🎷 AotW: Kudu Idris Muhammad: Boogie to the Top (Kudu Records KU-38)

Kudu Records Album of the Week
1689454869931.pngIdris Muhammad: Boogie to the Top

Kudu Records KU-38
Released 1978

A1: Boogie To The Top / 11:00
A2: Bread 5:33 /
B1: One With A Star / 7:54
B2: Stick It In Your Face / 5:23
B3: S-E-X / 5:00

Alto Saxophone – Ray Davis [solo, B2]
Arranged By – David Matthews*
Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
Bass – Will Lee
Coordinator – Betsy Palumbo
Design [Album] – Sibbi Chalawick*
Drums – Idris Muhammad
Engineer [Assistant, Recording] – Joel Cohn
Engineer [Recording] – David Palmer*
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Daniel Cahn*, John Gatchell
Flute – Jeremy Steig [solo, A1]
Guitar – Hiram Bullock
Harmonica – Hugh McCracken [solo, A1]
Harp – Gloria Agostini
Keyboards – Cliff Carter*
Percussion – David Friedman, Nicky Marrero, Sam Figueroa*
Photography By – White Gate
Producer – David Matthews*, Tony Sarafino
Vibraphone [Vibes] – David Friedman
Vocals – Frank Floyd, Ken Williams, Ray Simpson, Zachary Sanders
Written-By – David Matthews*, Ralph Colucci (tracks: B3), Tony Sarafino (tracks: A1 to B2)

Recorded December 1977 at Electric Lady Studios.


Amazon product ASIN B075RM1PRJ

Not available via Qobuz. Album is out of print and not available via streaming.




Full album via YouTube fan-provided video.

 
This album is no great revelation, and can best be described as a funk/dance album that is only loosely related to jazz. Very much of its era, and feels as though the label was really stretching to get a funk/R&B/dance club hit.
 
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