Bobby Lyle

Artist:  Bobby Lyle
Born:  March 11, 1944.  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Pop, Smooth Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Adult Contemporary, Jazz Fusion
Occupation:  Musician, Pianist, Keyboardist
Instruments:  Piano, Keyboards

Bobby Lyle is an American, Soul Jazz and Smooth Jazz Pianist and Keyboardist from Memphis, Tennessee.  His influences from Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Bill Evans, Art Tatum and Erroll Garner.  He played with George Benson, The Yellowjackets, and tours with Al Jarreau, Bette Midler and Anita Baker.

Title:  The Genie  (2012)
Genre:  Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Pop, Smooth Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Adult Contemporary, Jazz Fusion
Label:  Soul Brother
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Genie  (5:54)
 2.  Magic Ride  (5:32)
 3.  Pisces  (5:16)
 4.  I'm So Glad (And I'm Thankful)  (3:21)
 5.  You Think Of Her  (6:48)
 6.  Night Breeze  (6:06)
 7.  Mother Nile  (6:50)
 8.  I Didn't Know What Time It Was (1:37)

Personnel:

Bobby Lyle:  Acoustic Piano on Tracks:  1, 5, 8, , Fender Rhodes on Tracks:  1-7, , Mini Moog on Tracks:  1, 4 7, , Arp Odyssey on Track 2, Lead Vocals on Tracks: 2, 5,  Clavinet on Track 4, Voice Box on Track 4, Vocals on Track 4, Arp Strings on Track 6, Arp 2600 on Track 7, Poly Moog on Track 7
Steve Gutierrez:  Drums on Tracks:  1-7
Donnie Beck:  Bass on Tracks:  1-7
George Bohanon:  Trombone on Tracks:  1, 4
Maurice Spears:  Trombone on Track 1, 4
Oscar Brashear:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1, 4, 6, 7
Steve Madaio:  Trumpet on Tracks:  1, 4
Sidney Muldrew:  French Horn on Tracks:  1, 4
Ernest Watts:  Flute on Track 1, Tenor Saxophone on Tracks:  6, 7
Flo Lyle, Marjie Lyle, Saundra "Pan" Alexander, Deborah "Punkin" Shotlow:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  1, 2, 4, 5, 7
Roland Bautista:  Guitar on Tracks: 1-7
Bill Rogers:  Guitar (Solo) on Tracks: 2, 3
Babatunde:  Congas on Tracks:  2, 3, 7
Victor Feldman:  Vibes on Tracks:  2, 3, 5
William Valentine, John Valentine:  Background Vocals on Track 5

The Genie is an album by Bobby Lyle, originally released in 1977 by Capitol Records, remastered and reissued on October 1, 2012 by Soul Brother Records.