Roots: The Saga Of An American Family - Quincy Jones
Stock Number
LP 5937
Label
A&M Records
Country
Yugoslavia
Format
vinyl album.
Released: 1979
Recording Notes
Double album
| Track | Track Title | Track Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motherland | 00:00:29 |
| 2 | Roots Mural Theme | 00:02:10 |
| 3 | Main Title: Mama Aifambenin | 00:01:03 |
| 4 | Behold, the Only Thing Greater Than Yourself (Birth) | 00:01:30 |
| 5 | Olewa (Many Rains Ago) | 00:02:28 |
| 6 | Boyhood to Manhood | 00:00:53 |
| 7 | The Toubob Is Here | 00:01:06 |
| 8 | Middle Passage (Slaveship Crossing) | 00:01:15 |
| 9 | You're In Americuh Now, African | 00:00:32 |
| 10 | Roots Mural Theme Intro (Slave Auction) | 00:00:15 |
| 11 | Ole Fiddler | 00:01:12 |
| 12 | Jumpin' De Broom (Marriage Ceremony) | 00:00:42 |
| 13 | What Shall I Do? (Hush, Hush, Somebody's Calling My Name) | 00:02:17 |
| 14 | Roots Mural Theme Bridge (Plantation Life) | 00:01:25 |
| 15 | Oh Lord, Come By Here | 00:03:25 |
| 16 | Free At Last? (the Civil War) | 00:02:24 |
| 17 | Many Rains Ago (Oluwa) | 00:04:50 |
| Credit | Role Sort descending |
|---|---|
| John Mandel | arranger |
| Dave Grusin | arranger |
| Dick Hazard | arranger |
| Caiphus Semenya | arranger |
| Herb Spencer | arranger |
| James Cleveland | arranger |
| Bill Summers | arranger |
| Quincy Jones Orchestra | arranger |
| Tom Bahler | arranger |
| Roland Young | art direction |
| Chuck Trammell | assistant engineer |
| Steve Katz | assistant engineer |
| Alton Hendrickson | banjo |
| Arni Egelsson | bass |
| Milt Kestenbaum | bass |
| Chuck Rainey | bass |
| Ed Reddick | bass |
| Bill Summers | bata |
| Paul Bergstrom | cello |
| Jesse Ehrlich | cello |
| Jeff Solow | cello |
| Ronnie Cooper | cello |
| Quincy Jones | conductor |
| Tom Bahler | conductor |
| James Cleveland | conductor |
| Chuck Beeson | design |
| Norm Kinney | engineer |
| Bobby Bruce | fiddle |
| James Decker | french horn |
| David Duke | french horn |
| Alan Robinson | french horn |
| Lee Ritenour | guitar |
| David T. Walker | guitar |
| Catherine Gotthoffer | harp |
| Dorothy Remsen | harp |
| Pete Jolly | keyboards |
| Dave Grusin | keyboards |
| Michael Boddicker | keyboards |
| Ian Underwood | keyboards |
| Richard Tee | keyboards |
| Bernie Grundman | mastering |
| Richard Tee | organ |
| Milt Holland | percussion |
| Paul Bryant | percussion |
| Bill Summers | percussion |
| Bobbye Hall | percussion |
| Zak Diouf | percussion |
| King Errisson | percussion |
| Emil Richards | percussion |
| Caiphus Semenya | percussion |
| Shelly Manne | percussion |
| Tommy Vig | percussion |
| Victor Feldman | percussion |
| Bruce Talamon | photography |
| Richard Tee | piano |
| Quincy Jones | producer |
| Norm Kinney | remix |
| Bill Watrous | trombone |
| Maurice Spears | trombone |
| Dick Nash | trombone |
| Buddy Childers | trumpet |
| Bobby Bryant | trumpet |
| John Audino | trumpet |
| Tommy Johnson | tuba |
| Al Nagy | typography |
| Alex Nieman | viola |
| Rollice Dale | viola |
| Marilyn Baker | viola |
| Bob Ostrowsky | viola |
| Sheldon Sanov | violin |
| Erno Neufeld | violin |
| Gerald Vinci | violin |
| Harry Bluestone | violin |
| Ralph Schaeffer | violin |
| Bill Nuttycombe | violin |
| Irv Katz | violin |
| Bob Sushell | violin |
| Janice Gower | violin |
| Bobby Bruce | violin |
| John Santulis | violin |
| Joseph Livoti | violin |
| Joe Stepansky | violin |
| Charles May | vocal |
| James Cleveland | vocal |
| Zak Diouf | vocal |
| Wattsline Choir (Mortonette Jenkins) | vocal |
| David Pridgen | vocal |
| Deborah Tibbs | vocal |
| John Lehman | vocal |
| Alex Hassilev | vocal |
| Stephanie Spruill | vocal |
| Stan Haze | vocal |
| Sherwood Sledge | vocal |
| Letta Mbulu | vocal |
| Alexandra Brown | vocal |
| Linda Evans | vocal |
| Rodney Armstrong (Wattsline Choir) | vocal |
| Lou Gossett | vocal |
| Jim Gilstrap | vocal |
| Mortonette Jenkins | vocal |
| Caiphus Semenya | vocal |
| Paulette McWilliams | vocal |
| Ernie Watts | woodwind |
| Ted Nash | woodwind |
| Terry Harrington | woodwind |
| Jerome Richardson | woodwind |
| Bill Green | woodwind |
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