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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...."

mercredi 31 août 2022

EARL VAN DYKE & THE SOUL BROTHERS THE FLICK

 

Soul records 1965    



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EARL VAN DYKE THE EARL OF FUNK

SOUL RECORDS                                                   SS715


     credits:

   Earl Van Dyke (July 8, 1930, – September 18, 1992) was an African
 American soul musician, most notable as the main keyboardist
 for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during
 the late 1960s and early 1970s. Van Dyke, who was born in Detroit,
 Michigan, United States, was preceded as keyboardist and
 bandleader of the Funk Brothers by Joe Hunter. In the early 1960s,
 he also recorded as a jazz organist with saxophonists Fred Jackson
 and Ike Quebec for the Blue Note label.     




 tracks list:

A1 Someday We`ll Be Together
A2 Rainy Night In Georgia
        A3 "Thank You" Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin
A4 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
A5 Wichita Lineman
A6 The Flick
B1 Cissy Strut
B2 Stand By Me
   B3 My Cherie Amour
B4 Fuschia Moods
B5 The Stingray
B6 The Whip A Rang







mardi 23 août 2022

THE HIDEAWAYS

MIRWOOD RECORDS 1966        SINGLE 5516

SIDE A

   
 

 
 
 


SIDE B









WYNDER K. FROG INTO THE FIRE

 

UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS 1970           UAS 6740

 

credits:

Mick Weaver-Keyboards
Rocky Dzidzornu-Percussion
Neil Hubbard-Guitar
Chris Mercer-Saxophone
Shawn Phillips-Guitar and Vocals
Bruce Rowland -Drums
Alan Spenner-Bass 

 

track list:

 A1 Into The Fire
Written-By – C. Mercer*, M. Weaver*
A2 Howl In Wolf's Clothing
Written-By – M. Weaver*
A3 F In Blues
Written-By – C. Mercer*, M. Weaver*
A4 Cool Hand Stanley
Written-By – C. Mercer*, M. Weaver*, N. Hubbard*
B1 Eddie's Tune
Written-By – M. Weaver*, N. Hubbard*, S. Phillips*
B2 Why Am I Treated So Bad
Written-By – R. Staples*
B3 Hot Salt Beef
Written-By – C. Mercer*, M. Weaver*, N. Hubbard*
B4 Warm And Tender Love
Written-By – B. Robinson*




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LlYOD GLENN & CLARENCE "gatemouth" BROWN HEAT WAVE

BLACK AND BLUE RECORDS 1977                 33.129


credits:

Bass – Milt Hinton
Drums – J.C. Heard
Guitar, Violin, Vocals – Clarence Brown
Piano – Lloyd Glenn

Recorded at Black and Blue open air
studio in Nice on July 15th 1977. 

tracks list

A1     Heat Wave
Written-By – Lloyd Glenn
A2     First Take And Blue
Written-By – Lloyd Glenn
A3     One Level Below Plant Life
Written-By – Clarence Brown
A4     Lover Call
Written-By – Lloyd Glenn
A5     Slow Train #1
Written-By – Lloyd Glenn
B1     Slow Train Through Paris
Written-By – Lloyd Glenn
B2     It's Mean
Written-By – Clarence Brown
B3     Long Way Home
Written-By – Clarence Brown
B4     Someday
Written-By – Clarence Brown








CURTIS AMY & PAUL BRYANT THE BLUES MESSAGE

 PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1960                          PJ-9


credits:

Curtis Amy - tenor saxophone
    Paul Bryant - organ
    Roy Brewster - valve trombone
    Clarence Jones - bass
    Jimmy Miller - drums
Recorded    August 11 & 17, 1960
Studio    Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA


track list

A1        Searchin'    8:44
A2        Goin' Down, Catch Me A Woman    9:22
B1        The Blues Message    8:44
B2        Come Rain Or Come Shine    4:54
B3        This Is The Blues    8:38


 

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CURTIS AMY & PAUL BRYANT ‎ MEETIN' HERE

PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1961                        PJS  26


credits:

 Curtis Amy; Sax Tenor
 Paul Bryant; organ
 Roy Brewster; valve-Trombone
 Clarance jones; Bass
 Jimmy Miller; Drums

tracks list:

1 Meetin' Here 7:04
2 Early In The Morning 6:46
3 If I Were A Bell 6:02
4 One More Hamhock Please 7:59
5 Angel Eyes 6:18
6 Just Friends 4:10







lundi 22 août 2022

THE HOWARD ROBERTS QUARTET ALL-TIME GREATEST INSTRUMENTAL HITS

CAPITOL RECORDS 1967                            ST 2609 


credits:


Bass Guitar – Chuck Berghofer
    Drums – Earl Palmer
    Electric Guitar – Howard Roberts
    Electric Organ – Henry Cain
    Guitar – Bill Pitman

    Engineer – Hugh Davies , Pete Abbott
    Producer – David Cavanaugh
    Producer [Associate] – Jack Marshall

tracks list:

A1 It Was A Very Good Year
Written-By – Ervin Drake
2:37
A2 Soft Winds
Written-By – Benny Goodman
2:41
A3 Autumn Leaves
Written-By – Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer, Joseph Kosma
2:33
A4 Theme From "A Summer Place"
Written-By – Max Steiner
2:15
A5 Mr. Lucky
Written-By – Henry Mancini
2:23
A6 Comin' Home Baby
Written-By – Ben Tucker, Bob Dorough
2:31
B1 Danke Schoen
Written-By – Bert Kaempfert, Kurt Schwabach
1:55
B2 Work Song
Written-By – Nat Adderley, Oscar Brown Jr.
2:27
B3 Desafinado
Written-By – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca*
2:47
B4 The "In" Crowd
Written-By – Billy Page
2:53
B5 Misty
Written-By – Erroll Garner
2:26






 
 

ERROL GARNER READY TAKE ONE

 

LEGACY RECORDS 2016                 LGCY 536332

Ready Take One is a compilation album of previously
unreleased Erroll Garner recordings. The album was
released in 2016 by Legacy. The songs were pulled
 from sessions in 1967, 1969, and 1971. 

crédits:

    A&R – Henry Towns
    Art Direction, Design – White Bicycle
    Compilation Producer – Steve Rosenthal
    Compilation Producer, Liner Notes – Geri Allen
    Executive Producer – Susan Rosenberg
    Mastered By – Vic Anesini
    Producer – Martha Glaser
    Producer [Original Recording Produced By] – Martha Glaser
    Product Manager – Tara Master

Compilation Producer, Mixed By – Peter Lockhart
Mixed By – Kabir Hermon, Steve Rosenthal
Mixé à – Studio E
Masterisé à – Battery Studios, New York

14 previously unreleased songs including 6 original compositions.
Originally recorded 1971: A1, A2, B1, B2, C4;
1969: C2, D3. 1967 - the other tracks.


track list:

A1        High Wire    3:47
A2        I Want To Be Happy    3:01
A3        I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)    5:03
A4        Sunny    3:19
B1        Wild Music    5:07
B2        Caravan    6:24
B3        Back To You    5:26
C1        Night And Day    4:25
C2        Chase Me    2:57
C3        Satin Doll    5:52
C4        Latin Digs    5:28
D1        Stella By Starlight    4:50
D2        Down Wylie Avenue    5:30
D3        Misty    4:5


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dimanche 21 août 2022

LOU DONALDSON SAY IT LOUD!

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1968                     BST 84299 


credits:

Drums – Leo Morris
Guitar – Jimmy Ponder
Organ – Charles Earland
Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell

Producer – Francis Wolff
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
 NJ, November 6, 1968

    track list:

   A1 Say It Loud I´m Black And Proud 7:18  
A2 Summertime 5:45  
A3 Caravan 5:10  
B1 Snake Bone 9:30  
B2 Brother Soul 7:57






 


LOU DONALDSON BLOWING IN THE WIND

CADET RECORDS 1967                                  LP 789  


credits:

 Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
     Bass – Sam Jones
     Congas – Richard Landrum
     Drums – Leo Morris
     Piano – Herman Foster

Recorded: August 30, 1966,
at RCA Custom Studios, New York City
Engineer – Ray Hall
Producer, Recording Supervisor – Esmond Edwards


track list:

A1        Blowin' In The Wind    3:52   
A2        Who Can I Turn To    4:21   
A3        The Wheeler-Dealer    3:50   
A4        Passing Zone    3:51   
B1        Hello, Dolly!    4:53   
B2        Relaxing In Blue    8:40   
B3        Herman's Mambo


 



 

 

samedi 20 août 2022

JACKIE LEE THE DUCK

MIRWOOD RECORDS 1966                    MWS 7000

 

Credits:

 
  Arranged By – James Carmichael
    Engineer – Mike Dorrough
    Producer – Fred Smith
    Recorded at Emperor Productions Studios, Hollywood, Calif.

 

tracklist

A1        The Duck
Written-By – Nelson*, Smith*
2:20
A2        Hully Gully
Written-By – Goldsmith*, Smith*
2:10
A3        The Shotgun And The Duck
Written-By – Nelson*, Matthews*
2:25
A4        Do The Temptation Walk
Written-By – Nelson*, Smith*
2:20
A5        The Neighborhood
Written-By – Relf*, Nelson*, Smith*, Matthews*
2:20
A6        Land Of A Thousand Dances
Written-By – Kenner*
2:15
B1        The Duck - Part II
Written-By – Nelson*, Smith*
2:20
B2        Dancin' In The Street
Written-By – Gaye*, Stevenson*
2:30
B4        The Bounce
Written-By – Fizer*, Lewis*, Ward*
2:35
B5        Do You Love Me
Written-By – Gordy, Jr.*
2:20
B6        Everybody Jerk
Written-By – Relf*, Nelson*, Smith*
2:05
B7        Harlem Shuffle
Written-By – Relf*, Nelson*
2:1

 


 


 

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THE MARVELETTES GREATEST HITS

TAMLA RECORDS 1966                                 TS 253  


Credits:

  Lead vocals by Wanda Young Rogers
    Background vocals by The Andantes
    Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers


trackslisting:

A1     Don't Mess With Bill
Written-By – Wm. Robinson 2:49
A2     You're My Remedy
 Written-By – Wm. Robinson 3:02
A3     Locking Up My Heart
 Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland 2:21
A4     As Long As I Know He's Mine
Written-By – Wm. Robinson 2:29
A5     Too Many Fish In The Sea
Written-By – E. Holland*, N. Whitfield 2:26
A6     Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
Written-By – C. Paul*, I. Hunter*, Wm. Stevenson 2:24
B1     Please, Mister Postman
Written-By – B. Holland*, F. Gorman*, G. Dobbins*, R. Bateman*, W. Garrett 2:28
B2     Playboy
Written-By – B. Holland*, G. Horton*, R. Bateman*, Wm. Stevenson 2:45
B3     Strange I Know
Written-By – B. Holland, L. Dozier, F. Gorman 2:37
B4     Forever
Written-By – B. Holland, L. Dozier, F. Gorman 2:20
B5     Twistin' Postman
Written-By – B. Holland*, R. Bateman*, Wm. Stevenson 2:28
B6     Beechwood 4-5789
Written-By – G. Gordy*, M. Gaye*, Wm. Stevenson 2:11










THE MARVELETTES SOPHISTICATED SOUL

 TAMLA RECORDS 1968                                   TS 286 


credits:

Producer     Smokey Robinson
Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
    
    Wanda Young- Lead vocals, backing vocals on 
"I'm Gonna Hold On as Long as I Can"
    Katherine Anderson - Backing vocals
    Anne Bogan - Backing vocals, lead vocals on
 "I'm Gonna Hold On as Long as I Can"
    Gladys Horton - Backing vocals on "You're the One"
    Melvin Franklin - Intro on "My Baby Must Be a Magician"
    The Andantes - Backing vcoals
       The Funk Brothers - Instrumentation 
 Released     1968
Recorded     1966-1968


track list:
A1 My Baby Must Be A Magician
    Written-By – Wm. Robinson*    
A2 Destination: Anywhere
    Written-By – Ashford, Simpson*     
A3 I'm Gonna Hold On Long As I Can
    Written-By – Wilson*, Manns*     
A4 Here I Am Baby
    Written-By – Wm. Robinson*    
A5 You're The One For Me Bobby
    Written-By – Wm. Robinson*    
A6 Reachin' For Something I Can't Have
    Written-By – Weatherspoon*, Dean, Weatherspoon*    
B1 Your Love Can Save Me
    Written-By – Ashford, Simpson*    
B2 You're The One
    Written-By – Wm. Robinson*    
B3 Don't Make Hurting Me A Habit
    Written-By – Dean, Weatherspoon*, Barnes*    
B4 What's Easy For Two Is Hard For One
    Written-By – Wm. Robinson*    
B5 The Stranger
    Written-By – I. Hunter*     
B6 Someway, Somehow
    Written-By – Morris*, Moy* 










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THE JAMES HUNTER SIX MINUTE BY MINUTE

DAPTONE RECORDS 2013                          DAP 303

 vinyl version(mono)

cd cover


 credits:

 Baritone Saxophone – Lee Badau
    Double Bass – Jason Wilson
    Drums, Backing Vocals – Jonathan Lee
    Organ – Kyle Koehler
    Piano, Vibraphone, Percussion – Andrew Kingslow
    Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Damien Hand
    Vocals, Guitar, Written-By [All Songs] – James Hunter

 Mastered By – Paul Blakemore
Producer – Bosco Mann

tracks list:

A1     Chicken Switch    
A2     Minute By Minute    
A3     Drop On Me    
A4     Heartbreak    
A5     One Way Love    
A6     Gold Mine    
B1     Let The Monkey Ride    
B2     The Gypsy    
B3     So They Say    
B4     Nothin' I Wouldn't Do    
B5     Look Out    
B6     If I Only Knew





 
 

vendredi 19 août 2022

JAMES HUNTER KICK IT AROUND

 

RUF RECORDS 1999                                   RUF 1039


credits:

Baritone Saxophone – Nick Lunt
    Double Bass – Dave Lagnado
    Drums – Preston Prince
    Tenor Saxophone – Daniel Hand
    Vocals, Guitar – James Hunter

    Mixed By, Producer  – Boz Boorer
    The House Of Boz
    Recorded December 14-18, 1998.
     Mixed January 25-30, 1999 at House Of Boz, London.


tracklist:

   1        Kick It Around
Composed By – James Hunter
2        Because You're Mine
Composed By – James Hunter
3        Mollena
Composed By – James Hunter
4        It's Easy To Say
Composed By – James Hunter
5        Lover's Question
Composed By – Brook Benton, Jimmy Williams (3)
Written By – Brook Benton/Jimmy Williams
6        Better Luck Next Time
Composed By – James Hunter
7        Strange But True
Composed By – James Hunter
8        Dearest
Composed By – S. Gibson*, E. McDaniel*, P. Polk*
Written By – S. Gibson/E. McDaniel, P. Polk
9        Believe Me Baby
Composed By – James Hunter
10        Lover's Prayer
Composed By – James Hunter
11        Night Bus
Composed By – D. Lagnado*, J. Hunter*, N. Lunt*, Preston Prince
Written By – D. Hand, N. Lunt, D. Lagnado, P. Prince, J. Hunter
12        Tell Her For Me
Composed By – James Hunter






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JAMES HUNTER ... BELIEVE WHAT I SAY

ACE RECORDS 1996                                    CDCHD 636


credits:

James Hunter - guitar, vocals on all tracks
    Baritone Saxophone – Nick Lunt
    Double Bass – Dave Lagnado
    Drums – Jonathan Lee
    Tenor Saxophone – Damian Hand

    Doris Troy & Barnie St john - backing vocal on tracks 6-13
    Gary Baldwin - hammond C3 on track - 5
    Alex Lewis - piano on track 3-13
    and  "wurlitzer" on track -2
    Dave Priseman - trumpet on track 5-14

tracks list:

1  Two Can Play     3:31
2  Way Down Inside     2:25
3  The Very Thought Of You     2:39
4  It Ain't Funny     2:50
5  Turn On Your Love Light 
 Vocals – Van Morrison 3:19
6  Let Me Know     3:04
7  I'll Walk Away     3:54
8  I Wanna Get Old With You     2:47
9  Hallelujah, I Love Her So     2:45
10  Believe What I Say     3:05
11  Out Of Sight     3:06
12  Don't Step On It     3:19
13  Hear Me Calling     3:16
14  Ain't Nothing You Can Do 
  Vocals – Van Morrison 3:07









 

DEREK MARTIN single

side A



side B







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