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A1	Love Eyes Guitar, Soloist – Steve KhanPiano, Soloist – Walter MurphyWritten-By – W. Murphy*	5:00
A2	Could It Be The Music Written-By – W. Murphy*	3:45
A3	Sunflower Flugelhorn, Soloist – Lew SoloffWritten-By – W. Murphy*	3:52
A4	Rhapsody In Blue Alto Saxophone, Soloist – Don MenzaClarinet, Soloist – Tom ScottWritten-By – George Gershwin	3:50
A5	It Ain't Necessarily So Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Tom ScottWritten-By – George Gershwin	3:13
New York City Suite
B1.1	Slaughter On Tenth Avenue Alto Saxophone, Soloist – George Young Written-By – Richard Rodgers	4:30
B1.2	Uptown Serenade Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – George Young Written-By – Walter Murphy	3:42
B1.3	Fish Legs (Getdown Town) Organ, Soloist – Walter MurphyWritten-By – W. Murphy*	3:41
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B2	The Only Two People In The World Composed By, Lyrics By – W. Murphy*Lyrics By – Eddie Garr	3:25
B3	You Are On My Mind Composed By, Lyrics By – W. Murphy*Lyrics By – Eddie Garr	4:30

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Private Stock Records, Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Private Stock Records, Ltd.
• Recorded At – United Western Studios
• Recorded At – Sound Ideas Studios
• Mastered At – Sterling Sound
• Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

• Adapted By, Arranged By, Conductor – Walter Murphy
• Bass – Harvey Swartz* (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Jim Hughart (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Max Bennett (tracks: A5, B1.3)
• Concertmaster – David Nadien (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Israel Baker (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2)
• Contractor [New York] – Emil Charlap
• Drums – Eddie Green* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Jimmy Madison (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), John Guerin (tracks: A5, B1.3)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Kathy Dennis (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3)
• Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Rick Rowe (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3)
• Engineer [Recording] – Dennis Drake (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2)
• French Horn – Dick Perissi* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2)
• Graphics – Bill Baffa
• Guitar – Charlie Brown (tracks: A3), Dennis Budimer* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), John Tropea (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Peter Mannu (tracks: A5, B1.3), Steve Kahn* (tracks: B1,1, B3)
• Keyboards – Walter Murphy
• Mastered By – Ted Jensen
• Percussion – Greg Westhoff
• Photography By, Art Direction – Dan Rubin
• Producer – Thomas J. Valentino, Walter Murphy
• Producer [Associate] – Francis Valentino, Joanne Valentino, Robert F. Valentino, Thomas J. Valentino Jr.*
• Producer [Los Angeles Production Assistance], Contractor [Los Angeles] – Frank Capp
• Reeds – Dave Toffani* (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Don Menza (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), George Young (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Tom Scott (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2)
• Trombone – Bill Watrous (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Dave Taylor* (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Dick Hyde (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Lew McCreary (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Paul Bernardi (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Wayne Andre (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3)
• Trumpet – Chuck Findley (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Jerry Hay* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Jon Faddis (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Lew Soloff (tracks: A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3), Paul Salvo (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2)
• Vocals – Lani Groves (tracks: B2, B3), Maxine Willard* (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Myrna Matthews (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Pat Henderson (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2), Zack Sanders* (tracks: B3)

Notes

"SP" in label matrix denotes a Specialty Records Corporation pressing.
Produced for RFT Music Publishing Corp.
A2, A4, A5, B1.3, B2 Recorded at United Western Studios, Hollywood
A1, A3, B1.1, B1.2, B3 Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios, New York
© ℗ 1977 Private Stock Records, Ltd.
Printed in U.S.A.

Different label versions here and here.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side 1): PS 2028-A SP
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side 2): PS 2028-B SP
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1 etch & stamp): SCR PS-2028-A 1-2 STERLING
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 2 etch & stamp): SCR PS-2028-B 1-1 STERLING
• Pressing Plant ID: SP

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PS 2028	Walter Murphy	Rhapsody In Blue ‎(LP, Album)	Private Stock	PS 2028	US	1977
1C 064-99 218	Walter Murphy	Rhapsody In Blue ‎(LP, Album)	Private Stock, EMI Electrola	1C 064-99 218	Germany	1977
none	Walter Murphy	Rhapsody In Blue ‎(10xFile, FLAC, Album, RE, RM)	Private Stock	none	US	2014
PS 2028	Walter Murphy	Rhapsody In Blue ‎(LP, Album)	Private Stock	PS 2028	France	1977
3C 064-99218	Walter Murphy	Rhapsody In Blue ‎(LP, Album)	Private Stock	3C 064-99218	Italy	1977