Album US 1988 on American Clavé label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk)
Recorded and mixed during September, October 1987 and January through March 1988 at Skyline Studios, Sorcerer Sound and Sound Ideas, New York, NY, Amigo Studios, Los Angeles, CA and Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, CA. The vocalists Tennessee Reed, Shaunice Harris and Carla Blank (coach) are collectively known as The Josephine Baker New Magic Chorus. Material on this album is published in "New And Collected Poems By Ishmael Reed" Atheneum 1988.
Conjure , album by | |
Steve Swallow b, eb, *1940 US bass, electric, composed by | |
Carman Moore syn, conductor, composed by | |
Frisner Augustin cng, perc, congas | |
Giovanni Hidalgo cng, perc, *1963 PR congas | |
Milton Cardona cng, perc, 1944-2014 PR congas | |
Ignacio Berroa dr, *1953 CU drums, trap | |
Robby Ameen dr, CU drums, trap | |
Elysee Pyronneau eg, electric guitar | |
Johnny Watkins eg, electric guitar | |
Leo Nocentelli g, *1946 US electric guitar, composed by | |
Conley Abrams bvoc, US engineer, recording, los angeles | |
Roger Moutenot , US engineer, recording, new york, principal | |
Jon Fausty , US engineer, recording, new york | |
Howard Johnston , US engineer, recording, san francisco | |
Don Pullen p, 1941-1995 US organ, vocals, composed by | |
Allen Toussaint p, voc, 1938-2015 US piano, composed by | |
Hamiet Bluiett bs, *1940 US saxophone, baritone | |
Lenny Pickett fl, *1954 US saxophone, tenor | |
David Murray ts, bcl, *1955 US vocals, saxophone, tenor, composed by | |
Eddie Harris sax, ts, 1934-1996 US vocals, saxophone, tenor, composed by | |
Olu Dara tr, cor, *1941 US trumpet, vocals, harmonica, composed by | |
Bobby Womack g, voc, 1944-2014 US vocals | |
Clare Bathé voc, bvoc, vocals | |
Diahnne Abbott voc, *1945 US vocals | |
Grayson Hugh voc, *1960 US vocals | |
Ishmael Reed voc, *1938 vocals, composed by | |
Robert Jason voc, vocals | |
Shaunice Harris voc, vocals | |
Tennessee Reed voc, vocals | |
Carla Blank voc, vocals, coach | |
Fernando Saunders b, voc, US vocals, bass, electric, composed by |
Greg Calbi engineer, mastering |
Scott Marcus executive producer |
Kip Hanrahan producer |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | The Author Reflects On His 35th Birthday | Conjure | Ishmael Reed, Steve Swallow | 5:00 | |
2 | Loup Garou Means Change Into | Conjure | Eddie Harris, Ishmael Reed | 3:39 | |
3 | 'Sputin | Conjure | Allen Toussaint, Ishmael Reed, Kip Hanrahan, Leo Nocentelli | 5:03 | |
4 | Nobody Was There | Conjure | Ishmael Reed, Olu Dara | 5:04 | |
5 | Medley: General Science / Ish / Papa La Bas | Conjure | Ishmael Reed, Kip Hanrahan | 5:12 | |
6 | Running For The Office Of Love (Prelude) | Conjure | Allen Toussaint, Ishmael Reed | 1:38 | |
7 | My Brothers | Conjure | Don Pullen, Ishmael Reed | 7:01 | |
8 | Running For The Office Of Love | Conjure | Allen Toussaint, Ishmael Reed | 3:47 | |
9 | Petit Kid Everett | Conjure | Fernando Saunders, Ishmael Reed, Kip Hanrahan | 2:10 | |
10 | St. Louis Women (Excerpts) | Conjure | Ishmael Reed | 2:43 | |
11 | Bitter Chocklate | Conjure | Carman Moore, Ishmael Reed | 4:13 | |
12 | Beware: Don't Listen To This Song | Conjure | David Murray, Ishmael Reed | 5:27 | |
13 | Minnie The Moocher | Conjure | Cab Calloway, Irving Mills | 2:02 |
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