Marlena Shaw records the album ‘Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?’ for Blue Note (1974)
Marlena Shaw‘s ‘Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?’ is an album recorded on June 12 and December 3, 4, 5 & 6, 1974 by Blue Note.
Track Listing : 1.You, Me And Ethel / Street Walking Woman (Marlena Shaw / Loonis Mcglohon, Byron Olson) – 06:20 . 2.You Taught Me How To Speak In Love (Molly Ann Leiken, Art Munson) – 03:52 . 3.Davy (Bernard Ighner) – 05:26 . 4.Feel Like Makin’ Love (Eugene Mcdaniels) – 05:00 . 5.The Lord Giveth And The Lord Taketh Away (Marlena Shaw) – 01:05 . 6.You Been Away Too Long (Bernard Ighner) – 03:07 . 7.You (Marlena Shaw) – 03:45 . 8.Loving You Was Like A Party (Bernard Ighner) – 04:17 . 9.A Prelude For Rose Marie (Byron Olson) – 01:56 . 10.Rose Marie (Mon Cherie) (Wilma Callender, Bernard Ighner) – 04:19
Musicians : Marlena Shaw – Vocals . Bernard Ighner – Piano, Flugelhorn . Mike Lang – Piano . Bill Mays – Piano . Larry Nash – Electric Piano, Synthesizer . Dennis Budimir – Guitar . Larry Carlton – Guitar . David T. Walker – Guitar . Chuck Domanico – Bass . Chuck Rainey – Electric Bass . Harvey Mason – Drums, Wind Chimes . Jim Gordon – Drums . King Errisson – Conga
Production : Produced By Bernard Ighner . Bernard Ighner, Dale Oehler, Byron Olson
Arrangements : Bernard Ighner, Dale Oehler, Byron Olson
Recorded On June 12 And December 3, 4, 5 & 6, 1974 At The Record Plant In Los Angeles, California.
Released In 1975 By Blue Note.
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Probably the most defining feature of Marlena Shaw is that she can use her impeccably soulful voice in the style of Jazz singing. It’s this shape-shifting characteristic that probably led her to name this particular album of hers. I am sure many people wondered just who is she trying to be, Etta James or Roberta Flack? But she is still after all these years, Marlena Shaw. T […]
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A record as fierce and blunt as its title portends, Who Is This Bitch, Anyway? vaults Marlena Shaw into a brave new world of feminism and funk, updating the sophisticated soul-jazz approach of her previous records to explore a fast-changing musical, politicaland sexual landscape. […]
Soul And Jazz And Funk
Certainly, there’s plenty of what her Japanese devotees call power and spirit in Marlena’s music, which she describes as ‘eclectic.’ Her sound is a fusion of different styles – soul, funk and jazz – but it’s rooted in gospel music, a crucial foundation stone for so many African-American singers. […]
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