On December 5, 2023, Brian Frederick Arthur Hines aka Denny Laine died aged 79. He was musician (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and harmonica), singer and songwriter, a founder of the Moody Blues, member of Electric String Band, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Denny Laine and the Diplomats, Denny Laine Band, but was best known as founding member of The Wings. Laine recorded and performed with variety of artists including Mike McGear, Steve Holley, Laurence Juber, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Balls and Linda McCartney. As leader he released twelve albums. In 2018, Laine was inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” as a member of the Moody Blues.
Monthly Archives: December 2023
Less McCann & The Jazz CRusaders: Jazz Waltz
In December 1963, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Jazz Waltz”, album by Less McCan and The Jazz Crusaders (the twelve Less McCan album overall). It was recorded in 1963, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Richard Bock.
Personnel:
- Les McCann – piano, electric piano, organ
- Wilton Felder – tenor saxophone
- Wayne Henderson – trombone
- Joe Sample – piano, organ
- Bobby Haynes – bass
- Stix Hooper – drums
- Richard Bock – engineer
- Woody Woodward – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Les McCann except where noted.
- Spanish Castles – George Gruntz
- Blues for Yna Yna – Gerald Wilson
- Damascus
- 3/4 For God & Co.
- Bluesette – Toots Thielemans
- Big City – Marvin Jenkins
- This Here – Bobby Timmons
- Jitterbug Waltz – Fats Waller
- All Blues – Miles Davis
- Jazz Waltz – Bobby Haynes
Bud Shank & Clare Fisher: Bossa Nova Jazz Samba
In December 1962, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bossa Nova Jazz Samba”, an album by Bud Shank and Clare Fischer. It was recorded in September 1962, in Hollywood, and was produced by Albert Marx.
Personnel:
- Bud Shank – alto saxophone
- Clare Fischer – piano
- Ralph Pena – bass
- Larry Bunker, Frank Guerrero, Milt Holland, Bob Neel – percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Clare Fischer, except where noted.
- Samba da Borboleta
- Illusao
- Pensativa
- Joao
- Misty – Erroll Garner
- Que Mais?
- Wistful Samba
- Samba Guapo
Waylon Jennings: Waylon At JD’s
In December 1964, “Sound Limited” label released “Waylon at JD’s”, the debut Waylon Jennings studio album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Arizona Recorder” in Phoenix, US, and was produced by Jim Musil and Waylon Jennings.
Personnel:
- Waylon Jennings – lead vocals, lead guitar
- Jerry Gropp – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Paul Foster – vocals, bass guitar
- Richie Albright – drums
- Jim Musil – arrangements
- Jack Miller – engineer
Track listing:
- Crying – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
- Sally Was a Good Old Girl – Harlan Howard
- Burning Memories – Mel Tillis, Wayne Walker
- Big Mamou – Link Davis
- Money (That’s What I Want) – Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy
- Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan
- Dream Baby – Cindy Walker
- It’s So Easy – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
- Lorena – Charlie Williams
- Love’s Gonna Live Here – Buck Owens
- Abilene – Les Brown, Bob Gibson, John D. Loudermilk
- White Lightning – J.P. Richardson
Blind Gary Davis: Harlem Street Singer
In December 1960, “Bluesville” label released “Harlem Street Singer”, the fourth Blind Gary Davis album. It was recorded in August 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, and was produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein.
Personnel:
- Blind Gary Davis – vocals, guitar
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Kenneth S. Goldstein – supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Davis except where noted
- Samson and Delilah – traditional
- Let Us Get Together
- I Belong to the Band
- Pure Religion – traditional
- Great Change Since I Been Born
- Death Don’t Have No Mercy
- Twelve Gates to the City – traditional
- Goin’ to Sit Down on the Banks of the River
- Tryin’ to Get Home
- Lo I Be with You Always
- I Am the Light of the World
- I Feel Just Like Goin’ On
Momus: Glyptothek
On December 5, 2015, “American Patchwork” label released “Glyptothek”, the 29th Momus album. It was recorded in 2015, in Osaka, Japan, and was produced by Nicholas Currie.
Personnel:
- Momus (Nicholas Currie) – performer
- Hagen Verleger – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Nicholas Currie.
- The Art Creep
- Masks of Bebko
- Moral Mountain
- Chef Biff
- The Kappa
- The Etruscan Shepherd
- AFK
- Gregor Samsa
- Hinkfuss at the Glyptothek
- The Labourer
- The Manticore
- Electric Dionysus
- Candualism
- Nikki Danjo
- Old Nick
- Papposilenus
Etta James: Queen Of Soul
On December 5, 1964, “Argo” label released “Queen of Soul”, the fifth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Leonard Chess.
Personnel:
- Etta James – vocal
- Riley Hampton – arranger
- Bert Keyes – arranger
- Cliff Parman – arranger
- Al Pokonka – arranger
- Phil Wright – arranger
Track listing:
- Bobby Is His Name – Etta James, Ed Townsend
- I Wish Someone Would Care – Irma Thomas
- That Man Belongs Back Here with Me – Angela Riela, Clint Ballard Jr.
- Somewhere Out There – Billy Davis, Carl Smith, Wilfred McKinley
- Breaking Point – Maurice McAlister
- Flight 101 – Cathy Lynn, Robert Higginbotham
- Loving You More Every Day – Ronnie Mitchell
- Do Right – Fred Johnson, Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods
- I Worry ‘Bout You – Norman Mapp
- Mello Fellow – Ed Townsend
Scorpions: Taken By Force
On December 4, 1977, “RCA” label released “Taken by Force”, the fifth Scorpions studio album. It was recorded June – October 1977, at “Dierks Studios” in Stommeinn, Germany, and was produced by Dieter Dierks.
Personnel:
- Klaus Meine – lead and backing vocals
- Ulrich Roth – lead guitar
- Rudolf Schenker – rhythm guitar
- Francis Buchholz – bass guitar
- Herman Rarebell – drums, percussion
- Dieter Dierks – engineer, mixing
- Michael von Gimbut – cover photography
Track listing:
- Steamrock Fever – Rudolph Schenker, Klaus Meine
- We’ll Burn the Sky – Rudolph Schenker, Monika Dannemann
- I’ve Got to Be Free – Ulrich Roth
- The Riot of Your Time – Rudolph Schenker, Klaus Meine
- The Sails of Charon – Ulrich Roth
- Your Light – Ulrich Roth
- He’s a Woman-She’s a Man – Rudolph Schenker, Herman Rarebell
- Born to Touch Your Feelings – Rudolph Schenker, Klaus Meine
James Brown: Please Please Please
In December 1958, “King” label released “Please Please Please”, the debut James Brown and His Famous Flames studio album. It was recorded February 1956 – September 1958, and was produced by Ralph Bass.
Personnel:
- James Brown – lead vocals
- Bobby Byrd – piano, backing vocals
- Nafloyd Scott – guitar
- Johnny Terry – backing vocals
- Sylvester Keels – backing vocals
- Bill Hollings – backing vocals
- Louis Madison – backing vocals
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- John Faire – guitar
- Eddie Freeman – guitar
- Alvin “Fats” Gonder – piano
- Ernie Hayes – piano
- Clarence Mack – bass
- Carl Pruitt – bass
- Edwyn Conley – bass
- David “Panama” Francis – drums
- Reginald Hall – drums
- Edison Gore – drums
- George Dorsey – alto saxophone
- Clifford Scott – tenor saxophone
- Wilbert Smith – tenor saxophone
- Ray Felder – tenor saxophone
Track listing:
All tracks by James Brown, except where noted.
- Please, Please, Please – James Brown, John Terry
- Chonnie-On-Chon – James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Nafloyd Scott, Wilbert Smith
- Hold My Baby’s Hand – James Brown, Trevor Smith
- I Feel That Old Feeling Coming On – Nashpendle Knox, Nafloyd Scott
- Just Won’t Do Right
- Baby Cries Over the Ocean
- I Don’t Know – James Brown, John Terry
- Tell Me What I Did Wrong
- Try Me
- That Dood It – Rudy Thomas, Rosie Marie McCoy
- Begging, Begging – Julius Dixson, Rudy Toombs
- I Walked Alone – Nashpendle Knox, Nafloyd Scott
- No, No, No, No
- That’s When I Lost My Heart
- Let’s make It
- Love or a Game
Volbeat: Servant of the Mind
On December 3, 2021, “Vertigo” label released “Servant of the Mind”, the eighth Volbeat studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “Hansen Studios” in Ribe, Denmark, “Sonic Debris Studio” in West Babylon, New York, and was produced by Jacob Hansen and Michael Poulsen.
Personnel:
- Michael Poulsen – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rob Caggiano – lead guitar, recording, engineer
- Kaspar Boye Larsen – bass
- Jon Larsen – drums
- Martin Pagaard Wolff – acoustic and additional electric guitars
- Ray Jacildo – piano
- Doug Corcoran – saxophone
- Stine Bramsen – guest vocals
- Mia Maja – backing vocals
- Jacob Hansen – recording, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Tue Bayer – instrument technician
- Jerry Carillo – guitar technician
- Karsten Sand – illustrations
- Henrik Siegel – design
- Frode Sylthe – cover photography
- Ross Halfin – band photography
Track listing:
All tracks are written by Michael Poulsen.
- Temple of Ekur
- Wait a Minute My Girl
- The Sacred Stones
- Shotgun Blues
- The Devil Rages On
- Say no More
- Heaven’s Descent
- Dagen Før
- The Passenger
- Step Into Light
- Becoming
- Mindlock
- Lasse’s Birgitta
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