''Mindgames'' is the second album by saxophonist
Greg Osby recorded in 1988 and released on the
JMT label.
Greg Osby sessionography
accessed October 1, 2014
Reception
The AllMusic
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review by Ron Wynn states, "Some torrid solos but his least successful release artistically".[Wynn, R.]
Allmusic Review
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Track listing
''All compositions by Greg Osby except as indicated''
# "Dolemite" - 5:43
# "Mindgames" - 5:27
# "Thinking Inside You" (Edward Simon) - 3:27
# "This Is Not a Test" - 4:11
# "Excuse Not" (Paul Samuels) - 1:50
# "Mirror, Mirror" - 4:56
# "Silent Attitude" - 7:30
# "Altered Ego" (Kevin McNeal) - 4:50
# "All That Matters" - 6:32
# "Chin Lang" - 2:36
Personnel
* Greg Osby - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion, voice
*Geri Allen
Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh ...
(tracks 1,7 & 9), Edward Simon (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6 & 8) - piano, synthesizer
*Kevin McNeal - guitar
*Lonnie Plaxico
Lonnie Plaxico (born September 4, 1960) is an American jazz double bassist.
Biography
Plaxico was born in Chicago, Illinois, into a musical family, and started playing the bass at the age of twelve, turning professional at fourteen (playing bot ...
- bass
*Paul Samuels - drums, percussion
References
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1988 albums
Greg Osby albums
JMT Records albums
Winter & Winter Records albums