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New York Connection

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Length
  
45:14

Release date
  
8 December 1975

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Tom Scott

Label
  
Ode Records

Producers
  
Tom Scott, Hank Cicalo

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Released
  
8 December 1975 (US) 2 April 1976 (UK)

Recorded
  
25−29 August 1975 New York City

Similar
  
Tom Scott albums, Jazz albums

New York Connection is an album by American musician Tom Scott released on Ode Records in December 1975 (as Ode SP-77033), with a UK release following in April 1976. It entered the Billboard 200 on 20 December to begin a chart stay of 25 weeks, peaking at number 42.

Contents

In contrast with the Los Angeles-based Scott's previous projects, the nine-song set features New York musicians such as Hugh McCracken, Richard Tee, Eric Gale and Steve Gadd. Following their North American tour together in November−December 1974, George Harrison also makes a contribution, on the track "Appolonia (Foxtrata)".

Track listing

All songs composed and arranged by Tom Scott, except where noted.

  1. "Dirty Old Man" – 5:20
  2. "Uptown & Country" – 6:19
  3. "New York Connection" – 4:24
  4. "Garden" (Ackerman, Michel Colombier) – 5:37
  5. "Time and Love" (Ralph MacDonald, Laura Nyro, William Salter) – 4:33
  6. "Midtown Rush" – 4:47
  7. "Looking Out for Number 7" – 5:34
  8. "Appolonia (Foxtrata)" – 3:59
  9. "You're Gonna Need Me" (Richard Tee) – 4:40

Personnel

  • Tom Scott – saxophones, flute, Moog synthesizer, lyricon, ARP strings
  • Eric Gale – guitar, bass (9)
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar, slide guitar (2), harmonica
  • Richard Tee – keyboards
  • Gary King – bass (except for 9)
  • Bob James – electric piano
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion
  • George Harrison – slide guitar (8)
  • Dick "Slyde" Hyde – trombone, bass trumpet
  • Chuck Findley – trumpet

    • Songs

    1Dirty Old Man5:20
    2Uptown Country6:19
    3New York Connection4:25

    References

    New York Connection Wikipedia
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