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Richard Evans (2)

Real Name:
Richard Lee Cowan Evans
Profile:
Bassist, composer, arranger and producer.

Evans is best known as producer and arranger for Cadet Records during the 1960s and early 1970s, working with artists like Ramsey Lewis, Marlena Shaw and Dorothy Ashby. In the same period he also formed The Soulful Strings with whom he recorded several albums.

In the 1970s and 1980s he worked as bassist and arranger with artists such as Natalie Cole, Peabo Bryson and Ahmad Jamal. Currently he serves as a music professor in Boston.
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Discography

Releases:
Dealing With Hard Times (LP)   Atlantic 1972
Do-Re-Me-For-Soul (Use It Before You Lose It) (12", Promo)   Horizon Records & Tapes 1979
Do-Re-Me-For-Soul / Burning Spear (12")   A&M Records 1979
Richard Evans (Album) (2 versions)   Horizon Records & Tapes 1979
Production:
I'm A Little Mixed Up / Help Me To Find My Love (7", Single)   Chess 1961
Another Exposure (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1968
Brand New Morning (LP)   Cadet Records 1968
My Love's A Monster / Summertime (7", Single)   Cadet Records 1968
The Magic Of Christmas (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1968
Up Above The Rock (LP)   Cadet Records 1968
Up Above The Rock / Little Green Apples (7")   Cadet Records 1968
Back By Demand: In Concert (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1969
Dorothy's Harp (Album) (2 versions)   Cadet Records 1969
Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love / California Soul (7", Single, Promo)   Cadet Records 1969
String Fever (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1969
The Spice Of Life (2 versions)   Cadet Records 1969
Woman Of The Ghetto (7")   Cadet Records 1969
Everybody's Talkin' / The Love I Feel For You (7", Single)   Cadet Records 1970
Whatever's Fair!: Atlantic Soul Explosion '72 (2xLP) Patutu Atlantic 1972
Ahmad Jamal '73 (LP)   20th Century Records 1973
Sax & Flute Man (LP)   Paula Records 1973
The World Is A Ghetto / Peace At Last (7")   20th Century Records 1973
Mr. Melody / Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) (12") Sophisticated Lady (Sh... Pathé Marconi EMI 1976
Natalie (Album) (3 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1976
Nightchaser (Album) (2 versions)   Curtom 1976
Speak No Evil (LP)   RCA, RCA 1976
Reaching For The Sky (LP, Album)   Capitol Records 1977
A&M Jazz-Funk (12")   A&M Records 1979
Back On The Streets (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1979
City Living (LP)   Arista 1979
Rockie Robbins (LP)   A&M Records 1979
I've Got Your Number (12") Work For Love (An M Ex... MCA Records Ltd. 1985
Rockie Robbins (Album) (2 versions) Stay With Me, Work For... MCA Records 1985
We Belong Together / Work For Love (12")   MCA Records 1985
The Natalie Cole Collection (Comp) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1987
Anthology (Comp) (2 versions) Woman Of The Ghetto, C... Soul Brother Records (UK) 2000
Snow - The Get Easy! Christmas Collection (CD) Sleigh Ride, Have Your... Universal Music (Germany) 2002
Soul With A Capital "S" - The Best Of Tower Of Power (CD) And You Know It Epic, Legacy 2002
Afro-Harping (Album) (2 versions)   Verve Records 2003
California Soul / Wade In The Water (7") California Soul Jazzman 2004
Deep, Down & Discofied (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Woman Of The Ghetto ITH Records 2006
Organized! (CD, Comp, RM) Ducky Verve Records 2007
Take A Bryant-Step (LP, Album)   Chess  
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Jamal Plays Jamal (LP)   20th Century Records 1974
Appears On:
Playtime (LP)   Argo Records 1961
Jazz Meets The Bossa Nova (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1962
Macanudo (LP, Album)   Argo Records 1962
Bach To The Blues (LP)   Argo Records 1964
Goin' Latin (Album) (4 versions) Blue Bongo, I'll Wait ... Cadet Records ... 1966
Let's Wade In The Water / Show Time (7")   Cadet Records 1966
The Movie Album (LP, Mono)   Cadet Records, Phonodisc (Canada) 1966
Wade In The Water (7", Single)   Chess 1966
Wade In The Water (7", Single)   Cadet Records 1966
Function At The Junction / Hey, Mrs. Jones (7")   Cadet Records 1967
One, Two, Three / Down By The Riverside (7", Single)   Cadet Records 1967
Out Of Different Bags (LP, Album)   Cadet Records 1967
Sun Song (Album) (4 versions)   Delmark Records 1967
Super Soul (LP)   Prestige 1967
Wade In The Water / Ain't That Peculiar (7")   Cadet Records 1967
Afro Harping (Album) (4 versions) Soul Vibrations Cadet Records ... 1968
Blues - The Common Ground (LP) Burning Spear Verve Records 1968
Brand New Morning (LP)   Cadet Records 1968
Jericho / The Who Who Song (7")   Cadet Records 1968
Let My People Go (7")   Cadet Records 1968
My Love's A Monster / Summertime (7", Single) My Love's A Monster, M... Cadet Records 1968
Party Time (7")   Cadet Records 1968
Pata Pata / Doing My Thing (7") Doing My Thing Cadet Records 1968
Soul Vibrations / Lonely Girl (7", Single, Promo) Soul Vibrations Cadet Records 1968
The Magic Of Christmas (LP, Album, Promo)   Cadet Records 1968
The Natural Thing (2 versions) Let My People Go, Who ... Cadet Records ... 1968
The Peace-Maker (Album) (2 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1968
The Stepper / On The Dock Of The Bay (7", Single)   Cadet Records 1968
Dorothy's Harp (Album) (2 versions) Truth Spoken Here, Tor... Cadet Records 1969
I Can't Get Next To You / It's Your Thing (7", Single)   Cadet Records 1969
Woman Of The Ghetto (7")   Cadet Records 1969
Zambezi / A Love Song (7")   Cadet Records 1969
Gene & Jerry - One & One (Album) (2 versions)   Mercury 1970
The Rubaiyat Of Dorothy Ashby (Album) (3 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1970
Gettin' Over The Hump (LP)   Mister Chand 1971
Groove Grease (Album) (2 versions)   Groove Merchant ... 1971
Hear, Sense And Feel (LP, Quad)   Black Jazz Records 1972
Giant Steps (LP)   Fantasy 1973
I Just Can't Help Myself (Album) (4 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1973
Sax & Flute Man (LP)   Paula Records 1973
Heavy Exposure (Album) (2 versions)   Cadet Records ... 1974
Jamalca (LP, Album)   Pye International 1974
Playing On You (7", Single)   Mercury 1974
Portrait Of A Gemini (LP)   Sidney Records 1974
Sun Goddess (LP, Promo) Living For The City, L... Columbia 1974
Sweet Sixteen (LP)   Mercury 1974
This Man / I've Had Enough (7", Single, RE)   Pye Records 1974
Blind Over You (LP)   Gold Plate Records 1975
I Choose You (LP)   Gold Plate Records 1975
Inseparable / How Come You Won't Stay Here (7", Single)   Capitol Records 1975
It's Alright (This Feeling) / Since You've Been Gone (7") It's Alright (This Fee... Gemigo Records 1975
The Notations (LP, Album) It's All Right (This F... Gemigo Records 1975
This Will Be (LP, Album)   Capitol Records, EMI-Bovema Holland 1975
This Will Be (Single) (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1975
Woman (LP) Woman Of The Ghetto Scepter Records 1975
Woman (LP) Woman Of The Ghetto Contempo 1975
Brand New Feeling (LP)   Ovation Records, Ovation Records 1976
Feel The Spirit (LP, Album)   Curtom 1976
Live (Album) (2 versions) Voices Inside (Everyth... Atlantic ... 1976
Loving Power (LP, Album)   Curtom 1976
Nightchaser (LP, Album)   Curtom 1976
Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady) / Good Morning Heartache (Single) (2 versions) Sophisticated Lady (Sh... Capitol Records 1976
Speak No Evil (LP) Speak No Evil RCA, RCA 1976
We Can Fall In Love (LP, Album) Being In Love, Along T... CBS/Sony 1976
When You Get Right Down To It (7", Mono, Blu) The More You Do It (Th... CBS 1976
Woman Of The Ghetto / Let It Flow (12") Woman Of The Ghetto Contempo 1976
Fonk You / That Wiggle (7") Fonk You Hi Records 1977
La Costa (7")   Capitol Records 1977
Love In All Flavors (LP)   Columbia 1977
Party Lights / Peaceful Living (2 versions)   Capitol Records 1977
Reaching For The Sky (LP, Album)   Capitol Records 1977
Reaching For The Sky / You Haven't Learned About Love (7", Single)   Capitol Records 1977
Soul Deep - Volume II (LP, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Atlantic, Contempo 1977
The Spice Of Life (3 versions)   Cadet Records 1977
Unpredictable (Album) (4 versions) Peaceful Living, Your ... Capitol Records ... 1977
Unpredictable You / I've Got Love On My Mind (7")   Capitol Records 1977
Dancin' (3 versions) How Can You Live Witho... RCA Victor 1978
Fire On Ice (Album) (3 versions)   Elektra 1978
Never Know What You Can Do (Give It A Try) / In The Mood (7", Single) Never Know What You Ca... Curtom 1978
Sound Of Music (12", Promo)   Source Records Inc, MCA Records 1978
Sound Of Music (7", Single)   Source Records Inc 1978
You Fooled Me (LP, Album) How Can You Live Witho... RCA Victor 1978
You Fooled Me (LP, Album) How Can You Live Witho... RCA Victor 1978
Get Up (LP, Album)   Chocolate City 1979
Rockie Robbins (LP) Sho' Is Bad A&M Records 1979
We Belong Together (12")   Source Records Inc, MCA Records 1979
Jimmy McGriff (LP, Album)   America Records 1980
Steppin' Out (LP)   Chocolate City 1980
Ultra Wave (Album) (3 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1980
Ramsey Lewis (LP, RE) Hold It Right There TELDEC, Chess 1981
Rockie Robbins (Album) (2 versions) Stay With Me, Stay Wit... MCA Records 1985
All Souled Out (12", EP) Go With The Flow Elektra 1991
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (CD, Maxi) Boulevard Of Broken Dr... Epic 1991
Free Soul - Essential Argo / Cadet Grooves Vol. 3 (Comp) (3 versions) Woman Of The Ghetto Charly Records Ltd. 1991
Verve Jazz Box (7xCD, Comp + Box) Walk On By, Wives And ... Verve Records 1991
Mojo Club Presents Dancefloor Jazz (CD, Comp) Burning Spear Polydor 1992
A Single Woman (CD, Album) If I Should Lose You, ... Elektra 1993
Brotherhood (Comp) (2 versions) Too Soon You're Old Luv N' Haight 1994
Everything Is Everything (CD, Album, RE) Voices Inside [Everyth... Rhino Records (2), Rhino Entertainment Company 1995
Picking Up On The E-String (10", RM) Burning Spear Groove Attack Productions, Gap Classics 1995
What Is It / Can You Feel It (CD, Comp) Burning Spear BGP Records 1996
Block Bustin' Beats (2xCD, Mixed) Casual Sub (Burning Sp... Solid State Records 1997
Casual Sub (Burning Spear) (Single) (3 versions)   EastWest 1997
Chess Soul - A Decade Of Chicago's Finest (2xCD, Comp, RM) Wade In The Water Chess, Universal Records 1997
Now That's What I Call Music! 36 (2xCD) Remember Me EMI Records, Virgin, Polygram 1997
Remember Me (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Jive ... 1997
The Annual III (Comp) (2 versions) Casual Sub (Burning Sp... Ministry Of Sound 1997
The Best Dance Album In The World... Ever! Part 7 (2xCD, Comp) Remember Me Circa Records Ltd., Virgin 1997
The Greatest Hits (CD, Comp)   Chess 1997
Viva Dance Volume 7 (2xCD, Comp) Remember Me Warner Special Marketing GmbH 1997
World Dance Music (Cass, Comp) Remember Me Koka Music 1997
Blue Break Beats Volume 4 (2xLP) Woman Of The Ghetto, H... Blue Note 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Blue Note 1999
Even Mo' Mod Jazz (CD, Comp) Hush Kent Records 1999
Messin' Around Present Root Down (2xLP, Album) Burning Spear Universal Music (UK), Verve Records 1999
Midnight Confessions: Classic Rocksteady And Reggae (CD, Comp) Woman Of The Ghetto Westside 2000
The Complete Syl Johnson On Hi Records (2xCD, Comp) Fonk You Hi Records, Demon Music Group, Cream Records (4) 2000
Tight / Imperial (Maxi) (2 versions) Tight (Amended Remix),... Elektra 2000
Right On! - Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic & Warner Vaults (4xCD, Comp + Box) Angela, My Sister Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2001
Right On! Vol 3 (CD, Comp) Angela, My Sister Warner Music UK Ltd. 2001
Harlem Sessions (2xCD, Comp) Burning Spear Sessions 2002
One Shot - Die Eintagsfliegen Der 80er Und 90er (2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Remember Me Polystar Records, Universal Strategic Marketing (Germany) 2002
Spirit Of Soul (2xCD, Comp) Voices Inside (Everyth... Wagram 2003
Club Fever (4xCD, Comp) Remember Me Wagram 2004
Live At Montreux (LP, RE) Woman Of The Ghetto Blue Note 2004
Best Of Jazz (CD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Woman Of The Ghetto EMI Music (France) 2005
Chess Classics (CD) Liberation Conversation Mojo Magazine 2005
Soul Sisters (CD, Comp, RM) Liberation Conversation Chess 2005
Deep Down & Discofied (Set Two) (2xLP) Woman Of The Ghetto ITH Records 2006
Deep, Down & Discofied (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Woman Of The Ghetto ITH Records 2006
Jazz Swings Pop (CD, Comp, RM) Light My Fire Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Summer Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Little Sunflower Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Organized! (CD, Comp, RM) The Natural Thing Verve Records 2007
Superlover (7") Burning Spear Tam Tam Studio Recordings 2007
Bringing Back The Funk (CD, Album) Voices Inside (Everyth... GRP 2008
Liberation Conversation / Woman Of The Ghetto (7", Promo, RE)   Cadet Records 2008
Mighty SuperFunk. - Rare 45s And Undiscovered Masters 1967-1978 Volume 6 (CD, Comp) I'm Moving Home, It's ... BGP Records 2008
Psychedelic Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) The Moving Finger, Bur... Boutique, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2008
Sampled! (CD, Comp, RM) California Soul Boutique, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2008
Smoky Jazz (CD, Comp) Misty Verve Records 2008
Jazz Swings Motown (CD, Comp) Uptight (Everything's ... Boutique 2009
Popular Songs (Album) (2 versions)   Matador 2009
Cool Cookin' (2xLP)   Chess  
Ivory & Steel (CD, Album, RE) Montevideo Concord Records  
Sun Song (LP, Album)   Goody  
Take A Bryant-Step (LP, Album)   Chess  
The First Thing I Do In The Morning / Smilin' (7") The First Thing I Do I... Nickel  
This Will Be / Inseperable (7", Single, RE)   Starline  
Tracks Appear On:
Whatever's Fair!: Atlantic Soul Explosion '72 (2xLP) Patutu Atlantic 1972
A&M Jazz-Funk (12") Burning Spear A&M Records 1979
Atlantic Grooves Vol. 1 (2xLP) Dealing With Hard Times EastWest Records GmbH 1994
Abstract Funk Theory (Comp) (2 versions) Burning Spear Obsessive 2001
Right On! - Break Beats And Grooves From The Atlantic & Warner Vaults (4xCD, Comp + Box) Angela, My Sister Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2001
Right On! Vol 3 (CD, Comp) Angela, My Sister Warner Music UK Ltd. 2001
Right On! Vol. 3 (2xLP, Comp) Angela, My Sister Warner Music UK Ltd. 2001
Life:Styles (Compiled By 4 Hero) (CD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Capricorn Rising, Capr... Harmless 2003
Life:Styles - Compiled By 4 Hero (CD, Comp) Capricorn Rising Harmless 2003
Butter Funk Concoction (CDr, Mixed, Promo) The Wedding Song Zero Skillz 2004
Unofficial Releases:
Tumbacara / Capricorn One (12") Capricorn One (Ashley ... BOM 2002
I Just Can't Help Myself (LP)   CAE  
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