Samurai Samba Explained

Samurai Samba is the third album of the American jazz group Yellowjackets, released in 1985. The album reached a peak position of number 179 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on Billboard Jazz Albums chart.^[1]

Personnel

Yellowjackets

• Russell Ferrante – keyboards
• Jimmy Haslip – 5-string bass
• Ricky Lawson – acoustic drums, Simmons drums
• Marc Russo – alto saxophone

Additional musicians

• Rory Kaplan – Fairlight CMI programming
• Michael Landau – guitars
• Carlos Rios – guitars
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion, vocals, lead vocals (7, listed as Paulo da Costa Jr.)
• Marilyn Scott – vocals
• Carl Caldwell – vocals
• Bobby Caldwell – lead vocals (6)

Production

• Yellowjackets – producers
• Tommy LiPuma – producer
• Erik Zobler – engineer, mixing
• Terry Christian – second engineer
• Toni Greene – second engineer
• Jon Ingoldsby – second engineer
• Peggy McCreary – second engineer
• Casey McMackin – second engineer
• Steve Shelton – second engineer
• Gary Wagner – second engineer
• Simon Levy – art direction, design
• Lou Beach – cover artwork
• Jeff Katz – photography

Studios

• Recorded at Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Sunset Sound and Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, CA); Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
• Mixed at Sunset Sound

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
Billboard 200	179
Billboard Jazz Albums	10

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yellowjackets: Charts & Awards. Allmusic. August 1, 2011.