Satin Doll (Bobbi Humphrey album)
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| - | :''[[Think Twice]]''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJHFc3Mv-4Y&feature=related] | + | '''''Satin Doll''''' is the fourth studio album by American jazz flautist [[Bobbi Humphrey]] recorded in 1974 and released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label. |
| - | The '''Mizell Brothers''' were a record producing team in the 1970s, consisting of '''Larry''' and '''Alphonso "Fonce" Mizell''' (January 15, 1943 - July ?, 2011). | + | |
| - | ==History== | + | |
| - | In the early 1970s, Larry and Fonce Mizell moved to [[California]] to start their own company, Sky High Productions. They went on to produce albums for [[Blue Note Records]] that set the tone for [[jazz fusion]] and the era, including: [[Donald Byrd]]'s ''[[Black Byrd]]'' (1972), ''[[Street Lady]]'' (1973), ''[[Stepping into Tomorrow]]'' (1974), ''[[Places and Spaces]]'' (1975) and ''[[Caricatures (Donald Byrd album)|Caricatures]]'' (1976), [[Bobbi Humphrey]]'s ''[[Blacks and Blues]]'' (1973), ''[[Satin Doll (album)|Satin Doll]]'' (1974) and ''[[Fancy Dancer]]'' (1975), and [[Johnny "Hammond" Smith]]'s ''Gambler's Life'' (1974) and ''Gears'' (1975). | + | |
| - | The Mizell Brothers often used the same musicians on their albums, including [[Harvey Mason]] on drums, [[Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin]] and [[David T. Walker]] on guitar, [[Chuck Rainey]] on bass and [[Jerry Peters]] on piano. [[Freddie Perren]] and Chuck Davis were sometimes involved as co-writers or co-producers. | + | ==Track listing== |
| + | :''All compositions by Larry Mizell except as indicated'' | ||
| + | # "New York Times" - 6:53 | ||
| + | # "[[Satin Doll]]" ([[Duke Ellington]], [[Johnny Mercer]], [[Billy Strayhorn]]) - 4:09 | ||
| + | # "San Francisco Lights" ([[Chuck Davis]]) - 5:27 | ||
| + | # "Ladies Day" - 6:20 | ||
| + | # "Fun House" ([[Terry McFaddin]], [[Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin]]) - 4:43 | ||
| + | # "My Little Girl" - 6:45 | ||
| + | # "Rain Again" - 6:56 | ||
| + | # "[[You Are the Sunshine of My Life]]" ([[Stevie Wonder]]) - 2:43 | ||
| + | :*Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California on June 20 (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 8), July 22 (tracks 5 & 7) and August 5 (tracks 1 & 3), 1974 | ||
| - | Later hits of Sky High Productions include [[A Taste of Honey (band)|A Taste Of Honey]]'s platinum-selling roller-rink anthem of 1978 "[[Boogie Oogie Oogie]]", [[L.T.D.]]'s "[[Love Ballad (L.T.D. song)|Love Ballad]]", a number 1 R&B hit (#20 pop) in 1976 and [[Mary Wells]]' dance funk [[12-inch]] "[[Gigolo (Mary Wells song)|Gigolo]]" in 1982. Younger brother Rodney Mizell co-wrote some of their songs, although most material initially was written by Larry Mizell, later joined by Fonce. They also included a number of Motown hits on Donald Byrd's albums including "Just My Imagination" and "Dancing In The Street". | + | ==Personnel== |
| + | *[[Bobbi Humphrey]] - [[flute]], [[vocals]] | ||
| + | *[[Fonce Mizell]] - [[clavinet]], [[trumpet]], vocals | ||
| + | *[[Jerry Peters]] - [[piano]], clavinet | ||
| + | *[[Larry Mizell]] - [[electric piano]] [[synthesizer]], clavinet, vocals, [[arrangement|arranger]], [[conducting|conductor]] | ||
| + | *Phil Davis, [[Don Preston]] - synthesizer | ||
| + | *[[Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin]], [[John Rowin]] - [[guitar]] | ||
| + | *[[Wayne Tweed]], [[Chuck Rainey]] - [[electric bass]] | ||
| + | *[[Harvey Mason]] - [[drum kit|drums]] | ||
| + | *[[King Errison]] - [[conga]] | ||
| + | *[[Roger Sainte]], [[Stephanie Spruill]] - [[percussion]] | ||
| + | *[[Chuck Davis]], Samantha Harris, [[Freddie Perren]] - [[backing vocals]] | ||
| - | In the 1980s, the Mizell brothers retired from the record industry, but returned in the 2000s. Larry Mizell wrote and performed vocals on the song "Play With The Changes" on the 4Hero album of the same name in 2007. | ||
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| - | ==Independent work== | ||
| - | ===Larry=== | ||
| - | As an electrical engineer, Larry Mizell performed testing and reliability work on the [[Apollo Lunar Module|Lunar Module]] for the NASA [[Apollo program]]. He was one of the first to do research on liquid crystals, which today are used for example in displays ([[LCD]]). | ||
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| - | ===Alphonso=== | ||
| - | Alphonso Mizell was a member of [[The Corporation (Motown)|The Corporation]], the Motown hit-making production team that wrote and produced all of [[The Jackson 5]]'s essential early hits from 1969 through 1971, including "[[I Want You Back]]," "[[ABC (song)|ABC]]," "[[The Love You Save]]," "Mama's Pearl," and "Maybe Tomorrow." The Corporation also consisted of Motown founder Berry Gordy plus writer-producers Deke Richards, who brought Fonce to the company, and Freddie Perren, a classmate of the Mizells at Howard who also later worked for Sky High Productions. | ||
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| - | When Motown moved to Los Angeles, the Mizells joined up with trumpet player [[Donald Byrd]] under whom they had studied while at Howard University. Their first album, ''Black Byrd'' on the [[Blue Note]] label, was the first of a string of albums together that would define [[fusion jazz]] and lay the foundation for [[acid jazz]] and [[neo soul]]. | ||
| - | Alphonso passed away on 11th July 2011. He was 68 years old. The cause of death is unknown. | ||
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| - | == Discography == | ||
| - | *[[Mizell Brothers discography]] | ||
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Satin Doll is the fourth studio album by American jazz flautist Bobbi Humphrey recorded in 1974 and released on the Blue Note label.
Track listing
- All compositions by Larry Mizell except as indicated
- "New York Times" - 6:53
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) - 4:09
- "San Francisco Lights" (Chuck Davis) - 5:27
- "Ladies Day" - 6:20
- "Fun House" (Terry McFaddin, Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin) - 4:43
- "My Little Girl" - 6:45
- "Rain Again" - 6:56
- "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" (Stevie Wonder) - 2:43
- Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California on June 20 (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 8), July 22 (tracks 5 & 7) and August 5 (tracks 1 & 3), 1974
Personnel
- Bobbi Humphrey - flute, vocals
- Fonce Mizell - clavinet, trumpet, vocals
- Jerry Peters - piano, clavinet
- Larry Mizell - electric piano synthesizer, clavinet, vocals, arranger, conductor
- Phil Davis, Don Preston - synthesizer
- Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin, John Rowin - guitar
- Wayne Tweed, Chuck Rainey - electric bass
- Harvey Mason - drums
- King Errison - conga
- Roger Sainte, Stephanie Spruill - percussion
- Chuck Davis, Samantha Harris, Freddie Perren - backing vocals
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