Coffy (soundtrack) explained

Coffy
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Roy Ayers
Border:	yes
Released:	May 1973
Recorded:	April 5, 1973 – April 8, 1973 at Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, New York, US
Genre:	Jazz-funk^[1]
Length:	36:03
Label:	Polydor PD-5048
Producer:	Roy Ayers
Prev Title:	Red, Black and Green
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Virgo Red
Next Year:	1973

Coffy is a soundtrack produced, composed, and arranged by Roy Ayers for the blaxploitation film Coffy. It was released in 1973 on Polydor Records and peaked at number 31 on the jazz albums chart.

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 - Vibraphone, vocals on "Coffy Is the Color" and "King George"

Notes and References

1. Web site: BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825081205/https://beatcaffeine.com/100-best-jazz-funk-songs/ . Gorton . TJ . BeatCaffeine . July 30, 2018 . August 25, 2018 . September 19, 2021.
2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p6035/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Roy Ayers US albums chart history]. allmusic.com. 2011-06-17.