Bad Walking Woman is the third album by jazz organist Leon Spencer recorded for the Prestige label in 1972.Prestige Records discography accessed July 8, 2013
Reception Doug Payne stated the album was "Supremely heavy work from organist Leon Spencer – one of his classic jazz funk sessions for Prestige Records, and a record that shows him opening up his sound a bit more than before!".Payne, D. Whatever happened to Leon Spencer? June 18, 2009.
Track listing All compositions by Leon Spencer. "Hip Shaker" – 3:50 [actual time = 3:00] "Down On Dowling Street" – 4:55 "In Search of Love" – 4:00 "If You Were Me and I Were You" – 5:57 "Bad Walking Woman" – 5:01 "When My Love Has Gone" – 6:10 "When Dreams Start to Fade" – 7:42
Personnel Leon Spencer – organ, vocals Virgil Jones – trumpet (track 5) Hubert Laws – flute, piccolo flute (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) Buzz Brauer – flute, English horn, oboe (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone (track 5) Dave Hubbard – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5) Melvin Sparks (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Joe Beck (tracks 3, 6 & 7) – guitar Idris Muhammad – drums Buddy Caldwell – congas (tracks 4, 5 & 6) Billy Ver Planck – arranger (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7) Unidentified string section – (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
Production Ozzie Cadena – producer Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
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