- Hugh McCracken
Hugh McCracken is a rhythm guitar player and
session musician , arranger and producer based in New York. He was especially in demand in the 60s, 70s and 80s, and appears on many recordings bySteely Dan , as well as albums byDonald Fagen ,Jimmy Rushing ,Billy Joel ,Roland Kirk ,Roberta Flack ,B. B. King ,John Lennon ,Paul McCartney ,Paul Simon ,Idris Muhammad ,James Taylor , Phoebe Snow,Bob Dylan ,Linda McCartney ,Graham Parker ,Yoko Ono ,Eric Carmen ,Loudon Wainwright III ,Lou Donaldson ,Aretha Franklin ,Van Morrison ,The Four Seasons ,Daryl Hall & John Oates ,Hank Crawford , andJerry Jemmott .He was a member of
Mike Mainieri 'sWhite Elephant Orchestra (1969-1972), a 20-piece experimental/jazz-rock outfit based in New York City. The band was made up of many of today's most sought-after session musicians, includingSteve Gadd ,Tony Levin ,Warren Bernhardt , George Young,Frank Vicari ,Michael Brecker ,Ronnie Cuber ,Jon Faddis ,Lew Soloff ,Randy Brecker ,Barry Rogers ,Jon Pierson ,Steve Goodman andJoe Beck .Among the many collectors' albums he appears on is the 1970 recording by Robert Palmer's Insect Trust, "Hoboken Saturday Night", together with drum legends
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie andElvin Jones .He also arranged, co-produced—together with
Tommy LiPuma —and played onDr. John 's "City Lights" (1978) and "Tango Palace" (1979).
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