Happy Birthday Chuck Rainey!
mrmatthew
1,575 Posts
Too many R.I.Ps these days...lets celebrate some living legends on thier birthdays!
As leader
The Chuck Rainey Coalition (1972, Skye Records)
Born Again (1981, Hammer 'N Nails)
Hangin Out Right (1996, CharWalt Records)
Sing and Dance (1998, CharWalt Records)
As session player
1965: Red Holloway - Red Soul (Prestige)
1968: David Newman - Bigger & Better
1968: Hubert Laws - Laws' Cause (Atlantic)
1968: Cal Tjader - Solar Heat
1968: Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
1968: J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding - Betwixt & Between (A&M/CTI)
1968: Eddie Harris - Plug Me In (Atlantic)
1969: The Rascals - Freedom Suite
1969: Gary McFarland - America the Beautiful
1969: Yusef Lateef - Yusef Lateef's Detroit (Atlantic)
1969: Quincy Jones - Walking in Space (CTI)
1969: Lena Horne and G??bor Szab?? - Lena & Gabor (Skye)
1969: Dizzy Gillespie - Cornucopia (Solid State)
1969: Gary Burton - Good Vibes (Atlantic)
1969: Al Kooper - You Never Know Who Your Friends Are
1970: Johnny Pate - Outrageous
1970: Shirley Scott - Something (Atlantic)
1970: Billy Butler: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Prestige)
1970: Yusef Lateef - Suite 16 (Atlantic)
1970: Roberta Flack - Chapter Two
1970: Laura Nyro - Christmas and the Beads of Sweat
1970: Lonnie Smith - Drives
1971: Donny Hathaway - Donny Hathaway
1971: Yusef Lateef - The Gentle Giant (Atlantic)
1971: Grant Green - Visions
1971: Gene Ammons - My Way (Prestige), Free Again (Prestige)
1971: Roberta Flack - Quiet Fire
1972: The Crusaders - Hollywood
1972: The Crusaders - 1
1972: Joe Walsh - Barnstorm
1972: Phil Upchurch - Darkness, Darkness
1972: Delaney, Bonnie & Friends - D&B Together
1972: Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace
1972: Tim Buckley - Greetings from L.A.
1973: Donald Byrd - Black Byrd
1973: Dave Mason - It's Like You Never Left
1973: Margie Joseph - Margie Joseph
1973: Afrique[disambiguation needed] - Soul Makossa
1973: Mary McCreary - Butterflies In Heaven
1973: Bobbi Humphrey - Blacks and Blues
1973: David Clayton-Thomas - David Clayton-Thomas
1973: Lightnin' Rod - Hustlers Convention
1973: Donald Byrd - Street Lady
1973: Aretha Franklin - With Everything I Feel in Me
1973: Bette Midler - Bette Midler
1973: Sammy Johns - Sammy Johns
1974: Maggie Bell - Queen Of The Night
1974: Donald Byrd - Stepping into Tomorrow
1974: Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll
1974: Marlena Shaw - Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?
1974: Peggy Lee - Let's Love
1974: Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
1975: Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces
1975: Johnny Hammond - Gears
1975: Bobby Hutcherson - Linger Lane
1975: Gene Harris - Nexus
1975: Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer
1975: Steely Dan - Katy Lied
1976: Robert Palmer - Some People Can Do What They Like
1976: Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
1976: Patti Austin - End of a Rainbow (CTI)
1976: Gene Harris - In a Special Way
1976: S??rgio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Homecooking
1976: Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
1976: David T. Walker - On Love
1976: Jackson Browne - The Pretender
1976: King Errisson - The Magic Man
1976: Marvin Gaye - I Want You
1976: Betty Davis - Hangin' Out In Hollywood / Crashin' From Passion
1977: Minnie Riperton - Stay in Love
1977: Lara Saint Paul - Saffo Music
1977: Tom Scott - Blow It Out
1977: Steely Dan - Aja
1978: Dusty Springfield - It Begins Again
1978: Jiro Inagaki & Chuck Rainey Rhythm Section - Blockbuster
1978: Leo Sayer - Leo Sayer
1978: Tavares - Future Bound
1978: D.C. LaRue - Confessions
1978: Cheryl Lynn - Cheryl Lynn
1979: Lowell George - Thanks, I'll Eat It Here
1979: Leo Sayer - Here
1979: Minnie Riperton - Minnie
1980: Steely Dan - Gaucho
1981: Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates
1982: Larry Coryell - Fairyland
1982: Ry Cooder - The Slide Area
1982: Eye to Eye - Eye to Eye
1982: Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
1997: Andr??s Calamaro - Alta suciedad
As leader
The Chuck Rainey Coalition (1972, Skye Records)
Born Again (1981, Hammer 'N Nails)
Hangin Out Right (1996, CharWalt Records)
Sing and Dance (1998, CharWalt Records)
As session player
1965: Red Holloway - Red Soul (Prestige)
1968: David Newman - Bigger & Better
1968: Hubert Laws - Laws' Cause (Atlantic)
1968: Cal Tjader - Solar Heat
1968: Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
1968: J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding - Betwixt & Between (A&M/CTI)
1968: Eddie Harris - Plug Me In (Atlantic)
1969: The Rascals - Freedom Suite
1969: Gary McFarland - America the Beautiful
1969: Yusef Lateef - Yusef Lateef's Detroit (Atlantic)
1969: Quincy Jones - Walking in Space (CTI)
1969: Lena Horne and G??bor Szab?? - Lena & Gabor (Skye)
1969: Dizzy Gillespie - Cornucopia (Solid State)
1969: Gary Burton - Good Vibes (Atlantic)
1969: Al Kooper - You Never Know Who Your Friends Are
1970: Johnny Pate - Outrageous
1970: Shirley Scott - Something (Atlantic)
1970: Billy Butler: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow (Prestige)
1970: Yusef Lateef - Suite 16 (Atlantic)
1970: Roberta Flack - Chapter Two
1970: Laura Nyro - Christmas and the Beads of Sweat
1970: Lonnie Smith - Drives
1971: Donny Hathaway - Donny Hathaway
1971: Yusef Lateef - The Gentle Giant (Atlantic)
1971: Grant Green - Visions
1971: Gene Ammons - My Way (Prestige), Free Again (Prestige)
1971: Roberta Flack - Quiet Fire
1972: The Crusaders - Hollywood
1972: The Crusaders - 1
1972: Joe Walsh - Barnstorm
1972: Phil Upchurch - Darkness, Darkness
1972: Delaney, Bonnie & Friends - D&B Together
1972: Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace
1972: Tim Buckley - Greetings from L.A.
1973: Donald Byrd - Black Byrd
1973: Dave Mason - It's Like You Never Left
1973: Margie Joseph - Margie Joseph
1973: Afrique[disambiguation needed] - Soul Makossa
1973: Mary McCreary - Butterflies In Heaven
1973: Bobbi Humphrey - Blacks and Blues
1973: David Clayton-Thomas - David Clayton-Thomas
1973: Lightnin' Rod - Hustlers Convention
1973: Donald Byrd - Street Lady
1973: Aretha Franklin - With Everything I Feel in Me
1973: Bette Midler - Bette Midler
1973: Sammy Johns - Sammy Johns
1974: Maggie Bell - Queen Of The Night
1974: Donald Byrd - Stepping into Tomorrow
1974: Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll
1974: Marlena Shaw - Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?
1974: Peggy Lee - Let's Love
1974: Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
1975: Donald Byrd - Places and Spaces
1975: Johnny Hammond - Gears
1975: Bobby Hutcherson - Linger Lane
1975: Gene Harris - Nexus
1975: Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer
1975: Steely Dan - Katy Lied
1976: Robert Palmer - Some People Can Do What They Like
1976: Nils Lofgren - Cry Tough
1976: Patti Austin - End of a Rainbow (CTI)
1976: Gene Harris - In a Special Way
1976: S??rgio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Homecooking
1976: Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
1976: David T. Walker - On Love
1976: Jackson Browne - The Pretender
1976: King Errisson - The Magic Man
1976: Marvin Gaye - I Want You
1976: Betty Davis - Hangin' Out In Hollywood / Crashin' From Passion
1977: Minnie Riperton - Stay in Love
1977: Lara Saint Paul - Saffo Music
1977: Tom Scott - Blow It Out
1977: Steely Dan - Aja
1978: Dusty Springfield - It Begins Again
1978: Jiro Inagaki & Chuck Rainey Rhythm Section - Blockbuster
1978: Leo Sayer - Leo Sayer
1978: Tavares - Future Bound
1978: D.C. LaRue - Confessions
1978: Cheryl Lynn - Cheryl Lynn
1979: Lowell George - Thanks, I'll Eat It Here
1979: Leo Sayer - Here
1979: Minnie Riperton - Minnie
1980: Steely Dan - Gaucho
1981: Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates
1982: Larry Coryell - Fairyland
1982: Ry Cooder - The Slide Area
1982: Eye to Eye - Eye to Eye
1982: Donald Fagen - The Nightfly
1997: Andr??s Calamaro - Alta suciedad
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