Chitarristi · 1946–2011

Melvin Sparks

American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist (1946–2011)

Nascita: 22 marzo 1946
Houston
Morte: 15 marzo 2011
Mount Vernon
Paese: Stati Uniti
Attività: 2011–
Etichette: Prestige
Discografia: 13 album

Biografia

Melvin Sparks è stato un musicista jazz (chitarra). Nato il 22 marzo 1946 a Houston, morto il 15 marzo 2011 a Mount Vernon. Lo stile è di solito associato a jazz. Etichette: Prestige. La discografia qui comprende 13 album, da «Sparks!» (1970) a «Live at Nectar's» (2017).

Discografia

Album in studio e dal vivo

Sparks! 1970

Spark Plug 1971

Akilah! 1972

Texas Twister 1973

Melvin Sparks '75 1975

Sparkling 1982

Sparks / Akilah 1993

Texas Twister / '75 1995

It Is What It Is 2004

This Is It! 2005

Groove On Up 2006

I'm Funky Now 2017

Live at Nectar's 2017

Suona anche in

Album in cui Melvin Sparks compare come sideman

1967	Do It Now! — Brother Jack McDuff	guitar
1968	Think! — Dr. Lonnie Smith	guitar
1969	Hot Dog — Lou Donaldson	guitar
1969	Everything I Play Is Funky — Lou Donaldson	guitar
1969	Turning Point — Lonnie Smith	guitar
1970	Pretty Things — Lou Donaldson	guitar
1971	Cosmos — Lou Donaldson	guitar
1971	Black Rhythm Revolution! — Idris Muhammad	guitar
1972	Black Vibrations — Sonny Stitt	guitar
1977	The Nearness of You — Houston Person	guitar
1982	Heavy Juice — Houston Person	guitar
1983	Indigo Blue — Hank Crawford	guitar
1995	The Scorpion: Live at the Cadillac Club — Lou Donaldson	guitar
1998	All in the Family — Joey DeFrancesco & “Papa” John DeFrancesco	guitar
1999	A Packet of Love Letters — Dakota Staton	guitar
2004	Plays Sinatra His Way — Joey DeFrancesco	guitar