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Black Jewel Case in golden, embossed Slipcase.

Annotation last modified on 2014-10-05 07:19 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Celestial Blues
recording engineer:
Bob Liftin
producer:
William S. Fischer (American keyboardist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Williams (drummer) (on 1973-07-26)
electric bass guitar:
Wilbur “Bad” Bascomb (Jr., jazz‐funk bassist/songwriter) (on 1973-07-26)
strings:
Selwart Clarke (on 1973-07-26)
vocals:
Andy Bey (on 1973-07-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1973-07-26)
remixed at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Celestial Blues (on 1973-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Andy Bey
Andy Bey3:24
2Is It Because I'm Black
Lloyd Williams3:15
3Rhythm
Street Gangland Rhythms Band 41:10
4It Ain't Necessarily So
double bass:
Ben Tucker
instrumental recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so”
Mary Lou Williams4:43
5The Message
producer:
John Schroeder (English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief)
recording of:
The Message
writer:
Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio
Cymande44:20
6Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
24‐Carat Black3:39
7This Is the Lost Generation
recording of:
This Is the Lost Generation
writer:
Gus Redmond, Fred Simon (70s US funk/soul vocalist for The Lost Generation), Lowrell Simon and Albert Tribble ("A. J. Tribble")
The Lost Generation43:31
8Wake Up Brothers
Doug Hammond3:12
9USA (Union of South Africa)
David Lampel2:51
10Gang Fight
Street Gangland Rhythms Band 12:18
11Seduction/Kidnap Poem
Nikki Giovanni3:10
12Supermarket Blues
recording engineer:
Lewis Hahn
producer:
Joel Dorn
bass:
Miroslav Vitouš (on 1970-10-08)
bass [electric bass]:
Gary King (jazz bassist, arranger and songwriter) (on 1970-10-08)
drums (drum set):
Alphonse Mouzon (on 1970-10-08)
guitar:
Richie Resnicoff (on 1970-10-08)
piano:
Harry Whitaker (jazz pianist) (on 1970-10-08)
background vocals:
Carla Cargill (on 1970-10-08)
vocals:
Eugene McDaniels (on 1970-10-08)
conductor:
Harry Whitaker (jazz pianist) (on 1970-10-08)
remixer:
Lewis Hahn
recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1970-10-08)
recording of:
Supermarket Blues (on 1970-10-08)
composer:
Eugene McDaniels
Gene McDaniels4:08
13Heavy Duty Dub
Harry Mudie meets King Tubby3:05