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The Leaders Mudfoot mp3, flac, wma DOWNLOAD LINKS (Clickable) Genre: Jazz Album: Mudfoot Country: US Released: 1986 Style: Free Jazz, Post Bop MP3 version RAR size: 1281 mb FLAC version RAR size: 1618 mb WMA version RAR size: 1593 mb Rating: 4.4 Votes: 956 Other Formats: MIDI FLAC ASF DTS TTA XM MP1 Tracklist Hide Credits Miss Nancy A1 13:14 Written-By – A. Blythe* Elaborations A2 4:21 Written-By – A. Blythe* Midnite Train A3 3:40 Written-By – A. Blythe*, C. McBee*, C. Freeman*, D. Moye*, K. Lightsey*, L. Bowie* Freedom Swing Song B1 4:41 Written-By – C. Freeman* Song Of Her B2 5:37 Written-By – C. McBee* Mudfoot B3 6:49 Written-By – A. Blythe*, C. McBee*, C. Freeman*, D. Cherry*, D. Moye*, K. Lightsey* Cupid B4 3:06 Composed By – Sam Cooke Companies, etc. Recorded At – The Music Annex Manufactured By – Alfa Records, Inc Phonographic Copyright (p) – BlackHawk Records, Inc. Copyright (c) – BlackHawk Records, Inc. Credits Alto Saxophone – Arthur Blythe Bass – Cecil McBee Drums – Don Moye* Liner Notes, Producer – Dr. Herb Wong* Piano – Kirk Lightsey Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Vocals, Producer – Chico Freeman Trumpet – Lester Bowie Notes Kirk Lightsey plays a Yamaha DX-7 on "Cupid" Recorded June 11 & 12 1986 at Music Annex Recording Studio, Menlo Park, CA. Comes with lp sized insert. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: T4988 024 10189 6 Rights Society: Jasrac Other versions Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year Mudfoot (LP, BlackHawk BKH 52001 The Leaders BKH 52001 US 1986 Album) Records BlackHawk BKH 52001 The Leaders Mudfoot (LP) BKH 52001 Germany 1986 Records Mudfoot (Cass, BlackHawk BKH 52001 The Leaders BKH 52001 US 1986 Album) Records Mudfoot (CD, BlackHawk BKH 52001 CD The Leaders BKH 52001 CD Germany 1986 Album) Records Mudfoot (CD, Blackhawk BKH 520-2 The Leaders BKH 520-2 US 1986 Album) Records Related Music albums to Mudfoot by The Leaders Chico Freeman / Arthur Blythe - Luminous Arthur Blythe - Blythe Spirit Chico Freeman - Tales Of Ellington Phillip McBee - Night Rush Tibor Elekes, Don Moye, Kirk Lightsey - Le Corbu Sterling Blythe - Ring Of Fire And Other Country And Western Hits Joey Baron, Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell - Down Home Jimmy Blythe's State Street Ramblers - Jimmy Blythe's State Street Ramblers Arthur Blythe - In The Tradition Charles Lloyd - At His Best.

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