O'Donel LevySimba

Label:

Groove Merchant – GM 526

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , Sonic Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A1 Bad, Bad, Simba
Composed ByM. Albam*
7:16
A2 Kilimanjaro Cookout
Composed ByM. Albam*
4:53
A3 Playhouse
Composed ByO. Levy*
4:37
A4 Sierra Lonely
Composed ByM. Albam*
Flugelhorn [Solo]Cecil Bridgewater
5:34
B1 Sad, Sad, Simba
Composed ByM. Albam*
Flugelhorn [Solo]Cecil Bridgewater
6:07
B2 Joni
Composed ByO. Levy*
5:10
B3 Nigerian Knights
Composed ByO. Levy*
5:06

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyGroove Merchant International, Inc.
  • Mastered AtBell Sound Studios
  • Lacquer Cut AtBell Sound Studios
  • Pressed BySonic Recording Products, Inc.
  • Published ByGroove Merchant Publ. Corp.

Credits

  • Arranged ByManny Albam
  • Art Direction, Photography By [Cover]Sam Alexander (2)
  • BassTony Levin
  • DrumsSteve Gadd
  • Electric PianoWarren Bernhardt
  • EngineerMalcolm Addey
  • FlugelhornLew Soloff
  • Flute, Piccolo Flute, Baritone SaxophoneEddie Daniels
  • GuitarO'Donel Levy
  • Lacquer Cut Bysf*
  • Mastered BySam Feldman
  • PercussionJim Madison*
  • Photography By [Back]Roy Di Tosti
  • ProducerSonny Lester
  • TromboneBill Watrous
  • TrumpetLew Soloff

Notes

Sonic Pressing

Label variation:
"GROOVE MERCHANT INTERNATIONAL, INC., NEW YORK, N. Y. 10023" on labels' rim, no distributor printed.

Recorded July 2-3, 1973

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A etched & stamped): GM-526 A ̤1̤ Bell Sound sƒ SON
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B etched & stamped): GM-526 B ̤1̤ Bell Sound sƒ SON
  • Pressing Plant ID (Both sides runout): SON
  • Rights Society: BMI

Other Versions (5 of 15)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
New Submission
Simba (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic) Groove Merchant GRM L 7526 US 1973
New Submission
Simba (Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, Quadraphonic, 7" Cine Reel) Groove Merchant GRM J 1526 US 1973
Simba (LP, Album) Groove Merchant GM 526 US 1974
Simba (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo) Groove Merchant GM 526 US 1974
New Submission
Simba (CD, Album, Reissue) P-Vine Records PCD-23459 Japan 2003

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Reviews

  • insidethemainfame's avatar
    Edited 2 years ago
    One of my favorite Levy albums, up there with "Dawn of a New Day." I prefer the slowed-down, stretched-out tracks like "Sierra Lonely," "Joni," and "Nigerian Knights."

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