Live at PJ's is the second live album released by the funk band Kool and the Gang. The album was released in 1971, recorded at P.J.'s, a popular nightclub and music venue in West Hollywood, California from 1961 to 1973. The band's huge commercial success would not come until a few albums later.
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| Released | October 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 29 May 1971, live at P.J.'s, West Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul jazz | |||
| Length | 46:06 | |||
| Label | De-Lite | |||
| Producer | Gene Redd | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Mirror | (favourable)[2] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
The track "N.T." contains a widely sampled drum break which has been used in songs by such artists as Nas, Q-Tip, N.W.A, Public Enemy and Blue Boy.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "N.T." | Gene Redd, Gene Redd Jr., Cleveland Horne, Roy Handy, Kool & the Gang | 6:29 |
| 2. | "Ricksonata" | Kool & the Gang | 5:39 |
| 3. | "Sombrero Sam" | Charles Lloyd | 6:42 |
| 4. | "Ronnie's Groove" | Gene Redd, Kool & the Gang | 2:57 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ike's Mood" | Isaac Hayes | 5:01 |
| 2. | "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector | 4:59 |
| 3. | "Lucky for Me" | Charles Smith | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Dujii" | Rick Westfield | 6:02 |
The track "N.T." (short for "No Title") was replaced with "The Penguin" on the UK LP.
The 1999 CD release combined "Ike's Mood" and "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" into one track and included both "N.T." and "The Penguin".
Personnel
editKool and the Gang
- Robert "Kool" Bell – bass guitar
- Ronald Bell – tenor and soprano saxophone
- George Brown – drums
- Robert "Spike" Mickens – trumpet, bongos
- Dennis Thomas – alto saxophone, flute, congas
- Claydes Smith – guitar
- Ricky West – electric piano, organ, tambourine
Additional studio strings
- Selwart Clark – violin
- Gayle Dixon – violin
- Nina Simon – violin
- Winston Collymore – violin
- Warren La Fredo – viola
- Kermit Moore – cello
Technical personnel
- Gene Redd, Jr. – producer, arranger
- Malcolm Addey – engineer
- Gene Redd, Sr. – copyist, editing
References
edit- ^ Bush, John. "Kool & the Gang: Live at P.J.'s > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Kool and the Gang: Live at PJ's" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Record Mirror. June 24, 1972. p. 19.
- ^ (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. pp. 464–465.
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