In November 1967, “Prestige” label released “Sunshine of My Soul”, the ninth Jaki Byard album. It was recorded in October 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
On December 1, 1986, “MCA” label released “Anything”, the seventh Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded June – August 1986, at “Puk Recording Studios” in Denmark, and was produced by Jon Kelly.
Personnel:
Dave Vanian – lead vocals
Roman Jugg – vocals, guitars, keyboards
Bryn Merrick – vocals, bass
Rat Scabies – drums
Blue Weaver – keyboards
Paul “Shirley” Shepley – keyboards
Paul Wickens – keyboards
Kurt Holm – trumpet
Suzie O’List – backing vocals
Jon Kelly – engineer, mixing
Henrik Nilsson – additional engineering
Lance Phillips – additional engineering
Alan O’Duffy – additional engineering
Ken Thomas – mixing
Nigel Walker – mixing
Howard Raybould – album cover carving
Jef Hartley – album cover painting
Booce – album cover painting
The Leisure Process – design, art direction
Nick Knight – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Roman Jugg, Rat Scabies, Bryn Merrick and Dave Vanian, except where noted.
In December 1959, “New Jazz Label” released “That Good Feelin’”, the fourth Johnny “Hammond” Smith album. It was recorded in November 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs”, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Johnny “Hammond” Smith – organ
Thornel Schwartz – guitar
George Tucker – bass
Leo Stevens – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks Johnny “Hammond” Smith except where noted.
That Good Feelin’
Bye Bye Blackbird – Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
On November 30, 1973, “Apple” label released “Band on the Run”, the third Paul McCartney and Wings studio album, It was recorded August – October 1973, at “EMI” and “ARC” in Lagos, Nigeria, “AIR” and “Kingsway Recorders” in London, and was produced by Paul McCartney. In 2000, “Q” magazine placed “Band on the Run” at number 75 in its list of the “100 Greatest British Albums Ever”. In 2012, it was voted 418th on Rolling Stone’s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.In 2013, it was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
Personnel:
Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion
Linda McCartney – harmony and backing vocals, organ, keyboards, percussion
Denny Laine – harmony and backing vocals, co-lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion
Howie Casey – saxophone
Ginger Baker – percussion
Remi Kabaka – percussion
Ian Horne, Trevor Jones – backing vocals
3 uncredited session musicians – saxophones
Tony Visconti – orchestrations
Geoff Emerick – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Paul and Linda McCartney, except where noted.
In November 1973, “Vertigo” label released “I’m Just a Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer”, the third Lucifer’s Friend studio album. It was recorded January – February 1973, at “Widrose-Dumont-Time Studios” in Hamburg, Germany, and was produced by Dieter Horns, Peter Hecht Peter Hesslein.
Personnel:
John Lawton – lead vocals
Peter Hesslein – vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
Peter Hecht – keyboards
Dieter Horns – vocals, bass
Joachim Reitenbach – drums
Herbert Bornhold – percussion
Herb Geller – soprano saxophone
Bob Lanese – trumpet
Track listing:
Groovin’ Stone – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
Closed Curtains – Peter Hecht, John Lawton, Fendt
Born on the Run – Dieter Horns, John Lawton
Blind Freedom – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
In November 1963, “Verve” label released “Kai Winding”, the 17th Kai Winding album. It was recorded August – October 1963, in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Kai Winding – trombone, arrangements
Gary Sherman – organ
Other unidentified musicians
Claus Ogerman – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Get Lost – Claus Ogerman
Only in America – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
In November 1962, “MGM” label released “Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova”, the fifth Lalo Schifrin album. It was recorded in October 1962, in New York City, and was produced by Cred Taylor.
Personnel:
Lalo Schifrin – piano, arrangements
Jim Hall – guitar
Christopher White – bass
Rudy Collins – drums
Jose Paulo, Carmen Costa – Latin percussion
Unidentified harp and strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Lalo Schifrin except where noted.
The Wave
Insensatez – Vinicius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim
You and Me (Voce e Eu) – Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra
Lalo’s Bossa Nova (Samba Para Dos)
Silvia
Murmurio – Luiz Antonio, Djaima Ferreira
Maria – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
Rapaz de Bem – Johnny Alf
Samba Do Perroquet (Parrot Samba) – Djaima Ferreira, Ivono Rebella
In November 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Desafinado”, the 49th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in September 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith — guitar
Major Holley — bass
Eddie Locke — drums, percussion
Tommy Flanagan — claves
Willie Rodriguez — percussion
Manny Albam — arrangements
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (Jazz Samba) – Mort Dixon, Harry M. Woods
Samba Para Bean – Manny Albam
I Remember You – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
One Note Samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
O Pato (The Duck) – Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira
Un Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace to Bonfa) – João Gilberto
In November 1961, “Prestige” label released “Up Tight!”, the 14th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded in October 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, Bew Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.
Personnel:
Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
Walter Bishop Jr., Patti Bown – piano
Art Davis, George Duvivier – bass
Art Taylor – drums
Ray Barretto – congas
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Gene Ammons, except where noted.
The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
I Sold My Heart to the Junkman – Leon René
Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
Up Tight!
The Five O’Clock Whistle – Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow
In November 1960, “Jazzland” label released “The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance”, the second Junior Mance album. It was recorded in October 1960, in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Junior Mance – piano
Ben Tucker – bass
Bobby Thomas – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Junior Mance except where noted.
The Uptown
Ralph’s New Blues – Milt Jackson
Main Stem – Duke Ellington
Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup – Anna Sosenko
Playhouse
Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee – Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams