''Joy of Cookin is an album by American jazz flautist Joe Thomas recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series
accessed April 17, 2018
accessed April 17, 2018

Reception

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's Jason Ankeny said: "While not reaching the same heights of Joe Thomas' previous ''Ebony Godfather'' LP, the aptly titled ''Joy of Cookin boasts a comparable deep-fried funk flavor, fusing the style and sensibility of blaxploitation-era soundtracks with the formal ingenuity of jazz. Horace Ott's big, bold arrangements nicely complement Thomas' sweet, fluttery flute, which navigates in and out of the melodies with the grace of a monarch butterfly".

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Thomas except where noted # "Joyful, Joyful" (Joe Thomas, Horace Ott) − 4:20 # "Down Home" (Horace Ott) − 4:37 # "Chile Con Carmen" − 4:45 # " Thank You (Fall Etin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)" (

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) − 3:32 # "Soul Sermon" − 4:05 # "Mike" − 5:06 # "Dr. Ritota" − 4:40

Personnel

* Joe Thomas –

flute The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

Horace Ott Horace Ott (born April 15, 1933) is an American jazz and R&B composer, arranger, record producer, conductor and pianist, noted for his work since the late 1950s with a wide variety of artists including The Shirelles, Don Covay, Nina Simone, Hou ...

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arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

, conductor (tracks 1-3) * Ernest Royal – trumpet (tracks 1-3) *

Garnett Brown Garnett Brown (January 31, 1936 – October 9, 2021) was a jazz trombonist who worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, Earth Wind and Fire and others. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Arkans ...

− trombone (tracks 1-3) *

Seldon Powell Seldon Powell (15 November 1928 – 25 January 1997) was an American soul jazz, swing, and R&B tenor saxophonist and flautist born in Lawrenceville, Virginia. He worked with Tab Smith (1949), Lucky Millinder (1949–51), Neal Hefti, and Louis Be ...

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

(tracks 1-3) *Arthur F. Clarke (tracks 1-3),

Billy Phipps Billy Phipps (25 December 1931 – 3 December 2011) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer who contributed to the development of a wide range of jazz styles including hard bop, soul jazz, Latin jazz, and primitive. Career Phipp ...

(tracks 6 & 7), Robbie Porter (tracks 4-7) –

baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of instruments, larger (and lower-pitched) than the tenor saxophone, but smaller (and higher-pitched) than the bass. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use - the bass, contra ...

* Jiggs Chase − organ * Jimmy Ponder (tracks 4-7), David A. Spinozza (tracks 1-3) – guitar *Gordon H. Edwards – bass (tracks 1-3) *

Bill LaVorgna William A. LaVorgna (1933–2007) was an American traditional pop and jazz musician (drums) who for many years was musical director for American actress, dancer and singer, Liza Minnelli. Life and work LaVorgna took up the drums as a child. ...

(tracks 1-3), Kenny Pollard (tracks 4-7) – drums * Gordon Powell −

congas The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest) ...

(tracks 1-3)

References

{{Authority control Groove Merchant albums Joe Thomas (flautist) albums 1972 albums Albums produced by Sonny Lester Albums arranged by Horace Ott Albums conducted by Horace Ott