Bobbi Humphrey

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE.

• 180 GRAM VINYL.

• Blue Note's 80 Vinyl Edition series.

The title of the album and that of its opening track ("Chicago, Damn"), the original release date (1973) and the 'fro might suggest flautist Bobbi Humphrey's Blacks And Blues came with a clenched-fist salute and a political manifesto. But hey, Humphrey's third Blue Note release was composed and produced in La La Land by brothers Fonce and Larry Mizell, masters of chilled-out jazz-funk. Humphrey's cover-shot smile is the real clue to the vibe of the album—which in 2019 has been given an all-analog remaster and reissued on 180g vinyl as part of Blue Note's 80 Vinyl Edition series.

PERSONNEL:

• BOBBI HUMPHREY, flute & vocals, accompained by:

• Jerry Peters (acoustic piano); Fonce Mizell (clavinet, trumpet, vocals); Freddie Perren (synthesiser, vocals); David T. Walker (guitar); John Rowin (guitar); Chuck Rainey (electric bass); Ron Brown (electric bass); Harvey Mason (drums); King Errison (congas); Stephanie Spruill (percussion); Chuck Davis (vocals); Larry Mizell (vocals).

Los Angeles, CA, June 6, 1973

TRACKS:

• A1. Chicago, Damn
• A2Harlem River Drive
• A3. Just A Love Child

• B1. Blacks And Blues
• B2. Jasper Country Man
• B3. Baby’s Gone.