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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...."

mercredi 30 juin 2021

WYNTON KELLY KELLY BLUE

RIVERSIDE RECORDS 1959                         RLP 12-298  

credits:

  Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
    Cornet – Nat Adderley (tracks: A1, B2)
     Drums – Jimmy Cobb
    Flute – Bobby Jaspar (tracks: A1, B2)
      Piano – Wynton Kelly
      Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson (tracks: A1, B2)
    Written-By – Wynton Kelly (tracks: A1, B2, B3)

Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
    Design [Cover] – Paul Bacon (2)
    Photography By [Back Liner] – Lawrence N. Shustak

 A1,B2 : 
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York; February 10, 1959
A2,A3,B1,B3 : 
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York; March 10, 1959
    Engineer – Jack Higgins
   Mastered By – Jack Matthews

 track list:

A1 Kelly Blue     10:41    
A2 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
    Written-By – Hammerstein*, Romberg*    
A3 Green Dolphin Street
    Written-By – Bronislaw Kaper    
B1 Willow Weep For Me
    Written-By – Ann Ronell     
B2 Keep It Moving     7:26    
B3 Old Clothes

 



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ILLINOIS JACQUET THES BLUES; THAT'S ME!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1969                                 PR 7731


credits:

Illinois Jacquet - tenor saxophone, bassoon
Wynton Kelly - piano
Tiny Grimes - guitar
Buster Williams - bass
Oliver Jackson - drums

Recorded September 16, 1969
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

tracks list:

 1 The Blues; That's Me! (Tiny Grimes) - 10:28
 2 Still King (Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet) - 3:52
 3 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) - 6:53
 4 The Galloping Latin - 5:28
 5 For Once in My Life (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) - 7:02
 6 Every Day I Have the Blues (Peter Chatman) - 6:25





 
 

mardi 29 juin 2021

HANK MOBLEY A CADDY FOR DADDY

BLUE NOTE RECORDS  1965                      BLP 4230 

 

credits and session recording:

        Bass – Bob Cranshaw
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Piano – McCoy Tyner
    Saxophone [Tenor] – Hank Mobley
    Trombone – Curtis Fuller
    Trumpet – Lee Morgan

 recorded at:   

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ,
December 18, 1965

track list:

A1 A Caddy For Daddy
    Written-By – Hank Mobley
A2 The Morning After
    Written-By – Hank Mobley    
B1 Venus Di Mildew
    Written-By – Wayne Shorter
B2 Ace Deuce Trey
    Written-By – Hank Mobley
B3 3rd Time Around
    Written-By – Hank Mobley 

 



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lundi 28 juin 2021

LALO SHIFRIN GONE WITH THE WAVE

COLPIX RECORDS 1964                                     CP 492

Gone with the Wave is a soundtrack album to the surf
film of the same name by Argentine composer, pianist
and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1964 and
released on the Colpix label.

credits:
Lalo Schifrin - arranger, conductor
Frank Rosolino - trombone
Paul Horn - alto saxophone, flute
Jackie Kelso - tenor saxophone
Victor Feldman - piano
Howard Roberts, Bob Bain, John Pisano,
Laurindo Almeida - guitar
Joe Mondragon - bass
Shelly Manne - drums
Milt Holland, Francisco Aguabella - percussion

Recorded     October 1964
Los Angeles, California
Producer     Stanley Wilson


tracks list:

A1 Gone With The Wave 2:41
A2 Laniakea Waltz 2:46
A3 A Taste Of Bamboo 1:59
A4 Halieva Blues 2:46
A5 Taco-Taquito 2:37
A6 Breaks 2:51
B1 Aqua Blues 2:26
B2 Surf Waltz 1:59
B3 Five By Four (Ala Moana) 2:48
B4 Breaks Bossa Nova 3:38
B5 Waimea Bay 2:12




 
 
 
 

samedi 26 juin 2021

JIMMY MCGRIFF AT THE ORGAN

SUE RECORDS 1964                                       LP-1020


credits:

Rudolph Johnson (soprano sax); 
Jimmy McGriff (organ); 
Larry Frazier (guitar); 
Jimmie Smith (drums)

recorded at:
Regent Sound Studios, New York: c. 1964

tracks list:

A1 Kiko 3:27
A2 Jumpin´ At The Woodside 3:17
A3 All Day Long 3:50
A4 That´s All 5:28
A5 Hello Betty 4:53
B1 Close Your Eyes 5:22
B2 When You´re Smiling, The Whole World Smiles With You 4:20
B3 Shiney Stockings 7:20







JIMMY MCGRIFF THE BIG BAND

SOLID STATE RECORDS 1966                     SM 17001  


credits:

 Bass – Richard Davis
    Drums – Grady Tate, Mel Lewis
    Guitar – Barry Galbraith, Kenny Burrell
    Leader – Manny Albam
    Organ – Jimmy McGriff
    Other – Morty Trautman
    Saxophone – Billy Mitchell, Bud Johnson, Frank Foster,
Frank Wess, Jerome Richardson, Seldon Powell
    Trombone – Eddie Bert, Jay Jay Johnson,
Paul Faulise, Dick Hixson*, Tom McIntosh, Tony Studd, Wayne Andre
    Trumpet – Bert Collins*, Ernie Royal, Jimmy Nottingham,
Joe Newman, Markie Markowitz*, Richard Williams

Producer – Sonny Lester
Directed By – Phil Ramone

Recorded at A & R Studios, New York City, N.Y. 


tracks list:

A1     Hob Nail Boogie
Written By – B. Harding 2:25
A2     Cherry Point
Written By – N. Hefti 3:52
A3     Swinging The Blues
Written By – C. Basie, E. Durham, J. Hendricks 3:44
A4     Cute
Written By – N. Hefti, S. Styne 3:25
A5     Every Day
Written By – W. York 4:02
B1     Blues Go Away
Written By – E. Wilkins 3:27
B2     Avenue C
Written By – B. Clayton, J. Hendricks, D. Lambert 2:54
B3     Lil Darlin'
Written By – N. Hefti 4:28
B4     Splanky
Written By – N. Hefti 3:17
B5     Slow But Sure
Written By – M. Albam 4:30


 





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mercredi 23 juin 2021

PRINCE BUSTER NATIONAL SKA

 

      BLUE BEAT RECORDS 1964                          BBLP 8041
 
Various Artists
 
     Crédits

    Producer [Uncredited] – Prince Buster

 Tracklist
A1     –Prince Buster & The Maytals     I Got A Pain    
A2     –The Maytals     He Is Real    
A3     –T. McCook*     Cast Your Faith To The Wind    
A4     –Prince Buster     Faith    
A5     –The Ska Busters     Georgia    
A6     –Prince Buster     Have Mercy      
B1     –The Maytals     I Love You So    
B2     –Eric Morris*     Those Teardrops    
B3     –Prince Buster     Chinaman Ska    
B4     –The Skatalites     Super Charge    
B5     –Don Drummond     Ska Town    
B6     –Prince Buster     Ska School
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

PRINCE BUSTER DANCE CLEOPATRA DANCE

BLUE ELEPHANT RECORDS 1972         BE 811.001-H


credits:

Written-By – C. Campbell* (tracks: A1 to B5), 
Fitzeroy Campbell* (tracks: B6)


Tracklist

A1 Dance Cleopatra
A2 Madness
A3 Take It Easy
A4 Oh Love
A5 Times To Risc
A6 007
A7 Come To Jamaica
B1 Cincinatti Kid
B2 More Over
B3 Sounds And Pressure
B4 On The Beach
B5 Al Capone
B6 Waiting For My Rude Girl






 

mardi 22 juin 2021

THE SKATALITES TOP SOUNDS FROM TOP-DECK (SKA BOO-DA-BA)

  TOP DECK RECORDS 1965                           DLM 5000


tracks list:

          A1   Ska-Boo-Da-Ba
  A2  Confucious
 A3 China Town
  A4 The Reburial   
 A5 Smiling
 A6 Skaravan
B1 Ringo
  B2 Surftide Seven
  B3 Lawless Street
  B4 Marcus Junior
  B5 Ghost Town
B6 China Clipper 


 






 

vendredi 18 juin 2021

DARRELL BANKS ‎– Just Because Your Love Is Gone / I'm The One Who Loves You

 

VOLT RECORDS 1969

 

 Producer – Don Davis

 A     Just Because Your Love Is Gone     3:35
B. Crutcher, H. Banks, D. Davis, R. Jackson

B     I'm The One Who Loves You     2:38
M. Davis

 



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DARRELL BANKS HERE TO STAY

 

VOLT RECORDS 1969                                  VOS-6002

 

credits:

 Arranged By – Burt Keys, Rudy Robinson
    Engineer – Ed Wolfrum, Ron Capone
    Producer, Engineer – Don Davis

 Tracklist

A1     Just Because Your Love Is Gone     3:35
A2     Forgive Me     2:21
A3     Only The Strong Survive     3:07
A4     Don’t Know What To Do     2:20
A5     When A Man Loves A Woman     3:04
A6     We’ll Get Over     2:33
B1     Beautiful Feeling     3:16
B2     I Could Never Hate Her     2:18
B3     Never Alone     2:48
B4     No One Blinder (Than A Man Who Won’t See)     2:52
B5     My Love Is Reserved     2:41

 


 

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STEVE MANCHA FRIDAY NIGHT

 

GROOVESVILLE RECORDS 1966

 Tracklist

A     Friday Night     2:30
R. Wiley, T. Hester

B     Monday Through Thursday     2:30
M. Davis, C. Wilson, D. Davis

 


 

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mercredi 16 juin 2021

LARRY YOUNG CONTRASTS

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1967                          BST 84266


credits:

Larry Young - organ
Hank White - flugelhorn (tracks 1, 2, 5-6)
Herbert Morgan, Tyrone Washington - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5-6)
Eddie Wright - guitar (tracks 1 & 4)
Eddie Gladden - drums
Stacey Edwards - congas (tracks 1, 2, 4-5)
Althea Young - vocals (track 4)


Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff

Producer – Alfred Lion
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder September 18, 1967
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

tracks list:

A1 Majestic Soul
Written-By – Larry Young
11:55
A2 Evening
Written-By – Larry Young
7:10
B1 Major Affair
Written-By – Larry Young
3:45
B2 Wild Is The Wind
Vocals – Althea Young
Written-By – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
4:45
B3 Tender Feelings
Written-By – Tyrone Washington
6:50
B4 Means Happiness
Written-By – Larry Young
4:40







dimanche 13 juin 2021

BOOKER T and THE MG'S GREEN ONIONS

STAX RECORDS 1962                                        LP 701 

 also issued on Atlantic SD 7701

credits and session recording:

Steve Cropper - guitar 
Booker T. Jones - Hammond M3 organ, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards 
Lewie Steinberg - upright bass 
Al Jackson, Jr. - drums


Memphis, TN, August 27, 1962

6433    Rinky-Dink
6434    Twist And Shout
6435    You Can't Sit Down
6436    Comin' Home Baby
6437    A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
6438    I Got A Woman
6439    Stranger On The Shore
6440    Mo' Onions
6441    Lonely Avenue
6442    One Who Really Loves You

same personnel

Memphis, TN, 1962

6295    Green Onions
6296    Behave Yourself

Written-By – Al Jackson* (tracks: A1, A4, A6), 
Booker T. Jones (tracks: A1, A4, A6)
, Lewis Steinberg (tracks: A1, A4, A6), 
Steve Cropper (tracks: A1, A4, A6)


       track list: 

A1        Green Onions    2:45   
A2        Rinky-Dink
Written-By – David Clowney, Paul Winley   
A3        I Got A Woman
Written-By – Ray Charles
A4        Mo' Onions      
A5        Twist And Shout
Written-By – Bert Russell, Phil Medley
A6        Behave Yourself     
B1        Stranger On The Shore
Written-By – Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin
B2        Lonely Avenue
Written-By – Doc Pomus
B3        One Who Really Loves You
Written-By – William Robinson*
B4        I Can't Sit Down
Written-By – Cornell Muldrow, Dee Clark
B5        A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
Written-By – Sid Wyche*
B6        Comin' Home Baby
Written-By – Ben Tucker




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samedi 12 juin 2021

BOOKER T. JONES TRY AND LOVE AGAIN

A&M Records 1978                                              SP-4720   


credits:

Arranged By, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Booker T. Jones
    Art Direction – Roland Young
    Bass – Dennis Belfield
    Conductor [Strings & Horns] – Jules Chaikin
    Drums – Mike Baird
    Guitar – Jay Graydon
    Organ – Mike Utley* (tracks: A3, B3)
    Piano – Mike Utley* (tracks: B2)
    Synthesizer – Mike Utley* (tracks: A4, A5)
    Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman,
 Marlena Jeter, Patricia Henderson

Producer – David Anderle
Engineer [Additional] – Peggy McCreary
Engineer, Mixed By – Ron Hitchcock
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Mixed At – Sunset Sound
Mastered By – Mike Reese
Mastered At – The Mastering Lab  


trackslisting:

 A1 I'll Put Some Love (Back In Your Life)
Written-By – Booker T. Jones, Tom Snow 3:32
A2 Ain't That Peculiar
Written-By – Marv Tarplin*, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore, William Robinson 3:57
A3 Let's Go Dancin'
Written-By – Booker T. Jones 3:47
A4 Someday We'll Be Together
Written-By – Harvey Fuqua, Jackey Beavers, Johnny Bristol 4:00
A5 I Was Made To Love Her
Written-By – Henry Cosby, Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy 2:52
B1 Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Written-By – Bob Dylan 4:36
B2 We Could Fly
Written-By – Dennis Linde, Thomas Cain 4:05
B3 Superlove
Written-By – Bob Morrison, Mark Paul 4:20
B4 Try And Love Again
 Written-By – Randy Meisner 6:10






MELVIN SPARKS SPARKS!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1970                                    PR 10001


credits:

Drums – Idris Muhammad
 Guitar – Melvin Sparks
 Organ – Leon Spencer, Jr
 Saxophone Tenor – Houston Person, John Manning
 Trumpet – Virgil Jones

recording at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, September 14, 1970
engineer:Rudy Van Gelder 
Supervised By – Bob Porter

tracks list:

 A1 Thank You 8:08    
A2 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 6:35    
A3 Charlie Brown 5:55    
B1 The Stinker     7:00    
B2 Spill The Wine 11:05





 
 
 

MELVIN SPARKS SPARK PLUG

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1971                                         P 10016    


credits:

Drums – Idris Muhammad
Guitar – Melvin Sparks
Organ – Leon Spencer Jr.* (tracks: A1),
Reggie Roberts (tracks: A2 to B3)
Tenor Saxophone – Grover Washington Jr.*
Trumpet – Virgil Jones

Recorded At:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, March 1, 1971, March 8, 1971
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks list:

A1 Who's Gonna Take The Weight? 9:05    
A2 Spark Plug     8:50    
B1 Conjunction Mars 8:05    
B2 Alone Together 4:14    
B3 Dig Dis 6:45






MELVIN SPARKS AKILAH!

PRESTIGE RECORDS  1971                         PRST 10039 


credits:


Drums – Idris Muhammad
Flute – Dave Hubbard (tracks: B3), Hubert Laws (tracks: B3)
Guitar – Melvin Sparks
Organ, Piano – Leon Spencer*
Percussion – Buddy Caldwell
Saxophone [Alto] – George Coleman (tracks: B1),
Sonny Fortune (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Dave Hubbard (tracks: A3),
Frank Wess (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
Trumpet – Ernie Royal (tracks: B1),
Virgil Jones (tracks: A1, A2, B1)

Orchestrated By – Billy Ver Planck

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, February 14 & 21, 1971



tracks list:

A1 Love The Life You Live     5:35    
A2 On The Up     6:23    
A3 All Wrapped Up     4:40    
B1 Akilah     4:35    
B2 Blues For J.B.     7:05    
B3 THe Image Of Love     6:45






 
 

samedi 5 juin 2021

NEW JERSEY KINGS PARTY TO THE BUS STOP

ACID JAZZ RECORDS 1992 (UK)                      JAZID 33LP


credits:

Producer – New Jersey Kings, The*
    Written-By – New Jersey Kings, The* (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)

New Jersey Kings
Aliases:The James Taylor Quartet, 
Members:
David Taylor (2), Gary Crockett, James Taylor,
John Willmott, Neil Robinson

tracks list:

A1         The Monkey Drop        
A2         Get Organized        
A3         Solid        
A4         Sweet Cakes        
B1         Sweet Shirley        
B2         The Latin One        
B3         All Wrapped Up
    Written-By – Melvin. Sparks*        
B4         Charlie's Groove






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