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Fancy Dancer is the fifth studio album by American jazz flautist Bobbi Humphrey, recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]

Fancy Dancer
Studio album by Bobbi Humphrey
Released	1975
Recorded	August 5, 6 & 7, 1975 at Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz-funk[1]
Length	39:52
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Larry Mizell, Chuck Davis
Bobbi Humphrey chronology
Satin Doll (1974) Fancy Dancer (1975) Tailor Made (1977)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "There isn't anything approaching a middling moment here -- this is all killer, no filler. Jazz critics may have had their troubles with this set, but no one cared; Humphrey and the Mizells were creating a new kind of largely instrumental funk that was inclusive of everything they could weave in from world music to soul-jazz to club music to pop -- and the public responded".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "Uno Esta" (Larry Mizell) - 6:44
2. "The Trip" (Chuck Davis, Doug Jones) - 5:41
3. "You Make Me Feel So Good" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell) - 6:16
4. "Fancy Dancer" (Jerry Peters) - 5:46
5. "Mestizo Eyes" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Warren Jordan) 4:52
6. "Sweeter Than Sugar" (Chuck Davis, Skip Scarborough) - 4:24
7. "Please Set Me at Ease" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Ruby Mizell) - 6:09

• • Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California on August 5 (tracks 2-4 & 7), August 6 (tracks 1 & 5), and August 7 (track 6), 1975

Personnel

• Bobbi Humphrey - flute, vocals
• Oscar Brashear - trumpet
• Fonce Mizell - trumpet, clavinet, solina, vocals
• Julian Priester - trombone
• Tyree Glenn Jr. - tenor saxophone
• Dorothy Ashby - harp
• Roger Glenn - vibes, marimba
• Chuck Davis - piano, electric piano
• Skip Scarborough - piano, electric piano, clavinet
• Jerry Peters - piano, electric piano, synthesizer
• Larry Mizell - synthesizer, solina, piano, electric piano, vocals
• Craig McMullen, John Rowin - guitar
• Chuck Rainey - electric bass
• Harvey Mason - drums
• Mayuto Correa - conga
• Jesse Acuna, Rosario Davila, Katherine Lyra, Augie Rey, Sonia Tavares - backing vocals
• James Carter - whistler

In popular culture

Hip-hop artists Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa sampled the music from Fancy Dancer for their 2013 EP entitled Live In Concert.

References

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