Sleeping Gypsy (album)

Sleeping Gypsy is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1977 with Warner Bros. Records. It was Franks' third studio album after The Art of Tea and prior to Burchfield Nines.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Michael Franks – vocals
• Joe Sample – acoustic piano (1–3), acoustic piano solo (5–7)
• João Donato – acoustic piano solo (4, 8)
• Larry Carlton – guitars (1–7), lead guitar solo (8)
• Hélio Delmiro – rhythm guitar (4, 8)
• Wilton Felder – bass
• John Guerin – drums (1–3, 5–7)
• João Palma – drums (4, 8)
• Larry Bunker – percussion
• Ray Armando – percussion (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
• Michael Brecker – tenor sax solo (1, 2, 4)
• David Sanborn – alto sax solo (3, 5–7)
• Claus Ogerman – strings arrangements and conductor
• Israel Baker – concertmaster

Production

• Tommy LiPuma – producer
• Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
• Don Henderson – assistant engineer
• Noel Newbolt – production assistant
• Glen Christensen – art direction, design
• Michael Bryan – illustrations
• Linda Levine – photography

References

Bibliography