Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Black Vibrations
| Recorded | Jul 9, 1971 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1971 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 709891 |
The record
Two organists, Spencer and Patterson, stack beneath Sparks's guitar and Muhammad's deep backbeat on this funk-leaning Prestige date, Stitt's tenor keeping its bite through the greasy 1971 crossover sound.
Session personnel
- Idris Muhammad — drums
- Melvin Sparks — guitar
- Leon Spencer, Jr. — organ
- Sonny Stitt — tenor saxophone
- Virgil Jones — trumpet
- Don Patterson — organ
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 10032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file · RVG stamp |
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| 1972 | Prestige · PRST-10032 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 10032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 10032 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1972 | Prestige · MP 40-044 S — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 10032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Prestige · M 81032 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo, Black |
| 1972 | Prestige · PR 10032 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Prestige · PRL 934606 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1993 | Prestige |
| — | Prestige · PRST-10032-A — Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label |
Follow the players
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