The Wizard (album) explained

The Wizard
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mel Brown
Cover:	The Wizard (album).jpg
Released:	1968
Recorded:	March 21, 1968
Genre:	Blues
Length:	40:02
Label:	Impulse!
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Chronology:	Mel Brown
Prev Title:	Chicken Fat
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Blues for We
Next Year:	1969

The Wizard is the second album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1968 for the Impulse! label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mel Brown except as indicated

1. "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 4:23
2. "Swamp Fever" – 6:05
3. "Blues After Hours" (Pee Wee Crayton, Jules Taub) – 6:34
4. "African Sweets" (Dee Ervin) – 3:10
5. "Stop" (Jerry Ragovoy) – 4:21
6. "Chuck a Funk" – 4:53
7. "Miss Ann" – 4:10
8. "W-2 Withholding" – 2:12

• Recorded in Los Angeles, California on March 21, 1968

Personnel

• Mel Brown – guitar
• Terry Evans – guitar
• Mack Johnston – trumpet
• Clifford Solomon – tenor saxophone
• Unknown – piano, organ
  • Ronald Brown – bass Paul Humphrey – drums
• Roy Brown – vocals

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9100-series/#as-9169 Impulse! Records discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-wizard-r135916 Allmusic Review