Harvey Mason

Harvey Mason (s. 22. helmikuuta 1947 Atlantic City, New Jersey) on yhdysvaltalainen rumpali ja yksi tunnetuimmista sessiomuusikoista. Hän on soittanut monien jazz- ja fuusiojazzartistien kanssa, muun muassa Bob Jamesin, Brecker Brothersin, Lee Ritenourin ja Herbie Hancockin The Headhunters -yhtyeen kanssa sekä lähes kaikilla Mizell Brothersin tuotoksilla Donald Byrdin, Johnny Hammondin, Bobbi Humphreyn ja Gary Bartzin kanssa. Hän vieraili myös George Bensonin albumilla Breezin' vuonna 1976

Harvey Masonin poika Harvey Mason Jr. muodostaa Damon Thomasin kanssa The Underdogs -tuotantotiimin, joka on muun muassa tuottanut kappaleita Fantasia Barrinolle, Justin Timberlakelle, Mariah Careylle ja Luther Vandrossille.

Diskografiaa

Orkesterinjohtajana 
Marching In The Street (Arista Records 1975)
Earth Mover (Arista Records 1976)
Funk In A Mason Jar (Arista Records 1977)
Groovin’ You (Arista Records 1979)
M.V.P (Arista Records 1981)
Stone Mason (Atlantic Records 1982)
Chameleon (Concord Records 2014)

Sessiomuusikkona 
Fourplay
Fourplay (Warner Bros. 1991) 
Between the Sheets (Warner Bros. 1993)
Elixir (Warner Bros. 1995)
The Best of Fourplay (Warner Bros. 1997)
4 (Warner Bros. 1998)
Snowbound (Warner Bros. 1999) 
Yes, Please! (Warner Bros. 2000) 
Heartfelt (Bluebird 2002)
Journey (Bluebird 2004)
X (Bluebird 2006)
Energy (Heads Up 2008)
Let's Touch the Sky (Heads Up 2010)

Herb Alpert
Midnight Sun (A & M, 1992)

Chet Atkins
Street Dreams (Columbia, 1986)

Beck
The Information (Interscope, 2006)

George Benson
Breezin' (Warner Bros., 1976)
Weekend in L.A. (Warner Bros., 1978)

Donald Byrd
Street Lady (Blue Note, 1973)
Stepping into Tomorrow (Blue Note, 1974)
Places and Spaces (Blue Note, 1975)
Caricatures (Blue Note, 1976)

Casiopea
4x4 (Alpha, 1982)
Light and Shadows (Pony Canyon, 1997)

Chick Corea
The Mad Hatter (Polydor, 1978)

Miles Davis & Michel Legrand
Dingo (Warner Bros., 1991)

Charles Earland
Leaving This Planet (Prestige, 1973)

Joe Farrell
Night Dancing (Warner Bros., 1978)

The Headhunters
Survival of the Fittest (Arista, 1975)

Herbie Hancock
Head Hunters (Columbia, 1973)
Man-Child (Columbia, 1975)
Mr. Hands (Columbia, 1978)

Gene Harris
In a Special Way (Blue Note, 1976)
Tone Tantrum (Blue Note, 1977)

Eddie Henderson
Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)

Freddie Hubbard
High Energy (Columbia, 1974)

Bobbi Humphrey
Blacks and Blues (Blue Note, 1973)
Satin Doll (Blue Note, 1974)
Fancy Dancer (Blue Note, 1975)

Bobby Hutcherson
Montara (Blue Note, 1975)

Yosui Inoue
Nishoku no Koma (Polydor, 1974)

Ahmad Jamal
Genetic Walk (20th Century, 1975)

Carole King
Rhymes and Reasons (Ode, 1972)
Fantasy (Epic, 1973)

Hubert Laws
The San Francisco Concert (CTI, 1975)

Kenny Loggins
Celebrate Me Home (Columbia, 1977)

Wade Marcus
Metamorphosis (ABC, 1976)

Joe Pass
Whitestone (Pablo, 1985)

Bob James
One (1974)
Two (1975)
Three (1976)
Four (1977)
Heads (1977)

Lee Ritenour
Gentle Thoughts (JVC, 1977)
Captain Fingers (Epic, 1977)
Sugar Loaf Express (JVC, 1977)
Earth Run (GRP, 1986)

Rufus
Numbers (ABC, 1979)

Patrice Rushen
Now (Elektra, 1984)

Véronique Sanson
Le Maudit (Warner Bros., 1974)

Moacir Santos
Saudade (Blue Note, 1974)
Carnival of the Spirits (Blue Note, 1975)

Diane Schuur
Midnight (Concord, 2003)

Marlena Shaw
Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? (Blue Note, 1974)

Donna Summer
Donna Summer (Geffen, 1982)

Gábor Szabó
Macho (Salvation, 1975)

Stanley Turrentine
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (Fantasy, 1975)
Wonderland (Blue Note, 1984)

Kazumi Watanabe
Mermaid Boulevard (Alfa, 1978)

Grover Washington, Jr.
A Secret Place (Kudu, 1976)
Mister Magic (Kudu, 1973)

Jimmy Webb
El Mirage (Atlantic, 1977)

Gary Wright
Headin' Home (Warner Bros., 1979)

Aiheesta muualla 
Harvey Mason Official Website

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