He Had a Hat

2007 Blue Note
Produced By Bobby Colomby
All Keyboards and Keyboard Solos: Jeff Lorber

1. Anthem for a New America
Bass: Brian Bromberg
Drums: Abraham Laboriel Jr.
Orchestration: Jeremy Lubbock
Featuring The Krim Symphonic Orchestra

2. He Had a Hat
Tenor Sax Solo: Kirk Whalum
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass: Alex Al
Drums: Abraham Laboriel Jr.
Percussion: Lenny Castro
Horn Section: Kirk Whalum, Tenor Sax and
Jacques Voyemant on trombone
Horn arrangement by Jeff Lorber

3. Grandma’s Hands (Bill Withers)
Vocals: Eric Benet
Alto Saxophone solo: Gerald Albright
Rhythm Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Guitar licks: Paul Brown
Bass: Alex Al
Drums: Abraham Laboriel Jr.
Tamborine: Lenny Castro
Horn Section: Tom Scott
Horn Arrangement: Tom Scott

4. Surreptitious
Trumpet Solo Randy Brecker
Tenor Sax: Ada Rovatti
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass: Alex Al
Drums: Dave Weckl
Horn Section: Blood Sweat and Tears Horns
Horns arranged by JL, Randy Brecker and Teddy Mulet

5. All Most Blues
Alto Sax Solo: Tom Scott
Bass: Brian Bromberg
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta
Horn Arrangement: Tom Scott
The Lair Studio Brass Ensemble

6. Orchid (Jeff Lorber & Chris Botti)
Chris Botti: Trumpet
Bob Sheppard: Tenor Sax
Bass: Brian Bromberg
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta

7. BC Bop
Bass: Brian Bromberg
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta
Horn Section: Blood Sweat and Tears Horns
Arranged by JL & BC

8. The Other Side of the Heart (Paula Cole and Jeff Lorber)
Vocals: Paula Cole and Eric Benet
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass: Alex Al
Drums: Abraham Laboriel, Jr.
Orchestration: Jeremy Lubbock
Featuring the Krim Symphonic Orchestra

9. Hudson
Tenor Sax Solo: Bob Sheppard
Flute: Hubert Laws
Bass: Alex Al
Drums: Abraham Laboriel Jr.
Percussion: Lenny Castro
Horn Section: Blood Sweat and Tears
Arranged by JL and BC

10. Super Fusion Unit
Drums: Dave Weckl
Bass: Alex Al
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion Lenny Castro
Horns: the Lair Studio Brass Ensemble
Horn Arrangement: Jeff Lorber

11. Eye Tunes
Flute Solo: Hubert Laws
Bass; Brian Bromberg
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta
Horn Section: Blood Sweat and Tears Horns
Arranged by JL & BC

12. Requiem for Gandalf
Bass; Brian Bromberg
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Horns: the Lair Studio Brass Ensemble
The Lair Orchestra

13. Burn Brightly
Guitar Solo: Russell Malone
Bass: Alex Al
Drums: Dave Weckl
Percussion: Lenny Castro
Horn Section: Blood Sweat and Tears Horns
Arranged by JL & BC

Extra track: Deep Night
Chris Botti: Trumpet
Brian Bromberg
Drums: Vinnie Colaiuta
Percussion: Lenny Castro

The “Lair Studio Brass Ensemble”
Gary Grant Trumpet
Bob Shepard Flute, Alto Flute
Steve Durnin French Horn
John Mitchell Bass Clarinet
Richard Todd French Horn
Jeff Driskoll Alto Flute
Bob McChesney Trombone
Craig Gosnell, Bass Trombone

The Blood Sweat and Tears Horns
Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Teddy Mulet
Steve Jankowski
Saxophones
Tom Timko
Trombone & Bass Trombone
Jens Wendleboe

Surreptitious, & Orchid, mixed by Jeff Lorber
All others mixed by Paul Brown
Paul Brown Mixes assisted by DC (aka Drago Capor)
Recorded by Jeff Lorber at JHL Sound, Pacific Palisades, CA, with basic tracks recorded by Dave Rideau at JHL,
Sunset Sound and Capitol Studios.
All horn sections recorded by Jeff Lorber, assisted by Larry Goetz at The Lair Studio, Los Angeles.
Kevin Killen recorded Russell Malone on “Burn Brightly” at Avatar Studios, NY
Orchestration and Copyist: Adam Barber, Dante DeSilva
Mastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.