American jazz musician, esp. electric bass player. Born as Rudy McDaniel on June 11, 1956 in Hempstead, NY, and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Tacuma has played with the likes of Ornette Coleman and Nona Hendryx, as well as with hip-hop artists such as Black Thought from The Roots.

Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Music World

Label:

Sonet – SNTF 979, Gramavision – SNTF 979

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Released:

1987

Genre:

Jazz , Rock

Style:

Jazz-Rock

Tracklist

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A1Kimono Queen

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

1:54A2Tokyo Cosmopolitan

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

5:52A3Matsuru

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

1:43A4Rouge

Alto Saxophone – Philip Herpin*

Bass, Drum Programming [DMX] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Francois Robad

Drum Programming [Electronic Drum Processing] – Denardo Coleman

Engineer – Gregg Mann

Mandolin [Electric] – Jean Claude Asselin*

Vocals – Mona Soyoc

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Alto Saxophone – Philip Herpin*

Bass, Drum Programming [DMX] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Double Bass [Acoustic Bass] – Francois Robad

Drum Programming [Electronic Drum Processing] – Denardo Coleman

Engineer – Gregg Mann

Mandolin [Electric] – Jean Claude Asselin*

Vocals – Mona Soyoc

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

6:22A5Kismet

Baglama [Saz] – Abdur Rahim

Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Engineer – Ihsan Apca*

Keyboards, Drum Programming – Yavuz Ozizik

Vocals [Chant Of Destiny] – Sayeedah

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Baglama [Saz] – Abdur Rahim

Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Engineer – Ihsan Apca*

Keyboards, Drum Programming – Yavuz Ozizik

Vocals [Chant Of Destiny] – Sayeedah

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

5:26B1The Creator Has A Master Plan

Alto Saxophone – James Watkins

Bass, Drum Programming [Yamaha RXII] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Drums [The Alston Drum Set], Computer [Yamaha CX5M Music Computer] – Dennis Alston

Engineer – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Oboe – Odean Pope

Percussion – Ron Howerton

Synthesizer [DX7] – Harry Dixon

Vocals – Leon Thomas

Written-By – Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders

Alto Saxophone – James Watkins

Bass, Drum Programming [Yamaha RXII] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Drums [The Alston Drum Set], Computer [Yamaha CX5M Music Computer] – Dennis Alston

Engineer – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Oboe – Odean Pope

Percussion – Ron Howerton

Synthesizer [DX7] – Harry Dixon

Vocals – Leon Thomas

Written-By – Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders

8:48B2Jamila's Theme

Bass Guitar [Fretless] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Bass [Ampeg Baby] – Andy Gonzalez

Congas, Percussion – Jerry Gonzalez

Cuatro [Quatro] – Edgardo Miranda

Drums – Ignacio Beroa*

Engineer – Gregg Mann

Piano, Vocals – Daniel Freiberg

Timbales, Cowbell – Nicki Marrero*

Vocals – Sandy Barber

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Bass Guitar [Fretless] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Bass [Ampeg Baby] – Andy Gonzalez

Congas, Percussion – Jerry Gonzalez

Cuatro [Quatro] – Edgardo Miranda

Drums – Ignacio Beroa*

Engineer – Gregg Mann

Piano, Vocals – Daniel Freiberg

Timbales, Cowbell – Nicki Marrero*

Vocals – Sandy Barber

Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

7:44B3One More Night

Bass, Drum Programming [Yamaha RXII], Computer [Yamaha CX5M Music Computer] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Drums [The Alston Drum Set] – Dennis Alston

Engineer – Phil Nicolo

Guitar – Rick Iannacone

Soprano Saxophone – Odean Pope

Synthesizer [DW8000] – Michael Rector

Synthesizer [DX7] – Harry Dixon

Written-By – Phil Collins

Bass, Drum Programming [Yamaha RXII], Computer [Yamaha CX5M Music Computer] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma

Drums [The Alston Drum Set] – Dennis Alston

Engineer – Phil Nicolo

Guitar – Rick Iannacone

Soprano Saxophone – Odean Pope

Synthesizer [DW8000] – Michael Rector

Synthesizer [DX7] – Harry Dixon

Written-By – Phil Collins

4:56

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – TELDEC
Phonographic Copyright ? – Gramavision Inc.
Recorded At – Freedom Studio
Recorded At – Studio Ramsès
Recorded At – Pan Studio (2)
Recorded At – Sound Genetics Recording
Recorded At – Intergalactic Studios
Recorded At – Studio 4 Recording
Mixed At – Gramavision Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

Bass Guitar [Fretted, Fretless], Gong, Synthesizer [DX7], Percussion – Jamaaladeen Tacuma (tracks: A1 to A3)
Coordinator [Gramavision Production] – Tom Finch (2)
Design – Chermayeff & Geismar Associates
Electric Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe (tracks: A1 to A3)
Engineer – Takashi Ichimura (tracks: A1 to A3)
Executive-Producer – Jonathan F.P. Rose*
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Gregg Mann, Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Photography By – Taishi Hirokawa
Producer – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Saxophone, Synthesizer, Shamisen, Koto, Drum [Traditional Japanese Drum] – Ginji Sawai* (tracks: A1 to A3)
Synthesizer [DX7], Drum Programming [Linn] – Marteen(tracks: A1 to A3)

Notes

? 1987 Gramavision Inc
© 1987 Sonet Records Ltd
Manufactured by Teldec, Hamburg 19, Germany

Recorded at:
Freedom Studio, Tokyo, Japan (A1 to A3)
Ramses Studio, Paris, France (A4)
Pan Studio, Istanbul, Turkey (A5)
Sound Genetics Recording, Philadelphia, Pa. (B1)
Intergalactic Studio, New York, N.Y. (B2)
Studio 4, Philadelphia, Pa. (B3)
Mixed at Gramavision Studio, New York, June 1986
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, N.Y., June, 1986