Led by drummer/arranger Chris Hills, the Players Association was an obscure late-'70s, early-'80s outfit that specialized in a jazz-influenced style of disco-funk. Major jazz musicians like Michael Brecker, David Sanborn, Joe Farrell, and Tom Harrell appeared on its albums, but the New York band never catered to jazz's hardcore; its main focus was disco-funk with jazz overtones, although the Association occasionally detoured into instrumental jazz-pop and quiet storm/NAC music. The Association never became well known, and its recordings received very little radio airplay; however, it did enjoy a small underground following among danceclub DJs. The Players Association signed with Vanguard in 1977, and the band recorded five albums before calling it quits in 1981: 1977's The Players Association, 1978's Born to Dance, 1979's Turn the Music Up! 1980's We Got the Groove, and 1981's Let Your Body Go.


Tracklist:

01 Goin' To The Disco 4.25
02 Make It Last All Night 4.54
03 Disco Inferno 5.39
04 We Were Born To Dance 4.18
05 Everything's Gonna Be OK 4.44
06 Footsteps 3.55
07 How Do You Like It 4.35

Personnel:

Wayne Andre Trombone
Wilbur Bascomb, Jr. Bass
Michael Brecker Lyre, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Laurel Dann Composer
Jon Faddis Trumpet
Leroy Green Composer
Freddie Harris Guitar
Chris Hills Arranger, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Horn, Horn Arrangements, Keyboards, Strings, Synthesizer, Vocals
The Isley Brothers Composer
David Earle Johnson Conga, Percussion, Timbales
Ron Kersey Composer
Steve Khan Guitar
Mike Mandel Synthesizer
Nicky Marrero Conductor, Conga
Lorraine Moore Vocals
James Mtume Conductor
Leon Pendarvis Keyboards
Jack Perricone Horn, Strings
David Sanborn Sax (Alto), Saxophone
Danny Trifan Bass
Easy Ed Zant Composer, Vocals

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