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.[1][2][3]

Simba
Studio album by O'Donel Levy
Released	1974
Recorded	July 2 & 3, 1973
Studio	New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:58
Label	Groove Merchant GM 526
Producer	Sonny Lester
O'Donel Levy chronology
Dawn of a New Day (1973) Simba (1974) Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky (1974)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

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".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Manny Albam except where noted

1. "Bad, Bad Simba" – 7:15
2. "Kilimanjaro Cookout" – 4:56
3. "Playhouse" (Manny Albam, O'Donel Levy) – 4:41
4. "Sierra Lonely" – 5:37
5. "Sad, Sad, Simba" – 6:08
6. "Joni" (Levy) – 5:12
7. "Nigerian Knights" (Levy) – 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

References

1. Jazzlists: O'Donel Levy Discography, accessed March 28, 2018
2. Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed March 28, 2018
3. Jazzlists: Album details, accessed March 28, 2018
4. Westergaard, Sean. Simba – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2018.