Randy Scott

 

 

 

MEGAWAVE Records MEGW 0132

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The new release from saxophonist Randy Scott is a tour de force. Breathe has unforgettable melodies, "radio-ready" feel, and emotional performances that combine to show Randy Scott at his best. A producer, composer, and musician proficient on all musical instruments, Randy is also the saxophonist for chart topping smooth jazz guitarist Tim Bowman. His collaboration with Tim on the single Bliss is sure to be termed a hit. Randy has performed or recorded with Hiroshima, Nancy Wilson, Marion Meadows, Norman Brown, Grover Washington, Jr., Will Downing, Ronnie Laws, Najee, Kirk Franklin, and many other artists on almost every major record label. Randy Scott is a three-time winner of nationally-televised It's Showtime at the Apollo, winner of the Cognac Hennesy Jazz Search, and protégé of the late Grover Washington, Jr.

 

 

1. Breathe

Written by Randy Scott (Scott Jam Publishing, ASCAP)

Piano Solo - Armond (Bam) Davis

Guitar - Darryl Dixon

Trumpet & Flugle Horn- Dwight Adams

Trombone - Vincent Chandler

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

2. Mo' Better Blues

Written by Bill Lee (Warner-Tamerlane Publishing OBO New Version Music, ASCAP)

Bass - Ed Tate

Acoustic & Electric Guitars - Darryl Dixon

Piano - Eddie Brown

Hammond B-4 Organ - Marcus Abernathy

Flugle Horn - Dwight Adams

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

3. Bliss (featuring Tim Bowman)

Written by Randy Scott (Scott Jam Publishing, ASCAP)

Solo Guitar - Tim Bowman

Electric & Acoustic Guitars - Darryl Dixon

Bass - Terrance Palmer

Trumpet - Dwight Adams

Trombone - Vincent Chandler

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

4. Whatever

Written by Jill Scott & Ronald Frost (Touched By Jazz Music Inc. & Kylah Porald Musicworks controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc., ASCAP)

Rhodes - Marcus Abernathy

Bass - Andre Smith

Guitar - James Owens

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

5. San Juan

Written by Randy Scott (Scott Jam Publishing, ASCAP)

Drums - Kenny Brooks

Percussion - Mark Whitsett & Randy Scott

Bass - Al Turner

Acoustic & Electric Guitars - Brett Farkas

Trumpet & Flugle Horn - Dwight Adams

Trombone - Vincent Chandler

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

6. Imagine This (featuring Frank McComb)

Produced and written by Randy Scott & Benita Lewis (Scott Jam Publishing ,ASCAP/Music1One Global Publishing, BMI)

Bass - Bryant Siono

Acoustic & Electric Guitars - Brett Farkas

Keyboards - Benita Lewis

Piano Solo - Frank McComb

Additional keyboards & saxophones by Randy Scott

 

7. What More Could I Ask For

Written by Randy Scott (Scott Jam Publishing, ASCAP)

Guitar - Darryl Dixon

Drums - Ron Otis

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

8. Morgan's Interlude

Written by Randy Scott (Scott Jam Publishing, ASCAP)

Percussion - Mark Whitsett

Snare drum - Ron Otis

Guitar - Darryl Dixon

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

9. Just the Thought of You

Written by Randy Scott (Scott Jam Publishing, ASCAP)

Keyboard solo - Armond (Bam) Davis

Guitar - Brett Farkas

Vocals - Pam English

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

10. Deeply

Written by Randy Scott & Demetrius Nabors (Scott Jam Publishing, ASCAP/MEK2Music, ASCAP)

Piano & Rhodes - Demetrius Nabors

Bass - Mike Harrington

Drums - Kenny Brooks

Acoustic & Electric Guitars - Darryl Dixon

Trumpet & Flugle Horn- Dwight Adams

Trombone - Vincent Chandler

Additional keyboards & saxophones by Randy Scott

 

11. Hope in Darkness

Written by Randy Scott (Scott Jam Publishing ASCAP)

Drums - Kenny Brooks

Percussion - Mark Whitsett

Bass - Al Turner

Acoustic Guitar - Brett Farkas

Violin &endash; Valerie Way

Viola &endash; Leslie DeShazor

Cello &endash; Tanya Bennett

Cello &endash; Noah Jackson

Trumpet & Flugle Horn - Dwight Adams

Trombone - Vincent Chandler

String arrangement by Randy Scott

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

12. Voyage

Written by Randy Scott & portion of solo by John Coltrane (Scott Jam Publishing, ASCAP/Jowcol Music, BMI)

Acoustic & Electric Guitars - Brett Farkas

Percussion - Mark Whitsett

Drums - Ron Otis

All other instruments by Randy Scott

 

Produced by Randy Scott

 

Executive Producers - John Palmer & Randy Scott

 

Recorded at Timbre Entertainment Recording Studio - Southfield, MI

"Mo' Better Blues" & all live drums recorded at Studio A - Dearborn, MI

"Imagine This" recorded at Music1One Productions - Beverly Hills, CA

 

Mixed by Craig Bauer at Hinge - Chicago, IL

Assisted by James Auwarter and Jeff Breakey

 

Mastered by Stephen Marcussen

Digitally edited by Stewart Whitmore for Marcussen Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

 

Photography by Mark Trupiano - Royal Oak, MI

 

CD artwork by ImageLab

 

Thank You

Thank you Jesus for the gift of life, the gifts of my wife and daughter, the gifts of my family and friends, the gift of music and all that has come from it.

I am so very grateful for your goodness, mercy and grace. Please allow this CD to be a blessing to all who hear it.

 

Thank you to my best friend and love of my life, Tara. Thank you for our daughter, for your unconditional love and support, for your belief in me, for

your musical honesty and for all that you do to make our family so blessed and so loved. You are truly an angel, and I am so blessed to have you as

my soul mate. Thank you, Morgan, for being the best daughter in the world. I love you.

 

Thank you to my brother, Ryan, for always having my back. You have serious skills at everything you do, and I really appreciate your love, friendship

and support. Thank you Mom & Dad (Scott) and Mom & Dad (Davis). I love you and can never repay you for all you've done for me. Thank you

Nicollette Alston, David, Vanessa, Little David and Ava Long. I love you all very much. Thank you Darlene & Jason, Collette Alston and Kim Grady.

Thank you Monica and Ian (You guys owe me a Marathon). Thank you to my Godson, Micajah Reynolds and Goddaughters, Melonie Sampson and

Sinclaire Bacon. Thank you Aunt Venice, Uncle Aubrey, Uncle Walter, Marty, Grandma Long and Grandma Scott. Thank you to the entire Scott family,

Alston family, Long family, Cox family and anyone else who wants to claim me as a family member. Thank you Kelvin (Bru) & Dee Bacon, Ondrea &

Temoa Sampson, Mike & Paula Harper, Chris Forbes & Lucretia Williams, Kesha & Aaron Dread, Harmony, Sheree & Henry Hall, Delilah Reynolds,

Jeff Parini (thanks for all of your work on my studio), Carl Porter, Roger Simms, Ted Brannon, Mike Lofton, (my dogs!), Jay Yasso (my life long attorney

& dear friend), Tracy & Victor Westbrook, Mellonie Matthews, Naomi and Ronnie Bowman, Joshua & Kim Osburn(you are all such great friends). Thank

you Kim & David Carter for being such great neighbors. Thank you to all of my students (past, present & future) - if you only knew how much you've

taught me! Thank you to my Birney Middle School family and everyone in the Southfield Public School District - especially my posse': Burnadette Pass,

Sterling Russell, Devlon Binyard & Portia Steele - I love you all like family (Thanks for making the lessons of life so fun). Thank you to all of my family

and friends who are too numerous to mention on this small CD insert page. Please know that you are very much loved and in no way forgotten.

 

Thank you to my musical family - all of the extremely talented musicians that I've had the pleasure of working with. You are all more than just musical

acquaintances. You are truly friends and family: Orthea Barnes (my second mother - love ya'), Al Turner, Ron Otis, Al McKenzie (In Accord will live

again!), Benita Lewis, Terrance Herd, Andre Smith (My groove soldiers. Thanks for such great memories), Brett Farkas, Armond (Bam) Davis, Mark

Whitsett, Mike Harrington, Marcus Abernathy, Ed Tate, Kenny Brooks, Eddie Brown, Dana Davis, Terrance Palmer, LaShawn Gary, Keith Gardner,

Ladell Abrahm, Darryl Dixon, Snoop, Darryl (Peanut) Smith, Al Duncan, Jabary, Perry Hughes, Vincent Chandler, Mike Harper, Dwight Adams, Lynn

Roundtree, Gerard Gibbs, Kimmy Horn, Penny Wells, Pam English, Tim Slaughter, Angie Brathwaite, David Ivey, Demetrius Nabors, Michael

Mindingall, Gwen & Charles Scales, Alvin Waddles, Jessie Douglas, James Coleman, Gentry Shelby, Edgar Wallace, Dexter Graham, Dave McMurray,

James Carter, Lenny Price, Myron Bell, DeAndre Thomas, Bryan Bowman, Tim Bowman (It's been great working with you. Thanks for believing in me.

I'm ready for you on the chess board!), Fred Hammond (thanks for recording me on so many great records), Michael Powell (thanks for showing me the

ropes), The Clark Sisters (it was great working with all of you), Bill & Carolyn Moss (I miss working with you guys), Grover Washington Jr. (my mentor, my

friend - I miss you), Everette Harp & Kirk Whalum (thanks for your words of wisdom). If your name is not listed here, please charge it to my head and not

my heart. I truly love and appreciate all of the wonderful musicians that I've had the pleasure of working with over the years.

 

Thank you to my spiritual family: Pastor Stewart, Pastor Lemmons, Pastor Flowers, Pastor Hall, Pastor Coleman, Pastor Hunt, Pastor Glass, Pastor Ellis,

Hope United Methodist Church, Bara Miracle Church International, Greater Grace Temple and all of the other wonderful churches that have supported

me over the years. Special thanks to my pastor, Solomon Kinloch, Jr. and everyone at Triumph Church. God bless you all.

 

Thank you to my equipment support companies: Legere Reeds (Thanks Guy for the great reeds), Royal Music (thanks Brian & Jeff especially - for all

of your help), Marshall Music (Vicki Davis), Hewitt's Music (Phill Hewitt), A&G Central Music, Sweetwater Sound (Austin Moss) and Guitar Center

(Johnny - for the great deals).

 

Thank you to everyone in the media industry for your support.

 

This CD is dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Robert Alston. Thank you for your sincere love of music and for the great recordings you shared

with me of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Artie Shaw, Bennie Goodman and John Coltrane. Your encouragement and pride in me gave me the desire

to practice in your kitchen on N. Dukeland Street in Baltimore.

 

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