Daddy Bug is an album by American jazz vibraphonist Roy Ayers released on the Atlantic label in 1969.[1] Several tracks from the album were re-released without string and woodwind overdubs on Daddy Bug & Friends in 1976.[2]
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | March 11, May 12, July 21 and August 13, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Atlantic Studios and A & R Recording, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1538 | |||
| Producer | Herbie Mann | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Daddy Bug" (Roy Ayers) - 3:08
- "Bonita" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Ray Gilbert) - 2:51
- "This Guy's in Love with You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 4:49
- "I Love You Michelle" (Edwin Birdsong) - 4:50
- "Shadows" (Buster Williams) - 3:43
- "Emmie" (Laura Nyro) - 4:14
- "Look to the Sky" (Jobim) - 4:56
- "It Could Only Happen with You" (Jobim, Gilbert, Louis Oliveira) - 2:53
Recorded at Atlantic Studios and A & R Studios in NYC on March 11, 1969 (tracks 3, 4 & 7), May 12, 1969 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 8) and August 13, 1969 (track 6) with overdubbed woodwinds and strings recorded on July 21, 1969 (tracks 1, 3–5, 7 & 8)
Personnel
edit- Roy Ayers - vibraphone
- Herbie Hancock - piano
- Sonny Sharrock - guitar (track 6)
- Ron Carter (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7), Buster Williams (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 8) - bass
- Bruno Carr (track 6), Freddie Waits (tracks 3, 4 & 7), Mickey Roker (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 8) - drums
- Hubert Laws - flute, bass flute (tracks 1, 3–5 & 7)
- George Marge, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson - soprano saxophone, bass clarinet (tracks 1, 3–5 & 7)
- Bill Fischer - arranger, conductor (tracks 1–5, 7 & 8)
- Alfred Brown, Kermit Moore, George Ricci - cello (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
- Gene Orloff - string director (tracks 1, 5 & 8)
References
edit- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed September 24, 2015
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Daddy Bug & Friends – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2015.