Go-Go & Gumbo, Satchmo N Soul

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Go-Go & Gumbo, Satchmo N Soul
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Studio album by
A la Carte Brass & Percussion featuring Chuck Brown and Shaun Murphy
ReleasedOctober 21, 1997
RecordedOctober 1996 – February 1997
StudioNALC Branch 142
Washington, D.C.
Genre
Length53:02
Label
Producer
  • Charlie Barnett
  • Pete Ostle
  • Gary Johnson
A la Carte Brass & Percussion featuring Chuck Brown and Shaun Murphy chronology
Boogeyin
(1994)
Go-Go & Gumbo, Satchmo N Soul
(1997)

Go-Go & Gumbo, Satchmo N Soul is a studio album recorded by the supergroup A la Carte Brass & Percussion featuring go-go musician Chuck Brown and blue-eyed soul singer Shaun Murphy. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The album was recorded between October 1996 to February 1997, and released on October 21, 1997 by Mapleshade Records. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ezekiel Saw the Wheel" Chuck Brown 3:48
2."A Woman, a Love, and a Man"Tony Clark4:00
3."Too Many Lovers" Denise LaSalle 5:20
4."Little Sunflowers" 5:58
5."Hey Pocky Way"4:06
6."Standing on the Verge" George Clinton 4:13
7."St. James Infirmary Blues" Joe Primrose 3:27
8."San Pedro"
6:32
9."Me Too" J. J. Johnson 6:42
10."Alligator Boogaloo" Lou Donaldson 3:47
11."Lucky Old Sun"4:31
Total length:53:02

Credits

Adapted from AllMusic [3]

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References

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