1992 Kevyn Lettau – Simple Life
Kevyn Lettau’s album Simple Life, released in 1992 by JVC Music, is a contemporary jazz and Brazilian-pop fusion album which peaked at #6 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Tracks
1 We Know The Way By Heart (Lou Pardini, Roy Freeland) (3:55)
2 Forever Lover And Friend (Dori Caymmi, Kevyn Lettau) (5:10)
3 Sunlight (Bill Cantos, Ricky Lawson) (3:59)
4 Nana Das Aguas (Kleber Jorge, Werneck Lettau, Kevyn Lettau) (4:36)
5 Simple Life (For Katie) (Ivan Lins, Kevyn Lettau) (3:54)
6 People’s Parties (Joni Mitchell) (2:41)
7 Homeless Person (Interlude) (0:18)
8 Take A Look (Kevyn Lettau, Mike Shapiro, Marcel East) (4:55)
9 Miracle Of Love (Mike Shapiro, Kevyn Lettau, Peter Sprague) (5:10)
10 Baby Crying (0:12)
11 Will They Know (Kevyn Lettau, Bill Cantos) (4:40)
12 Spring (Dori Caymmi, Tracy Mann) (3:39)
13 Out Of Town (Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Kevyn Lettau) (3:33)
14 Prelude To A Kiss (Duke Ellington) (4:31)
Biography
Musicians
1 We Know The Way By Heart
| Bass | Jerry Watts |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Guitar | Carl Burnett |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Piano | Lou Pardini |
| Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Background Vocals | Scott Mayo |
| Background Vocals | Lou Pardini |
| Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
2 Forever Lover And Friend
| Fretless Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Guitar | Carl Burnett |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dori Caymmi |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Piano | Bill Cantos |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Background Vocals | Scott Mayo |
| Vocals | Nathan East |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
3 Sunlight
| Bass | James East |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Keyboards | Russell Ferrante |
| Piano | Bill Cantos |
| Trumpet | Tony Guerrero |
| Sax (solo) | Scott Mayo |
| Sax | Jeff Kashiwa |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Background Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Background Vocals | Scott Mayo |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
4 Nana Das Aguas
| Bass | Randy Tico |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Acoustic Guitar | Kleber Jorge |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Piano | Bill Cantos |
| Sax | Gary Meek |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
5 Simple Life (For Katie)
| Bass | Jerry Watts |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Guitar | Carl Burnett |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Flugelhorn | Tony Guerrero |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
6 People’s Parties
| Bass | Randy Tico |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Keyboards | Ken Rarick |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Percussion | Chris Trujillo |
| Percussion | Tommy Aros |
| Percussion | Brad Dutz |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
8 Take A Look
| Bass | James East |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Guitar | Carl Burnett |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Sax | Scott Mayo |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
9 Miracle Of Love
| Bass | James East |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Organ | Russell Ferrante |
| Piano | Bill Cantos |
| Percussion | Mike Shapiro |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Background Vocals | Scott Mayo |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Background Vocals | Mike Shapiro |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
11 Will They Know
| Bass | James East |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Guitar | Carl Burnett |
| Keyboards | Russell Ferrante |
| Keyboards | Bill Cantos |
| Piano | Bill Cantos |
| Flugelhorn | Tony Guerrero |
| Flute | Jeff Kashiwa |
| Sax | Jeff Kashiwa |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Background Vocals | Scott Mayo |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
12 Spring
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Guitar | Carl Burnett |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dori Caymmi |
| Bansuri | Pedro Eustache |
| Flute | Scott Mayo |
| Flute | Pedro Eustache |
| Flute | Justo Almario |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Background Vocals | Valerie Pinkston |
| Background Vocals | Bill Cantos |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
13 Out Of Town
| Drums | Mike Shapiro |
| Sax | Gary Meek |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
14 Prelude To A Kiss
| Acoustic Bass | Brian Bromberg |
| Vocals | Kevyn Lettau |
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael Shapiro, Marcel East
Arranged By – Mike Shapiro (Tracks 6, 13)
Arranged By (Background Vocals) – Valerie Pinkston (Tracks 1, 8, 12)
Arranged By (Background Vocals) – Kevyn Lettau (Track 1)
Arranged By (Horns) – Marcel East (Track 8, 11)
Arranged By (Horns) – Bill Cantos (Track 11)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Lou Pardini (Track 1)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Dori Caymmi (Tracks 2, 12)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Bill Cantos, Ricky Lawson, James East, Mike Shapiro (Track 3)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Gary Meek (Track 4)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Yutaka Yokokura (Track 5)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Mike Shapiro, James East, Marcel East (Track 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Kevyn Lettau, Bill Cantos, Mike Shapiro, James East (Track 11)
Engineer – Moogie Canazio, Geoff Gillette
Engineer (Additional) Alan Hirchberg, Greg Loskorm, Michael Shapiro, Marcel East, Anders Johannson, Dominic Camardella
Engineer (Assistant) – Robert Read, Larry Mah, Darren Mora, Mick Stern, Greg Loskorn, Dominic Camardella, Anders Johannson, Jimmy Busceme
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Moogie Canazio
Art Direction, Design – Amy Dakos, Eric Junker, J.D.’s Garage
Photography – Stuart Watson
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Santa Barbara Sound Design, Santa Barbara, CA
Mixed At Ground Control, Santa Monica, CA
Recorded At Mad Hatter Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Santa Barbara Sound Design, Santa Barbara, CA
Phonographic Copyright JMI
Copyright JMI