This Blog Is Dédicated To The Memory And in Honor Freddy Couseart and Francis Hermand Réal Soul Brothers. Remember The Good Old Time Of "The Groove" in Ostend, Belgium
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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...."
samedi 27 février 2021
DONNY HATHAWAY LIVE
LITTLE WILLIE jOHN IN ACTION!
Tracklist
A1 Leave My Kitten Alone
A2 Let Nobody Love You
A3 I'll Never Go Back On My Word
A4 No Regrets
A5 Write Me A Letter
A6 Made For Me
B1 Let Them Talk
B2 Right There
B3 Need Your Love So Bad
B4 The New Thing
B5 Do You Love Me
B6 It Only Hurts A Little While
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LITTLE WILLIE JOHN SURE THINGS
tracks list:
A1 Sleep
A2 A Cottage For Sale
A3 There's A Difference
A4 I'm Sorry
A5 My Love - Is
A6 I Like To See My Baby
B1 Walk Slow
B2 The Very Thought Of You
B3 Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)
B4 Loving Care
B5 You Hurt Me
B6 I'm Shakin
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CLARENCE CARTER THE DYNAMIC CLARENCE CARTER
Arranged By [Strings] – William Fischer*
Backing Vocals – Alvin Willford, Cabwhiss Grandberry, James Price
Drums – Roger Hawkins
Guitar – Albert Lowe, Duane Allman, James Johnson*
Organ – Marvell Thomas
Piano – Barry Beckett
Saxophone [Baritone] – Floyd Newman, James Mitchell
Saxophone [Tenor] – Aaron Varnell, Joe Arnold
Trumpet – Gene Miller
recorded at:
Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL, July 26,1967
and October 3,December 2, 1968
engineer Rick Hall
Written-By – B. Foster*, E. Jordon*
A2 Think About It
Written-By – Don Covay
A3 The Road Of Love
Written-By – Clarence Carter
A4 You've Been A Long Time Comin'
Written-By – Barry Mann-Cynthia Weil*
A5 Light My Fire
Written-By – Morrison*, Densmore*, Manzarek*, Krieger*
A6 That Old Time Feeling
Written-By – Carter*, Daniel*, Hall*
B1 Steal Away
Written-By – Jimmy Hughes
B2 Let Me Comfort You
Written-By – O. B. Mc Clinton*
B3 Look What I Got
Written-By – Charles Chalmers, Donna Rhodes
B4 Too Weak To Fight
Written-By – Carter*, Jackson*, Keyes*, Hall*
B5 Harper Valley P.T.A.
Written-By – Tom T. Hall
B6 Weekend Love
Written-By – Jackson*, Leakes*, Moore*, Chambers*
CLARENCE CARTER TESTIFYIN'
Drums – Freeman Brown, Roger Hawkins
Guitar – Albert Lowe, Jimmy Johnson (4)
Guitar, Vocals – Clarence Carter
Organ, Piano – Barry Beckett, Clayton Ivy*
Saxophone [Baritone] – Ronnie Eades*
Saxophone [Tenor] – Aaron Varnell, Joe Arnold
Trumpet – Gene Miller, Harrison Collaway*
Artwork By [Cover Illustration] – Walter Velez
same personnel
Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL, January 6, 1969
16176 Snatching It Back
16177 Making Love (At The Dark End Of The Street)
same personnel
Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL, May 2, 1969
16954 Bad News
16955 Soul Deep
16956 I Smell A Rat
16957 Doin' Our Thing
16958 You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
16959 Instant Reaction
16960 I Can't Do Without You
same personnel
May 13, 1969
16996 The Feeling Is Right
track list:
Written-By – John D. Loudermilk
A2 Snatching It Back
Written-By – Clarence Carter, George Jackson (3)
A3 Soul Deep
Written-By – Earl Barton, Wayne Carson Thompson
A4 I Smell A Rat
Written-By – George Jackson (3), Melvin Leakes,
A5 Doin' Our Thing
Written-By – Allyn Lee, Clarence Carter, Clemmie McCants
A6 You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure
Written-By – Clarence Carter, O.B. McClinton*
B1 Instant Reaction
Written-By – Earl Barton, Wayne Carson Thompson
B2 Making Love (At The Dark End Of The Street)
Written-By – Chips Moman, Clarence Carter, Dan Penn
B3 The Feeling Is Right
Written-By – George Jackson (3), Mickey Buckins
B4 Back Door Santa
Written-By – Clarence Carter, Marcus Daniel
B5 I Can't Do Without You
Written-By – George Jackson (3), Ronald Townsend
jeudi 25 février 2021
MEL TORME COMIN' HOME BABY!
Shorty Rogers – Arranger and conductor
Claus Ogerman – Arranger and conductor on
"Comin' Home Baby!" and "Right Now"
Joe Burnett – Trumpet
Ollie Mitchell – Trumpet
Al Porcino – Trumpet
Ray Triscari – Trumpet
Milt Bernhart – Trombone
Harry Betts – Trombone
Kenny Shroyer – Trombone
John Kitzmiller – Tuba
Bud Shank – Woodwind
Buddy Collette – Woodwind
Bob Cooper – Woodwind
Bill Hood – Woodwind
Gene Estes – Vibraphone
Mike Wofford – Piano
Joe Mondragon – Bass
Larry Bunker – Drums
The Cookies – Background vocals
Nesuhi Ertegun – Producer ("supervised by")
Written-By – Ben Tucker, Bob Dorough 2:41
A2 Dat Dere
Written-By – Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown Jr. 2:56
A3 The Lady's In Love With You
Written-By– Burton Lane, Frank Loesser 2:57
A4 Hi-Fly
Written-By – Jon Hendricks, Randy Weston 3:12
A5 Puttin' On The Ritz
Written-By – Irving Berlin 3:23
A6 Walkin'
Written-By – Richard Carpenter (2) 2:55
B1 Moanin'
Written-By – Bobby Timmons, Jon Hendricks 3:00
B2 Sing You Sinners
Written-By – Sam Coslow, W. Franke Harling* 2:24
B3 Whisper Not
Written-By – Benny Golson, Leonard Feather 2:47
B4 On Green Dolphin Street
Written-By – Bronislau Kaper*, Ned Washington 2:50
B5 Sidney's Soliloqui
Written-By – Jimmy Wisner 2:26
B6 Right Now
MEL TORME RIGHT NOW!
Howard Roberts - guitar
James Getzoff, Robert Barene, Henry Ross,
Marshall Sosson, Sidney Sharp, Arnold Belnick,
Nathan Ross, Harry Bluestone - violin
Myron Sadler, Joseph DiFiore - viola
Armand Karpoff, Frederick Seykora - cello
Michael Melovin - piano
Gary Coleman - vibraphone
Jim Gordon - drums
A2 Hoemward Bound 2:34
A3 My Little Red Book 2:34
A4 Walk On By 2:48
A5 If I Had Had A Hammer 2:58
A6 Starngers In The Night 2:40
B1 Better Use Your Head 2:51
B2 Time 3:38
B3 Secret Agent Man 2:26
B4 Pretty Flamingo 2:23
B5 Red Rubber Ball 2:30
mardi 23 février 2021
ERNIE FREEMAN JIVIN "O" ROUND
A2 Jivin' Around - Part 2
A3 Return To Me
A4 Rockin' Around
A5 Lost Dreams
A6 Spring Fever
B1 Walking The Beat
B2 Rainy Day
B3 Funny Face
B4 A Touch Of The Blues
B5 Flyin' High
B6 Bluesy Me
WALLY RICHARDSON SOUL GURU
Bass – Jimmy Lewis (tracks: A2, A4, B4),
Richard Davis(2) (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3)
Bass [Fender] – Orville Mason (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3)
Clarinet [Bass] – Zane Zacharoff (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3)
Congas, Percussion [Israeli Drum] – Montego Joe (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to
Drums – Bobby Donaldson
Guitar – Wally Richardson
Guitar [12 String] – Everett Barksdale (tracks: A1, A3, B1 to B3)
Piano – Ernest Hayes (tracks: A2, A4, B4)
recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ,
February 5, 1968,February 7, 1968
engineer Rudy Van Gelder
Written-By – Wally Richardson
A2 Elbow Blues
Written-By – Wally Richardson
A3 Monday Monday
Written-By – Phillips*
A4 Surf Side Shuffle
Written-By – Wally Richardson
B1 Soul Guru
Written-By – Richardson*
B2 Lonely Rider
Written-By – Raksin*
B3 Khyber Pass Boogaloo
Written-By – Richardson*
B4 Square Heels, White Stockings
Written-By – Richardson*
AVERAGE WHITE BAND AWB
Arranged By [Horns] – Roger Ball
Backing Vocals – Alan Gorrie (tracks: A1),
Hamish Stuart (tracks: A1)
Backing Vocals, Guitar – Onnie McIntyre
Bass – Alan Gorrie (tracks: A1)
Congas, Percussion [Additional] – Ralph MacDonald
Drums, Percussion – Robbie McIntosh (2)
Engineer – Gene Paul, Howard Albert, Karl Richardson, Lew Hahn, Ron Albert, Steve Klein
Guitar [Solo] – Hamish Stuart (tracks: B1, B4), Onnie McIntyre (tracks: A5)
Keyboards, Saxophone [Alto, Baritone], Arranged By [Horns] – Roger Ball
Lead Guitar – Hamish Stuart (tracks: A1)
Lead Vocals – Hamish Stuart (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4)
Lead Vocals, Design [Logo Concept] – Alan Gorrie (tracks: A1, A5 to B3, B5)
Tenor Saxophone – Malcolm (Molly) Duncan*, Michael Brecker
Trombone – Glenn Ferris
RecordeD at:
Atlantic Studios, NYC, April 13,17,24, 1974
Producer – Arif Mardin
Engineers
Gene Paul, Howard Albert, Karl Richardson,
Lew Hahn, Ron Albert, Steve Klein
A2 Got The Love
A3 Pick Up The Pieces
A4 Person To Person
A5 Work To Do
B1 Nothing You Can Do
B2 Just Wanna Love You Tonight
B3 Keepin' It To Myself
B4 I Just Can't Give You Up
B5 There's Always Someone Waiting
samedi 20 février 2021
ROSIE GRIER and The Fearsome Foursome Who's Got The Ball (Y'all) - Half Time
credits:
Producer – Chips Moman
Written by American Sound Studio Staff
Performer – David "Deacon" Jones, Lamar Lundy, Merlin Olsen, Roger Brown
recorded at American Group Studios, Memphis
ROOSEVELT GRIER Struttin' 'N Twistin' - Let The Cool Wind Blow
credits:
Arranged By, Conductor – Fred Norman
Producer – Clyde Otis
Written-By – R. Grier*
Tracklist
A Struttin' 'N Twistin' 2:40
B Let The Cool Wind Blow 2:15
JACKIE HARRIS NO KIND OF MAN
BILLY 'THE KID EMERSON – A DANCIN' WHIPPERSNAPPER
TARPON RECORDS 1965 SINGLE 6602
Crédits:
Written-By – W. R. Emerson
A A Dancin' Whippersnapper 2:13
Written-By – Emerson Craig
B The Whip (Part 2) 2:30
Written-By – Emerson
mardi 16 février 2021
DUKE REID AND HIS GROUP LAUREL AITKEN
DANELLE DARRIS LET'S DO THE SHOT GUN
Written By – Dixon, Fields
B Don't Love Me And Leave Me
Written By – Chambers, Cross
lundi 15 février 2021
BARBARA WEST Oh! Little Boy / I'm A Fool For You, Baby
Producer – Gene Kent
Written-By, Arranged By – T. McCall
B I'm A Fool For You, Baby 2:28
ALVIN ROBINSON Bottom Of My Soul / Let The Good Times Roll
Arranged By – Joe Jones (2), Wardell Quezerque
Written-By – Carl Hogan, Wardell Quezerque 2:35
B Let The Good Times Roll
Written-By – Earl King Johnson 2:40