Jerry Peters is a keyboardist and producer, his name pops up on countless albums, yet this is his only release under his own name, it was released in 1972 on Mercury Records and is also quite experimental, players are Jerry Peters, Wayne Douglas, Harvey Mason, Joseph Porcaro, Dean Parks, Arthur Adams, David Crawford, Lary McGuire, Ernie Watts, Mike Altschul and Bobbye Hall, plus strings and vocals.

1. If You Leave Me Now (Prologue)
2. If You Leave Me Now
3. Long Before You And I
4. Did I Step On Your Heart
5. Going In Circles
6. Love Song
7. White Shutters
8. Kuri Monga Nuie
9. Lest We Forget

Original Link: http://myjazzworld.blogspot.com/2008/01/jerry-peters-blueprint-for-discovery.html

 

 

Escapism

The Soul Arranger (Part three) - Jerry Peters

October 17, 2007 10:57 AM PDT
 

The Soul Arranger (Part three)
Jerry Peters

Jerry Peters producer/arranger/songwriter. It's quite easy to focus on strings and horns when talking about great arrangers and Jerry was a master of both but I also must focus on Jerry mainly for his rhythm track arrangements. Jerry along with Keg Johnson, David Crawford and drummer Harvey Mason were much responsible for the classic 'Sylvers' sound on Pride/MGM records (btw Michael Viner of the Incredible Bongo Band was the executive producer on most of those albums, and as you can see by the track list I'm a big Sylvers fan). This line up is good proof that a great arranger needs a great team to make the real magic happen.
Jerry and Harvey moved over to Blue Note records in the mid 70's and dropped some of that magic alongside the Mizell brothers and others on many albums including "Gears' - Johnny Hammond.
His work with Brainstorm including vocal coaching produced one of my all time fave soul fusion joints 'Journey to the light'.
Marc Mac. peace....
long live good music.

Track list:

• melinda Latino - Jerry Butler & Jerry Peters
   
• If You Leave Me Now - Jerry Peters
   
• Only One Can Win - Sylvers
   
• Misdemeanor - Foster Sylvers
   
• Check It Out - The Friends Of Destinction
   
• I'm Gonna Love You Just.. - Jimmy Smith
   
• Love Song - Jerry Peters
   
• Never My Love - Gloria Lynne
   
• I Know Myself - Sylvers
   
• What's It All About - Sylvers
   
• We Can Make It If We Try - Sylvers
   
• When I'm Near You - Foster feat. Pat & Angie
   
• I need You - Friends Of Distinction
   
• Journey From The Light - Brainstorm
   
• AS - Gene Harris

Part 3 of 4

Original Link: http://marc4hero.podomatic.com/entry/2007-10-17T10_57_06-07_00

 

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