Album · 1975
A Tear to a Smile
Tracklist
1
2000 Black
A Tear to a Smile
5:26
2
Magic Lady
A Tear to a Smile
3:18
3
Show Us a Feeling
A Tear to a Smile
3:07
4
Ebony Blaze
A Tear to a Smile
4:00
5
Time and Space
A Tear to a Smile
4:11
6
No Question
A Tear to a Smile
4:30
7
The Way of the World
A Tear to a Smile
3:31
8
The Old One Two (Move to the Groove)
A Tear to a Smile
4:32
9
Miles (Love’s Silent Dawn)
A Tear to a Smile
2:28
10
A Tear to a Smile
A Tear to a Smile
5:52
In print
First pressed 1975, still pressed 2024 — 20 pressings across 5 countries.
Credits
Katsuji Abe
Art Direction
Shigeki Asoma
Art Direction
Shigeji Shimada
Design
James Green
Engineer
Alexander Foster
Instrument · soprano saxophone
Alex Forster
Instrument · soprano saxophone [soprano]
Babe Clark
Instrument · baritone saxophone
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie
Instrument · drums
Calvin Brown
Instrument · guitar
Carl Clay
Instrument · electric piano
Chano O’Ferral
Instrument · congas, percussion
Dennis Davis
Instrument · drums
Harry Whitaker
Instrument · electric piano
Jerry Friedman
Instrument · guitar
Jimmy Owens
Instrument · trumpet
Jon Faddis
Instrument · trumpet
Onaje Allan Gumbs
Instrument · electric piano
Richard Clay
Instrument · soprano saxophone
Ronald Moseley
Instrument · electric piano
Seldon Powell
Instrument · tenor saxophone
William Allen
Instrument · bass
Dean Rudland
Liner Notes
Tomoaki Nakamura
Liner Notes
David Cheppa
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Kevin Reeves
Mastering
Joel Brodsky
Photography
Gérard Woog
Producer · reissue producer [supervision]
Gilles Pétard
Producer · reissue producer
Roy Ayers
Producer
Carolyn Byrd
Vocal · vocals, backing vocals
Debbie Darby
Vocal · lead vocals
Deborah Burrell
Vocal · vocals, backing vocals
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Vocal · lead vocals
Edwin Birdsong
Vocal · lead vocals
Terry Burrell
Vocal · vocals, backing vocals
Wayne Garfield
Vocal · lead vocals