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Bill Summers

Real Name:
Bill Summers
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b. May 20, 1948

Jazz percussionist.
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Discography

Releases:
Feel The Heat (Album) (2 versions)   Bellaphon ... 1977
Production:
Rumplestiltskin's Resolve (Vinyl)   A&M Records 1976
Straight To The Bank (12", Promo)   Prestige 1978
Call It What You Want (7", Single)   MCA Records 1981
Call It What You Want (Album) (2 versions)   MCA Records 1981
Having Big Fun On Saturday (7")   MCA Records 1981
Jam The Box (7", Single, Promo)   MCA Records 1981
Love Not My Life / Call It What You Want (12")   MCA Records 1981
Seventeen (Album) (2 versions)   MCA Records 1982
It's Over (12")   MCA Records 1983
London Style (LP)   MCA Records 1983
Tech No Bop (2 versions)   MCA Records 1983
Dis Is Da Drum (Album) (3 versions)   Mercury ... 1994
Dis Is Da Drum Sampler (CD, Single, Smplr)   Mercury Records 1995
Old School Volume 6 (CD) Call It What You Want Thump Records 1996
Evolution Revolution (CD, Album)   Basin Street Records 2003
Vol. 4: Vodou Dance (CD)   Basin Street Records 2003
Co-production:
Call It '94 (12")   PolyGram 1994
The Slide (12")   Basix Music 1995
Mix:
Seventeen (Album) (2 versions)   MCA Records 1982
Appears On:
Head Hunters (Album) (25 versions)   Columbia ... 1973
Inside Out (LP, Album)   Capricorn Records 1974
Palm Grease / Butterfly (7") Butterfly Columbia 1974
That's A Plenty (LP, Album) Love In Them There Hills Blue Thumb Records 1974
The Jewel In The Lotus (Album) (3 versions)   ECM Records 1974
Thrust (Album) (15 versions)   CBS/Sony ... 1974
Flood (Album) (4 versions)   CBS/Sony ... 1975
Man-Child (Album) (5 versions)   Columbia ... 1975
Rise Sleeping Beauty (LP)   Motown 1975
Safety Zone (LP, Album)   United Artists Records 1975
Saturday Night Special (LP, Album) Kwasi Buddah Records 1975
Steppin' (Album) (3 versions) Chainey Do Blue Thumb Records ... 1975
Survival Of The Fittest (Album) (7 versions)   Arista ... 1975
Black Miracle (LP)   Milestone Records 1976
Black Narcissus (Album) (2 versions)   Milestone Records 1976
Everybody Come On Out (LP)   Fantasy 1976
Forever Taurus (LP)   Milestone Records 1976
Metamorphosis (LP, Album)   Impulse! 1976
Rumplestiltskin's Resolve (LP, Album) Early Morning Hours, T... A&M Records 1976
The Way I Feel (LP, Album)   Milestone Records 1976
Peddlin' Music On The Side (Album) (3 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1977
Solo Two (LP, Album)   Fantasy 1977
Storm Warning (LP, Album)   Milestone Records 1977
Straight From The Gate (Album) (3 versions)   BMG (France) ... 1977
Tailor Made (LP, Album)   Epic 1977
Window Of A Child (Album) (2 versions)   CTI Records 1977
Concrete Jungle (LP, Album)   Prestige 1978
Don't Let The System Get You (LP)   Milestone Records 1978
Hold On (Album) (2 versions) Introduction & Pastorale United Artists Records 1978
Love Affair (LP, Album) Shake Your Body (It's ... Capitol Records 1978
Money Talks (Album, MiniAlbum) (5 versions)   Stax ... 1978
Patrice (Album) (2 versions) Hang It Up, Cha-Cha, P... Elektra ... 1978
Round And Round (LP, Album)   CBS/Sony 1978
Straight To The Bank (3 versions)   Prestige ... 1978
Sunlight (Album) (4 versions) Come Running To Me, Su... CBS ... 1978
Butterfly (LP, Album)   Sony Records 1979
Candy (LP, Album, Gat) Not Ready, Da Lady Mercury, Mercury 1979
Conception: The Gift Of Love (LP, Promo)   Columbia 1979
Don`t Ask (Album) (2 versions)   Milestone Records ... 1979
Feets Don't Fail Me Now (Album) (6 versions)   CBS ... 1979
Let's Fly (LP)   Fantasy 1979
Pizzazz (LP, Album) Keepin' Faith In Love Elektra 1979
The Best Of Herbie Hancock (2 versions) Chameleon, Hang Up You... CBS 1979
Love At First Sight (LP, Album)   Milestone Records 1980
Mr. Hands (Album) (10 versions)   CBS/Sony ... 1980
Having Big Fun On Saturday (7")   MCA Records 1981
Jam The Box (LP)   MCA Records 1981
Jam The Box (7", Single, Promo)   MCA Records 1981
Summer Fun / Love Not My Life (12") Summer Fun MCA Records 1981
Seventeen (Album) (2 versions)   MCA Records 1982
Special K (LP)   Fantasy 1982
Special K (LP)   Fantasy 1982
Autodrive (2 versions) Chameleon (Special '83... Columbia ... 1983
Tech No Bop (2 versions) Tech No Bop MCA Records 1983
Phantom Navigator (Album) (4 versions) Mahogany Bird, Yamanja... CBS ... 1986
Valentine Eleven (LP)   Global Pacific Records 1988
Valentine Eleven (CD, Album)   Global Pacific Records 1988
Afro Mania 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Straight To The Bank Dig It International 1991
Like Never Before (CD, Album) Don't Call Us, River O... Private Music 1991
Rooms In My Father's House (CD, Album)   I.R.S. Records 1991
The Soul Cages (Album) (5 versions)   Ладъ ... 1991
7 (Maxi) (2 versions) 2 Whom It May Concern Paisley Park 1992
Do It Fluid: 6 Rare Grooves / B & G Party (CD, Comp) Straight To The Bank BGP Records 1992
Lost Tribes (CD, Album)   Columbia 1992
Afro Blue (CD, Comp) Afro Blue Blue Note 1993
Plantation Lullabies (Album) (2 versions) Step Into The Projects... Sire Records Company ... 1993
Dis Is Da Drum (Album) (4 versions) Call It 95, Call It 95... Mercury ... 1994
Dis Is Da Drum Sampler (CD, Single, Smplr) Hump (Album Edit) Mercury Records 1995
Master Sessions Vol.II (CD, Album)   Epic 1995
Everybody Come On Out (CD)   Fantasy 1996
The Wiz (Original Soundtrack) (2 versions)   MCA Records ... 1997
Directstep (CD, Album, RM)   Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 1998
Funk Hunter (CD, Promo)   Hancock Records 1998
Portrait (CD, Comp)   Columbia 1998
Return Of The Headhunters (CD)   Verve Forecast 1998
Skank It Remixes (12", Promo)   Hancock Records, Verve Forecast 1998
Sweet Control The Best Of Jon Lucien (CD) Sweet Control Razor & Tie 1999
The Best of Herbie Hancock - The Hits! (CD)   Columbia 1999
In My Bag (CD, Comp) Skank It (Fathouse Mix... SSR Records 2000
Killing Puritans (CD, Album) Watch Your Back Warner Music (Australia) 2000
Love Happened To Me (CD, Enh)   MAXJAZZ 2000
The Definitive Ken Burns Jazz (CD) Chameleon, Actual Proof Columbia, Legacy 2000
The Funk Box (Box + 4xCD, Comp) The Hump Hip-O Records 2000
Dance Classics Volume 9&10 (2xCD, Comp, RM) Straight To The Bank Arcade 2001
Smooth Jazz Cafe 3 (CD, Comp) Conviction Of The Heart Mercury, Universal Music Polska 2001
Music Is My Sanctuary (CD)   Blue Note 2003
Back To Mine (Comp) (2 versions) Feel The Heat DMC Publishing 2004
The Essential (2xCD, Comp) Chameleon, Joanna's Th... Legacy, Columbia, Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
Mastercuts Classics Breaks (12") God Make Me Funky Mastercuts 2008
Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock (CD, Comp) Watermelon Man Verve Records 2008
Directstep (LP, Album + CD)   CBS/Sony  
The Best Of Herbie Hancock (LP, RE)   CBS  
Tracks Appear On:
Focus On Fusion (LP, Comp) Brazilian Skies BGP Records 1987
B&G Party (LP, Comp) Straight To The Bank BGP Records 1988
Dance Classics - Volume 10 (CD) Straight To The Bank Arcade 1988
Afro Mania 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Straight To The Bank Dig It International 1991
Dance Club Volume 2 (LP, Comp) Straight To The Bank Sony Music Entertainment (Italy) S.p.a., Columbia 1991
Do It Fluid: 6 Rare Grooves / B & G Party (CD, Comp) Straight To The Bank BGP Records 1992
Funkymania (CD, Comp) Straight To The Bank Dig It (Italia) 1994
Funky Mix Party 2 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Call It What You Want,... MCA Records 1996
12 Inch Dance Classics (CD, Maxi) Straight To The Bank Dig It International 1997
Everybody Dance: The Funky Week Enders Collection (CD, Comp) Straight To The Bank Yellowstone Records 1997
Venerdì '70 (2xCD, Comp) Straight To The Bank Dig It International 1997
Mundial Muzique (Comp) (2 versions) Brazilian Skies Guidance Recordings 1999
Dance Classics Volume 9&10 (2xCD, Comp, RM) Straight To The Bank Arcade 2001
Brazil Boogie (CD, Comp) Brazilian Skies Nascente 2002
Brazil Boogie (2xLP, Ltd) Brazilian Skies Nascente 2002
Southport Weekender (3xCD, Comp, Mixed + DVD, Ltd) Brazilian Skies suSU 2003
Back To Mine (Comp) (2 versions) Feel The Heat DMC Publishing 2004
Soul Source - Remixed Boogies (CD, Comp, Album, Dig) Brazillian Skies (OP Y... Victor Entertainment Japan 2004
Mysterious Vibes (A Collection Of Boogie & Mellow Fusion From Fantasy Group) (CD, Comp) Come Into My Life Victor Entertainment Japan 2005
KUFALA Recordings Sampler #10 (CDr, Smplr) Watermelon Man KUFALA Recordings 2006
Pozytywne Wibracje Classics (CD) Feel The Heat Universal Music Polska, STX Records (2) 2006
Focus On Fusion: A New View (CD, Comp) Brazilian Skies" BGP Records 2008
Untitled (12") Straight To The Bank TRR  
Unofficial Releases:
Boneribian 1 (12", Ltd, Mixed) Straight To The Bank Not On Label 1980
Fio (12", Mixed) Straight To The Bank Not On Label 1980
Test Pressing 3 (12", Ltd, TP, Mixed) You Can Call It What Y... Sr Records (3) 1981
Evolution Revolution (CD, Album, Unofficial)   Par Media Music 2003
Peddlin' Music On The Side (LP, Album)   Not On Label  
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