Arif Mardin R.I.P.
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He died yesterday of pancreatic cancer... the man had a hand in more great records than most.Rest in peace.
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dude covered such a wide range, from Donny Hathaway to Norah Jones. He will be missed.
Couldnt tell ya how many records i have w/ his name on it.
Dang, I just sold a copy of The Prohet to Turkey seconds before opening this thread.
RIP
Full discography somewhere? I'll do a quick search.
You probably have most of these:
ARIF MARDIN DISCOGRAPHY
Major Productions Include:
Charles Lloyd-"Dream Weaver"
Sonny Stitt-"Stitt Plays Bird" (with Ahmet Ertegun and John Lewis)
Max Roach-"Drums Unlimited" (with Tom Dowd)
Eddie Harris and Les McCann-"Second Movement"
Eddie Harris-"Listen Here"
Freddie Hubbard-"Backlash"
Herbie Mann-"Push Push"
The Young Rascals-"The Young Rascals" (with the Young Rascals and Tom Dowd)
The Young Rascals-"Good Lovin???" #1 Billboard Single
The Young Rascals-"Groovin???" (with The Young Rascals and Tom Dowd)
The Young Rascals-"How Can I Be Sure" #2 Billboard Single
King Curtis-"Sweet Soul" (with King Curtis)
Dusty Springfield-"Dusty In Memphis" (with Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler)
The Young Rascals-"Once Upon A Dream" (with The Young Rascals)
Cher (with Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler)
Arif Mardin-"Glass Onion"
The Young Rascals-"Freedom Suite" (with The Young Rascals)
The Young Rascals-"People Got To Be Free" #4 Billboard Single
The Young Rascals-"See"
Brook Benton-"Today"
Brook Benton-"Rainy Night In Georgia" #4 Billboard Single
Brook Benton-"Home Style"
Donny Hathaway-"Donny Hathaway"
LuLu (with Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler)
Laura Nyro-"Christmas & The Beads Of Sweat" (with Felix Cavaliere)
Brook Benton-"The Gospel Truth"
King Curtis-"Live At The Fillmore West" (with Jerry Wexler)
Aretha Franklin-"Live At The Fillmore" (with Jerry Wexler)
Aretha Franklin-"Spanish Harlem" #2 Billboard Single
Aretha Franklin-"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (with Wexler and Dowd) #6 BB Single
John Prine-"John Prine"
The Young Rascals-"Search & Nearness" (with The Young Rascals)
Jackie DeShannon-"Jackie" (with Tom Dowd)
Roberta Flack-"Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway" (with Joel Dorn)
Roberta Flack-"Where Is The Love" (Billboard Single)
Aretha Franklin-"Young, Gifted And Black" (with Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler)
Aretha Franklin-"Day Dreaming" (with Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd)
Aretha Franklin-"Rock Steady" (with Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd)
Aretha Franklin-"Amazing Grace" (with Jerry Wexler)
Steve Goodman-"Somebody Else???s Troubles"
Hall And Oates-"Whole Oates"
Gordon Haskell-"It Is And It Isn???t"
Modern Jazz Quartet-"Plastic Dreams"
Danny O???Keefe-"O???Keefe"
Danny O???Keefe-"Good Time Charlie???s Got The Blues" #9 Billboard Single
John Prine-"Diamonds In The Rough"
Hall And Oates-"Abandoned Luncheonette"
Hall And Oates-"She???s Gone" #7 Billboard Single
Donny Hathaway-"Extensions Of A Man"
Margie Joseph-"Margie Joseph"
Bette Midler-"Bette Midler" (with Barry Manilow)
Willie Nelson-"Shotgun Willie" (with David Briggs)
Danny O???Keefe-"Breezy Stories"
Doug Sahm-"Doug Sahm And Band" (with Jerry Wexler)
Average White Band-"Cut The Cake"
Average White Band-"Cut The Cake" #10 Billboard Single
Average White Band-"Average White Band"
Average White Band-"Pick Up The Pieces" #1 Billboard Single
Bee Gees-"Mr. Natural"
Aretha Franklin-"With Everything I Feel In Me" (with Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler)
Aretha Franklin-"Until You Come Back To Me" (with Dowd and Wexler) #3 BB Single
Richard Harris-"The Prophet"-Kahlil Gibran
Margie Joseph-"Sweet Surrender"
Arif Mardin-"Journey"
John Prine-"Sweet Revenge"
Bee Gees-"Main Course"
Bee Gees-"Jive Talkin???" (Billboard Single)
Bee Gees-"Nights On Broadway" #7 Billboard Single
Judy Collins-"Judith"
Judy Collins-"Send In The Clowns" Billboard Single
Judy Collins-"Bread And Roses"
Margie Joseph-"Feeling My Way"
Mama???s Pride-"Mama???s Pride"
Willie Nelson-"The Troublemaker"
Andy Pratt-"Resolution"
Ringo Starr-"Ringo???s Rotogravure"
Average White Band-"Soul Searching"
Average White Band-"Person To Person"
Average White Band and Ben E. King-"Benny And Us"
Andy Pratt-"Shiver In The Night"
Ringo Starr-"Ringo The 4th"
Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack: Bee Gees "Jive Talkin???"
Average White Band-"Warmer Communications"
Average White Band-"The Atlantic Family Live At Montreux"
Chaka Khan-"Chaka"
Chaka Khan-"I???m Every Woman" #7Billboard Single
Carly Simon-"Boys In The Trees"
Carly Simon-"You Belong To Me"
Liner-"Liner"
Bette Midler-"Thighs And Whispers"
Carly Simon-"Spy"
Donny Hathaway-"In Performance" (with Jerry Wexler)
Chaka Khan-"Naughty"
Aretha Franklin-"Love All The Hurt Away"
Chaka Khan-"Whatcha Gonna Do For Me"
Bugatti and Musker-"The Dukes"
Chaka Khan-"Chaka Khan"
Leo Sayer-"World Radio"
George Benson-"In Your Eyes"
Melissa Manchester-"You Should Hear How She Talks About You"
Melissa Manchester-"You Should Hear How She Talks About You" #1 Billboard Single
Leo Sayer-"Have You Ever Been In Love"
Chaka Khan-"I Feel For You"
Chaka Khan-"I Feel For You" #2 Billboard Single
The Original Soundtrack-"Against All Odds"
Theresa Bazar-"The Big Kiss"
Chaka Khan-From Miami Vice "Own The Night" (with Joe Mardin)
Junior-"Acquired Taste" (one cut)
Scritti Politti-"Cupid And Psyche 85" (3 tracks)
Culture Club-"From Luxury To Heartache" (with Lew Hahn)
Marilyn Martin-"Marilyn Martin"
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin-"Separate Lives"
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin-"Separate Lives" #1 Billboard Single
The Original Soundtrack-"Labyrinth" (David Bowie) 5 tracks
Howard Jones-"One To One"
Howard Jones-"You Know I Love You" #12 Billboard Single
Chaka Khan-"Destiny"
Joshua-"Jimmy Because" (12" Single)
Bee Gees-"ESP" LP
Bee Gees-"You Win Again"
EQ-"EQ" LP (several cuts with Reggie Griffin)
Miki Howard-"You???ve Changed"
Rachele Cappelli-"Rachele Cappelli" LP
Boy Meets Girl-"Reel Life" 1988
Boy Meets Girl-"Waiting For A Star To Fall" #5 Billboard Single
Bette Midler-"Beaches" 1988
Bette Midler-Wind Beneath My Wings #1 Billboard Single
Ofra Haza-Desert Wind (with Joe Mardin) 5 cuts
Dionne Warwick-Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter 1990
Bette Midler-Some People???s Lives 1990
Bette Midler-From A Distance #2 Billboard Single
Roberta Flack-Set The Night To Music 1991
Roberta Flack-Set The Night To Music #6 Billboard Single
Bette Midler-For The Boys 1991
Chaka Khan-The Woman I Am (with Joe Mardin)
Chaka Khan-This Time
Chaka Khan-Don???t Look At Me That Way
Freddie Jackson-Najee All I Ever Ask 1992
Aretha Franklin-Someday We???ll All Be Free-Malcolm X FilmSoundtrack
Bette Midler-Home Alone 2 Soundtrack
Bette Midler-Somewhere In My Memory (with Joe Mardin)
Irene Worth-Her Infinite Variety: The Women Of Shakespeare 1993
Robert James Waller-The Ballads Of Madison County 1993
Michael Crawford-A Touch Of Music In The Night 1993
The Mendoza/Mardin Project-Jazzpana 1993
Bette Midler-Gypsy Soundtrack 1993
Modern Jazz Quartet-MJQ & Friends (40th Anniversary Celebration) with Ahmet Ertegun
Aretha Franklin-The Makings Of You (Tribute to Curtis Mayfield)
BeBe And CeCe Winans-If Anything Happened To You
BeBe And CeCe Winans-Love Of My Life (with Joe Mardin)
Melissa Manchester-If My Heart Had Wings 1995
Manhattan Transfer-Tonin??? 1995
Manhattan Transfer-Tapestry Revisited Smackwater Jack
Smokey Joe???s Cafe-Cast Album ???95 Grammy Award For Best Musical Show Album
Bette Midler-Bette Of Roses 1995
Bette Midler-Bette Of Roses Album To Deserve You 1995
Bette Midler-Bette Of Roses Album In This Life 1995
Bette Midler-To Deserve You Dance Mix 1995
Bee Gees-Tapestry Revisited Will You Love Me Tomorrow? 1995
Aretha Franklin/BeBe And CeCe Winans-Tapestry Revisited You???ve Got A Friend
Bette Midler-Diva Las Vegas HBO Special February 1997
Chaka Khan-Epiphany/Papillon, I Feel For You, I Know You, I Live You, Your Love Is All I Know, Night In Tunisia, What Cha Gonna Do For Me 1996
Bette Midler-God Help The Outcasts from Disney???s Hunchback Of Notre Dame Soundtrack 1996
Rent-Cast Album August 1996
Stevie Wonder-With The Cast Of Rent Seasons Of Love August 1996
Linda Eder-It???s Time Only Love 1997
Bee Gees-Still Waters Obsessions 1997
Regina Carter-Something For Grace Listen Here, I???ll Write A Song, Downtown Underground 1997
BeBe Winans-BeBe Winans Seeing For The Very First Time 1997
Seven Mary Three-Rock Crown Oven, Lucky, Houdini???s Angels 1997
Carly Simon-Film Noir Laura 1997
Eric Martin-I Love The Way You Love Me Mad About You Soundtrack 1997
Patti Labelle-Flame You Saved My Life, Flame, If By Chance 1997
Smashing Pumpkins??? Billy Corgan Christmastime-A Very Special Christmas III 1997
Shanna-Lessons
Cinderella-TV Special with Whitney Houston and Brandy November 1997
Barbra Streisand-Higher Ground I Believe You???ll Never Walk Alone, Higher Ground, The Water Is Wide/Deep River, If I Could November 1997
Why Do Fools Fall In Love?-Film Soundtrack (Frankie Lymon) September 1998
Atlantic Theatre???s The Civil War-Greenback featuring Dr. John Someday featuring Patti Labelle
Nicole Renee-Ain???t Nothings Changed 1998
Bette Midler-Bathhouse Betty Ukelele Lady, I???m Beautiful Dammit, I Sold My Heart To The Junkman, That???s How Love Moves, September 15 1998
Patti Labelle???s Live Recording of her Show for Public Television, One Night Only featuring special guests Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey (album version features Eddie and Gerald Lavert and Mariah Carey) 1998
The Atomic Fireballs-Luck Be A Lady Tonight A Frank Sinatra Tribute
Double Platinum- Music for the ABC ???TV Movie Starring Diana Ross and Brandy, Broadcast May 16, 1999 Somebody That Loved You Before, Love Is All That Matters
Diana Ross-Every Day Is A New Day-He Lives In You, Somebody That Loved You Before, Carry On, Love Is All That Matters May 1999
South Park-Bigger, Longer And Uncut Film Soundtrack Through The Eyes Of A Child with Michael McDonald
Barbra Streisand-A Love Like Ours Just One Lifetime, It Must Be You
Jewel-Joy: A Holiday Collection
Marie Wilson-Even When I???m Sleeping from her record Real Life
Damita Haddon-The Wedding Song (with Joe Mardin) Nominated for a Dove Award in the Best Urban Category (Gospel)
Eric Clapton and BB King-Orchestral Arrangements for Let Me Love You, Come Rain or Come Shine
Oliver Darley-Released on East/West in 2002
Norah Jones-Come Away With Me/Blue Note (with J Newland and C Street) 2002
Melissa Errico-Blue Like That/Manhattan Records/February 2003
Diane Reeves-A Little Moonlight/Released in August 2003 on Blue Note
Willie Nelson Please Come Home For Christmas Special Olympics May 2003
he was the man