Mahal (album)

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Mahal
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Studio album by
Released1978
Recorded1978 at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA
Genre Jazz-funk
Label Capitol ST 11846
Producer Skip Drinkwater
Eddie Henderson chronology
Comin' Through
(1977)
Mahal
(1978)
Runnin' to Your Love
(1979)

Mahal is an album by American jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson recorded in 1978 which was his second album released on the Capitol label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell states "more disco excursions for Capitol's A&R department and more listless themes for Henderson's horn to purvey, although his solo contributions are somewhat more involving this time". [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Henderson except as indicated

  1. "Butterfly" (Herbie Hancock) - 8:05
  2. "Cyclops" (James Mtume) - 5:18
  3. "Emotions" - 4:59
  4. "Prance On" (Mtume) - 5:16
  5. "Amoroso" (Benny Maupin) - 5:38
  6. "Mahal" - 4:27
  7. "Ecstasy" - 3:25

Personnel

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References

  1. Discogs album entry, accessed April 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Ginell, Richard S.. Mahal – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 7, 2015.