Marcus Belgrave Gemini II (Remastered 2019)

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GEMINI II was originally released on Tribe Records in 1974 (and later rereleased by Belgrave with a different album cover on his own Gem-Eye imprint), and was composed and produced by Belgrave, who also played trumpet, flugelhorn, and miscellaneous percussion on the record. Among the other musicians on this landmark session were Phil Ranelin on trombone, Wendell Harrison on tenor saxophone, Harold McKinney on electric piano, Ed Pickens on electric bass, Daryl Dybka on Mini Moog synthesizer, Lorenzo Woods on bongos, and Roy Brooks and Billy Turner on drums. Vintage copies of the album have traded among collectors, and the record has long been one of the most sought-after recordings in Detroit jazz history. The remastered GEMINI II is pressed on 180 gram vinyl by Detroit’s Third Man Records, and released in limited quantities during Detroit Jazz Festival. credits released August 29, 2019 

Marcus Belgrave 

GEMINI II 

SPACE ODYSSEY 
GLUE FINGERS (Part I) 
GLUE FINGERS (Part II) 
GEMINI II 
MARCIA’S OPAL 
ODOM’S CAVE 

PERSONNEL & INSTRUMENTS 

MARCUS BELGRAVE - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Misc. Percussion 
WENDELL HARRISON - Tenor Saxophone, Misc. Percussion 
PHILLIP RANELIN - Trombone, Misc. Percussion 
ROY BROOKS -Drums, Musical Saw 
BILLY TURNER - Drums, Misc. Percussion 
LORENZO BROWN - Bongos 
ED PICKENS - Electric Bass 
HAROLD MCKINNEY - Electric Piano 
DARYL DYBKA - Mini Moog Synthesizer 

Recorded at Pioneer Recording Studio, Inc. 
Engineer - Bob Meloche 
Produced by Marcus Belgrave 
Composed by Marcus Belgrave 
Artwork - Virgil Grady 
Photographer - Barbara Weinberg Barefield 
2019 Art Direction & Design:   

REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL TAPES BY BILL SKIBBE AT THIRD MAN MASTERING, DETROIT, MI 

PLE65399/CMP008-1 / 06121936-GEMINI 

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C & P 2019 Planet E Communications, Inc. 
Original release on Tribe and Gem Eye 
C 1972 Edmarsyl Publishing 
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