Sky King - Secret Sauce (1975) [2020]

Sky King formed in Ann Arbor Michigan in about 1974 and their first and only album in 1975. Their nucleus (Chris Brubeck, David Mason, Peter Ruth) had all played together in “New Heavenly Blue" who had released two albums, "Educated Homegrown” (1970) and “New Heavenly Blue” (1972).

Chris Brubeck: A multi-instrumentalist (fretless electric bass, bass trombone, piano), vocalist, composer and orchestrator, and the son of jazz legend Dave Brubeck

The music is really jazz rock though incorporating folk, blues, jazz, country, funk and experimental asides.

Tracks:

1 Secret Sauce
2 People, People, People
3 Looking Forward
4 Makes Me Feel So Good
5 Don't Be Afraid (Of What You Don't Understand)
6 Hot Mustard
7 Still In Love
8 Why Don't You Take Us
9 Pedro
10 Special Place

Personnel:

*Chris Brubeck - Bass, Trombone, Piano, Vocals
*David Ross Mason - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
*Rick (R.J.) Jacobi - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
*Richie Morales - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
*Chris Coan - Lead Vocals
With
*Peter (Madcat) Ruth - Harp, Jews Harp, Vocals
*Lee Pastora - Congas, Bongos
*Jerry Bergozi - Saxes
*Perry Robinson - Clarinet
*Lenny Pickett - Sax, Flute
*Emillo Castillo - Sax
*Stephen Kupka - Sax
*Joshie Armstead, Maretha Stewart, Cissy Houston - Vocals