Harold Alexander – Raw Root
Tracklist
| A1 | Down Home | 6:46 | |
| A2 | Country Soul | 7:26 | |
| A3 | De Black Magician | 4:45 | |
| A4 | Sandy's Love | 3:28 | |
| A5 | Lady Euphoria | 0:38 | |
| B1 | Street Life | 9:56 | |
| B2 | New York Sister | 6:15 | |
| B3 | Raw Root | 8:00 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Published By – Harold Alexander Publishing
- Published By – Beta Buzz Music
- Published By – Walden
- Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
- Remixed At – Atlantic Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
- Mastered At – Presswell
- Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Pressed By – Monarch Record Mfg. Co. – Δ19087
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings And Horns], Conductor [Strings And Horns] – Arif Mardin
- Backing Vocals – Something Different
- Bass – Richard Davis (2) (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
- Drums – Brian Breaks* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3), Lenny White (tracks: A3, A5)
- Electric Bass [Fender Bass] – Dennis Heaven (tracks: A3, A5)
- Flute [Flutes] – Harold Alexander, Richard Clay (tracks: A3, A5)
- Guitar [On Additional Recordings] – Junior Hanson*
- Keyboards – Joe Boner* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
- Liner Notes – Harold Alexander
- Photography By – Louis Tanner
- Piano – George Cables (tracks: A3, A5)
- Producer, Engineer [Recording And Re-mix] – Jimmy Douglass
- Saxophone [Saxes] – Harold Alexander (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3)
- Synthesizer [On Additional Recordings] – Billy Alessi
- Vocals – Tequilla* (tracks: A3, A5)
Notes
Recorded & Re-mixed at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, N.Y.
℗ © 1974 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.
Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y.
Publishing:
A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3 - Harold Alexander Pub. / Walden, ASCAP
A3, A5 - Beta-Buzz / Walden, ASCAP
℗ © 1974 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Printed in U.S.A.
Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y.
Publishing:
A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3 - Harold Alexander Pub. / Walden, ASCAP
A3, A5 - Beta-Buzz / Walden, ASCAP
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ST-A 743127-MO
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ST-A 743128-MO
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): ST-A-743127-BB [MR in a circle] AT Δ19087 (1) PR
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): ST-A-743128-AA [MR in a circle] AT Δ19087-x(1) PR
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Reviews
- Raw Root is probably the weakest of Harold Alexander's albums, but still a solid release if you like your flute rare-groove stuff. This album is much more soulful and mellow than his Flying Dutchman releases. You don't get so much of that freaky scat stuff he does on those earlier albums, on here there's much more of a mellow groove throughout, and also much more in the way of a tradition song structure. Stand out tracks "Down Home" "Country Soul" & "Sandy's Love". This is the only release by Harold Alexander not on the Flying Dutchman label, and at the time of writing (14Jun08) yet to be reissued.
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