Quincy Jones – Body Heat (US)

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At the time, Body Heat was a breathtaking leap for Quincy Jones, right into the very heart of mainstream commercial soul — and it turned out to be very lucrative, rising to number six on the pop album charts. Jazz per se has been left far behind but the same musical sensibility, the same brilliant production skills, and the same knack for what will appeal to a wider audience are still at work, and the result is a surprisingly pleasing album. Amazingly, Jones still draws a constellation of jazz stars into his studio bands (Herbie HancockFrank RosolinoHubert LawsJerome RichardsonGrady TateBob James), plus soul names like Billy PrestonBernard Purdie and the soon-to-be-ubiquitous guitarist Wah Wah Watson. The emphasis, though, is first on the honeyed soul vocals from a variety of newcomers, and second on the funky grooves laced with the buzz of now-prized analogue synthesizers and wah-wah guitars. There is one reminder of Jones’ big-band days, a busy electronic retro-fitting of his classic chart of Benny Golson‘s “Along Came Betty,” where one can hear Laws blow at some length. Otherwise, to paraphrase Jones himself, if you check your jazz boots at the door, you might enjoy this.

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A&M Records SP-3617 LP, Album, Ter US 1974

Side 1.

1. Body Heat 4:18
2. Soul Saga (Song Of The Buffalo Soldier) 4:54
3. Everything Must Change 5:57
4. Boogie Joe The Grinder 3:06
5. Reprise: Everything Must Change 0:59

Side 2.

1. One Track Mind 6:10
2. Just A Man 3:30
3. Along Came Betty 4:45
4. If I Ever Lose This Heaven 4:50

Credits:

Arranged By – Dave Blumberg, Quincy Jones, Tommy Bahler
Art Direction – Roland Young
Bass [Fender] – Chuck Rainey, Max Bennett, Melvin Dunlap
Congas, Cowbell, Percussion [Rhythm Logs], Drum [B Flat & D Flat 1962 Buick Brake Drum] – Bobbye Hall
Design [Album] – Chuck Beeson
Drums – Bernard Purdie, Grady Tate, James Gadson, Paul Humphrey
Electric Piano – Bob James, Richard Tee
Engineer [Recording] – Phil Schier
Guitar – Arthur Adams, David T. Walker, Dennis Coffey, Eric Gayle, “Wah Wah” Watson, Phil Upchurch
Harmonica – Tom Morgan
Horns – Chuck Findley, Clifford Solomon, Frank Rosolino, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richarson, Pete Christlieb
Mixed By – Phil Schier, Quincy Jones
Photography By [Back Cover] – Al Kramer
Photography By [Cover] – Hatami
Photography By [Innersleeve] – Jim McCrary
Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey] – Herbie Hancock
Producer – Quincy Jones, Ray Brown
Programmed By [Arp Synthesizer] – Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff
Synthesizer – Mike Melvoin
Synthesizer [Arp], Electric Piano, Electronics [Electronic Bass Drums], Organ [Yc30] – Dave Grusin
Synthesizer [Arp], Organ – Billy Preston
Vocals – Carolyn Willis, Jesse Kirkland, Jim Gilstrap, Joe Greene, Leon Ware, Minnie Riperton, Myrna Matthews, Quincy Jones, Tommy Bahler

Media Condition: Mint- (M-)
Sleeve Condition: Mint- (M-)

This version pressed by Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute, indicated by T in runouts.

 

 

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout SP-3633
Matrix / Runout SP-3634
Matrix / Runout T I SP-3633 T-1 KENDUN
Matrix / Runout T I SP-3634-T-3 KENDUN

 

 

 

 

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Weight0,5 kg

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