Street Dreams (Lyle Mays album) explained
Street Dreams is the second solo album by keyboardist Lyle Mays, released in 1988 by Geffen Records.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell awards the album 4 stars and states "There's a lot of inventive, mostly easygoing music here, though if one must choose, the level is not as consistently high as on Mays' first album."[2]
Personnel
- Lyle Mays – piano, keyboards
- Marc Johnson – bass (2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Steve Rodby – bass (1, 6), conductor (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Peter Erskine – drums (5, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Steve Gadd – drums (1)
- Steve Jordan – drums (4)
- Bill Frisell – guitar (2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Glen Velez – percussion (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Vicki Randle – percussion (8, 9, 10, 11), vocoder (6), voice (8, 9, 10, 11)
- David Taylor – bass trombone (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Bob Malach – tenor saxophone (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11), flute (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Bob Mintzer – tenor saxophone (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11), flute (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Dave Bargeron – trombone (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Keith O'Quinn – trombone (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Chris Gekker – trumpet (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Chris Seiter – trombone (4)
- Laurie Frink – trumpet (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Robert Millikan – trumpet (1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (4)
- Stephen Taylor – English horn (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Liz Mann – flute (8, 9, 10, 11)
- William Blount – bass clarinet (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Mayuki Fukuhara – violin (8, 9, 10, 11), concertmaster (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Masako Yanagita – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Robin Bushman – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Paul Peabody – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Marilyn Reynolds – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Mineko Yajima – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Erica Kiesewetter – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Eriko Sato – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Mitsuru Tsuboka – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Rob Shaw – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Martin Agee – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Laura Seaton – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Aloysia Friedmann – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Jill Levy – violin (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Louise Schulman – viola (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Jennie Hansen – viola (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Stephanie Fricker – viola (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Ron Lawrence – viola (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Richard Locker – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Rosalyn Clarke – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Eric Samuels – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Joshua Gordon – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Jonathan Spitz – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Lutz Rath – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Erich Kory – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Astrid Schween – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
- Yari Bond – cello (8, 9, 10, 11)
Production
- Lyle Mays – producer
- Steven Cantor – producer
- Steve Rodby – additional production
- Pat Metheny – executive producer
- Rob Eaton – mixing engineer, recording engineer
- Alex Haas – mixing engineer (assistant), recording engineer (assistant)
- Bill Kipper – mastering engineer
- David Sholemson – project coordinator
- Jeri Heiden – art direction, design
- Bradford Fowler – photography
- David Cantor – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: Lyle Mays - Street Dreams . 15 February 2024 . Discogs.
- Web site: Lyle Mays - Street Dreams Album Reviews, Songs & More . 15 February 2024 . Allmusic.
