Album US 1971 on Mega Records label
Jazz and R&B/Soul (Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk)
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios - New York - August 12 & 13, 1971. Flying Dutchman Productions, Ltd.
Pretty Purdie And The Playboys , album by | |
Norman Pride cng, bgo, bongos, congas | |
Bernard Purdie dr, *1939 drums, vocals, written by, vocals, vocalise | |
Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US electric bass | |
Billy Nichols g, *1940 US guitar | |
Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US guitar | |
Neil Rosengarden tr, hps, tam, *1952 harpsichord, tambourine | |
Harold Wheeler ep, *1943 US piano, electric piano, arranged by, conductor, written by | |
Billy Mitchell ts, sax, 1926-2001 US reeds | |
Don Ashworth fl, cl, bs, *1931 US reeds | |
Lew Del Gatto fl, *1941 US reeds | |
Seldon Powell ts, sax, 1928-1997 US reeds | |
Warren Daniels sax, reeds | |
Eugene Young tr, 1919-2011 US trumpet | |
Gerry Thomas key, tr, US trumpet | |
Carl Hall voc, bvoc, US vocals | |
Hilda Harris bvoc, voc, US vocals | |
Norma Jenkins voc, vocals | |
Tasha Thomas voc, bvoc, 1945-1984 US vocals | |
Gil Scott-Heron voc, 1949-2011 JM vocals, narration, written by | |
Norman Matlock , voice |
Haig Adishian design |
Gene Paul mixed by |
Clarence Bullard photography by, back cover |
Raymond Ross photography by, front cover |
Bob Thiele photography by, liner, producer |
Giuseppe Pino photography by, liner |
Popsie photography by, liner |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration | |
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1 | Stand By Me | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Ben E. King, Elmo Glick | 4:55 | |
2 | Modern Jive | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Bernard Purdie, Richard Tee | 3:18 | |
3 | Spanish Harlem | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector | 3:29 | |
4 | Artificialness | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Bernard Purdie, Gil Scott-Heron | 3:05 | |
5 | Never Can Say Goodbye | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Clifton Davis | 3:00 | |
6 | Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Tony Hester | 5:13 | |
7 | It's Too Late | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Carole King, Toni Stern | 4:30 | |
8 | Funky Mozart | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Bernard Purdie, Harold Wheeler, Mort Goode | 3:00 | |
9 | You've Got A Friend | Pretty Purdie And The Playboys | Carole King | 3:51 |
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