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• Black Mahogani is a deep house album by Moodymann (Kenny Dixon Jr.), released in 2004 on Peacefrog Records. It blends soulful house grooves with elements of jazz and R&B, using Rhodes keyboards, saxophone, live instrumentation and sampled textures to create a warm, atmospheric sound. Tracks like Holiday, Runaway, Shades of Jae, Mahogani 9000 and the title track Black Mahogani highlight his ability to balance dancefloor energy with reflective, moody passages.

  More than just a compilation of previous material, the record is sequenced to feel like a cohesive journey, weaving soulful vocals, subtle rhythms and instrumental improvisation into a flowing whole. It is considered one of Moodymanns most essential works, exemplifying his unique style of Detroit house that fuses deep grooves with emotional resonance.

  Reviews

  No ordinary compilation, haphazardly placing together music with little regard for position or the flow of the record Black Mahogani is an essential document of soulful, jazz-inspired house music. Stylus Magazine

  Make no mistakea song like Im Doing Fine devastates dancefloor with its sonar ping, four-note Rhodes hook and soulful vocals from Amp Fiddler. XLR8R

• Artist: Moodymann Label: Peacefrog Records Format: LP Units: 3 Country: UK Genre: Electronic Style: Deep House

• A1 Holiday
  A2 Roberta Jean Machine
  B1 I Need You So Much
  B2 Runaway
  C I'm Doing Fine
  D1 Shades Of Jae
  D2 Riley'S Song
  D3 Back At Bakers (On Livernois)
  E1 Mahogani 9000
  E2 Black Mahogani
  F Untitled