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''Light'n Up, Please!'' is an album by saxophonist
David Liebman David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. He is known for his innovative lines and use of atonality. He was a frequent collaborator with pianist Richie Beirach. In June 2010, he received a ...
which was recorded in California and New York in 1976 and released on the
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label.Dave Liebman discography
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Reception

The
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review by Richard S. Ginell stated, "Dave Liebman plunges headlong into funk in the wake of
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'', but his heart doesn't seem to be in it. At times, he sounds bored playing R&B riffs that he seemed to have outgrown at the time, lapsing into free jazz flurries in an effort to stay interested, and the rhythm section is leaden."


Track listing

All compositions by David Liebman except where noted # "Light'n Up, Please!" – 6.40 # "Children Of The Ghetto" (Eleana Steinman, Leon Thomas (lyrics) David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis, Leon Thomas (music)) – 3:45 # "Tranquility Of The Protective Aura" (Harold Williams) – 5:55 # "The Fonz's Strut" (David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis) – 5:54 # "Got To Work" (David Liebman (lyrics) David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis, Leon Thomas (music)) – 3:15 # "Chicken Soup" (David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis) – 3:54 # "Exquisite Torture" – 5:06 # "Win Your Love" – 1:33 # "Slow Dance On The Killing Ground" – 4:22


Personnel

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David Liebman David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. He is known for his innovative lines and use of atonality. He was a frequent collaborator with pianist Richie Beirach. In June 2010, he received a ...
tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...
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soprano saxophone The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭ an octave above the tenor saxophone (or rarely, slightly small ...
, C flute,
alto flute The alto flute is an instrument in the Western concert flute family, pitched below the standard C flute and the uncommon flûte d'amour. It is the third most common member of its family after the standard C flute and the piccolo. It is chara ...
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electric piano An electric piano is a musical instrument that has a piano-style musical keyboard, where sound is produced by means of mechanical hammers striking metal strings or reeds or wire tines, which leads to vibrations which are then converted into ele ...
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talking drum The talking drum is an hourglass-shaped drum from West Africa, which can be used as a form of speech surrogacy by regulating its pitch and rhythm to mimic the tone and prosody of human speech. It has two drumheads connected by leather t ...
, percussion, vocals *
Pee Wee Ellis Alfred James Rogers (April 21, 1941 – September 23, 2021), known as Pee Wee Ellis due to his diminutive stature, was an American saxophonist, composer, and arranger. With a background in jazz, he was a member of James Brown's band in the 19 ...
tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...
, soprano saxophone, electric piano, percussion, vocals * Harold Williams – electric piano,
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, vocals (tracks 3, 6, 7 & 9) *
Richie Beirach Richard Alan Beirach (born 23 May 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Beirach was born in New York City. He initially studied both classical music and jazz. While still attending high school, he took lessons from pianist ...
acoustic piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an action mechanism where hammers strike strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a chromatic scale in equal tempe ...
(track 8) * Link Chamberland (tracks 1, 3, 5–7 & 9), Chris Hayes (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) – electric guitar *
Jeff Berlin Jeffrey Arthur Berlin (born January 17, 1953) is an American jazz rock bassist and composer. He first came to prominence in the 1970s as a member of the band Bruford, led by drummer Bill Bruford. Musical career Berlin was born on January 17, 195 ...
(tracks 3, 6, 7 & 9),
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(tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) – electric bass *Jimmy Strassburg – drums, percussion *
Al Foster Aloysius Tyrone Foster (January 18, 1943 – May 28, 2025) was an American jazz drummer. Foster's professional career began in the mid-1960s, when he played and recorded with hard bop and Swing music, swing musicians including Blue Mitchell and ...
– drums (tracks 3, 6, 7 & 9) *
Juma Santos Juma Santos, also known as Jumma Santos (December 27, 1948 – September 1, 2007) was a percussionist known for his extensive work over four decades with African music, Caribbean music, jazz, fusion and R&B artists. Born James R. Riley, he wa ...
congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are stave (wood), staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (drum), quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), an ...
, percussion (on 1, 3, 5–7 & 9) * Sonny Brown – percussion (track 6) *
Leon Thomas Amos Leon Thomas Jr. (October 4, 1937 – May 8, 1999), known professionally as Leon Thomas, was an American jazz and blues vocalist, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and known for his bellowing glottal-stop style of free jazz singing in the ...
– vocals, percussion (tracks 1, 5 & 6)


References

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