Melvin Sparks – Melvin Sparks (Prestige 1996) 2 albums

Melvin Sparks – Melvin Sparks (Prestige 1996) CD Includes the first two albums by Melvin Sparks, Total time 76:40 min, Remastered (uudenveroinen)

Originally Released Melvin Sparks - Sparks! (Prestige 1970) tracks 1-5 and Melvin Sparks - Spark Plug (Prestige 1971) tracks 6-10.

Label:Prestige – PRCD-24171-2

Series:Legends Of Acid Jazz

Format:CD, Compilation

Country:Europe

Released:1996

Genre:Jazz

Style:Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk

TRACKS

Melvin Sparks - Sparks! (1970)

1Thank You (Falettin' Me Be Mice Elf Again )8:08

2I Didn't Know What Time It Was 6:35

3Charlie Brown 5:55

4The Stinker 7:00

5Spill The Wine 11:10

Melvin Sparks - Spark Plug (1971)

6Who's Gonna Take The Weight 9:20

7Spark Plug 8:50

8Conjunction Mars 8:11

9Alone Together 4:14

10Dig Dis 6:45

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

• Drums – Idris Muhammad

• Guitar – Melvin Sparks

• Organ – Leon Spencer* (tracks: 1 to 6), Reggie Roberts (tracks: 7 to 10)

• Saxophone [Tenor] – Grover Washington, Jr. (tracks: 6 to 10), Houston Person (tracks: 3, 4), John Manning (16) (tracks: 1 to 5)

• Trumpet – Virgil Jones

On booklet & back cover:

Recorded At Englewood Cliffs, NJ; September 14, 1970 (#1 to 5), March 1, 1971 (#6), and March 8, 1971 (#7 to 10).
#1 to 5 Originally Released as Melvin Sparks - Sparks! (Prestige 10001); #6 to 10 as Melvin Sparks - Spark Plug (Prestige 10016).
Total Time 76:40.