Jerry Yester: Produced, Arranged, Guitar,Keybord & Harmony

Produced

The Association - Renaissance
Tim Buckley - Goodbye & ...Hello -
Zalman Yanovsky - Alive and Well in Argentina
Tim Buckley - Happy Sad
Pat Boone - Departure
The Fifth Avenue Band
Turtles - Shell Shock
Judy Henske and Jerry Yester - Farewell Aldebaran
Tim Dawe - Penrod
Rosebud
Aztec Two Step
Tom Waits - Closing Time
Billy Mernit - Special Delivery

Arranged

Turtles - Me About You
Russ Giguere - Hexagram 16
Peter & The Wolf
Spanky & Our Gang - Change
Tatsuro Yamashita
Brian And Brenda - Supersonic Lover
Tom Waits - Small Change
Danny O'Keefe - Global Blues
Tom Waits - Heartattack & Vine
Tom Freund - North American Long Weekend
Mike Ireland & Holler - Learning How to Live

Guitar,Keybord & Harmony

Monkees - Headquarters
Lovin' Spoonful - Never Going Back
Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart

Jerry Yester Solo +
The Modern Folk Quartet, The MFQ
The Lovin' Spoonful
Early Recordings
 

1967
 The Association,
Renaissance
(Valiant 25004)

Produced by Jerry Yester

Side 1

  1. I'm the One
  2. Memories of You
  3. All Is Mine
  4. Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies
  5. Angeline
  6. Songs in the Wind
Side 2
  1. You May Think
  2. Looking Glass
  3. Come to Me
  4. No Fair at All
  5. You Hear Me Call Your Name
  6. Another Time, Another Place
 

1967
 The Turtles,
Happy Together
(White Whale 7114)

Produced by Jos Wissert

  1. Makin' My Mind Up
  2. Guide for the Married Man
  3. Think I'll Run Away
  4. Walking Song
  5. Me About You *
  6. Happy Together
  7. She'd Rather Be with Me
  8. Too Young to Be One
  9. Person Without a Care
  10. Like the Seasons
  11. Rugs of Woods & Flowers
* Jerry Yester String & Hone Arrangments on 1 track

Me About You
 

1967
 Monkees,
Headquarters
(Colgems COS-103)

Produced by Douglas Farthing Hatlelid (Chip Douglas)

Side 1

  1. You Told Me
  2. I'll Spend My Life With You
  3. Forget That Girl
  4. Band 6
  5. You Just May Be The One
  6. Shades Of Gray *
  7. I Can't Get Her Off My Mind
Side 2
  1. For Pete's Sake
  2. Mr. Webster
  3. Sunny Girlfriend
  4. Zilch
  5. No Time *
  6. Early Morning Blues And Greens
  7. Randy Scouse Git
* Jerry Yester appears on 3 track

Guitar on " No Time"
Bass on " Shades of Grey"
background Vocal on "unknow"
 

1967
 Tim Buckley,
Goodbye & ...Hello
(Asylum 7318)

Recording Director: Jerry Yester
and Organ, Piano, Harpsichord

Side 1

  1. No Man Can Find The War
  2. Carnival Song
  3. Pleasant Street
  4. Hallucinations
  5. I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
Side 2
  1. Once I Was
  2. Phantasmagoria In Two
  3. Knight-Errant
  4. Goodbye And Hello
  5. Morning Glory
 

1967
 Revelation: Revolution '69,
Lovin' Spoonful featuring Joe Butler
(Kama Sutra KLPS 8073)

Side 1

  1. Amazing Air
  2. Never Going Back *
  3. The Prophet
  4. Only Yesterday
  5. War Games
Side 2
  1. (Till I) Run With You
  2. Jug of Wine
  3. Revelation: Revolution '69
  4. Me About You
  5. Words
* Never Going Back

Joe Butler , Jerry Yester: guitar, Chip Douglas , Red Rhodes , John Stewart .
 

1968
 Zalman Yanovsky,
Alive and Well in Argentina
(Buddah BDS-5019)

Produced and Arranged by Jerry Yester & Zal Yanovsky
Orchestration by Jerry Yester

Side 1

  1. Raven In A Cage
  2. You Talk Too Much
  3. Last Date
  4. Little Bitty Pretty One
  5. Alive and Well in Argentina
Side 2
  1. Brown To Blue
  2. Priscilla Millionaira
  3. I Almost Lost My Mind
  4. Hip Toad
  5. LT. Schtinckhausen
 

1968
 Tim Buckley,
Happy Sad
(Asylum 74045)

Produced by Jerry Yester & Zal Yanovsky

  1. Strange Feelin'
  2. Buzzin' Fly
  3. Love From Room 109 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)
  4. Dream Letter
  5. Gypsy Woman
  6. Sing A Song For You
 

1968
 Pat Boone,
Departure
(Tetragrammaton T-118)

Produced by Jerry Yester & Zal Yanovsky

Side 1

  1. What's Gnawing At Me
  2. July,You're A Woman
  3. Within My Own Time
  4. Song Of The Siren
  5. Molly
  6. Never Goin' Back
Side 2
  1. Long Distance
  2. No Playing In The Snow
  3. I've Got A Secret
  4. Bad News
  5. Break My Mind
  6. Friends
 

1969
 The Fifth Avenue Band,
(Reprise 6369)

Produced by Jerry Yester and Zal Yanovsky(*) and Erik Jacobsen

Side 1

  1. Fast Freight
  2. One Way or The Other
  3. Good Lady of Toronto*
  4. Eden Rock
  5. Country Time Rhymes*
  6. Calamity Jane
Side 2
  1. Nice Folks*
  2. Cockeyed Shame
  3. Faithful Be Fair*
  4. In Hollywood*
  5. Angel*
 

Recorded 1969
 Turtles,
Shell Shock
(1987, Rhino RNLP 70158)

* Produced by Jerry Yester

Side 1

  1. Goodby Surprise *
  2. Like It or Not *
  3. There You Sit Lonely *
  4. We Ain't Gonna Party No More *
  5. Cat The Window *
  6. Lady-O
Side 2
  1. Can I Go On
  2. Dance This Dance
  3. You Want to be a Woman *
  4. If We Only Had The Time *
  5. Gas Money *
  6. Teardrops *
  7. Who Would Ever Think That I Would Marry Margaret?
 

1969
 Judy Henske and Jerry Yester,
Farewell Aldebaran
(Straight TS-1052 A)

Produced by Jerry Yester and Zal Yanovsky

Side 1

  1. Snowblind
  2. Horeses on a Stick
  3. Lullaby
  4. St. Nicholas Hall
  5. Three Ravens
Side 2
  1. Raider
  2. Mrs. Connor
  3. Rapture
  4. Charity
  5. Farewell Aldebaran
 

1970
 Tim Dawe,
Penrod
(Straight STS1058)

Produced & Arranged by Jerry Yester

Side 1

  1. Scarlet Women
  2. Nite Train Home
  3. Nothing at All
  4. Little Boy Blue
  5. Junkie John
Side 2
  1. Sometimes Alone
  2. No Exit(Cafe and Gallery)
  3. I'm Comin'
  4. Some Other Time
  5. Didn't We Love
 

1971
 Rosebud,
(Reprise Record RS-9426)

Produced by Jerry Yester

Side 1

  1. Panama
  2. le Soleil
  3. Reno
  4. Wester Wisconsin
  5. Lorelei
Side 2
  1. Salvation
  2. Lullaby II (Summer Carol)
  3. The Yum Yum Man
  4. Roll Home Cheyenne
  5. Flying to Morning
 

1971
 Russ Giguere,
Hexagram 16
(Warner Bros. WS1910)

Produced by Russ Giguere & John Boylan

Side X

  1. Now We Begin
  2. Brother Speed
  3. Ridge Rider
  4. My Plan
  5. In New Germany
Side Y
  1. Rosarita Beach Cafe
  2. Lover's Prayer
  3. Let It Flow
  4. Shop Around
  5. Pegasus
 

1972
 Aztec Two Step,
Aztec Two Step
(Elektra EKS-75031)

Produced by Jerry Yester
and Auto harp, banjo,Celeste, Vocal Chorus and String arrangments

Side 1

  1. Baking
  2. Killing Me
  3. Persecution and Restoration of Dean Moriarty (On The Road)
  4. Infidel
  5. So Easy*
  6. Prisoner
Side 2
  1. Strangers
  2. Almost Apocalypse
  3. Dancers All
  4. Cockroach Cacophony
  5. Highway Song
 

1972
 Peter & The Wolf,
by Serge Prokofiev. It was a pop version
Narration Spoken by Rob Reiner
(United Artists UAS-5646)

Produced by Carl Gottlieb
Music arranged and conducted by Jerry Yester

Side 1

  1. Peter & The Wolf - Part I
Side 2
  1. Peter & The Wolf - Part II
  2. Peter's Theme
  3. The Wolf
  4. The Triumphant Procession
The Orchestra was:
Bass-David Vaught
Drums-John Seiter
Piano-Bob Klimes
Guitar-Michael Warren, Jerry Yester
Violin-Bobby Bruce
Flute:Sheridan Stokes
Clarinet-John Rotella
Trumpet/Flugel Horn-Phil Hall
Tenor Sax-Alan Beutler
Trombone-Dick Nash
Bass Sax/Baritone-Jack Nimitz
 

1973
 Tom Waits,
Closing Time
(Asylum 5061)

Produced by Jerry Yester

Side 1

  1. Ol' '55
  2. I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You
  3. Virginia Avenue
  4. Old Shoes (And Picture Postcards)
  5. Midnight Lullaby
  6. Martha
Side 2
  1. Rosie
  2. Lonely
  3. Ice Cream Man
  4. Little Trip To Heaven (On The Wings Of Your Love)
  5. Grapefruit Moon
  6. Closing Time
 

1973
 Billy Mernit,
Special Delivery
(Elektra EKS-75054)

Produced by Jerry Yester

Side 1

  1. Special Delivery
  2. Here Beside the Water
  3. Wrong Again
  4. You've Really Got a Hold on Me
  5. Ain't No Dancer
  6. Mad Love
Side 2
  1. Motel Dawn
  2. I'm Open
  3. Everbody Wants Theirs
  4. I Seen Ya
  5. If I Could
  6. You're Great When You Get Drunk,Honey
 

1975
 Spanky & Our Gang,
Change
(Epic PE 33580)

Associate Producer: Paul Grupp at Record Plant, L.A. & Sausalito
Produced with Spanky & Our Gang

Side 1

  1. I Won't Brand You
  2. Standing Room Only
  3. When I Wanna
  4. Since You've Gone
  5. San Diego Serenade
Side 2
  1. L.A. Freeway
  2. Space Cowboys Forever
  3. National Stardom
  4. Dues
  5. I Wish We'd All Been Ready
* Strings arranged by: Richard Thompson & Jerry Yester with San Francisco Symphony Strings Ensemble
** Additional vocal harmony: Jerry Yester
 

1976
 Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart,
(Japan Capitol ESC-80447)

Produced by boyce and hart

Side 1

  1. Right Now
  2. I Love You (and I'm Glad That I Said It)
  3. You and I
  4. Teenager in Love
  5. Sail on Sailor
  6. It Always Hourts the Most in the Morning
Side 2
  1. Moonfire
  2. You Didn't Feel That Way Last Night
  3. Along Came Jones
  4. Savin' My Love for You
  5. I Remenber The feeling
  6. Sweet Heart Attack
Guitar: Jerry Yester
 

1976
 Tatsuro Yamashita,
Circus Town
(RVC Japan, RVL-8004)


Side 1
New York Side: Produced by Charlie Calello

  1. No Man Can Find The War
  2. Carnival Song
  3. Pleasant Street
  4. Hallucinations
  5. I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain
Side 2
Los Angeles Side: Produced by Jimmy Seiter & John Seiter
  1. Once I Was
  2. Phantasmagoria In Two
  3. Knight-Errant
  4. Goodbye And Hello
  5. Morning Glory
Los Angeles Side:
Arranged by Tasturo Yamashita & Jerry Yester (background vocals)
Background vocals: Jerry Yester, Kenny Altman, John Seiter & Tasturo Yamashita
 

1976
 Tom Waits,
Small Change
(Asylum 1078-2)

Produced by Bones Howe

Side 1

  1. Tom Traubert's Blues
  2. Step Right Up
  3. Jitterbug Boy
  4. I Wish I Was in New Orleans
  5. Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me)
Side 2
  1. Invitation to the Blues
  2. Pasties and a G-String
  3. Bad Liver and a Broken Heart
  4. One That Got Away
  5. Small Change
  6. I Can't Wait to Get off Work
String Arrangements and Conductor: Jerry Yester
 

1977
 Brian And Brenda,
Supersonic Lover
(The Rocket Record PIG-2291)

Produced by Jay Lewis

Side 1

  1. Life Could Be So Grand
  2. That's All Right Too
  3. You Show Me Your Love
  4. Don't Let Love Go
  5. A Love And Loser
Side 2
  1. Supersonic Lover *
  2. Beautiful Lie **
  3. Who Loves You
  4. Think About You **
  5. Love Is Better Kept
* Strings Arranged by Jerry Yester
** Strings & Horns Arranged by Jerry Yester
 

1979
 Danny O'Keefe,
Global Blues
(Warner Brothers BSK-3314)

Produced by Jay Lewis and Danny O'Keefe
Side 1

  1. The Global Blues
  2. Livin'in The Modern Age *
  3. Falsetto Gl\oodbye
  4. The Street
  5. On The Wheel Of Love
Side 2
  1. The Jimmy Hoffa Mem.Blag. Blues
  2. (Keep Your) Back To The Wall
  3. Square Sun
  4. Kujira Wo Sukuou
  5. Atlas
* Livin'in The Modern Age

Horns arranged and conducted by Jerry Yester
 

1980
 Tom Waits,
Heartattack & Vine
(Asylum 295)

Produced by Bones Howe

Side 1

  1. Heartattack And Vine
  2. In Shades
  3. Saving All My Love For You
  4. Downtown
  5. Jersey Girl *
Side 2
  1. 'Til The Money Runs Out
  2. On The Nickel
  3. Mr. Siegal
  4. Ruby's Arms *
String Arrangements and Conductor: Jerry Yester
 

1998
 Tom Freund,
North American Long Weekend
(BMG /Red Ant12308)

  1. Digs
  2. 27
  3. Trondheim
  4. Lady Jane
  5. More Than Necessary
  6. Business Of Knowing
  7. Holden Caulfield
  8. No Turning Back
  9. Great Authority
  10. Synagogue
  11. North American Long Weekend
  12. Beautiful Sadness
  13. Cry Baby Cry
  14. Business Of Knowing (Revisited)
Jerry Yester: Conductor, String Arrangements
 

1998
 Mike Ireland & Holler,
Learning How to Live
(WEA 31021)

  1. House Of Secrets
  2. Worst Of All
  3. Headed for a Fall
  4. Biggest Torch In Town
  5. Don't Call This Love
  6. Banks of the Ohio
  7. Christmas Past
  8. Graveyard Song
  9. Cold, Cold Comfort
  10. Some Things You Lose
  11. Cry
  12. Learning How To Live
Jerry Yester: String Arrangements
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