Lucifer’s Friend: I’m Just A Rock’n’Roll Singer

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:

  1. Groovin’ Stone – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
  2. Closed Curtains – Peter Hecht, John Lawton, Fendt
  3. Born on the Run – Dieter Horns, John Lawton
  4. Blind Freedom – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
  5. Rock ‘n’ Roll Singer – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
  6. Lonely City Days – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton
  7. Mary’s Breakdown – Dieter Horns, John Lawton
  8. Song for Louie – Peter Hesslein, John Lawton

Kai Winding: Same

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:

  1. Get Lost – Claus Ogerman
  2. Only in America – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil, Barry Mann
  3. Hey, Girl – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
  4. The Lonely One – David Whitaker, Peter Pavey
  5. Theme from “Mr. Novak” – Lyn Murray
  6. Washington Square – Bob Goldstein
  7. The Ice Cream Man – Joe Meek
  8. Mockingbird – Charlie Fox, Inez Fox
  9. China Surf – Ingrid Otto
  10. Burning Sands – Werner Scharfenberger, Kurt Feltz
  11. Far Out East – Kai Winding
  12. Oltre l’Amor – Antonio de Paolis

Lalo Schifrin: Piano, Strings and Bossa Nova

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.

  1. The Wave
  2. Insensatez – Vinicius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim
  3. You and Me (Voce e Eu) – Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra
  4. Lalo’s Bossa Nova (Samba Para Dos)
  5. Silvia
  6. Murmurio – Luiz Antonio, Djaima Ferreira
  7. Maria – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
  8. Rapaz de Bem – Johnny Alf
  9. Samba Do Perroquet (Parrot Samba) – Djaima Ferreira, Ivono Rebella
  10. Rio After Dark
  11. Time for Love – Leonard Feather
  12. Four Leaf Clover – Harry M. Woods, Mort Dixon

Coleman Hawkins: Desafinado

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:

  1. Desafinado – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  2. I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover (Jazz Samba) – Mort Dixon, Harry M. Woods
  3. Samba Para Bean – Manny Albam
  4. I Remember You – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  5. One Note Samba – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça
  6. O Pato (The Duck) – Jayme Silva, Neuza Teixeira
  7. Un Abraco No Bonfa (An Embrace to Bonfa) – João Gilberto
  8. Stumpy Bossa Nova – Coleman Hawkins

Gene Ammons: Up Tight!

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.

  1. The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
  2. I Sold My Heart to the Junkman – Leon René
  3. Moonglow – Eddie DeLange, Will Hudson, Irving Mills
  4. Up Tight!
  5. The Five O’Clock Whistle – Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow
  6. Jug’s Blue Blues
  7. Lester Leaps In – Lester Young

Junior Mance: The Soulful Piano Of Junior Mance

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.

  1. The Uptown
  2. Ralph’s New Blues – Milt Jackson
  3. Main Stem – Duke Ellington
  4. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup – Anna Sosenko
  5. Playhouse
  6. Sweet and Lovely – Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias
  7. In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee – Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams
  8. I Don’t Care – Ray Bryant
  9. Swingmatism – Jay McShann, William Scott

Elmo Hope & Frank Foster: Hope Meets Foster

In November 1955, “Prestige” label released “Hope Meets Foster”, album by Elmo Hope and Frank Foster. It was recorded in October 1955, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
  • Elmo Hope – piano
  • Charles Freeman Lee – trumpet
  • John Ore – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

 Track listing:

All tracks by Elmo Hope except where noted

  1. Wail, Frank, Wail
  2. Zarou – Frank Foster, Elmo Hope
  3. Fosterity – Frank Foster
  4. Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
  5. Shutout – Frank Foster
  6. Yaho

Aphrodite’s Child: It’s Five O’Clock

On November 27, 1969, “Polydor” label released “It’s Five O’Clock”, the second Aphrodite’s Child studio album. It was recorded in June 1969, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Vangelis, Demis Roussos and Lucas Sidera.

Personnel:

  • Vangelis – keyboards, organ, piano, clavichord, flutes
  • Demis Roussos – lead vocals, bass, guitar
  • Lucas Sideras – lead vocals, drums, percussion
  • Malcolm Toft – engineer
  • Hitoshi Takiguchi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Francis and Vangelis Papathanassiou, except where noted.

  1. It’s Five O’Clock
  2. Wake Up
  3. Take Your Time
  4. Annabella – Richard Adams, Demis Roussos
  5. Let Me Love, Let Me Live – Richard Francs, Lucas Sideras
  6. Funky Mary
  7. Good Time So Fine – Valerie Johnson, Vangelis Papathanassiou
  8. Marie Jolie
  9. Such a Funny Night

Sun Ra: When Sun Comes Out

In November 1963, “Saturn” label released “When Sun Comes Out”, the fifth Sun Ra album. It was recorded 1962 – 1963, at the “Choreographer’s Workshop” in New York, and was produced Alton Abraham.

Personnel:

  • Sun Ra – piano, electric celeste, percussion
  • Walter Miller – trumpet
  • John Gilmore – tenor sax, drums, percussion
  • Teddy Nance – trombone
  • Bernard Pettaway – trombone
  • Marshall Allen – flute, alto saxophone, percussion
  • Pat Patrick – baritone saxophone, bongos, drums
  • Danny Davis – alto saxophone
  • Ronnie Boykins – bass
  • Clifford Jarvis – drums
  • Lex Humphries – drums
  • Tommy Hunter – gong, drums, tape effects
  • Theda Barbara – vocals
  • Ensemble vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Sun Ra.

  1. Circe
  2. The Nile
  3. Brazilian Sun
  4. We Travel the Spaceways
  5. Calling Planet Earth
  6. Dancing Shadows
  7. The Rainmaker
  8. When Sun Comes Out

The Bobby Timmons Trio: In Person

In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “In Person”, album by Bobby Timmons Trio (fifth Bobby Timmons album overall). It was recorded in October 1961, at “Village Vanguard” in New York, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Albert Heath – drums

Track listing:

 All tracks by Bobby Timmons except where noted.

  1. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
  2. So Tired
  3. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  4. Dat Dere (Theme)
  5. Popsy
  6. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  7. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  8. Dat Dere (Theme)

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