RONNIE LAWS – PRESSURE SENSITIVE LP – Nr MINT A1 UK 1976 JAZZ FUNK BLUE NOTE

Ronnie Laws – Pressure Sensitive
(Blue Note Records  1976  UAG20002)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– still in original shrinkwrap

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Ronald Wayne “Ronnie” Laws (born October 3, 1950, Houston, Texas) is an American jazz, rhythm and blues and funk saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flautist Hubert Laws and the older brother of Debra Laws.

Pressure Sensitive is the debut album by American saxophonist Ronnie Laws. It was recorded in 1975 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was produced by George Butler and Wayne Henderson, the co-founder of The Crusaders.

Track listing

All compositions by Ronnie Laws except as indicated

1. “Always There” (William Jeffrey, Ronnie Laws) – 4:52
2. “Momma” (Roland Bautista) – 4:20
3. “Never Be the Same” (Bautista, Mike Cavanaugh, Laws) – 4:23
4. “Tell Me Something Good” (Stevie Wonder) – 4:50
5. “Nothing to Lose” – 4:54
6. “Tidal Wave” (Jeffrey) – 4:08
7. “Why Do You Laugh at Me?” (Wayne Henderson) – 3:55
8. “Mis’ Mary’s Place” – 3:32

• Recorded at Angel City Sound in Los Angeles, California in March-April, 1975.

Personnel

• Ronnie Laws – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Jerry Peters – electric piano, synthesizer
• Mike Cavanaugh, Joe Sample – clavinet, electric piano
• Roland Bautista – guitar
• John Rowin – guitar (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
• Wilton Felder (track 6), Clint Mosley (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8) – electric bass
• Steve Guttierez (tracks 1-5, 7 & 8), Michael Willars (track 6) – drums
• Joe Clayton – conga, tambourine, flexatone
• Side Effect – backing vocals (track 2)