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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...."

vendredi 30 décembre 2022

J.J. BARNES & STEVE MANCHA RARE STAMPS VOL 1

 

VOLT RECORDS 1969                                 VOS 6001 


credits:

 Art Direction – Honeya Thompson
 Engineer – Danny Dallas, Ed Wolfrum
 Producer, Arranged By, Engineer – Don Davis


track list:

A1    J.J. Barnes*–    Baby, Please Come Back Home    2:52
A2    J.J. Barnes*–    Chains Of Love    2:27
A3    J.J. Barnes*–    Now That I Got You Back    2:31
A4    J.J. Barnes*–    Easy Living    2:54
A5    J.J. Barnes*–    Sweet Sherry    2:41
B1    Steve Mancha–    Don't Make Me A Story Teller    2:41
B2    Steve Mancha–    A Love Like Yours    2:08
B3    Steve Mancha–    Keep The Faith    3:15
B4    Steve Mancha–    I Don't Wanna Lose You    2:42
B5    Steve Mancha–    Hate Yourself In The Morning    3:20
B6    Steve Mancha–    Just Keep On Loving Me    2:36




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BYRDIE GREEN I GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN'T GOOD)

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                        PRST 7509

credits:

Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Drums – John Harris 
Electric Bass – Jimmy Lewis 
Guitar – Thornel Schwartz
Organ – Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Tenor Saxophone – Houston Person
Vocals – Byrdie Green

Producer – Cal Lampley
Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 20, 1967


tracks list:


A1 See See Rider
Written-By – Ledbetter*, Rainey
A2 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Written-By – Ellington*, Webster*
A3 Yesterday's Kisses
Written-By – Bruno*, Bruno*
A4 The Poor Side Of Town
Written-By – Rivers*, Adler*
B1 (I've Been) Lonely Too Long
Written-By – Brigati*, Cavaliere*
B2 I Had A Man
B3 Hold On To Him
B4 This Bitter Earth
Written-By – Otis*
B5     People








BYRDIE GREEN HOW COME - TREMBLIN'

END RECORDS 1962                              SINGLE E-1117

credits:

producer George Goldner
    Mastered At – Bell Sound Studios
  
tracks list:

   A How Come
Barry, Powers   
B Tremblin'
J. Kennedy, F. Kennedy, L. Dowell
  





 
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jeudi 29 décembre 2022

LITTLE WALTER QUARTER TO TWELVE

RED LIGHTIN' RECORDS 1969                          RL.002

  

credits:

 Bass – Willie Dixon (pistes : A1 to A4, A7 to B8)
    Drums – Fred Below (pistes : A2 to A4, A7, A8, B2, B3, B6 to B8),
    George Hunter (3) (pistes : B1, B4, B5)
    Guitar – David Myers* (pistes : A1 to A4, B2, B3, B6, B7),
    Fred Robertson (pistes : B1, B4, B5, B8),
    Louis Myers (pistes : A1 to A3, A7, A8, B6),
    Luther Tucker (pistes : B1, B4, B5, B8),
    Robert Lockwood Jr. (pistes : A4, A7, A8, B2, B3, B7)
    Harmonica – Little Walter
    Vocals – Little Walter (pistes : A2, A4 to A6, A8, B2, B3, B5, B7)


   All tracks recorded in Chicago.

   A1 to A4, A7 & A8 recorded 1954
   A5 & A6 probably recorded 1963/64
   B1 recorded 1960/61
   B2, B3 & B5 recorded 1956
   B4 & B8 recorded 1958
   B6 recorded 1953
   B7 recorded 1955 

 

tracklist:

 
 A1        Quarter To Twelve
A2        Mellow Down Easy
A3        Lights Out
A4        I Hate To See You Go
A5        My Baby Is Sweeter
Guitar, Bass, Drums – Unknown*
A6        Crazy Mixed Up World
Guitar, Bass, Drums – Unknown*
A7        Rocker
A8        Oh Baby
B1        Blue Midnight
B2        It Ain't Right
B3        Who
B4        Back Track
B5        Everything Gonna Be Allright
Piano – Otis Span*
B6        Crazy Legs
B7        Crazy For My Baby
B8        The Toddle
Piano – Otis Span*

 


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mercredi 28 décembre 2022

BILLIE POOLE with THE JUNIOR MANCE TRIO and KENNY BURRELL CONFESSIN' THE BLUES

RIVERSIDE RECORDS 1962                         RM 458

credits:

Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Mickey Roker
Guitar – Kenny Burrell
Piano – Junior Mance
Vocals – Billie Poole

Recorded at:
 Plaza Sound Studio, New York City, 1962
Engineer – Ray Fowler

tracks list:

A1 Confessin' The Blues    
A2 Them Blues    
A3 God Bless The Child    
A4 I Don't Worry 'Bout You    
A5 Jailhouse Blues    
A6 Stormy Weather    
B1 The Man That Got Away    
B2 Keep Your Hand On Your Heart    
B3 Ain't That Love    
B4 Alone Together    
B5 When Your Well Runs Dry    
B6 Stormy Monday Blues

 



 


 

lundi 19 décembre 2022

LES MCCANN SPANISH ONIONS

PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1964                       PJ-10097

credits:

Double Bass – Victor Gaskin
Drums – Paul Humphrey
Piano – Les McCann
Producer – Richard Bock

Recorded 'Live' at an After-Hours Concert 
at the Esquire Theater, Los Angeles, Calif. - sleeve
All songs by Les McCann except B2

tracks list

A1 El Soulo 3:16
A2 Lavande 6:40
A3 Spanish Onions 8:50
B1 Get Them Grits 4:30
B2 I Am In Love
Songwriter – Cole Porter
5:30
B3 Arabella 5:43
B4 Maxie's Farewell 5:15






JIMMY McGRIFF LIVE WHERE THE ACTION'S AT

VEEP RECORDS 1965                                     VPS 16515


credits:

Jimmy McGriff (organ); Thornell Schwarz (guitar); 
Willie "Saint" Jenkins (drums).
Producer  Sonny Lester
recorded live at 
The Front Bar, Newark, New Jersey: December 30, 1965


tracks list:

A1 Where It's At 4:32
A2 When Johnny Comes Marching Home 4:00
A3 Up Tight 5:48
A4 Frugal Bugle 6:28
B1 Upper-Ground 5:00
B2 Georgia On My Mind 5:40
B3 Goin' Out Of My Head 3:58
B4 Robbins Nest 5:08







 





samedi 17 décembre 2022

WILLIS JACKSON JACKSON'S ACTION!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1964                              PR 7348 


credits ans sessions recording:

Frank Robinson (trumpet) Willis Jackson (tenor sax) 
Carl Wilson (organ) Pat Martino (guitar) 
Joe Hadrick (drums)

Recorded "live" at "The Allegro", 
NYC, March 21, 1964

Tracks list:

A1 Jackson's Action!
A2 A Lot Of Livin' To Do
A3 I Wish You Love
A4 Monkey Hips
B1 A'w Right-Do It
B1 Jive Samba







samedi 10 décembre 2022

JIMMY MCCRACKLIN LET'S GET TOGETHER

MINIT RECORDS 1968                                      LP40011



tracks list:

A1. Get together
A2. How you like your love
A3. Pay before you get
A4. Believe in me
A5. The walk
A6. Advise
B1. Walk right in
B2. Dog (part 1)
B3. Pretty little sweet thing
B4. You're the one
B5. Just got to know
B6. A and I (Part 1)






B.B. KING LIVE & WELL

 

BLUESWAY RECORDS 1969                        BLS 6031

 LP GATEFOLD


credits:


Bass – Gerald Jemmott* (pistes : B1 to B5), Val Patillo (pistes : A1 to A5)
    Drums – Herb Lovelle (pistes : B1 to B5),
    Sonny Freeman (pistes : A1 to A5)
    Guitar – B. B. King*, Hugh McCracken (pistes : B1 to B5)
    Horns [Arranged By] – Johnny Pate (pistes : B1, B3)
    Organ – Charlie Boles (pistes : A1 to A5)
    Piano – Al Kooper (pistes : B1, B3),
    Paul Harris (2) (pistes : B1 to B5)
    Saxophone – Lee Gatling (pistes : A1 to A5)
    Trumpet – Patrick Williams* (pistes : A1 to A5)


    Engineer:
     Live At The Village Gate Phil Ramone (pistes : A1 to A5)
     Well At The Hit Factory Joe Zagarino (pistes : B1 to B5)

    Engineer [Re-Mix] – Bill Szymczyk
    Producer – Bill Szymczyk

 tracklist:

 A1        Don't Answer The Door
Composed By – J. Johnson*
6:10
A2        Just A Little Love
Composed By – B. B. King*
5:20
A3        My Mood
Composed By – B. B. King*, V. S. Freeman*
2:40
A4        Sweet Little Angel
Composed By – B. B. King*, J. Taub*
5:10
A5        Please Accept My Love
Composed By – C. Garlon*
3:20
B1        I Want You So Bad
Composed By – B. B. King*
4:17
B2        Friends
Composed By – B. B. King*, B. Szymczyk*
5:38
B3        Get Off My Back Woman
Composed By – B. B. King*, Ferdinand Washington
3:17
B4        Let's Get Down To Business
Composed By – B. B. King*
3:37
B5        Why I Sing The Blues
Composed By – B. B. King*, Dave Clark
8:39

 


 

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SIR JOE QUATERMAN & FREE SOUL

 

GSF Records 1973                                  GSF-S-1009 
 LP Gatefold

credits:
 
Arranged By – Bill Tate (pistes : A1 to A3, B1 to B4),
    Cotter Wells (pistes : A1 to A3, B1 to B4),
    Sir Joe Quarterman (pistes : A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
    Bass – Gregory C. Hammonds
    Drums – Allen Stewart
    Guitar – George R. Lee, Willie Parker Jr.
    Keyboards – Karissa Freeman
    Saxophone – Leon Rogers
    Vocals, Trumpet, Composed By, Artwork – Sir Joe Quarterman

    Rhythm Tracks on "Find Yourself" and part of Rhythm Track on
   "The Way They Do My Life" recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios,
    Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
    All other selections recorded at Track Recorders, Washington, D.C.
 
    Producer – Bill Tate, Cotter Wells, Sir Joe Quarterman


track list:
 
 A1        (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind    6:19
A2        I Made A Promise    4:18
A3        The Trouble With Trouble    2:46
A4        The Way They Do My Life
Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – Tony Camillo
3:06
B1        Find Yourself    2:59
B2        Gonna Get Me A Friend    2:04
B3        Give Me Back My Freedom    3:34
B4        I Feel Like This    2:57
B5        Live Now Brothers    3:02
 
 

 

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mercredi 7 décembre 2022

ARETHA FRANKLIN I NEVER LOVED A MAN THE WAY LOVE YOU

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1967                                 SD 8139


credits :

Aretha Franklin – piano, vocals
King Curtis – tenor saxophone
Carolyn Franklin – background vocals
Erma Franklin - background vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – background vocals
Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
Charles Chalmers – tenor saxophone
Gene Chrisman – drums
Tommy Cogbill – bass
Jimmy Johnson – guitar
Melvin Lastie – trumpet, cornet
Chips Moman – guitar
Dewey Oldham – keyboards

Recorded
January–February 1967 at Fame Studio, 
Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL, January 24, 1967
NYC, February 8,14,15,16 1967
Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City
Engineer  – Arif Mardin, Tom Dowd

tracks list:

A1 Respect
Composed By – Otis Redding
2:26
A2 Drown In My Tears
Composed By – Henry Glover
4:00
A3 I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Loved You)
Composed By – Ronny Shannon
2:47
A4 Soul Serenade
Composed By – Curtis Ousley, Luther Dixon
2:30
A5 Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
Composed By – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
2:22
A6 Baby, Baby, Baby
Composed By – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin
2:48
B1 Dr. Feelgood
Composed By – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
3:18
B2 Good Times
Composed By – Sam Cook
2:05
B3 Do Right Woman - Do Right Man
Composed By – Chips Moman, Dan Penn
3:15
B4 Save Me
Composed By – Aretha Franklin, Carolyn Franklin, 
Curtis Ousley
2:20
B5 A Change Is Gonna Come
Composed By – Sam Cook



 









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dimanche 4 décembre 2022

QUARTETTE TRES BIEN SPRING INTO SPRING

DECCA RECORDS 1965                                      DL4617

credits:

Jeter Thompson : Piano
Ricahard Simmons : Bass
Albert St. James : Drums
Percy James: Bongos and congas


tracks list:

A1     The Night Is Young And You're So Beautiful    
A2     It Might As Well Be Spring    
A3     We Remember Jamie    
A4     Joey, Joey, Joey    
B1     There Is No Greater Love    
B2     Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?)    
B3     Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most    
B4     Accidently On Percy




 

 

QUINCY JONES PLAYS HIP HITS

MERCURY RECORDS 1963                    SR 60799


credits:

Al Cohn, Frank Wess, James Moody, Roland Kirk,
    Walter Levinsky, Zoot Sims - saxophone
    Budd Johnson, Jerome Richardson, Seldon Powell, Romeo Penque - reeds
    Al Perisi, Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, James Nottingham,
    Joe Newman, Snooky Young - trumpet
    Billy Byers, Jimmy Cleveland, Kai Winding, Melba Liston,
    Paul Faulise, Quentin "Butter" Jackson, Santo Russo, Thomas Mitchell - trombone
    Earl Chapin, Fred Klein, James Buffington, Julius Watkins,
    Paul Ingraham, Ray Alonge, Bob Northern, Willie Ruff - french horn
    Charles McCoy - harmonica
    Bobby Scott, Lalo Schifrin, Patti Bown - piano, organ
    Jim Hall, Kenny Burrell, Sam Herman, Wayne Wright - guitar
    Ray Crawford - guitar
    Art Davis, Ben Tucker, Chris White, George Duvivier, Major Holley, Milt Hinton - bass
    Ed Shaughnessy, Ossie Johnson, Rudy Collins - drums
    Bill Costa, Carlos Gomez, George Devins, Jack Del Rio, Charles McCoy,
    James Johnson, Jose Paula - percussion


This album was recorded monaurally and stereophonically on
April 9, 10, & 11, 1963 at A&R Studios, New York City,
with Phil Ramone as engineer.
tracks list:


A1 Comin' Home Baby 2:40
A2 Gravy Waltz 2:36
A3 Desafinado 2:52
A4 Exodus 3:14
A5 Cast Your Fate To The Wind 2:40
A6 A Taste Of Honey 2:32
B1 Back At The Chicken Shack 2:58
B2 Jive Samba 2:38
B3 Take Five 3:28
B4 Walk On The Wild Side 3:08
B5 Watermelon Man 3:19
B6 Bossa Nova U.S.A 3:05




 


 
 

QUINCY JONES IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS 1968             UAS 5160  


credits:

 Composed By, Conductor – Quincy Jones
    Flute – Roland Kirk
    Liner Notes – Norman Jewison
    Lyrics By – Alan And Marilyn Bergman


tracks list:

A1     In The Heat Of The Night
Vocals – Ray Charles
A2     Peep-Freak Patrol Car     1:30
A3     Cotton Curtain     2:33
A4     Where Whitey Ain't Around     1:11
A5     Whipping Boy     1:25
A6     No You Won't     1:34
A7     Nitty Gritty Time     1:50
A8     It Sure Is Groovy!
Vocals – Gil Bernal
B1     Bowlegged Polly
Vocals – Glen Campbell
B2     Shag Bag, Hounds & Harvey     3:28
B3     Chief's Drive To Mayor     1:10
B4     Give Me Until Morning     1:09
B5     On Your Feet, Boy!     1:37
B6     Blood & Roots     1:07
B7     Mama Caleba's Blues
Soloist [Piano] – Ray Charles
B8     Foul Owl
Vocals – Boomer*, Travis