Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Show Stopper

Tracklist

1	Sunk In The Funk	6:36
2	Rhythm Box	6:41
3	From Me To You	5:06
4	Animated Creation	4:10
5	The Bird Of Paradise	2:43
6	Show Stopper	6:01
7	Tacuma Song	4:09
8	From The Land Of Sand	4:18
9	Sophisticated Us	4:46

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Gramavision Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Gramavision Inc.
• Recorded At – Studio 4 Recording
• Recorded At – Alpha International Studios
• Mixed At – Gramavision Studios
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Made By – Americ Disc
• Marketed By – Mesa/Bluemoon Recordings, Inc.
• Distributed By – Rhino Records Inc.
• Published By – Jamaaladeen Music
• Published By – Phrase Text Music

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Julius Hemphill* (tracks: 6)
• Alto Saxophone, Clarinet [Metal] – James R. Watkins* (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Arranged By – Kathleen Thomas (tracks: 5)
• Cello – Aaron Henderson (tracks: 5)
• Composed By, Arranged By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma (tracks: 1 to 6, 8, 9)
• Cornet – Olu Dara (tracks: 6)
• Design [Album] – Peter Corriston
• Drums – Anthony McClary (tracks: 1 to 4), Cornell Rochester (tracks: 6, 8), Daryl Burgee (tracks: 9)
• Electric Bass – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
• Electric Guitar – James "Blood" Ulmer* (tracks: 9), Rick Iannacone (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Engineer – Bruce Weeden, Phil Nicollo
• Engineer [Assistant] – Gary King , Joe Nicollo
• Ensemble – Ebony String Quartet (tracks: 5), Jamaal (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Executive-Producer – Jonathan F. P. Rose
• Gong – Dennis Alston (tracks: 8)
• Guitar Synthesizer – Chuck Hammer (tracks: 9)
• Harp – Ann Sullivan (tracks: 5)
• Lead Vocals – Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez (tracks: 5)
• Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
• Mixed By – David Baker
• Percussion – Cornell Rochester (tracks: 8), Daryl Burgee (tracks: 8, 9), Jamaaladeen Tacuma (tracks: 8)
• Percussion, Percussion [Electric Percussion] – Ron Howerton (tracks: 1 to 4, 8)
• Photography By – Brian Hagiwara
• Piano [Acoustic] – Anthony Davis (tracks: 5)
• Producer – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
• Viola – Nina Wilkerson* (tracks: 5)
• Violin – Cynthia Shoats (tracks: 5), Kathleen Thomas (tracks: 5)
• Vocals – Barbara Walker (tracks: 6)
• Written-By – Ornette Coleman (tracks: 7)

Notes

Jamaaladeen Tacuma plays 4 and 5 stringed Steinberger Electric Bass Guitars on all selections, except on 7, where he plays a customized Peavey T-20 lined Fretless Bass Guitar. He uses Labella customized strings.

Recorded at Studio 4, Philadelphia, 1982, 1983, except 7 recorded at Alpha International Recording Studios, Philadelphia, 1983.
Mixed at Gramavision Recording Studios, New York City, 1983
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City

Booklet:
ⓅⒸ 1983 Gramavision, Inc.
Marketed by Mesa / Bluemoon Recordings, Inc.
Distributed by Rhino Records, Inc.

Tray insert:
Ⓟ 1983 Gramavision, Inc. Ⓒ 1983 Gramavision, Inc.
Marketed by Mesa / Bluemoon Recordings, Inc. Distributed by Rhino Records, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 7 98387 94352 1
• Barcode (Scanned, UPC_A): 798387943521
• Matrix / Runout: 0EVL1GCD79435 MADE IN CANADA BY AMERIC DISC
• Mastering SID Code: none
• Mould SID Code: none
• SPARS Code: AAD

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
GR 8301	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(LP, Album)	Gramavision	GR 8301	US	1983
GRCD8301	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(CD, Album)	Gramavision	GRCD8301	US	1983
WPCR-28214	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Gramavision, Warner Music	WPCR-28214	Japan	2015
C28Y0079	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(LP, Album)	Gramavision	C28Y0079	Japan	1984
C38Y0088	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(LP, Album)	Gramavision, Canyon	C38Y0088	Japan	1984