
22/04/2025
Nikki Giovanni "The Way I Feel" (1975) -Jazz Funk-
Label : Niktom

01 - The Way I Feel (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
02 - Seduction / Kidnap Poem (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
03 - Just A NY Poem (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
04 - Butterflies / I Remember (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
05 - Luxury / Poem (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
06 - My House (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
Two
01 - The Women Gather (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
02 - The Life I Led (Traditional)
03 - When I Die (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
04 - Revolutionary Dreams (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
05 - Winter Poem (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
06 - A Certain Peace / When I Nap (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
07 - Poem For A Lady Whose Voice I Like (Nikki Giovanni & Arif Mardin)
The Personnel is :
Cornell Dupree : Guitar
Richard Tee & Paul Griffin : Keyboards
Ken Bichel : Arp Synthesizer
Doug Bascomb & Gordon Edwards : Basses
Bernard Purdie, Steve Gadd & Errol Bennett : Drums
Winston Grennan : Percussion
David Newman plays Tenor Saxophone & Flute on "Kidnap Poem", "My House" & "Winter Poem"
Charlie Brown plays Tenor Saxophone on "Just A NY Poem" & "Luxury"
Background vocals : Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith & Sylvia Shemwell
All Selections Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, New York
Recording Engineer : Bobby Warner
Engineers for Additional Recording : Gene Paul & Lew Hahn
Produced by Arif Mardin