O'DONEL LEVY
Genres: Soul Jazz, RnB, Pop, Art Song, Folk • United States

O'Donel Levy was an American, Rhythm & Blues, Funk and Jazz guitarist. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, O’Donel studied at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He then relocated to New York City. O’Donel toured with George Benson and Jimmy McGriff for a while, before signing to the Groove Merchant imprint. In 1971, he released his debut album, ‘Black Velvet’. In 1972 he released a live album recorded at the Cook County Jail in Chicago. The same year ‘Breeding Of Mind’ was also released on Groove Merchant O’Donel became part of the Jimmy McGriff quintet. In 1973, he released Dawn Of A New Day’ along with the, Sonny Lester produced album, ‘Simba’, which featured the instrumental ‘Joni’. The line-up for this album featured Warren Bernhardt, Cecil Bridgewater, Eddie Daniels, Jon Faddis, Steve Gadd, Tony Levin, Lew Soloff, and Bill Watrous. The track ‘Bad, Bad Simba’ was covered by Paprika Soul in 2001. ‘Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky’ read more...