Blax Is Back

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Across 110th Street
performer:
Peace (funk/soul, Bobby Womack collaborator, e.g "Across 100th Street")
recording of:
Across 110th Street
writer:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) and Bobby Womack
Bobby Womack53:53
2Preacherman
recording of:
Preacher Man
writer and arranger:
Richard Tufo
The Impressions3:12
3First Come First Serve
Ramon Morris4:49
4Fat Cakes
engineer:
Malcolm Addey
producer:
Sonny Lester
organ:
Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff3:25
5The Way They Do My Life
Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul3:04
6Big Mac
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
engineer:
Malcolm Addey
producer:
Sonny Lester
alto saxophone:
Bob Martin (saxophone) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Joe Romano (saxophone, flute, USA) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
baritone saxophone:
John Laws (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
bass:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
bass trombone:
John Leys (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
congas:
Jimmy Maelen (percussion) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
guitar:
Joe Beck (guitar) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
percussion:
Sam Woodyard (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
piano:
Buddy Budson (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Crea (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Pat La Barbera (American-born Canadian jazz reed player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
trombone:
Alan Kaplan (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Keith O’Quinn (trombonist) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
trumpet:
Charles Davis (trumpet player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13), Larry Hall (trumpet player) (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13), John Hoffman (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13) and Greg Hopkins (from 1973-10-06 until 1973-10-13)
recording of:
Big Mac
composer:
Ernie Wilkins
Buddy Rich45:45
7The Cafe Black Rose
Lightnin’ Rod1:46
8Maceo
Maceo and All the King’s Men7:47
9A Funky Song
recording of:
A Funky Song
writer:
Ripple (former American funk band) and Keith Samuels
Ripple3:04
10Superfly
instrumental cover recording of:
Superfly
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
Reuben Wilson4:56
11Flyjack
Richard “Groove” Holmes3:35
12Moisturizer
O'Donel Levy6:24
13Flo
Isaac "Redd" Holt Unlimited5:30
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Freddie's Dead
engineer:
Roger Anfinsen
producer:
Curtis Mayfield
bass guitar:
Joseph Scott (US funk/soul bassist)
drums (drum set):
Morris Jennings
guitar:
Curtis Mayfield and Craig McMullen
percussion:
Master Henry Gibson (Percussionist with Curtis Mayfield, Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis)
lead vocals:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curtom Records (in 1972)
recording of:
Freddie’s Dead
lyricist and composer:
Curtis Mayfield
publisher:
Todd Mayfield Publishing, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Curtom Publishing Co Inc (from 1972 to ????)
recording of:
Freddie’s Dead (William Parker arrangement)
composer:
Curtis Mayfield
arranger:
William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)
publisher:
Centering Music (publisher for William Parker)
arrangement of:
Freddie’s Dead
Curtis Mayfield55:29
2Thank You
Joe Thomas3:36
3The Bottle
engineer:
Jose Williams
assistant producer:
Jose Williams
producer:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Gil Scott‐Heron
drums (drum set) [traps]:
Bob Adams (drummer)
electric bass guitar [fender bass]:
Danny Bowens
electric piano:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Gil Scott‐Heron
piano [acoustic piano]:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer)
vocals:
Brian Jackson (American keyboardist, flautist, singer, composer & producer) and Gil Scott‐Heron
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Rumal-Gia Ltd. (from 1976 to present)
recorded at:
D&B Sound in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (from 1973-09-04 until 1973-10-15)
recording of:
The Bottle (from 1973-09-04 until 1973-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
publisher:
Brouhaha Music Inc. and Castle Music Ltd.
Gil Scott‐Heron45:19
4Home
Jeremy Steig4:41
5Ain't It Funky Now
engineer:
Malcolm Addey
producer:
Sonny Lester
organ:
Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff3:43
6It's a Trip
The Last Poets4:47
7The Ghetto '74
Leroy Hutson4:31
8Cissy Strut
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 158)
recording of:
Cissy Strut
composer:
Joseph Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr.
The Meters43:03
9Well, You Needn't
Larry Ridley8:29
10Trespassing
Skull Snaps4:04
11In a Funky Way
Charlie Rouse4:52
12Theme From Shaft
recording engineer:
Malcolm Addey
producer:
Sonny Lester
congas:
James Peacock
guitar:
Lawrence Frazier
membranophone:
Willie Jenkins
organ:
Jimmy McGriff
tenor saxophone:
Harold Bennett (saxophonist, flautist)
trombone:
Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton
trumpet:
William Skinner
cover recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 44)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
Jimmy McGriff4:01
13Like a Thief in the Night
bass:
Ron Carter (US jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Roker (Drummer)
electric piano and piano:
Mike Longo
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Randy Brecker
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Joe Farnsworth
guitar:
George Davis (US musician & songwriter George Richard Davis Jr., guitar, bass, saxophone, oboe)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
Michael Longo5:37