Yesterday's Dreams (Alphonso Johnson album)
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 35:21 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Producer | Jerry Schoenbaum, Skip Drinkwater | |||
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Yesterday's Dreams is an album by American jazz guitarist Alphonso Johnson that was released in 1976 by Epic Records.[1] The album reached No. 28 on the Billboard magazine Jazz Albums chart.[2]
Overview[]
Yesterday's Dreams was executively produced by Jerry Schoenbaum. Artists such as Grover Washington Jr., Sheila E., Philip Bailey, Flora Purim, Dianne Reeves, Lee Ritenour and Patrice Rushen also appeared upon the album.[1]
Critical reception[]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Allmusic gave the album a three out of five stars rating.[3]
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love's the Way I Feel 'Bout Cha" | Alphonso Johnson, Pat Walker | 4:45 |
| 2. | "As Little as You" | Alphonso Johnson | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Scapegoat" | Alphonso Johnson | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Show Us the Way" | Alphonso Johnson | 4:56 |
| 5. | "Balls to the Wall" | Peter Baltes, Udo Dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffmann, Alphonso Johnson, Stefan Kaufmann | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Tales of Barcelona" | Alphonso Johnson | 2:17 |
| 7. | "Flight to Hampstead Heath" | Alphonso Johnson | 5:57 |
| 8. | "One to One" | Sheila Escovedo, Ray Gomez, McKinley Jackson, Alphonso Johnson, Patrice Rushen, C. Thompson | 3:52 |
Personnel[]
- Alphonso Johnson – guitar, bass guitar, Chapman Stick, vocals
- Chuck Findley – trumpet
- Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn
- George Bohanon – trombone
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Grover Washington Jr. – tenor saxophone
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
- Ernie Fields – baritone saxophone, flute
- Mark Jordan – organ
- David Foster – organ
- Patrice Rushen – electric piano, clavinet, harpsichord
- Ian Underwood – synthesizer
- Ray Gomez – guitar
- Lee Ritenour – guitar
- Mike Clark – drums
- Chester Thompson – drums
- Sheila Escovedo – percussion
- Ruth Underwood – percussion
- Philip Bailey – vocals
- Jon Lucien – vocals
- Dianne Reeves – vocals
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Alphonso Johnson: Yesterday's Dreams. Epic Records. 1976.
- ^ Billboard's Best Selling Jazz Albums. 88. Billboard. December 25, 1976. p. 45.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Alphonso Johnson: Yesterday's Dreams". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
Categories:
- 1976 albums
- Epic Records albums