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"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...."

vendredi 27 avril 2018

THE JAZZ CRUSADERS OLD SOCKS, NEW SHOES...NEW SOCKS, OLD SHOES

CHISA RECORDS 1970                                           CS 804

credits:

Drums – "Stix" Hooper
Guitar – Arthur Adams, Freddie Robinson
Piano – Joe Sample
Tenor Saxophone – Wilton Felder
Trombone – Wayne Henderson

Recorded at:
 Wally Heider Studio 3, Los Angeles, California.
Engineer – Larry Cox


tracks list:

A1 Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin
Composed By – Sly Stewart 5:15   
A2 Funny Shuffle
Composed By – Wayne Henderson 4:00   
A3 Why Do You Laugh At Me?
Composed By – Wayne Henderson 2:35   
A4 Jackson!
Composed By – Wayne Henderson 2:35   
A5 Rainy Night In Georgia
Composed By – Tony Joe White 4:00   
B1 Golden Slumbers
Composed By – Lennon-McCartney 4:05   
B2 Jazz!
Composed By – Joe Sample 4:10   
B3 Time Has No Ending
Composed By – Wayne Henderson 4:20   
B4 Hard Times
Composed By – Paul F. Mitchell 3:00   
B5 Way Back Home
Composed By – Wilton Felder 4:07













THE JAZZ CRUSADERS CHILE CON SOUL

PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1965                      ST 20092  

credits:

Bass – Al McKibbon
    Congas – Carlos Vidal
    Drums – Nesbert Hooper
    Flute – Hubert Laws, Jr.
    Organ – Clare Fischer
    Piano – Joe Sample
    Tenor Saxophone – Wilton Felder
    Timbales, Cowbell – Hungaria Garcia
    Trombone – Wayne Henderson

Recorded at:
Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA
July 1-2, 1965
Producer & recording :Richard Bock




tracks listing:

A1 Agua Dulce (Sweetwater) 5:19
A2 Soul Bourgeoisie 7:40
A3 Ontem A Note 4:16
A4 Tough Talk 2:34
B1 Tacos 4:05
B2 Latin Bit 4:03
B3 The Breeze And I 5:03
B4 Dulzura 4:35



 




 

 

TYRONE DAVIS TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME

DAKAR RECORDS 1970                                     SD 9027


credits:

Background vocals by Barbara Acklin, 
Eugene Record & Robert Lester
Bass guitar by Bernard Reed
Drums by Quinton Joseph
Guitar by Carl Woolfolk
Keyboards by Floyd Morris
Lead vocals by Tyrone Davis
Written by Jack Daniels & Bonnie Thompson
Produced by Willie Henderson
Arranged by Tom-Tom Washington


Recorded at Universal Studios, Chicago, Illinois

Engineer – Bruce Swedien


tracks list:

A1 Turn Back The Hands Of Time
Written-By – Jack Daniels (6), John Moore*
A2 The Waiting Was Not In Vain
Written-By – Carl Davis, Eugene Record
A3 Let Me Back In
Written-By – Cash McCall
A4 Love Bones
Written-By – Isbell Alvertis*, Donald Davis*
A5 I'll Be Right Here
Written-By – Jack Daniels (6), John Moore*
B1 Something You Got
Written-By – Barry Dispenza*, Carl Walfolk*
B2 Undying Love
Written-By – Willie Hatcher*, Willie Henderson
B3 Just Because Of You
Written-By – Jack Daniels (6), John Moore*
B4 If It's Love That You're After
Written-By – Barry Dispenza*, Carl Walfolk*
B5 I Keep Coming Back
Written-By – Leo Astell, Leo Graham





mercredi 25 avril 2018

TYRONE DAVIS CAN I CHANGE MY MIND

DAKAR RECORDS 1969                     ‎               SD 9005



credits:


Arranged By – Don Myrick (tracks: A1, A4, A5, B1 to B3), 

Jimmy Tillman (tracks: A3), Willie Henderson (tracks: A2, A6, B4, B5)

Producer – Willie Henderson



Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago


tracks list:

A1 She's Lookin' Good
Written-By – Roger Collins
A2 Knock On Wood
Written-By – Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper
A3 Have You Ever Wondered Why?
Written-By – Carl Wolfolk
A4 Slip Away
Written-By – Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, William Armstrong
A5 Let The Good Times Roll
Written-By – Fleecie Moore, Sam Thread*
A6 Can I Change My Mind
Written-By – Barry Despenza, Carl Wolfolk
B1 Open The Door To Your Heart
Written-By – Darrell Eubanks*, Donnie Elbert
B2 Call On Me
Written-By – Deadric Malone
B3 Just The One I've Been Looking For
Written-By – Albertis Bell*, Eddie Floyd, Steve Cropper
B4 You Can't Keep A Good Man Down
Written-By – Wally Roker
B5 A Woman Needs To Be Loved
Written-By – Floyd Smith, Gerald Sims


 




 





lundi 23 avril 2018

THE YOUNG HOLT UNLIMITED THE BEAT GOES ON

BRUNSWICK RECORDS 1967                             BL754128 
          
    

credits:

Isaac "Red" Holt Drums
Hysear Don Walker Composer, Organ, Piano
Eldee Young Bass, Cello, Vocals
Snooky Young Composer

Arranged By  Sonny Sanders
    Directed By  Gerald Sims
    Producer Carl Davis

tracks list:

A1 The Beat Goes On 2:50    
A2 Yum Yum 2:40    
A3 Doin' The Thing 2:35    
A4 Ain't No Mountain High Enough 2:28    
A5 Good Vibrations 4:03    
B1 Dig Her Walk 3:20    
B2 You Gimme Thum 2:53    
B3 How Insensitive (Insensatez) 4:37    
B4 Listen Here     4:06    
B5 Baby Your Light Is Out 3:04    











dimanche 22 avril 2018

KENNY BURRELL SOUL CALL

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1964                                    PR7315


credits:

Kenny Burrell - guitar
Will Davis - piano
Martin Rivera - bass
Bill English - drums
Ray Barretto - congas


Released 1964

Recorded April 7, 1964
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Producer Ozzie Cadena


tracks list:

A1 I'm Just A Lucky So & SO 5:10   
A2 Mark I 6:45   
A3 A Sleepin' Bee 4:10   
B1 Soul Call 7:30   
B2 Kenny's Theme 5:00   
B3 Here's That Rainy Day 4:16







RUSTY BRYANT RETURNS

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1969                                PR 7626 

credits :

Drums – Herbie Lovelle
    Electric Bass – Bob Bushnell
    Guitar – Grant Green
    Organ – Sonny Phillips
    Producer – Bob Porter
    Saxophone – Rusty Bryant

recorded at:

  Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, February 17, 1969
 Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Producer – Bob Porter
        
track list:

A1 Zoo Boogaloo 7:19   
A2 The Cat 7:49   
A3 Ready Rusty? 4:46   
B1 Streak O'Lean 5:56   
B2 Night Flight 7:53   
B3 All Day Long 9:39




JUNIOR MANCE THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'

MILESTONE RECORDS 1972                       MSP 9041 


credits:
 
Drums – Harold Wing
Electric Bass [Fender] – Bob Cranshaw
Percussion – Ralph MacDonald
Piano – Junior Mance

Recorded in Spring, 1972
Audiofidelity Enterprises, Inc.
Engineer Recording, And Mixing] – Elvin Campbell

track list:

 A1 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 2:59     
A2 Mean Old Frisco Blues 3:58     
A3 Out South 2:41     
A4 The Good Life 4:12     
A5 Cubano Chant 2:28     
B1 Boss Blues 3:52     
B2 Blowin' In The Wind 2:29     
B3 When Sunny Gets Blue 5:05     
B4 Lee's Lament
 



samedi 21 avril 2018

LES McCANN & THE JAZZ CRUSADERS JAZZ WALTZ

PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1963                     PJ ST 81

credits:
               
Les McCann (piano, electric piano, organ)
Wilton Felder (tenor sax)
Wayne Henderson (trombone)
Joe Sample (piano, organ)
Robert Haynes (bass)
Stix Hooper (drums)

Richard Bock (producer, audio)
recorded :
Late 1963 at Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA


tracks listing:

A1     Spanish Castles
Written-By – George Gruntz
A2     Blues For Yna Yna
Written-By – Gerald Wilson
A3     Damascus
Written-By – Les McCann
A4     For God & Country
 Written-By – Les McCann
A5     Bluesette
Written-By – Toots Thielemans
B1     Big City
Written-By – Marvin Jenkins
B2     This Here
Written-By – Bobby Timmons
B3     Jitterbug Waltz
Written-By – Fats Waller
B4     All Blue
Written-By – Miles Davis
B5     Jazz Waltz
Written-By – Bobby Haynes




THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS PEOPLE GET READY

VAULT RECORDS 1964                                      LP 9003

credits:

recorded Live At:
The Ash Grove Los Angeles
and
the Unicorn In 

tracks list:

A1     Yes Yes Yes
 Written-By – J. Reed*
A2     Tore Up
Written-By – H. Ballard*
A3     Reconsider Baby
Written-By – L. Fulsom*
A4     You'Ve Got Me Running
Written-By – J. Reed*
A5     People Get Ready
Written-By – C. Mayfield*
A6     Money (That's What I Want)
Written-By – B. Gordy Jr.*, J. Bradford*
B1     You Can Run
Written-By – J. Taylor*
B2     Hooka Tooka
Arranged By – J. Chambers*, W. Chambers*
B3     Call Me
Written-By – J. Chambers*, W. Chambers*
B4     Summertime
Written-By – H. Dubose*, G. Gershwin*
B5     Your Old Lady
Written-By – Curtis*, Glick*, Isley*
B6     It's All Over Now
Written-By – B. Womack*, S. Womack*










vendredi 20 avril 2018

HERBIE HANCOCK MY POINT OF VIEW

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1963                         BST 84126 


credits :

Bass – Chuck Israels
Drums – Anthony Williams
Guitar – Grant Green
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III
Trumpet – Donald Byrd

Producer – Alfred Lion

recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, 
NJ, March 19, 1963

        
tracks listing

A1 Blind Man, Blind Man       
A2  A Tribute To Someone       
B1King Cobra       
B2  The Pleasure Is Mine       
B3 And What If I Don't



Blind man, Blind Man
(alternate take)

jeudi 19 avril 2018

HERBIE HANCOCK FAT ALBERT ROTUNDA

WARNER BROS RECORDS 1969                     WS 1834


credits:

Herbie Hancock — piano, electric piano
    Joe Henderson — tenor sax, alto flute
    Garnett Brown — trombone
    Johnny Coles — trumpet, flugelhorn
    Buster Williams — electric & acoustic bass
    Albert "Tootie" Heath — drums
    George Devens - percussion
    Joe Newman, Ernie Royal — trumpet tracks 1&7
    Joe Farrell — tenor sax, alto saxophone tracks 1&7,
    Arthur Clarke - baritone saxophone tracks 1&7,
    Benny Powell - trombone tracks 1&7,
    Eric Gale, Billy Butler — guitar
    Jerry Jemmott - electric bass tracks 1&7,
    Bernard Purdie - drums tracks 1&7,



Recorded at Van Gelder Recording Studios,
    Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.  May–June 1969
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher

tracks list:

A1 Wiggle Waggle 5:48
A2 Fat Mama 3:45
A3 Tell Me A Bedtime Story 5:00
A4 Oh! Oh! Here He Comes 4:05
B1 Jessica 4:11
B2 Fat Albert Rotunda 6:27
B3 Lil' Brother 4:25





JOHNNY "HAMMOND" SMITH WHAT'S GOING ON

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1971                   PR 10015


credits:

Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
    Robert Prado, Ernie Royal - trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
    Garnett Brown - trombone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
    Grover Washington Jr. - tenor saxophone
    Richard Landry - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
    Babe Clarke - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
    James Clark (tracks 1-3 & 5), Ted Dunbar (track 4) - guitar
    Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
    Eddie Gee - drums
    Unnamed string section (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
    Bill Fischer - arranger (tracks 1, 3 & 4)

Production

    Bob Porter - producer
    Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
Recorded     April 12 and July, 1971
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliff

tracks listing:

A1 What's Going On 9:40
A2 Smokin' Cool 6:50
B1 L&j     5:50
B2 I'll Be There 5:16
B3 Between The Sheets 9:45










mercredi 18 avril 2018

MILT BUCKNER LOCKED HANDS

MPS RECORDS 1968                                         15199


credits


Bass – Jimmy Woode
Drums – Kenny Clare
Organ – Milt Buckner
Piano – Milt Buckner
Producer – Willi Fruth


recorded in Cologne, 29&30 Aug 1968


Tracklist:


A1 Glady's Dance
A2 Jersey Bounce
A3 Blues For Anita
A4 Willi's Blues
B5 Sunny
B6 Jitterbug Waltz
B7 Lil' Darlin'
B8 Honeysuckle Rose




mardi 10 avril 2018

JOHNNY "HAMMOND" SMITH SOUL FLOWERS

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                            PR 7549 


credits:


    Johnny "Hammond" Smith - organ
    Earl Edwards, Houston Person - tenor saxophone
    Wally Richardson - guitar
    Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
    John Harris - drums
    Richie "Pablo" Landrum - congas

    Cal Lampley - producer
    Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
Recorded     September 27, 1967
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs


tracks list:

A1 N.Y.P.D. 3:30
A2 Dirty Apple     5:00
A3 Days Of Wine And Roses 3:20
A4 Ode To Billy Joe 3:15
B1 You'll Never Walk Alone 3:10
B2 Alfie 3:05
B3 Tara's Theme 3:35
B4 Here Comes That Rainy Day 4:45
B5 I Got A Woman 5:20







SOUL MACHINE Twitchie Feet / Bag Of Goodies

PZAZZ RECORDS 1968                             021


credits:


  Arranged By, Producer, Written-By – Leon Haywood


trackslisting:


B Bag Of Goodies 2:25




 

THE INCREDIBLE JIMMY SMITH THE CAT


VERVE RECORDS 1964                                      V6-8587


credits:

Jimmy Smith – organ
Ray Alonge – french horn
Earl Chapin – french horn
Bill Correa – french horn
Jimmy Buffington – french horn
Kenny Burrell – guitar
Don Butterfield – tuba
Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
Urbie Green – trombone
Billy Byers – trombone
George Duvivier – bass
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Thad Jones – trumpet
Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
Marky Markowitz – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Snooky Young – trumpet
Phil Kraus – percussion
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Grady Tate – drums

    Creed Taylor – producer
    Val Valentin – engineer
    Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
    Lalo Schifrin – arranger, conductor
   
Recorded     April 27, 1964 – April 29, 1964
Studio     Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, New Jersey


trackslisting:

A1 Theme From "Joy House"
Written-By – Lalo Schifrin 4:36
A2 The Cat (From The Motion Picture "Joy House")
Written-By – Lalo Schifrin 3:22
A3 Basin Street Blues
Written-By – Spencer Williams 3:59
A4 Main Title From "The Carpetbaggers"
Written-By – Elmer Bernstein 4:05
B1 Chicago Serenade
Written-By – Harris   
B2 St. Louis Blues
Written-By – Handy   
B3 Delon's Blues
Written-By – Smith   
B4 Blues In The Night
Written-By – Mercer/Arlen








 

mercredi 4 avril 2018

WILLIE MITCHELL WILLIE MITCHELL'S DRIVING BEAT

HI RECORDS 1966                                    SHL32029


credits:

producer: Joe CuoGhi
engineer: Ray Harris


Trackslisting:

A1 Everything Is Gonna Be Alright 2:22
A2 Nick - O - Demus 2:06
A3 The Time Ain't Long 2:18
A4 The Champion Part 1 2:15
A5 I'm Moving On Now 2:22
A6 Stone Face 2:04
B1 That Driving Beat 2:06
B2 The Champion Part I I 2:15
B3 Doing The Stroll 2:22
B4 Pep Talk 2:07
B5 Fat Cat 2:17
B6 Smiley 2:04 








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mardi 3 avril 2018

ALBERT KING LOVEJOY

STAX RECORDS 1970/71                               ST- 2040 


credits:

Recorded At – Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Engineer – Larry Hamby, Marlin Greene, Steve Smith

Recorded at Skyhill Studios, Hollywood,
California in December 1970 & January 1971. 
Engineer Peter Nichols

Producer, Arranged By – Don Nix

Personnel:
Albert King (vocals, guitar);
Art Direction – David Krieger, Graffiteria, The
Artwork [Supervision] – Larry Shaw
Backing Vocals  – Jeanne Greene, The Mt. Zion Singers,
Bass – David Hood (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B3, B4),
Donald "Duck" Dunn (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2)
Drums – Jim Keltner (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2),
Rodger Hawkins (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B3, B4)
Keyboards – Barry Beckett (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B3, B4),
John Gallie (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2)
Percussion – Sandy Konikoff (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2)
Rhythm Guitar – Jesse Edwin Davis (tracks: A1, A2, A5, B2),
Tippy Armstrong (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B3, B4),
Wayne Perkins (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B3, B4)

tracks list:

A1 Honky Tonk Woman
Written-By – Mick Jagger-Keith Richards*
A2 Bay Area Blues
Written-By – Don Nix, Donald "Duck" Dunn
A3 Corina Corina
Written-By – Don Nix
A4 She Caught The Katy & Left A Mule To Ride
Written-By – Taj Mahal, Yank Rachel*
A5 For The Love Of A Woman
Written-By – Don Nix
B1 Lovejoy, ILL.
Written-By – Don Nix
B2 Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven
Written-By – Don Nix
B3 Going Back To Iuka
Written-By – Don Nix
B4 Like A Road Leading Home

Written-By – Dan Penn, Don Nix




lundi 2 avril 2018

ALBERT KING THE BIG BLUES

KING RECORDS 1962                                    LP 852


credits:

 The Big Blues is a blues album by Albert King, released in 1962
 by King Records. Featuring mostly songs composed by Albert King himself,
 this was his first album and the only one before he signed with
 Stax Records, where he would record most albums along his career.
 The album is a collection of songs previously released by
 King Records and Bobbin Records as singles and B-sides. 
King recorded "Blues at Sunrise" and "Let's Have A Natural Ball"
 (which appears on the album) for Bobbin in 1956, which helped 
to establish him in recording. King Records bought his contract 
from Bobbin in 1961. 

Albert King – Electric guitar and vocals
Ike Turner – piano on "Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong"

Tracklisting:

A1 Let's Have A Natural Ball    
A2 What Can I Do To Change Your Mind?    
A3 I Get Evil    
A4 Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn't Be Like It Is)    
A5 This Morning    
A6 I Walked All Night Long    
B1 Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong    
B2 Travelin' To California    
B3 I've Made Nights By Myself    
B4 This Funny Feeling    
B5 Ooh-Ee Baby    
B6 Dyna Flow