Sound Of A Drum / The Path

Ralph McDonald

Label M

A 2-on-1 CD release of albums from the 1970s. Harold Vick plays on one of the source albums.

Tracks

• Sound of the Drum
• Where Is the Love?
• Only Time You Say You Love Me (Is When We're Making Love)
• Jam on the Groove
• Mister Magic
• Calypso Breakdown
• The Path
• Smoke Rings and Wine
• I Cross My Heart
• It Feels So Good
• If I'm Still Around Tomorrow

Musicians on the Sound Of A Drum LP:

• Ralph MacDonald - conga, bongos, quica, percussion
• Grover Washington, Jr - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Richard Tee - piano
• Arthur Jenkins, Jr - piano, clavinette
• Clinton Thobourne - clarinet
• Bob James - synthesizer
• David Friedman - vibraphone
• Eric Gale - guitar
• Chuck Rainey - bass
• William Salter - bass
• Jean "Toots" Thielemans - harmonica
• Rick Marotta - drums
• William Eaton - vocals
• Nicholas Marrero - timbales
  
  Horn section on some tracks:
  
  
• Harold Vick - saxophone
• Joe Farrell - saxophone
• Seldon Powell - saxophone
• Kiane Zawadi - euphonium
• Jimmy Owens - trumpet
• Virgil Jones - trumpet
  
  
• plus string section
• plus backing vocals

This music was originally released on;

• Sound Of A Drum, Ralph MacDonald, 1976
• The Path, Ralph MacDonald, 1978