Space Flight (Sam Lazar album)
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Space Flight is an album recorded by organist Sam Lazar
on June 1, 1960 for Argo Records
. This was Lazar's debut recording, and Green's second recording.
All tracks composed by Lazar, except as indicated.
Sam Lazar
Sam Lazar was a pianist and Hammond organist originally from St. Louis, Missouri. His first LP on Argo Records approximates his birth year as 1933. Initially a pianist, Lazar played in Ernie Wilkins group before Wilkins left St. Louis to join Count Basie...
on June 1, 1960 for Argo Records
Argo Records
Argo Records was started in December of 1955 to accommodate some of the rapidly growing recording activity at Chess Records. Originally the label was called Marterry, but bandleader Ralph Marterie objected, and within a couple of months the imprint was renamed Argo.Initially, Argo offered a...
. This was Lazar's debut recording, and Green's second recording.
Track listing
- "Dig A Little Deeper" (3:46)
- "We Don't Know" (2:51)
- "Caramu" (3:41)
- "Ruby" (3:56) (ParishMitchell ParishMitchell Parish was an American lyricist.-Early life:Parish was born Michael Hyman Pashelinsky to a Jewish family in Lithuania. His family emigrated to the United States, arriving on February 3, 1901 on the SS Dresden when he was less than a year old...
, Roehmheld) - "Gigi Blues" (4:01)
- "Space Flight (2:39)
- "Mad Lad" (2:16)
- "Funky Blues" (2:31)
- "Big Willie" (3:22)
- "My Babe" (4:12) (Dixon)
All tracks composed by Lazar, except as indicated.
Personnel
- Sam LazarSam LazarSam Lazar was a pianist and Hammond organist originally from St. Louis, Missouri. His first LP on Argo Records approximates his birth year as 1933. Initially a pianist, Lazar played in Ernie Wilkins group before Wilkins left St. Louis to join Count Basie...
organ - Grant GreenGrant GreenGrant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
guitar - Willie DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
bass - Chauncey Williams drums