With Sound of a Drum, his debut album, MacDonald presented himself as a gifted producer and songwriter, his song Where Is The Love, a big hit for Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, is included here as a mixture of Calypso and Disco with a cheerful solo by Toots Thielemans, as is Mister Magic, originally a crossover hit for Grover Washington, Jr. and another MacDonald composition, here played as Latin Jazz. Calypso Breakdown was later put on the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack.
This is a "hard to find" MASTERPIECE!!! and a beautiful cover painting as well.
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1. Sound of a Drum
2. Where Is the Love?
3. Only Time You Say You Love Me (Is When We're Making Love)
4. Jam on the Groove
5. Mister Magic
6. Calypso Breakdow
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Produced by:
Ralph MacDonald and William Salter
Vocals:
Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Patti Austin, Raymond Simpson,
Vivian Cherry, Zachary Sanders and William Eaton
Horns:
Harold Vick, Jimmy Owens, Joe Farrell, Kiane Zawadi,
Seldon Powell and Vergil Jones
Strings:
Alfred Brown, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky,
Julien Barber, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollikoff,
Paul Gershman, Sanford Allen and Selwart Clarke
Drums: Rick Marotta
Guitar: Eric Gale
Piano: Richard Tee
Sax: Grover Washington Jr.
Bass: Chuck Rainey and William Salter
Piano: Arther Jenkins Jr.
Congas and Percusion: Ralph MacDonald
Synthesizer: Bob James
Vibraphone: David Friedman
Clarinet: Clinton Thobourne
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Recorded and Mixed at:
Rosebud Recording Studio New York
℗ © 1976 T.K. Productions, Inc. lp MARLIN-2202
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Re-Recorded and Cleaned from vinyl by FM
WAVE 44100Hz HQ Stereo Recording
Funkerman's Hard to Find Beats Netherlands
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