Bad Walking Woman
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| Bad Walking Woman | ||||
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| Studio album by Leon Spencer | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 22, 1972 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:35 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10042 |
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| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
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Bad Walking Woman is the third album by jazz organist Leon Spencer recorded for the Prestige label in 1972.[1]
Reception
Doug Payne stated the album was "Supremely heavy work from organist Leon Spencer -- one of his classic jazz funk sessions for Prestige Records, and a record that shows him opening up his sound a bit more than before!".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Leon Spencer except as indicated
- "Hip Shaker" - 3:50
- "Down On Dowling Street" - 4:55
- "In Search of Love Flute" - 4:00
- "If You Were Me And I Were You" - 5:57
- "Bad Walking Woman" - 5:01
- "When My Love Has Gone" - 6:10
- "When Dreams Start to Fade" - 7:42
Personnel
- Leon Spencer - organ, vocals
- Virgil Jones - trumpet (track 5)
- Hubert Laws - flute, piccolo flute (tracks 4, 6 & 7)
- Buzz Brauer - flute, English horn, oboe (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
- Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone (track 5)
- Dave Hubbard - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5)
- Joe Beck (tracks 3, 6 & 7), Melvin Sparks (tracks 2, 4 & 5) - guitar
- Idris Muhammad - drums
- Buddy Caldwell - congas (tracks 4-6)
- Billy Ver Planck - arranger (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
- Unidentified string section - (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
Production
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed July 8, 2013
- ↑ Payne, D. Whatever happened to Leon Spencer? June 18, 2009.
