GROOVE ADDICT : mai 2022

Press

Read an article on a post Bob Stanley on Guardian

"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...."

mardi 31 mai 2022

JIMMY SMITH GROOVE DROPS

VERVE RECORDS 1968 V6 8794

credits :

Jimmy Smith (org)

Johnny Pate (arr, cond) unidentified orchestra

NYC, November 20, 1968

105803 Ode To Billie Joe

105804 By The Time I Get To Phoenix

105805 Sunny

105806 Who Can I Turn To?

105817 Days Of Wine And Roses

same personnel

NYC, November, 1969

106623 Groove Drops

Arranged By – Johnny Pate

Conductor – Johnny Pate

Engineer – George Piros

Producer – Johnny Pate

tracks list:

A1 Groove Drops    4:15
A2 Days Of Wine And Roses 5:50
A3 Sunny 6:00
B1 Ode To Billy Joe 6:25
B2 Who Can I Turn To 3:40
B3 By The Time I Get To Phoenix

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JIMMY SMITH & WES MONTGOMERY THE DYNAMIC DUO

VERVE RECORDS 1966 V6-8678

credits:

   Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Flute [Alto]
    Jerry Dodgion (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
    Arranged By – Oliver Nelson
    Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute, Flute [Alto]
    Danny Bank (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
    Bass – Richard Davis (2) (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
    Bass Trombone – Tony Studd
    Drums – Grady Tate
    Flugelhorn – Clark Terry (tracks: A1, A2)
    Flute [Tenor], Flute [Alto], Clarinet
    Jerome Richardson (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
    Guitar – Wes Montgomery
    Organ [Hammond] – Jimmy Smith
    Percussion – Ray Barretto (tracks: B1 to B3)
    Saxophone, Clarinet – Phil Woods (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
    Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Bob Ashton* (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
    Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: A1, A2, B2),
    Melba Liston (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
    Quentin Jackson (tracks: A1, A2, B2),
   Richard Hixon* (tracks: B2)
    Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: A1, A2, B2),
    Ernie Royal (tracks: A1, A2, B2),
   Jimmy Maxwell (tracks: A1, A2, B2),
   Joe Newman (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

Producer – Creed Taylor
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
13 (Death March) recorded September 21, 1966.
Down By The Riverside and Night Train recorded September 23, 1966.
James And Wes and Baby, It's Cold Outside recorded September 28, 1966.
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

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BILLY LARKIN I GOT THE FEELIN'

WORLD PACIFIC RECORDS 1969 WPS-21891

credits:

Arranged By – Arthur Wright, Billy Larkin
Art Direction – Woody Woodward
Baritone Saxophone – Jack Kelso
Bass – Arthur Wright
Drums – Abe Mills, John Guerin
Organ – Billy Larkin
Piano – Joe Sample
Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Collette
Trombone – Lou Blackburn
Trumpet – Melvin Moore
Three uncredited session guitarists

Engineer – Bruce Ellison
Producer – Lee Young
World Pacific Records, 1969

Tracklisting:

A1 I Got The Feelin' 2:35
A2 For Once In My Life 3:08
A3 The Huckle Buckk 2:55
A4 13th Death March 3:27
A5 Born To Be Wild 3:28
A6 Russell & Williams Street 3:43
B1 Soulful Strut 3:18
B2 The Honeydripper 3:20
B3 Lebanese Flower 3:45
B4 Light My Fire 3:04
B5 The Pig 3:05
B6 Hold Me Tight 2:10

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PERRY & THE HARMONICS INTRIGUE WITH SOUL

MERCURY RECORDS 1965 MG 21037

also issued on Mercury SR 61037.

credits:

Drums – Maurice Wells
    Guitar – Paul Pratt
    Narrator, Piano, Producer, Vocals – Ed Townsend
    Organ – Richard McCrea
     Tenor Saxophone – Clarence Perry

Narrator, Piano, Producer, Vocals – Ed Townsend

Photography [Cover] – Bob Prokop
Producer – Herman Amins

session recorded: unknow

track list:

A1 Do The Monkey With James     2:38
A2 From Russia With Love     3:45
A3 The James Bond Theme     3:35
A4 Goldfinger's Got The Blues     3:05
A5 Golden Horn     3:03
B1 Goldfinger     3:06
B2 007     4:35
B3 James Goes To Soulville     5:45
B4 James Out Of Sight

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vendredi 27 mai 2022

THE TEMPTATIONS MEET THE TEMPTATIONS

GORDY RECORDS GS 911

Meet the Temptations is the 1964 debut album by The Temptations

for the Gordy (Motown) label.It includes most of the group's

early singles except for the first, "Oh Mother of Mine", and its b-side,

"Romance Without Finance" (later included on a CD reissue of the LP);

as well as the single "Mind Over Matter" (and its b-side "I'll Love You Till I Die"),

in which the group is credited as The Pirates. Also included is

the first Temptations hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do".

credits:

Released March 20, 1964

Recorded Spring 1961 - January 1964

Producer Berry Gordy, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson,

Smokey Robinson, and Norman Whitfield

Design, Photography By [Cover] – Bernard Yeszin, Wallace Mead

Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)

Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)

Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)

Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)

Elbridge "Al" Bryant: vocals (tenor/falsetto)

(all tracks except "The Way You Do the Things You Do")

Davis "David" Ruffin: vocals (tenor/falsetto)

("The Way You Do the Things You Do")

Eddie Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")

Brian Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")

tracks list:

A1 The Way You Do The Things You Do

Producer – William Robinson* Written By – Robert Rogers,

William Robinson* 2:43

A2 I Want A Love I Can See

Producer, Written-By – William Robinson* 2:30

A3 Dream Come True

Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:54

A4 Paradise

Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:49

A5 May I Have This Dance

Producer – Berry Gordy Written By – Janie Bradford,

Norman Whitfield 2:10

A6 Isn't She Pretty

Producer – Berry Gordy Written By – Berry Gordy, Eddie Kendricks,

Otis Williams 2:42

B1 Just Let Me Know

Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:54

B2 Your Wonderful Love

Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:49

B3 The Further You Look, The Less You See

Producer – Norman Whitfield Written By – Norman Whitfield,

William Robinson* 2:19

B4 Check Yourself

Producer – Berry Gordy Written By – Berry Gordy, Elbridge Bryant,

Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams 2:45

B5 Slow Down Heart

Producer, Written-By – William Robinson* 2:33

B6 Farewell, My Love

Producer, Written-By – Berry Gordy 2:24

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MARY WELLS THE TWO SIDES OF MARY WELLS

ATCO RECORDS 1966 SD 33-199

credits:

vocal Mary Wells
    Arranged By – Joe Mazzu (pistes : B1-6),
     Sonny Sanders (pistes : A1-6)
    Conductor – Gerald Sims
    Engineer – Bob Kidder
    Producer – Carl Davis

track list:

A1       Satisfaction
Written-By – Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
2:28
A2       Love Makes The World Go Round
Written-By – Deon Jackson
2:45
A3       In The Midnight Hour
Written-By – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
1:55
A4       My World Is Empty Without You Babe
Written-By – Brian Holland, Eddie Holland*, Lamont Dozier
2:47
A5       Good Lovin'
Written-By – Arthur Resnick, Rudy Clark
3:12
A6       Dear Lover
Written-By – Carl Davis, Gerald Sims
2:09
B1       Where Am I Going
Written-By – Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields
2:23
B2       Shangri-La
Written-By – Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell
3:00
B3       On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)
Written-By – Alan Jay Lerner*, Burton Lane
2:25
B4       The Shadow Of Your Smile
Written-By – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
2:55
B5       The Boy From Ipanema
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinicius De Moraes
2:50
B6       Sunrise Sunset
Written-By – Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
2:29

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lundi 23 mai 2022

EDWIN STARR SOUL MASTER

GORDY RECORDS 1968 GS 931

tracks list:

A1 Agent Double O Soul
Written-By – Sharpley*, Hatcher*
A2 I Am The Man For You Baby
Written-By – Dean*, Bowden*, Weatherspoon*
A3 (S.O.S.) Stop Her On Sight
Written-By – Hamilton*, Hatcher*, Morris*
A4 Oh How Happy
Written-By – Hatcher*
A5 Way Over There
Written-By – Wm. Robinson*
A6 My Weakness Is You
Written-By – Grant*, Whitfield*, McMullen*
B1 Headline News
Written-By – Hamilton*, Hatcher*, Morris*
B2 Soul Master
Written-By – Morris*
B3 I Want My Baby Back
Written-By – Grant*, Kendricks*, Whitfield*
B4 Love Is My Destination
Written-By – Starr*, Cosby*
B5 I Am Your Man
Written-By – Ashford, Simpson*
B6 Time Is Passin' By
Written-By – Dean*, Weatherspoon*

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EDWINN STARR 25 MILES

GORDY RECORDS 1969 GS940

credits:

edwinn starr: vocal

studio band: the funk brothers

tracks list:

A1 Twenty-Five Miles 2:59

A2 I'm Still A Struggling Man 2:25

A3 Backyard Lovin' Man 2:28

A4 He Who Picks A Rose 2:28

A5 Soul City (Open Your Arms To Me) 2:39

A6 You Beat Me To The Punch 2:31

B1 Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love 2:48

B2 Pretty Little Angel 2:15

B3 If My Heart Could Tell The Story 2:28

B4 Who Cares If You're Happy Or Not (I Do) 2:46

B5 24 Hours (To Find My Baby) 2:40

B6 Mighty Good Lovin' 2:44

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dimanche 22 mai 2022

THE VILLAGE CALLERS LIVE!

RAMPART RECORDS 1968 LP 3304

credits:

Adolfo 'Fuzzy' Martinez- sax
Angela Bell - vocal
Chuck Masten-percussion
Ernie Hernandez - drums & background vocals
Joe Espinosa - Bass
Johnny Gonzalez - keyboards
Manuel Fernandez-drums

Recorded live at The Plush Bunny,
Pico Rivera, Calif., May 5, 1968
Engineer – Billy Cardenas, Bobby Reyes
Engineer, Edited By [Special Effects] :
Terry Dunavan (tracks: A2 to B5)

tracks list:

A1 I Heard It Through The Grapevine 2:55
A2 I Don't Need No Doctor 4:50
A3 When You're Gone 2:55
A4 Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) 3:54
A5 Hector, Part 2 1:50
A6 Hector 2:48
A7 Break Theme 0:20
B1 Stoned Soul Picnic 3:35
B2 Mississippi Delta 3:00
B3 The Frog 3:07
B4 Medley Of Aretha Franklin Hits: Respect, Lee Cross, Prove It,

Chain Of Fools, (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone 8:45

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ARETHA FRANKLIN LIVE AT FILLMORE WEST

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1971 SD 7205

credits:

Aretha Franklin (piano, electric piano, vocals)
Billy Preston (organ)
The Sweethearts Of Soul: Margaret Branch, Brenda Bryant,
Pat Smith (backing vocals)
The Kingpins: Truman Thomas (electric piano)
Cornell Dupree (guitar)
Jerry Jemmott (electric bass)
Bernard Purdie (drums)
Pancho Morales (congas)
The Memphis Horns: Roger Hopps, Wayne Jackson (trumpet)
Jack Hale (trombone) Lou Collins, Andrew Love (tenor saxophone)
Jimmy Mitchell (baritone saxophone)

Arranged By [Horns] – Arif Mardin (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B4)

Recorded at:
"Fillmore West", San Francisco, CA, February 5,7, 1971
Producer – Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler
Recorded By – Ray Thompson

tracks list:

A1 Respect
Written-By – Otis Redding
A2 Love The One You're With
Written-By – Stephen Stills
A3 Bridge Over Troubled Water
Written-By – Paul Simon
A4 Eleanor Rigby
Written-By – John Lennon-Paul McCartney*
A5 Make It With You
Arranged By [Horns] – Larry WilcoxWritten-
By – David Gates
A6 Don't Play That Song
Arranged By [Horns] – Tom DowdWritten-
By – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
B1 Dr. Feelgood
Written-By – Aretha Franklin
B2 Spirit In The Dark
Written-By – Aretha Franklin
B3 Spirit In The Dark (Reprise With Ray Charles)
Vocals [Featuring] – Ray CharlesWritten-By – Aretha Franklin
B4 Reach Out And Touch (Somebody's Hand)
Written-By – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson*

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ARETHA FRANKLIN YEAH!!!

COLUMBIA RECORDS 1965 CS 9151

subtitle:

Aretha Franklin In Person With Her Quartet

credits:

Vocal - Aretha Franklin

Bass – James "Beans" Richardson

Drums – Hindel Butts

Guitar – Kenny Burrell

Piano – Teddy Harris (tracks: A1 to A6, B2, B3, B5)

Producer – Clyde Otis

tracks list:

A1 This Could Be The Start Of Something

Lyrics By – Allen*