Harvey Mason



Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947, in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American jazz drummer. He has worked with many jazz and fusion artists, including Bob James, The Brecker Brothers, Lee Ritenour, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters and almost all the Mizell Brothers productions with Donald Byrd, Johnny Hammond, Bobbi Humphrey and Gary Bartz. He is featured on George Benson's 1976 album Breezin'. Harvey is also the percussionist for the contemporary jazz group Fourplay, which includes keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Chuck Loeb, and bassist Nathan East.

In 1979 Mason Sr released the hit single "Groovin' You", a disco-stomping tune, from the album of the same name. It was sampled by house music producer Gusto in his 1995 hit single "Disco's Revenge".

As leader
Earth Mover (1976) Arista Records
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Funk In A Mason Jar (1977) Arista Records
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Groovin’ You (1979) Arista Records
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M.V.P (1981) Arista Records
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Stone Mason (1996) Atlantic Records
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As sideman
With Fourplay:

With Herb Alpert With Chet Atkins With Beck With George Benson With Donald Byrd With Casiopea With Chick Corea With Miles Davis & Michel Legrand With Charles Earland Wit Joe Farrell With The Headhunters With Herbie Hancock With Gene Harris With Eddie Henderson With Freddie Hubbard With Bobbi Humphrey With Bobby Hutcherson With Yosui Inoue With Ahmad Jamal With Carole King With Hubert Laws With Kenny Loggins With Wade Marcus With Joe Pass With Bob James With Lee Ritenour With Rufus With Patrice Rushen With Véronique Sanson With Moacir Santos With Diane Schuur With Marlena Shaw With Donna Summer With Gábor Szabó With Stanley Turrentine With Kazumi Watanabe With Grover Washington, Jr. With Jimmy Webb With Gary Wright
 * Midnight Sun (A & M, 1992)
 * Street Dreams (Columbia, 1986)
 * The Information (Interscope, 2006)
 * Breezin' (Warner Bros., 1976)
 * Weekend in L.A. (Warner Bros., 1978)
 * Street Lady (Blue Note, 1973)
 * Stepping into Tomorrow (Blue Note, 1974)
 * Places and Spaces (Blue Note, 1975)
 * Caricatures (Blue Note, 1976)
 * 4x4 (Alpha, 1982)
 * Light and Shadows (Pony Canyon, 1997)
 * The Mad Hatter (Polydor, 1978)
 * Dingo (Warner Bros., 1991)
 * Leaving This Planet (Prestige, 1973)
 * Night Dancing (Warner Bros., 1978)
 * Survival of the Fittest (Arista, 1975)
 * Head Hunters (Columbia, 1973)
 * Man-Child (Columbia, 1975)
 * Mr. Hands (Columbia, 1978)
 * In a Special Way (Blue Note, 1976)
 * Tone Tantrum (Blue Note, 1977)
 * Sunburst (Blue Note, 1975)
 * High Energy (Columbia, 1974)
 * Blacks and Blues (Blue Note, 1973)
 * Satin Doll (Blue Note, 1974)
 * Fancy Dancer (Blue Note, 1975)
 * Montara (Blue Note, 1975)
 * Nishoku no Koma (Polydor, 1974)
 * Genetic Walk (20th Century, 1975)
 * Rhymes and Reasons (Ode, 1972)
 * Fantasy (Epic, 1973)
 * The San Francisco Concert (CTI, 1975)
 * Celebrate Me Home (Columbia, 1977)
 * Metamorphosis (ABC, 1976)
 * Whitestone (Pablo, 1985)
 * One (1974)
 * Two (1975)
 * Three (1976)
 * Four (1977)
 * Heads (1977)
 * Gentle Thoughts (JVC, 1977)
 * Captain Fingers (Epic, 1977)
 * Sugar Loaf Express (JVC, 1977)
 * Earth Run (GRP, 1986)
 * Numbers (ABC, 1979)
 * Now (Elektra, 1984)
 * Le Maudit (Warner Bros., 1974)
 * Saudade (Blue Note, 1974)
 * Carnival of the Spirits (Blue Note, 1975)
 * Midnight (Concord, 2003)
 * Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? (Blue Note, 1974)
 * Donna Summer (Geffen, 1982)
 * Macho (Salvation, 1975)
 * Have You Ever Seen the Rain (Fantasy, 1975)
 * Wonderland (Blue Note, 1984)
 * Mermaid Boulevard (Alfa, 1978)
 * A Secret Place (Kudu, 1976)
 * Mister Magic (Kudu, 1973)
 * El Mirage (Atlantic, 1977)
 * Headin' Home (Warner Bros., 1979)