Fancy Dancer
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| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | August 5, 6 & 7, 1975 at Sound Factory, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk[1] Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:52 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Larry Mizell, Chuck Davis | |||
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Fancy Dancer is the fifth studio album by American jazz flautist Bobbi Humphrey, recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]
Reception[edit]
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "There isn't anything approaching a middling moment here – this is all killer, no filler. Jazz critics may have had their troubles with this set, but no one cared; Humphrey and the Mizells were creating a new kind of largely instrumental funk that was inclusive of everything they could weave in from world music to soul-jazz to club music to pop – and the public responded".[3]
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Track listing[edit]
- "Uno Esta" (Larry Mizell) – 6:44
- "The Trip" (Chuck Davis, Doug Jones) – 5:41
- "You Make Me Feel So Good" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell) – 6:16
- "Fancy Dancer" (Jerry Peters) – 5:46
- "Mestizo Eyes" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Warren Jordan) 4:52
- "Sweeter Than Sugar" (Chuck Davis, Skip Scarborough) – 4:24
- "Please Set Me at Ease" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Ruby Mizell) – 6:09
- Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California on August 5 (tracks 2–4 & 7), August 6 (tracks 1 & 5), and August 7 (track 6), 1975
Personnel[edit]
- Bobbi Humphrey – flute, vocals
- Oscar Brashear – trumpet
- Fonce Mizell – trumpet, clavinet, solina, vocals
- Julian Priester – trombone
- Tyree Glenn Jr. – tenor saxophone
- Dorothy Ashby – harp
- Roger Glenn – vibes, marimba
- Chuck Davis – piano, electric piano
- Skip Scarborough – piano, electric piano, clavinet
- Jerry Peters – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
- Larry Mizell – synthesizer, solina, piano, electric piano, vocals
- Craig McMullen, John Rowin – guitar
- Chuck Rainey – electric bass
- Harvey Mason – drums
- Mayuto Correa – conga
- Jesse Acuna, Rosario Davila, Katherine Lyra, Augie Rey, Sonia Tavares – backing vocals
- James Carter – whistler
In popular culture[edit]
Hip-hop artists Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa sampled the music from Fancy Dancer for their 2013 EP entitled Live in Concert.
References[edit]
- ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed December 17, 2010
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 17, 2010.
