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Read an article on a post Bob Stanley on Guardian

"In the summer, the scene would move en masse to Ostend, Belgium's equivalent to Blackpool. DJ Freddy Cousaert played at the Groove, a late night downstairs bar frequented by US marines, lovers of blues and soul music
and tourists, it was Cousaert who later looked after Marvin Gaye during his 80s sejourn in Ostend. The music he played at the Groove included ska, Latin jazz and even Broadway songs such as Stranger in Paradise, or Whatever Lola Wants from Damn Yankees...."

mercredi 31 mai 2017

THE MAR-KEYS THE GREAT MEMPHIS SOUND

STAX RECORDS 1966                                 ST  707 

also issued on Atlantic SD 7707

credits and session recording:

Wayne Jackson (tp) unknown (tb) Andrew Love (ts) 
 Floyd Newman (bars) Isaac Hayes (org) Steve Cropper (g) 
Donald "Duck" Dunn (el-b) Al Jackson (d)

Memphis, TN, November 5, 1965

9473    Grab This Thing, Pt. 1
9474    Grab This Thing, Pt. 2
Wayne Jackson (tp) Gene Parker (ts -1) Andrew Love (ts -2)
Floyd Newman (bars) Isaac Hayes (org) Steve Cropper (g)
Donald "Duck" Dunn (el-b) Al Jackson (d)

Memphis, TN, January 15, 1966

1. 9838    Philly Dog
2. 9839    Honey Pot

Newman plays (bars, fl). omit Parker
Memphis, TN, February 7, 1966

10566    Plantation Inn
10567    I've Been Loving You Too Long
10568    Cleo's Back
10569    Walking With The Duke
10570    The Girl From Ipanema
10571    In The Mood
10572    "Dear James" Medley: I'll Go Crazy
10573    "Dear James" Medley: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
10574    "Dear James" Medley: I Got You
10575    "Dear James" Medley: Good Loving
10576    "Dear James" Medley: Night Train

tracks listing:

Honey Pot       
Plantation Inn       
Loving You Too Long       
Cleo's Back       
Grab This Thing       
Philly Dog       
Walking With The Duke       
The Girl From Ipanema       
In The Mood       
"Dear James" Medley (Night Train, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag,
I Got You, Good Loving, I'll Go Crazy)



dimanche 28 mai 2017

EDWIN STARR WAR & PEACE

GORDY RECORDS 1970                               GS948


credits:

 Arranged By – David Van De Pitte, Henry Cosby, 
Paul Riser, Wade Marcus, Willie Shorter
Art Direction, Design – Curtis McNair
Mastered By  – Randy Kling
 Mastered At – RCA Studios, Chicago
Record Company – Motown Record Corporation


tracks listing:

 A1     War
Written-By – N. Whitfield - B. Strong*
A2     Running Back And Forth
Written-By – E. Starr*, R. Wylie*
A3     Adios Senorita
Written-By – H. Cosby*, S. Moy*
A4     All Around The World
Written-By – T. Turner*
A5     I Can't Escape Your Memory
Written-By – I. Hunter*, J. Goga*
A6     At Last (I Found A Love)
Written-By – A. Gaye*, E. Stover*, M. Gaye*
B1     I Just Wanted To Cry
Written-By – E. Starr*, J. Bristol*
B2     Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Written-By – B. Bacharach, H. David*
B3     Time
Written-By – E. Starr*, R. Wylie*
B4     California Soul
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
B5     I Can't Replace My Old Love
Written-By – A. Scott*, H. Fuqua*, V. Williams*
B6     She Should Have Been Home
Written-By – D. McNeil*, J. Bristol*


 War


 

dimanche 21 mai 2017

IVAN BOOGALOO JOE JONES SWEETBACK

     JOKA RECORDS  1975                               LPN 6007     
         

credits and session recording:


Alto Saxophone – Charles Bowen
    Bass – Warren Giancaterino
    Congas – Verdone "Turk" Banks
     Drums, Percussion – Bud Kelly
     Guitar, Producer – Ivan Joe Jones*
    Organ – Bobby Knowles
    Percussion – James Valerio III
      Tenor Saxophone – Ellsworth Gooding
  Coordinator [Album] – Albert F. Martino, Jr.  

Recorded and remixed at Sound Room Recording Studios
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: September 1975
    Engineer, Mixed By – Charles Galletti, Fred Galletti


track list: 

A1     Confusion
Written-By  Ivan Jones 6:33    
A2     Trouble In Mind     6:11    
A3     Sweetback
Written-By  Ivan Jones7:40    
B1     Have You Ever Been Mellow     7:20    
B2     Jamaica Farewell     3:26    
B3     You've Got It Bad, Girl     7:45





samedi 20 mai 2017

SONNY JONES SISSY WALK


Scram records 1969                  scram 115




A     Sissy Walk (Pt.1)
Written-By – A. Scramuzza, E. Bocage 2:25
B     Sissy Walk (Pt.2)
Written-By – A. Scramuzza, E. Bocage 2:30


STANLEY TURRENTINE THE SPOILER

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1966                       BST 84256


The Spoiler is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine 
recorded for the Blue Note label in 1966 and performed by 
Turrentine with Blue Mitchell, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams, 
McCoy Tyner, Julian Priester, Bob Cranshaw, and Mickey Roker 
with arrangements by Duke Pearson.


credits:

Alto Saxophone, Flute – James Spaulding
Arranged By – Duke Pearson
Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
Bass, Electric Bass [Fender] – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Mickey Roker
Piano – McCoy Tyner
Shaker, Tambourine – Joseph Rivera 
Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine
Trombone – Julian Priester
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell


Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 22, 1966

tracks list:

A1 The Magilla
Written-By – Duke Pearson
6:05
A2 When The Sun Comes Out
Written-By – Arlen*, Koehler*
6:00
A3 La Fiesta
Written-By – Armando Boza
5:00
B1 Sunny
Written-By – Bobby Hebb
7:20
B2 Theme From "The Oscar" (Maybe September)
Written-By – Livingston-Evans*, Faith*
4:45
B3 You're Gonna Hear From Me
Written-By – Andre Previn*
5:20





DUKE PEARSON SWEET HONEY BEE

 BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1966                    BST84252 

    
credits:

Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Mickey Roker
Flute – James Spaulding
Piano – Duke Pearson
Saxophone [Alto] – Jamepet – Freddie Hubbard
 
 
recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, 
NJ, December 7, 1966
 Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks listing:

A1     Sweet Honey Bee     4:50
A2     Sudel     5:40
A3     After The Rain     4:25
A4     Gaslight     5:50
B1     Big Bertha     5:50
B2     Empathy     6:00
B3     Ready Rudy?     6:10





vendredi 12 mai 2017

SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS BLACK MUSIC FOR WHITE PEOPLE

DEMON RECORDS 1991                     FIEND  211   



credits:


 Backing Vocals – Jill Foor, Julie Syperda-Duffey, Meredith Marshall
    Bass – Mark Goldberg
    Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Rik Shannon
    Guitar – Bo Diddley, Jr.
    Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Michael Keneally*
    Saxophone – Bara Southern, Dana Garrett
    Vocals, Piano – Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Executive Producer – Herb Cohen
Producer – Robert Duffey


tracks listing:

A1 Is You Or Is You Ain't My Baby    
A2 I Feel Allright    
A3 I Put A Spell On You (Dance Version)    
A4 I Hear You Knockin'    
A5 Heart Attack And Wine    
A6 Ignant And Shit    
B1 Swamp Gas    
B2 Voodoo Priestess    
B3 Ice Cream Man    
B4 I Want Your Body    
B5  Ol' Man River    
B6 Strokin'






SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS AT HOME WITH

EPIC RECORDS 1958                             LN 3448


credits:

 Conductor – Leroy Kirkland, O.B. Masingill


tracks listing:

 A1 Orange Colored Sky
Written-By – Delugg*, Stein  
A2 Hong Kong
Written-By – Nahan, J. Hawkins*  
A3 Temptation
Written-By – Freed*, N. H. Brown*  
A4 I Love Paris
Written-By – Cole Porter  
A5 I Put A Spell On You
Written-By – Slotkin, J. Hawkins  
A6 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot   
B1 Yellow Coat
Written-By – Nahan*, J. Hawkins  
B2 Ol' Man River
Written-By – Kern*, Hammerstein II  
B3 If You Are But A Dream
Written-By – A. Rubinstein*, J. Fulton*, Jaffe*, Bronx*  
B4 Give Me My Boots And Saddle
Written-By – Whitcup*, T. Powell*, Samuels*  
B5 Deep Purple
Written-By – Parish*, De Rose*  
B6 You Made Me Love You
Written-By – Monaco*, J. McCarthy* 





mercredi 10 mai 2017

NINA SIMONE I PUT SPELL ON YOU

PHILIPS RECORDS 1965                    PHS 600-172


credits:

Recorded New York City January 1965
Producer Hal Mooney


tracks list:


A1 I Put A Spell On You
Written-By – Hawkins*
2:33
A2 Tomorrow Is My Turn
Written-By – Aznavour*, Stellman*, Stephane*
2:43
A3 Ne Me Quitte Pas
Written-By – Jacques Brel
3:27
A4 Marriage Is For Old Folks
Written-By – E. Shuman*, L. Carr*
3:22
A5 July Tree
Written-By – E. Merrian*, I. Jurist*
2:40
A6 Gimme Some
Written-By – A. Stroud*
2:58
B1 Feeling Good
Written-By – A. Newley*, L. Bricusse*
2:52
B2 One September Day
Written-By – R. Stevenson*
2:47
B3 Blues On Purpose
Written-By – R. Stevenson*
3:18
B4 Beautiful Land
Written-By – A. Newley*, L. Bricusse*
1:55
B5 You've Got To Learn
Written-By – C. Aznavour*
2:40
B6 Take Care Of Business
Written-By – A. Stroud*
2:04






NINA SIMONE SING THE BLUES

RCA VICTOR RECORDS 1967                     LSP-3789


  Sings the Blues (1967) is an album by singer/pianist/songwriter 
Nina Simone.This was Simone's first album for 
RCA Records after previously recording for Colpix Records and 
Philips Records.

First stereo release with black labels, white 
RCA Victor wording on top and dog, see images.
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio B, N.Y.C.

credits:

Nina Simone: vocal, piano
Eric Gale: guitar
Rudy Stevenson: guitar
Ernie Hayes: organ
Bob Bushnell: bass
Bernard Purdie: drums, timpani
Buddy Lucas: harmonica, tenor sax


tracks list:

A1 Do I Move You 2:41
A2 Day And Night 2:34
A3 In The Dark 2:53
A4 Real Deal 2:17
A5 My Man's Gone Now 4:13
A6 Backlash Blues 2:14
B1 I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl 2:27
B2 Buck 2:00
B3 Since I Fell For You 2:44
B4 The House Of The Rising Sun 3:55
B5 Blues For Mama 3:52