}}
{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Mike Mainieri
| image = Mike Mainieri Cosmopolite (204846).jpg
| caption = Mainieri in 2016.
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Mike Mainieri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|07|04}}
| birth_place = [[The Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]], United States
| spouse = [[Dee Carstensen]] (m.1993)<ref name="AWBio">{{cite web|url=https://swco-ir.tdl.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/d0fc3fed-9908-4bfc-a1d9-46e4a9d4f12c/content|title=Dee Carstensen – Bio|author=Arthur Wood|publisher=[[Texas Tech University]] - Southwest Music Archive|year=2006|accessdate=May 26, 2024}}</ref>
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Jazz fusion]], [[rock music|rock]]
| occupation = Musician, composer, label owner
| instrument = [[vibraphone]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
| years_active = 1952–present
| label = [[Elektra Musician]], NYC
| associated_acts = [[Buddy Rich]], [[Steps Ahead]]
| website = {{URL|www.nycrecords.com}}
}}

'''Michael T. Mainieri Jr.''' (born July 4, 1938)<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1593}}</ref> is an American vibraphonist, known for his work with the jazz fusion group [[Steps Ahead]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He is married to the singer-songwriter and harpist [[Dee Carstensen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/living-with-music-a-playlist-by-meghan-daum/|title= Living With Music: A Playlist by Meghan Daum|last=Garner|first=Dwight|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 6, 2008|access-date=January 21, 2018}}</ref>

==Biography==
Mainieri was born in [[The Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]], United States.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> Mainieri was a pioneer in introducing an electronic [[vibraphone]], known as a synth-vibe, and has recorded with such musicians as [[Buddy Rich]], [[Wes Montgomery]] and [[Jeremy Steig]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He performed for a live album by [[Laura Nyro]] and was featured on several tracks from the [[Dire Straits]] album, ''[[Love Over Gold]]'' (1982),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-over-gold-mw0000189679/credits|title=Love Over Gold - Dire Straits | Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 27, 2021}}</ref> as well as on "[[Ride Across the River]]" on the album ''[[Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits album)|Brothers in Arms]]'' (1985).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/brothers-in-arms-mw0000650079/credits|title=Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits | Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 27, 2021}}</ref> He performed on the albums ''[[Heads (Bob James album)|Heads]]'' by [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], ''Heart to Heart'' by [[David Sanborn]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/heart-to-heart-mw0000198864|title=Heart to Heart - David Sanborn | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 27, 2021}}</ref> and ''[[Tiger in the Rain]]'' by [[Michael Franks (musician)|Michael Franks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tiger-in-the-rain-mw0000192875|title=Tiger in the Rain - Michael Franks | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 27, 2021}}</ref>

He has also released numerous albums and videos as a leader for a variety of labels, most notably his 1980 album for [[Warner Bros.]] titled ''Wanderlust'', which featured [[Michael Brecker]] and other members of [[Steps Ahead]].<ref name="LarkinGE"/> He produced three albums for [[Carly Simon]]. Mainieri married singer-songwriter/harpist [[Dee Carstensen]] in 1993.<ref name="AWBio"/>

== Discography ==
[[File:Mike Mainieri Cosmopolite (204247).jpg|thumb|260px|Mike Mainieri with Bendik Hofseth, [[:no:Cosmopolite|Cosmopolite Scene]], Oslo, 2016.]]
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2024}}
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=== As leader ===
* ''[[Blues on the Other Side]]'' (Argo, 1963) (as '''The Mike Mainieri Quartet''')
* ''[[Journey Thru an Electric Tube]]'' (Solid State, 1968)
* ''Insight'' (Solid State, 1968) (as '''The Mike Mainieri Quartet''')
* ''Love Play'' (Arista, 1977)
* ''Free Smiles: Live at Montreaux 1978'' (Arista Novus, 1978) (with '''Warren Bernhardt''')
* ''Wanderlust'' (Warner Bros., 1981)
* ''Man Behind Bars'' (NYC, 1995)
* ''An American Diary'' (NYC, 1995)
* ''Live at the Seventh Avenue South'' (NYC,1996) (as '''The Mike Mainieri Quartet''')<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jazzband-live.de/seventh-avenue-south/|title=Seventh Avenue South- Der Jazzclub der Brecker Brothers von 1977-1987|website=Jazzband-live.de|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref>
* ''An American Diary: The Dreamings'' (NYC, 1997)
* ''Northern Lights'' (NYC, 2006)
* ''L'Image 2.0'' (L'Image, 2009)
* ''Crescent'' (NYC, 2010)

=== As a member ===
==== With Arista All Stars ====
* ''Blue Montreux'' (Arista, 1979) – live

==== With [[Steps Ahead]] ====
'''Studio albums'''
* ''Step by Step'' (1980)
* ''[[Steps Ahead (album)|Steps Ahead]]'' (1983)
* ''Modern Times'' (1984)
* ''Magnetic'' (1986)
* ''N.Y.C.'' (1989)
* ''Yin-Yang'' (1992)
* ''Vibe'' (1994)
* ''Steppin Out'' (2016)

'''Live albums'''
* ''Smokin' in the Pit'' (1980)
* ''Paradox'' (1982)
* ''Live in Tokyo 1986'' (1986)
* ''Holding Together: Live in Europe 1999'' (2002)

=== As sideman ===
'''With [[Dire Straits]]'''
* ''[[Love over Gold]]'' (Vertigo, 1982)
* ''[[Brothers in Arms (album)|Brothers in Arms]]'' (Vertigo, 1985)

'''With [[Eliane Elias]]'''
* ''[[Dreamer (Eliane Elias album)|Dreamer]]'' (Bluebird, 2004)
* ''[[Dance of Time (album)|Dance of Time]]'' (Concord, 2017)
* ''[[Time and Again (Eliane Elias album)|Time and Again]]'' (Candid, 2024)

'''With [[Art Farmer]]'''
* ''[[Big Blues (Art Farmer album)|Big Blues]]'' with [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]] (CTI, 1979)
* ''[[Yama (album)|Yama]]'' with [[Joe Henderson]] (CTI, 1979)

'''With [[Michael Franks (musician)|Michael Franks]]'''
* ''[[Tiger in the Rain]]'' (Warner Bros., 1979)
* ''[[Time Together]]'' (Shanachie, 2011)

'''With [[Tim Hardin]]'''
* ''[[Tim Hardin 4]]'' (Verve, 1969)
* ''[[Bird on a Wire (Tim Hardin album)|Bird on a Wire]]'' (Columbia, 1971)

'''With [[Don McLean]]'''
* ''[[American Pie (Don McLean album)|American Pie]]'' (United Artists, 1971)
* ''[[Playin' Favorites]]'' (United Artists, 1973)

'''With [[Buddy Rich]]'''
* ''[[Buddy Rich Just Sings]]'' (Verve, 1957)
* ''[[Richcraft]]'' (Mercury, 1959)
* ''[[The Driver (Buddy Rich album)|The Driver]]'' (EmArcy, 1960)
* ''[[Playtime (album)|Playtime]]'' (Argo, 1961)
* ''[[Blues Caravan]]'' (Verve, 1962)

'''With [[Carly Simon]]'''
* ''[[Spy (Carly Simon album)|Spy]]'' (Elektra, 1979)
* ''[[Come Upstairs]]'' (Warner Bros., 1980)
* ''[[Torch (Carly Simon album)|Torch]]'' (Warner Bros., 1981)
* ''[[Hello Big Man]]'' (Warner Bros., 1983)

'''With [[Paul Simon]]'''
* ''[[Paul Simon (album)|Paul Simon]]'' (Columbia, 1972)
* ''[[Hearts and Bones]]'' (Warner Bros., 1983)

'''With [[Sonny Stitt]]'''
* ''[[What's New!!!]]'' (Roulette, 1966)
* ''[[I Keep Comin' Back!]]'' (Roulette, 1966)

'''With [[Kazumi Watanabe]]'''
* ''[[To Chi Ka]]'' (Columbia, 1980)
* ''[[Dogatana]]'' (Denon, 1981)
* ''[[One for All (Kazumi Watanabe album)|One for All]]'' (Polydor, 1999) – live
* ''Lotus Night'' (Warner Music, 2016) – live

'''With others'''
* [[Aerosmith]], ''[[Toys in the Attic (album)|Toys in the Attic]]'' (Columbia, 1975) - conductor
* [[Manny Albam]], ''[[The Soul of the City]]'' (Solid State, 1966)
* [[George Benson]], ''[[Livin' Inside Your Love]]'' (Warner Bros., 1979)
* [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]], ''[[Red Cab to Manhattan]]'' (Warner Bros., 1980)
* [[Kenny Burrell]], ''[[A Generation Ago Today]]'' (Verve, 1967)
* Marnix Busstra Trio, ''Twelve Pieces'' (Buzz Music, 2006)
* [[Marc Cohn]], ''[[The Rainy Season]]'' (Atlantic, 1993)
* [[Paul Desmond]], ''[[Summertime (Paul Desmond album)|Summertime]]'' (CTI, 1968)
* [[Will Downing]], ''Will Downing'' (Island, 1988)
* [[Faith Hope and Charity (US band)|Faith Hope and Charity]], ''Faith Hope & Charity'' (20th Century Fox, 1978)
* [[Lotti Golden]], ''Lotti Golden'' (GRT, 1971)
* [[Urbie Green]], ''[[The Fox (Urbie Green album)|The Fox]]'' (CTI, 1976)
* [[John Hall (New York politician)|John Hall]], ''[[Power (John Hall album)|Power]]'' (Columbia, 1979)
* [[Bendik Hofseth]], ''IX'' (Sony, 1991)
* [[Jake Holmes]], ''How Much Time'' (Columbia, 1972)
* [[Janis Ian]], ''[[Night Rains]]'' (Columbia, 1979) – recorded in 1978
* [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], ''[[Heads (Bob James album)|Heads]]'' (Tappan Zee, 1977)
* [[Garland Jeffreys]], ''[[Garland Jeffreys (album)|Garland Jeffreys]]'' (Atlantic, 1973)
* [[Billy Joel]], ''[[52nd Street (album)|52nd Street]]'' (Columbia, 1978)
* [[Etta Jones]], ''[[Etta Jones Sings]]'' (Roulette, 1966)
* [[Mark Knopfler]], ''[[Local Hero (album)|Local Hero]]'' (Vertigo, 1983)
* [[Rickie Lee Jones]], ''[[Pieces of Treasure]]'' (BMG, 2023)
* [[Nils Lofgren]], ''[[I Came to Dance]]'' (A&M Records, 1977)
* [[Pat Martino]], ''[[Starbright]]'' (Warner Bros., 1976)
* [[Paul McCartney]], ''[[Kisses on the Bottom]]'' (Hear Music, 2012)
* [[Van McCoy]], ''My Favorite Fantasy'' (MCA, 1978)
* [[Jack McDuff|Brother Jack McDuff]], ''[[Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?]]'' (Blue Note, 1970)
* [[Marcus Miller]], ''[[Suddenly (Marcus Miller album)|Suddenly]]'' (Warner Bros., 1983)
* Monday Orchestra, ''Never Alone: The Music of Michael Brecker'' (Barnum For Art, 2018)
* [[Wes Montgomery]], ''[[Down Here on the Ground]]'' (CTI, 1968)
* [[Laura Nyro]], ''[[Season of Lights]]'' (Columbia, 1977) – live recorded in 1976
* [[Linda Ronstadt]], ''[[Living in the USA]]'' (Asylum, 1978)
* [[Ali Ryerson]], ''Con Brio!'' (ACR Music, 2011)
* [[David Sanborn]], ''[[Time Again (David Sanborn album)|Time Again]]'' (Verve, 2003)
* [[Boz Scaggs]], ''Speak Low'' (Decca, 2008)
* [[Chris Smither]], ''[[Honeysuckle Dog]]'' (Okra-Tone, 2005) – recorded in 1973
* [[Bert Sommer]], ''Bert Sommer'' (Buddah, 1970)
* [[Swiss Jazz Orchestra]], ''Pools: Live at Jazzfestival Bern'' (Mons, 2016) – live recorded in 2015
* [[Livingston Taylor]], ''[[Over the Rainbow (Livingston Taylor album)|Over the Rainbow]]'' (Capricorn, 1972)
* [[Tony Orlando and Dawn]], ''[[Dawn's New Ragtime Follies]]'' (Bell, 1973) – recorded in 1972-1973
* Tony Orlando and Dawn, ''To Be With You'' (Elektra, 1976)
* Stefano Zeni, ''Parallel Paths'' (Zanetti, 2018)
* [[Zulema]], ''Z-licious'' (Lejoint, 1978)
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mikemainieri.com/ Official web site]
*{{cite web|last=Yanow|first=Scott|title=Mike Mainieri|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-mainieri-p101049/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 1, 2011}}
*[http://potc.giorgiosound.com/index.php?page=mike%20mainieri Mike's featured page on the Party Of The Century international music project]
*[http://news.allaboutjazz.com/mike-mainieri-and-kim-thompson-interview.php Mike Mainieri interview at allaboutjazz.com]

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James Gadson

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{{Short description|American musician (born 1939)}}
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| name = James Gadson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|6|17}}
| birth_place = [[Kansas City, Missouri]], U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[R&B]]
* [[Soul music|soul]]
* [[funk]]
* [[Rock music|rock]]
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* singer
* songwriter
* producer
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* Drums
* percussion
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| years_active = 1968–present
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band]]
* [[Dyke and the Blazers]]
* [[Was (Not Was)]]
* [[Bill Withers]]
* [[Tavares (group)|Tavares]]
* [[Blue Mitchell]]
* [[Freddie King]]
* [[The Miracles]]
* [[Paul McCartney]]
* [[Beck]]
* [[Vulfpeck]]
* [[Bobby Womack]]
}}
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'''James Edward Gadson''' (born June 17, 1939) is an American [[drummer]] and [[session musician]]. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history of [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]].<ref>Amendola, Billy (September 2007). "R&B / Soul Legend James Gadson". ''[[Modern Drummer]]''.</ref> He is also a singer and songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/James_Gadson.html|title=James Gadson|website=Drummerworld.com|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref>

== Career ==
Born in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], Gadson played with the first line-up of Charles Wright's [[Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band|Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band]],<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p25399|pure_url=yes}} Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band] at [[AllMusic]]</ref> and recorded three albums with them between 1968 and 1970. Along with other members of Wright's band, he went on to appear on many hit records, including with [[Dyke and the Blazers|Dyke & the Blazers]].<ref>Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One</ref> Gadson started to become well known as a drummer following the release of the album ''[[Still Bill]]'' by [[Bill Withers]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/still-bill-mw0000311926 |title=Still Bill - Bill Withers | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=1972-10-06 |access-date=2014-06-13|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine }}</ref> released by [[Sussex Records]] in 1972. He played on [[The Temptations]] album ''[[1990 (The Temptations album)|1990]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/|title=AllMusic | Record Reviews, Streaming Songs, Genres & Bands|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref> released on the [[Motown Records|Motown]] label in 1973.

In 1975, he played with [[Freddie King]] on ''Larger Than Life''<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r578766/credits|pure_url=yes}} Larger than life] at [[AllMusic]]</ref> and went on to record with [[Martha Reeves]], [[Randy Crawford]], [[Quincy Jones]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[B.B. King]], [[Albert King]], [[Rose Royce]], [[Elkie Brooks]] and many more artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-gadson-mn0000144542/credits |title=James Gadson | Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=1968-05-18 |access-date=2014-06-13}}</ref> In 1975, he anchored the Motown classic double platinum album [[City of Angels (The Miracles album)|''City Of Angels'']], recorded by [[The Miracles|Billy Griffin & The Miracles]].

Gadson was also the drummer on Marvin Gaye's "I Want You" in 1976 and [[Diana Ross]]'s hit 1976 single [[Love Hangover]] and appeared on two tracks, "At The Mercy" and "Riding To Vanity Fair", on the 2005 [[Paul McCartney]] album ''[[Chaos and Creation in the Backyard]]''.

He has a brief appearance in the [[Adam Sandler]] 2009 movie ''[[Funny People]]'' as a member of the jam band that Sandler's character hires to play with him.

In April 2009, Gadson joined Alex Dixon, grandson of [[Willie Dixon]], on his 2009 release titled ''Rising From The Bushes,'' in which he appeared on two tracks, "Fantasy" and Willie Dixon's famous song "[[Spoonful]]".<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael G. Nastos |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rising-from-the-bushes-mw0001303106 |title=Rising from the Bushes - Alex Dixon | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2014-06-13}}</ref>

In June 2009, Gadson joined [[Beck]], [[Wilco]], [[Feist (singer)|Feist]] and [[Jamie Lidell]] covering [[Skip Spence]]'s ''[[Oar (album)|Oar]]'' as part of Beck's Record Club series, with videos appearing on Beck's website beginning November 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schonfeld |first=Zach |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/11/12/becks-record-club-draws-wilco-feist-and-others-for-skip-spence-remake/ |title=Beck's Record Club draws Wilco, Feist, and others for Skip Spence remake |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]] |date=2009-11-12 |access-date=2014-06-13 |archive-date=2011-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004100331/http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/11/12/becks-record-club-draws-wilco-feist-and-others-for-skip-spence-remake/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has drummed on Beck's albums ''[[Sea Change (album)|Sea Change]]'', ''[[The Information (Beck album)|The Information]]'' and ''[[Morning Phase]]'', as well as [[Jamie Lidell]]'s 2010 album ''[[Compass (Jamie Lidell album)|Compass]]''. Gadson played drums, as well as hambone (slapping his legs), on the [[D'Angelo]] song "Sugah Daddy", on the ''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]'' album (2014).''<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/12/second-coming|title=D'Angelo Reborn|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|access-date=2017-05-06}}</ref>'' He appeared in the 2016 video for “Mama Can’t Help You No More,” by [[Doyle Bramhall II]].

In 2019, James Gadson, who resides in Los Angeles, was featured on ''[[Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back]]'' as his paternal niece's and nephew-in-law's restaurant, Bayou on the Vine, was renamed "Gadson's Restaurant & Jazz Club", named after him and his late brother, guitarist Thomas Maurice 'Tutty' Gadson (died 2014).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/gordon-ramsays-24-hours-to-hell-and-back/episodes/s2-e6 |title=Watch Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back S2E6 | TVNZ OnDemand |access-date=2019-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325221107/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/gordon-ramsays-24-hours-to-hell-and-back/episodes/s2-e6 |archive-date=2019-03-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Discography==
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===Singles===
* "Express Yourself" (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band) - (1970)
* "Lean On Me" (Bill Withers) - (1972)
* "Use Me" (Bill Withers) - (1972)
* "Got To Find My Baby" / "Let The Feeling Belong" - Cream Records 1014 - (1972)
* "Good Vibrations" / "Just To Love You Girl" - Cream Records 1019 - (1972)
* "Dancing Machine" (Jackson 5) - (1974)
* "I Want You" (Marvin Gaye) - (1976)
* "Love Hangover" (Diana Ross) - (1976)
* "Go By What's In Your Heart" / "Go By What's In Your Heart" - United Artists UA-XW815-Y - (1976)
* "Got To Be Real" (Cheryl Lynn) - (1978)
'''James Gadson & Lou Washington'''
* Gadson & Washington - "Ain't No Way To Live" / "Indian Village" - B And W Records – BW-011, B And W Records – BW-012 (12" 33rpm single)<ref>Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/artist/211643-James-Gadson James Gadson Discography]</ref>

===As sideman===
'''With [[Mindi Abair]]'''
* ''In Hi-Fi Stereo'' (Heads Up, 2010)
* ''[[Wild Heart (Mindi Abair album)|Wild Heart]]'' (Heads Up, 2014)
'''With [[Arthur Adams (singer)|Arthur Adams]]'''
* ''Back on Track'' (Blind Pig, 1999)
* ''Soul of the Blues'' (PM Records, 2004)
* ''Stomp the Floor'' (Delta Groove, 2009)
* ''Here to Make You Feel Good'' (Cleopatra, 2019)
'''With [[Alessi Brothers]]'''
* ''Driftin''' (A&M Records, 1979)
'''With [[Herb Alpert]]'''
* ''[[Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela]]'' (Horizon, 1978)
'''With [[Corinne Bailey Rae]]'''
* ''[[The Heart Speaks in Whispers]]'' (Virgin Records, 2016)
'''With [[Philip Bailey]]'''
* ''[[Continuation (album)|Continuation]]'' (Columbia Records, 1983)
'''With [[Anita Baker]]'''
* ''[[The Songstress]]'' (Elektra Records, 1983)
'''With [[Jimmy Barnes]]'''
* ''[[Soul Deeper... Songs From the Deep South]]'' (Mushroom Records, 2000)
* ''[[The Rhythm and the Blues]]'' (Liberation Records, 2009)
'''With [[Beck]]'''
* ''[[Sea Change (album)|Sea Change]]'' (Geffen, 2002)
* ''[[The Information (Beck album)|The Information]]'' (Interscope Records, 2006)
* ''[[Morning Phase]]'' (Capitol Records, 2014)
'''With [[Booker T. & the M.G.'s]]'''
* ''[[That's The Way It Should Be]]'' (Columbia, 1994)
'''With [[Doyle Bramhall II]]'''
* ''[[Rich Man (album)|Rich Man]]'' (Concord Records, 2016)
'''With [[Dianne Brooks]]'''
* ''Back Stairs in My Life'' (Reprise Records, 1976)
'''With [[Elkie Brooks]]'''
* ''[[Live and Learn (Elkie Brooks album)|Live and Learn]]'' (A&M Records, 1979)
'''With [[Randy Brown (musician)|Randy Brown]]'''
* ''Intimately'' (Parachute, 1979)
'''With [[Peabo Bryson]] and [[Natalie Cole]]'''
* ''[[We're the Best of Friends]]'' (Capitol Records, 1979)
'''With [[Solomon Burke]]'''
* ''[[Make Do with What You Got]]'' (Shout! Factory, 2005)
'''With [[Jerry Butler]]'''
* ''Power Of Love'' (Mercury Records, 1973)
'''With [[Terry Callier]]'''
* ''[[Fire on Ice]]'' (Elektra, 1979)
'''With [[G. C. Cameron]]'''
* ''You're What's Missing in My Life'' (Motown, 1977)
'''With [[Jean Carn]]'''
* ''Sweet and Wonderful'' (TSOP, 1981)
'''With [[David Castle (musician)|David Castle]]'''
* ''Castle in the Sky'' (Casablanca, 1977)
* ''Love You Forever'' (Casablanca, 1979)
'''With [[Ray Charles]]'''
* ''[[Wish You Were Here Tonight]]'' (Columbia, 1983)
* ''Do I Ever Cross Your Mind'' (Columbia, 1984)
'''With [[Kelly Clarkson]]'''
* ''[[Wrapped in Red]]'' (RCA Records, 2013)
'''With [[Jimmy Cliff]]'''
* ''Follow My Mind'' (Reprise, 1975)
'''With [[Joe Cocker]]'''
* ''[[Hymn for My Soul]]'' (EMI, 2007)
'''With [[Adam Cohen (musician)|Adam Cohen]]'''
* ''Adam Cohen'' (Columbia Records, 1998)
'''With [[Leonard Cohen]]'''
* ''[[The Future (Leonard Cohen album)|The Future]]'' (Columbia Records, 1992)
'''With [[Natalie Cole]]'''
* ''[[Thankful (Natalie Cole album)|Thankful]]'' (Capitol Records, 1977)
* ''[[Don't Look Back (Natalie Cole album)|Don't Look Back]]'' (Capitol Records, 1980)
'''With [[Nikka Costa]]'''
* ''[[Pebble to a Pearl]]'' (Stax Records, 2008)
'''With [[Randy Crawford]]'''
* ''[[Everything Must Change (Randy Crawford album)|Everything Must Change]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
* ''Raw Silk'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1979)
* ''[[Nightline (album)|Nightline]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1983)
'''With [[Jamie Cullum]]'''
* ''[[Catching Tales]]'' (Verve, 2005)
'''With [[D'Angelo]]'''
* ''[[Black Messiah (album)|Black Messiah]]'' (RCA Records, 2014)
'''With [[Lana Del Rey]]'''
* ''[[Paradise (Lana Del Rey album)|Paradise]]'' (Polydor Records, 2012)
'''With [[Jackie DeShannon]]'''
* ''[[You're the Only Dancer]]'' (Amherst Records, 1977)
'''With [[Marcella Detroit]]'''
* ''[[The Vehicle]]'' (Right, 2013)
'''With [[The 5th Dimension]]'''
* ''High on Sunshine'' (Motown, 1978)
'''With [[Donovan]]'''
* ''[[Lady of the Stars]]'' (RCA Records, 1984)
'''With [[Yvonne Elliman]]'''
* ''[[Love Me (Yvonne Elliman album)|Love Me]]'' (RSO Records, 1977)
* ''[[Night Flight (Yvonne Elliman album)|Night Flight]]'' (RSO Records, 1978)
'''With [[The Emotions]]'''
* ''[[Rejoice (The Emotions album)|Rejoice]]'' (Columbia, 1977)
'''With [[Enchantment (band)|Enchantment]]'''
* ''[[Utopia (Enchantment album)|Utopia]]'' (Columbia, 1983)
'''With [[Donald Fagen]]'''
* ''[[The Nightfly]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1982)
'''With [[Yvonne Fair]]'''
* ''The Bitch Is Black'' (Motown, 1975)
'''With [[José Feliciano]]'''
* ''José Feliciano'' (Motown, 1981)
'''With [[Four Tops]]'''
* ''[[The Show Must Go On (Four Tops album)|The Show Must Go On]]'' (ABC, 1977)
'''With [[Aretha Franklin]]'''
* ''[[Sweet Passion]]'' (Atlantic Records, 1977)
* ''[[Aretha (1986 album)|Aretha]]'' (Arista Records, 1986)
'''With [[:ja:古内東子|Toko Furuuchi]]'''
* ''[[:ja:Hourglass|Hourglass]]'' ([[Sony Music Entertainment Japan|Sony Records]], 1996)
'''With [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]]'''
* ''[[IRM (album)|IRM]]'' (Beck, 2009)
'''With [[Terry Garthwaite]]'''
* ''Terry'' (Arista, 1975)
'''With [[Terry Garthwaite]] and [[Toni Brown]]'''
* ''The Joy'' (Fantasy, 1977)
'''With [[Marvin Gaye]]'''
* ''[[I Want You (Marvin Gaye album)|I Want You]]'' (Motown, 1976)
* ''[[Midnight Love]]'' (Columbia Records, 1982)
'''With [[Gloria Gaynor]]'''
* ''[[Love Tracks (Gloria Gaynor album)|Love Tracks]]'' (Polydor Records, 1978)
* ''[[I Have a Right]]'' (Polydor Records, 1979)
* ''[[Stories (Gloria Gaynor album)|Stories]]'' (Polydor Records, 1980)
'''With [[Benny Golson]]'''
* ''[[Killer Joe (Benny Golson album)|Killer Joe]]'' (Columbia, 1977)
'''With [[Herbie Hancock]]'''
* ''[[Man-Child (album)|Man-Child]]'' (Columbia, 1975)
'''With [[John Handy]]'''
* ''[[Hard Work]]'' (ABC, 1976)
* ''[[Carnival (John Handy album)|Carnival]]'' (ABC, 1977)
'''With [[High Inergy]]'''
* ''[[Steppin' Out (High Inergy album)|Steppin' Out]]'' (Gordy, 1978)
* ''[[Frenzy (High Inergy album)|Frenzy]]'' (Gordy, 1979)
* ''[[Shoulda Gone Dancin']]'' (Gordy, 1979)
* ''High Inergy'' (Gordy, 1981)
'''With [[Thelma Houston]] and [[Jerry Butler]]'''
* ''[[Thelma & Jerry]]'' (Motown, 1977)
'''With [[Thelma Houston]]'''
* ''[[Ready to Roll (Thelma Houston album)|Ready to Roll]]'' (Motown, 1978)
* ''[[Breakwater Cat]]'' (RCA Records, 1980)
'''With [[The Hues Corporation]]'''
* ''Your Place or Mine'' (Warner Bros., 1978)
'''With [[Jermaine Jackson]]'''
* ''[[Let Me Tickle Your Fancy]]'' (Motown, 1982)
'''With [[La Toya Jackson]]'''
* ''[[La Toya Jackson (album)|La Toya Jackson]]'' (Polydor, 1980)
'''With [[Norah Jones]]'''
* ''[[The Fall (Norah Jones album)|The Fall]]'' (Blue Note, 2009)
'''With [[Rickie Lee Jones]]'''
* ''[[The Evening of My Best Day]]'' (V2 Records, 2003)
'''With [[Al Johnson (musician)|Al Johnson]]'''
* ''Back for More'' (Columbia, 1980)
'''With [[Margie Joseph]]'''
* ''Hear the Words, Feel the Feeling'' (Cotillion, 1976)
* ''Feeling My Way'' (Atlantic, 1978)
'''With [[The Keane Brothers]]'''
* ''Taking Off'' (ABC Records, 1979)
'''With [[Eddie Kendricks]]'''
* ''[[Boogie Down!]]'' (Tamla, 1974)
* ''[[The Hit Man (Eddie Kendricks album)|The Hit Man]]'' (Tamla, 1975)
'''With [[Albert King]]'''
* ''Truckload of Lovin''' (Tomato Records, 1976)
'''With [[Ben E. King]]'''
* ''[[Let Me Live in Your Life]]'' (Atlantic Records, 1978)
'''With [[B.B. King]]'''
* ''[[Midnight Believer]]'' (ABC Records, 1978)
* ''[[Take It Home (B.B. King album)|Take It Home]]'' (MCA Records, 1979)
'''With [[Elle King]]'''
* ''[[Love Stuff]]'' (RCA Records, 2015)
'''With [[Freddie King]]'''
* ''Larger Than Life'' (RSO Records, 1976)
'''With [[Gladys Knight]]'''
* ''[[Miss Gladys Knight]]'' (Buddah, 1978)
'''With [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]]'''
* ''Touch'' (Columbia, 1981)
'''With [[Charles Kynard]]'''
* ''[[Charles Kynard (album)|Charles Kynard]]'' (Mainstream, 1971)
'''With [[Labelle]]'''
* ''[[Chameleon (Labelle album)|Chameleon]]'' (Epic, 1976)
'''With [[Patti LaBelle]]'''
* ''[[Patti LaBelle (album)|Patti LaBelle]]'' (Epic Records, 1977)
* ''[[Tasty (Patti LaBelle album)|Tasty]]'' (Epic Records, 1978)
* ''[[Winner in You]]'' (MCA Records, 1986)
'''With [[Amos Lee]]'''
* ''[[Amos Lee (album)|Amos Lee]]'' (Blue Note Records, 2005)
* ''[[Last Days at the Lodge]]'' (Blue Note Records, 2008)
* ''[[Mission Bell (Amos Lee album)|Mission Bell]]'' (Blue Note Records, 2011)
'''With [[Jamie Lidell]]'''
* ''[[Compass (Jamie Lidell album)|Compass]]'' (Warp Records, 2010)
'''With [[Jon Lucien]]'''
* ''Romantico'' (Zamajo, 1980)
'''With [[Cheryl Lynn]]'''
* ''[[Cheryl Lynn (album)|Cheryl Lynn]]'' (Columbia Records, 1978)
* ''[[In Love (Cheryl Lynn album)|In Love]]'' (Columbia Records, 1979)
* ''[[In the Night (Cheryl Lynn album)|In the Night]]'' (Columbia Records, 1981)
'''With [[Florence and the Machine]]'''
* ''[[High as Hope]]'' (Virgin, 2018)
'''With [[Melissa Manchester]]'''
* ''[[Don't Cry Out Loud (Melissa Manchester album)|Don't Cry Out Loud]]'' (Arista Records, 1978)
'''With [[Teena Marie]]'''
* ''[[Starchild (Teena Marie album)|Starchild]]'' (Epic Records, 1984)
'''With [[Ziggy Marley]]'''
* ''[[Fly Rasta]]'' (Tuff Gong Worldwide, 2014)
'''With [[Letta Mbulu]]'''
* ''There's Music in the Air'' (A&M, 1976)
* ''Letta'' (A&M, 1978)
* ''Sounds Of a Rainbow'' (Munjale, 1980)
'''With [[Paul McCartney]]'''
* ''[[Chaos and Creation in the Backyard]]'' (Parlophone, 2005)
'''With [[Marilyn McCoo]] and [[Billy Davis Jr.]]'''
* ''The Two of Us'' (ABC, 1977)
* ''[[Blackbird Lennon-McCartney Icons]]'' (BMG, 2021)
'''With [[Gwen McCrae]]'''
* ''On My Way'' (Atlantic, 1982)
'''With [[Lonette McKee]]'''
* ''Lonette'' (Sussex, 1974)
* ''Words and Music'' (Warner Bros., 1978)
'''With [[Shannon McNally]]'''
* ''[[Jukebox Sparrows]]'' (Capitol Records, 2002)
'''With [[Bette Midler]]'''
* ''[[Bette (album)|Bette]]'' (Warner Bros. Records, 2000)
'''With [[The Miracles]]'''
* ''[[City of Angels (The Miracles album)|City of Angels]]'' (Tamla, 1975)
* ''[[The Power of Music (The Miracles album)|The Power of Music]]'' (Tamla, 1976)
'''With [[Blue Mitchell]]'''
* ''[[Stratosonic Nuances]]'' (RCA, 1975)
* ''[[African Violet (album)|African Violet]]'' (Impulse!, 1977)
* ''[[Summer Soft]]'' (Impulse!, 1978)
'''With [[Barbara Morrison]]'''
* ''Love'n You'' (P.C.H., 1990)
'''With [[Ian Moss]]'''
* ''[[Soul on West 53rd]]'' (Liberation, 2009)
'''With [[Aaron Neville]]'''
* ''Bring It On Home... The Soul Classics'' (Sony Music, 2006)
'''With [[Paolo Nutini]]'''
* ''[[Caustic Love]]'' (Atlantic, 2014)
'''With [[David Oliver (singer)|David Oliver]]'''
* ''Mind Magic'' (Mercury, 1978)
* ''Rain Fire'' (Mercury, 1979)
* ''Here's To You'' (Mercury, 1980)
'''With [[The Originals (group)|The Originals]]'''
* ''Another Time, Another Place'' (Fantasy, 1978)
'''With [[Freda Payne]]'''
* ''[[Hot (Freda Payne album)|Hot]]'' (Capitol, 1979)
'''With [[Sweet Pea Atkinson]]'''
* ''Get What You Deserve'' (Blue Note, 2017)
'''With [[Peaches & Herb]]'''
* ''[[2 Hot]]'' (Polydor, 1978)
* ''Twice the Fire'' (Polydor, 1979)
* ''Worth the Wait'' (Polydor, 1980)
* ''Sayin' Something'' (Polydor, 1981)
'''With [[Teddy Pendergrass]]'''
* ''[[Workin' It Back]]'' (Asylum Records, 1985)
'''With [[Billy Preston]]'''
* ''[[Late at Night (Billy Preston album)|Late at Night]]'' (Motown, 1979)
* ''[[The Way I Am (Billy Preston album)|The Way I Am]]'' (Motown, 1981)
* ''[[Pressin' On]]'' (Motown, 1982)
'''With [[Margo Price]]'''
* ''[[That's How Rumors Get Started]]'' (Loma Vista, 2020)
'''With [[Helen Reddy]]'''
* ''[[Reddy (album)|Reddy]]'' (Capitol Records, 1979)
'''With [[Martha Reeves]]'''
* ''Martha Reeves'' (MCA Records, 1974)
* ''We Meet Again'' (Fantasy Records, 1978)
'''With [[Terry Reid]]'''
* ''[[Seed of Memory]]'' (ABC, 1976)
'''With [[LeAnn Rimes]]'''
* ''[[Today Is Christmas]]'' (Kobalt Label Service, 2015)
'''With [[Minnie Riperton]]'''
* ''[[Stay in Love]]'' (Epic Records, 1977)
'''With [[Smokey Robinson]]'''
* ''[[Love Breeze]]'' (Tamla, 1978)
* ''[[Where There's Smoke...]]'' (Tamla, 1979)
* ''[[Warm Thoughts]]'' (Motown, 1980)
* ''[[Being with You (album)|Being with You]]'' (Motown, 1981)
* ''[[Touch the Sky (Smokey Robinson album)|Touch the Sky]]'' (Motown, 1983)
* ''[[Love, Smokey]]'' (Motown, 1990)
'''With [[Rockie Robbins]]'''
* ''Rockie Robbins'' (A&M, 1979)
* ''You and Me'' (A&M, 1980)
'''With [[Nate Ruess]]'''
* ''[[Grand Romantic]]'' (Fueled, 2015)
'''With [[David Ruffin]]'''
* ''[[Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay]]'' (Motown, 1974)
'''With [[Patrice Rushen]]'''
* ''[[Shout It Out (Patrice Rushen album)|Shout It Out]]'' (Prestige, 1977)
* ''[[Patrice (album)|Patrice]]'' (Elektra, 1978)
* ''[[Pizzazz]]'' (Elektra, 1979)
* ''[[Posh (album)|Posh]]'' (Elektra, 1980)
* ''[[Straight from the Heart (Patrice Rushen album)|Straight from the Heart]]'' (Elektra, 1982)
'''With [[Lara Saint Paul]]'''
* ''Saffo Music'' (Lasapa, 1977)
'''With [[Poncho Sanchez]]'''
* ''Latin Spirits'' (Concord, 2001)
'''With [[Evie Sands]]'''
* ''Suspended Animation'' (RCA Victor, 1979)
'''With [[Boz Scaggs]]'''
* ''[[Slow Dancer]]'' (Columbia Records, 1974)
'''With [[Lalo Schifrin]]'''
* ''[[Rollercoaster (soundtrack)|Rollercoaster]]'' (MCA, 1977)
'''With [[Nancy Shanks]]'''
* ''Nancy Shanx'' (United Artists, 1977)
'''With [[Marlena Shaw]]'''
* ''Sweet Beginnings'' (Columbia Records, 1977)
'''With [[Michelle Shocked]]'''
* ''Mexican Standoff'' (Mighty Sound, 2005)
'''With [[Simply Red]]'''
* ''[[Home (Simply Red album)|Home]]'' (Simplyred.com, 2003)
'''With [[Lynwood Slim]]'''
* ''Last Call'' (Delta Groove, 2006)
'''With [[Josh Smith (musician)|Josh Smith]]'''
* ''I'm Gonna Be Ready'' (Crosscut, 2011)
'''With [[Phoebe Snow]]'''
* ''[[It Looks Like Snow]]'' (Columbia Records, 1976)
'''With [[Edwin Starr]]'''
* ''Clean'' (20th Century Fox, 1978)
* ''Stronger than You Think I Am'' (20th Century Fox, 1980)
'''With [[Barbra Streisand]]'''
* ''[[Wet (album)|Wet]]'' (Columbia Records, 1979)
'''With [[Harry Styles]]'''
* ''[[Fine Line (Harry Styles album)|Fine Line]]'' (Columbia Records, 2019)
'''With [[The Supremes]]'''
* ''[[High Energy (The Supremes album)|High Energy]]'' (Motown, 1976)
* ''[[Mary, Scherrie & Susaye]]'' (Motown, 1976)
'''With [[The Sylvers]]'''
* ''[[Something Special (The Sylvers album)|Something Special]]'' (Capitol, 1976)
'''With [[Tavares (group)|Tavares]]'''
* ''[[Check It Out (album)|Check It Out]]'' (Capitol, 1974)
* ''[[Sky High!]]'' (Capitol, 1976)
* ''[[Future Bound]]'' (Capitol, 1978)
'''With [[The Temptations]]'''
* ''[[1990 (The Temptations album)|1990]]'' (Gordy, 1973)
* ''[[A Song for You (The Temptations album)|A Song for You]]'' (Gordy, 1975)
* ''[[The Temptations Do The Temptations]]'' (Gordy, 1976)
* ''[[Power (Temptations album)|Power]]'' (Gordy, 1980)
* ''[[Back to Basics (The Temptations album)|Back to Basics]]'' (Gordy, 1983)
* ''[[Milestone (The Temptations album)|Milestone]]'' (Motown, 1991)
'''With [[Jean Terrell]]'''
* ''[[I Had to Fall in Love]]'' (A&M, 1978)
'''With [[Justin Timberlake]]'''
* ''[[FutureSex/LoveSounds]]'' (Jive Records, 2006)
'''With [[Diana Trask]]'''
* ''Believe Me Now or Believe Me Later'' (Dot, 1976)
'''With [[The Undisputed Truth]]'''
* ''[[Down to Earth (The Undisputed Truth album)|Down to Earth]]'' (Gordy, 1974)
* ''Cosmic Truth'' (Gordy, 1975)
* ''Higher Than High'' (Gordy, 1975)
* ''Smokin'' (Whitfield, 1979)
'''With [[Keith Urban]]'''
* ''[[Ripcord (album)|Ripcord]]'' (Capitol, 2016)
'''With [[Frankie Valli]]'''
* ''Heaven Above Me'' (MCA Records, 1980)
'''With Thijs Van Leer'''
* ''O My Love'' (Phillips Records, 1975)
'''With [[Kenny Vance]]'''
* ''Short Vacation'' (Gold Castle, 1988)
'''With [[Vulfpeck]]'''
* ''[[Mr Finish Line]]'' (Vulf, 2017)
* ''Running Away'' (Vulf, 2017)
'''With [[Leon Ware]]'''
* ''[[Musical Massage]]'' (Gordy, 1976)
* ''[[Leon Ware (1982 album)|Leon Ware]]'' (Elektra, 1982)
'''With [[Was (Not Was)]]'''
* ''[[Boo! (album)|Boo!]]'' (Rykodisc, 2008)
'''With [[The Whispers]]'''
* ''[[Open Up Your Love]]'' (Soul Train, 1977)
* ''[[Whisper in Your Ear]]'' (Solar, 1979)
'''With [[Mary Wilson (singer)|Mary Wilson]]'''
* ''[[Mary Wilson (album)|Mary Wilson]]'' (Motown, 1979)
'''With [[Lenny Williams]]'''
* ''Choosing You'' (ABC, 1977)
* ''Sparks of Love'' (ABC, 1978)
* ''Love Current'' (MCA, 1979)
'''With [[Bill Withers]]'''
* ''[[Still Bill]]'' (Sussex, 1972)
* ''[[+'Justments]]'' (Sussex, 1974)
'''With [[Womack & Womack]]'''
* ''[[Love Wars]]'' (Elektra, 1983)
* ''[[Radio M.U.S.C. Man]]'' (Elektra, 1985)
'''With [[Stevie Woods (musician)|Stevie Woods]]'''
* ''[[Take Me to Your Heaven (album)|Take Me to Your Heaven]]'' (Cotillion, 1981)
'''With [[Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band]]'''
* ''[[Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song)|Express Yourself]]'' (Warner Bros., 1970)
* ''[[You're So Beautiful]]'' (Warner Bros., 1971)
'''With [[Syreeta Wright]]'''
* ''[[Rich Love, Poor Love]]'' (Motown, 1977)
* ''[[One to One (Syreeta album)|One to One]]'' (Motown, 1977)
* ''[[Set My Love in Motion]]'' (Motown, 1981)
'''With [[Michael Wycoff]]'''
* ''[[Love Conquers All (album)|Love Conquers All]]'' (RCA Records, 1982)
* ''[[On the Line (Michael Wycoff album)|On the Line]]'' (RCA Records, 1983)
'''With [[Richard "Popcorn" Wylie]]'''
* ''Extrasensory Percepition'' (ABC, 1974)
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Vincent, Rickey (1996). ''Funk: The Music, The People, and The Rhythm of The One''. [[St. Martin's Press]]. {{ISBN|0-312-13499-1}}.

==External links==
*[http://idhitthatpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-02T08_49_40-07_00 2013 Audio Interview with James Gadson from the Podcast "I'd Hit That"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505022126/http://idhitthatpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-04-02T08_49_40-07_00 |date=2013-05-05 }}
*[http://www.moderndrummer.com/site/2007/07/james-gadson/#.U8MuL6hjSRM Modern Drummer] Article on James Gadson
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100212005428/http://brianlebarton.com/2010/01/beck-com-hosts-james-gadson-interview/] [[Brian LeBarton]] interviews James Gadson
*[http://{{Allmusic|class=album|id=rising-from-the-bushes-r1607059|pure_url=yes}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612131930/http://www.billboard.com/music/soundtrack/chart-history// |date=2008-06-12 }} Review of Rising from the Bushes including James Gadson
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7eWH1NezII The Sessions Panel Dom Famularo interviews James Gadson Part 1], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lKYAAhU6Us The Sessions Panel Dom Famularo interviews James Gadson Part 2]
*[https://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/james-gadson James Gadson Interview] at [[NAMM Oral History Program|NAMM Oral History Collection]] (2015)
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