Windows (O'Donel Levy album)

Windows
Studio album by O'Donel Levy
Released	1976
Recorded	August 1976
Studio	Track Studios, Washington D.C.
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:59
Label	Groove Merchant; GM 3313
Producer	Sonny Lester
O'Donel Levy chronology

Windows is an album by American jazz guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1976 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]

Allmusic's Jason Ankeny said: "Following on the heels of George Benson's crossover blockbuster Breezin', Windows casts O'Donel Levy in the same mainstream, fusion-inspired mold, complete with vocals. To Levy's credit, the album never feels like a sell-out bid, and if anything, the mellow context underscores the chromatic beauty of his singular guitar aesthetic. With its bold, lush arrangements, the album at times boasts a cinematic splendor calling to mind the blaxploitation sound. Inasmuch as funk is ever subtle, Windows is ripe with nuance and resonance, yet never falls prey to the sleepiness of smooth jazz".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by O'Donel Levy

"Panama Red" – 6:34
"I Believe in Miracles" – 5:45
"Freedom and Good Times" – 5:28
"I'll Sing from My Window" – 5:36
"Moisturizer" – 6:22
"Green Machine" – 5:14

Personnel

O'Donel Levy – guitar
Aleta Greene – vocals
Stafford Levy – drums
Gary Grainger – bass
David E.Smith – saxophone, flute
Jimmy Wilson – trumpet
Charles Covington – piano, synthesizer
Jimmy Maelen – percussion
Horn section and string section arranged and conducted by Brad Baker
- Lew Delgatto, George Young – saxophone, flute
- Lew Soloff, Randy Brecker – trumpet
- Barry Rogers, Joe Randazzo – trombone
- Tony Posk, Guy Lumia, Norman Carr, Frederick Buldrini, Harold Kohan, Richard Sortomme, Julian Barker, Richard Maximoff, Jesse Levy, Richard Locker – strings

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References

Jazzlists: O'Donel Levy Discography, accessed March 28, 2018
Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series, accessed March 28, 2018
Jazzlists: Album details, accessed March 28, 2018
Sudo, K. Spiral Quest: album details, accessed March 28, 2018
Ankeny, Jason. Windows – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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[1] Jazzlists: O'Donel Levy Discography, accessed March 28, 2018

[Groove_Merchant_discography-2] Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series, accessed March 28, 2018

[3] Jazzlists: Album details, accessed March 28, 2018

[4] Sudo, K. Spiral Quest: album details, accessed March 28, 2018

[Allmusic-5] Ankeny, Jason. Windows – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2018.