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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...."

mardi 31 janvier 2023

BARRETT STRONG Misery - Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right

 Barrett past away sunday RIP brother


 A    Misery    
Don Juan Mancha    Berry Gordy Jr.    

B    Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right    
Berry Gordy Jr., Wm. Robinson    

producer
Berry Gordy Jr.    



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Uloz

 

samedi 28 janvier 2023

FRANK FOSTER FEARLESS

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1965                               PR 7461 

 credits:

Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
    Virgil Jones - trumpet
    Al Dailey - piano
    Bob Cunningham - bass
    Alan Dawson - drums
   
Recorded : 
December 2, 1965
Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Producer – Cal Lampley

tracks listing:

A1     Raunchy Rita 5:20
A2     Janie Huk 11:10
A3     Thingaroo 3:30
B1     Baby Ann 6:00
B2     Jitterbug Waltz 9:15
B3     Disappoachment 5:40

    


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MONK HIGGINS EXTRA SOUL PERCEPTION

SOLID STATE RECORDS 1968                    SS-18046

credits:

Bass – Bob West, Ron Brown
    Congas – Jerry Williams
    Drums – John Guerin
    Flute – Jim Horn
    French Horn – David A. Duke*
    Guitar – Al Vescovo*, Arthur Adams, Freddy Robinson*
    Piano, Percussion – Miles Grayson
    Producer, Arranged By, Tenor Saxophone, Organ – Monk Higgins
    Producer, Percussion, Organ – Dee Ervin
    Strings [Under The Able Direction Of] – Sidney Sharp
    Trumpet – Thomas Scott
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn – William Peterson
    Vibraphone, Percussion – Alan Estes


tracks list:

A1 Extra Soul Perception
Written-By – M. Higgins*
A2 The Look Of Slim
Written-By – M. Higgins*
A3 A Good Thing
Written-By – D. Ervin*
A4 Watermelon Man
Written-By – H. Hancock*
A5 Straight Ahead
Written-By – V. Pea*
A6 Canadian Sunset
Written-By – E. Heywood*, N. Gimbel*
B1 Collision In Black
Written-By – M. Higgins*
B2 Just Around The Corner
Written-By – V. Pea*
B3 Little Green Apples
Written-By – B. Russell*
B4 Poker Chips
Written-By – V. Pea*
B5 Sittin' Duck
Written-By – M. Higgins*
B6 Doing It To Deff
Written-By – M. Higgins*








Bull & The Matadors ‎– The Funky Judge

 

Toddlin' Town Records 1968

Credits
Written-By – A. Williams, L. Hutton



A The Funky Judge 2:25
B The Funky Judge (Instrumental) 2:25




Link

 

Uloz

Elmore James And The Broom Dusters – Early In The Morning Hawaiian Boogie

 

    Flair Records 1953

A        Early In The Morning
Vocals – Elmore James

B        Hawaiian Boogie
(instrumental)

    Written-By – James



Link


Uloz

ELMORE JAMES SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME

BELL RECORDS 1967  (UK)                   MBLL 104


tracks list:

01. Baby Please Set A Date 
02. I Need You 
03. Strange Angels 
04. She Done Moved 
05. Shake Your Moneymaker 
06. Early One Morning 
07. Something Inside Of Me 
08. Got To Move 
09. Strange Blues 
10. Person To Person 
11. My Kind Of Woman 
12. So Unkind






vendredi 27 janvier 2023

LITTLE MACK Mother-In-Law Blues / You Got To Help Me

 

Puro Records - 7960 3509 1969

A     Mother-In-Law Blues
Producer – A.L. Coleman, Oscar Coleman Jr.
Written-By – Willie Dixon
    
B    You Get To Help Me   
Written-By – Parker



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uloz


mercredi 18 janvier 2023

THE THREE SOUNDS SOME LIKE IT MODERN

MERCURY RECORDS 1963                              MG 20839  


credits:

    Bass  Andrew Simpkens
Drums  Bill Dowdy
Piano  Gene Harris
Directed By – Quincy Jones 

recorded in NYC, July 17 & 18, 1963 

A1 Caesar And Cleopatra 2:48
A2 After Hours 2:45
A3 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 2:58
A4 Mr. Lucky 2:47
A5 I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You 3:10
A6 Rat Down Front 3:10
B1 Lazy River 2:12
B2 Sentimental Journey 3:29
B3 There's Something Nice About The Rain 2:35
B4 Let's Dance 2:32
B5 Elbows And Armpits 5:13



 

        
 
 

THE THREE SOUNDS SOUL SYMPHONY

     BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1969                  BST 84341    




credits:

Gene Harris - piano
    Henry Franklin - bass
    Carl Burnett - drums
    Monk Higgins - arranger, conductor
    David Duke, Art Maebe - french horn
    Buddy Collette - flute, alto flute
    Fred Robinson - guitar
    Alan Estes - percussion
    Unidentified string section led by Jim Getzof
    (track 1) and Sid Sharp (tracks 2-6)
    Alex Brown, Mamie Galore, Clydie King - backing vocals
reorded at:
Liberty Studios, West Hollywood, CA, August 26, 1969


track list:

A1 Soul Symphony     26:05    
B1 Repeat After Me     6:45    
B2 Upper Four Hundred     4:03    
B3 Popsicle Pimp     2:55    
B4 Black Sugar


 



            


THE THREE SOUNDS LIVE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1967                    BST 84265

credits:

Bass – Andrew Simpkins
Drums – Donald Bailey
Organ – Gene Harris
Piano – Gene Harris

recorded at:
"Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, June 9 & 10, 1967

tracks listings

A1 Still I'm Sad    2:36   
A2 Crying Time    2:27   
A3 June Night (Just Give Me A June Night, The Moonlight And You)   
A4 I Thought About You    5:50   
B1 I Held My Head In Shame    2:48   
B2 Summertime    4:50   
B3 Makin' Bread Again    3:38   
B4 Here's That Rainy Day    3:20   
B5 Blues March

not live at "Lighthouse Club", Hermosa Beach, CA, June 10, 1967
Crying Time
I Held My Head In Shame