Windows is an album by American jazz guitarist O'Donel Levy recorded in 1976 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Jazzlists: O'Donel Levy Discography, accessed March 28, 2018Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series, accessed March 28, 2018Jazzlists: Album details, accessed March 28, 2018Sudo, K. Spiral Quest: album details, accessed March 28, 2018
Reception
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".
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 Del Gatto, 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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