Nick Decaro

Nick DeCaro was a multi-talented musician, arranger, producer and songwriter who worked with a remarkable array of varied artists including Randy Newman, Irma Thomas, the O'Jays, Claudine Longet and Harpers Bizarre. His body of work includes many top-selling albums from the '70s and '80s, while it is his own solo recordings upon which his reputation rests in Japan, where he was enormously popular as a performer.

Paul Humphrey - Supermellow (1973) {P-Vine Japan PCD-22217 rel 2005}
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© 1973, 2005 Blue Thumb Records / P-Vine Japan | PCD-22217
Jazz / Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz / Drums

Paul Nelson Humphrey (1935) is an American jazz and funk/R+B drummer. He worked as a session drummer in the 1960s for jazz artists such as Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Kai Winding, Charles Mingus, Lee Konitz, Blue Mitchell and Gene Ammons. As a bandleader, he recorded under the name Paul Humphrey and the Cool Aid Chemists, with Clarence MacDonald, David T. Walker, and Bill Upchurch. He also recorded with Steely Dan, Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Jimmy Smith, The Four Tops, Al Kooper, Jackie DeShannon, Natalie Cole, Albert King, Quincy Jones, Dusty Springfield, Jean-Luc Ponty, Michael Franks, Maria Muldaur, Marc Bolan and others. Humphrey was one of the drummers on Marvin Gaye's album "Let's Get It On".

George Benson - Weekend In L.A. (1977) {Warner Bros. 3139-2 rel 1999}
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© 1977, 1999 Warner Bros. Records Inc. | 3139-2
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Crossover Jazz / Quiet Storm / Guitar

Recording live at Los Angeles' Roxy club – then a showcase for many of the hottest acts in pop – was just the tonic that George Benson and his Breezin' band needed on this often jumping album. With unusually lively crowds (for a record-industry watering hole) shouting encouragement, the band gets deep into the four-on-the-floor funk and Benson digs in hard, his rhythmic instincts on guitar sharp as ever. The balance between vocals and instrumentals is about even – George's voice sounds more throaty and soul-oriented than before – and amid the new material, there is a revisit to a favored CTI-era instrumental, the lovely "Ode to a Kudu."

Claudine Longet's final A&M release bridges the gossamer pop of previous efforts and the fuller, more rock-inspired approach of her Barnaby label recordings. Producer/arranger Nick DeCaro proves a wonderfully sympathetic foil, creating a series of sweet, poignant backings perfect for Longet's girlish vocals. Criticizing her failings as a singer means neglecting her talents as a stylist, and DeCaro clearly understands how to get the most from her unique presence.