Mindgames (album)

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Mindgames
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Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedMay 1988
StudioSystems Two, Brooklyn, New York
Genre Jazz
Length47:37
Label JMT
JMT 834 422
Producer Greg Osby
Greg Osby chronology
Greg Osby and Sound Theatre
(1987)
Mindgames
(1988)
Cipher Syntax
(1989)

Mindgames is the second album by saxophonist Greg Osby recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states, "Some torrid solos but his least successful release artistically". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Greg Osby except as indicated

  1. "Dolemite" - 5:43
  2. "Mindgames" - 5:27
  3. "Thinking Inside You" (Edward Simon) - 3:27
  4. "This Is Not a Test" - 4:11
  5. "Excuse Not" (Paul Samuels) - 1:50
  6. "Mirror, Mirror" - 4:56
  7. "Silent Attitude" - 7:30
  8. "Altered Ego" (Kevin McNeal) - 4:50
  9. "All That Matters" - 6:32
  10. "Chin Lang" - 2:36

Personnel

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References

  1. Greg Osby sessionography, accessed October 1, 2014
  2. 1 2 Wynn, R., Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2014