Where I'm Coming From (Leon Spencer album)
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Where I'm Coming From is the fourth and last album by jazz organist Leon Spencer recorded for the Prestige label in 1973 (with one track recorded in 1972).[1]
Reception
Doug Payne stated the album was "Another good one from Leon Spencer and, regrettably, his recorded swan song as a solo artist".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Leon Spencer except as indicated
- "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) - 6:45
- "Give Me Your Love" (Curtis Mayfield) - 5:23
- "Keeper of the Castle" (Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert) - 5:20
- "Trouble Man" (Marvin Gaye) - 6:45
- "The Price a Po' Man's Got to Pay" - 5:25
- "Where I'm Coming From" - 5:35
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 22, 1972 (track 6) and January 26, 1973 (tracks 1-5)
Personnel
- Leon Spencer - organ, vocals
- Jon Faddis (tracks 1-4), Virgil Jones (track 6), Victor Paz (tracks 1-4) - trumpet
- Hubert Laws - flute (tracks 6)
- Seldon Powell - flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4)
- Frank Wess - flute, baritone saxophone, conductor (tracks 1-4)
- Sonny Fortune - alto saxophone (track 6)
- Dave Hubbard - tenor saxophone (tracks 6)
- Joe Beck, Melvin Sparks (tracks 6) - guitar
- Ernie Hayes - electric piano (tracks 1-4)
- George Duvivier - bass (tracks 1-4)
- Idris Muhammad (track 6), Grady Tate (tracks 1-5) - drums
- Buddy Caldwell - congas (track 6)
- Ed Bogas - arranger (tracks 1-4)
Production
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed July 9, 2013
- ^ Payne, D. Whatever happened to Leon Spencer? June 18, 2009.