Bobbi Humphrey
Blacks And Blues (LP)
LabelBlue NoteGenreJazz & Improvisation
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Flutist Bobbi Humphrey found wide success with Blacks and Blues (1973), her breakout third album for Blue Note, working with the Mizell Brothers (who had recently hooked up with Donald Byrd to produce the trumpeter’s landmark album Black Byrd) to create a jazz-funk classic for the ages featuring the standout track “Harlem River Drive.” Humphrey’s alluring flute and breezy vocals paired with Larry Mizell’s compelling R&B jazz fusion compositions and production proved a winning combination that would lead to future collaborations on Humphrey’s albums Satin Doll and Fancy Dancer.
Release notes
Recorded June 7 & 8, 1973 at Sound Factory, Hollywood, California. Mastered at Mastering Lab, Hollywood, California. © & ℗ MCMLXXIV United Artists Records, Inc. Printrd in USA Similar to [r=18898702], but this release has "Blue Note Records - A Division Of United Artists Records, Inc." printed around the bottom edge of the labels. CRC printed on both labels denotes distributed by [l174302].
| A1 | Chicago, Damn | 6:44 | |
| A2 | Harlem River Drive | 7:24 | |
| A3 | Just A Love Child | 8:21 | |
| B1 | Blacks And Blues | 4:30 | |
| B2 | Jasper Country Man | 5:16 | |
| B3 | Baby's Gone | 8:47 |
- Larry Mizell
- Arranged By, Conductor, Composed By [All Selections], Producer
- Fred Perron
- Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements], Synthesizer [Arp]
- Larry Mizell & Fonce Mizell
- Backing Vocals, Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements]
- Fonce Mizell
- Clavinet, Trumpet
- King Errison
- Congas
- John Williams
- Design
- Harvey Mason
- Drums
- Chuck Rainey
- Electric Bass [Fender]
- Ron Brown
- Electric Bass [Fender]
- Chuck Davis
- Engineer [Recording Assistant], Engineer [Remix], Producer
- John Arias
- Engineer [Recording Assistant], Engineer [Remix]
- John Mills
- Engineer [Recording], Engineer [Remix]
- George Butler
- Executive-Producer
- Bobbi Humphrey
- Flute, Vocals [Solo]
- David T. Walker
- Guitar
- John Rowin
- Guitar
- Leonard Brown
- Liner Notes
- Stephanie Spruill
- Percussion
- Bob Cato
- Photography By, Art Direction
- Jerry Peters
- Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]
