ARETHA FRANKLIN YOUNG GIFTED AND BLACK

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1972                                SD 7213

Credits:

 Billy Preston (piano, organ) Aretha Franklin (piano, vocals)
Cornell Dupree (guitar) Chuck Rainey (electric bass)
Ray Lucas (drums) plus Margaret Branch, Carolyn Franklin,
Erma Franklin (backing vocals) The Sweet Inspirations (vocal group)
NYC, August 12, 1970

Aretha Franklin (piano, vocals) Billy Preston (organ) Cornell Dupree (guitar)
Chuck Rainey (electric bass) Ray Lucas (drums) plus J.R. Bailey, Ronald Bright,
Sammy Turner (backing vocals) The Sweet Inspirations (vocal group)
NYC, August 19, 1970

Aretha Franklin (piano, vocals) Donny Hathaway (organ)
 McCracken (guitar) Eric Gale (electric bass) Al Jackson (drums)
plus The Sweet Inspirations (vocal group)
NYC, November 2, 1970


Aretha Franklin (piano, vocals) Donny Hathaway (organ, electric piano)
Cornell Dupree (guitar) Chuck Rainey (electric bass) Bernard Purdie (drums)
plus The Sweethearts Of Soul: Margaret Branch, Brenda Bryant, 

Pat Smith (backing vocals)
plus Carolyn Franklin, Erma Franklin (backing vocals) plus 

The Memphis Horns: Roger Hopps,
Wayne Jackson (trumpet) Jack Hale (trombone) Ed Logan (tenor sax) 

Andrew Love (tenor sax, flute)
Jimmy Mitchell (baritone sax)
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, January 27, 1971

Neal Rosengarden (vibes) Aretha Franklin (piano, celeste, vocals)
 Donny Hathaway (organ, electric piano) Cornell Dupree (guitar)
Chuck Rainey (electric bass) Bernard Purdie (drums) plus T
he Sweethearts Of Soul: Margaret Branch, Brenda Bryant,
Pat Smith (backing vocals) plus Carolyn Franklin,
Erma Franklin (backing vocals)
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL, February 16, 1971

Hubert Laws (flute) Aretha Franklin (piano, vocals)
Cornell Dupree (guitar) Chuck Rainey (electric bass)
Bernard Purdie (drums) plus The Sweethearts Of Soul:
 Margaret Branch, Brenda Bryant,Pat Smith (backing vocals)
NYC, February 18 & 19, 1971

tracklisting:

A1 Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)
Written-By – Jim Doris
A2 Day Dreaming
Written-By – Aretha Franklin
A3 Rock Steady
Written-By – Aretha Franklin
A4 Young, Gifted And Black
Written-By – Nina Simone
A5 All The King's Horses
Written-By – Aretha Franklin
A6 A Brand New Me
Written-By – Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble, Theresa Bell
B1 April Fools
Written-By – Bacharach And David
B2 I've Been Loving You Too Long
Written-By – Jerry Butler, Otis Redding
B3 First Snow In Kokomo
Written-By – Aretha Franklin
B4 The Long And Winding Road
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
B5 Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
Written-By – Thomas Bell*, William Hart
B6 Border Song (Holy Moses)
Written-By – Bernie Taupin, Elton John

Rock Steady

I've Been Loving You Too Long

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MOSES DILLARD & TEX-TOWN DISPLAY ‎ NOW!

TEX-TOWN RECORDS 1969                               TT-921

 credits:

 Side one
Johnny Goldsmith  Bass
Jerry Charbell    Drums
Moses Dillard guitar, bass, piano  
Otis Forrest  Piano, Organ
Wayne Jackson and Andrew Lowe
horn and horns arrangement

side two
Moses Dillard  Guitar
Clayton Ivey   Piano
Jesse Boyce    Bass
Art Leo Adams  Drums

tracks list:

A1 Are You For Real   
A2 Want Somebody To Help Me   
A3 You Can't Laugh It Off   
A4 We Got A Long Way To Go   
A5 Cry Like A Baby   
A6 Bring Your Dreams To Me   
B1 Match Maker   
B2 Going Out Of My Head   
B3 By The Time I Get To Phoenix   
B4 T-bone Steak   
B5 Tribute To Wes 

Going Out Of My Head

Tribute To Wes

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SONNY STITT TORNADO

JAZZ MASTERS RECORDS 1974                     JM 1003

credits:

 Alto Saxophone – Sonny Stitt
Bass – Larry Rhodes, Ron Brooks
Congas, Drums, Percussion – Calvin Welch
Drums – Danny Spencer, Jerome Teasley
Electric Piano – Eddie Russ
Guitar – Jerry Glassel, Melvin Clark
Horns – Dan Yessarian
Organ – Doug Cook, Eddie Hollis
Percussion – Peter Joiner
Baritone Saxophone – George Austin
Tenor Saxophone – Al Benson
Trombone – Lanny Scarlet
Trumpet – Dan Stump
Flute – Larry Nozero
Vocals – Broadnax Voices

Engineer – Danny Dallas
Producer – Bob Crawford

Recorded at Cinema Sound Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Re-recorded at Sound Patterns DXM Recording Studios Farmington, Michigan.

tracklisting:

 A1 Tornado 8:43
A2 We've Only Just Begun 4:48
A3 Escanaba Beat 4:56
B1 Spinning Wheel 9:58
B2 Natural High 2:57
B3 By My Side 5:33

 By My Side

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BUNKY GREEN PLAYIN' FOR KEEPS

CADET RECORDS 1966                                             LP 766

credits:

Recording Date    

December, 1965 6,8 Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chhicago, IL

Bunky Green leader, Bunky Green alto sax,
Kenny Soderblom tenor sax, Warren Kime, Paul Serrano trumpet,
John Avant trombone, Charles Stepney piano,
Cleveland Eaton bass, Marshall Thompson drums,
Eli Gutierrez congas 

January 18, 1966 1-5,7 Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chhicago, IL

Bunky Green leader, Bunky Green alto sax,
Willie Pickens piano,
Cleveland Eaton bass,
Harold Jones drums

tracks list:

A1 Playin' For Keeps       
A2 Yesterday       
A3 What Can I Do       
A4 Mi Compasion       
B1 My Man's Gone Now       
B2 The Shadow of Your Smile       
B3 Brazilano       
B4 Mama Looka Boo Boo

Mi Compasion

My Man's Gone Now

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SONNY STITT & BUNKY GREEN SOUL IN THE NIGHT

CADET RECORDS 1966                                   LPS 770 

credits:

 Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green, Sonny Stitt
    Drums – Maurice White
    Guitar – Bryce Roberson
    Organ – Odell Brown

Recorded:
     April 15, 1966
Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Recording Engineer:   
Ron Malo

tracklisting 

 A1 Soul In The Night 4:04
A2 It's Awfully Nice To Be With You 3:44
A3 Hot Line 3:47
A4 Home Stretch 4:46
B1 The Spies 6:12
B2 One Alone 5:46
B3 Sneakin' Up To You 5:35

Sneakin' Up To You

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DON PATTERSON SOUL HAPPENING!

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1966                        PR 7484 

credits :

   Drums – Billy James
    Guitar – Vincent Corrao
    Organ – Don Patterson

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 5, 1966
    Producer – Cal Lampley
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks listing:

A1 Wade In The Water    
A2 La Bamba    
A3 Strangers In The Night    
B1 Up Tight    
B2 Love Letters    
B3 Wee Dot

 Love Letters 

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SONNY STITT STITT GOES LATIN

ROOST RECORDS 1963                                   SLP 2253

credits:

Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone

Thad Jones - trumpet

Chick Corea - piano

Larry Gales - bass

Willie Bobo - drums

Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas, bongos

Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez - cowbell, maracas, jawbone

Recorded:

November 6, 1963

A & R Studios, New York City

tracks list:

A1 Are You Listening

Written-By – Sonny Stitt

3:30

A2 Amigos

Written-By – Sonny Stitt

4:36

A3 Little Red Suede Shoes

Written-By – Sonny Stitt

4:04

A4 Ritmo Bobo

Written-By – Sonny Stitt

6:02

B1 I Told You So

Written-By – Sonny Stitt

5:20

B2 Chic

Written-By – Sonny Stitt

5:13

B3 Senor Jones

Written-By – Sonny Stitt

5:10

B4 Autumn Leaves

Written-By – Johnny Mercer

5:32

Are You Listening

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DON PATTERSON with SONNY STITT and BILLY JAMES THE BOSS MEN

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1965                            PR 7466   

credits and session recording   

Alto Saxophone – Sonny Stitt
Drums – Billy James
Organ – Don Patterson
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell

     

Producer – Cal Lampley
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, 

NJ, December 28, 1965

track list:

A1 Diane 5:40
A2 Someday My Prince Will Come 8:15
A3 Easy To Love 5:40
B1 What's New?     5:30
B2 Big C's Rock 3:09
B3 They Say That Falling In Love Is Wonderful 7:45

 Big C's Rock

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IKE & TINA TURNER RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH

 

A&M RECORDS 1969                                     SP-4178 

credits:

   Engineer – Larry Levine

    Producer – Phil Spector

Tina Turner - vocals

Carol Kaye - bass

James Bond - upright bass

Earl Palmer - drums

Jim Gordon - drums

Barney Kessel - guitar

Don Peake - guitar

Frank Capp - percussion

Gene Estes - percussion

John Ewing - trombone

Robert Gerstlauer

Harold Battiste - piano

Larry Knechtel - piano

Jim Horn - saxophone

Plas Johnson - saxophone

Roy Caton - trumpet

         

tracks list:

A1 River Deep - Mountain High 3:30    
A2 I Idolize You 2:51    
A3 A Love Like Yours 2:55    
A4 A Fool In Love 2:49    
A5 Make 'Em Wait 2:07    
A6 Hold On Baby 2:38    
B1 I'll Never Need More Than This 3:15    
B2 Save The Last Dance For Me 3:30    
B3 Oh Baby! 2:33    
B4 Every Day I Have To Cry 2:30    
B5 Such A Fool For You     2:19    
B6 It's Gonna Work Out Fine 2:40

A Fool In Love

 It's Gonna Work Out Fine

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WES MONTGOMERY The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery

 

RIVERSIDE RECORDS                                   RLP 12-320 

credits:

    Wes Montgomery- electric guitar
    Tommy Flanagan - piano
    Percy Heath - bass
    Albert Heath - drums

Recorded:   
January 26 & 28, 1960 at Reeves Sound Studios, 
New York City
    Orrin Keepnews - producer
    Jack Higgins - engineer

tracks list:

A1 Airegin 4:24
A2 D-Natural Blues 5:18
A3 Polka Dots And Moonbeams 4:38
A4 Four On Six 6:10
B1 West Coast Blues 7:20
B2 In Your Own Sweet Way 4:45
B3 Mister Walker 4:28
B4 Gone With The Wind     6:13

Mr. Walker

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PROFESSOR LONGHAIR LIVE ON THE QUEEN MARY

HARVEST RECORDS 1978                             SW-11790

credits:

 Recorded 24 March 1975 on the Queen Mary (former flagship of the Cunard Line),

 Long Beach, California, USA at a private party hosted by Paul and Linda McCartney. 

tracks list:

 A1 Tell Me Pretty Baby    
A2 Mess Around    
A3 Everyday I Have The Blues    
A4 Tipitina    
B1 I'm Movin' On    
B2 Mardi Gras In New Orleans    
B3 Cry To Me    
B4 Gone So Long    
B5 Stagger Lee

 Tell Me Pretty Baby

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PROFESSOR LONGHAIR NEW ORLEANS PIANO

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1972                              SD 7225

credits and sessions recording:

Roy Byrd (piano, vocals) Robert Parker (bass, alto saxophone) 
John Woodrow (drums)

Atlanta, GA, 1949

335 Hey Now Baby

Charles Burbeck (tenor saxophone) Roy Byrd (piano, vocals) 

Robert Parker (bass, alto saxophone) Al Miller (drums)

New Orleans, LA, 1949

338 Hey Little Girl

339 Willie Mae

341 Walk Your Blues Away

342 Professor Longhair Blues

343 Boogie Woogie

344 Longhair's Blues-Rhumba

345 Mardi Gras In New Orleans

346 She Walks Right In

Lee Allen (tenor saxophone) Red Tyler (baritone saxophone) 

Roy Byrd (piano, vocals) Edgar Blanchard (bass) Earl Palmer (drums)

New Orleans, LA, November, 1953

1173 In The Night

1174 Tipitina (LP version)

1175 Ball The Wall

1176 Who's Been Fooling You

tracks list:

A1 In The Night 2:23

A2 Tipitina 2:29

A3 Hey Now Baby 2:47

A4 Walk Your Blues Away 2:46

A5 Hey Little Girl 2:52

A6 Willie Mae 2:38

A7 Professor Longhair Blues 2:19

B1 Ball The Wall 3:09

B2 Who's Been Fooling You 2:03

B3 Boogie Woogie 2:31

B4 Longhair's Blues-Rhumba 3:02

B5 Mardi Gras In New Orleans 2:42

B6 She Walks Right In 2:40

Mardi Gras In New Orleans

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RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES GET UP AND GET IT!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                                 PR7514

credits:

 Bass – Paul Chambers
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Guitar – Pat Martino
    Organ – Richard "Groove" Holmes
    Tenor Saxophone – Teddy Edwards

recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 29, 1967
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks list:

A1 Get Up And Get It
Written-By – Edwards*
A2 Lee-Ann
Written-By – Edwards*
A3 Body And Soul
Written-By – Green*
B1 Broadway
Written-By – McRae*
B2 Groove's Blues Groove
Written-By – Holmes*
B3 Pennies From Heaven
Written-By – Johnstone*, Burke*

Lee-Ann

 Groove's Blues Groove

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RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES THAT HEALIN' FEELIN'

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968                              PR 7601 

          

credits:

Rusty Bryant tenor sax, alto sax
Richard "Groove" Holmes organ
Billy Butler guitar
Herbie Lovelle drums

recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
 NJ, August 26, 1968

tracks list:

A1 That Healin' Feelin'    
A2 See See Rider    
A3 Irene Court    
B1 Castle Rock    
B2 Laura    
B3 On A Clear Day

See See Rider

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RAY BRYANT SOUND RAY

 

CADET RECORDS 1969                                   LPS 830

credits and sessions recording:

Bass – James Rowser

Drums – Harold White

Piano, Arranged By – Ray Bryant

Producer – Richard Evans 

Recorded at Ter Mar Studios, 

Engineer – Dave Purple

Ter Mar Studios Chicago, IL, June 26, 1969

17916    I Remember Clifford    Chess unissued

17917    St. Thomas    -

17918    A Song For My Father    Cadet LPS 830

17919    Broadway    -

17920    Sound Ray    -

17921    Scarborough Fair    -

* Ray Bryant - Sound Ray (Cadet LPS 830)

Ray Bryant Trio

same personnel

Ter Mar Studios Chicago, IL, June 27, 1969

17922    Stick With It    Cadet LPS 830

17923    Li'l Darlin'    Cadet LPS 830, 2CA 50038

17924    Con Alma    Cadet LPS 830

17925    The Look Of Love    -

* Ray Bryant - Sound Ray (Cadet LPS 830)

tracks listing:

A1    A Song For My Father    5:23   
A2    Con Alma    4:14   
A3    Scarborough Fair    4:36   
A4  Stick With It    5:09   
B1  Broadway    5:30   
B2    Li'l Darlin'    5:09   
B3    The Look Of Love    5:30   
B4    Sound Ray

 A Song For My Father 


 Stick With It

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RAY BRYANT THE RAY BRYANT TOUCH

CADET RECORDS 1967                                         LP 793  

credits:

Ray Bryant - Piano

Jimmy Rowser - Bass

Rudy Collins - Drums

Recorded: 

Live At Memory Lane, Los Angeles, CA
May 19 & 20, 1967   
Engineer - Wally Heider 

   

tracks listing:

A1 Little Suzie

A2 This Is All I Ask

A3 City Tribal Dance

A4 Prayer Song

B1 You Keep Me Hanging On

B2 Talkin' My Ease

B3  And I Love Her

Talkin' My Ease

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THE THREE SOUNDS LIVE AT THE LIVING ROOM

MERCURY RECORDS 1964                        SR 60921  

credits:

Piano – Gene Harris

Bass – Andy Simpkins

Drums – Bill Dowdy

Producer – Quincy Jones

Engineer – Phil Ramone

tracks list:

A1 Mississippi Mud 2:28

A2 Once In A Lifetime 2:42

A3 Hymn To Freedom 3:46

A4 Glory Of Love 4:05

A5 Blues For My Baby 4:20

B1 Green's 3:15

B2 Blues 5:44

B3 Willow Weep For Me 6:25

B4 Blues For Big Scotia 3:01

Blues For My Baby

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HARVEY MANDEL CRISTO REDENTOR

 

    PHILIPS RECORDS 1969                       PHS 600-281    

credits:

       

Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Nick (Sounds Interesting) De Caro*
    Artwork By – Alan Duffy, Greg Klein
    Bass – Art Stavro, Bob Moore
    Drums – Eddie Hoh, Kenny Buttery*
       Guitar – Harvey Mandel
    Harmonica [Harp] – Charlie Musselwhite (tracks: B3, B5)
       Organ, Electric Piano – Barry Goldberg (tracks: A3, A5)
    Organ, Piano – Steve Miller (3) (tracks: A1,B1, B2)
    Piano [With Help From, Chauffeur] – Hargus (The Sniffer) Robbins*
       Rhythm Guitar – Bob Jones (3) (tracks: A4, B3), Chip Martin
    Steel Guitar – Peter Drake*

Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Nick (Sounds Interesting) De Caro*
    Artwork By – Alan Duffy, Greg Klein

  Engineer [Amigo] – Hank (No Socks) Cicalo*
    Engineer [Assistant, Avalon Ballroom] – Bob Matthews, 

Dusty (Not So Super Chick) Street*
    Engineer [Avalon Ballroom] – Dan Healy
    Engineer [Bradley's Barn] – Charley (Psychedelic) Tallent*
    Engineer [Record Plant] – Gary Kellgren
    Engineer [Wally Heider] – Chris Hinshaw
    Engineer [Western Recorders] – Joe Sidore

  Mastered By – Eddie Kramer, Gilbert Kong

 Producer [Believed To Be Produced By] – Abe Kesh

Studios:
Los Angeles - Western Recorders, Wally Heider Studio, Amigo Studios
San Francisco - Avalon Ballroom (courtesy Cher Helms)
Nashville - Bradley's Barn, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
New York - Record Plant

tracks list:

A1 Cristo Redentor
    Harp – Catherine Gotthofer* Piano – Nick DeCaro Soprano Vocals –

Jacqueline May Allen Voice – Carolyn Willis, Edna Wright, 

Julia Tillman* Written-By – Duke Pearson    
A2 Before Six
    Congas – Carter Collins* Tenor Saxophone – Larry Easter Written-By – A. Fraiser*    
A3 The Lark
    Written-By – A.Kesh*, H.Mandel*    
A4 Snake
    Written-By – A.Kesh*    
A5 Long Wait
    Written-By – Barry Goldberg, Harvey Mandel    
B1 Wade In The Water
    Congas – Armando Peraza Written-By – A.Cooke*    
B2 Lights Out
    Written-By – H.Mandel* 2    
B3 Bradley's Barn
    Written-By – H.Mandel*     
B4 You Can't Tell Me
    Piano – Graham Bond Written-By – Dino Valente, Harvey Mandel    
B5 Nashville 1 A.M.
    Written-By – A.Kesh*, H.Mandel* 

 psychedelic version of 

  Wade In The Water

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