Bad Walking Woman is the third album by jazz organist Leon Spencer recorded for the Prestige label in 1972.[1]
Reception
Doug Payne stated the album was "Supremely heavy work from organist Leon Spencer – one of his classic jazz funk sessions for Prestige Records, and a record that shows him opening up his sound a bit more than before!".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Leon Spencer.
- "Hip Shaker" – 3:50 [actual time = 3:00]
- "Down On Dowling Street" – 4:55
- "In Search of Love" – 4:00
- "If You Were Me and I Were You" – 5:57
- "Bad Walking Woman" – 5:01
- "When My Love Has Gone" – 6:10
- "When Dreams Start to Fade" – 7:42
Personnel
- Leon Spencer – organ, vocals
- Virgil Jones – trumpet (track 5)
- Hubert Laws – flute, piccolo flute (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
- Buzz Brauer – flute, English horn, oboe (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
- Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone (track 5)
- Dave Hubbard – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5)
- Melvin Sparks (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Joe Beck (tracks 3, 6 & 7) – guitar
- Idris Muhammad – drums
- Buddy Caldwell – congas (tracks 4, 5 & 6)
- Billy Ver Planck – arranger (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
- Unidentified string section – (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
Production
- Ozzie Cadena – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed July 8, 2013
- ^ Payne, D. Whatever happened to Leon Spencer? June 18, 2009.