Simba (album)
Simba is an album by American jazz guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1973 and released on the Groove Merchant label the following year.
Reception
Allmusic's Sean Westergaard said: "Simba is one hot album of funky soul-jazz.... The songs are catchy and funky, and play to Levy's strengths as a player. The arrangements are fantastic, played by a who's who list of '70s session men... Simba is the O'Donel Levy album to own".Track listing
All compositions by Manny Albam except where noted- "Bad, Bad Simba" – 7:15
- "Kilimanjaro Cookout" – 4:56
- "Playhouse" – 4:41
- "Sierra Lonely" – 5:37
- "Sad, Sad, Simba" – 6:08
- "Joni" – 5:12
- "Nigerian Knights" – 5:09
Personnel
- O'Donel Levy – guitar
- Eddie Daniels – flute, piccolo, baritone saxophone
- Jon Faddis, Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Burt Collins, Lew Soloff – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Cecil Bridgewater, Alan Rubin – flugelhorn
- Bill Watrous – trombone
- Warren Bernhardt – electric piano
- Tony Levin – bass
- Steve Gadd – drums
- Manny Albam – arranger