Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
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| Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk[1] | |||
| Length | 35:52 | |||
| Label | Groove Merchant GM 535 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
| O'Donel Levy chronology | ||||
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Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky is an album by American jazz-funk guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1974 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[2][3][4]
Reception
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| Allmusic |    [5] |
Allmusic's Sean Westergaard said: "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky, O'Donel Levy's follow-up to his excellent Simba, is something of a letdown in comparison. ... None of this is awful; it just lacks the great tunes and arrangements of its predecessor".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by O'Donel Levy except where noted
- "Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky" – 3:20
- "Marbles" – 6:25
- "Will It Go Round in Circles" (Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher) – 3:20
- "Livin' for the City" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:59
- "Sideshow" (Bobby Eli, Vinnie Barrett) – 4:48
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronnell) – 6:20
- "Hey, Love!" – 3:17
- "Are You Foolin' Me" – 3:07
Personnel
- O'Donel Levy – guitar
- Charles Covington – keyboards, synthesizer
- Hugh Walker – drums
- Judd Watkins – percussion, vocals
- Lew Soloff – trumpet (tracks 1 & 3)
- Michael Gibson – trombone (tracks 1 & 3)
- David Sanborn, Joe Temperley – saxophone (tracks 1 & 3)
- George Davis – guitar (tracks 1 & 3)
- Ralph MacDonald, James Madison – percussion (tracks 1 & 3)
- David Matthews – arranger (tracks 1 & 3)
References
- ^ Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Jazzlists: O'Donel Levy Discography, accessed March 28, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed March 28, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed March 28, 2018
- ^ a b Westergaard, Jason. Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
