Richard Davis - Harvest (1977) [vinyl>flac]

A very nice record that bassist Davis did for Muse in the late 70s. As with previous recordings he works closely with fellow bass player Bill Lee. Lee plays on the record, co-produced and arranged the album and shares songwriting credit with Davis on a couple of the tracks. Davis is joined by Ted Dunbar on guitar, Consuela Moore on piano, Freddie Waits on drums, James Spaulding on flute and alto sax and Marvin 'Hannibal' Peterson on trumpet, among others. Tracks include the two Davis/Lee originals "Half Pass" and "A Third Away" plus in conjunction with the title, there are several songs with flowers in the titles such as "Windflower", "Forest Flower", and "Passion Flower". He also throws in some familiar tunes like "Take The “A” Train". ~ Dusty Groove, Inc.

Muse Records, MR 5115, 1979

Recorded on May 3^rd & 16^th, 1977 at CI Recording, New York City

Personnel:

Richard Davis - Bass

Marvin Hannibal Peterson - Trumpet (#B1,B3,B4)

James Spaulding - Flute (#B1), Alto Saxophone (#B1,B3,B4)

Consuela Moore - Piano (#A1-B2,B5)

Ted Dunbar - Guitar (#A1-A3,B1-B2)

Bill Lee - Bass (#A1-B2,B4)

Billy Hart - Drums (#B1,B3,B4)

Freddie Waits - Drums (#A1-A3,B2), Percussion (#B1)

Tracks:

A1. Forest Flower {Charles Lloyd} (4:55)

A2. This Masquerade {Leon Russell} (6:33)

A3. Half Pass {Bill Lee, Richard Davis} (4:12)

A4. Three Flowers {McCoy Tyner} (1:51)

B1. Windflower {Sara Casey} (7:13)

B2. Passion Flower {Billy Strayhorn} (4:15)

B3. A Third Away {Bill Lee, Richard Davis} (4:25)

B4. Take The 'A' Train {Billy Strayhorn, Milt Raskin} (3:08)

B5. Forest Flower [Reprise] {Charles Lloyd} (1:55)

Credits:

Producer - Frederick Seibert

Co-Producer, Arranger - Bill Lee

Engineer - Elvin Campbell

Cover Photo - Pat Davis

Cover Design - Ron Warwell

Liner Notes - Richard Davis