"Adriana Evans" (04/15/1997) R&B Evans, Adriana, Loud (USA)Personnel includes: Adriana Evans (vocals); Craig T. Cooper (guitar); Mark Cargill, Gary Y. Kuo, Evette Devereaux, Susan Chatman, Herry Scorzo, William H. Henderson, Patrick Morgan, Jerome Webster, Jacqueline Suzuki, Michael Harrison (violin); Michell Nardone, Jorge Moragu, Hershel Wise, Bette Byers (viola); Charles Owens (flute, oboe); Rastine Calhoun III (flute, tenor saxophone, keyboards); Gary Bias (trombone, baritone saxophone); Andy Cleaves, Will Miller (trumpet, flugel horn); Duane Benjamin (trombone); Robert Watt, Greg Williams (french ...horn); Myron McKinley (piano); Herman Jackson (Rhodes); Ndugu Chancler (vibraphone); Keith A. Jones, Sekou Bunch (bass); Gordon Eugene Campbell Jr. (drums); Eric McKain (tambourine); Louis Conte (congas); Joseph Mitchell (bells). Recorded at Sonora Recorders, Ocean Entertainment & West Lake Audio, Los Angeles, and Red Zone Studios, Burbank, California. Personnel: Adriana Evans (vocals); Craig T. Cooper (guitar); Patrick Morgan, Evette Devereaux, Jerome Webster, Jacqueline Suzuki, Harry Scorzo, Michael Allen Harrison, William Henderson , Susan Chatman, Mark Cargill (violin); Jorge Moragu, Bette Byers, Hershel Wise (viola); Miguel Martinez (cello); Charles Owens (flute, oboe); Rastine Calhoun III (flute, tenor saxophone, ARP synthesizer); Gary Bias (baritone saxophone); Andy Cleaves, Wil Miller (trumpet, flugelhorn); Robert L. Watt, Gregory Williams (French horn); Duane Benjamin (trombone); Myron McKinley (piano); Herman Jackson (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); Louis Conte (congas, percussion); Eric McKain (claves, tambourine, percussion); Joseph Mitchell (bells). Audio Mixers: Eric Sarafin; Eric Sanafin. Recording information: Mad Dog Studios, Venice, CA; Ocean Entertainment, Los Angeles, CA; Red Zone Studios, Burbank, CA; Sonora Recorders, Los Angeles, CA; West Lake Audio, Los Angeles, CA. Arranger: Rastine Calhoun III. Summer is the season when the rest of America gets to experience the easy vibe that folks from L.A. call their own year round. Singer Adriana Evans, producer Dred Scott and arranger/woodwind player Rastine Calhoun III have assembled an album of tunes that groove like a sunny L.A. afternoon. Despite the subtle presence of some light hip-hop grooves and programming, Evans' debut relies more on live performances and '70s soul orchestrations, including horns, strings, orchestra bells, vibes, and even an oboe solo ("Lookin' For Your Love"). With a sweet and soulful voice, Adriana delivers the message that a world looked at with love can be an inspiring place.
