Caché (album)

Caché is an album by saxophonist Kirk Whalum issued in 1993 on Columbia Records. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

Overview
Artists such as Gerald Albright, Brenda Russell, Angela Bofill, Jevetta Steele and Nile Rodgers guest on the album.

Covers
Whalum covered "Fragile" by Sting, Karyn White's "Love Saw It", "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland and Everything but the Girl's "The Language of Life".

Personnel

 * Gerald Albright - alto saxophone
 * Anas Allas - assistant engineer
 * Jearlyn Steele Battle - backing vocals
 * Peter Beckerman - assistant engineer
 * Poogie Bell - drums
 * Gary Bias - alto saxophone
 * Steven Birch - programming
 * Angela Bofill - vocals
 * Dean Brown - electric guitar
 * Ray Brown - contractor, trumpet
 * Robbie Buchanan - arranger, drum programming, keyboards, producer, programming
 * Carl Burnett - guitar
 * Carl Burnette - guitar
 * Eric Calvi - engineer, mixing
 * Bill Cantos - keyboards, piano, programming
 * Brad Cole - arranger, keyboards, programming
 * Michael Davis - trombone
 * Julie Delgado - backing vocals
 * Michael Dumas - assistant engineer
 * Wilton Felder - bass
 * Lynn Fiddmont - backing vocals
 * Ernie Fields Jr. - baritone saxophone
 * André Fischer - arranger, producer
 * Ray Fuller - guitar
 * Preston Glass - arranger, keyboards, percussion, producer
 * Bibi Green - production coordination
 * Tyrone Griffen - programming
 * Kevin Guillaume - backing vocals
 * Noel Hazen - assistant engineer
 * Natalie Jackson - backing vocals
 * Paul Jackson, Jr. - guitar
 * Rick Jackson - piano
 * Bob James - piano
 * Amy Keyes - backing vocals
 * Brian Kilgore - percussion
 * Jay Landers - engineer
 * Ricky Lawson - drum programming, drums, producer, programming, synthesizer, synthesizer bass
 * Randy Long - assistant engineer
 * Kenny MacDougald - drums
 * Brian Malouf - mixing
 * Olivia McClurken - backing vocals
 * Pat McDougal - mixing
 * Marcus Miller - bass guitar
 * Darren Mora - assistant engineer
 * Rob Mullins - keyboards
 * Billy Murrell - copyist
 * Christine Navarez - assistant engineer
 * Charles Paakkari - assistant engineer
 * Brett Perry - engineer
 * Jerry Peters - keyboards, organ, producer, string arrangements
 * Greg Phillinganes - keyboards, piano
 * Malcolm Pollack - remixing
 * Robert Read - assistant engineer
 * Chris Rich - assistant engineer
 * Darryl Richards - tenor saxophone
 * Carlos Rios - guitar
 * Nile Rodgers - rhythm guitar
 * Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone
 * Brenda Russell - vocals, backing vocals
 * Hal Sacks - engineer, mixing, producer
 * Philippe Saisse - arranger, keyboards, producer, programming, backing vocals
 * Deborah Samuel - photography
 * Duane Sexton - assistant engineer, mixing assistant
 * John Siket - assistant engineer
 * Akohie Silas - backing vocals
 * Alfie Silas - backing vocals
 * Jeremy Smith - engineer
 * Kent Smith - trumpet
 * Andy Snitzer - alto saxophone
 * Maurice Spears - bass trombone
 * Jevetta Steele - vocals, backing vocals
 * Rose Stone - vocals, backing vocals
 * Vaneese Thomas - backing vocals
 * Don Tittle - engineer, mixing
 * Charles Veal - strings
 * Lori-Ann Velez - backing vocals
 * Chris Walker - bass
 * Freddie Washington - bass
 * Kevin Whalum - producer, backing vocals
 * Kirk Whalum - mouthpiece, producer, programming, reeds, soprano and tenor saxophone
 * Fred White - contractor, percussion, backing vocals
 * Christian "Wicked" Wicht - assistant producer, programming
 * James Williams - backing vocals
 * James "D-Train" Williams - backing vocals
 * Dave Willis - programming
 * Joe Wolfe - programming, synthesizer, synthesizer programming
 * Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff - engineer, mixing
 * Reggie C. Young - trombone
 * Vittorio Zammarano - engineer
 * Joel Zimmerman - art direction, design