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Akilah!
Studio album by Melvin Sparks
Released	1972
Recorded	February 14 & 21, 1972
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige PR 10039
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Melvin Sparks chronology
Spark Plug (1971) Akilah! (1972) Texas Twister (1973)

Akilah! is the third album by soul jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks recorded for the Prestige label in 1972.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Melvin Sparks except where noted.

1. "Love the Life You Live" (Gene Redd, Kool & the Gang) – 5:39
2. "On the Up" – 6:00
3. "All Wrapped Up" – 4:45
4. "Akilah" – 4:42
5. "Blues for J.B." – 7:09
6. "The Image of Love" (Leon Spencer) – 6:49

Personnel

• Melvin Sparks – guitar
• Virgil Jones (tracks 1, 2 & 4), Ernie Royal (track 4) – trumpet
• Sonny Fortune (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), George Coleman (track 4) – alto saxophone
• Frank Wess – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4)
• Dave Hubbard – tenor saxophone (track 6), flute (tracks 3)
• Hubert Laws – flute (track 3)
• Leon Spencer – organ, piano
• Idris Muhammad – drums
• Buddy Caldwell – congas
• Billy Ver Planck – arranger (tracks 1 & 2)

Production

• Ozzie Cadena – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 22, 2013
2. ^ Allmusic listing accessed May 22, 2013.

• Melvin Sparks albums
• 1972 albums
• Prestige Records albums
• Albums produced by Ozzie Cadena
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio