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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...."

lundi 26 février 2018

IKE & TINA TURNER AND THE IKETTES COME TOGETHER

LIBERTY RECORDS 1970                                    LST-7637


credits:
Tina Turner, Ike Turner, 
The Ikettes
Producer, Arranged By – Ike Turner
Engineer – Brent Maher (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)


tracks list:

A1 It Ain't Right (Lovin' To Be Lovin')
Written By – Ike Turner 2:34   
A2 Too Much Woman (For A Henpecked Man)
Written By – Ike Turner 2:31   
A3 Unlucky Creature
Written By – Ike Turner 2:25   
A4 Young And Dumb
Written By – Ike Turner 2:50   
A5 Honky Tonk Woman
Written By – K. RIchards, M. Jagger 3:10   
A6 Come Together
Written By – John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:37   
B1 Why Can't We Be Happy
Written By – Ike Turner 3:49   
B2 Contact High
Written By – Ike Turner 2:16   
B3 Keep On Walkin' (Don't Look Back)
Written By – Ike Turner 2:07   
B4 I Want To Take You Higher
Written By – Slyvester Stewart 2:51   
B5 Evil Man
Written By – L. Weiss 3:25   
B6 Doin' It
Written By – Ike Turner 2:41   







vendredi 23 février 2018

IKE & TINA TURNER OUTTA SEASON

BLUE THUMB RECORDS 1968                           BTS 5 




credits:

 Arranged By – Ike Turner
    Producer – Bob Krasnow, Tina Turner
Recorded 1968

tracks list:

A1 I've Been Loving You Too Long
    Written By – Redding-Butler 3:40    
A2 Mean Old World
    Adapted By – Ike Turner 2:20    
A3 3 O'Clock In The Morning Blues
    Written By – R. King-J. Taub 2:35    
A4 Five Long Years
    Written By – E. Boyd 3:20    
A5 Dust My Broom
    Adapted By – Ike Turner 3:20    
A6 Grumbling
    Written-By – Ike Turner 2:35    
A7 I Am A Motherless Child
    Written-By – Tina Turner 3:30    
B1 Crazy 'Bout You Baby
    Written By – W. Williamson 3:25    
B2 Reconsider Baby
    Written By – L. Fulsom 2:40    
B3 Honest I Do
    Written By – J. Reed-E.G. Abner, Jr. 2:20    
B4 Please Love Me
    Written By – R. King-J. Taub 2:10    
B5 My Babe
    Written By – W. Dixon 1:50    
B6 Rock Me Baby
    Written By – King & Josea 2:45








IKE AND TINA TURNER LET THE GOOD TIME ROLL

Entertain Me Europe Limited ‎– 2008
cd compilation
part 3 of the best of


tracks list:

1 Let The Good Times Roll (Live) 2:34
2 Kinda Strange 2:54
3 I'm Gonna Cut You Loose 2:40
4 Poor Fool 2:38
5 Too Many Tears In My Eyes 2:51
6 What Kind Of Love 2:25
7 I'm Falling In Love With You 2:30
8 Sugar Sugar 2:49
9 I Can't Believe What You Say 3:41
10 I Gotta Man     4:39
11 The Twist (Live) 6:27
12 Put On Your Tight Pants (Live) 2:56






HOUSTON PERSON UNDERGROUND SOUL!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1966                               PR 7491 


credits:

Drums – Frank Jones
Organ – Charles Boston
Tenor Saxophone – Houston Person
Trombone – Mark Levine

Producer – Cal Lampley
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1966


Tracks list:

A1 What The World Needs Now Is Love 3:55
A2 Underground Soul 5:45
A3 The Pimp 3:45
A4 Tears 3:45
B1 Aleilula 4:10
B2 Ballin' 5:50
B3 If You Could See Me Now 4:25
B4 Strike Up The Band 3:00




jeudi 22 février 2018

HOUSTON PERSON SOUL DANCE!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968                      PR 7621 


credits:
     
Houston Person - tenor saxophone
Billy Gardner - organ
Joe Jones - guitar
Frankie Jones - drums

Recorded :
November 18, 1968
Studio     Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

tracks listing:

A1 Snake Eyes 5:22
A2 Never Let Me Go 4:50
A3 Groovin' And A-Groovin' 5:02
A4 What A Difference A Day Makes 5:56
B1 Soul Dance 4:15
B2 Here's That Rainy Day 6:00
B3 Teardrops From My Eyes 4:55
B4 Blue Seven 5:25





MONTEGO JOE !ARRIBA! CON MONTEGO JOE

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1964                         PR 7336 


credits:

Bass – Edgar Gomez
Conductor – Rudy Stevenson
Congas [Conga Drum] – Montego Joe
Drums, Timbales – Milford Graves
Flute, Tenor Saxophone – Al Gibbons
Percussion [Miscellaneous Percussion] – Robert Crowder
Piano – Chick Corea
Trumpet – Leonard Goines


Producer – Lew Futterman
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 15, 1964
            
track list:

A1 Fat Man 3:58
A2 The Jinx 6:12
A3 Too Much Saki 7:36
B1 Maracatu 6:12
B2 Dakar 6:37
B3 Calling For The Angels In The Water     8:50








MONTEGO JOE WILD & WARM

PRESTIGE RECORDS  1965                         PR 7413 



credits:

 Bass – Ed Thompson
Congas, Leader – Montego Joe
Drums, Timbales – Milford Graves
Percussion [Miscellaneous - Maracas, Chekere, Claves, 

Bell, Panderos] – Sonny Morgan
Piano – Arthur Jenkins
Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By, Conductor – Al Gibbons
Trumpet – Leonard Goines



Producer – Lew Futterman
Regent Sound Studios, NYC, May 21, 1965



tracks listing



A1 Same Old Same Old 2:20
A2 Haitian Lady 3:10
A3 Capricious 2:15
A4 Happy Joe 4:10
A5 No Tears 2:28
A6 Ouch
Vocals – Alan White , Montego Joe, Windsor King 2:05
B1 Give It Up 2:30
B2 Ewe 4:37
B3 Bata Blues 5:32
B4 Concumba 3:30
B5 Lexington Avenue Line 2:55
    





mercredi 21 février 2018

DELLA REESE DELLA DELLA CHA CHA CHA

RCA VICTOR RECORDS 1960                           LSP 2280

credits:

Della, Della, Cha-Cha-Cha is an album by singer and actress 
Della Reese. It's an album of standards, performed with a 
cha-cha-cha rhythm and beat. The album was recorded in 
New York City in 1960, and it was conducted by O.B. Masingill.

Recorded August 15-23, 1960

Conductor, Arranged By – O. B. Masingill*
Engineer – Ernest Oelrich
Vocals – Della Reese


tracks list:

A1 Diamonds Are Girl's Best Friends
A2 Come On-A My House
A3 Why Don't You Do Right
A4 My Heart Belongs To Daddy
A5 Let's Do It
A6 Whatever Lola Wants
B1 Daddy
B2 Tea For Two
B3 Always True To My Fashion
B4 It's Nice To Have A Man Around The House
B5 There's A Small Hotel
B6 Love For Sale





DELLA REESE ONE MORE TIME!

ABC RECORDS 1966                                  ABC- 589 


credits:

Arranged By – Bobby Bryant
Drums – Carl Lott
Flugelhorn – Bobby Bryant
Organ – Henry Cain
Tenor Saxophone – Hadley Caliman, Herman Riley
Trumpet – Bobby Bryant
 Recorded Live At The Playboy Club    

  

tracks list:

A1        Sunny    2:40   
A2        Monologue       
A3        That's Life    3:28   
A4        Monologue       
A5        Funny What Love Can Do    2:00   

A5        Funny What Love Can Do    2:00   
A6        Monologue       
A7        So Nice (Summer Samba)    2:25   
A8        Monologue       
A9        It Was A Very Good Year    5:35   
B1        Good Times    2:20   
B2        Monologue       
B3        Big City    4:20   
B4        What Now My Love?    5:30   
B5        Don't You Know    1:15   
B6        Monologue       
B7        One More Time    3:50   
 


 Sunny




mardi 20 février 2018

TALL "PAUL" HANKINS AND THE FABOULUS DYNAMICS Rock Me Baby / soul searchin

HOT SPOT RECORDS 1967


A Rock Me Baby     2:35
B Soul Searchin 2:30

    Written-By – Jimmy Brown

   Sonny Sawyer / Vaughn Morrison Prod. Chicago, Ill





jeudi 15 février 2018

THE GENE HARRIS QUARTET at STE. CHAPELLE WINERY A Little Piece of Heaven

CONCORD JAZZ                                              CCD-4578


Credits:

 Bass – Luther Hughes
Drums – Paul Humphrey
Guitar – Ron Escheté
Piano – Gene Harris

Recorded live at Ste. Chapelle Winery, Caldwell,
 Idaho, July 18, 1993.


track listing

1 Blues In Baxter's Pad
Written-By – Gene Harris 6:03
2 Take The "A" Train

 Ode To Billy JoeWritten-By – Billy Strayhorn 7:34
3 Blues For Ste. Chapelle
Ode To Billy Joe
 Written-By – Gene Harris 4:21
4 Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me
Written-By – Con Conrad, Sidney Clare 6:34
5 Pensativa
Written-By – Clare Fischer 5:42
6 How Long Has This Been Going On?
Written-By – Ira Gershwin - George Gershwin 6:45
7 Scotch And Soda
Written-By – Dave Guard 5:58
8 My Little Suede Shoes
Written-By – Charlie Parker5:46
9 Old Dog Blues
Written-By – Gene Harris 10:14
10 Ode To Billy Joe
Written-By – Bobbie Gentry 8:14
11 Sentimental Journey
Written-By – Ben Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown 0:37









 

lundi 5 février 2018

LAVERN BAKER Wrapped, Tied And Tangled

BRUNSWICK RECORDS 1967
single 55311
 
 

B Nothing Like Being In Love  2:00
 
 
 
 
 

LAVERN BAKER LET ME BELONG TO YOU

BRUNSWICK RECORDS 1970                       BL 754160 
              

 credits:

 Arranged By – Sonny Sanders (tracks: A3, B2, B3)
Directed By – Bert DeCoteaux (tracks: B4, B5), Gerald Sims (tracks: A3), 
Teacho Wiltshire (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B1), Willie Henderson (tracks: B2, B3)
Producer – Carl Davis, Eugene Record

tracks list

A1 Pledging My Love
Written-By – Don D. Robey*, F. Washington 2:33zippy
A2 Let Me Belong To You
Written-By – Gary Geld, Peter Udell 2:14
A3 I'm The One To Do It
Written-By – William Butler*, Carl Smith  2:50
A4 Baby
Written-By – Ray Griff 2:46
A5 Born To Lose
Written-By – Frankie Brown  2:48
B1 Call Me Darling
Written-By – B. Reisfeld*, D. Dick*, M. Fryberg*, R. Marbot 2:40
B2 Love Is Ending
Written-By – Fred Henry Hughes 2:45
B3 Baby Don't You Do It
Written-By – Fred Henry Hughes 2:23
B4 I Need You So
Written-By – Ivory Joe Hunter 2:08
B5 Play It Fair
Written-By – Bill Campbell  2:13