Patrice Rushen Before The Dawn
1975 Vinyl
Fusion
Jazz-Funk

Main image
Prestige
art direction Phil Carroll
tracks a1, a2, b1, b2 bass Charles Meeks
tracks a3 bass Tony Dumas
composed by, electric piano, piano, synthesizer, clavinet, tambourine, cabasa, arranged by, remix [with] Patrice Rushen
engineer [recording], remix Skip Shimmin
tracks a3, b1, b2 featuring, drums Harvey Mason
tracks a1, a2 featuring, drums Leon Ndugu Chancler
featuring, flute Hubert Laws
featuring, guitar Lee Ritenour
tracks a1, a2, b1 flugelhorn Oscar Brashear
tracks a3, b1 flute [alto] Hubert Laws
tracks a2 handclaps Brenda White King
tracks a2 handclaps Charles Meeks
tracks a2 handclaps Charles Mims Jr.
tracks a2 handclaps Evelyn Wesley
tracks a2 handclaps Jimmie Lee Wesley
tracks a2 handclaps Martha Young
tracks a2 handclaps Nate Alfred
tracks a2 handclaps Reggie Andrews
tracks a2 handclaps Thelette Bennett
mastered by David Turner
tracks a2 music by, lyrics by, handclaps Patrice Rushen
tracks a3, b1 percussion Kenneth Nash
tracks a1, a2, b2 percussion Nate Alfred
photography by Phil Bray
producer Reggie Andrews
producer [special production assistance] Charles Mims Jr.
remix [with] Reggie Andrews
tracks a1, a2 saxophone [tenor] Hadley Caliman
tracks a1, a2, b1 trombone George Bohanon
trumpet Oscar Brashear
tracks a2 vocals, handclaps Josie James
Distributed By Fantasy Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Prestige Records (2)
Copyright (c) Mumbi Music
Published By Mumbi Music
Recorded At Fantasy Studios
Remixed At Fantasy Studios
Mastered At Fantasy Studios
All selections Mumbi Music–BMI
Recorded (August 1975), remixed, and mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, Ca.
Special thanks to Bruce Polichar (the balancer), the Rushen family (Allen, Ruth, Angie), Richard Charles (Dick Charles Music), and Terri Hinte.

℗ 1975, Prestige Records
Distributed by Fantasy® Records
Music and lyrics © 1975, Mumbi Music, BMI [A2]
Matrix / Runout: P-10098-A (Side A Label)
Matrix / Runout: P-10098-B (Side B Label)
Matrix / Runout: P10098A-1A (Side A)
Matrix / Runout: P10098B-1A (Side B)
Rights Society: BMI



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