Presents

Album: I'm A Gittar Player

1.  Mr. Texan      [MP3] [REALAUDIO] 2.  Balcony 3.  Jiggy 4.  Boogie Street 5.   I'm A Gittar Player 6.  Sparkling      [MP3] [REALAUDIO] 7.  Taste The Flavor 8.  All Day, All Night 9.  Get Down Tonight

Melvin Sparks

Call it soul jazz, old school acid jazz, barbecue jazz - whatever, Texas-born guitarist Melvin Sparks was the unsung hero behind landmark, genre defining records such as Charles Earland's Black Talk! and Lou Donaldson's Everything I Play Is Funky. With old school back in school these days, the time is right for a new Sparks recording.  I'm A Gittar Player is the real deal, nine songs full of his instantly recognizable uptown-meets-lowdown blues-meets- jazz style. Sparks has crafted a CD that's both contemporary and a trip back to the days when jazz, funk, soul and blues were all cooking in the same pot. It's Melvin Sparks like Melvin Sparks always wanted to sound - an absolute master axeman at the top of his game.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Features Idris Muhammed on drums, Pucho on timbales, Stanley Banks (George Benson) on Fender bass, Ron Levy on the Hammond B-3 organ, Steve Kroon (Luther Vandross) on percussion, Danny Mixon (Dizzy Gillespie) on piano, and Fred McFarlane (Madonna) on electric piano.
• Master guitarist, writer and arranger Melvin Sparks is recognized as a pioneer of "Acid Jazz"
• Melvin's work is featured on over 100 jazz albums with artists such as Grover Washington Jr. Lou Donaldson, Hank Crawford, Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff and dozens more.

 

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