Prime Time Album Notes

Orchestra arranged and conducted by Ed Vodicka

 

• Executive Producer: Robert M. Beavers, Jr.
• Produced by Ed Vodicka
• Recording Supervision and Direction by Ami Hadani
• Recorded by Larry Millas
• Assistant Engineer Leslie Ann Jones
• Mixed by: Al Schmitt
• Assisted by: Steve Genewick
• Mastered for digital and vinyl by: Ron McMaster

• Recorded August 8 and 9, 1994 at Capitol Studios, Studio A, Hollywood, California
• Mixed by: Al Schmitt
• Assisted by: Steve Genewick
• Mixed June 24-26, 2019 at Capitol Studios, Studio C, Hollywood, California
• Mastered for digital and vinyl by Ron McMaster at Capitol Mastering, Hollywood, California
• Digital mastering July 12, 2019
• Vinyl mastering August 20, 2019
• Transferred and archived from Mitsubishi Digital 32-track by Dan Johnson, Audio Archiving Services Inc., Hollywood, California
• Orchestra Contractor: Dick Forrest
• Strings contracted by: Barbara Nahlik
• Music Preparation & Librarian: Donna Garcia
• Recorded under agreement with the American Federation of Musicians and AFM Local 47.
• All selections arranged, orchestrated and conducted by: Ed Vodicka
• Grand Songbook Media
• A division of Grand Songbook Productions LLC

 

Musicians:

• Ed Vodicka                                    Piano
• Andy Simpkins                              Bass
• Chuck Christiansen                        Drums
• Sid Jacobs                                    Guitar
• Larry Bunker                                 Percussion
• Tony Ortega & Ray Reed                 Alto Saxophone & Flute
• Pete Christlieb & Gordon Brisker     Tenor Saxophone & Clarinet
• Jack Nimitz                                   Baritone Saxophone & Bass Clarinet
• Frank Szabo, Conte Candoli, Oscar Brashear & Dick Forrest:        Trumpet & Flugelhorn
• Jack Redmond, Andy Martin, Thurman Green:                            Trombone
• (Roy Weigand Jr. for Andy Martin on If You Never Come to Me, Night and Day and Speak Low)
• Mike Wimberly                              Bass Trombone
• Brad Warnaar & Rick Todd              Horn
• (Steve Becknell for Rick Todd on If You Never Come to Me and Speak Low)
• Charlie Bisharat                            Concertmaster
• Armen Garabedian, Darius Campo, Gil Romero, Anatoly Rosinsky, Peter Kent, Lianne Mautner, Joel Darouin     Violin
• Dmitri Bovaird, Jimbo Ross             Viola
• Chris Ermacoff, Armen Ksajikian     Cello
• Gayle Levant                                Harp
• (Katie Kirkpatrick on If You Never Come to Me and Speak Low
• Howard Levy                                Harmonica
• Johnny Frigo                                 Violin Solo on Because of You