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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...."

vendredi 31 mai 2019

BILLY LARKIN & THE DELEGATES HOLE IN THE WALL

 
WORLD PACIFIC  RECORDS                       WPS 21837


credits:

Congas – Ernest Nabetoo
    Drums – Jesse Kilpatrick, Mel Brown (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B4)
    Guitar – Hank Swarn (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B4), James Daniels
    Organ – Billy Larkin
    Producer, Engineer – Richard Bock

tracks list:

A1 Hole In The Wall
A2 Little Mama
A3 Soul Beat
A4 And I Love Her
A5 A Taste Of Honey
A6 The "In" Crowd
B1 Hot Sauce
B2 In The Midnight Hour
B3 Blue Satin
B4 Dallas Blues
B5 Hot Toddy
B6 Agent Double-O-Soul


   



 


jeudi 30 mai 2019

MARVIN GAYE & MARY WELLS TOGETHER

MOTOWN RECORDS 1963                             MT 613


Together was the first and only studio album released by 
the duo team of American Motown artists Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells. 
It was released on Motown's Tamla label on April 15, 1964. 


credits:

Released April 15, 1964
Recorded :February – April 1963 
at Hitsville U.S.A. (Detroit, Michigan)

Lead (and additional background) 
vocals by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells

Background vocals by The Love Tones and The Andantes
Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

Producer William "Mickey" Stevenson, Clarence Paul


tracks list:

A1 Once Upon A Time
Written By – Barney Ales, Clarence Paul, 
Dave Hamilton, Mickey Stevenson
A2 Deed I Do
Written By – Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch
A3 Until I Met You
Written By – Donald Wolf, Freddie Greene
A4 Together
Written By – Buddy G. DeSylva, 
Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
B1 The Late Late Show
Written By – Murray Berlin, Roy Alfred
B2 After The Lights Go Down Low
Written By – Alan White, Leroy Lovett
B3 Just Squeeze Me (Don't Tease Me)
Written By – Duke Eliington, Lee Gaines
B4 What's The Matter With You, Baby
Written By – Barney Ales, 
Clarence Paul, Mickey Stevenson
B5 You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
Written By – Bob Russell, John Brooks






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MARVIN GAYE THAT'S THE WAY LOVE IS

TAMLA RECORDS 1969                                    TS 299

That's the Way Love Is is an album by soul musician Marvin Gaye, 
released on January 8, 1970 on the Tamla (Motown) label



credits:


Lead vocals by Marvin Gaye
Background vocals by The Andantes: Marlene Barrow, Jackie Hicks and 
Louvain Demps; and The Originals: Freddie Gorman, Walter Gaines, 
Henry Dixon and C.P. Spencer
Instrumentation by The Funk Brother




Recorded 1969
Producer Norman Whitfield



tracks list:


A1 Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
3:10
A2 Yesterday
Written-By – Lennon & McCartney*
3:17
A3 Groovin'
Written-By – E. Brigati*, F. Cavaliere*
2:56
A4 I Wish It Would Rain
Written-By – R. Penzabene*, N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
2:49
A5 That's The Way Love Is
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
3:25
A6 How Can I Forget
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
2:04
B1 Abraham, Martin And John
Written-By – D. Holler*
4:30
B2 Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
2:46
B3 No Time For Tears
Written-By – E. Holland*, N. Whitfield*
2:26
B4 Cloud Nine
Written-By – N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
3:05
B5 Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby
Written-By – R. Penzabene*, N. Whitfield, B. Strong*
2:13
B5 So Long
Written-By – E. Holland*, N. Whitfield*, R. Dean Taylor
2:27









mercredi 29 mai 2019

BILLY LARKIN & THE DELEGATES BLUE LIGHTS

AURA RECORDS 1965                             ARS 23003

credits:

 Drums – Mel Brown
Guitar – Hank Swarn
Organ – Billy Larkin
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Clifford Scott

Producers – Les Carter, Richard Bock
recorded Hollywood, CA, June 24 & 25, 1965
Engineer – Richard Bock

tracks list:


A1 Little Jr. Detroit
A2 Charade
A3 Quintessence
A4 Sticky Wicket
A5 Transfusion
B1 The Cooker
B2 Dallas Blues
B3 Blues For Dinner
B4 Killer Joe
B5 Blue Lights

 




BILLY LARKIN & THE DELEGATES DON'T STOP!

   WORLD PACIFIC RECORDS 1968            WPS-21863    

credits:

Baritone Saxophone – Arthur James "Fats" Theus*
Drums – John Bondreaux, Jr.
Guitar – James Daniels
Organ – Billy Larkin
Tenor Saxophone – Wilbert Eugene Hemsley
Trumpet – Leon Flowers
Producer – Richard Bock


 Tracklisting:

A1     Don't Stop    2:41   
A2     Sunny    2:52   
A3     Time After Time    2:37   
A4     The Wonder Of It All    2:57   
A5     Love For Sale    4:12   
A6     It Doesn't Matter Anymore    2:27   
B1     Harlem Shuffle    2:18   
B2     Angel Eyes    4:01   
B3     Red Wine    3:12   
B4     Next Time You See Me    2:30   
B5     Unit Seven    3:17











mardi 28 mai 2019

WILLIS JACKSON GREASE 'N' GRAVY

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1963                      PR7285


credits:


Bass – Leonard Gaskin (tracks: A3, B1)
Drums – Joe Hadrick
Guitar – Pat Azzara
Organ – Carl Wilson
Tenor Saxophone – Willis Jackson
Trumpet – Frank Robinson


Liner Notes, Producer – Ozzie Cadena
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

sessions recording:


Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1963
Personnel:
Frank Robinson (tp)
Willis Jackson (ts)
Carl Wilson (org)
Pat Martino (g)
Joe Hadrick (d)

3812 Brother Elijah
3917 Doot Dat


Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 24, 1963
Personnel:
Frank Robinson (tp)
Willis Jackson (ts)
Carl Wilson (org)
Pat Martino (g)
Leonard Gaskin (b)
Joe Hadrick (d)

3920 Gra-A-Vy
3921 Grease
3922 Stompin' At The Savoy


tracks list:


A1 Brother Elijah
A2 Doot Dat
 A3 Stompin' At The Savoy
B1 Gra-a-avy
B2 Grease












WILLIS JACKSON BOSSA NOVA PLUS

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1962                          PRST 7260

Bossa Nova Plus (also released as Shuckin')
is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which
was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.

credits:

Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone
Tommy Flanagan - piano
Kenny Burrell - guitar
Eddie Calhoun - bass
Roy Haynes - drums
Juan Amalbert, Montego Joe - congas
Jose Paulo - congas, timbales

recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, October 30, 1962

tracks list:

A1 Cachita
 Written-By – Hernandez*
A2I Left My Heart In San Francisco
 Written-By – Cross*, Cory*   
A3 Amor
Written By – James*Written-By – Ruiz*, Mendez*   
B1 Mama Inez
Written-By – Grenet*, Gilbert*   
B2 What Kind Of Fool Am I
Written-By – Newley*, Bricusse*
B3 Shuckin'
Written-By – Willis Jackson







JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS Take Me Girl, I'm Ready / Right On Brothers And Sisters

SOUL RECORDS 1971


A     Take Me Girl, I'm Ready     2:59
B     Right On Brothers And Sisters     2:45






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lundi 27 mai 2019

MARVIN GAYE WHAT'S GOING ON

TAMLA  RECORDS 1970                                     TS310    


What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by soul musician
 Marvin Gaye, released May 21, 1971, on the Motown-subsidiary
 label Tamla Records.[1] Recording sessions for the album took
 place in June 1970 and March–May 1971 at Hitsville U.S.A.,
Golden World and United Sound Studios in Detroit and at The
Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California.
What's Going On was the first album on which Motown Records'
 main studio band, the group of session musicians known as
the Funk Brothers, received an official credit.


credits:

Alto Saxophone – Angelo Carlisi
Art Direction – Curtis McNair
Artwork [Graphic Supervision] – Tom Schlesinger
Backing Vocals – Andantes, The, Elgie Stover,
 Lem Barney, Mel Farr, Bobby Rodgers*
Baritone Saxophone – Tate Houston
Bass – Bob Babbit*, James Jamerson
Bass [String Bass] – Max Janowsky
Bongos – Earl DeRouen, Eddie Brown*
Celesta [Celeste] – Johnny Griffith
Cello – Edward Korkigian, Italo Babini,
Thaddeus Markiewicz
Conductor, Arranged By – David Van DePitte
Congas – Earl DeRouen, Eddie Brown*
Drums – Chet Forest
Flute – Dayna Hartwick, William Perich
Guitar – Joe Messina, Robert White
Harp – Carole Crosby
Liner Notes – Marvin Gaye
Percussion – Jack Ashford
Piano – Marvin Gaye
Producer – Marvin Gaye
Soloist, Alto Saxophone – Eli Fountain*
Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – William "Wild Bill" Moore
Soprano Saxophone – Larry Nozero
Tambourine – Jack Ashford
Tenor Saxophone – George Benson
Trombone – Carl Raetz
Trumpet – John Trudell*, Maurice Davis
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Jack Brokensha
Viola – David Ireland, Edouard Kesner, Meyer Shapiro,
Nathan Gordon
Violin – Alvin Score, Beatriz Budinszky*,
 Felix Resnick,
 Gordon Staples, James Waring, Lillian Downs,
 Richard Margitza,
 Virginia Halfmann, Zinovi Bistritzky


Recorded    June–September 1970; March–May 1971
Hitsville U.S.A.
Golden World
United Sound Studios
(Detroit, Michigan)
The Sound Factory
(West Hollywood, California)

tracks list:

A1     What's Going On
Written-By – A. Cleveland*, M. Gaye*, R. Benson* 3:51   
A2     What's Happening Brother
Written-By – J. Nyx*, M. Gaye* 2:57   
A3     Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky)
Written-By – M. Gaye* 3:40   
A4     Save The Children
Written-By – A. Cleveland*, M. Gaye*, R. Benson* 3:04   
A5     God Is Love
Written-By – A. Gaye*, E. Stover*, J. Nyx*, M. Gaye* 2:31   
A6     Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Written-By – M. Gaye* 3:05   
B1     Right On
Written-By – E. Derouen*, M. Gaye* 7:20   
B2     Wholy Holy
Written-By – A. Cleveland*, M. Gaye*, R. Benson* 3:20   
B3     Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Written-By – J. Nyx*, M. Gaye* 5:16   
 






dimanche 26 mai 2019

WILLIE BOVAIN JAZZ + SOUL = LOVE

REVUE RECORDS 1969                               RS 7206

credits:
Producer – Norman Ratner

tracks list:

A1 Hurt So Bad     2:21    
A2 What Now My Love     3:30    
A3 Jazz Plus Soul Equals Love     2:56    
A4 Love Walk     2:49    
A5 Patricia's Delight     2:15    
B1 Willow Weep For Me     2:20    
B2 I'm In The Mood For Love     4:46    
B3 Misty     2:36    
B4 Since I Fell For You     2:22    
B5 Love Anytime     4:45     







BARBARA MASON "YES, I'M READY"

ARCTIC COMPANY RECORDS 1965         A-LPS 1000



tracks list:

A1 Yes, I'm Ready
    Written-By – B. Mason
A2 Come To Me
    Written-By – B. Mason*
A3 You Got What It Takes
    Written-By – B. Gordy*, O. Gordy*, T. Carlo*
A4 Misty
    Written-By – E. Garner*
A5 Something You Got
    Written-By – K. Kenner*
A6 Come See About Me
    Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland
B1 Sad Sad Girl
    Written-By – B. Mason*
B2 Got To Get You Off My Mind
    Written-By – D. Burke*, J.P. Moore*, S. Burke*
B3 Keep Him
    Written-By – B. Mason*
B4 Girls Have Feelings Too
    Written-By – B. Mason*
B5 Moon River
    Written-By – H. Mancini*, J. Mercer*
B6 Trouble Child
    Written-By – B. Mason*





vendredi 24 mai 2019

THE MG'S THE MG'S

STAX RECORDS 1973                                   STS-3024


The MG's is a 1973 album recorded by The MG's for Stax Records. 
Both frontman Booker T. Jones and guitarist Steve Cropper were 
estranged from Stax by 1973. Remaining members Donald "Duck" Dunn 
and Al Jackson, Jr. recruited Bobby Manuel to replace Cropper and 
Carson Whitsett to replace Jones.



credits:


Bass, Producer – Duck Dunn
Drums, Percussion, Producer – Al Jackson*
Guitar – Bobby Manuel
Piano, Organ – Carson Whitsett


Engineer, Engineer [Re-mix] – Pete Bishop





tracks list:


A1 Sugarcane 3:08
A2 Neckbone 3:26
A3 Spare Change 3:52
A4 Leaving The Past 7:42
B1 Left Overs (Bucaramanga) 2:52
B2 Blackside 3:59
B3 One Of A Kind (Love Affair) 3:52
B4 Frustration 6:30







THE THREE SOUNDS MOODS


BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1960                     Bst 84044 


credits:

Piano – Gene Harris
Bass – Andrew Simpkins
Drums – Bill Dowdy


recorded at:


Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
 Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1960
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks list:




A1 Love For Sale
A2 Things Ain't What They Used To Be
A3 On Green Dolphin Street
B1 Loose Walk
B2 Li'l Darlin'
B3 I'm Beginning To See The Light
B4 Tammy's Breeze
B5 Sandu









mardi 21 mai 2019

RUSTY BRYANT SOUL LIBERATION

    PRESTIGE RECORDS 1970                              PR 7798      


     
credits :


Alto Saxophone – Rusty Bryant (tracks: A2)
Drums – Idris Muhammad
Guitar – Melvin Sparks
Organ – Charlie Earland*
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Supervised By – Bob Porter
Tenor Saxophone – Rusty Bryant (tracks: A1, A3 to B2)
Trumpet – Virgil Jones


recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, June 15, 1970
Bob Porter - producer
Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

tracks list:


A1 Cold Duck Time
Written-By – Harris*
6:14
A2 The Ballad Of Oren Bliss
Written-By – Bryant*
5:55
A3 Lou-Lou
Written-By – Earland*
8:12
B1 Soul Liberation
Written-By – Earland*
11:35
B2 Freeze-Dried Soul
Written-By – Bryant*
7:30