Summer Horns

~ Release by Dave Koz and Friends (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Always There
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair and Dave Koz
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
flugelhorn:
Greg Adams (Tower of Power trumpeter) and Lee Thornberg
guitar:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
tenor saxophone:
Gerald Albright and Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
trombone:
Lee Thornberg
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Greg Adams (Tower of Power trumpeter)
arranger:
Marco Basci (swiss pianist)
cover recording of:
Always There (instrumental)
writer:
Paul Allen (US songwriter)
composer:
William Jeffrey and Ronnie Laws
publisher:
Down Yonder Musical Ent Ltd (Great Walrus Ltd Divi) and Fifth Floor Music, Inc.
4:03
2Got to Get You Into My Life
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair and Gerald Albright
bass:
Roberto Vally
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer) and Jay Gore
Hammond organ [Hammond B3], organ and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Tracy Carter
tenor saxophone:
Richard Elliot (saxophonist) and Dave Koz
trombone:
Nick Lane (US trombonist, composer & arranger)
trumpet:
Sean Billings (trumpetist)
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
arranger:
Tracy Carter
instrumental cover recording of:
Got to Get You Into My Life
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
5:37
3Rise
drum machine [drum] programming:
Jeff Carruthers
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair and Dave Koz
bass:
Roberto Vally
guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Carruthers
soprano saxophone [lead soprano saxophone]:
Dave Koz
tenor saxophone:
Gerald Albright
tenor saxophone [lead tenor saxophone]:
Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
arranger:
Jeff Carruthers
cover recording of:
Rise (1979 song)
composer:
Andy Armer and Randy Alpert
5:07
4So Very Hard to Go
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair
alto saxophone [lead alto saxophone] and baritone saxophone:
Dave Koz
bass:
Roberto Vally
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer) and Jay Gore
Hammond organ [Hammond B3], piano and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Tracy Carter
percussion:
Lenny Castro
tenor saxophone:
Gerald Albright and Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
trombone and trumpet:
Lee Thornberg
vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Greg Adams (Tower of Power trumpeter)
arranger:
Tracy Carter
recording of:
So Very Hard to Go
writer:
Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Kupka
4:37
5Hot Fun in the Summertime
drum machine [drum] programming:
Marco Basci (swiss pianist)
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair and Dave Koz
bass:
Roberto Vally
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
keyboard:
Marco Basci (swiss pianist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
tenor saxophone:
Gerald Albright and Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
trombone:
Brian Culbertson (funk/R&B/jazz musician & producer)
background vocals:
DamonReel, Billy Mondragon and Eric Mondragon
vocals:
Jonathan Butler (South African singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Jeffrey Osborne
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Greg Adams (Tower of Power trumpeter)
arranger:
Marco Basci (swiss pianist)
cover recording of:
Hot Fun in the Summertime
lyricist and composer:
Sylvester Stewart
publisher:
Mijac Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4:26
6Take 5
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair
double bass [acoustic bass]:
Roberto Vally
soprano saxophone:
Dave Koz
tenor saxophone:
Gerald Albright and Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
arranger:
Gordon Goodwin
cover recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond), Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
4:11
725 or 6 to 4
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Gerald Albright
alto saxophone [lead alto saxophone]:
Mindi Abair
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone [lead tenor saxophone]:
Dave Koz
bass:
Roberto Vally
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
electric guitar and steel guitar:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3], keyboard and piano:
Tracy Carter
percussion:
Lenny Castro
tenor saxophone:
Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
arranger:
Tracy Carter
instrumental cover recording of:
25 or 6 to 4
lyricist and composer:
Robert Lamm (in 1969)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Island Music Ltd., Spirit Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Aurelius Music (in 1986) and Lamminations Music (in 1986)
4:46
8Reasons
drum machine [drum] programming:
Jeff Carruthers
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright and Dave Koz
bass:
Roberto Vally
flute and tenor saxophone:
Dave Koz
guitar and keyboard:
Jeff Carruthers
percussion:
Lenny Castro
tenor saxophone [lead tenor saxophone]:
Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Greg Adams (Tower of Power trumpeter)
arranger:
Jeff Carruthers
instrumental cover recording of:
Reasons
writer:
Philip Bailey, Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter) and Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
4:45
9I Got You (I Feel Good)
miscellaneous support:
Michael Stever (task: copyist)
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair
alto saxophone [lead alto saxophone]:
Gerald Albright
bass synthesizer [synth bass], guitar and keyboard:
Khalid Woods
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
organ:
Marco Basci (swiss pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Richard Elliot (saxophonist) and Dave Koz
horn [Summer Horns] arranger:
Gerald Albright
arranger:
Khalid Woods
instrumental cover recording of:
I Found You (a.k.a. I Got You (I Feel Good))
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Co, Hudson Bay Music Inc., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Trio Music Co., Inc. and Try Me Inc.
4:16
10You Haven’t Done Nothin’
miscellaneous support:
Michael Stever
drum machine [drum] programming and co-producer:
Darren Rahn
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair and Gerald Albright
bass:
Mel Brown (bass)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Rick Braun
guitar:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer) and Frank Selman
Hammond organ [Hammond B-3], keyboard and synthesizer [synth]:
Darren Rahn
percussion:
Lenny Castro
tenor saxophone:
Richard Elliot (saxophonist) and Dave Koz
trombone:
Brian Culbertson (funk/R&B/jazz musician & producer)
vocals:
Jonathan Butler (South African singer-songwriter and guitarist)
horn [Summer Horns] arranger:
Gerald Albright
arranger:
Darren Rahn
cover recording of:
You Haven’t Done Nothin’
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Jabete Music
version of:
Snyggare poliser
3:46
11God Bless the Child
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Dave Koz
alto saxophone [lead alto saxophone]:
Mindi Abair
bass:
Roberto Vally
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Jon Woodhead
Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Tracy Carter
tenor saxophone:
Gerald Albright and Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
vocals:
Jeffrey Osborne
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
arranger:
Tracy Carter
cover recording of:
God Bless the Child
lyricist:
Billie Holiday
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr.
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
5:43
12Summer Horns
producer and mixer:
Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
alto saxophone:
Mindi Abair
bass:
Roberto Vally
drums (drum set):
Ricky Lawson
guitar:
Randy Jacobs (guitarist and songwriter)
keyboard:
Marco Basci (swiss pianist)
percussion:
Lenny Castro
soprano saxophone [lead soprano saxophone]:
Dave Koz
tenor saxophone:
Gerald Albright
tenor saxophone [lead tenor saxophone]:
Richard Elliot (saxophonist)
saxophone [Summer Horns] arranger:
Greg Adams (Tower of Power trumpeter) and Marco Basci (swiss pianist)
arranger:
Marco Basci (swiss pianist) and Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer)
recording of:
Summer Horns
composer:
Rick Braun, Paul Brown (smooth jazz performer/producer), Brian Culbertson (funk/R&B/jazz musician & producer) and Dave Koz
3:57

Credits

Release

distributed by:Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2013)
other databases:https://jaxsta.com/release/8b2b2263-3091-5f54-8f65-8771ae94a051/cfeb8187-ee74-5125-83fc-02c3247953f6 [info] (until 2025-12-17)

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Mary Hogan (task: administration)
creative direction:Larissa Collins (art director / designer)
part of:Grammy Award: Best Contemporary Instrumental Album nominees (number: 2014) (order: 67)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/854791 [info]
Wikidata:Q17026154 [info]