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After almost ten years away from recording, New York's Garland Jeffreys -- best known for his 1977 album Ghost Writer -- has made a remarkable return with Don't Call Me Buckwheat.
Jeffreys spent most of the time off coming to terms with his mixed-race background, and this thematically consistent disc could easily serve as a primer on the complexity of race relations in North America.
Set mostly to pop-reggae rhythms -- but with hints of Latin, doo-wop and hip-hop as well -- songs like "Welcome to the World," "Color Line," "Racial Repertoire," and "Spanish Blood" bubble engagingly.
Overall, Buckwheat offers much food for thought set in a musical recipe that makes the potent message easy to swallow.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moonshine in the CornfieldGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 01:03 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 2 | Welcome to the WorldGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Don't Call Me BuckwheatGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 4 | Color LineGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | I Was Afraid of MalcolmGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 6 | Bottle of LoveGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | The AnswerGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Racial RepertoireGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 9 | Spanish BloodGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | LonelyvilleGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | Murder JubileeGarland Jeffreys | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | I'm Not a Know It AllBuddy Kaye, Fred Spielman | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 13 | Hail Hail Rock N Roll | Garland Jeffreys | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 51 mins | 118 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 330 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robby Ameen | Percussion |
| 2 | Jeff Bova | Keyboards, Programming, Synthesizer |
| 3 | Steve Boyer | Engineer |
| 4 | Michael Brecker | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor), Synthesizer |
| 5 | Heidi Iden Carney | Strings, Violin |
| 6 | Porter Carroll | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Robin Clark | Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Anton Corbijn | Photography, Portraits |
| 9 | Jill Dell'Abate | Production Coordination, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Sly Dunbar | Consultant, Drums, Guest Artist, Percussion |
| 11 | Ben Fowler | Assistant Engineer |
| 12 | Bob Franceschini | Horn, Sax (Tenor) |
| 13 | Alan Freedman | 12-String Bass Guitar, Guitar |
| 14 | Alan Taff Freedman | Guitar, Guitar (12 String) |
| 15 | Diva Gray | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Paul Griffin | Arranger, Organ, Organ (Hammond), Piano |
| 17 | Gordon Grody | Arranger, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Alex Haas | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Scott Hull | Editing |
| 20 | Jean Ingraham | Strings, Violin |
| 21 | Garland Jeffreys | Arranger, Composer, Concept, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Altb Jordan | Drums |
| 23 | Steve Jordan | Guest Artist |
| 24 | Steve Jordan | Cymbals, Drums, Hi Hat |
| 25 | Karen Karlsrud | Strings, Violin |
| 26 | Buddy Kaye | Composer |
| 27 | Kathryn Kienke | Violin |
| 28 | Aaron Kropf | Assistant Engineer |
| 29 | Bruce Lampcov | Mixing |
| 30 | Jay Leonhart | Bass, Bass (Upright) |
| 31 | Jesse Levy | Cello |
| 32 | Ria Lewerke | Art Direction, Design |
| 33 | J.T. Lewis | Drums |
| 34 | Steve Love | Guitar |
| 35 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 36 | McCracken | Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Steel) |
| 37 | Hugh McCracken | Guitar, Guitar (Classical), Slide Guitar |
| 38 | Ozzie Melendez | Trombone, Trumpet |
| 39 | Joe Mennonna | Accordion, Arranger, Associate Producer, Bass, Drum Programming, Harmonica, Horn, Keyboards, Melodica, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Programming, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Synthesizer, Trombone, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Katherine Miller | Mixing Assistant |
| 41 | Sidney Mills | Dub Engineer, Organ, Organ (Hammond) |
| 42 | Sydney Mills | Organ |
| 43 | Eugene J. Moye | Cello |
| 44 | Jacqueline Murphy | Art Direction, Design |
| 45 | Janice Pendarvis | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Carol Pool | Strings, Violin |
| 47 | Bernard "Pretty" Purdie | Cymbals, Drums, Tambourine |
| 48 | Jaimie Ramos | Trombone |
| 49 | Daddy Ray | Cover Photo, Photography |
| 50 | Vernon Reid | Guest Artist, Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 51 | Deborah Resto | Soloist, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Voices |
| 52 | Elliot Rosoff | Strings, Violin |
| 53 | Handel Rucker | Organ, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 54 | Robbie Shakespeare | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 55 | Claudette Sierra | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | Chinna Smith | Guitar |
| 57 | Earl "Chinna" Smith | Guitar |
| 58 | G.E. Smith | Guitar, Guitar (Electric) |
| 59 | Janice Soled | Production Administrator |
| 60 | Fred Spielman | Composer |
| 61 | Vaneese Thomas | Arranger, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 62 | Handel Tucker | Organ, Piano, Synthesizer |
| 63 | Raymond Vega | Sax (Tenor), Trumpet |
| 64 | Wayne Warnecke | Engineer |
Garland Jeffreys
$4.99
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |