(Contemporary Jazz / World Fusion) Rhythmstick (CTI All Stars : Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Haden, Randy Brecker, John Scofield, Jim Beard, Tito Puente, Flora Purim etc) - Rhythmstick (Band of The Bandleaders) - 1990, FLAC (image+.cue) lossless

RHYTHMSTICK
Rhythmstick (Various Artists)
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: June 19-21, 1989
Dizzy Gillespie (tp,rhythmstick); Randy Brecker; Art Farmer (tp); Bob Berg (ts); Hilton Ruiz (p); John Scofield (el-g); Jim Beard (synth); Anthony Jackson (el-b); Benny Golson (synth b); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d); Airto, Tito Puente (perc).
a. Caribe (Michel Camilo) - 6:51
Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Art Farmer (tp); Bob Berg (ts); Phil Woods (as); Jimmy McGriff (org); Jim Beard (overdubbed org); Robben Ford (el-g); Anthony Jackson (el-b); Bernard Purdie (d).
b. Friday Night At The Cadillac Club (Bob Berg) - 7:07
Jon Faddis, Art Farmer (tp); Bob Berg (ts); Phil Woods (as); Romero Lubambo (g); Charlie Haden (b); Airto (d,perc,vcl); Diana Moreira, Janice Pendarvis, Flora Purim, Amy Roslyn (vcl).
c. Quilombo (Gilberto Gil/Wally Salomao)- 5:35
Art Farmer (flhrn); Phil Woods (as); Hilton Ruiz (p); Charlie Haden (b); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d).
d. Barbados (Charlie Parker) - 3:15
Bob Berg (ss); Jim Beard (synth); Romero Lubambo (g); Airto (perc); Flora Purim (vcl).
e. Waiting For Angela (Toninho Horta/Flora Purim) - 4:30
Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Art Farmer (tp); Bob Berg (ts); Phil Woods (as); Jim Beard (key); Romero Lubambo (g); Anthony Jackson (el-b); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d); Airto (perc) Flora Purim (vcl).
f. Nana (Moacir Santos) - 6:05
Art Farmer (flhrn); Romero Lubambo (g); Airto (perc).
g. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:34
Art Farmer (tp,flhrn); Bob Berg (ts); Phil Woods (as); Jim Beard (synth); Romero Lubambo (g); Charlie Haden (b); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d); Airto (perc); Flora Purim (vcl).
h. Colo de Rio (Enio Flavio Mol/Marcelo Ferreira) - 5:34
Jon Faddis, Art Farmer (tp); Bob Berg (ts); Phil Woods (as); Jimmy McGriff (org solo); prob. Benny Golson (synth); Anthony Jackson (el-b); Bernard Purdie (d).
i. Palisades In Blue (Benny Golson) - 7:42
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, rhythmstick); Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis, Art Farmer (tp); Bob Berg (ts,ss); Phil Woods (as); Jim Beard (synth); John Scofield (el-g); Anthony Jackson (el-b); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (d); Airto, Tito Puente (perc); Flora Purim (vcl).
j. Wamba (Salif Keita) - 9:27
Note: (1) Jim Beard is credited as organist on "Friday Night At The Cadillac Club" on LP and CD issues of RHYTHMSTICK while Jimmy McGriff is seen playing organ in the video film of the recording. This is due to the fact that producer Creed Taylor was dissatisfied with McGriff's solo on this song and later overdubbed Beard's on top of it (detail courtesy of Arnaldo DeSouteiro). (2) Jim Beard indicates that some issues of this recording incorrectly credit (a) Hilton Ruiz (p) and Benny Golson (synth) on "Nana" (Beard plays all keyboards on this title) and (b) Beard (synth) on "Palisades In Blue" (the "fake organ" synthesizer - added due to Taylor's dissatisfaction with McGriff's performance outside of his solo on this title - is probably played by the song's composer, Benny Golson) (detail courtesy of Jim Beard).
Issues: a-d & f-j on CTI 10000, A*Vision 50254-3 [VHS], A*Vision 50254-6 [LD], Pioneer (Jap) PILJ-1007 [LD], Pioneer (Jap) PIVJ-1007 [VHS]. a-j on CTI 847 199-2 [CD], CTI 67221-2 [CD], Essential (E) ESJCD230 [CD], Membran (Ger) 232809, CTI (Ger) MA 70 01 477 [CD], CTI (Eu) 773785 [CD], CTI 1006-2 [CD]. a-j also on Past Perfect Silver Line (Ger) 205705-203 [CD] titled RHYTHMSTICK (as by Dizzy Gillespie). a-j also on Polydor Gold Disk (Jap) POCJ-1024 [CD], CTI (Jap) POCJ-2332 [CD] titled RHYTHMSTICK (as by the CTI All Stars).
Samplers: a also on CTI 67231-2 [CD] titled WINDOWS: THE CTI COLLECTION VOLUME ONE. a-d, i & j also on Modern Jazz Archives (Ger) 221960-306 titled PHIL WOODS (aka ANYTHING GOES). e also on Hommage (Ger) 7001822-HOM [CD] titled AFTER MIDNIGHT - JAZZ BALLADS. g also on CTI S1001 [CD] titled ABSOLUTE BRASS. j also on CTI 67232-2 [CD] titled WINDOWS: THE CTI COLLECTION VOLUME TWO.
Producer: Creed Taylor. Co-produced by Benny Golson.
Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Notes: Gene Lees
Jacket: Pete Turner (photography). Blake Taylor (art direction/design).

One of the best all-star sessions ever produced by the legendary Creed Taylor. RHYTHMSTICK is a salute to Dizzy Gillespie's impact on jazz with an amazing All-Star Jazz line-up. Rhythmstick is the name of his percussion instrument, made with a stick and bottle caps.

Personnel:
Benny Golson (arranger, synthesizer);
Flora Purim, Amy Roslyn, Janice Pendarvis, Diana Moreira (vocals);
Phil Woods (alto saxophone);
Bob Berg (tenor & soprano saxophones);
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet, rhythmstick);
Art Farmer (trumpet, flugelhorn);
Randy Brecker, Jon Faddis (trumpet);
Hilton Ruiz (piano);
Jimmy McGriff (Hammond B-3 organ);
Jim Beard (synthesizer, Hammond B-3 organ);
John Scofield, Robert Lubambo, Robben Ford (guitar);
Charlie Haden (bass);
Anthony Jackson (electric bass);
Bernard Purdie, Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums);
Tito Puente (percussion);
Airto (percussion, drums, vocals)