20/08/2025

David Axelrod "The Auction" (1972) -Jazz Funk-



Label : Decca Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Oh! Freedom (Traditional)
02 - The Auction (David Axelrod)
03 - Sympathy (David Axelrod & Paul Lawrence Dunbar)
04 - Freedom (David Axelrod)

Side 2

01 - The Leading Citizen (David Axelrod)
02 - The Debt (David Axelrod & Paul Lawrence Dunbar)
03 - Be Proud - My Race (David Axelrod & Paul Lawrence Dunbar)
04 - Oh! Freedom (Traditional)


Composed & Arranged by David Axelrod
Conducted by Earl Palmer
Produced by David Axelrod & Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley
Recorded at MCA Studios, Universal City

The Chorus :
Billie Barnum - Leader*
James Cobbin, Oma Drake, Venetta Fields, Baron Hardeman, John Lehman, Judith Long, Gwendolyn Owens****, Josef Powel, Jessie Richardson, Alexander St. Charles*, Jessica Smith**, Ed Wallace, Oren Waters, Fleming Williams***
*"Solo Singer on "The Debt"
**Solo Singer on "Sympathy"
***Solos on "The Auction" & "Freedom"
****Solos on "Freedom" - Solo on "Oh! Freedom"

The Players :
Reeds & Woodwinds : Bill Green, Jackie Kelso, Ernie Watts*
Trumpets : Allen DeRienzo, Paul Hubinon
Trombones : Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Lew McCreary
Guitars : Arthur Adams**, Lou Morell, David T. Walker
Piano & Electric Piano : Joe Sample
Bass : Jim Hughart
Vibes & Tambourine : Gary Coleman
Congas : King Errisson
Drums : John Guerin
*All Tenor Saxophone & Flute Solos
**All Guitars Solos except "The Leading Citizen" whose Guitar Solos are by David T. Walker
Player Coordination by Ben Barrett