Next Voyage – Blues Image – CD

Description

Album produced by Grammy Nominated producer Michael Franklin. Michael and Tim Franklin have toured as a members of Blues Image for 30 years.

Tracks

1. Butterfly Bleu
2. Something to Say
3. Love Is The Answer
4. Isla
5. Leaving My Troubles Behind
6. In A Gada Da Vida
7. Fugue / Paid My Dues
8. Captain’s Suite (Next Harbor / Ride Captain Ride / Safe Harbor / Ride Captain Ride)

Blues Image

Mike Pinera – Guitar and vocals
Tim Franklin – Bass and vocals
Eddie Metz Jr. and Greg Alban – Drums
Michael Franklin – Keyboards and vocals

Special Guests

Pat Travers – Guitar
Jonathan Cain of Journey – Wurlitzer
Charlie DeChant – Saxophone
Tommy Calton – Guitar
Steady Joseph – Percussion
Randie Paul – soloist on Love is the Answer
Suzie Park – soloist on Something to Say
Naomi Bradshaw – soloist on Pay My Dues

Horns

Brian Snapp – Tenor and Bari Sax
Charlie DeChant – Tenor Sax Solo on “Ina Gadda Da Vida”
Charlie Bertini – Trumpet
Brian Scanlon – Trumpet

Woodwinds

Jerrv Kalbe – Oboe, Flute & Clarinet on “Ride Captain Ride”
Charlie DeChant – Flute solo on “Ride Captain Ride”

Strings

Chamber de Solar
Cello Section leader Paul Fleury
Violin Section leader Olga Kopakova

Choir

Randie Paul
Suzie Park
Naomi Bradshaw
Shopia Hudson
Heather Rice
Michelle Amato
Nana Franklin

Recorded and Mixed at Solar Studios Orlando, Florida
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Matt Brown
Horn Arrangements Brian Snapp and Michael Franklin
Orchestrations and Arrangements Michael Franklin
Produced by Michael Franklin
Orhontuul Banzragch – Illustrator
Tom Lupo | Space Coast Pictures – Graphics

Special Thanks to Kurzweil Music, Spectrasonics, IK Media, Oriolo Guitars
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