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You know you have something special when current and former members of Tower of Power, Garaj Mahal, and A-list touring and session players for Carlos Santana, Steve Winwood, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock, Sergio Mendes, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, Lionel Ritchie, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Etta James, and Pointer Sisters join in on one project. In this debut, guitarist/ vocalist Ronnie Ray Padilla has assembled some of the finest players (Mic Gillette on trumpet and trombone, George Brooks on saxophone, Vernon "Ice" Black on guitar, Eric Levy on keyboards, Gary Brown on bass, Kenneth Nash on percussion, Celso Alberti and Billy Johnson on drums, among others) who spark a world jazz chemistry that demands repeated listening.

 

 

 

 

1. Zambula 7:39

2. Arcenio's Garden 3:16

3. Setting Birds Free 4:42

4. My Brother, My Brother 5:04

5. Angelica 6:17

6. You Are My Rainbow 4:48

7. Shakti Ma 5:01

8. Tara Nova 5:33

9. Bahian Smiles 4:23

10. Dancing In The Rain 5:24

 

Produced by Ronnie Ray Padilla & co-produced by Eric Levy, except 'Bahian Smiles' produced by Ronnie Ray Padilla and co-produced with Celso Alberti and Claudia Villela

Engineered by Tom Size (overdubs, mixing, mastering & co-produced guitar overdubs), Celso Aberti (tracking and overdubs), Brad Bellkamp (tracking and overdubs), Alan Hertz (editing and overdubs), Doyal Johnson (overdubs), Ronnie Ray Padilla (overdubs), Will Evankovich (vocal overdubs & production on 'You Are My Rainbow')

Recorded at A&D Studios, East Bay, California USA

Additional recording, mixing and mastering at Tomland Studios, Concord, California USA

 

All music composed and arranged by Ronnie Ray Padilla (ASCAP)

Additional arrangements co-arranged with Eric Levy: Shakti Ma, Angelica, Dancing In The Rain, and Tara Nova

Horn arrangements co-arranged with Mic Gillette for: Zambula and My Brother, My Brother

 

Mic Gillette appears courtesy of Tower of Power

 

Original painting by John Garcia

Cover photography by Eostar Kamala (front) and Don Cardoza (rear)

Layout by John Palmer

 

 

ZAMBULA

Eric Levy - keyboards

Mic Gillette - trumpet, trombone

George Brooks - alto, tenor & baritone saxophones

Danjuma Adamo - electric guitar (right side rhythm)

Amber Hindz and Andrea Vecchione - vocals

Ronnie Ray Padilla - electric guitar (rhythm & solos), vocals

Kai Eckhardt - bass

Billy 'Shoes' Johnson - drums

Razaki Aladokun - percussion & talking drum

 

ARCENIO'S GARDEN

Fareed Haque - acoustic (dragonfly riffs) & electric guitars

Ronnie Ray Padilla - acoustic guitar

Kenneth Nash - percussion & sounds

Gary Brown - acoustic bass

 

SETTING BIRDS FREE

Eric Levy, keyboards

Kenneth Nash - percussion

Ronnie Ray Padilla - vocals, guitars

Kai Eckhardt - bass

Billy Johnson - drums

 

MY BROTHER, MY BROTHER

Paul Hanson - bassoon

Eric Levy - keyboards

Mic Gillette - trumpet, trombone

George Brooks - alto & tenor sax

Ronnie Ray Padilla - acoustic & electric guitars, flute & alto flute & vocals

Kenneth Nash - percussion

Kia Eckhardt - bass

Billy Johnson - drums

Amber Hindz & Andrea Vecchione - vocals

 

ANGELICA

Eric Levy - keyboards

Ronnie Ray Padilla - guitar

George Brooks - soprano sax

Kennnth Nash - percussion

Kai Eckhardt - bass

Billy Johnson - drums

 

YOU ARE MY RAINBOW

Eric Levy - keyboards

Vernon 'Ice' Black - rhythm guitar

Kenneth Nash - percussion

Ronnie Ray Padilla - vocals, guitar

Kia Eckhardt - bass

Billy Johnson - drums

Anita Joseph - lyrics

 

SHAKTI MA

Eric Levy - keyboards

Ronnie Ray Padilla - electric guitar, oud, temple cymbals, vocals

Kai Eckhardt - bass

Kenneth Nash - percussion (bongos, congas)

Marquinio Brazil - percussion (dumbek, bells, colour sounds)

Solar Nader - tabla drums

Billy Johnson - drums

 

TARA NOVA

Eric Levy - keyboards

Julia Freshwater - vocals

Ronnie Ray Padilla - acoustic & electric guitars, vocals, Native American flute, and human cricket sounds

Marquinio Brazil - percussion

Kai Eckhardt - bass

Billy Johnson - drums

 

BAHIAN SMILES

Claudia Villela - vocals

Frank Martin - Keyboards

Ronnie Ray Padilla - acoustic & electric guitars

Gary Brown - bass

Celso Alberti- drums, percussion & drum programming

 

DANCING IN THE RAIN

Eric Levy - keyboards

Frank Martin - keyboard & synthisizer solo

Mic Gillette - piccolo trumpet

George Brooks - tenor sax

Celso Alberti - percussion

Caroluna Michealson - voice

Ronnie Ray Padilla - guitar

Kai Eckhardt - bass

Billy Johnson - drums

 

 

A special thank you to my late parents and brother, Arcenio (Archie), Dora Padilla and Archie Jr., who always encouraged me to compose and play music; my new self-adoped parents 'Ammachi' (Sudhamani) and Dali Lama; the Tineh (Navajo) tribal leaders and Grandmothers at Big Mountain, Arizona, Apache tribal leaders at White Mountain, Colorado, and the Mescalero Apache Grandmothers in New Mexico.

 

A big thank you to Kai Eckhardt, for 'getting the ball rolling', great afro-euro bass grooves, and for bringing Eric Levy into the project, Eric's attention to detail, ease to work with, input, and brilliant playing; to long time friend, Kenneth Nash, for the many prayers, constant encouragement for well over 20 years, and of his 'Gogan' (Gauguin) percussion/sound painting; to Tom Size for 'making it right' in all those many big and tiny ways, a true honor; Thomas Richard and Judy Joiner (Sea of Chi.com) for being there as family and beyond; to Aaron Stone for connecting me to John Palmer and Pat Matheny; to my beloved Vanessa Lamb, who lovingly pushed and inspired me to the finish; to my Divine Creator… each breath, each heartbeat, and every vibration we see, feel, and hear…in all of that which flows through This river of life…and especially to all these World Class musicians, and their passionate postitve attitudes, ready to take it to the world. It's been my intent to melt apathy globally, with these sounds and more.

 

Blessings, Ronnie Ray Padilla (Skreeching Hawk)

 

 

 

 

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