The Jazz Organ Scene
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Ron Levy
In an ambitious career spanning as far back as 1966, Ron has played Hammond organ
with many of the greatest names in blues, jazz and R&B today.
Albert King saw enough in a very young Ron Levy to become his legal guardian back in 1968. He then took Ron out on the road for some much appreciated schooling until another "king" took notice: BB King hired Ron to tour and record with him for the next seven years. Whether as an organist, pianist, writer, arranger, record label founder, nine time Grammy nominee or producer of over 250 recording projects, Ron has been a creative force in American music. Ron's touring band, "The Wild Kingdom", introduces the vintage sounds of a B3 organ trio with the twist of a new soulfunk vibe. Their seminal grooves have been captured on several highly acclaimed CDs. Over the last years, Ron Levy has recorded, inspired and collaborated with the likes of, among others, Charles Earland, Lonnie Smith, Idris Muhammad, Loe Lovano, Reuben Wilson, Freddie Hubbard, Melvin Sparks, Earl King and Dr. John. |
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Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom Black Top Records BT 1034 released 1986 recorded September 1985 in Austin, TX/USA |
Ron Levy, organ, piano, vocals Ronnie Earl, guitar Wayne Bennett, Greg Piccolo, tenor sax Doug James, baritone sax Michael "Mudcat" Ward, bass John Rossi, drums Ramon Tovar, Spanish curses Kim Wilson, vocals, harmonica Jimmie Vaughan, guitar Kaz Kazanoff, tenor sax, baritone sax "Mr. Excello", tenor sax Fran Christina, drums |
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Hubert Sumlin's Blues Party Black Top Records BT 1036 released 1987 recorded October 1986 in Boston, MA/USA |
Hubert Sumlin, guitar, vocals Greg Piccolo, tenor sax, vocals Doug James, baritone sax Bob Enos, trumpet Ronnie Earl, guitar, slide guitar Ron Levy, organ, piano, vocals David Maxwell, piano Jerry Portnoy, harmonica Michael Ward, bass Mudcat Ward, bass John Rossi, drums Mighty Sam McClain, vocals |
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Baby, You Can Get Your Gun! Black Top Records BT 1037 released 1987 recorded October 1986 in Metairie, LA/USA |
Blind Snooks Eaglin, guitar, vocals David Lastie, tenor sax Ronnie Earl, guitar Ron Levy, organ, piano Erving Charles jr., bass Smokey Johnson, drums |
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Sins Black Top Records BT 1038 released 1987 recorded January/February 1987 in Dallas, TX/USA |
Anson Funderburgh, guitar Kaz Kazanoff, tenor sax, baritone sax Mr. Excello, tenor sax Saxy Boy, tenor sax Ron Levy, organ Matt McCabe, piano Sam Myers, harmonica, vocals Rhandy Simmons, bass Marc Wilson, drum, percussion |
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Safari To New Orleans Black Top Records BT 1040 released 1988 recorded June 1987 in Metairie/USA |
Ron Levy, piano, organ, vocals Ronnie Earl, guitar Eugene "High Rise" Ross, guitar Anson Funderburgh, guitar Darryl Johnson, bass Willie Green, drums Lloyd Lambert, bass David Lee, drums Kaz Kazanoff, tenor sax, baritone sax Saxy Boy, tenor sax "Mr. Excello", tenor sax |
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Soul Searching Black Top Records BT 1042 released 1988 recorded May 1988 in Boston, MA/USA |
Ronnie Earl, guitar Duke Robillard, guitar Mark 'Kaz' Kazanoff, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax Mr. Excello, tenor sax Saxy Boy, tenor sax Ron Levy, organ, piano Tony Z, organ Jerry Portnoy, harmonica Steve Gomes, bass Per Hanson, drums Darrell Nulisch, vocals |
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Out Of Nowhere Black Top Records CD BT 1046 released 1989 recorded February/May 1988 in Metairie, LA/USA |
Blind Snooks Eaglin, guitar, vocals Mr. Excello, tenor sax Saxy Boy, tenor sax Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff, tenor sax, baritone sax Anson Funderburgh, guitar Ron Levy, organ Matt McCabe, piano Sam Myers, autoharp Rhandy Simmons, bass Marc Wilson, drums |
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Dresses Too Short Black Top Records CD BT 1048 released 1989 recorded December 1988 in Boston, MA/USA |
Bobby Radcliff, guitar, vocals Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff, tenor sax, baritone sax Mr. Excello, tenor sax Saxy Boy, tenor sax Kamikaze Horns Ronnie Earl, guitar Ron Levy, organ, piano Dave Hofstra, bass Richard Dworkin, drums |
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Rack 'em Up Black Top Records CD BT 1049 released 1989 recorded January 1989 in Metairie, LA/USA |
Anson Funderburgh, guitar Grady Gaines, tenor sax Kaz Kazanoff, tenor sax, baritone sax John Selzer, trumpet Tater Britches, guitar Ron Levy, organ Matt McCabe, piano Sam Myers, harmonica, vocals Mike Judge, bass Marc Wilson, drums |
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Sexual Telepathy Black Top Records BT 1052 released 1990 recorded in Austin, TX and Metairie, LA/USA |
Earl King, guitar, vocals, piano Floyd Domino, organ George Porter, bass, vocals George Rains, drums Keith Winking, trumpet Kenneth Blevins, drums Kaz Kazanoff, tenor sax, baritone sax "Mr. Excello", tenor sax Per Hanson, drums Richard Brown, piano, organ Ron Levy, piano, organ, vocals Ronnie Earl, guitar Sarah Brown, bass Saxy Boy, tenor sax Snooks Eaglin, guitar Steve Gomes, bass |
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In The Spirit Rounder Records CD 2056 released 1990 recorded March 1989 in New York, NY/USA |
Wendell Holmes, guitar, vocals Sherman Holmes, bass, vocals Anders Gaardmand, tenor sax, baritone sax, vocals Kjeld Ipsen, trombone Laurence Etkin, trumpet Ron Levy, Hammond organ, piano Popsy Dixon, drums, vocals Angel Acevedo, vocals |
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All My Life Bullseye Blues CD BB 9501 released 1990 recorded in New York, NY/USA |
Charles Brown, organ, pano, vocals Clifford Solomon, alto sax, tenor sax, tambourine Frank Henry, baritone sax Haywood Henry, baritone sax David Sholl, baritone sax Danny Caron, guitar Danny Caron, guitar Dr. John, organ, piano, vocals Ron Levy, organ Ruth Brown, bass, vocals Earl May, bass Kenneth Blevins, drums Keith Copeland, drums |
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Steppin' Out Texas Style Bullseye Blues BB 9510 released 1991 recorded in Boston, MA and New Orleans, LA/USA |
Smokin' Joe Kubek, guitar Sax Gordon, tenor sax Tino Barker, baritone sax Bnois King, guitar, vocals Ron Levy, organ, piano Gregg Wright, bass Phil Campbell, drums |
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The Oven Is On Tone-Cool Records CD 1145 released 1991 recorded in Newton, MA/USA |
James Montgomery, harmonica, vocals John Vanderpool, soprano sax Crispin Cioe, sax John Ferry, trombone Garret Savluk, trumpet Ron Levy, organ, piano Steve Barbuto, drums, vocals Sherryl Marshall, vocals Bird Taylor, vocals Buck Taylor, vocals |
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Test Of Time Black Top Records CD BT-1082 released 1992 recorded in Boston, MA/USA |
Ronnie Earl, guitar Mark Kazanoff, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax Greg Piccolo, tenor sax Mr. Excello, tenor sax Saxy Boy, tenor sax Doug James, baritone sax Bob Enos, trumpet Duke Robillard, guitar Hubert Sumlin, guitar Robert Lockwood jr., guitar Tony Zamagni, organ Anthony Geraci, organ, piano Ron Levy, organ Dave Maxwell, piano Kim Wilson, harmonica, vocals Michael 'Mudcat' Ward, bass Steve Gomes, bass John Rossi, drums Per Hanson, drums Darrell Nulisch, vocals Mighty Sam McClain, vocals Sugar Ray Norcia, vocals |
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Whup It! Whup It! Tone-Cool Records 1147 released 1992 recorded in Newton, MA/USA |
George Mayweather, harmonica, vocals Sax Gordon, sax Chris "Stovall" Brown, guitar Ron Levy, organ, piano Buster Wylie, bass Tuffy Kimble, drums |
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Chain Smokin' Texas Style Bullseye Blues BB 9524 released 1992 recorded in Memphis, TN/USA |
Smokin' Joe Kubek, guitar Jim Spake, sax Bnois King, guitar, vocals Ron Levy, organ Gregg Wright, bass, vocals Phil Campbell, drums Paul 'Big Foot' Lee, drums |
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Checkout Time Black Top Records CD BT-1043 released 1993 recorded February/March 1988 in Los Angeles, CA/USA |
James "Thunderbird" Davis, vocals Saxy Boy, tenor sax Mr. Excello, tenor sax Grady Gaines, tenor sax Kaz Kazanoff, tenor sax, baritone sax Tony Klatka, trumpet Anson Funderburgh, guitar Clarence Holliman, guitar Earl King, guitar Ron Levy, organ, piano George Porter jr., bass Lloyd Lambert, bass David Lee, drums |
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I'm A Mad Man Bullseye Blues BB 9527 released 1993 recorded July 1992 in Memphis, TN/USA |
Byther Smith, guitar, vocals Andrew Love, tenor sax Jim Spake, tenor sax, baritone sax The Memphis Horns Wayne Jackson, trombone, trumpet James P. Anderson, guitar Ron Levy, organ, piano Mike Boyle, bass Lloyd Anderson, drums |
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Very Blue Highway Bullseye Blues BB 9528 released 1993 recorded in Town Creek, AL and Memphis, TN/USA |
Eddie Hinton, guitar, keyboards, vocals Andrew Love, tenor sax Wayne Jackson, trombone, trumpet Ron Levy, organ Marvell Thomas, organ Joe Walk, piano Dave Albert Allen, congas Owen Brown, bass Jeff Simpson, drums, percussion |
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B-3 Blues And Grooves Bullseye Blues BB 9532 released 1993 |
Ron Levy, organ, piano Gerry Beaudoin, guitar Allan Black, drums Kenneth Blevins, drums Stovall Brown, guitar Neil Clarke, percussion Albert Collins, guitar Cookie Cooke, saxophone Tony Garnier, bass Sax Gordon, tenor sax Crusher Green, drums Wayne Jackson, trombone, trumpet Tuffy Kimball, drums Tuffy Kimble, drums Andrew Love, tenor sax Tommie McKenzie, bass Steve Rosenthal, harmonica Gary Sargent, guitar Buster Wylie, bass |
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A Taste Of The Blues Bullseye Blues BB 9535 released 1994 recorded in Los Angeles, CA/USA |
Jimmy McCracklin, guitar, piano, vocals Joe Campbell, conductor, trumpet William "Dr. Z." Zimmerman, tenor sax Eddie Saxman Synigal, baritone sax Bobby Forte, sax, saxello Bernard Baisden, trombone Larry Davis, guitar, vocals Lowell Fulson, guitar, vocals Barbara Lynn, guitar, vocals Terry "Big T" de Rouen, guitar Pee Wee Thomas, guitar Smokey Wilson, guitar, vocals Darby Hicks jr., piano Ron Levy, organ Johnny Otis, vibes B. James Wyatt, bass Craig Kimbrough, drums |
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So Good Bullseye Blues BB 9540 released 1994 recorded in Memphis, TN and Los Angeles, CA/USA |
Barbara Lynn, guitar, vocals Keg Johnson, conductor Andrew Love, tenor sax William "Dr. Z." Zimmerman, tenor sax, piano, bass Jim Spake, baritone sax Eddie Saxman Synigal, baritone sax The Memphis Horns Bernard Baisden, trombone Wayne Jackson, trombone,trumpet Joe Campbell, trumpet Alfons Kettner, guitar David T. Walker, guitar Ron Levy, organ, Wurlitzer piano, percussion Keg Sim & The Bo' Boys, strings Greg Morrow, drums |
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The Real Deal Bullseye Blues BB 9559 released 1995 recorded in Inglewood, CA/USA |
Robert Lee "Smokey" Wilson, guitar, vocals Darby Hicks, guitar Preston Shannon, guitar Ron Levy, organ Lawrence Baulden, bass James Gadson, drums |
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Cryin' For The Moon Bullseye Blues BB 9560 released 1995 |
Smokin' Joe Kubek, guitar Bnois King, vocals, guitar Jim Spake, tenor sax, baritone sax Scott Thompson, trumpet Ron Levy, Hammond B-3 organ Kenneth Stern, drums Rusty McFarland,cowbells, bells Rusty McFarland, cowbell |
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Zim Zam Zoom Bullseye Blues BB 9570 recorded 1996 in USA |
Ron Levy, B3 organ Melvin Sparks, guitar Idris Muhammad, drums Stanley Banks, bass Ralph Dorsey, congas Gordon Beadle, tenor sax Ray Greene, trombone |
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Blue Texas Soul Bullseye Blues BB 9571 recorded in Dallas, TX and Memphis, TN/USA |
Tutu Jones, guitar, drums, vocals Andrew Love, tenor sax Wayne Jackson, trombone, trumpet Sammy Rayhoney, guitar Ron Levy, Hammond B-3 organ, piano Linny Nance, piano Carl Caldwell, bass Brent Nance, drums |
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I'm A Gittar' Player Cannonball CBD 27101 recorded 1996 in USA |
Melvin Sparks, guitar Ron Levy, B3 organ Ed Pazant, alto sax Fred McFarlane, piano, clavinet Danny Mixon, piano Stanley Banks, bass Eric Sealls, bass Scott Lebish, drums Idris Muhammad, drums Steve Kroon, percussion Pucho, timbales Ayisha & Idrissa Hassan, vocals |
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Keepin' The Blues Alive Cannonball CBD 29101 recorded 1997 in Chicago, IL/USA |
Bernard Allison, guitar, vocals Will Crosby, guitar Greg Rzab, bass Ron Levy, piano, Hammond B-3 organ Ray "Killer" Allison, drums Matthew Skoller, harmonica Ray C.Drain, vocal |
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Pressure Cooker Tone-Cool Records CD TC 1162 recorded in Newton, MA/USA |
Kid Bangham, guitar Amyl Justin, vocals George Lewis, guitar Scott Shetler, tenor sax Gordon 'Sax' Beadle, baritone sax Barry Fleisher, baritone sax Keiichi Hashimoto, trumpet Tom West, organ, piano Alizon Lissance, piano Bruce Bears, organ, piano Ron Levy, organ George Papageorge, organ Richard Rosenblatt, harmonica Dean Cassell, bass Dave Clark, bass Jacques Raymond, bass John Rider, bass Jon Ross, bass Steve Brown, drums Craig MacIntyre, drums |
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The Man From Mars Bullseye Blues BB CD 9581 recorded in Dallas, TX/USA |
Robert Lee "Smokey" Wilson, guitar, vocals Jim Spake, tenor sax, baritone sax Scott Thompson, trumpet Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones, guitar Ron Levy, Hammond B-3 organ, piano James "Icepick" Harman, harmonica Chris Jones, bass Charles "Sugar Boy" Jones, drums |
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Plays Blues: The Rounder Years Bullseye Blues CD BB 9598 compilation, recorded March 1983 through April 1990 |
Duke Robillard, guitar, bass, vocals Scott Appelrouth, guitar, bass Thomas Enright, guitar, bass Jimmie Vaughan, guitar Scott Billington, piano, percussion Dr. John, organ, piano Ron Levy, organ, piano Malcolm Walsh, organ Tom DeQuattro, drums Doug Hinman, drums Susann Forrest, vocals |
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Greaze Is What's Good Cannonball CBD 27104 recorded 1998 in USA |
Ron Levy, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes Stanley Banks, bass Gordon "Sax" Beadle, tenor sax Crispin Cioe, alto sax, soprano sax Ralph Dorsey, congas James Gadson, drums Ray Greene, vocals Darby Hicks, Jr., Fender Rhodes, guitar, voices Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Greg Morrow, drums, percussion Idris Muhammad, drums Preston Shannon, guitar Jim Spake, baritone sax, tenor sax Melvin Sparks, guitar Carol Steele, percussion Scott Thompson, trumpet Steve Turre, conch shell, trombone David T. Walker, guitar Michelle Wilson, vocals William F. Zimmerman, piano W. Zimmermann, bass |
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LIVE! Levtronic LTR 2001 recorded March 2001 in Boulder/USA |
Ron Levy, Hammond organ, organ bass John Trama, guitars Joe Russo, drums, percussion Eric Deutsch, synthesizer |
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Green Eyed Soul Levtron.com 202 recorded 2003 in Brockton/USA |
Ron Levy, Hammond organ Jeff Lockhart, guitar Warren Grant, drums Yahuba Garcia, percussion |
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Finding My Way Levtron.com 203 recorded 2003 in Salem, MA/USA |
Ron Levy, organ, piano, vibes, bass Melvin Sparks, guitar Karl Denson, sax, flute Russ Lawton, percussion, drums Adrome MacHine, drums, percussion Arkady Neletsky, cello |
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Jazz-A-Licious Grooves Levtron.com limited 'Collectors' promotional edition |
Ron Levy, piano, organ 'Sax Gordon', tenor sax Jim Spake, tenor sax Crispin Cioe, tenor sax Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Steve Turre, trombone Ray Greene, trombone Gray Sargent, guitar Gerry Beaudoin, guitar Melvin Sparks, guitar Scott Thompson, bass Stanley Banks, bass Idris Muhammad, drums James Gadson, drums Ralph Dorsey, percussion |
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After Midnight Grooves Levtron.com 204 recorded 2004 in Salem, MA/USA |
Ron Levy, organ, piano Melvin Sparks, guitar Karl Denson, alto sax, tenor sax, flute Jeff Lockhart, guitar Russ Lawton, percussion, drums, tambourine Yahuba Garcia, congas, timbales Adrome MacHine, drums, percussion, trumpet Arkady Beletsky, cello Gordon Beadle, baritone sax |
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Best Grooves & Jams BlueGroove Records compilation |
Ron Levy, Hammond organ, further details unknown |
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Best Of RLWK Levtron.com 205 compilation |
Ron Levy, organ Melvin Sparks, guitar Jeff Lockhart, guitar Karl Denson, tenor sax 'Sax' Gordon, tenor sax Russ Lawton, drums Joe Russo, drums Warren Grant, drums Yahuba Garcia, percussion |
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Organ Colossus - The Best Of RLWK P-Vine records PCD23507 compilation |
Ron Levy, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards no further details known |
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Voodoo Boogaloo Levtron.com 206 recorded 2004 in Salem, MA/USA |
Ron Levy, organ, piano, vibes, strings Melvin Sparks, guitar Karl Denson, alto sax, tenor sax, flute Jeff Lockhart, guitar Russ Lawton, percussion, drums Yahuba Garcia, congas, timbales Adrome "Acidman" MacHine, drums, percussion "Sax" Gordon, baritone sax, tenor sax Jerry Portnoy, harmonica |
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Served Up Texas Style Bullseye Blues & Jazz BEYE 11661-9642-2 compilation |
Smokin' Joe Kubek, guitar, Hammond organ, piano Sax Gordon, tenor sax Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff, tenor sax, harmonica Jim Spake, tenor sax, baritone sax Tino Barker, baritone sax Les Izmore, baritone sax Gary Slechta, trumpet Scott Thompson, trumpet Little Milton, guitar Bnois King, guitar, vocals Ron Levy, Hammond B-3 organ, piano Bobby Chitwood, bass Paul Jenkins, bass Guthrie Kennard, bass Gregg Wright, bass Jerry Hancock, bass, percussion Phil Campbell, drums Mark Hays, drums Jimmy "Blue Shoes" Pendleton, drums Ralph Power, drums Jas Stephens, drums, percussion Keith Stern, drums |
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Heart And Soul Shout! Factory 10061 compilation |
Ronnie Earl, guitar Adrienne Hayes, guitar Eddie O'Brien, guitar Duke Robillard, guitar Kaz Kazanoff, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax Greg Piccolo, tenor sax David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax Doug James, baritone sax Bob Enos, trumpet Ron Levy, organ, piano Dave Limina, organ, piano Bruce Katz, Hammond organ, piano Tony Zamagni, organ Anthony Geraci, keyboards Matt McCabe, piano Rod Carey, bass Steve Gomes, bass Jimmy Mouradian, bass Mudcat Ward, bass Jesse Williams, bass John Rossi, drums Lorne Entress, drums Neil Gouvin, drums Per Hanson, drums Darrell Nulisch, vocals Kim Wilson, harmonica, vocals |
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Latin-A-Licious Grooves Levtron.com recorded 2012 |
Ron Levy, organ, piano no further details |
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Funky Fiesta! Levtron.com 207 |
Ron Levy, piano, organ, synthesizer, vibes Doug Woolverton, flugelhorn, trumpet Scott Shetler , clarinet, tenor sax Sax Gordon, tenor sax Mark Early, baritone sax Jeff Lockhart, guitar Adrome MacHine, drums, percussion Ronaldo Levito, conga, bongo, timbales |
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Funky Soul Grooves Levtron.com |
Ron Levy, piano, organ, synthesizer, vibes no further details known |
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Mo' Jazzy Grooves Levtron.com |
Ron Levy, piano, organ, synthesizer, vibes no further details known |
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