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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...."

samedi 31 juillet 2021

THE ROLLING STONES FIRST LP

DECCA RECORDS (uk) 1964                           LK 4605 



    US COVER ON LONDON RECORD


       credits:

     Arranged By – Rolling Stones, The
    Bass Guitar, Vocals – Bill Wyman
    Drums – Charlie Watts
    Guitar – Keith Richard*
    Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica – Brian Jones (5)
    Maracas – Phil Spector (tracks: A6)
    Organ – Ian Stewart (tracks: B4, B5)
    Photography By – Nicolas Wright
    Piano – Gene Pitney (tracks: A6), Ian Stewart (tracks: B3)
    Producer – Andrew Loog Oldham, Eric Easton
    Vocals, Harmonica – Mick Jagger


tracks list:


A1 Route 66
    Written-By – Troup*        
A2 I Just Want To Make Love To You
    Written-By – Dixon*        
A3 Honest I Do
    Written-By – Hurran*, Calvert*    
A4 Mona
    Written-By – McDaniels*    
A5 Now I've Got A Witness (Like Uncle Gene And Uncle Phil)
    Written-By – Phelge*    
A6 Little By Little
    Written-By – Phelge*, Spector*    
B1 I'm A King Bee
    Written-By – Moore*        
B2 Carol
    Written-By – Berry*        
B3 Tell Me (You're Coming Back)
    Written-By – Jagger-Richard*        
B4 Can I Get A Witness
    Written-By – E, & B. Holland, Dozier*    
B5 You Can Make It If You Try
    Written-By – Jarrett*        
B6 Walking The Dog
    Written-By – Thomas*









 
 

vendredi 30 juillet 2021

MONGO SANTAMARIA EXPLOSIONS


RIVERSIDE RECORDS 1968                         RS 3008


credits:

    Marty Sheller (trumpet)
Pat Patrick (alto saxophone, flute)
Bobby Capers (tenor saxophone, flute)
Rodgers Grant (piano)
Victor Venegas (bass)
Frank Hernandez (drums)
Mongo Santamaria (congas)
Julian Cabrera (percussion)
"Chihuahua" Martinez (percussion, vocals)

"Village Gate", NYC, September 2, 1963
    B5 Para Ti

Nat Adderley (cornet -1,3,5)
Marty Sheller (trumpet, Latin percussion)
Hubert Laws (piccolo, flute, tenor saxophone)
Bobby Capers (alto,baritone saxophone)
Rodgers Grant (piano)
Victor Venegas (bass)
Jimmy Cobb (drums -1,5)
Ray Lucas (drums -2/4,6/10)
Mongo Santamaria (congas, bongos)
Carmelo Garcia (timbales)
"Chihuahua" Martinez (Latin percussion)
Wito Kortwright (guino)

NYC, spring 1964  


tracks listing:

A1        Skins    3:30  
A2        Fatback    2:28  
A3        Hammer Head    3:25  
A4        Dot, Dot, Dot    5:10  
A5        Corn Bread Guajira    2:35  
A6        Dirty Willie    5:27  
B1        Sweet Teter Pie    2:40  
B2        Bembé Blue    6:37  
B3        Dulce Amor    5:06  
B4        Tacos    2:32  
B5        Para Ti
 

 



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MONGUITO SANTAMARIA HEY SISTER!

FANIA RECORDS 1969                                        SLP 361

credits:

Lead Vocals : Cheo Feliciano (tracks: B1, B2), 
Ronnie Marks (tracks: A1, A2, A5)
Directed Recording – Johnny Pacheco
Engineer – Richard Alderson
Producer – Jerry Masucci


tracks list:


A1 Hey Sister 2:26
A2 El Dorado 3:10
A3 Groove Time 4:42
A4 Monguito's Theme 3:25
A5 Work Out 2:40
B1 Guajirita 3:32
B2 Soy Tu Ley 3:35
B3 Mambo New 5:56
B4 Chango 4:30








mercredi 14 juillet 2021

WILLY DEVILLE BIG EASY FANTASY

WOTRE MUSIC 1995                                       122151 


 Big Easy Fantasy is an album by Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille Band. It was released in Europe on the French New Rose label in 1995. The album is a mixture of studio tracks and concert recordings made in New York and Paris. The "big easy" of the album's title refers to New Orleans. As the album cover says, the inspiration for the album was "Jump City, the Crescent City, the city that care forgot, New Orleans...The Big Easy!" All songs on the album are standards by New Orleans musicians or are original compositions by Willy DeVille about some aspect of New Orleans.


 credits:

  The Brass Attack Horns
        Louis Cortelezzi - saxophone
        Steve Madaio - trumpet
        Tom "Bones" Malone - troBig Easy Fantasy is an album by Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille Band. It was released in Europe on the French New Rose label in 1995. The album is a mixture of studio tracks and concert recordings made in New York and Paris. The "big easy" of the album's title refers to New Orleans. As the album cover says, the inspiration for the album was "Jump City, the Crescent City, the city that care forgot, New Orleans...The Big Easy!" All songs on the album are standards by New Orleans musicians or are original compositions by Willy DeVille about some aspect of New Orleans.mbone, baritone saxophone
    Mario Cruz - saxophone, percussion
    Willy DeVille - vocals, guitar, dobro
    Seth Farber - keyboards, accordion
    David Keyes - bass guitar, double bass
    Boris Kinberg - percussion
    Freddy Koëlla - guitar, violin, mandolin
    Shawn Murray - drums
    The Valentines (Valentine Brothers) - background vocals
        Billy Valentine
        Johnny "Briz" Valentine

Other musicians

    Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar ("Voodoo Charm")
    Wayne Bennett - guitar ("Beating Like A Tom-Tom")
    Eddie Bo - vocals, piano
    Isaac Bolden - piano ("Teasing You")
    Kerry Brown - drums ("Just Off Decatur Street," "Teasing You")
    René Coman - bass guitar
    Luis Conte - percussion ("Voodoo Charm")
    Steve Croes - sudra drum ("Beating Like A Tom-Tom")
    Dr. John - piano ("Just Off Decatur Street")
    John "Streamline" Ewing - trombone ("Voodoo Charm")
    Freebo - tuba ("Voodoo Charm")
    James Gilstrap - background vocals ("Beating Like A Tom-Tom," "Who Shot the La-La")
    Bill Gregory - guitar ("Who Shot the La-La")
    Porgy Jones - tambourine ("Who Shot the La-La")
    Kate Markowitz - background vocals ("Just Off Decatur Street," "Beating Like A Tom-Tom")
    Valerie Mayo - background vocals ("Just Off Decatur Street")
    Reggie McBride - bass ("Voodoo Charm")
    Leo Nocentelli - guitar ("Just Off Decatur Street")
    Joel Peksin - baritone saxophone ("Voodoo Charm")
    George Porter - bass ("Just Off Decatur Street")
    Lon Price - tenor saxophone
    Bonnie Sheridan - background vocals ("Voodoo Charm")
    Chris Spedding - dobro ("Just Off Decatur Street")
    Fred Staehle - drums, wingertree ("Voodoo Charm")
    Allen Toussaint - piano ("Beating Like A Tom-Tom")
    Johnny Vidacovich - drums ("Beating Like A Tom-Tom," "Who Shot the La-La")
    The Wild Magnolias ("Iko Iko," "Meet the Boys [on the Battlefront])"
        Chief Joseph "Monk" Boudreaux - vocals, tambourine
        Chief Theodore "Bo" Dollis - vocals, tambourine
        Norwood "Gitchie" Johnson - vocals, bass drum
    Dorene Wise – background vBig Easy Fantasy is an album by Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille Band. It was released in Europe on the French New Rose label in 1995. The album is a mixture of studio tracks and concert recordings made in New York and Paris. The "big easy" of the album's title refers to New Orleans. As the album cover says, the inspiration for the album was "Jump City, the Crescent City, the city that care forgot, New Orleans...The Big Easy!" All songs on the album are standards by New Orleans musicians or are original compositions by Willy DeVille about some aspect of New Orleans.ocals
 ("Beating Like A Tom-Tom," "Who Shot the La-La")
    YaDonna Wise - background vocals ("Beating Like A Tom-Tom," "Who Shot the La-La")


Recorded:
 The Bottom Line, New York City
Olympia Theatre, Paris
Sea Saint Studio, New Orleans
Westlake Studio, Los Angeles
Track Studio, Los Angeles


tracks list:

1 Jump City 5:41
2 Every Dog Has It.s Day 2:10
3 Hello My Lover 3:44
4 Key To My Heart 4:31
5 Bamboo Road 4:56
6 Iko Iko 5:13
7 Meet The Boys ( On The Battlefront)     3:03
8 Just Of Decatur Street 4:22
9 Teasing You 3:30
10 Beating Like A Tom-Tom 4:17
11 Who Shot The La-La 2:56
12 Voodoo Charm   
 

 




samedi 10 juillet 2021

BILL BLACK'S COMBO PLAYS THE BLUES

 

HI RECORDS 1964                                           HL12015


credits:

Recorded At – Royal Recording Studios, Memphis
Mastered At – Bell Sound Studios
 Mastered By – Sam Feldman
Supervised By [Supervision] – Joe Coughi


tracklist:

A1 I'll Never Be Free
Written-By – Benjamin*, Weiss
A2 Birth Of The Blues
Written-By – DeSylva; Brown; Henderson
A3 Midnight
Written-By – Bryant*, Atkins*
A4 Blues In My Heart
Written-By – Carson*, Foley*
A5 Blues In The Night
Written-By – Arlen; Mercer*
A6 Basin Street Blues
Written-By – Williams*
B1 Comin' On
Written-By – Mitchell*
B2 St. Louis Blues
Written-By – Handy*
B3 Got You On My Mind
Written-By – Biggs*, Thomas*
B4 Wabash Blues
Written-By – Ringle*, Meinkin*
B5 Peter Gunn
Written-By – Mancini*
B6 Weary Blues
Written-By – Matthews*, Cates*, Greene*

 


 

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BILL BLACK'S COMBO TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT

HI RECORDS 1968                                       SHL 32044  

 

In 1959 Black joined a group of musicians which became Bill Black's Combo.
The lineup was Black (bass), Joe Lewis Hall (piano), Reggie Young (guitar),
Martin Wills (saxophone), and Jerry Arnold (drums). There were several
personnel changes. While Young was in the army, his position was filled
by Hank Hankins, Chips Moman and Tommy Cogbill. Ace Cannon replaced Wills
on sax. Carl McVoy replaced Hall in the studio, while Bobby Emmons
replaced him on tour.


credits:

arrangements:carl McVoy
engineer:Ray Harris
supervision: Jo Cuoghi


trackslist:

A1 Turn On Your Love Light     2:06    
A2 Simon Says     2:17    
A3 Bright Lights, Big City     2:14    
A4 Red Light     2:15    
A5 Big Boss Man     2:09    
B1 In The Midnight Hour     2:27    
B2 Feel So Bad     2:30    
B3 Shoo-Bee-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day     2:26    
B4 Philly Dog     2:27    
B5 Soul Serenade     2:30    
B6 The Horse     2:20    






 
 

lundi 5 juillet 2021

ODELL BROWN AND THE ORGAN-IZERS DUCKY

CADET RECORDS 1967                                     LPS 800 

credits:

Artee 'Duke' Payne(alto sax,tenor saxs,flug)
Tommy Purvis(tenor sax)
Odell Brown(organ)
Phil Upchurch(bass)
Curtis Prince(drumss)
Phillard Williams(conga)
Master Henry Gibson(conga)

track list:

   A1        No More Water In The Well      
A2        The Look Of Love      
A3        Tough Tip      
A4        She's Coming My Way      
A5        Mirar, Mirar      
B1        Ain't No Mountain High Enough      
B2        Where Am I Going      
B3        Get Off My Back      
B4        Anna        


     



ODELL BROWN and The Organ-Izers RAISING THE ROOF

CADET RECORDS 1966                                  LPS -775 

credits:

        Drums – Curtis Prince
    Organ – Odell Brown
    Saxophone [Tenor & Alto] – Artee (Duke) Payne*
    Saxophone [Tenor] – Thomas Purvis*

    Producer – Esmond Edwards

Recorded at:
July 25, 1966 Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago, IL

   tracks list:

A1 The Honeydipper
A2 Raising The Roof
A3 A Cool Senorita        
A4 Strike Up The Band    
B1 Day Tripper
B2 Maiden Voyage
B3 The Thing        
B4 Enchilada Joe
 






RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO MAIDEN VOYAGE

CADET RECORDS 1968                                      LPS 811 

     credit :
  
    Bass – Cleveland J. Eaton II*
       Drums – Maurice White
         Piano – Ramsey Lewis

Arranged By – Charles Stepney, Cleveland J. Eaton II*
    Producer – Charles Stepney
    Supervised By – Richard Evans
    Design [Album] – Jerry Griffith
   Photography By – Ruyell Ho

 recorded at:
    Universal Studios, Chicago, IL  April, 1968
  Engineer – Doug Brand 

track list:

A1 Maiden Voyage
Written-By – Herbert Hancock* 
A2 Mighty Quinn
Written-By – Bob Dylan 
A3 Sweet Rain
Written-By – Mike Gibbs* 
A4 Lady Madonna
Written-By – Lennon & McCartney* 
A5 Do You Know The Way To San Jose
Written-By – Bacharach & David* 
A6 Ode
Written-By – Charles Stepney 
B1 Les Fleur
Written-By – Charles Stepney 
B2 Since You've Been Gone
Written-By – Aretha Franklin, Ted White 
B3 In The Heat Of The Night
Written-By – Quincy Jones 
B4 Afro-Boogaloo Twist
Written-By – Cleveland Eaton 
B5 Only When I'm Dreaming
Written-By – Alex Dino, Charles Stepney 
B6 Eternal Journey
Written-By – Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis



 





 





samedi 3 juillet 2021

LOU COURTNEY SKATE NOW / SHING-A-LING

 

RIVERSIDE RECORDS 1967                                92000

LP Gatefold


Crédits


Vocal Lou Courtney
A Funk Bros. Production
Supervised By – Robert Bateman


Tracklist


A1     Skate Now     3:00
A2     I've Got Just The Thing     2:40
A3     The Man Is Lonely     3:16
A4     Another'n Like The Other'n     2:50
A5     Me And You (Doin' The Boogaloo)     2:55
B1     Do The Thing (Parts I & II)     4:00
B2     Psychedelic Shing-A-Ling     2:35
B3     I Need You Now     2:49
B4     I Can Always Tell     2:18
B5     I Don't Wanna Leave You     2:40

 




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FREDDY KING LET'S HIDE AWAY AND DANCE AWAY WITH FREDDY KING

KING RECORDS 1961                                                773 

Let's Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddy King
is a 1961 instrumental album by blues guitarist
and singer Freddie "The Texas Cannonball" King.
Released on King Records,

ALL tracks are Instrumentals


credits:

 Fred Jordan – guitar, rhythm guitar
    Freddie King – guitar, vocals
    Phillip Paul – drums
    Gene Reid – saxophone
    Clifford Scott – saxophone
    Sonny Thompson – piano
    Willis Williams – bass guitar

Recorded     Aug 25, 1960-Apr 5, 1961

tracks list:

A1     Hide Away    
A2     Butterscotch    
A3     Sen-Sa-Shun    
A4     Side Tracked    
A5     The Stumble    
A6     Wash Out    
B1     San-Ho-Zay    
B2     Just Pickin'    
B3     Heads Up    
B4     In The Open    
B5     Out Front    
B6     Swooshy    

 
 

 

 
 
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jeudi 1 juillet 2021

JUNIOR PARKER DRIVING WHEEL

DUKE RECORDS 1962                                        DLP 76

 Junior Parker was an American Memphis blues singer and musician.
 He is best remembered for his unique voice, which has been
described as "honeyed," and "velvet-smooth".
He was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001.
One music journalist noted, "For years Junior Parker deserted
downhome harmonica blues for uptown blues-soul music".


 tracks list:

A1     Driving Wheel    
A2     I Need Love So Bad    
A3     Foxy Devil    
A4     Someone Broke This Heart Of Mine    
A5     How Long Can This Go On    
A6     Yonders Wall    
B1     Annie Get Your Yo-Yo    
B2     Tin Pan Alley    
B3     Someone Somewhere    
B4     Seven Days    
B5     The Tables Have Turned    
B6     Sweet Talking Woman

  

 
 



ROOMFUL OF BLUES

ISLAND RECORDS 1977                             ILPS 9474

credits:

Alto Saxophone – Rich Lataille
Baritone Saxophone – Doug James
Bass – Preston Hubbard
Drums – John Rossi
Guitar – Duke Robillard
Piano – Al Copley
Tenor Saxophone – Greg Piccolo, Scott Hamilton
Vocals – Duke Robillard

Producer – Doc Pomus, Joel Dorn

tracks list:

A1 Red, Hot & Blue 2:14
A2 Love Struck 4:20
A3 That's My Life 3:45
A4 Duke's Blues 4:21
A5 Texas Flood 2:53
B1 Give It Up 3:16
B2 Stormy Monday 4:32
B3 Take It Like A Man 2:09
B4 Still In Love With You 4:18
B5 Honey Hush 4:52