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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...."

dimanche 29 août 2021

ARETHA FRANKLIN SPIRIT IN THE DARK

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1969                                 SD 8265


credits :

Backing Vocals – Almeda Lattimore (tracks: A1 to A3, B3 to B6), 
Brenda Bryant (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B5), 
Evelyn Green (tracks: A3, B3, B4, B6),
 Margaret Branch (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B5),
 Pat Lewis (tracks: A3, B3, B4, B6), 
Wylene Ivy (tracks: A3, B3, B4, B6)
    Bass – David Hood (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B5), 

Harold Cowart (tracks: B2, B3, B6), 
Tommy McClure (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B4)
    Drums – Roger Hawkins (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B5), 

Sammy Creason (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B4)
    Guitar – Charlie Freeman (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B4),

 Cornell Dupree (tracks: B2, B5, B6),
 Eddie Hinton,
Duane Allman (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B5),
 Jimmie Johnson (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B5)
    Keyboards – Barry Beckett (tracks: A3, A5, B1, B5), 

Jim Dickinson (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B4),
 Mike Utley* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B4)
    Mastered By – Al Brown (5)
    Organ – Dave Crawford (tracks: B2, B3, B6)
    Piano – Aretha Franklin (tracks: A1 to A6, B2 to B6)
    Producer – Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
    Written-By – Aretha Franklin (tracks: A3, A4, A6, B2, B3)

recorded :
NYC, May 26,27, 1969,
Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, FL,
October 3, 1969, March 10, 1970

tracks list:

A1 Don't Play That Song
Written-By – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson 2:48   
A2 The Thrill Is Gone (From Yesterday's Kiss)
Written-By – Art Benson, Dale Petite   
A3 Pullin'
Written-by [Uncredited] – Carolyn Franklin, Jimmy Radcliffe
A4 You And Me
Backing Vocals – Sweet Inspirations, The   
A5 Honest I Do
Written-By – Ewart Abner, Jr., Jimmy Reed   
A6 Spirit In The Dark
Backing Vocals – Sweet Inspirations, The   
B1 When The Battle Is Over
Guitar – Duane Allman
Written-By – Jessie Hill, Malcolm Rebennac  
B2 One Way Ticket
Drums – Ray Lucas   
B3 Try Matty's
Drums – Tubby Ziegler
Guitar – Jimmy O'Rourke   
B4 That's All I Want From You
Written-By – Fritz Rotter, M. Rotha
B5 Oh No Not My Baby
Written-By – Carole King & Jerry Goffin
B6 Why I Sing The Blues
Drums – Ray Lucas
Written-By – B. B. King, Dave Clark






 
 

THE MERCED BLUE NOTES GET YOUR KICKS ON ROAD 99

ACE RECORDS (cd)    2004                        CDCHD 1026    

notes:
Previously Unissued Tracks -
2, 5, 10, 11, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26

tracks listing:
         
1    Whole Lotta Nothing           
2    Greyhound           
3    Bad,Bad Whiskey           
4    Do the Pig           
5    I've Got a Right to Love My Baby           
6    Mama Rufus See All 2           
7    You're Driving Me Crazy           
8    Rufus           
9    Midnight Session Parts1&2           
10    Skippy           
11    Thompin'           
12    Too Much           
13    Soul Sister           
14    Sun Down           
15    Your Tender Lips           
16    Fragile           
17    Willie Mae           
18    Rufus Jr. See All 2           
19    Finger Licking           
20    Head Bad           
21    When The Guitar Rings           
22    Love Love Love           
23    Watermelon Man           
24    Jump           
25    Bad,Bad Whiskey  (take alternate)          
26    Whole Lotta Somthing








       

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THE MERCED BLUE NOTES Music With A Beat That Won't Stop

 

RECHERCHÉ RECORDS 1984                            rr-1963

 

compilation of  recordings from the years 1960 through 1963.

credits:

 Bass – Gilbert Fraire
    Drums – Carl Mays
    Guitar, Vocals – Ken Craig
    Keyboards, Vocals – Bobby Hunt
    Saxophone – Bill Robertson
    Management, Tambourine – George Coolures

    Producer – Jim Norman 

 


 

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jeudi 26 août 2021

MARVIN HOLMES & THE UPTIGHTS RIDE YOUR MULE (part 1&2)

 

REVUE RECORDS 1968


credits:

Composer    M. Holmes   
Producer       Sounds Unlimited
Arranger   John Parnish   

Tracklist
A        Ride Your Mule - Part 1 2:24
B        Ride Your Mule - Part 2 2:39

 


 

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MARVIN HOLMES OOH-OOH THE DRAGON AND OTHERS MONSTERS

UNI RECORDS 1969                                     LP 73046

credits:
 
  Arranged By – John Parrish
    Baritone Saxophone – Patrick Hodges
    Bass, Vocals – Anthony Davis (20)
    Bongos, Vocals – Godfrey A. Smith*
    Drums, Vocals – Gaylord Birch
    Guitar, Vocals – Marvin Holmes
    Tenor Saxophone, Vocals – Everett Walker
    Trombone – Elza Davis
    Trumpet – John Parrish

    Producer – Clarence Brown

  tracks listing:

A1 Ooh Ooh The Dragon 3:10   
A2 I've Never Found A Girl 3:20   
A3 Grab This Thing 3:15   
A4 Ride Your Mule - Part 1 2:24   
A5 Grazing In The Grass    3:15   
A6 There Was A Time 3:45   
B1 Who's Making Love 2:25   
B2 Don't Be Afraid 2:35   
B3 It Takes A Lot Of Good Loving 2:19   
B4 Lonely Too Long 2:38   
B5 The Horse 2:08   
B6 Scratch 3:09





lundi 23 août 2021

BILLIE HOLIDAY LADY SINGS THE BLUES

CLEF RECORDS 1954/56                                MG C-721

 

credits:

June 6 & 7 1956, Fine Sound Studios, New York City (Tracks A1 to B2)

    Billie Holiday, vocals
    Paul Quinichette, tenor saxophone
    Charlie Shavers, trumpet
    Tony Scott, clarinet
    Wynton Kelly, piano
    Kenny Burrell, guitar
    Lenny McBrowne, drums
    Aaron Bell, bass

September 3, 1954, Capitol Studios (B3 to B6)

    Billie Holiday, vocals
    Willie Smith, alto saxophone
    Harry Edison, trumpet
    Bobby Tucker, piano
    Barney Kessel, guitar
    Chico Hamilton, drums
    Red Callender, bass
 

Tracklist

A1        Lady Sings The Blues 3:44
A2        Trav'lin' Light 3:08
A3        I Must Have That Man 3:03
A4        Some Other Spring 3:30
A5        Strange Fruit 3:00
A6        No Good Man 3:16
B1        God Bless The Child 4:57
B2        Good Morning Heartache 3:28
B3        Love Me Or Leave Me 2:36
B4        Too Marvelous For Words 2:10
B5        Willow Weep For Me 3:07
B6        I Thought About You 2:45 

 


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BILLIE HOLIDAY STORMY BLUES

 

CLEF RECORDS 1956

 

credits:

 Written,Vocal Billie Holiday
Willie Smith  alto sax
Harry Edison trumpet
Bobby Tucker Piano
Barney Kessel Guitar
Red Callender Bass
Chico Hamilton Drums


Tracklist


A     Willow Weep For Me    3:07
B        Stormy Blues     3:26

 


 

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ELMORE jAMES And His "Broomdusters" SUNNY LAND

 

FLAIR RECORDS   Oct 1954

credits:

Written-By – James, Josea

Tracklist

A     Standing At The Crossroads
B        Sunny Land






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vendredi 20 août 2021

RAY BRYANT TRIO GOTTA TRAVEL ON

CADET RECORDS 1966                            LPS-767


credits:

Bass – Walter Booker, Jr.
Drums – Freddie Waits
Flugelhorn – Clark Terry (tracks: A2, A5, B1, B4)
Piano – Ray Bryant
Trumpet – Eugene "Snookie" Young* (tracks: A2, A5, B1, B4)


Producer, Supervised By – Esmond Edwards



February 17, 1966 2,5,6,9 RCA Studios, New York City
February 18, 1966 1,3,4,7,8 RCA Studios, New York City
RecordingEngineer Ray Hall


tracks list:


A1 Gotta Travel On
Written By – Clayton, Ehrlich, Lazar & Six 4:24
A2 Erewhon
Written-By – Ray Bryant 3:03
A3 Smack Dab In The Middle
Written By – C. E. Calhoun 4:00
A4 Monkey Business
Written-By – Ray Bryant 2:48
A5 All Things Are Possible
Written-By – Ray Bryant 3:42
B1 It Was A Very Good Year
Written-By – Ervin Drake 3:52
B2 Bag's Groove
Written-By – Milt Jackson 5:26
B3 Midnight Stalkin'
Written-By – Ray Bryant 4:13
B4 Little Soul Sister
Written-By – Ray Bryant


 







CURTIS MAYFIELD GIVE, GET, TAKE AND HAVE

CURTOM RECORDS 1976                              CU 5007

 

credits


 Producer, Written-By – Curtis Mayfield
    Rich Tufo - arrangements
    Curtis Mayfield, Gary Thompson, Phil Upchurch - Guitars
    Floyd Morris & Rich Tufo - Keyboards
    Donnelle Hagan - Drums
    Lucky Scott - Bass
    Henry Gibson - Congas, Percussion.
   Backing Vocals – Kitty Haywood, Kitty Haywood Singers
   Contractor [Horns Contractor] – Leonard Druss*
   Contractor [Strings Contractor] – Sol Bobrov

recorded at: Curtom Studios
Fred Breitberg, Roger Anfinsen - engineer

Tracklist:

A1        In Your Arms Again (Shake It)    4:24
A2        This Love Is Sweet    3:08
A3        P.S. I Love You    3:57
A4        Party Night    3:48
B1        Get A Litle Bit (Give, Get, Take And Have)    3:34
B2        Soul Music    3:58
B3        Only You Babe    4:20
B4        Mr. Welfare Man    5:44

 




 

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LOU COURTNEY I'M IN NEED OF LOVE

EPIC RECORDS 1974                                    KE 33011

 

credits:

 Composed By, Sleeve Notes – Lou Courtney
    Engineer – Bruce Tergesen, Harry Maslin, Jim McCurdy
    Engineer [Assisted By] – Blaze*, Dave*, Tom*
    Other [Inspiration By] – Shannon M. Dunn
    Producer – Jerry Ragovoy, Lou Courtney
    Producer [Production Assistants] – Harriet (7), Laura*
    Written-By – L. Courtney*

tracklist:

A1        The Common Broken Heart 5:40
A2        Since I First Laid Eyes On You 3:44
A3        What Do You Want Me To Do 2:50
A4        The Best Thing A Man Can Ever Do For His Woman 5:08
A5        I Will, If You Will 4:50
B1        Somebody New Is Lovin' On You 5:29
B2        I'm Serious About Lovin' You 4:55
B3        I Don't Need Nobody Else 3:34
B4        Just To Let Him Break Your Heart 4:23
B5        I'm In Need Of Love 4:14



 


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mardi 17 août 2021

DEON JACKSON LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND

ATCO RECORDS 1966                                       33-188

Carla series

credits:
Producer – Ollie McLaughlin

tracks list:

A1 Love Makes The World Go Round
A2 1-2-3
A3 Love Is What You Make It
A4 No Not Much
A5 You Said You Love Me
A6 S.O.S.
B1 Love Takes A Long Time Growing
B2 Nursery Rhymes
B3 King Of The Road
B4 I'm Telling You
B5 Hush Little Baby
B6 Come Back Home





 
 
 

samedi 14 août 2021

GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS THE BES OF

 

BUDDAH RECORDS 1976                            BDS 5653

 Credits:

 Arranged By – Don Hannah (pistes : B5), Joe Guercio (pistes : B5),
Rich Tufo (pistes : A1, B1)
Co-producer – Bubba Knight (pistes : A2 to A5, B2 to B4),
Edward Patten (pistes : A2 to A5, B2 to B4),
Gladys Knight (pistes : A2 to A5, B2 to B4),
William Guest (pistes : A2 to A5, B2 to B4)
Conductor – Gene Keys (pistes : B5)
Engineer – Ed Stasium, Jr.* (pistes : A3, A5, B2),
Roger Anfinsen (pistes : A1, B1),
Warren Dewey (pistes : A2, A4, B3, B4)
Producer – Curtis Mayfield (pistes : A1, B1)
Producer, Arranged By – Kenny Kerner (pistes : A2, A4, B3, B4),
Richie Wise (pistes : A2, A4, B3, B4)
Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Tony Camillo (pistes : A3, A5, B2)
Producer, Engineer – Ralph Moss (pistes : B5)
Strings, Horns, Arranged By – Larry Wilcox (pistes : A2, A4, B3, B4)

Tracks A1 and B2 were recorded at Curtom Studio, Chicago, Ill.
Track B5 was recorded live at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, Michigan
by Metro Audio. Mixed at Bell Sound Studios, New York
Rich Tufo, tracks A1 and B1, is credited as Richard Tufo on both cover and labels.


Tracklist
A1        Make Yours A Happy Home 4:35
A2        Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me 3:45
A3        I Feel A Song (In My Heart) 2:48
A4        The Going Ups And The Coming Downs 3:35
A5        Midnight Train To Georgia 4:38
B1        On And On 4:17
B2        Where Peaceful Waters Flow 4:24
B3        I've Got To Use My Imagination 3:45
B4        I Can See Clearly Now 4:28
B5        Try To Remember / The Way We Were 4:30

 


 

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THE THREE SOUNDS VIBRATIONS

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1966                       BLP 4248


 credits:
Bass – Andrew Simpkins
Drums – Kalil Madi
Piano, Organ – Gene Harris

recorded at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, October 25, 1966
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
tracks listing:

A1 The Frown 3:30
A2 Fever 2:35
A3 Let's Go Get Stoned 3:10
A4 Something You Got 2:35
A5 Yeh Yeh 3:55
A6 It Was A Very Good Year 2:45
B1 The Lamp Is Low 5:05
B2 Yours Is My Heart Alone 4:00
B3 Django 5:30
B4 Charade 4:05


 



lundi 2 août 2021

ANN PEEBLES PART TIME LOVE

 

HI RECORDS 1970                                   SHL 32059

 

credits:

 Howard Grimes     Drums
Jack Hale     Trombone
Leroy Hodges     Bass
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges     Guitar
Ed Logan     Sax (Tenor)
Willie Mitchell     Composer
Ann Peebles     , Vocals
Willie Mitchell      Producer


Tracklist


A1     Part Time Love     2:48
A2     I'll Get Along     2:09
A3     I Still Love You     3:21
A4     Make Me Yours     2:52
A5     It's Your Thing     2:30
B1     Generation Gap Between Us     2:20
B2     Crazy About You Baby     2:40
B3     Give Me Some Credit     3:03
B4     Steal Away     3:13
B5     Solid Foundation     2:13

 


 

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dimanche 1 août 2021

OTIS CLAY I'M SATISFIED / I TESTIFY





ONE-DERFUL RECORDS 1966

tracks list:

A  I'm Satisfied

Producer – Jones, Dollison
Written-By – Maurice Dollison*




Producer, Written-By – Jones, Hayes




OTIS CLAY TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU

HI RECORDS 1972                            XSHL 32075


credits:

Backing Vocals – Rhodes, Chalmers And Rhodes
Baritone Saxophone – James Mitchell
Bass – Leroy Hodges
Drums – Howard Grimes
Guitar – Teenie Hodges*
Organ, Piano – Charles Hodges
Strings – Memphis Strings, The
Strings [Arrangements] – James Mitchell
Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love, Ed Logan
Trombone – Jack Hale
Trumpet – Wayne Jackson

Recorded At – Royal Recording Studios, Memphis
Producer – Willie Mitchell
Engineer – Willie Mitchell


tracks list:

A1 Trying To Live My Life Without You
Written-By – Eugene Williams
A2 I Die A Little Each Day
Written-By – Don Bryant
A3 Holding On To A Dying Love
Written-By – George Jackson, James Dotson, Ronald Townsend
A4 I Can´t Make It Alone
Written-By – Darryl Carter, Johnny Keyes
A5 That´s How It Is
Written-By – Monk Higgins, Maurice Dollison*
B1 I Love You, I Need You
Written-By – Archie Bradley, Julius Bradley
B2 You Can´t Keep Running From My Love
Written-By – Bernard Miller, Bill Taylor, Don Bryant
B3 Precious Precious
Written-By – Dave Crawford, Jackie Moore
B4 Home Is Where The Heart Is
Written-By – Bettye Crutcher
B5 Too Many Hands
Written-By – Eugene Williams , Mabon Hodges