Harvey Mason

**Harvey Mason** (s. 22. helmikuuta 1947 Atlantic City, New Jersey) on yhdysvaltalainen rumpali ja sessiomuusikko. Hän on soittanut monien jazz- ja fuusiojazzartistien, 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