O'Donel Levy
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Born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 20, 1945, OâDonel Levy was a jazz, R&B, and funk guitarist. The brother of session drummer Stafford Levy, OâDonel Levy studied music at Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University before moving to New York City. Becoming part of the cityâs thriving jazz music scene, he ended up touring as a sideman with guitarist George Benson and organist Jimmy McGriff. Signing with the Groove Merchant label, OâDonel Levy released Black Velvet, his debut album, in 1971. His 1972 album, Breeding of Mind, broadened his musical focus, mixing pop, jazz, and funk together to great effect. Dawn of a New Day was released in 1973, followed by two albums in 1974: Simba and Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky. During this time on the Groove Merchant label, he also recorded several albums with Jimmy McGriff, including Giants of the Organ Come Together (1973) and Concert: Friday the 13th â Cook County Jail (1973). He recorded one more album for Groove Merchant - Windows (1976) â before moving to the Lester Radio Corporation label and releasing the album Time Has Changed (1978). Four years later, he released Through a Song (1982) on the ILM label. He continued to work with other artists including Herbie Mann, Norman Connors, and Eldee Young. In 2004, OâDonel Levy released the album In the Name of Love. OâDonel Levy died on March 14, 2016, at the age of 70.
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- Green Machine
- Where Is The Love
- People Make The World Go Round
- Moisturizer
- I'll Sing From My Window
- I Want To Make It With You
- Freedom Suite, Pt. 1 featuring Jimmy McGriff
- Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning featuring Ron Carter
- Nature's Child
- I Believe In Miracles
- Panama Red
- Out on the Coast featuring Hank Crawford
- The Chocolate Horse
- Coco featuring George Benson
- Granny
- Watch What Happens
- Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
- Freedom and Good Times
- Love Story
- St. James Infirmary featuring Hank Crawford
- Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning featuring George Benson
- I'll Be There
- You've Made Me So Very Happy
- Call Me
