''Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky'' is an album by American

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guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1974 and released on the

Groove Merchant Groove Merchant was an American jazz and R&B record label during the 1970s. It was run by producer Sonny Lester and distributed by Pickwick Records. Notable artists included Chick Corea, O'Donel Levy, Buddy Rich, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith a ...

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accessed March 28, 2018

Reception

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's Sean Westergaard said: "''Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky'', O'Donel Levy's follow-up to his excellent ''Simba'', is something of a letdown in comparison. ... None of this is awful; it just lacks the great tunes and arrangements of its predecessor".

Track listing

All compositions by O'Donel Levy except where noted # "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky" – 3:20 # "Marbles" – 6:25 # "

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Bruce Fisher Bruce Fisher (born January 8, 1954) is an American songwriter, record producer, and playwright best known for his collaborations with Billy Preston. Fisher's best-known songs include "You Are So Beautiful", " Will It Go Round In Circles", and " ...

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) – 6:20 # "Hey, Love!" – 3:17 # "Are You Foolin' Me" – 3:07

Personnel

* O'Donel Levy – guitar *

Charles Covington Charles Covington Jr. is an American jazz pianist and a U.S. Life Master in chess. Career A native of Baltimore, Covington became interested in jazz when the high school principal broadcast music by Erroll Garner and Ahmad Jamal on the intercom. ...

– keyboards, synthesizer *Hugh Walker – drums *Judd Watkins – percussion, vocals *

Lew Soloff Lewis Michael Soloff (February 20, 1944 – March 8, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and actor. He was a founding member of the band Blood, Sweat & Tears. Biography From his birth place of New York City, United States, he studie ...

– trumpet (tracks 1 & 3) * Michael Gibson –

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(tracks 1 & 3) *

David Sanborn David William Sanborn (July 30, 1945 – May 12, 2024) was an American alto saxophonist. He worked in many musical genres; his solo recordings typically blended jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He began playing the saxophone at the age o ...

Joe Temperley Joe Temperley (20 September 1929 – 11 May 2016) was a Scottish jazz saxophonist. He performed with various instruments, but was most associated with the baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone, and bass clarinet. Life Temperley was born in Cowd ...

– saxophone (tracks 1 & 3) *George Davis – guitar (tracks 1 & 3) *

Ralph MacDonald Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was an American percussionist, steelpan virtuoso, songwriter, musical arranger, and record producer. His compositions include " Where Is the Love", a Grammy Award winner for the due ...

, James Madison – percussion (tracks 1 & 3) * David Matthews – arranger (tracks 1 & 3)

References

{{Authority control 1974 albums Albums arranged by David Matthews (keyboardist) Albums produced by Sonny Lester Groove Merchant albums Jazz-funk albums O'Donel Levy albums