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Mindgames (album)

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Released
  
1988

Producer
  
Greg Osby

Artist
  
Greg Osby

Label
  
JMT Records

Length
  
47:37

Mindgames (1988)
  
Cipher Syntax (1989)

Release date
  
1988

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
May 1988 Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY

Similar
  
Season of Renewal, Art Forum, Symbols of Light (A Solution), Channel Three, The Invisible Hand

Mindgames is the second album by saxophonist Greg Osby recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label.

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states, "Some torrid solos but his least successful release artistically~Mr. Wego waz here.~".

Track listing

All compositions by Greg Osby except as indicated

  1. "Dolemite" - 5:43
  2. "Mindgames" - 5:27
  3. "Thinking Inside You" (Edward Simon) - 3:27
  4. "This Is Not a Test" - 4:11
  5. "Excuse Not" (Paul Samuels) - 1:50
  6. "Mirror, Mirror" - 4:56
  7. "Silent Attitude" - 7:30
  8. "Altered Ego" (Kevin McNeal) - 4:50
  9. "All That Matters" - 6:32
  10. "Chin Lang" - 2:36

Personnel

  • Greg Osby - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion, voice
  • Geri Allen (tracks 1,7 & 9), Edward Simon (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6 & 8) - piano, synthesizer
  • Kevin McNeal - guitar
  • Lonnie Plaxico - bass
  • Paul Samuels - drums, percussion

    • Songs

    1Dolemite5:46
    2Mindgames5:30
    3Thinking Inside You3:31

    References

    Mindgames (album) Wikipedia
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