- Harvey Mason
Harvey William Mason (born
February 22 1947 inAtlantic City, New Jersey ) is one of the best-known session drummers. He has worked with many jazz and fusion artists such asBob James ,The Brecker Brothers ,Lee Ritenour ,Herbie Hancock 's Headhunters and almost all theMizell Brothers productions withDonald Byrd ,Johnny Hammond ,Bobbi Humphrey andGary Bartz . He is featured onGeorge Benson 's 1976 album, "Breezin ". Harvey is also the Percussionist for the Contemporary Jazz group"Fourplay," which includes keyboardist Bob James, Guitarist Larry Carlton and Bassist Nathan East.Mason's son, Harvey Jr., is one-half of the production team The Underdogs with Damon Thomas. The Underdogs have produced tracks for artists including
Fantasia Barrino ,Justin Timberlake ,Mariah Carey andLuther Vandross . Harvey Sr.'s work is featured on one of the The Underdogs' major works, the soundtrack of the 2006 film adaptation of "Dreamgirls".Website http://www.harveymason.com/
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