Note Worker

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Note Worker is the fourth studio album by guitarist Frank Gambale, released in 1991 through Victor Entertainment and reissued on 24 April 2001 through Samson Records. The album is Gambale's first release to enter the U.S. Billboard charts, reaching No. 25 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz Albums. It remains the last studio album to feature his own singing.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Lunar Rotation"		Frank Gambale	5:29
2.	"Mr. Hollywood Line"	Stephanie Bennett, Gambale	Gambale	5:53
3.	"Calafia"	Bennett, Gambale	Gambale, Freddie Ravel	5:00
4.	"Jet Rag"		Gambale	4:48
5.	"Stay with Me"	Bennett, Gambale	Gambale	4:55
6.	"Schmooze"		Gambale	5:20
7.	"High 5"		Gambale	6:18
8.	"Awakening"		Gambale	6:30
9.	"My Silent Heart"	Bennett	Gambale	4:04
Total length:				48:17

Personnel

• Frank Gambale – vocals, guitar, keyboard (tracks 2, 3, 5), synthesizer (track 4), synthesizer melody (track 1), sequencing (track 1), keyboard bass (track 9), organ, scratching, background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5), mixing, production
• Freddie Ravel – keyboard (track 2), keyboard composition (track 7), clavinet, synthesizer (tracks 1, 3, 6, 8), string pads (track 5), strings (track 8), piano, horn effects (track 5)
• Kei Akagi – keyboard composition (tracks 1, 6), keyboard strings (track 7), keyboard vibes (tracks 7, 8)
• Dave Weckl – drums (tracks 1, 4–6), electronic drums (track 4)
• Steve Smith – drums (tracks 2, 3, 7, 8)
• Bob Harrison – bass (tracks 1, 5, 6)
• Steve Kershisnik 1– bass (tracks 2, 7)
• Tim Landers – bass (tracks 3, 8)
• Steve Tavaglione – saxophone, EWI
• Walt Fowler – flugelhorn
• Anjani – background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5)
• Robert Read – engineering
• Darron Mora – engineering
• Bob Oullette – engineering
• Frank Vendetti – engineering
• Robert M. Biles – mixing
• Tim Anderson – fading
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Akira Taguchi – executive production
• Takashi Misu – executive production
• Ron Moss – executive production

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums	25

External links

• In Review: Frank Gambale "Note Worker" at Guitar Nine Records