Spark Plug (album)
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | March 1 and 8, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 10016 | |||
| Producer | Bob Porter | |||
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Spark Plug is the second album by soul jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks which was recorded for the Prestige label in 1971.[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "It's more relaxed, funky, occasionally bluesy jazz with guitar and organ to the fore, very much of a piece with the Prestige soul-jazz "house" sound circa 1970".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Melvin Sparks except where noted.
- "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" (Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, Dennis Thomas, Richard Westfield) – 9:20
- "Spark Plug" – 8:50
- "Conjunction Mars" – 8:11
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:14
- "Dig Dis" – 6:45
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewwod Cliffs New Jersey on May 1 (track 1) and May 8 (tracks 2-5), 1971
Personnel
- Melvin Sparks – guitar
- Virgil Jones – trumpet
- Grover Washington, Jr. – tenor saxophone
- Reggie Roberts (tracks 2-5), Leon Spencer (track 1) – organ
- Idris Muhammad – drums
- Bob Porter – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 22, 2013
- ^ a b Unterberger, R. AllMusic listing accessed May 22, 2013.