Thursday, March 11, 2010

"Life on Mars" by Dexter Wansel

Today’s disco discovery: the incredibly spaced-out jazz funk classic “Life on Mars” from the album Life on Mars (Philadelphia International, 1976) by Dexter Wansel – always one of my favorites.



Produced, arranged and written by Dexter Wansel. Dexter Wansel: keyboards, synthesizers, vocals. Al Harrison: trumpet, flugelhorn. Bobby Malach: saxophone, flute. Calvin Harris: guitar. Derrick Graves: bass. Darryl Brown: drums, percussion. Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette Benson: backing vocals. Another great one recorded at the famed Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pa.

2 comments:

  1. This album in 1976 in the UK had almost mythical status. US imports were hard to come by and this was fairly obscure for the time. Anyone who had a copy was regarded as someone who really knew and treasured their music..

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  2. What language is African Safari?

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