Real Gone Music · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Skipper At Home
| Recorded | c. 1974 |
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| Label | Real Gone Music |
| Released | 1974 |
| Personnel | 14 credited players |
| Discogs | master 506942 |
The record
A mid-'70s deep dive from bassist Henry Franklin, backed by a sprawling cast of LA session players and a chorus of vocalists layering spiritual-jazz warmth over funk-inflected grooves. Ndugu Chancler's drums and Oscar Brashear's trumpet anchor a set that captures the loose, communal energy of the era's Black creative underground.
Session personnel
- Henry Franklin — bass, leader
- Leon Ndugu Chancler — drums
- Kenny Climas — guitar
- Kemang Sunduza — soprano saxophone
- Charles Owens — tenor saxophone
- Al Hall — trombone
- Oscar Brashear — trumpet
- Patricia Henley Talbert — vocals
- Penny Holt — vocals
- Shirley Reid — vocals
- Shirley Thornton — vocals
- The Sisters Happiness — vocals
- David Durrah — written-by, piano
- Kirk Lightsey — piano, flute
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1974 | Black Jazz Records · BJQD/17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic earliest on file |
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| 1974 | Black Jazz Records · BJQD/17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Black Jazz Records · BJQD/17 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1974 | Black Jazz Records · YX-7016 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| 1997 | P-Vine Records · PLP-6732 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| 1998 | P-Vine Records · PCD-5286 — CD, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| 2002 | Black Jazz Records · BJ/17 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2005 | P-Vine Records · PCD-22102 — CD, Album, Reissue, Paper Sleeve |
| 2013 | Black Jazz Records · BJQD/17 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2021 | Real Gone Music — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 2021 | Black Jazz Records · RGM-1264 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2021 | Real Gone Music · RGM-1264 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Clear With Black Splatter |
| 2021 | Black Jazz Records · RGM-1266 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2021 | Black Jazz Records · PLP-7199 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered |
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