Samurai Samba
by Yellowjackets
- Type: Album
- Released: 1985
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 39:23
- Community rating: 3.05/5 from 2 ratings
Artists on this release: Bobby Caldwell, Russell Ferrante, Michael Landau, Carlos Rios, Carl Caldwell, Marilyn Scott, Paulinho da Costa, Ricky Lawson, Jimmy Haslip
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The American jazz fusion quartet fully embraces the slick, sequenced aesthetic of the mid-80s, heavily utilizing drum machines and digital synthesis. The highly polished production and accessible, upbeat melodicism solidified their dominance in the smooth jazz and contemporary instrumental crossover markets.
Genres
Descriptors: Fusion
Tracklist
- Homecoming (5:13)
- Deat Beat (5:25)
- Daddy's Gonna Miss You (4:34)
- Sylvania (4:14)
- Silverlake (5:46)
- Lonely Weekend (4:22)
- Los Mambos (4:26)
- Samurai Samba (5:20)
Credits
- Jimmy Haslip - 5-string bass, band [the yellowjackets], composed by
- Marc Russo - alto saxophone [alto sax], band [the yellowjackets], composed by, written-by
- Lou Beach - cover [cover artwork], artwork [cover artwork]
- Ricky Lawson - drums, electronic drums, band [the yellowjackets], composed by, written-by
- Carlos Rios - guitar, performer [additional players]
- Michael Landau - guitar, performer [additional players]
- Russell Ferrante - keyboards, band [the yellowjackets], composed by, written-by
- Brian Gardner - lacquer cut by [runout etching ❀]