Singer: Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Title: Show Stopper
Label: Gramavision ‎– GR 8301
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Germany
Date of released: 1984
Category: Jazz, Rock
Style: Jazz-Rock
Size MP3 zip: 1275 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1326 mb
Rating: 3.7✭
Format: MP3 MP2 FLAC VQF DXD AU XM TTA FLAC

Tracklist

A1	Sunk In The Funk	6:36
A2	Rhythm Box	6:41
A3	From Me To You	5:06
A4	Animated Creation	4:10
B1	The Bird Of Paradise	2:43
B2	Show Stopper	6:01
B3	Tacuma Song	4:09
B4	From The Land Of Sand	4:18
B5	Sophisticated Us	4:46

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Teldec
• Recorded At – Studio 4 Recording
• Recorded At – Alpha International Studios
• Mixed At – Gramavision Studios
• Mastered At – Masterdisk

Credits

• Arranged By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Kathleen Thomas (tracks: B1)
• Artwork By [Album Design] – Peter Corriston
• Artwork By [Photography] – Brian Hagiwara
• Cello – Aaron Henderson (tracks: B1)
• Cornet – Olu Dara (tracks: B2)
• Drums – Anthony McClary (tracks: A1 to A4), Cornell Rochester (tracks: B2, B4), Daryl Burgee (tracks: B5)
• Engineer – Bruce Weeden, Phil Nicollo
• Engineer [Assistant] – Gary King , Joe Nicollo
• Executive Producer – Jonathan F.P. Rose
• Gong – Dennis Alston (tracks: B4)
• Guitar – James "Blood" Ulmer* (tracks: B5)
• Guitar [Electric] – Rick Iannacone (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Harp – Ann Sullivan (tracks: B1)
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Mixed By – David Baker
• Percussion – Cornell Rochester (tracks: B4), Daryl Burgee (tracks: B4, B5), Jamaaladeen Tacuma (tracks: B4)
• Percussion, Percussion [Electric Percussion] – Ron Howerton (tracks: A1 to A4, B4)
• Piano [Acoustic] – Anthony Davis (tracks: B1)
• Producer, Bass [Electric] – Jamaaladeen Tacuma
• Saxophone [Alto] – Julius Hemphill* (tracks: B2)
• Saxophone [Alto], Clarinet [Metal] – James R. Watkins* (tracks: A1 to A4)
• Synthesizer [Guitar Synthesizer] – Chuck Hammer (tracks: B5)
• Violin – Cynthia Shoats (tracks: B1), Kathleen Thomas (tracks: B1), Nina Wilkenson (tracks: B1)
• Vocals – Barbara Walker (tracks: B2), Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez (tracks: B1)
• Written-By – Jamaaladeen Tacuma (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5), Ornette Coleman (tracks: B3)

Notes

Jamaaladeen Tacuma plays 4 and 5 stringed Steinberger Electric Bass Guitars on all selections, except on B3, 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 B3 recorded at Alpha International Recording Studios, Philadelphia, 1983.
Mixed at Gramavision Recording Studios, New York City, 1983
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City
(C)(P) 1983 Gramavision, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): DMM C-76.21484-01-1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): DMM C-76.21484-01-2
• Rights Society: GEMA

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
GCD 79435, R2 79435	Jamaaladeen Tacuma	Show Stopper ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Gramavision, Rhino Records	GCD 79435, R2 79435	US	2000
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

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