Joy of Cookin' explained

Joy of Cookin'
Type:	Album
Artist:	Joe Thomas
Cover:	Joy of Cookin'.jpg
Released:	1972
Recorded:	1972
Studio:	New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	31:05
Label:	Groove Merchant GM 504
Producer:	Sonny Lester
Chronology:	Joe Thomas
Prev Title:	Joe Thomas Is the Ebony Godfather
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	Masada
Next Year:	1975

Joy of Cookin' is an album by American jazz flautist Joe Thomas recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "While not reaching the same heights of Joe Thomas' previous Ebony Godfather LP, the aptly titled Joy of Cookin boasts a comparable deep-fried funk flavor, fusing the style and sensibility of blaxploitation-era soundtracks with the formal ingenuity of jazz. Horace Ott's big, bold arrangements nicely complement Thomas' sweet, fluttery flute, which navigates in and out of the melodies with the grace of a monarch butterfly".

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Thomas except where noted

1. "Joyful, Joyful" (Joe Thomas, Horace Ott) − 4:20
2. "Down Home" (Horace Ott) − 4:37
3. "Chile Con Carmen" − 4:45
4. "Thank You (Fall Etin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)" (Sly Stone) − 3:32
5. "Soul Sermon" − 4:05
6. "Mike" − 5:06
7. "Dr. Ritota" − 4:40

Personnel

• Joe Thomas – flute
• Horace Ott − arranger, conductor (tracks 1-3)
• Ernest Royal – trumpet (tracks 1-3)
• Garnett Brown − trombone (tracks 1-3)
• Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone (tracks 1-3)
• Arthur F. Clarke (tracks 1-3), Billy Phipps (tracks 6 & 7), Robbie Porter (tracks 4-7) – baritone saxophone
• Jiggs Chase − organ
• Jimmy Ponder (tracks 4-7), David A. Spinozza (tracks 1-3) – guitar
• Gordon H. Edwards – bass (tracks 1-3)
• Bill LaVorgna (tracks 1-3), Kenny Pollard (tracks 4-7) – drums
• Gordon Powell − congas (tracks 1-3)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Groove_Merchant.htm Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/jz/Joy_Of_Cookin.htm Jazzlists: Album details