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Joe Henderson: Black Narcissus

In January 1976, “Milestone” label released “Black Narcissus”, the 20th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in October 1974, at “Studios Europa Sonor” in Paris, April 1975, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Joe Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor sax
  • Joachim Kühn – piano
  • Patrick Gleeson – synthesizer, arranger
  • David Friesen – bass 
  • Jean-François Jenny-Clark – bass
  • Daniel Humair – drums, cover painting
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Bill Summers – congas, percussion
  • Bruce Walford – engineer
  • Claude Martenot – engineer
  • Neil Schwartz – engineer
  • Seth Dworkin – engineer
  • Skip Shimmin – engineer
  • David Turner – mastering
  • Lance Anderson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

  1. Black Narcissus
  2. Hindsight and Forethought
  3. Power to the People
  4. Amoeba
  5. Good Morning Heartache – Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher
  6. The Other Side of Right

Curtis Mayfield: Sweet Exorcist

In May 1974, “Curtom” label released “Sweet Exorcist”, the fifth Curtis Mayfield studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Curtom Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Curtis Mayfield.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Mayfield – vocals, keyboards
  • Gil Askey, Richard Tufo – arrangements
  • John Janus, Roger Anfinsen – engineer
  • Bill Ronalds – illustration
  • Milton Sincoff – creative director

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Mayfield except where noted.

  1. Ain’t Got Tiime
  2. Sweet Exorcist
  3. To Be Invisible
  4. Power to the People
  5. Kung Fu
  6. Suffer – Curtis Mayfield, Donny Hathaway
  7. Make Me Believe In You