LEONARD JAMES & his orchestra BOPPIN' AND A-STROLLIN'

 

DECCA RECORDS 1958                                  DL 8772     

credits:

Leonard James – Tenor Sax

Malcolm Rebbennack (aka Dr. John) – Guitar

Sandy Meier – Electric Bass

Carol Battistella (aka Bat Carroll) – Piano

Edward Punch, Sr. – Drums

Cosimo Matassa was in the Recording Control Room

notes:

Malcolm Rebbennack, Carol Battistella and

Eddie Punch were with a band called “The Spades”.

track list:

A1 Cornfield    
A2 Hot Springs    
A3 Seville    
A4 Slow Down    
A5 Rock And Roll Parade    
A6 Chicken Hop    
A7 Down On The Bayou    
B1 Lampoon    
B2 Full House    
B3 Barn Yard    
B4 Strolling Home    
B5 One O' Clock Stomp    
B6 After Midnight Hours    
B7 Walkin' With Leonard

 

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THE MARVELETTES PLAYBOY

 

TAMLA RECORDS 1962                                        TM231

credits:

   Gladys Horton - Lead and background vocals
Wanda Young - Lead and background vocals
Georgeanna Tillman - Background vocals
Katherine Anderson - Background vocals
Wyanetta "Juanita" Cowart - Background vocals
Marvin Gaye - Producer
William "Mickey" Stevenson - Producer
George Gordy - Producer
The Funk Brothers - Instrumentals
Recorded:
Hitsville USA; 1962

     

track list:

A1 PlayBoy
Written-By – Holland*, Horton*, Bateman*, Stevenson*
A2 Mix It Up
Written-By – Stevenson*
A3 Beechwood
Written-By – Gordy*, Gaye*, Stevenson*
A4 I'm Hooked
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*
A5 I Think I Can Change You
Written-By – Wm. Robinson*
B1 Forever
Written-By – Holland*, Gorman*, Dozier*
B2 Someday, Someway
Written-By – Holland*, Gorman*, Dozier*
B3 Goddess Of Love
Written-By – Holland*, Gorman*, Dozier*
B4 You Should Know
Written-By – Holland*, Gorman*, Dozier*
B5 (I've Got To) Cry Over You
Written-By – Berry Gordy Jr.*

Mix It Up

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THE MARVELETTES " THE PINK ALBUM "

 

           TAMLA RECORDS 1967                                   TS-274         

credits:

Gladys Horton- Lead and background vocals.
    Wanda Young- Lead and background vocals.
    Katherine Anderson- background vocals.
    The Andantes- background vocals
    Smokey Robinson- Producer
    Norman Whitfield- Producer
    Brian Holland- Producer
    Lamont Dozier- Producer
    James Dean- Producer
    William Weatherspoon- Producer
    The Funk Brothers- Instrumentation

Recorded     Hitsville USA; 1966-1967 

track list:

 A1 Barefootin'       
A2 Message To Michael
    Written-By – Bacharach And David
A3 The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
    Written-By – Wm. Robinson*
A4 When You're Young And In Love
    Written-By – V. McCoy*
A5 I Know Better
    Written-By – N. Whitfield*, R. Dean Taylor
A6 I Can't Turn Around
    Written-By – F. Wilson*
B1 He Was Really Sayin' Somthin'
    Written-By – E. Holland*, N. Whitfield*, Wm. Robinson*
B2 The Day You Take One (You Have To Take The Other)
    Written By – Wm. Robinson*
B3 When I Need You
    Written-By – C. Paul*, L. Broadnax*
B4 Keep Off, No Trespassing
    Written By – F. Gordy
    Written-By – J. Bristol*
B5 This Night Was Made For Love
    Written-By – R. Staunton*, T. Jones*
B6 I Need Someone

Barefootin'  

He Was Really Sayin' Somthin'

  

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RAY BRYANT UP ABOVE THE ROCK

CADET RECORDS 1968                                     LPS 818 

credits :

Arranged By, Piano – Ray Bryant
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Grady Tate
Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Danny Moore,
Dobbie Hiques, Snookie Young*

Producer – Richard Evans 

Recording

September, 1968    RCA Recoring Studios,
New York City
Recording Engineer Ray Hall

tracks listing:

   A1        Up Above The Rock    2:59  
A2        Dag Nab It    3:33  
A3        Quizas, Quizas, Quizas    3:18  
A4        If I Were A Carpenter    2:48  
A5        Little Green Apples    3:21  
B1        I Say A Little Prayer    4:45  
B2        After Hours    3:47  
B3        Where The Wind Blows    4:33  
B4        Five, Six And Seven    3:20  
B5        Mrs. Robinson    

Up Above The Rock

 After Hours 



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RAY BRYANT TAKE A BRYANT STEP

 

CADET RECORDS 1967                                 LPS 801 

credits :

Ray Bryant (p) Richard Evans (arr, cond) 

Orchestra – Richard Evans Orchestra

recorded at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago

Engineer – Doug Brand

Chicago, IL, August 16, 20,1967

Chicago, IL, November 20, 1967

track list:

A1 To Sir With Love 3:05
A2 Ramblin 3:10
A3 Natural Woman 2:35
A4 Ode To Billy Joe 3:13
A5 Up-Up And Away 3:18
A6 Paint It Black 3:17
B1 Pata Pata 3:07
B2 Poochie 3:07
B3 Yesterday 2:40
B4 Paper Cup 2:55
B5 Doing My Thing 2:40
B6 Dinner On The Grounds 3:27

Ramblin

 


Pata Pata

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SYL JOHNSON BACK FOR A TASTE OF YOUR LOVE

HI RECORDS 1973                                         SHL 32081

credits:

vocal: Syl Johnson 

Backing Vocals – Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes
    Baritone Saxophone – James Mitchell
    Producer – Willie Mitchell
    Strings – Memphis Strings*
    Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love, Ed Logan
    Trombone – Jack Hale
    Trumpet – Wayne Jackson

Recorded at: 

Royal Recording Studios
1320 South Lauderdale, Memphis, Tennessee

tracks list

 A1 Back For A Taste Of Your Love 2:32
A2 I'm Yours 2:51
A3 I Let A Good Girl Go 4:19
A4 Anyway The Wind Blows 2:52
A5 You Don't Know Me 4:00
B1 Feelin' Frisky 2:55
B2 We Did It 2:32
B3 Wind, Blow Her Back My Way 2:23
B4 I Hate I Walked Away 3:25
B5 The Love You Left Behind 2:45

 Back For A Taste Of Your Love

 The Love You Left Behind

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SYL JOHNSON IS IT BECAUSE I'M BLACK

 

 TWINIGHT RECORDS 1970                              LPS 1002 

credits:

  Arranged By – Byron Bowie, Jerry Wilson, Larry Nestor

    Producer – Jimmy Jones And The Pieces Of Peace

tracks list:

 A1 Is It Because I'm Black

    Written-By – G. Watts*, J. Jones*, S. Johnson* 7:35   

A2 Come Together

    Written-By – Lennon-McCartney 3:15   

A3 Together, Forever

    Written-By – Bernard Reed 2:50   

B1 Concrete Reservation

    Written-By – J. Jones* 2:27   

B2 Black Balloons

    Written-By – Oscar Brown Jr. 2:36   

B3 Walk A Mile In My Shoes

    Written-By – Joe South 2:47   

B4 I'm Talkin' Bout Freedom

    Written-By – B. Bowie*, W. Keyes* 3:35   

B5 Right On

    Written-By – J. Jones*, S. Johnson* 7:10

      

Is It Because I'm Black

 Right On

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SYL JOHNSON DRESSES TOO SHORT

 

TWINIGHT RECORDS 1968                          LSPS 1001 

track list:

A1 Dresses Too Short

Written-By – C. Smith*, S. Johnson 2:44

A2 I Can Take Care Of Business

Written-By – James E. Fuller 3:00

A3 Different Strokes

Written-By – J. Zachary*, J. Cameron 2:20

A4 Soul Drippin'

Written-By – D. Monda 2:24

A5 Fox Hunting On The Weekend

Written-By – D. Monda 2:32

A6 Ode To Soul Man

Written-By – J. Cameron*, S. Johnson 2:30

B1 Come On Sock It To Me

Written-By – J. Anderson*, J. Armstead*, S. Johnson 2:26

B2 I'll Take Those Skinny Legs

Written-By – J. Zachary*, J. Cameron*, S. Johnson 1:57

B3 Try Me

Written-By – F. Bowie*, J. Ellison 2:02

B4 Same Kind Of Thing

Written-By – C. Smith*, S. Johnson 2:21

B5 I've Got The Real Thing

Written-By – C. Smith*, S. Johnson 2:40

B6 Sorry 'Bout Dat!

Written-By – J. Armstead 2:14

Dresses Too Short

Different Strokes 

        

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BILLY STEWART TEACHES OLD STANDARDS NEW TRICKS

 

      CHESS RECORDS 1966                             LPS1513        

credits:

  Arranged By – Phil Wright

    Artwork By [Cover Design] – Bill Sharp, Howard Blume

    Artwork By [Cover Illustration] – Ron Bradford

    Photography – Don S. Bronstein

    Producer – Billy Davis

  Engineer – Doug Brand, Ron Malo

Recorded: December, 1966, at Ter Mar Studios, Chicago.

tracks list:

A1 Temptation

    Written-By – Freed*, Brown*

A2 Exodus
    Written-By – Gold*        
A3 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)
    Written-By – Howard*        
A4 Let's Fall In Love
    Written-By – Arlen*, Koehler*        
A5 Somewhere
    Written-By – Bernstein*, Sondheim*        
A6 Ol' Man River
    Written-By – Kern*, Hammerstein*        
B1 Every Day I Have The Blues
    Written-By – Chatman*        
B2 Who Can I Turn To?
    Written-By – Newley*, Bricusee*        
B3 Moonlight In Vermont
    Written-By – Blackburn*, Suessdorf*        
B4 Secret Love
    Written-By – Webster*, Fain*    
B5 When I Fall In Love
    Written-By – Heyman*, Young*        
B6         It's All Right With Me

Ol' Man River

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THE DEE FELICE TRIO IN HEAT

 

BETHLEHEM  RECORDS 1969                     BS-10,000 

credit:

 Bass – Lee Tucker

    Cover – W. Hughes

    Drums – Dee Felice

    Piano – Frank Vincent

  

Cincinnati, OH, April 25, 1969

Engineer [Audio] – Dave Harrison

Producer, Liner Notes – James Brown

Supervised By [Production Mgr.] – Bud Hobgood

tracks:

A1 Oh Happy Day       
A2 Wichita Lineman       
A3 The Crickets Sing       
A4 Summer In The City       
A5 There Was A Time       
B1 In Heat       
B2 Both Sides Now       
B3 All The Time       
B4 Uncle       
B5 Never


Wichita Lineman

 There Was A Time

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THE JAZZ CRUSADERS THE THING

PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1965                             PJ-87

credits:

The Jazz Crusaders
Wayne Henderson (trombone)
Wilton Felder (tenor saxophone)
Joe Sample (piano)
Stix Hooper (drums)
Monk Montgomery (Fender Jazz bass)
Victor Gaskin (bass)

recorded at:
Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA,
February 5,22, 1965

tracks list:

 A1 The Thing 4:40
A2 Sunset In Mountains 5:10
A3 While The City Sleeps 3:35
A4 White Cobra     4:45
B1 New Time Shuffle 4:40
B2 Para Mi Espoza 6:40
B3 Soul Kosher     5:35

Para Mi Espoza

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WES MONTGOMERY CALIFORNIA DREAMING

VERVE RECORDS 1966                                   V6-8672

credits :

Wes Montgomery – guitar
    Herbie Hancock – piano
    Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
    Ray Barretto – percussion
    Grady Tate – drums
    Al Casamenti – guitar
    Richard Davis – bass
    Bernie Glow – trumpet
    Mel Davis – trumpet
    Jimmy Nottingham – trumpet
    Wayne Andre – trombone
    Johnny Messner – trombone
    Bill Watrous – trombone
    Stan Webb – clarinet, English Horn, saxophone
    Raymond Beckenstein – flute, piccolo, saxophone
    James Buffington – French Horn
    Jack Jennings – castanets, scratching, vibraphone
    Don Butterfield – tuba

Recorded:

     September 14 – 16, 1966 at Van Gelder Studio, 

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

tracks list:

A1 California Dreamin'

A2 Sun Down

A3 Oh You Crazy Moon

A4 More, More Amor

A5 Without You

B1 Winds Of Barcelona

B2 Sunny

B3 Green Peppers

B4 Mr. Walker

B5 South Of The Border

California Dreamin'

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BEN WEBSTER STORMY WEATHER

POLYDOR RECORDS 1970               2310 061

credits:

Saxophone [Tenor] – Ben Webster

Bass – Nils-Henning Orsted Pedersen

Drums – Alex Riel

Piano – Kenny Drew

Producer – Alan Bates

Recorded at

 the Jazzhus Montmartre, Copenhagen, January 30, 1965.

tracks list:

A1 Misty 3:25

A2 Blues For Herluf 5:20

A3 My Romance 6:40

B1 Stormy Weather 7:21

B2 That's All 6:00

B3 Set Call

 Stormy Weather 

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THE BEN WEBSTER QUINTET SOULVILLE

VERVE RECORDS 1957                         MG V-8274

 

credits:

Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Stan Levey
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Piano – Oscar Peterson
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster

  recorded at: 

Los Angeles, CA, October 15, 1957

tracks list:

A1 Soulville    
A2 Late Date    
A3 Time On My Hands
Written-By – Adamson*, Gordon*, Youmans*
B1 Lover Come Back To Me
Written-By – Hammerstein II*, Romberg*
B2 Where Are You
Written-By – Pollack*, Davis*
B3 Makin' Whoopee
Written-By – Kahn*, Donaldson*
B4 Ill Wind
Written-By – Arlen*, Koehler* 

Soulville 

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LOU DONALDSON MR. SHING-A-LING

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1967           BST 84271

credits:

Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone),

Blue Mitchell (trumpet),

Lonnie Smith (organ),

Jimmy Ponder (guitar),

Leo Morris aka Idris Muhammad (drums). 

recorded at:

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: October 27, 1967

Producer: Francis Wolff

Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

tracks listing:

01. Ode To Billie Joe (Bobbie Gentry) - 6:30
02. The Humpback (Lou Donaldson) - 5:25
03. The Shadow Of Your Smile (Mandel/Webster) - 6:23
04. Peepin' (Lonnie Smith) - 8:18
05. The Kid (Harold Ousley) - 10:59

The Humpback


 Peepin'


 

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