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Melvin Sparks
Akilah!
Album US 1972 on Prestige label
Jazz (Soul-Jazz)
Spine: Prestige Stereo 10039 Front cover: PR10039 Back cover: Prestige 10039 Labels: PRT-10039 "Akilah means: Perception - Discernment - Intelligence - Understanding"
Musicians
 | Melvin Sparks g, 1946-2011 US guitar, album by, written by |
 | George Coleman ts, *1935 US alto saxophone |
 | Sonny Fortune as, fl, *1939 US alto saxophone |
 | Idris Muhammad dr, 1939-2014 US drums |
 | Dave Hubbard ss, fl, *1940 US flute, tenor saxophone |
 | Hubert Laws fl, *1939 US flute |
 | J. Billy VerPlanck sax, str, tb, US orchestrated by |
 | Leon Spencer, Jr. , 1945-2012 US organ, piano, written by |
 | Buddy Caldwell cng, percussion |
 | Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US tenor saxophone |
 | Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet |
 | Virgil Jones tr, 1939-2012 US trumpet |
Producers
| Tony Lane art direction, photography by |
| Rudy Van Gelder mastered by, recorded by, engineer |
| Ozzie Cadena supervised by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love The Life You Live | Melvin Sparks | Gene Redd Jr., Kool & The Gang | 5:35 |
| 2 | On The Up | Melvin Sparks | Melvin Sparks | 6:23 |
| 3 | All Wrapped Up | Melvin Sparks | Melvin Sparks | 4:40 |
| 4 | Akilah | Melvin Sparks | Melvin Sparks | 4:35 |
| 5 | Blues For J.B. | Melvin Sparks | Melvin Sparks | 7:05 |
| 6 | The Image Of Love | Melvin Sparks | Leon Spencer, Jr. | 6:45 |
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