Coffy (soundtrack)
Coffy is a soundtrack produced, composed, and arranged by Roy Ayers for the blaxploitation film Coffy. It was released in 1973 on Polydor Records and peaked at number 31 on the jazz albums chart.
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| Released | May 1973 | |||
| Recorded | April 5, 1973 – April 8, 1973 at Sound Ideas Studios, New York City, New York, US | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk[1] | |||
| Length | 36:03 | |||
| Label | Polydor PD-5048 | |||
| Producer | Roy Ayers | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
All songs written by Roy Ayers, except by "End of Sugarman" Ayers and Harry Whitaker. Lyrics to "Coffy Is the Color", "King George" and "Shining Symbol" written by Carl Clay; lyrics to "Coffy Baby" written by Roselle Weaver.
| No. | Title | Vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Coffy Is the Color" | Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roy Ayers, Wayne Garfield | 3:03 |
| 2. | "Priscilla's Theme" | 3:58 | |
| 3. | "King George" | Roy Ayers | 3:00 |
| 4. | "Aragon" | 2:55 | |
| 5. | "Coffy Sauna" | 2:16 | |
| 6. | "King's Last Ride" | 1:10 | |
| 7. | "Coffy Baby" | Dee Dee Bridgewater | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Brawling Broads" | 2:46 | |
| 9. | "Escape" | 2:18 | |
| 10. | "Shining Symbol" | Wayne Garfield | 3:53 |
| 11. | "Exotic Dance" | 3:18 | |
| 12. | "Making Love" | 2:49 | |
| 13. | "Vittroni's Theme – King Is Dead" | 2:03 | |
| 14. | "End of Sugarman" | 1:05 | |
| Total length: | 36:03 | ||
Personnel
Music score composed, arranged and conducted by Roy Ayers; orchestrations by Harry Whitaker.
- Harry Whitaker - Electric piano, organ, harpsichord, piano
- Billy Nichols, Bob Rose - Guitar
- Richard Davis - Acoustic and electric bass
- Dennis Davis - Drums
- William King - Bongos, congas, percussion
- Cecil Bridgewater - Trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jon Faddis - Trumpet, flugelhorn
- Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown - Trombone
- Peter Dimitriades, Harry Lookofsky, Irving Spice, Emanuel Vardi - Strings
- Denise "Dee Dee" Bridgewater - Vocals on "Coffy Is the Color" and "Coffy Baby"
- Wayne Garfield- Vocals on "Coffy Is the Color" and "Shining Symbol"
- Roy Ayers - Vibraphone, vocals on "Coffy Is the Color" and "King George"
Charts
| Chart (1973) | Peak positions |
|---|---|
| Billboard Jazz LPs[3] | 31 |
References
- Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r230370/review
- "Roy Ayers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
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