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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...."

mercredi 31 mars 2021

WILLIS JACKSON SWIVEL HIPS

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968                        PRST 7602


credits :

Willis Jackson - tenor saxophone, gator horn
Jackie Ivory - organ
Bill Jennings - guitar
Ben Tucker - bass, electric bass
Jerry Potter - drums
Ralph Dorsey - congas

Producer – Bob Porter
Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder

recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ,
 September 9, 1968






 
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JACKIE IVORY SOUL DISCOVERY

ATCO RECORDS 1965                                SD 33 178


Jackie Ivory released his first album, Soul Discovery, 
in 1965. Ivory spent the 1960s and 70s as a sideman 
for artists such as Walker and Willis “Gator” Jackson. 

credits:

 Drums – Bill Nicks
Organ – Jackie Ivory
Tenor Saxophone – Paul Renfro

Recorded in Chicago at Univerdal Recording Corporation
Engineer Murray R. Allen


tracks list:

A1 High Heel Sneakers    
A2 Freddy The Freeloader    
A3 So What    
A4 I Left My Heart In San Francisco    
A5 The Monkey Woman    
B1 Lonely Avenue    
B2 Do It To Death    
B3 Sister Sadie    
B4 Thank Heaven







vendredi 26 mars 2021

THE NEW LONDON RHYTHM & BLUES BAND SOUL COOKIN '

VOCALION RECORDS                          VL 73880

credits

Shaftesbury Production

tracks list:

A1 Harlem Shuffle
Written-By – Relf*, Nelson*
A2 Soul Mate
Written-By – Gray*   
A3 See See Rider
Written-By – Ma. Rainey*   
A4 I'm A Midnight Mover
Written-By – Bobby Womack, Wilson Pickett   
A5 Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Written-By – Henry Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy   
B1 Light My Fire
Written-By – J.D. Morrison*, J.P. Densmore*,
R.D. Manzarek*, R.A. Kriezer*   
B2 Soul Stream
Written-By – Gray*   
B3 Dancing In The Street
Written-By – Gaye*, Stevenson*   
B4 Soul Man
Written-By – David Porter-Isaac Hayes*   
B5 Green Onions
Written-By – A. Jackson*, Booker T. Jones,
L. Steinberg*, S. Cropper






GENE DOZIER and THE BROTHERHOOD BLUES POWER


MINIT RECORDS 1967                                     LP 40100

credits:

Engineer – Charles Underwood
    Producer, Arranged By – Gene Dozier

Tracks listing:

A1     A Hunk Of Funk     2:50
A2     Soul Man     2:30
A3     I Wanna Testify     2:40
A4     Cold Sweat     2:30
A5     Funky Broadway     2:48
A6     How Sweet It Is     2:50
B1     Soul Stroll     2:07
B2     Mustang Sally     2:53
B3     Watermelon Man     2:50
B4     One For Bess     2:55
B5     Hold On ! I'm Comin'     2:37


 

mercredi 24 mars 2021

QUINCY JONES QUINCY'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG

MERCURYRECORDS 1965                            MG21063


credits:

Bass – Ben Tucker (tracks: A3, B2, B3, B5),
 Carol Kay (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6)
Bongos – Ray Barretto (tracks: A3, B2, B3, B5)
Congas – Ray Barretto (tracks: A3, B2, B3, B5)
Drums – Grady Tate (tracks: A3, B2, B3, B5)
Flute – Jerome Richardson (tracks: A3, B2, B3, B5)
Guitar – Arthur Knight (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6),
Rene Hall (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6)
Percussion – Gary Coleman (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6)
Piano – Bobby Scott (tracks: A3, B2, B3, B5)
Piano, Organ – Michael Rubini* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6),
 Ray Charles (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6)
Saxophone [Alto] – Jackie Kelso (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6)
Saxophone [Baritone] – Jewel Grant (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Jerome Richardson (tracks: A3, B2, B3, B5)
Trombone – Erbie Green* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6)
Trombone [Bass] – Kenny Schroyer (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6)
Trumpet – Bobby Bryant (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to A6, B1, B4, B6),
 Joe Newman (tracks: A3, B2, B3, B5)


Recorded at RPM International Studios, Los Angeles,

California, November 22, 24 and 27, 1965
Engineer – Joe Adams, Ray Charles, Rudy Hill 



tracks list:


Ain't That Peculiar 2:47
I Got You (I Feel Good) 3:46
I Hear A Symphony 3:06
A Lovers Concerto 2:39
Baby Cakes 4:02
Mohair Sam 2:11
Something About You 2:52
Boss Bird 3:19
Hang On Sloopy 2:12
Fever 2:23
Harlem Nocturne 2:35
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 2:07







 
 
 

JAMES BROWN James Brown Plays Today & Yesterday


       SMASH RECORDS 1966                                  SD 67072     

Mr Brown play Hammond B3

tracks list:

A1 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part I) 4:12    
A2 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part II) 4:21    
A3 Oh Baby Don't You Weep 6:50    
A4 Try Me 3:06    
A5 Sidewinder 7:00    
B1 Out Of Sight 2:37    
B2 Maybe The Last Time 5:14    
B3 Every Beat Of My Heart 5:00    
B4 Hold It 4:36    
B5 A Song For My Father (Part I) 2:10    
B6 A Song For My Father (Part II) 1:45









mardi 23 mars 2021

JAMES BROWN AND THE FAMOUS FLAMES LIVE AT THE APOLLO VOL II

 

KING RECORDS 1967                                     KS-1022

 

credits:

  Engineer [Audio By] – Hanley Studio
    Mastered By, Engineer – Rob Grenell
    Mixed By – Ron Lenhoff
    Producer – James Brown
    Production Manager – Bud Hobgood

Recorded     June 24–25, 1967at the Apollo Theatre, New York
This was the last live album recorded by
James Brown & The Famous Flames as a group

 

track list:

Tracklist
A1     Think (Duet with Marva Withney)   
A2     I Want To Be Around    
A3     That's Life    
A4     Kansas City    
B1     Let Yourself Go    
B2     There Was A Time    
B3     I Feel All Right    
B4     Cold Sweat    
C1     It May Be The Last Time    
C2     I Got You (I Feel Good)    
C3     Prisoner Of Love    
C4     Try Me    
C5     Bring It Up    
D1     It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World    
D2     Lost Someone (Medley).    
D3     Please, Please, Please




Link


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JAMES BROWN AND THE FAMOUS FLAMES THERE WAS A TIME

 

Notes & Credits:

 "There Was a Time" was recorded in July 1967 during a live performance at the Apollo Theater in a medley with "Let Yourself Go" and "I Feel All Right", and was first released November 1967 in edited form as the B-side of the single "I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)".

Recorded    June 24–25, 1967, Apollo Theater, New York, NY

Songwriter(s)    
James Brown Bud Hobgood
Producer(s)    James Brown

 A     I Can't Stand Myself (When You Touch Me)     3:25
B     There Was A Time     3:35

 



 Link

 

Uloz


mardi 16 mars 2021

SYL jOHNSON Come On Sock It To Me - Try Me


 

Crédits

    Arranged By – Johnny Cameron

Tracklist

A     Come On Sock It To Me     2:20
B     Try Me     2:02




Link


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LITTLE MILTON LET ME BACK IN

 


credits:

Producer – Milton Campbell

Tracks list:

A     Let Me Back In     3:00
B     Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson     3:48

 


Link


Uloz

lundi 15 mars 2021

LITTLE SONNY NEW KING OF THE BLUES HARMONICA

 

ENTERPRISE RECORDS 1969                        ENS 1005

 

credits:

 Little Sonny : Harmonica, Vocal
Rudy Robinson : Keyboards
Willie Hampton, Leroy Emmanuel, and /or Eddie Willis : Guitar
Richard Lovelace : Bass
Georges Davidson : Drums
Arranged By – Aaron Willis , Rudy Robinson
Art Direction – Beverly Parker

Recorded In Detroit between 1969 and 1972
Engineer – Russ Terrano
Producer – Zorn Productions

 

tracklist:

A1     Baby, What You Want Me To Do 3:54
Written-By – Jimmy Reed
A2     Eli's Pork Chop 6:39
Written-By – Aaron Willis
A3     Hey Little Girl
Written-By – Aaron Willis 2:38
A4     Hot Potato 3:11
Written-By – Curtis Ousley
B1     Don't Ask Me No Questions 3:58
Written-By – Aaron Willis
B2     Tomorrow's Blues Today 2:45
Written-By – Aaron Willis
B3     Back Down Yonder 2:43
Written-By – Aaron Willis
B4     Sad Funk 3:04
Written-By – Aaron Willis
B5     The Creeper Returns 4:12
Written-By – Aaron Willis 

 


Link

 

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LITTLE SONNY Wade In The Water

Single  ENA 9021 1970

  Tracklist

A     Wade In The Water     3:14
B     They Want Money    3:59
    Written-By – Aaron Willis


Link


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RAY SHARPE I Can't Take It / Mary Jane

 
 ATCO Records ‎– 45-6437
 
 
 A     I Can't Take It  2:15
Written By – Sharpe

B     Mary Jane  2:24
Written By – Sharpe

 Recorded in Dallas,tx.
 July 1966
A King Curtis Production






 
 

vendredi 12 mars 2021

HOWARD TATE Sweet Love Child - I'm Your Servant

 

VERVE RECORDS 1968

Crédits

    Arranged By – Richard Tee
    Producer – Jerry Ragovoy

 Tracklist

A     Sweet Love Child 2:21
 Written-By – Jerry Ragovoy

B     I'm Your Servant 2:14
Written-By – Jimmy Lewis



link


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HOWARD TATE Half A Man

 

UTOPIA RECORDS 1965

Crédits

    Producer – Jerry Ragovoy

 Tracklist

A     Half A Man
Written-By – Bob Elgin, Jerry Ragovoy

B     You're Lookin' Good
Written-By – Jerry Ragovoy, J. Bishop

 

 


Link


Uloz


RAY SHARPE HELP ME



credits:
 
Orchestra  King Curtis Orchestra
featuring Jimmy Hendrix
Producer  King Curtis
Written-By  Dupree*, Ousley*, Sharpe*

RAY SHARPE LIVE AT THE BLUEBIRD VOL1

 

     Flying High Records 1982                                    FH-6507

 

Credits:

   Ray Sharpe (vocals and guitar);
Dave Milsap (guitar);
James Pennebaker (guitar);
Richard Kinney (saxophone);
 Mike Price (piano);
Mark Strickland (bass);
Randy Dehart (drums);
Karen Glover (vocals on A4)

Produced by  Slim Richey
Engineering By John Carey, Tim Hood, Slim Richey
Art direction and Photography : Christina Patoski

 Tracklist

A1     Dust My Blues     
A2     Caress Me Baby     
A3     Every Day     
A4     Wee Wee Baby     
A5     Chile Con Como     
A6     Promised Land     
B1     Gotta See My Baby     
B2     Going Home Tomorrow     
B3     Worried Life Blues     
B4     Miss Lavern     
B5     Lonely, Lonely Nights     
B6     Hideaway


 

Link

 

Uloz

  

jeudi 11 mars 2021

BOBBY BLAND HERE'S THE MAN!!!

DUKE RECORDS 1962                                      DLPs-75
 
credits:
 
 Bobby "Blue" Bland - vocals
    Wayne Bennett - guitar
    Hamp Simmons - bass
    Teddy Reynolds - piano
    John "Stabo" Starks - drums
    L.A. Hill, Robert Skinner - tenor saxophone
    Rayfield Devers - baritone saxophone
    Jo Scott, Melvin Jackson - trumpet
    Pluma Davis - trombone

Directed By Joe Scott
Recorded    1960-62
Studio    Chicago, Illinois

tracks list:

A1 36 - 22 - 36        
A2 You're The One (That I Adore)        
A3 Turn On Your Love Light        
A4 Who Will The Next Fool Be        
A5 You're Worth It All        
A6 Blues In The Night        
B1 Your Friends        
B2 Ain't That Loving You        
B3 Jelly Jelly Jelly        
B4 Twistin' Up The Road        
B5 Stormy Monday Blues





 
 
 

BOBBY BLAND TOUCH OF THE BLUES

DUKE RECORDS 1968                                        DLP 88


credits:
Design – Richard Simpson

tracks list:

A1 Touch Of The Blues
A2 Set Me Free
A3 That Did It
A4 Road Of Broken Hearted Men
A5 Sweet Loving
B1 Driftin' Blues
B2 Sweet Lips Of Joy
B3 Sad Feeling
B4 Shoes
B5 One Horse Town




 link
 
 

vendredi 5 mars 2021

EDDIE FISHER EDDIE FISHER & THE NEXT ONE HUNDRED YEARS

CADET RECORDS 1970                       LPS848



credits:

Richard Nedler(vln)
James Matthews(p)
Eddie Fisher(g)
Raymold Eldridge Jr.(b)
Johnny 'Tub' Johnson(ds)
Christina Fisher(tambourine)



Recorded at Archway Studios, St. Louis, Missouri.


Engineer  Oliver Sain
    Producer, Arranged By, Written-By  Eddie Fisher 


tracks list:

A1        Jeremiah Pucket    04:42
A2        Land of Our Father    05:15
A3        Either Or    05:44
A4        Another Episode    05:44
B1        Beautiful Things    12:07
B2        East St. Louis Blues    04:20

jeudi 4 mars 2021

SANTANA WOODSTOCK

 
 COLUMBIA RECORDS                         88875195551

        Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,
 Saturday, August 16, 1969 
        
Bass Guitar – David Brown
    Drums – Michael Shrieve
    Keyboards – Gregg Rolie
    Lead Guitar – Carlos Santana
    Lead Vocals – Gregg Rolie
    Percussion – José "Chepito" Areas, Michael Carabello

    Supervised By, Mixed By – Eddie Kramer









 
 

mercredi 3 mars 2021

HOWARD TATE GET IT WHILE YOU CAN

VERVE RECORDS 1967                                            V-5022

credits:

Arranged By – Artie Butler (tracks: A1, A3, B4, B5),
Garry Sherman (tracks: B2),
Jerry Ragovoy (tracks: A2, A4, A5, B1, B3)

recorded:
NYC, April 22, 1966
NYC, October 20, 1966
NYC, March 25, 1967
Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
Producer – Jerry Ragovoy

tracks list:

A1 Ain't Nobody Home 2:26
A2 Part Time Love 3:30
A3 Glad I Knew Better 2:20
A4 How Blue Can You Get 2:31
A5 Get It While You Can 2:42
B1 Baby, I Love You 2:21
B2 I Learned It All The Hard Way 2:47
B3 Everyday I Have The Blues 1:57
B4 How Come My Bull Dog Don't Bark 2:51
B5 Look At Granny Run Run 2:11