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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 30 décembre 2021

JIMMY REED FOUND LOVE

 

VEE JAY RECORDS 1960                                VJLP 1022 

 

credits:

written by J.Reed

 Tracklist

A1        Baby What You Want Me To Do
rec. August 7, 1959 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g; Mary Lee 'Mama' Reed, voc;
William 'Lefty' Bates, Eddie Taylor, g;
Marcus Johnson, b; Earl Phillips, dr

A2        Found Love
rec. December 15, 1959 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;
William 'Lefty' Bates, Eddie Taylor, g;
Earl Phillips, dr

A3        Meet Me
 rec. March 29, 1960 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;  Mary Lee 'Mama' Reed, voc;
Lee Baker, William 'Lefty' Bates, g;
Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, dr

A4        I Was So Wrong
rec. August 25, 1959 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;
William 'Lefty' Bates, Eddie Taylor, g;
Marcus Johnson, b; Earl Phillips, dr

A5        Going By The River (Part 2)
 rec. August 7, 1959 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;  Mary Lee 'Mama' Reed, voc;
William 'Lefty' Bates, Eddie Taylor, g;
Marcus Johnson, b; Earl Phillips, dr

A6        Big Boss Man
 rec. March 29, 1960 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;  Mary Lee 'Mama' Reed, voc;
Lee Baker, William 'Lefty' Bates, g;
Willie Dixon, b; Earl Phillips, dr

B1        Hush-Hush
rec. August 25, 1959 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;
William 'Lefty' Bates, Eddie Taylor, g;
 Marcus Johnson, b; Earl Phillips, dr

B2        Where Can You Be
rec. August 25, 1959 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;
William 'Lefty' Bates, Eddie Taylor, g;
Marcus Johnson, b; Earl Phillips, dr

B3        I'm Nervous
 rec. March 26, 1959 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;
William 'Lefty' Bates, Eddie Taylor, g;
 Earl Phillips, dr

B4        Going By The River (Part 1)
 rec. August 7, 1959 in Chicago, IL;
Jimmy Reed, voc, hca, g;  Mary Lee 'Mama' Reed, voc;
William 'Lefty' Bates, Eddie Taylor, g;
Marcus Johnson, b; Earl Phillips, dr

B5        I Ain't Got You
rec. July 18, 1955 in Chicago, IL; J
immy Reed, voc, hca, g; Henry Gray, p;
W.C. Dalton, g; Milton Rector, b;
Earl Phillips, dr

B6        Come Love
rec. March 29, 1960 in Chicago, IL; J
immy Reed, voc, hca, g;  Mary Lee 'Mama' Reed, voc;
Lee Baker, William 'Lefty' Bates, g; Willie Dixon, b;
Earl Phillips, dr 

 



 

 

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mercredi 29 décembre 2021

JIMMY REED I'M JIMMY REED

 

VEE-JAY RECORDS 1958                             VJLP-1004

 

Credits:

 Written-By – J. Reed
    Bass Guitar – Eddie Taylor
    Guitar -Remo Biondi
    Drums – Earl Phillips
    Lead Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Jimmy Reed
   
    Recorded At – Universal Recording Corp.
    Mastered At – RCA Studios, Chicago
    Recorded By – Bill Putnam
    Supervised By – Calvin Carter

 

 Tracklist


A1        Honest I Do    2:41
A2        Go On To School    2:48
A3        My First Plea    2:47
A4        Boogie In The Dark    2:35
A5        You Got Me Crying    2:34
A6        Ain't That Lovin' You Baby    2:15
B1        You Got Me Dizzy    2:52
B2        Little Rain    2:46
B3        Can't Stand To See You Go    2:51
B4        Roll & Rhumba    2:46
B5        You're Something Else    2:35
B6        You Don't Have To Go    3:04

 


 

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HOWLIN' WOLF LITTLE BABY

 

CHESS RECORDS 1961

 

CREDITS:

rec. May 1961 in Chicago, IL;
written by Willie Dixon
Howlin' Wolf, vocal,  guitar;
Johnny Jones, piano;
Hubert Sumlin, Jimmy Rogers, guitar;
Willie Dixon, bass;
Sam Lay, drums        

 


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CESAR'S SALAD THE LATIN BEAT VOL.2

PERFECT.TOY RECORDS                             PT.039CD

credits:

Cesar Granados congas,Timbales,Vocal
Jo junghanss Piano
jerker Kluge Bass
Hajo Von Hadeln drums


recorded at Mastermix studios

by Jan Kranse
Mixed andMastered by Jerker kluge

tracks list:

1 Jenjere    
2 El Dynamico    
3 Watermelon Man    
4 The Man From Panama    
5 Song For My Father    
6 La Serpiente    
7 Pushing Spaces    
8 Night In Tunesia    
9 Bahamas    
10 Recordame    
11 On Broadway








CESAR'S SALAD THE LATIN BEAT

Perfect.Toy Records 2009                           PT.035CD



credits:

César Granados (congas, vocals) 
Jo Junghanss (piano) 
Jerker Kluge (bass)
Hajo von Hadeln (drums) 

tracks list:

1 Jamilah 5:32
2 Afrolypso 5:33
3 Liberated Brother 3:45
4 Manteca 6:49
5 Sunny 4:40
6 Bolivia 4:09
7 Nana 5:11
8 Afrodisia 4:15
9 Batucada Surgiu 4:20








lundi 27 décembre 2021

CHARIE PALMIERI LATIN BUGALU

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1968                             SD8166

credits
 
 Bass – Edward Rivera
Piano – Charlie Palmieri
Timbales – Louis Ramirez
Trombone – Julian Priester
Trumpet – Albert Demercado,
David Lee Tucker, Louis M. Laurita
 
Recorded at:

NYC, November 2,7, 1966 and
NYC, December 15, 1966
   Producer – Herbie Mann

tracks list:

A1     Mambo Show     5:51
A2     Uptight (Everything's Alright)     2:22
A3     Bugalu     2:31
A4     Bitter Sweet     4:36
B1     Cote Pa La Cola     5:31
B2     Panama's Boogaloo     4:00
B3     Clusters     4:11
B4     A Night To Remember     3:40
 





 
 


WILLIE BOBO BOBO MOTION


VERVE RECORDS 1967                                    V6-8699


credits:

Arranged By – Bert Keyes (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, B2, B3, B5),
Sonny Henry (tracks: A2, A5, B1, B4)
Design [Cover Design] – Dave Kreiger*
Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
Liner Notes – Stan Levine
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Murray Laden
Producer – Pete Spargo, Teddy Reig

recorded at:
NYC, July 20, 1967 and Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 27, 1967
 
 

 

tracks list:

A1 Up-up & Away     1:56
A2 Ain't That Right     2:35
A3 Midnight Sun     2:08
A4 Cute     1:52
A5 I Don't Know     2:32
A6 Tuxedo Junction     2:15
B1 Evil Ways     2:40
B2 Show Me     2:15
B3 Black Coffee     2:42
B4 Night Walk     3:05
B5 La Bamba     2:07




 
 
 

dimanche 26 décembre 2021

WILLIE BOBO UNO DOS TRES 1.2.3.

VERVE RECORDS 1966                                 V6-8648


credits:


Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Brown 
Arranged By – Arturo O'Farrill (tracks: B5),
Clarence Henry (tracks: A2, A3), 
Mel Lastie* (tracks: A1, A4 to B2, B4)
Bass – Bobby Rodriguez, Jon Hart
Bongos, Guiro – Oswald Martinez
Congas – Carlos Valdes*
Cornet – Mel Lastie
Guitar – Sonny Henry
Percussion – Jose Mangual, Victor Pantoja



Photography By [Cover] – Charles Stewart*
Producer – Creed Taylor


Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
Recorded January & April 1966 at Van Gelder Studio,
 Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.


tracks list:

A1 Boogaloo In Room 802 2:30
A2 Come A Little Bit Closer 3:05
A3 Goin' Out Of My Head 3:15
A4 I Remember Clifford 2:03
A5 Rescue Me 3:05
A6 Michelle 3:00
B1 No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) 2:45
B2 Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries 2:50
B3 Old Man River 3:05
B4 1-2-3- (Uno, Dos, Tres) 2:34
B5 Night Song 2:40
B6 The Breeze And I - From Suite "Andalucia" 3:12










mercredi 22 décembre 2021

BET OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR

SOUL RECORDS 1969                                SS 717

credits: 

Written-By – A. Hamilton*, E. Wingate*, R. McGraw

Notes:

 The Fantastic Four (also known as Sweet James and The Fantastic Four)
were a Detroit based soul group,
formed in 1965. "Sweet" James Epps, brothers Ralph and Joseph Pruitt,
 and Wallace "Toby" Childs were the original members.
Childs and Ralph Pruitt later departed, and were replaced
by Cleveland Horne and Ernest Newsome

 Tracklist


A1        I Love You Madly
Written-By – M. Hanks*, Wm. Garrett*
3:03
A2        The Whole World Is A Stage
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, E. Wingate*, E. Hamilton*
2:54
A3        You Gave Me Something (And Everything's Alright)
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, N. Toney*, R. Savoy*, Wm. Garrett*
2:45
A4        I've Got To Have You
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, H. Weems*, Wm. Garrett*
2:52
A5        To Share Your Love
Written-By – A. Braggs*, D. Malone*
2:47
A6        Goddess Of Love
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, N. Toney*
2:50
B1        Can't Stop Looking For My Baby
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, E. Wingate*, R. McGraw*
2:35
B2        As Long As I Live (I Live For You)
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, N. Toney*, Wm. Garrett*
2:42
B3        Man In Love
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, E. Wingate*, H. Weems*, Wm. Garrett*
2:45
B4        Romeo And Juliet's "I Don't Wanna Live Without You" (Play)
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, H. Weems*, J. Varner*, Wm. Garrett*
2:54
B5        Just The Lonely
Written-By – A. Hamilton*, N. Toney*, R. Morris*

 


 

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lundi 20 décembre 2021

JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL STARS WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WIN YOUR LOVE

FIRST COVER

SS-721 - Gotta Hold on to This Feeling
Jr. Walker & All Stars [11/69]
Original title was Gotta Hold on to This Love, but the
album was reissued with a new title and cover when
 "What Does It Take to Win Your Love" became a hit
Lead vocals and tenor sax solos by Junior Walker
 written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua,
and Vernon Bullock and featuring The Originals
 and The Andantes on background vocals
Other instrumentation by The All-Stars with members of
The Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra


SOUL RECORDS                                                       SS 721 

   Arranged By – Paul Riser, Willie Shorter
    Producer – Johnny Bristol  

  
track list: 

A1 What Does It Take(To Win Your Love) 2:58   
A2 These Eyes    3:34   
A3    Proud Mary    3:17   
A4    Ame Cherie (Soul Darling)    4:09   
A5    Clinging To The Thought That She's Coming Back    3:09   
A6    Cleo's Mood    2:42   
B1    Hot Cha    3:01   
B2    I've Got To Find A Way To Win Maria Back    3:23   
B3    Sweet Soul    2:58   
B4    Gotta Hold On To This Feeling    3:35   
B5    How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)    3:02   
B6    San Ho Zay    3:20