Black on Black!

This article is about the album by Sonny Phillips. For the album by Waylon Jennings, see Black on Black. For the tribute album to the American hardcore punk band Black Flag, see Black on Black: A Tribute to Black Flag. For the song of the American rock band Heart, see Desire Walks On.

Black on Black! is the third album by jazz organist Sonny Phillips, which was recorded in 1970 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Black on Black!
Studio album by Sonny Phillips
Released	1970
Recorded	July 27, 1970
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 10007
Producer	Bob Porter
Sonny Phillips chronology
Black Magic (1970) Black on Black! (1970) My Black Flower (1976)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Stewart Mason of Allmusic stated, "Sonny Phillips' third and final album for Prestige, coming just over a year after his first, shows the soul-jazz organist moving in a somewhat funkier direction than his first two efforts. The roiling title track actually has an edge of menace to it, an idea his other albums never even entertained".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Phillips except where noted.

1. "Black on Black" (Rusty Bryant, Sonny Phillips, Melvin Sparks, Jimmy Lewis, Bernard Purdie) – 5:30
2. "Check It Out" (Sonny Phillips) – 6:16
3. "Blues in Maude's Flat" (Grant Green) – 6:25
4. "Proud Mary" (John Fogerty) – 7:55
5. "The Doll House" (Jimmy Lewis) – 7:32

Personnel

• Sonny Phillips – organ
• Rusty Bryant – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Melvin Sparks – guitar
• Jimmy Lewis – electric bass
• Bernard Purdie – drums