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 - keyboards (all tracks but "B'wana-He No Home" and "Down In Brazil")
• Wilton Felder - bass guitar
• John Guerin - drums (all tracks but "B'wana-He No Home" and "Down In Brazil")
• Larry Carlton - guitar, lead guitar on "Down In Brazil"
• David Sanborn - saxophone (3,5-7)
• Michael Brecker - saxophone (1,2,4)
• Larry Bunker - percussion
• Ray Armando - percussion (1,3,4,6,8)
• João Palma - drums on "B'wana-He No Home" and "Down In Brazil"
• João Donato - piano on "B'wana-He No Home" and "Down In Brazil"
• Hélio Delmiro - rhythm guitar on "B'wana-He No Home" and "Down In Brazil"
• Claus Ogerman - strings arrangements, conductor
• Israel Baker - concertmaster

Support

• Recording and mixing – Al Schmitt
• Orchestra arrangement and conducting – Claus Ogerman

References

Bibliography