Kool And The Gang "Spirit Of The Boogie" (1975) -Jazz-Funk-

Label : De-Lite Records / Polydor Records

 Side A

01 - Spirit Of The Boogie (Khalis Bayyan, Donald Boyce, Kool & The Gang)
02 - Ride The Rhythm (Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang)
03 - Jungle Jazz (Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang)
04 - Sunshine And Love (Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang)
05 - Ancestral Ceremony (Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang)

Side B

01 - Mother Earth (George Brown, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang)
02 - Winter Sadness (Charles Smith, Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang)
03 - Caribbean Festival (Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang)


Produced & Arranged by Kool And The Gang
Recording & Mixing Engineer : Harvey Goldberg
Overdub Engineers : Godfrey Diamond, Alec Head, Terry Rosiello, Ron St. Germain, Ray Janos
Bob Merritt : Record Plant Engineer
Special Thanks to Bob Walters
Recorded at Media Sound Studio, 311 West 57th St., N.Y.C.
Mixing at Record Plan, L.A.
Special Guest Artist : Don Boyce


Side A

01 - Spirit Of The Boogie

Arranged by Khalis Bayyan
George Brown : Drums, Vocals
Robert Bell : Bass, Vocals
Claydes E.X. Smith : Guitar
Rick West : Vocals
Dennis Thomas : Alto Sax, Vocals
Otha Nash : Trombone, Vocals
Spike Mickens : Trumpet, Vocals
Khalis Bayyan : Tenor Sax, Bass Arp, Vocals, Clavinet, Piano
Don Boyce : Boogie Man Vocals

02 - Ride The Rhythm

Arranged by Khalis Bayyan
George Brown : Drums, Vocals
Robert Bell : Bass
Claydes E.X. Smith : Guitar
Rick West : Clavinet, Vocals
Dennis Thomas : Alto Sax, Vocals
Otha Nash : Trombone, Vocals
Spike Mickens : Trumpet, Vocals, Percussion
Khalis Bayyan : Tenor Sax, Bass, Piano, Vocals, Percussion
Amir Bayyan : Guitar

03 - Jungle Jazz

Arranged by Khalis Bayyan
George Brown : Drums, Percussion
Robert Bell : Bass
Claydes E.X. Smith : Guitar
Rick West : Clavinet
Dennis Thomas : Alto Sax, Flute, Percussion
Spike Mickens : Trumpet, Percussion
Khalis Bayyan : Tenor Sax, Percussion

04 - Sunshine And Love

Arranged by Khalis Bayyan
George Brown : Drums, Lead vocals
Robert Bell : Bass
Claydes E.X. Smith : Guitar
Rick West : Clavinet
Dennis Thomas : Alto Sax, Vocals
Otha Nash : Trombone, Vocals
Spike Mickens : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Khalis Bayyan : Tenor Sax, Vocals, Piano, Arp, Moog
Amir Bayyan : Guitar
Something Sweet : Background vocals

05 - Ancestral Ceremony

Arranged by Khalis Bayyan
George Brown : Drums, Percussion
Robert Bell : Bass
Rick West : Clavinet, Vocals
Dennis Thomas : Vocals
Spike Mickens : Trumpet, Percussion
Khalis Bayyan : Tenor Sax, Arp, Piano, Kalimba, Percussion
Something Sweet : Background vocals

Side B

01 - Mother Earth

Arranged by George Brown
George Brown : Drums, Piano, Percussion, Vocals
Robert Bell : Bass
Claydes E.X. Smith : Guitar
Rick West : Piano, Moog
Amir Bayyan : Guitar
Dennis Thomas : Alto Sax
Spike Mickens : Trumpet
Otha Nash : Trombone, Vocals
Khalis Bayyan : Tenor Sax, Percussion, Vocals
Something Sweet : Background vocals

02 - Winter Sadness

Arranged by Claydes E.X. Smith
George Brown : Drums
Robert Bell : Bass
Claydes E.X. Smith : Guitar
Dennis Thomas : Vocals
Khalis Bayyan : Piano, Arp, Alto Flute

03 - Caribbean Festival

Arranged by Khalis Bayyan, Kool & The Gang
George Brown : Drums
Robert Bell : Bass
Claydes E.X. Smith : Guitar
Spike Mickens : Trumpet, Percussion
Otha Nash : Trombone
Khalis Bayyan : Tenor Sax, Arp, Piano
Dennis Thomas : Percussion