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 5–7, 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
• Fonce Mizell – arranger, trumpet, clavinet, solina, vocals
• Larry Mizell – arranger, synthesizer, solina, piano, electric piano, vocals
• Oscar Brashear – trumpet
• 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
• 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.