Paul Jackson - Black Octopus FLAC download
- Performer: Paul Jackson
- Title: Black Octopus
- Size FLAC ver: 1174 mb
- Country: Japan
- Style: Jazz-Funk
- Other formats: TTA AU AIFF MPC AC3 MIDI MMF
- Genre: Jazz / Funk and Soul
- Rating: 4.8 of 5

Tracklist
| Black Octopus | ||
| 1 | Many Directions | 2:46 |
| 2 | Eight Ways Of Love | 4:22 |
| 3 | Funk Times Three | 6:25 |
| 4 | Burning In The Heat (Of Your Love) | 7:59 |
| 5 | Tiptoe Thru The Ghetto | 5:36 |
| 6 | T-Bolt | 6:33 |
| 7 | A Little Love'll Help | 4:18 |
| 8 | Umi Bozu | 4:48 |
| 9 | Bow Tie Dress | 3:12 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Platform Recordings
- Copyright (c) – Platform Recordings
- Distributed By – Paras/Ryko
- Published By – Back Door Music
- Recorded At – Toshiba EMI Studio
- Recorded At – Magic Sound, Santa Cruz, CA
- Made By – Disctronics Group, United States
Credits
- Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Paul Jackson (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Backing Vocals – Mari Kanako* (tracks: 1 to 5), Yuka Kamebuchi (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Bass – Freddy Washington* (tracks: 7), Paul Jackson (tracks: 6 to 8)
- Clavinet, Trumpet – George Spencer (tracks: 7)
- Co-producer [Associate] – Bryan Bell
- Congas – Butch Haynes (tracks: 7)
- Coordinator [Production Co-ordination] – Hiroshi Takao, Teiichi Hori
- Design [Sleeve] – Graham Moore
- Drums – Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: 1 to 5), David Leland (tracks: 8), James Levi (tracks: 7), Jun Saito (tracks: 6)
- Electric Guitar – Ray Obiedo (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Engineer – Alan Goldwater (tracks: 7 to 9), Bryan Bell (tracks: 1 to 5), Hidekazu Noritake (tracks: 6)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Bill Watts (tracks: 1 to 5), Kenichi Yamaguchi (tracks: 1 to 5), Tameo Kawada (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Engineer [Cutting] – Mitsuharu Kobayashi (tracks: 1 to 5), Shoji Taguchi (tracks: 1 to 5), Yoshio Okazaki (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Executive-Producer – Hideo Yoshida
- Guitar – Carl Lockett (tracks: 7), Chuichi Naoki (tracks: 6), Vernon Black (tracks: 8), Zaindre Yarborough (tracks: 6, 7)
- Keyboards – Jeff Pittson (tracks: 8), Kei Shibata (tracks: 6)
- Liner Notes – Malcolm B. Davis
- Percussion – Babe Hanna (tracks: 6)
- Photography By – Kinjiro Miyazaki
- Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey], Clavinet – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Piano [Acoustic], Trombone – Paul Jackson (tracks: 7)
- Piano, Synthesizer – Jeff Pittson (tracks: 9)
- Producer – Paul Jackson
- Remix – Paul Jackson (tracks: 6)
- Saxophone – Michael Curtin (tracks: 8)
- Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Arp String, Yamaha CS-80], Organ [Hammond], Electric Piano – Webster Lewis (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Bennie Maupin (tracks: 1 to 5)
- Vocals – Georgia Sparks (tracks: 8), Paul Jackson (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7 to 9)
Notes
Track 1 to 5 recorded at Toshiba EMI studios, October 25, 27, 1978Track 6 recorded at Studio BE, Tokyo, Japan
Tracks 7 to 9 recorded at Magic Sound, Santa Cruz
(P)&(C) Platform Recordings
Distributed exclusively by PARAS/RYKO
Tracks 1 and 2 are listed as "Part1 [...]" and "Part 2 [...]".
Tracks 6 to 9 are bonus tracks.
Promotional Use Only Not For Sale
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Marking on CD): Promotional Use Only Not For Sale
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWLF-98006 | Paul Jackson | Black Octopus (LP, Album) | Eastworld | EWLF-98006 | Japan | 1978 |
| EWLF-98006 | ポール・ジャクソン* | Black Octopus (LP, Album, Promo) | Eastworld | EWLF-98006 | Japan | 1978 |
| EWLF-98006 | Paul Jackson | Black Octopus (LP, Album, RE, Unofficial) | Eastworld | EWLF-98006 | US | 2015 |
| PGI/Platform 1124-2 | Paul Jackson | Black Octopus (CD, Album, RE) | Platform Recordings | PGI/Platform 1124-2 | US | 2000 |
| EWLF-98006 | Paul Jackson | Black Octopus (LP, TP) | Eastworld | EWLF-98006 | Japan | 1978 |
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