Live at the Watts Jazz Festival, Vol. 1

by Various Artists

Overview

The emphasis on this erratic CD is on funk and dance music rather than jazz altough there are a few isolated strong moments. Willie Bobo's band performs his vocal feature "Dindi" and the funky "Come on and Get a Piece." A forgotten band, LAPD, is forgettable on their feature and are merely okay backing Jimmy Withersppon on a blues. Tenor-great Gene Ammons puts a lot of feeling into "Here's That Rainy Day" but then the R&B group WAR jams endlessly on a 16-minute vamp which finally fades inconclusively. There is no real reason to acquire this disc. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	07/20/1993
Label:	Avenue (Rhino) / Rhino
UPC:	0081227126025
Rank:	196843

Tracks

1. Dindi  - Willie Bobo  - Ray Gilbert  - Antonio Carlos Jobim
2. Come on and Get a Piece  - Willie Bobo
3. Compared to What  -  L.A.P.D.
4. Goin' Down Slow  - James Burke Oden  - Jimmy Witherspoon
5. Here's That Rainy Day  - Gene Ammons  - Johnny Burke  - James Van Heusen
6. Gypsy Man  - Papa Dee Allen  - Harold Brown  - B.B. Dickerson  - Lonnie Jordan  - Charles Miller  - Lee Oskar  - Howard Scott  -  War

Album Credits

Performance Credits

War   Primary Artist
Jimmy Witherspoon   Primary Artist,Vocals
Willie Bobo   Primary Artist,Vocals,Percussion
Gene Ammons   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
L.A.P.D.   Primary Artist
Papa Dee Allen   Congas,Vocals,Percussion,Bongos
B.B. Dickerson   Bass,Vocals,Percussion
Bubba Keith   Vocals,Vocals
Charles Miller   Vocals,Clarinet,Percussion,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
Andrew Chapin   Keyboards
Richard Shack   Guitar
Lee Oskar   Vocals,Harmonica,Percussion
Howard Scott   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion
Harold Brown   Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Lonnie Jordan   Vocals,Keyboards,Percussion
John Leland   Bass
Jim Keen   Drums
Moses Wheelock   Vocals,Percussion
Howard H. Scott   Guitar,Vocals,Percussion

Technical Credits

Papa Dee Allen   Composer
B.B. Dickerson   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
James Oden   Composer
St. Louis Jimmy Oden   Composer
War   Performer
Gene McDaniels   Composer
Bill Inglot   Remastering
Ken Perry   Remastering
Jimmy Witherspoon   Performer
L.A.P.D.   Performer
Gene Ammons   Performer
Charles Miller   Composer
Lee Oskar   Composer
Howard Scott   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Aloysio de Oliveira   Composer
Jerry Goldstein   Producer
Ray Gilbert   Composer
Thomas Allen   Composer
Harold Brown   Composer
Dee Allen   Composer
Lonnie Jordan   Composer
Aretha Franklin   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
James Burke Oden   Composer
Morris "B.B." Dickerson   Composer
A. Scott Galloway   Liner Notes
Willie Bobo   Composer,Performer,Executive Producer