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Sax Maniac
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedBlank Tapes, New York
LabelAnimal Records[1]
ProducerJames White
James White and the Blacks chronology
Off White
(1979)
Sax Maniac
(1982)
Melt Yourself Down
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Sax Maniac is a 1982 album by New York jazz-punk band James White and the Blacks.[3] The album was released on Chris Stein's Animal Records label and dedicated to Anya Philips.[4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by James White, except where indicated

  1. "Disco Jaded"
  2. "Irresistible Impulse"
  3. "Money to Burn"
  4. "Sax Machine"
  5. "Sax Maniac"
  6. "That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer)[5]
  7. "The Twitch"

Personnel

Jame White and the Blacks
  • James White - lead vocals, alto saxophone, piano on "Irresistible Impulse" and "Disco Jaded"
  • Chris Cunningham, Jerry Antonius - guitar
  • The Discolitas (Bemshi Jones and Cherie Donovan) - backing and lead vocals
  • Colin Wade - bass
  • Ralph Rolle - drums, percussion
Guests
  • Luther Thomas - saxophone
  • Robert Aaron - tenor saxophone, piano on "That Old Black Magic"
  • Joseph Bowie - trombone on "Irresistible Impulse", "Sax Machine" and "Sax Maniac"
  • John Mulkerin - trumpet on "Irresistible Impulse", "Sax Machine" and "Sax Maniac"
  • Jack Walrath - trumpet on "That Old Black Magic"
  • Ray Maldonado - trumpet on "Money to Burn", "The Twitch"

References

  1. ^ WUELFING, HOWARD (February 11, 1983). "James White, Sax Maniac" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "James White And The Blacks - Sax Maniac". Light In The Attic Records.
  4. ^ "James White and the Blacks - Sax Maniac (Futurismo)". The Big Takeover.
  5. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: James Chance". www.trouserpress.com.

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