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1988 studio album by Greg Osby
Mindgames |
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Released | 1988 |
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Recorded | May 1988 |
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Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York |
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Genre |
Jazz |
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Length | 47:37 |
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Label |
JMT JMT 834 422 |
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Producer | Greg Osby |
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Mindgames is the second album by saxophonist
Greg Osby recorded in 1988 and released on the
JMT label.
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Reception
The
AllMusic review by Ron Wynn states, "Some torrid solos but his least successful release artistically".
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png)
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Track listing
All compositions by Greg Osby except as indicated
- "Dolemite" - 5:43
- "Mindgames" - 5:27
- "Thinking Inside You" (Edward Simon) - 3:27
- "This Is Not a Test" - 4:11
- "Excuse Not" (Paul Samuels) - 1:50
- "Mirror, Mirror" - 4:56
- "Silent Attitude" - 7:30
- "Altered Ego" (Kevin McNeal) - 4:50
- "All That Matters" - 6:32
- "Chin Lang" - 2:36
Personnel
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Greg Osby - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion, voice
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Geri Allen (tracks 1,7 & 9),
Edward Simon (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6 & 8) - piano, synthesizer
- Kevin McNeal - guitar
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Lonnie Plaxico - bass
- Paul Samuels - drums, percussion
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted. |
Albums as leader or co-leader | |
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With
Oliver Lake | |
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With others |
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Movies (
Franco Ambrosetti, 1986)
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Movies Too (Franco Ambrosetti, 1988)
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The Collective (
Cecil Brooks III, 1989)
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Duet in Detroit (
Roy Brooks, 1989)
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Droppin' Things (
Betty Carter, 1990)
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Feed the Fire (Betty Carter, 1993)
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Sound Museum: Hidden Man (
Ornette Coleman, 1996)
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Sound Museum: Three Women (Ornette Coleman, 1996)
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Motherland Pulse (
Steve Coleman, 1985)
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Flute Talk (
Buddy Collette, 1988)
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Etudes (
Charlie Haden, 1987)
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The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Charlie Haden, 1989)
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The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (Charlie Haden, 1989)
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Reflections in Change (
Craig Handy, 1999)
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Lift Every Voice (
Charles Lloyd, 2002)
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Jumping the Creek (Charles Lloyd, 2004)
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Decision in Paradise (Frank Lowe, 1984)
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Monk in Motian (
Paul Motian, 1988)
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Mindgames (
Greg Osby, 1988)
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Living on the Edge (
Dewey Redman, 1989)
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Crunchin' (
Wallace Roney, 1993)
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Munchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993)
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Bemsha Swing (
Woody Shaw, 1986)
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By Any Means Necessary (
Gary Thomas, 1989)
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