Akilah!

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Akilah!
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Studio album by
Melvin Sparks
Released1972
RecordedFebruary 14 & 21, 1972
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz
Label Prestige
PR 10039
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Melvin Sparks chronology
Spark Plug
(1971)		Akilah!
(1972)		 Texas Twister
(1973)

Akilah! is the third album by soul jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks recorded for the Prestige label in 1972. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Melvin Sparks except where noted.

  1. "Love the Life You Live" (Gene Redd, Kool & the Gang) – 5:39
  2. "On the Up" – 6:00
  3. "All Wrapped Up" – 4:45
  4. "Akilah" – 4:42
  5. "Blues for J.B." – 7:09
  6. "The Image of Love" (Leon Spencer) – 6:49

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed May 22, 2013
  2. 1 2 Allmusic listing accessed May 22, 2013.
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