Larry Carlton / Friends [Warner Bros. Records / 9 23834-1]

■オリジナル／US盤。
■盤質：B／目立つキズ無く良好品。
■ジャケット：B／抜け裂け割れ等無く良好品。

ラリーカールトンが、フュージョン全盛期に発表した1983年作品。タイトル通り、数多くの名プレイヤーがゲスト参加したアルバム。BBキング、ジェフポーカロ、マイケルブレッカー、アルジャロウ、ジョーサンプル、エイブラハムラボリエル、パウリーニョダコスタ等、そうそうたる面子が参加。

A1 Breaking Ground
A2 South Town
A3 Tequila
A4 Blues For T.J.
B1 Song In The 5th Grade
B2 Crusin'
B3 L.A., N.Y.
B4 Friends

Arranged By [Horns & Strings] – Don Piestrup
Clavinet – Don Freeman (tracks: A3)
Concertmaster – Assa Drori
Conductor – Jerry Hey
Design [Cover] – Laura LiPuma
Drums – Jeff Porcaro
Electric Bass – Abe Laboriel, Larry Carlton (tracks: A3, B1)
Electric Guitar – B.B. King (tracks: A4), Larry Carlton
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Don Freeman (tracks: A3), Joe Sample (tracks: A2, A3), Larry Carlton (tracks: B1), Terry Trotter (tracks: A1, B1 to B4)
Organ – Brian Mann (tracks: A4, B1)
Percussion – Alex Acuna (tracks: B2), Larry Carlton (tracks: A2, B1), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1, A2, A3, B1)
Piano [Acoustic] – Don Freeman (tracks: A3)
Saxophone – Michael Brecker (tracks: A3, B3, B4)
Soloist, Flute – Jim Horn (tracks: B1)
Synthesizer – Brian Mann (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B4)
Timpani – Joe Porcaro (tracks: A1)
Trombone – Bill Reichenbach, Charles Loper, Dick Hyde, Lew McCreary
Trumpet – Charles Findley, Gary E. Grant, Jerry Hey, Larry Hall, Pat Lobinger
Vibraphone – Joe Porcaro (tracks: A2)
Vocals [Scat] – Al Jarreau (tracks: A3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Hal Sacks, Steve Carlton
Engineer [Re-mix] – Michael Verdick
Engineer [Strings, Horns & Tympanis] – Allen Sides