Date (ddmmyyyy) Artist Recording Instrument(s) Appeared on x Songs out of X LP or CD Some remarks
1978 - 1980 Steely Dan Gaucho Percussion

2/7

CD
1979 / 1980 Teddy Pendergrass TP Percussion

2/8

CD
1979 / 1980 Paul Simon One-Trick Pony Percussion

3/10

CD
2/5/1979 - 1/1980 Karen Carpenter Karen Carpenter Percussion

11/12

CD
12/1979 - 3/1980 Richard Tee Natural Ingredients Percussion

6/7

LP

 Also Composer of "What A Woman Really Means".
11/1979 - 4/1980 Bob James "H" Percussion

1/7

CD

 Japanese Edition including one bonustrack. On "Thoroughbred" only.
3-4/7/1980 Sadao Watanabe How's Everything Congas, Percussion

11/11

2LP

 The concert has been broadcasted by japanese television, too. The video (51 minutes) includes a short rehearsal segment and 6 tracks.
6-7/1980 Grover Washington, Jr. Winelight Congas, Percussion, Syndrums

1/7

CD

 Also Composer ("In The Name Of Love" & "Just The Two Of Us") and Producer; Ralph MacDonald won a Grammy in 1982 as Songwriter for "Just The Two Of Us" in the category "Best Rhythm & Blues Song.
27/12/1980 Chuck Mangione Tarantella Congas, Percussion

11/11

2LP
1980 Ashford & Simpson A Musical Affair Percussion

7/8

LP
1980 Keith Barrow Just As I Am Percussion

9/9

LP
1980 The Brecker Brothers Detente Percussion

3/9

CD
1980 Ron Carter Empire Jazz Percussion

5/5

LP
1980 DJ Hollywood Shock, Shock The House Percussion

2/2

Maxi

 Also Producer. Length of 12'-Version is 8:51 for the vocal version and 8:14 for the instrumental version. Length of 7'-Version is 3:45 for both vocal- and instrumental-versions.
1980 Far Cry The More Things Change Percussion

8/10

LP
1980 Scott Jarrett Without Rhyme Or Reason Percussion

3/9

CD
1980 Gladys Knight & The Pips About Love Percussion

7/8

LP
1980 David Sanborn Voyeur Percussion

2/7

LP
1980 / 1981 Diana Ross Why Do Fools Fall In Love Percussion

6/9

CD

 Got a Grammy Award for the song "Mirror Mirror".
15-17/1/1981 Tom Scott Apple Juice Percussion

7/7

LP
2/1981 Spaces Spaces Percussion

7/7

LP

 Also Producer; Composer of "Try Some Of This".
14-15/4/1981 Ron Carter Super Strings Percussion

6/6

LP
16/3-31/5/1981 Patti Austin Every Home Should Have One Percussion

4/10

CD
27/6/1981 Grover Washington, Jr. In Concert Percussion

6/6

DVD

 Also Composer of "Just The Two Of Us" & "MIster Magic".
2-6/1981 Bee Gees Living Eyes Percussion

4/10

CD
6-9/1981 Grover Washington, Jr. Come Morning Conga, Percussion

8/8

CD

 Also Producer and Composer "Be Mine (Tonight)" & "Little Black Samba").
1981 Ashford & Simpson Performance Percussion

3/13

2LP
1981 Joe R. Brown Up The Hill - The Laventille Movement Congas, Percussion, Drums

2/6

LP

 Also Producer and Mixer.
1981 GQ Face To Face Percussion

6/9

LP
1981 Bob James Sign Of The Times Percussion

1/7

CD

 Japanese Edition including one bonustrack. On "The Steamin' Feelin'" only.
1981 Robert Kraft Ready To Bounce Percussion

10/10

LP
1981 Ralph MacDonald Star Quality Percussion

2/2

Sgl

 Also Producer and Composer. No official release, issued by CBS/Epic just as a demo single (A- & B-side has the same track) for a scheduled album named "Star Quality" (CBS/Epic FE 36887), which was abandoned later.
1981 Ralph MacDonald Universal Rhythm Percussion, Conga (Solo), Syndrum, Opening Monologue

7/7

CD

 Also Producer and Composer. The record label Epic refused the release of the album, and RM had to look for another record company. Finally, the album was released by the record label Polydor in 1984. Several mixes of the title track (12'-Mix, Instrumental Mix) were released on the label London Records.
1981 Ullanda McCullough Ullanda McCullough Percussion

8/8

LP
1981 Neville Brothers Fiyo On The Bayou Percussion

4/8

CD
1981 Pieces Of A Dream Pieces Of A Dream Conga, Percussion

8/8

CD
1981 Bill Withers Watching You Watching Me Percussion

1/10

CD

 Also Producer. On "Watching You Watching Me" only. Released in 1985.
1981 / 1982 Teddy Pendergrass This One's For You Percussion

1/8

CD

 On "Only To You" only.
5/1982 Gilberto Gil Jump For Joy Congas, Bongos, Percussion

9/9

CD

 Also Producer and Composer ("Jump For Joy", "Come On Back Tomorrow", and "Take A Holiday"). The "Lost Album" of Gilberto Gil, released four decades later.
5/1982 Roberta Flack I'm The One Percussion

8/8

CD

 Also Producer and Composer ("I'm The One", "'Til The Morning Comes", "Love And Let Love" & "In The Name Of Love").
6-7/1982 Yoshitaka Minami Seventh Avenue South Percussion

11/11

CD
8-12/1982 Marcus Miller Suddenly Percussion

5/9

LP
1982 Roberta Flack And Friends Cream Smooth Jazz Percussion

10/10

LP

 Promotional Album for Manischewitz Champagne / Sparkling Wine. Tracks were recorded exclusively for this occasion.
1982 Chuck Mangione 70 Miles Young Percussion

1/5

LP

 On "Recuerdo" only.
1982 Pieces Of A Dream We Are One Percussion

4/9

CD
1982 Janis Siegel Experiment In White Percussion

3/9

LP

 Also Arranger.
1982 Luther Vandross Forever, For Always, For Love Percussion

3/8

CD
1982 Grover Washington, Jr. The Best Is Yet To Come Percussion, Bell, Shaker

4/8

CD

 Also Producer; Composer of "Can You Dig It".
3/1983 Sadao Watanabe Fill Up The Night Percussion

8/8

CD

 Also Producer and Arranger.
Spring 1983 Billy Joel An Innocent Man Percussion

2/10

CD
22 & 29/6/1983 Sadao Watanabe Fill Up The Night Tour Percussion

10/10

CD

 Inofficial live recording from the tour. First 4 tracks are from "Shinjuku Kosei-Nenkin-Kaikan Hall", Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan on June 22, 1983; the other 6 tracks are from "Kanagawa Kenmin Hall", Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan on June 29, 1983. A broadcast video (49 minutes) shows 6 tracks from June 22 plus some travel and rehearsal scenes from June 17 & 20.
7/1983 Bob James Foxie Percussion

1/7

CD

 On "Ludwig" only. Japanese Edition including one bonustrack.
1983 Ashford & Simpson High-Rise Percussion

6/8

LP
1983 Eric Gale Island Breeze Percussion, Male Voice

4/6

CD
1983 Bob James The Genie -Themes & Variations From "Taxi" Percussion

11/11

CD

 Japanese Edition including one bonustrack.
1983 David Sanborn Backstreet Congas, Percussion

2/8

CD