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Where I'm Coming From (Leon Spencer album)

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Where I'm Coming From
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedFebruary 22, 1972, and January 26, 1973
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz-funk[1]
Length37:35
LabelPrestige
PR 10063
ProducerOzzie Cadena
Leon Spencer chronology
Bad Walking Woman
(1972)
Where I'm Coming From
(1973)

Where I'm Coming From is the fourth and last album by jazz organist Leon Spencer recorded for the Prestige label in 1973 (with one track recorded in 1972).[2]

Reception

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Doug Payne stated the album was "Another good one from Leon Spencer and, regrettably, his recorded swan song as a solo artist".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Leon Spencer except where noted.

  1. "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) – 6:45
  2. "Give Me Your Love" (Curtis Mayfield) – 5:23
  3. "Keeper of the Castle" (Brian Potter, Dennis Lambert) – 5:20
  4. "Trouble Man" (Marvin Gaye) – 6:45
  5. "The Price a Po' Man's Got to Pay" – 5:25
  6. "Where I'm Coming From" – 5:35
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 22, 1972 (track 6) and January 26, 1973 (tracks 1–5)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Prestige Records discography. Retrieved July 9, 2013
  3. ^ Payne, D. Whatever happened to Leon Spencer? June 18, 2009.