Mindgames (album) explained

Mindgames
Type:	Album
Artist:	Greg Osby
Cover:	Mindgames (album).jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	May 1988
Studio:	Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	47:37
Label:	JMT JMT 834 422
Producer:	Greg Osby
Chronology:	Greg Osby
Prev Title:	Greg Osby and Sound Theatre
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Cipher Syntax
Next Year:	1989

Mindgames is the second album by saxophonist Greg Osby recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states, "Some torrid solos but his least successful release artistically".^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/greg-osby/catalog/#jmt-productions-834-422-1 Greg Osby sessionography
2. Wynn, R., Allmusic Review accessed October 1, 2014