''Sax Maniac'' is a

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James White and the Blacks James Chance, also known as James White (born James Siegfried, April 20, 1953), is an American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer. A key figure in no wave, Chance has been playing a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and pun ...

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Track listing

All tracks composed by James White, except where indicated # "Disco Jaded" # "Irresistible Impulse" # "Money to Burn" # "Sax Machine" # "Sax Maniac" # "

That Old Black Magic "That Old Black Magic" is a 1942 popular music, popular song written by Harold Arlen (music), with the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. They wrote it for the 1942 film ''Star Spangled Rhythm'', when it was sung by Johnnie Johnston, Johnny Johnston and da ...

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Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ...

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

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Personnel

;Jame White and the Blacks *James White - lead vocals, alto saxophone, piano on "Irresistible Impulse" and "Disco Jaded" *Chris Cunningham, Jerry Antonius - guitar *The Discolitas (Bemshi Jones and Cherie Donovan) - backing and lead vocals *Colin Wade - bass *Ralph Rolle - drums, percussion ;Guests *Luther Thomas - saxophone *

Robert Aaron Robert Aaron (born Robert Arron Vineberg; November 13, 1955) is a Canadian jazz musician. According to John Leland of the New York Times "Mr. Aaron played flute, saxophone, clarinet and piano, then taught himself guitar, trumpet, bassoon, Fren ...

- tenor saxophone, piano on "That Old Black Magic" *

Joseph Bowie Joseph Bowie (born October 17, 1953) is an American jazz trombonist and vocalist. The brother of trumpeter Lester Bowie, Joseph is known for leading the jazz-punk group Defunkt and for membership in the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Career Bowi ...

- trombone on "Irresistible Impulse", "Sax Machine" and "Sax Maniac" *John Mulkerin - trumpet on "Irresistible Impulse", "Sax Machine" and "Sax Maniac" *

Jack Walrath Jack Arthur Walrath (born May 5, 1946) is an American post-bop jazz trumpeter and musical arranger known for his work with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus, and Glenn Ferris, among others. Biography Walrath was born in Stuart, Florida. ...

- trumpet on "That Old Black Magic" *Ray Maldonado - trumpet on "Money to Burn" and "The Twitch"

References

External links

* 1982 albums James Chance albums {{1980s-punk-album-stub