CalicoMusic
musical arrangements by Mike Lewis
SampleMusic
Bobby Caldwell- "What You Won't Do for Love"
Duffy Jackson- "It Don't Mean a Thing"
KC and the Sunshine Band- "Get Down Tonight"
South Florida Jazz Orchestra- "Waltz for Tikkaroo"
Cornelius Bros. and Sister Rose- "Too Late to Turn Back Now"
Nancy Reed- "Agony and Ecstacy"
Dr. Hook- "When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman"
Steve Alaimo- "Miss Liberty"
Frank Derrick- "My Fair Lady"
Rod Stewart- "Tonight's the Night"
Nancy Reed- "Toodle-ee-yoo-doo"
Programmed Sequences
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What You Won't Do for Love
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Bobby Caldwell
I first met Bobby when he was 17 years old, playing guitar on an album I was doing for his father, Bob Caldwell.
It Don't Mean a Thing
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Duffy Jackson
I met Duffy through his father, Chubby Jackson, when Duffy was about fifteen. We have worked on several projects over the years.
Get Down Tonight
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC had an incredible five hits on one album. This was possibly the most well-known.
Waltz for Tikkaroo
South Florida Jazz Orchestra
This song is named for my youngest daughter, Roberta, whose nickname is "Tikkaroo".
Too Late to Turn Back Now
Cornelius Bros. and Sister Rose
I played piano on this session, and also wrote the string arrangement. We almost cancelled the rhythm date because the bass player never showed up. We decided to record anyway and the producer liked it so much we never added the bass to it.
Agony and Ecstacy
Nancy Reed
Nancy used to sing with Benny Goodman. I have made several albums with her, and this song is from the first album.
When You're in Love With
a Beautiful Woman
Dr. Hook
I made seven albums for the Dr. Hook band. This song was written by Even Stevens, and was one of their biggest hits.
Miss Liberty
Steve Alaimo
I met Steve when he was performing on Where the Action Is, a TV show with Dick Clark. I later became the staff arranger for his record company, TK Productions.
My Fair Lady
Frank Derrick
This chart is actually 12 minutes long. It was a challenge to keep this sample under four minutes.
Tonight's The Night
Rod Stewart
Tom Dowd hired me to make this record, and I only met Rod Stewart for thirty seconds. Very refined, nothing like his stage persona.
Toodle-ee-yoo-doo
This is a song that Nancy recorded with Benny Goodman. I was honored that she asked me to write an updated version of it.
These are original "New Age" type sequences.
