Monday, June 18, 2012

O'Donel Levy King of "acid jazz" Guitar

Respected guitar in the mold of what is now called "acid jazz" or rare groove. It's him, Melvin Sparks, David Walker, Jimmy Ponder and Ivan Boogaloo Jones to name a few. This is one of favorite 70s pop tunes from songwriting giant Carole King. Take it in.



O'DONEL LEVY I Wanna Be Where You Are

http://youtu.be/-BIr6ebuwAY

O'Donel Levy -It's Too Late
http://youtu.be/KvD80fLpp1E


Bad bad simba - O'Donel Levy.wmv
http://youtu.be/AefOaUQBqFE

O'Donel Levy - You've Made Me So Very Happy
http://youtu.be/ijsbuCtLAiY

O'Donel Levy - Let's Stay Together
http://youtu.be/sJWJ8cqxOwk

Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time by O'Donel Levy-Delfonics hit single
http://youtu.be/qFZ4cEg1pp8


Love Will Never Die by O'Donel Levy
From The Album Time Has Changed
One of the great unknowns.

http://youtu.be/6Wpq8hVh7rY

Time Has Changed

http://youtu.be/jMK5ouM1Pg8

Have You Heard

 http://youtu.be/V5GNssvG4cg


My friend O'Donel Levy (currently gigging in Baltimore, Maryland) cut this video of various snippets from his performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1988. It appears that Jeremy Monteiro was headlining. The musicians are:

Jeremy Monteiro - piano
O'Donel Levy - guitar
Eldee Young - upright bass (Rest in Peace 1936-2007)
Redd Holt - drums
John Stubblefield - saxophone

http://youtu.be/wJ0Zab0fuR0




O'donel Levy-We've Only Just Begun

http://youtu.be/Z0o7UMDlqwU



O'Donel Levy Albums
albumdatelabel
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky1 Jan 2004LRC Ltd.
Breeding of Mind4 Mar 2008LRC Ltd.
Dawn of a New Day4 Mar 2008LRC Ltd.
Simba9 Jan 2004LRC Ltd.
Groove Merchant Super Funk Collection - Return of Jazz Funk13 May 2008LRC Ltd.
Everything I Do
In the Name of Love
Asia Beat



O'Donel Levy Songs
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
We've Only Just Begun
Bad Bad Simba
I Wanna Be Where You Are
People Make The World Go Round
Willow Weep For Me
You've Made Me So Very Happy
Marbles
Playhouse
Living For The City
Hey, Love!
Bad, Bad Simba
I Want To Make It With You
Joni
Freedom And Good Times
It's Too Late
Never Can Say Goodbye
Side Show
breeding of mind
on broadway
Will It Got Round In Circles
the chocolate horse
ideal
angel eyes
Nigerian Knights
Sierra Lonely
i believe in miracles
let's stay together
cherries
Kilimanjaro Cookout
Are You Foolin Me
Dawn Of A New Day
Where Is The Love
Will It Go Round In Circles
Baa Waa
Super Woman
Maiden Voyage
Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
Are You Foolin' Me
Bad, Bad, Simba
Sad, Sad Simba
Moisturizer
Sideshow
Goin' On To Detroit
Freedom & Good Times
Sad, Sad, Simba
Panama Red
Have You Heard
Green Machine
Playhouse - O'Donel Levy

O'Donel Levy has done and continues to perform at some of the biggest festivals with some of the largest audiences in the world he was the main attraction at the Montreux Festival, he has played with a who's who of blues, jazz and even soul, he has appeared with the late great Miles Davis, he has stood by Dizzy Gillespie and Wynton Marsalis Jimmy McGriff Jack McDuff and it is only the beginning if he has not played with them he has written music for them, he has written music for Luther Vandross Sarah Vaughn and his friend Herbie Mann


O'Donel Levy - Bad Bad Simba (1974)
http://youtu.be/zB-qtxcvnco


Arranged By -- Manny Albam
Bass -- Tony Levin
Drums -- Steve Gadd
Electric Piano -- Warren Bernhardt
Engineer -- Malcolm Addey
Flugelhorn -- Alan Rubin, Burt Collins, Cecil Bridgewater, Lew Soloff
Flute, Piccolo Flute, Saxophone [Baritone] -- Eddie Daniels
Guitar -- O'Donel Levy
Mastered By -- Sam Feldman
Percussion -- Jim Madison*
Producer -- Sonny Lester
Trombone -- Bill Watrous
Trumpet -- Burt Collins, Ernie Royal, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff







 


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