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Melvin Sparks
Sparks! / Akilah
Compil. UK 1993 on BGP Records label
Jazz (Jazz-Funk, Soul-Jazz)
2 albums on 1 CD Sparks! (P) 1970 (Originally Prestige 10001) Akilah (P) 1972 (Originally Prestige 10039) Digitally transferred from original analogue master tapes. The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Fantasy, Inc and is licensed to Ace Records Ltd.
Musicians
 | Melvin Sparks g, 1946-2011 US album by, guitar, composed by |
 | Philip Barker Design , design, cd package |
 | Idris Muhammad dr, 1939-2014 US drums |
 | Leon Spencer, Jr. , 1945-2012 US organ, organ, piano, composed by |
 | Houston Person ts, *1934 US tenor saxophone |
 | John Manning g, voc, tenor saxophone |
 | Virgil Jones tr, 1939-2012 US trumpet |
 | Sonny Fortune as, fl, *1939 US alto saxophone |
 | J. Billy VerPlanck sax, str, tb, US orchestrated by |
 | Buddy Caldwell cng, percussion |
 | Frank Wess fl, ts, sax, 1922-2013 US tenor saxophone |
 | Dave Hubbard ss, fl, *1940 US tenor saxophone, flute |
 | George Coleman ts, *1935 US alto saxophone |
 | Ernie Royal tr, 1921-1983 US trumpet |
 | Hubert Laws fl, *1939 US flute |
Producers
| Tony Lane art direction, photography by |
| Rudy Van Gelder recorded by |
| Ozzie Cadena supervised by |
| Bob Porter supervised by, liner notes |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sparks! | Melvin Sparks | ||
| 2 | Thank You For Letting Me | Melvin Sparks | Sylvester Stewart | 8:11 |
| 3 | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Melvin Sparks | Rodgers & Hart | 6:39 |
| 4 | Charlie Brown | Melvin Sparks | Leiber & Stoller | 5:56 |
| 5 | The Stinker | Melvin Sparks | Leon Spencer, Jr. | 7:02 |
| 6 | Spill The Wine | Melvin Sparks | B.B. Dickerson, Charles Miller, Harold Brown, Howard Scott, Lee Oskar, Lonnie Jordan, Papa Dee Allen | 11:14 |
| 7 | Akilah | Melvin Sparks | ||
| 8 | Love The Life You Live | Melvin Sparks | Gene Redd Jr. | 5:39 |
| 9 | On The Up | Melvin Sparks | Melvin Sparks | 6:00 |
| 10 | All Wrapped Up | Melvin Sparks | Melvin Sparks | 4:45 |
| 11 | Akilah | Melvin Sparks | Melvin Sparks | 4:42 |
| 12 | Blues For J.B. | Melvin Sparks | Melvin Sparks | 7:09 |
| 13 | The Image Of Love | Melvin Sparks | Leon Spencer, Jr. | 6:49 |
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