Fancy Dancer

Fancy Dancer is the fifth studio album by American jazz flautist Bobbi Humphrey, recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2]

Fancy Dancer
Studio album by Bobbi Humphrey
Released	1975
Recorded	August 5, 6 & 7, 1975 at Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz-funk[1] Jazz fusion
Length	39:52
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Larry Mizell, Chuck Davis
Bobbi Humphrey chronology
Satin Doll (1974) Fancy Dancer (1975) Tailor Made (1977)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "There isn't anything approaching a middling moment here – this is all killer, no filler. Jazz critics may have had their troubles with this set, but no one cared; Humphrey and the Mizells were creating a new kind of largely instrumental funk that was inclusive of everything they could weave in from world music to soul-jazz to club music to pop – and the public responded".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "Uno Esta" (Larry Mizell) – 6:44
2. "The Trip" (Chuck Davis, Doug Jones) – 5:41
3. "You Make Me Feel So Good" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell) – 6:16
4. "Fancy Dancer" (Jerry Peters) – 5:46
5. "Mestizo Eyes" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Warren Jordan) 4:52
6. "Sweeter Than Sugar" (Chuck Davis, Skip Scarborough) – 4:24
7. "Please Set Me at Ease" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Ruby Mizell) – 6:09

• • Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California on August 5 (tracks 2–4 & 7), August 6 (tracks 1 & 5), and August 7 (track 6), 1975

Personnel

• Bobbi Humphrey – flute, vocals
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet
• Fonce Mizell – trumpet, clavinet, solina, vocals
• Julian Priester – trombone
• Tyree Glenn Jr. – tenor saxophone
• Dorothy Ashby – harp
• Roger Glenn – vibes, marimba
• Chuck Davis – piano, electric piano
• Skip Scarborough – piano, electric piano, clavinet
• Jerry Peters – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
• Larry Mizell – synthesizer, solina, piano, electric piano, vocals
• Craig McMullen, John Rowin – guitar
• Chuck Rainey – electric bass
• Harvey Mason – drums
• Mayuto Correa – conga
• Jesse Acuna, Rosario Davila, Katherine Lyra, Augie Rey, Sonia Tavares – backing vocals
• James Carter – whistler

In popular culture

Hip-hop artists Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa sampled the music from Fancy Dancer for their 2013 EP entitled Live in Concert.

References

1. Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
2. Blue Note Records discography accessed December 17, 2010
3. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed December 17, 2010.