Bad Walking Woman
# Bad Walking Woman

Bad Walking Woman is the third album by jazz organist Leon Spencer recorded for the Prestige label in 1972.

## Reception

Doug Payne stated the album was "Supremely heavy work from organist Leon Spencer – one of his classic jazz funk sessions for Prestige Records, and a record that shows him opening up his sound a bit more than before!".

## Track listing

All compositions by Leon Spencer.

* "Hip Shaker" – 3:50 [actual time = 3:00]
* "Down On Dowling Street" – 4:55
* "In Search of Love" – 4:00
* "If You Were Me and I Were You" – 5:57
* "Bad Walking Woman" – 5:01
* "When My Love Has Gone" – 6:10
* "When Dreams Start to Fade" – 7:42

## Personnel

* Leon Spencer – organ, vocals
* Virgil Jones – trumpet (track 5)
* Hubert Laws – flute, piccolo flute (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
* Buzz Brauer – flute, English horn, oboe (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
* Sonny Fortune – alto saxophone (track 5)
* Dave Hubbard – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 5)
* Melvin Sparks (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Joe Beck (tracks 3, 6 & 7) – guitar
* Idris Muhammad – drums
* Buddy Caldwell – congas (tracks 4, 5 & 6)
* Billy Ver Planck – arranger (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)
* Unidentified string section – (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 7)

### Production

* Ozzie Cadena – producer
* Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
