Simba is an album by American jazz guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label the following year.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | July 2 & 3, 1973 | |||
| Studio | New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:58 | |||
| Label | Groove Merchant GM 526 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic's Sean Westergaard said: "Simba is one hot album of funky soul-jazz. ... The songs are catchy and funky, and play to Levy's strengths as a player. The arrangements are fantastic, played by a who's who list of '70s session men ... Simba is the O'Donel Levy album to own".[4]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Manny Albam except where noted
- "Bad, Bad Simba" – 7:15
- "Kilimanjaro Cookout" – 4:56
- "Playhouse" (Manny Albam, O'Donel Levy) – 4:41
- "Sierra Lonely" – 5:37
- "Sad, Sad, Simba" – 6:08
- "Joni" (Levy) – 5:12
- "Nigerian Knights" (Levy) – 5:09
Personnel
edit- O'Donel Levy – guitar
- Eddie Daniels – flute, piccolo, baritone saxophone
- Jon Faddis, Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Burt Collins, Lew Soloff – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Cecil Bridgewater, Alan Rubin – flugelhorn
- Bill Watrous – trombone
- Warren Bernhardt – electric piano
- Tony Levin – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Manny Albam – arranger
References
edit- ^ Jazzlists: O'Donel Levy Discography, accessed March 28, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed March 28, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed March 28, 2018
- ^ a b Westergaard, Sean. Simba – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2018.