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Otis in the Dark

Otis Spann

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9 cited facts

  • 1961
  • 4:35
  • 123 BPM · E major

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  1. Released on Candid, also Port of Call (take 2) (Cecil Taylor), All the Things You Could Be by Now If Sigmund Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother (Charles Mingus) and What Love? (Charles Mingus)

  2. Recorded at Fine Recording Studios, also A Change of Pace (Quincy Jones), Tickle Toe (Quincy Jones) and The Gypsy (Quincy Jones)

  3. Produced by Nat Hentoff, also All the Things You Could Be by Now If Sigmund Freud’s Wife Was Your Mother (Charles Mingus), What Love? (Charles Mingus) and Cindy’s Main Mood (take 1) (Cecil Taylor)

  4. Engineered by George Piros, also Country Boy, My Daily Wish and The Hard Way

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Credits

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Written by
Otis Spann
Produced by
Nat Hentoff
Performed by
Otis Spann and Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Engineered by
George Piros
Part of
Otis Spann Is the Blues
Recorded at
Fine Recording Studios
Released on
Candid

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Otis in the Dark was performed by Otis Spann

    Otis in the Dark was performed by Otis Spann

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Otis in the Dark was performed by Robert Lockwood, Jr.

    Otis in the Dark was performed by Robert Lockwood, Jr.

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Otis in the Dark was produced by Nat Hentoff

    Otis in the Dark was produced by Nat Hentoff

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Otis in the Dark was written by Otis Spann

    Otis in the Dark was written by Otis Spann

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Otis in the Dark is part of the release Otis Spann Is the Blues

    Otis in the Dark is part of the release Otis Spann Is the Blues

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Otis in the Dark was recorded at Fine Recording Studios

    Otis in the Dark was recorded at Fine Recording Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Candid is the label of the song Otis in the Dark

    Candid is the label of the song Otis in the Dark

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Otis in the Dark was engineered by George Piros

    Otis in the Dark was engineered by George Piros

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Otis in the Dark was released on 1961-01

    Otis in the Dark was released on 1961-01

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026