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  • Performer Merl Saunders
  • Title Merl Saunders
  • Date of release 1974
  • Country US
  • Style Soul-Jazz
  • Other formats MMF AUD AA RA DTS ADX MP3
  • Genre Jazz / Soul & Funk
  • Size MP3 1363 mb
  • Size FLAC 1913 mb
  • Rating: 4.6
  • Votes: 272

Merl Saunders (February 14, 1934 – October 24, 2008) was an American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B-3 console organ. Born in San Mateo, California, Saunders attended Polytechnic High School in San Francisco. In his first band in high school was singer Johnny Mathis. He served in the Air Force from 1953 to 1957. He worked as musical director of the Billy Williams Revue and served in a similar capacity in Oscar Brown J. s off-Broadway show, Big Time Buck White.

Arranged By – Merl Saunders, Tony Saunders. Artwork, Design – Merl Saunders. Engineer – Brian Gardner, Jim Stern. Eccleston W. Wainwright is named as . YC-30 Yamaha Organ courtesy of the Yamaha Music Center, San Francisco. Special thanks to Boots and Terri.

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Hammond B-3 player Merl Saunders has recorded with numerous renowned artists since the early '70s and has led many of his own dates in a variety of genres from jazz to blues to new age to rock. Born on Valentine's Day, 1934 in San Mateo, CA, Saunders began learning to play the piano at the age of 10. He was a classmate and bandmate of Johnny Mathis through junior high school.

Well-Matched: The Best of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia. Well-Matched: The Best of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia is a retrospective album by Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia. It contains selections from six of their albums, along with one previously unreleased track, all recorded between 1971 and 1974. It was released on CD by Fantasy Records on May 23, 2006

Is Merl Saunders the best album by Merl Saunders? BestEverAlbums. com brings together thousands of 'greatest ever album' charts and calculates an overall ranking. Merl Saunders by Merl Saunders (1974) Overall rank: 59,291st. Accolades: Top albums of 1974 ( 594th ). Top albums of the 1970s ( 6,032nd ). Best albums of all time ( 59,291st ).

Merl Saunders (1974). Album by Merl Saunders. was sampled in. Do Tego Bitu by . is a cover of. Easy Evil by Sarah Vaughan (1972).

Album · 2006 · 10 Songs. Live At Keystone, Vol. 2. Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn & Bill Vitt.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Aunt Monk
Backing Vocals – Tony SaundersBass – Bill UpchurchClavinet – Merl SaundersCongas – King ErrissonDrums – Jimmy NelsonGuitar – Billy FenderLead Vocals – Merl SaundersOrgan – Merl SaundersSaxophone – Martin FierroWritten-By – Merl Saunders
3:25
A2 It's Cheaper To Keep Her
Bass – Bill UpchurchClavinet – Merl SaundersCongas – King ErrissonDrums – Jimmy NelsonFlute – Martin FierroGuitar – Billy FenderOrgan – Merl SaundersWritten-By – Sir Mack Rice
5:29
A3 Wondering Why
Bass – John KahnDrums – Gaylord BirchElectric Piano – Merl SaundersFlute – Martin FierroGuitar – Joel Cohen , Michael HowellLead Vocals – Merl SaundersPercussion – Kenneth NashWritten-By – Merl Saunders, Pam Carrier
3:34
A4 Easy Evil
Bass – Tony SaundersClavinet – Merl SaundersDrums – Eccleston W. WainwrightElectric Piano – Merl SaundersGuitar – Billy FenderWritten-By – Alan O'Day
3:45
B1 Bolinas Brown
Bass – John KahnDrums – Gaylord BirchElectric Piano – Merl SaundersGuitar – Billy Fender, Joel Cohen Organ – Merl SaundersPercussion – Kenneth NashSaxophone – Martin FierroWritten-By – Merl Saunders
5:54
B2 An't No Woman Like The One I've Got
Bass – John KahnDrums – Eccleston W. WainwrightElectric Piano – Merl SaundersFlute – Martin FierroGuitar – Billy FenderWritten-By – Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert
2:34
B3 When I Die
Bass – Bill UpchurchCongas – King ErrissonDrums – Jimmy NelsonGuitar – Billy FenderOrgan – Merl SaundersSaxophone – Martin Fierro
3:16
B4 Righteousness
Bass – Bill UpchurchClavinet – Merl SaundersCongas – King ErrissonDrums – Jimmy NelsonGuitar – Billy FenderOrgan – Merl SaundersSaxophone – Martin FierroWritten-By – Merl Saunders
5:23

Credits

  • Arranged By – Merl Saunders, Tony Saunders
  • Artwork [Back Cover Collage], Design [Back Cover] – Merl Saunders
  • Engineer – Brian Gardner, Jim Stern
  • Mastered By – David Turner
  • Photography By [Front Cover] – Jermone Knill
  • Producer – David Axelrod, Merl Saunders
  • Remix – Brian Gardner (tracks: A3), David Axelrod (tracks: A3), Jim Stern (tracks: A3)

Notes

"When I Die" credited to Smith-Kennedy. Eccleston W. Wainwright is named as E.W. Wainwright on the sleeve of the LP. Arrangements credited to Saunders and Sons. YC-30 Yamaha Organ courtesy of the Yamaha Music Center, San Francisco. Special thanks to Boots and Terri.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
F-9460 Merl Saunders Merl Saunders ‎(LP, Album) Fantasy F-9460 US 1974
F-9460 Merl Saunders Merl Saunders ‎(LP, Album, Promo) Fantasy F-9460 US 1974
F-9460 Merl Saunders Merl Saunders ‎(LP, Album) Fantasy F-9460 US 1974
AMI 9460 Merl Saunders Merl Saunders ‎(LP, Album) Fantasy AMI 9460 Italy 1975
BLPS 19188 Merl Saunders Merl Saunders ‎(LP, Album) Bellaphon BLPS 19188 Germany 1974