The Best Of Black Jazz Records 1971-1976

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Mode for D.D.
producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Reggie Willis (free jazz bass player)
electric piano:
Ken Chaney (jazz pianist and composer)
membranophone:
Arlington Davis, Jr. (drummer)
percussion:
Arlington Davis, Jr. (drummer) and Steve Galloway (jazz trombonist)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Richard (Ari) Brown (US avant-garde jazz musician)
trombone:
Steve Galloway (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Frank Gordon (Trumpeter)
recording of:
Mode for D.D.
composer:
Richard P. Brown (US avant-garde jazz musician)
The Awakening4:50
2Higher Ground
producer:
Gene Russell and Dick Schory
acoustic bass guitar:
Gerald Brown (bassist)
bongos, congas and percussion:
Big Black (US jazz percussionist & bandleader)
drums (drum set):
Harold Mason (drums)
electric bass guitar [fender]:
Darrel Clayborn
electric piano, keyboard, Moog, organ and piano:
Doug Carn
guitar:
Calvin Keys (jazz guitarist/composer) and Nathan Page (jazz guitarist/pianist)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Ronnie Laws
trombone:
Thurman Green (trombonist)
recording of:
Higher Ground
composer:
Doug Carn
Doug Carn5:06
3Aunt Lovey
engineer:
Jim Mooney
executive producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Nyimbo Henry Franklin (American jazz double-bassist)
electric piano:
Thalmus Kirk Lightsey
flute, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Charles Owens (US jazz & session saxophonist, from Phoenix, born 193)
guitar:
Ajafika Calvin Keys (jazz guitarist/composer)
membranophone:
Ndugu Leon Chancelor
arranger:
Calvin Keys (jazz guitarist/composer)
Calvin Keys7:23
4Eglise
producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Henry Franklin (American jazz double-bassist)
drums (drum set):
Carl Burnett (Jazz funk drummer)
keyboard:
Roland Haynes (Jazz keyboardist) and Kirk Lightsey
arranger:
Roland Haynes (Jazz keyboardist)
recording of:
Eglise
composer:
Roland Haynes (Jazz keyboardist)
Roland Haynes3:09
5Slinky
producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
electric piano:
Ken Chaney (jazz pianist and composer)
membranophone:
Arlington Davis, Jr. (drummer)
percussion:
Arlington Davis, Jr. (drummer) and Steve Galloway (jazz trombonist)
soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Richard (Ari) Brown (US avant-garde jazz musician)
trombone:
Steve Galloway (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Frank Gordon (Trumpeter)
recording of:
Slinky
composer:
Ken Chaney (jazz pianist and composer)
The Awakening6:08
6Coral Keys
engineer and producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Reggie Johnson
drums (drum set):
Idris Muhammad
flute and soprano saxophone:
Harold Vic
piano:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist)
arranger:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Black Jazz Records
recording of:
Coral Keys
composer:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist)
publisher:
Modville Music (publisher for Walter Bishop, Jr.)
Walter Bishop, Jr.5:35
7Diswa
engineer and producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Reggie Johnson
membranophone:
Ray Pounds
piano:
John Barnes (US soul songwriter, keyboardist, synthesizer & pianist aka LA Jay)
tenor saxophone:
Rudolph Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
arranger:
Rudolph Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
recording of:
Diswa
composer:
Rudolph Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
Rudolph Johnson6:36
8Blue Lights
producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Henry Franklin (American jazz double-bassist)
guitar:
Kenny Climas (Guitarist)
membranophone:
Ndugu
soprano saxophone:
Kemang Sunduza (saxophonist)
tenor saxophone:
Charles Owens (US jazz & session saxophonist, from Phoenix, born 193)
trombone:
Al Hall, Jr. (trombone)
trumpet:
Oscar Brashear
recording of:
Blue Lights
composer:
Al Hall, Jr. (trombone)
Henry Franklin7:00
9Maiden Voyage
producer:
Gene Russell
bass guitar:
Henry Davis (US soul/funk bassist)
congas:
Sajih (percussion)
double bass:
John W. Heard
flute:
George Harper
piano:
Ernest Van Trease
tambourine:
John LaSalle
triangle:
Billy Osbourne (instrumentalist, singer, writer and producer) and Sajih (percussion)
trumpet:
Everett Turner (Trumpet player with the Sun Ra Arkestra)
cover recording of:
Maiden Voyage
composer:
Herbert J. Hancock (Herbie Hancock, US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music Co.
Kellee Patterson5:18
10Powerhouse
producer:
Gene Russell
membranophone:
Raymond Pounds
organ:
Chester Thompson (US keyboardist Chester D. Thompson for Santana & Tower of Power)
saxophone:
Rudolph Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
trombone:
Al Hall, Jr. (trombone)
recording of:
Power House
composer:
Chester Thompson (US keyboardist Chester D. Thompson for Santana & Tower of Power)
Chester Thompson6:28
11March On
producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Reggie Willis (free jazz bass player)
electric piano:
Ken Chaney (jazz pianist and composer)
membranophone:
Arlington Davis, Jr. (drummer)
percussion:
Arlington Davis, Jr. (drummer), Drasheer Khalid (drummer, percussionist) and Steve Galloway (jazz trombonist)
tenor saxophone:
Richard (Ari) Brown (US avant-garde jazz musician)
trombone:
Steve Galloway (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Frank Gordon (Trumpeter)
recording of:
March On
composer:
Ken Chaney (jazz pianist and composer)
The Awakening5:34
12Soul Village
producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Gerald Brown (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Bahir Hassan (Drummer)
flute and saxophone:
Ronnie Laws
percussion:
Shakur M. Abdulla (percussion)
vibraphone:
Woody Murray
recording of:
Soul Village
composer:
Walter Bishop, Jr. (American jazz pianist)
Walter Bishop, Jr.6:19
13The Highest Pleasure
producer:
Gene Russell
bass:
Kent Brinkley
membranophone:
Douglas J. Sides
piano:
Kirk Lightsey
tenor saxophone:
Rudolph Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
arranger:
Rudolph Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
recording of:
The Highest Pleasure
composer:
Rudolph Johnson (1970s jazz saxophone player)
Rudolph Johnson7:37