Light'n Up, Please!

Light'n Up, Please!
Studio album by David Liebman
Released	1977
Recorded	May and September 1976
Studio	Record Plant, Sausalito, CA and Electric Lady Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:24
Label	Horizon SP-721
Producer	David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis and John Snyder
David Liebman chronology
Forgotten Fantasies (1975) Light'n Up, Please! (1977) Pendulum (1978)

Light'n Up, Please! is an album by saxophonist David Liebman which was recorded in California and New York in 1976 and released on the Horizon label.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated, "Dave Liebman plunges headlong into funk in the wake of Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters, but his heart doesn't seem to be in it. At times, he sounds bored playing R&B riffs that he seemed to have outgrown at the time, lapsing into free jazz flurries in an effort to stay interested, and the rhythm section is leaden."^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by David Liebman except where noted

1. "Light'n Up, Please!" – 6.40
2. "Children Of The Ghetto" (Eleana Steinman, Leon Thomas (lyrics) David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis, Leon Thomas (music)) – 3:45
3. "Tranquility Of The Protective Aura" (Harold Williams) – 5:55
4. "The Fonz's Strut" (David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis) – 5:54
5. "Got To Work" (David Liebman (lyrics) David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis, Leon Thomas (music)) – 3:15
6. "Chicken Soup" (David Liebman, Pee Wee Ellis) – 3:54
7. "Exquisite Torture" – 5:06
8. "Win Your Love" – 1:33
9. "Slow Dance On The Killing Ground" – 4:22

Personnel

• David Liebman – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, C flute, alto flute, electric piano, talking drum, percussion, vocals
• Pee Wee Ellis – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, electric piano, percussion, vocals
• Harold Williams – electric piano, minimoog, vocals (tracks 3, 6, 7 & 9)
• Richie Beirach – acoustic piano (track 8)
• Link Chamberland (tracks 1, 3, 5–7 & 9), Chris Hayes (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) – electric guitar
• Jeff Berlin (tracks 3, 6, 7 & 9), Tony Saunders (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) – electric bass
• Jimmy Strassburg – drums, percussion
• Al Foster – drums (tracks 3, 6, 7 & 9)
• Juma Santos – congas, percussion (on 1, 3, 5–7 & 9)
• Sonny Brown – percussion (track 6)
• Leon Thomas – vocals, percussion (tracks 1, 5 & 6)

References

1. Dave Liebman catalog, accessed September 12, 2017
2. A&M Album Discography, Part 26: A&M Horizon Jazz Series, accessed September 12, 2017
3. Dave Liebman discography, accessed September 12, 2017
4. Ginell, Richard S.. David Liebman: Light'n Up, Please! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 12, 2017.