On his sole album as a leader, bassist Melvin Jackson - a veteran of the Eddie Harris band (this album includes two Harris originals) - plays with a bow, plucks and plugs his upright bass into a Maestro G-2 filter box, a Boomerang, an Echoplex, and an Ampeg amp. The result is soulful, psychedelic, and of course, funky - at once one of the grooviest and most avant-garde albums you'll ever hear. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.
Track Listing:
1. Funky Skull Parts 1 & 2 - Melvin Jackson
2. Ma, She's Makin' Eyes at Me - Melvin Jackson
3. Bold and Black - Melvin Jackson
4. Dance of the Dervish - Melvin Jackson
5. Everybody Loves My Baby - Melvin Jackson
6. Cold Duck Time Parts 1 & 2 - Melvin Jackson
7. Say What - Melvin Jackson
8. Funky Doo - Melvin Jackson
9. Silver Cycles - Melvin Jackson
Year of Production: 1969
