Louisiana Slim

Louisiana Slim
Studio album by Leon Spencer
Released	1971
Recorded	July 7, 1971 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:21
Label	Prestige PR 10033
Producer	Bob Porter
Leon Spencer chronology
Sneak Preview! (1970) Louisiana Slim (1971) Bad Walking Woman (1972)

Louisiana Slim is the second album by jazz organist Leon Spencer recorded for the Prestige label in 1971.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "It is a pity that Spencer's career ultimately went nowhere, for he holds his own with his contemporaries throughout this recommended soul-jazz release".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Leon Spencer except as indicated

1. "Louisiana Slim" - 10:08
2. "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" (Marvin Gaye) - 4:06
3. "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 5:24
4. "Our Love Will Never Die" - 10:17
5. "The Trouble With Love" - 8:26

Personnel

• Leon Spencer - organ
• Virgil Jones - trumpet
• Grover Washington, Jr. - tenor saxophone, flute
• Melvin Sparks - guitar
• Idris Muhammad - drums
• Buddy Caldwell - congas

Production

• Bob Porter - producer
• Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

References