''Stop All That Jazz'' is an

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by singer and songwriter

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. The album was recorded in 1974 at Russell's House Studio in

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, Oklahoma; Paradise Studios in Tia Juana, Oklahoma; Pete's Place in

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, Tennessee; and Shelter

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, in Tulsa. ''Stop All That Jazz'' is Russell's sixth solo album.

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, a funky group of Tulsans, backed Russell on the ''Stop All That Jazz'' album. Through the ''Stop All That Jazz'' album Russell introduced the world to The Gap Band. The Gap Band then released its debut album '' Magician's Holiday'' on Russell's Shelter Records label. Later Russell played piano on the group's 1977 ''

'' release. The album shows Russell's creativity, coming after his

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's "The Ballad Of Hollis Brown" and

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" by

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was added to later versions of the album as a bonus track.

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helped with the album, playing guitar and singing on the song "

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also played on "If I Were a Carpenter". The album was produced by Tom Cartwright, Leon Russell and

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Track listing

*All songs written by Leon Russell except where noted. Side one Side two Bonus tracks * Note: "Time For Love" is incorrectly listed as 3:40 on the sleeve/record centre. 4:00 is the correct time.

Charts

Personnel

*Leon Russell - Banjo, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Electric), Primary Artist *

- Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Performer, Primary Artist, Vocals *Ann Bell - Vocals, Vocals (Background) *Henry Best - Bass *Chuck Blackwell - Drums * J.J. Cale - Guitar, Guitar (Electric) *Chris Clayton - Horn, Vocals (Background) *Joey Cooper - Guitar, Vocals *John Gallie - Keyboards, Programming *Linda Hargrove - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) *Karl Himmel - Drums *

Jim Keltner James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America". Howard Sounes. ''Do ...

- Bass, Drums *William Kenner - Mandolin *

Marcy Levy Marcella Levy (born June 21, 1952), known professionally as Marcy Levy and (later in her career) Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit " Lay Down Sally" and released her debut ...

- Vocals, Vocals (Background) *Tommy Lokey - Horn, Vocals (Background) *

Jamie Oldaker James Oldaker (September 5, 1951 – July 16, 2020) was an American rock music, blues rock and country music drummer and percussionist. Biography James Oldaker was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One of the first bands that he was a member of was c ...

- Drums *

Don Preston Donald Ward Preston (born September 21, 1932) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist. He is best known for being a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band The Mothers of Invention during the late 1960s. He continued to work with Z ...

- Dobro, Guitar, Vocals *

Carl Radle Carl Dean Radle (June 18, 1942 – May 30, 1980) was an American bassist who toured and recorded with many of the most influential recording artists of the late 1960s and 1970s. He was posthumously inducted to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame ...

- Bass *Edwin Scruggs - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) *Lena Stephens - Vocals, Vocals (Background) *Odell Stokes - Guitar *Pam Thompson - Vocals, Vocals (Background) *Cam Wilson - Organ, Percussion, Vocals (Background) * Charlie Wilson - Keyboards, Vocals *Ric Wilson - Bass *Robert Sinclair Wilson - Bass, Drums *Ronald Wilson - Horn, Vocals (Background) *

Pete Drake Roddis Franklin "Pete" Drake (October 8, 1932 – July 29, 1988) was a Nashville-based American record producer and pedal steel guitar player. One of the most sought-after backup musicians of the 1960s, Drake played on such hits as Lynn Anders ...

- Engineer, Guitar (Steel) *Tom Cartwright - Producer *Denny Cordell - Producer *Tom Russell - Engineer *Tami Masak - Assistant Engineer, Assistant Producer *Terence P. Minogue - Assistant Engineer, Assistant Producer *Kent Duncan - Engineer *Steve Hoffman - Engineer *

Cheryl Pawelski Cheryl Pawelski (born April 11, 1966 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American record producer and record-company executive. Since 2010, she has been one of the founder/owners of Omnivore Recordings, a Los Angeles-based record label specializing in ...

- Assistant Engineer, Assistant Producer *Bernadette Fauver - Assistant Engineer, Assistant Producer *Margaret Goldfarb - Assistant Engineer, Assistant Producer *John LeMay - Engineer *Charles Levan - Assistant Engineer, Assistant Producer *Tom Wilkes - Design

References

{{Authority control 1974 albums Leon Russell albums Shelter Records albums Albums produced by Leon Russell