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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...."

jeudi 25 novembre 2021

LITTLE BOBS & THE LOLLIPOPS Are You Ever Coming Home

High-Up Records 1963

 Credits

    Written-By – Little Bob

Tracklist:

A        Please Believe Me
B        Are You Ever Coming Home




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LITTLE BOB & THE LOLLIPOPS SWEET SOUL SWINGER

MAISON DE SOUL RECORDS 1967                  LP 1001

original lp on Jin Records ‎– 4005 




tracklisting:


A1     Cold Sweat
Written-By – Ellis*, Brown 5:57
A2     Rainbow '65
Written-By – Chandler – Curtis Mayfield 5:49
A3     Dead End Street
Written-By – Ben Raleigh, David Axelrod 5:35
B1     I Don't Wanna Cry
Written-By – Jackson, Dixon 2:15
B2     Everybody Needs Love (Love Makes The World Go Round)
Written-By – Jackson 2:50
B3     Sweet Soul Music
Written-By – Conley*, Redding 2:18
B4     Keep On Trying
Written-By – Mayfield*, Butler 2:28
B5     You're Pouring Water
Written-By – McCormick*, Baker 2:49
B6     Do It Right Now
Written-By – Robinson 3:30
B7     Tramp
Written-By – McCracklin*, Fulson 2:27











 
 


LITTLE BOB AND THE LOLLIPOPS NOBODY BUT YOU

LA LOUISIANNE RECORDS 1966                       LL-113  


credits:

Recorded & Produced by  Carol J. Rachou
at: La Louisianne Recording studios
Lafayette LA
tracklisting
A1     Nobody But You 2:40
A2     Just Got To Forget You 2:33
A3     Agent Double-O Soul 2:43
A4     All These Things 3:50
A5     Out Of Sight 2:37
A6     With These Hands 2:35
B1     My Hearts On Fire 2:10
B2     Life Can Be Lonely 2:00
B3     I Got Loaded 2:34
B4     Song For My Father 2:50
B5     My Girl 2:48
B6     Cry Cry Cry 2:48



 














mardi 23 novembre 2021

JUNIOR MANCE HARLEM LULLABY

 ATLANTIC RECORDS 1967                             SD 1479 

          credits:

 Recorded By, Engineer – Phil Iehle
    Supervised By – Joel Dorn

 

tracklist:

 
A1        The Uptown
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Ray Lucas
Harpsichord – Junior Mance
Songwriter – Junior Mance
3:52
A2        That Mellow Feeling
Bass – Bob Cunningham
Drums – Alan Dawson
Piano – Junior Mance
Songwriter – Junior Mance
4:35
A3        Cootin'
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Ray Lucas
Harpsichord – Junior Mance
Songwriter – Junior Mance
4:43
A4        I'm Falling For You
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Bobby Thompson (15)
Piano – Junior Mance
Songwriter – Floyd Trill
5:03
B1        St. James Infirmary
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Bobby Thompson (15)
Harpsichord – Junior Mance
Songwriter – Traditional
3:11
B2        Harlem Lullaby
Bass – Bob Cunningham
Drums – Alan Dawson
Piano – Junior Mance
Songwriter – Junior Mance
4:54
B3        Run 'Em Round
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Bobby Thompson (15)
Piano – Junior Mance
Songwriter – Junior Mance
4:37
B4        What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Bobby Thompson (15)
Piano – Junior Mance
Songwriter – James Dean (3), Paul Riser, William Weatherspoon
3:02 

 


 

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JUNIOR MANCE I BELIEVE TO MY SOUL

 
ATLANTIC RECORDS  1968                            SD 1496

          
credit:
Baritone Saxophone – Bobby Capers (tracks: A1, A2),
Haywood Henry (tracks: B1)
Bass – Bob Cunningham (tracks: A3, A4),
Richard Davis (2) (tracks: A2, B2, B4)
Congas – Ray Barretto (tracks: A2)
Drums – Allan Dawson* (tracks: A3, A4),
Freddie Waits (tracks: A2, B2 B4),
Ray Lucas (tracks: A1, A2)
Electric Bass – Jimmy Tyrell (tracks: A1, A2)
Piano – Junior Mance
Tenor Saxophone – David Newman* (tracks: A1, A2, B1),
Frank Wess (tracks: B1)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Hubert Laws (tracks: A1, A2)
Trumpet – Jimmy Owens (tracks: A1, A2),
Joe Newman (tracks: A1, A2)
Vocals – Sylvia Shemwell (tracks: A1)

Arranged By – Arif Mardin
 Producer – Joel Dorn

tracks list:

 A1 I Believe To My Soul     3:09
A2 A Time And A Place     5:05
A3 Sweet Georgia Brown     5:40
A4 Golden Spur     5:09
B1 Don't Worry 'Bout It     5:04
B2 Home On The Range     3:48
B3 Sweets For My Sweet     2:06
B4 My Romance     6:47

 

 
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mercredi 17 novembre 2021

THE CRUSADERS HOLLYWOOD

MOWEST RECORDS 1972                             MW 118 L



Credits:


 Acoustic Bass – Reggie Johnson
Bass – Chuck Rainey, Wilton Felder
Drums – "Stix" Hooper
Guitar – Arthur Adams, David T. Walker
Keyboards – Joe Sample
Saxophone [Tenor] – Wilton Felder
Trombone – Wayne Henderson

Producer – Stewart Levine
Recording made by MotownRecord Company,
L.P., 6255 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028 USA


tracklisting


 A1 Spanish Harlem
Composed By – P. Spector 7:02
A2 Try A Little Harder
Composed By – Joe Sample 5:50
A3 Hollywood
Composed By – Wayne Henderson 3:40
A4 Do Yourself A Favor
Composed By – Wayne Henderson 4:29
B1 Cold Duck Eddie
Composed By – Joe Sample 7:35
B2 Way Back Home
Composed By – Wilton Felder 4:07
B3 Papa Hooper's Barrelhouse Groove
Composed By – "Stix" Hooper 2:37
B4 Alekesam
Composed By – Wayne Henderson 5:20






 






THE JAZZ CRUSADERS TOUGH TALK

 
 PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1963                                ST-68  


credits :

Wayne Henderson (trombone)
Wilton Felder (tenor saxophone)
Joe Sample (piano, harpsichord)
Stix Hooper (drums)
Bobby Haynes (bass)

Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA, 
February 13 and 19, 1963


tracks listing:

  A1 Deacon Brown   
A2 Turkish Black   
A3 Brahm's Lullaby
Arranged By – Joe Sample   
A4 Boopie   
B1 Tough Talk   
B2 No Name Samba   
B3 Lazy Canary   
B4 Lonely Horn   
B5 Brother Bernard


 



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THE METERS ZONY MASH

SUNDAZED MUSIC 2003                               LP 5087

Note:

 Zony Mash is an album of vintage rarities and non-album B-sides
by the funk group The Meters. The album consists of 13 tracks of
the band's early works with Josie Records from 1968 to 1971

 
 Credits:


    Ziggy Modeliste – composer, drums, vocals
    Art Neville – composer, keyboards, vocals
    Leo Nocentelli – composer, guitar, background vocals
    George Porter Jr. – composer, bass guitar, background vocals


Production

    Allen Toussaint – producer
    Marshall Sehorn – producer
    Tim Livingston – project manager
    Efram Turchick – project manager
    Rodney Mills – engineer 

 Tracklist
A1        Zony Mash 2:58
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli*
A2        I Need More Time 3:12
Written-By – L. Nocentelli*
A3        The Look Of Love 3:34
Written-By – B. Bacharach-H. David*
A4        A Message From The Meters 2:40
Written-By – L. Nocentelli*
A5        Stretch Your Rubber Band 2:41
Written-By – L. Nocentelli*
A6        Soul Machine 3:27
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli*
B1        (The World Is A Bit Under The Weather) Doodle-Oop 2:34
Written-By – Toussaint*, Nocentelli*
B2        Good Old Funky Music 2:19
Written-By – L. Nocentelli*
B3        Sassy Lady 2:38
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli*
B4        Borro 2:11
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli*
B5        Groovy Lady 2:43
Written-By – L. Nocentelli*
B6        Meter Strut 2:54
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli*
B7        Funky Meters Soul 2:47
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli*

 



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THE METERS Soul Machine / Here Comes The Meter Man

JOSIE RECORDS                                             45-2507

credits:
 
Ziggy Modeliste – composer, drums, vocals
    Art Neville – composer, keyboards, vocals
    Leo Nocentelli – composer, guitar, background vocals
    George Porter Jr. – composer, bass guitar, background vocals

 producers:
Marshall E. Sehorn
Allen Toussaint


A: Soul Machine 3:28
B: Here Comes The Meter Man 2:54
 

 




THE METERS THE METERS

 

JOSIE RECORDS 1969                                   JOS 4010

 

credits:

 Art Neville – organ, keyboards, composer
    Ziggy Modeliste – drums, composer
    Leo Nocentelli – guitar, composer
    George Porter Jr. – bass guitar, composer

 Producer – Allen Toussaint, Marshall E. Sehorn
Written-By – Neville* (tracks: A1 to B4), Porter* (tracks: A1 to B4),
Modeliste* (tracks: A1 to B4), Nocentelli* (tracks: A1 to B4)


Tracklist:

A1 Cissy Strut 3:00
A2 Here Comes The Meter Man 2:49
A3 Cardova 4:30
A4 Live Wire 2:35
A5 Art 2:30
A6 Sophisticated Cissy 2:50
B1 Ease Back 2:55
B2 6V6 LA 2:20
B3 Sehorns Farm 2:25
B4 Ann 2:40
B5 Stormy
Written-By – B. Buie*, C. Cobb 3:32
B6 Simple Song
Written-By – S. Stewart 2:56

 


 
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dimanche 14 novembre 2021

THE METERS STRUTTIN'

JOSIE RECORDS 1970                                    JOS 4012



credits:

 Art Neville – organ, keyboards, vocals, composer
    Leo Nocentelli – guitar, composer
    George Porter, Jr. – bass guitar, composer
    Ziggy Modeliste – drums, percussion, composer

Production

    Allen Toussaint – producer
    Marshall Sehorn – producer
    Tim Livingston – project manager
    David Smith – recording and mixing engineer
    Bob Irwin – mastering
    Rich Russell – package design

 recorded at:
 Cosimo Matassa's studio 


tracks list:

A1 Chicken Strut
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli 3:14
A2 Liver Splash
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli 2:42
A3 Wichita Lineman
Featuring, Vocals [Featured Vocalist] – Art Neville 
Written-By – Jim Webb 2:59
A4 Joog
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli 2:13
A5 Go For Yourself
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli 3:12
A6 Same Old Thing
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli 2:50
B1 Handclapping Song
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli 2:56
B2 Darling Darling Darling
Featuring, Vocals [Featured Vocalist] – Art Neville
Written-By – Rogueo B. Davis 2:54
B3 Tippi-Toes
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli 2:29
B4 Britches
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli2:52
B5 Hey! Last Minute
Written-By – Neville*, Porter*, Modeliste*, Nocentelli 3:00
B6 Ride Your Pony
Featuring, Vocals [Featured Vocalist] – Art Neville
Written-By – Naomi Neville 3:22










lundi 1 novembre 2021

JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS SAX APPEAL

 

SOUL RECORDS 1976                                   S6-747S1

 

credits:

Art Direction – Frank Mulvey
Engineer [Mastering] – Jack Andrews
Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Art Stewart
Performer – Jr. Walker & The All Stars*
    

Tracklist

A1    Feel Like Makin' Love 3:27
Producer, Arranged By – Autry DeWalt
Written-By – Eugene McDaniels
A2    I Feel So Good 4:43
Arranged By – James Carmichael
Producer – Frank Wilson
Producer, Arranged By,
Written-By – Leonard Caston
A3    You Ain't No Ordinary Woman 3:44
Arranged By – H. B. Barnum, Michael Smith
Producer – Lawrence T. Horn
Producer, Written-By – Brian Holland
Written-By – Edward Holland
A4    Sax Appeal 3:52
Arranged By – James Carmichael
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Leonard Caston
B1    Ego Tripping 3:01
Producer, Arranged By – Autry DeWalt
Written-By – Marilyn McLeod, Mel Bolton, Pam Sawyer
B2    All In Love Is Fair 4:08
Arranged By – Dave Blumberg* Robert White
Backing Vocals – The Broadnax Singers
Producer – Clarence Paul
Written-By – Stevie Wonder
B3    Boogie Down 4:36
Arranged By – Leslie Drayton, Robert White
Backing Vocals – The Broadnax Singers
Producer – Clarence Paul
Written-By – Anita Poree, Frank Wilson, Leonard Caston
B4    Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) 4:09
Arranged By – Leslie Drayton
Backing Vocals – The Broadnax Singers
Producer, Written-By – Clarence Paul
Written-By – Morris Broadnax, Stevie Wonder




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MARVIN GAYE LET'S GET IT ON

TAMLA RECORDS 1973                             T 329V1

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold 

credits:

Arranged By – David Blumberg (tracks: B3),
David Van DePitte (tracks: B1, B2, B4),
Gene Page (tracks: B2),
Rene Hall (tracks: A1 to A4)
Bass – James Jamerson, Welton Felder*
Bongos – Bobby Hall Porter*, Eddie "Bongo" Brown
Drums – Eddie "Bongo" Brown, Paul Humphries*, Uriel Jones
Guitar – David T. Walker, Eddie Willis, Lewis Shelton,
Melvin Ragin, Robert White
Piano – Joe Sample, Marvin Gaye, Marvin Jenkins
Vibraphone – Emil Richards, Victor Feldman

Recorded June 1, 1970 – April 11, 1972

Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World
(Detroit, Michigan)
February 1 – July 26, 1973
Hitsville West
(Los Angeles, California)

Engineer, Mixed By – Art Stewart, Cal Harris

Producer – Ed Townsend (tracks: A1 to A4), Marvin Gaye

tracks list:

A1 Let's Get It On 4:44
A2 Please Don't Stay (Once You Go Away) 3:32
A3 If I Should Die Tonight 3:57
A4 Keep Gettin' It On 3:12
B1 Come Get To This 2:40
B2 Distant Lover 4:15
B3 You Sure Love To Ball
Voice – Fred Ross (2), Madeline Ross 4:43
B4 Just To Keep You Satisfied 4:35