All My Friends Are Here [Digipak]

Performer: Arif Mardin
Artist: Polygraph Lounge; Bette Midler; Barry Gibb; David Sanborn; Chaka Khan; Nicki Parrott; Raul Midon; Dianne Reeves; Danny O'Keefe; Carly Simon; Amy Kohn; Dr. John; Katreese Barnes; Willie Nelson; Cissy Houston; Daryl Hall & John Oates; Lalah Hathaway; Phil Collins; Randy Brecker; Robin Gibb; Average White Band; The Rascals
Engineer: Joe Mardin; Michael O'Reilly...
Producer: Arif Mardin...
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Audio Mixers: Joe Mardin; Michael O'Reilly. Liner Note Author: Bob Blumenthal. Recording information: Atlantic Recording Studios; Avatar Studios; Brooklyn Recording; Clinton Studios; Garey Shelton Productions; Hit Factory/Critera Studios; Nunoise Studio; Right Track Studios; Sony Studios. Photographers: Jeff Chenault; Chris Callis. Arrangers: Joe Mardin; Arif Mardin.

Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "On this jazzy collection of Mardin productions, instrumental finesse connects the tracks....Here, the credit 'produced by Arif Mardin' continues to mean great things." Record Collector (magazine) (p.86) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n intriguing collection of songs....Dominated by jazz and blues numbers, the set reflects Mardin's passion for American music..." Uncut (magazine) (p.88) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his album's material is culled from 30 years of recording, and the opulent settings highlight Mardin's formidable jazz chops..."

A longtime producer and arranger for Atlantic, Arif Mardin assisted in the creation of many classic pop and jazz recordings. Mardin's earliest duties focused on jazz artists including Sonny Stitt, Freddie Hubbard and Eddie Harris, but his stock truly began to rise with Aretha Franklin's "Respect." He went on to work closely with the Rascals, Dusty Springfield, John Prine, Hall & Oates, the Bee Gees, and Chaka Khan, among many others. He led his own albums, Glass Onion (1970) and Journey (1975), as well as All My Friends Are Here (2010), a guest-filled set he was preparing until his 2006 death. ~ Jason Ankeny & Steve Huey

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