More Rhythm and Blues with Ike and Val – and a Piano Solo!

More Rhythm and Blues with Ike and Val – and a Piano Solo! More Rhythm and Blues with Ike and Val – and a Piano Solo! Click here and be cool

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Jerry Carr – You Are the One

You Are the One by Jerry Carr Album: This Must Be Heaven Label: Cherie Records (a division of Atlantic Records) Year released: 1981 Producer: William Talbert Executive Producer: Norton Stern This one has THE BOMB horn section on it — produced by Billy Talbert, horns arranged by Hugh J. Hitchcock ©1981 Cherie Records, DetroitThis Must Be…

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about FUNKMEISTER pt. 2

FUNKMEISTER was the first record I’d produced under my own name as artist. I have produced other LPs and/or have been in on the production of quite a few records, but this time, I decided I would take on the whole task of writing, arranging, recording, engineering, and producing in my own space, dependent on…

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Jerry Carr – Throwdown

Throwdown by Jerry Carr Album: This Must Be Heaven Label: Cherie Records (a division of Atlantic Records) Year released: 1981 Producer: William Talbert Executive Producer: Norton Stern Horn Arrangements: Hugh Jarvis Hitchcock This song is THE BOMB! I wrote the horn arrangements and produced the recording session for the horns, with Billy Talbert in the…

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about FUNKMEISTER pt. 1

So my first CD, FUNKMEISTER has been pressed and will be shipping shortly. I wanted to write a few things about the CD so people know where I am coming from with this. First of all, the use of the term FUNKMEISTER is not at all intended to label myself as “the Funkmeister”, and after…

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Jerry Carr: this Must Be Heaven

Throwdown by Jerry Carr Album: This Must Be Heaven Label: Cherie Records (a division of Atlantic Records) Year released: 1981 Producer: William Talbert Executive Producer: Norton Stern Horn Arrangements: Hugh Jarvis Hitchcock fyi: the coolest horn parts are in the second half of the song!!! Jerry Carr was/is a local Detroit Artist that was produced…

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Captain Jarvis

I received my new copy of Captain Jarvis today… the record was not released on CD, Noel died in 1994 ya know… the only copy I had was my original vinyl disc from 1979. I used it to make an mp3 a couple of months ago, but there was still an annoying skip that’s been…

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