Producer-arranger and virtuoso composer, David Axelrod illuminated a multitude of jazz, soul, R&B, and rock productions throughout the 60s and 70s. In 1974, the master of baroque orchestration recruited a stellar cast for the recording of *Heavy Axe*, his sixth solo album.
Johnny “Guitar” Watson, Cannonball Adderley, and George Duke contributed to an eclectic LP of brassy pop-funk and symphonic sequences that would, decades later, delight collectors and hip-hop samplers.