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Saturday Night Special is an album by the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jazz drummer Norman Connors.

Track listing

  1. "Saturday Night Special" (Reggie Lucas) 5:10
  2. "Dindi" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes) 6:00 Lead Vocals – Jean Carn
  3. "Maiden Voyage" (Herbie Hancock) 6:30
  4. "Valentine Love" (Michael Henderson) 3:45 Lead Vocals – Michael Henderson & Jean Carn
  5. "Akia" (Kevin Nance, Onaje Allan Gumbs) 3:45
  6. "Skin Diver" (Dwight Carson, Harry Whitaker) 6:55 Lead Vocals – Jean Carn
  7. "Kwasi" (Norman Connors, Onaje Allan Gumbs) 4:30

Personnel

  • Norman Connors - drums
  • Michael Henderson - bass, vocals
  • Reggie Lucas - electric guitar
  • Herbie Hancock - piano
  • Buster Williams - double bass
  • Robert King - acoustic guitar
  • Bernie Krause - Moog synthesizer
  • Hubert Eaves III - electric piano, organ, piano, Clavinet
  • Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer
  • Eddie Henderson - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • David Subke, William O. Murphy, Jr. - flute
  • Gary Bartz - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Carlos Garnett - tenor saxophone
  • Myra Bucky, Nathan Rubin - violin
  • Nancy Ellis - viola
  • Terry Adams - cello
  • Bill Summers - additional percussion
  • Ken Nash - congas, cuica (quica), percussion (Indonesian temple shakers, African, Asian and Latin American hand percussion)
  • Jean Carn - vocals

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B 		Jazz Albums
1975 Saturday Night Special 150 35 18

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
1976 "Valentine Love" 97 10

References

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r68786/review
  2. ^ "Norman Connors US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  3. ^ "Norman Conners US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Special_(album)
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