Fancy Dancer
# Fancy Dancer

Fancy Dancer is the fifth studio album by American jazz flautist Bobbi Humphrey, recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label.

## Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "There isn't anything approaching a middling moment here – this is all killer, no filler. Jazz critics may have had their troubles with this set, but no one cared; Humphrey and the Mizells were creating a new kind of largely instrumental funk that was inclusive of everything they could weave in from world music to soul-jazz to club music to pop – and the public responded".

Professional ratings :

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## Track listing

* "Uno Esta" (Larry Mizell) – 6:44
* "The Trip" (Chuck Davis, Doug Jones) – 5:41
* "You Make Me Feel So Good" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell) – 6:16
* "Fancy Dancer" (Jerry Peters) – 5:46
* "Mestizo Eyes" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Warren Jordan) 4:52
* "Sweeter Than Sugar" (Chuck Davis, Skip Scarborough) – 4:24
* "Please Set Me at Ease" (Larry Mizell, Fonce Mizell, Ruby Mizell) – 6:09
   * Recorded at The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California on August 5 (tracks 2–4 & 7), August 6 (tracks 1 & 5), and August 7 (track 6), 1975

## Personnel

* Bobbi Humphrey – flute, vocals
* Oscar Brashear – trumpet
* Fonce Mizell – trumpet, clavinet, solina, vocals
* Julian Priester – trombone
* Tyree Glenn Jr. – tenor saxophone
* Dorothy Ashby – harp
* Roger Glenn – vibes, marimba
* Chuck Davis – piano, electric piano
* Skip Scarborough – piano, electric piano, clavinet
* Jerry Peters – piano, electric piano, synthesizer
* Larry Mizell – synthesizer, solina, piano, electric piano, vocals
* Craig McMullen, John Rowin – guitar
* Chuck Rainey – electric bass
* Harvey Mason – drums
* Mayuto Correa – conga
* Jesse Acuna, Rosario Davila, Katherine Lyra, Augie Rey, Sonia Tavares – backing vocals
* James Carter – whistler

## In popular culture

Hip-hop artists Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa sampled the music from Fancy Dancer for their 2013 EP entitled Live in Concert.

