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Coffy (soundtrack)

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Released
  
May 1973

Producer
  
Roy Ayers

Release date
  
May 1973

Movie
  
Coffy

Length
  
36:03

Artist
  
Roy Ayers

Label
  
Motown/Universal Records

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Recorded
  
April 5, 1973 – April 8, 1973 at Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, New York, US

Genres
  
Soundtrack, Funk, Jazz, Soul music, Rhythm and blues

Similar
  
Roy Ayers albums, Soul music albums

Music from the Original Motion Picture Coffy is a soundtrack produced, composed, and arranged by Roy Ayers. It was released in 1973 on Polydor Records and peaked at number 31 on the jazz albums chart.

Contents

Coffy soundtrack by roy ayers


Track listing

All songs written by Roy Ayers, except by "End of Sugarman" Ayers and Harry Whitaker. Lyrics to "Coffy Is the Color", "King George" and "Shining Symbol" written by Carl Clay; lyrics to "Coffy Baby" written by Roselle Weaver.

Personnel

Music score composed, arranged and conducted by Roy Ayers; orchestrations by Harry Whitaker.

  • Harry Whitaker - Electric piano, organ, harpsichord, piano
  • Billy Nichols, Bob Rose - Guitar
  • Richard Davis - Acoustic and electric bass
  • Dennis Davis - Drums
  • William King - Bongos, congas, percussion
  • Cecil Bridgewater - Trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Jon Faddis - Trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown - Trombone
  • Peter Dimitriades, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Emanuel Vardi - Strings
  • Denise "Dee Dee" Bridgewater - Vocals on "Coffy Is the Color" and "Coffy Baby"
  • Wayne Garfield - Vocals on "Coffy Is the Color" and "Shining Symbol"
  • Roy Ayers - Vocals on "Coffy Is the Color" and "King George"

    • Songs

    1Coffy Is The Color3:00
    2Pricilla's Theme3:58
    3King George3:00

    References

    Coffy (soundtrack) Wikipedia
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