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Don Randi
Don (* 1937 in New York City) was raised in the Catskill Mountains and studied
classical music. In 1954, he moved to Los Angeles and became a studio musician.
During the next year, he began working at record distribution company where he was
influenced by jazz musicians, particularly Horace Silver.
He began his career as a pianist and keyboard player in 1956, gradually establishing a reputation as a leading session musician. In the early 1960s, he was musician and arranger for record producer Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. He played piano on "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra and on her albums, as well as being a member of her touring band for decades. He performed on the Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations" and "God Only Knows". His piano can be heard on the Buffalo Springfield songs "Expecting to Fly" and "Broken Arrow". He claims to have played on over three hundred hit records, working with Linda Ronstadt (the harpsichord on "Different Drum"), Quincy Jones, Cannonball Adderley, Herb Alpert, Sarah Vaughan, Lee Hazlewood and Frank Zappa. He recorded live albums of piano jazz as a solo performer and as the leader of the Don Randi Trio with Leroy Vinnegar and Mel Lewis. Randi wrote film scores during the 1970s, including Bloody Mama (1970), Up in the Cellar (1970), J. W. Coop (1972), Stacey (1973), and Santee (1973). In 1970, he opened The Baked Potato jazz club in Studio City, California, and formed Don Randi and Quest as the house band. The band recorded over 15 albums and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1980 for the album New Baby. In 2010, the Baked Potato was named Best Jazz Club by Los Angeles magazine. In 2008, as a member of the Wrecking Crew, Don was inducted into the Hollywood RockWalk. from Wikipedia |
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The Singles Vol. 6 - 1969-1970 Polydor B0010411-02 compilation |
James Brown, organ, vocals Nat Jones, conductor Mike Andress, alto sax Pee Wee Ellis, alto sax, organ Jimmy McGary, alto sax, tenor sax Al Nori, tenor sax Les Asch, tenor sax Gordon Brisker, tenor sax Ronald Lewis, tenor sax, baritone sax Maceo Parker, tenor sax, vocals Eldee Williams, tenor sax Larry Dickson, baritone sax St. Clair Pinckney, baritone sax, flute Millard Dusenbury, trombone Dick Leith, trombone Paul Piller, trombone Levi Rasbury, trombone Fred Wesley, trombone David Matthews, bass trombone, organ, piano Bud Brisbois, trumpet Frank Brown, trumpet Conte Candoli, trumpet Jerry Conrad, trumpet Joe Davis, trumpet Allen DiRenzo, trumpet Joe Dupars, trumpet Richard "Kush" Griffith, trumpet Paul Hubinion, trumpet Waymon Reed, trumpet Marie Speziale, trumpet William Hinshaw, French horn Henry Sigismonti, French horn Arthur Adams, guitar Dee Garrett, guitar Alfonso Kellum, guitar, bass Jimmy Nolan, guitar Kenny Poole, guitar Eddie Setser, guitar Bobby Byrd, piano, vocals Tim Hedding, organ Don Randi, organ James Vaughn, piano Frank Vincent, piano Carmen Jr. DeLeone, vibes, percussion David Frerichs, vibes string section Bootsy Collins, bass Tim Drummond, bass John Miller, bass Michael Moore, bass Bernard Odum, bass Sweet Charles Sherrell, bass Bob Thorn, bass William Upchurch, bass Paul West, bass Ben Barrett, drums Beau Dollar Bowman, drums Jon Keliehor, drums Jimmy Madison, drums Earl Palmer, drums Melvin Parker, drums John Starks, drums, vocals Clyde Stubblefield, drums Art Lopez, congas Bennie Parks, percussion Ron Selico, bongos Vicki Anderson, vocals |
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