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Marvin Gaye: When I’m Alone I Cry

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On April 1, 1964, “Tamla” label released “When I’m Alone I Cry”, the third Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded 1963 – 1964, at “Graystone Ballroom” in Detroit, Michigan, in Chicago and New York City, and was produced by Clarence Paul and William “Mickey” Stevenson.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – vocal
  • Bernard Yeszin – design, photography
  • Wallace Mead – design, photography
  • Lee Ivory – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl Fischer
  2. I Was Telling Her About You – Morris Charlap, Don George
  3. I Wonder – Cecil Gant, Raymond Leaven
  4. I’ll Be Around – Alec Wilder, William Engvick
  5. Because of You – Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson
  6. I Don’t Know Why (I Just Do) – Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk
  7. I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe
  8. When Your Lover Has Gone – Einar Aaron Swan
  9. When I’m Alone I Cry – Avery Vandenberg, Morris Broadnax, Fredericka Foreman
  10. If My Heart Could Sing – Avery Vandenberg, Morris Broadnax

The Beach Boys: Surfin’ USA

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On March 25, 1963, “Capitol” label released “Surfin’ U.S.A.”, the second Beach Boys (The) studio album. It was recorded June 1962 – February 1962, at “Capitol Studios” and “Western” in Hollywood, and was produced by Nick Venet.

Personnel:

  • Mike Love – lead vocals
  • Brian Wilson – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Carl Wilson – lead guitar
  • Dennis Wilson – vocals, drums
  • David Marks – rhythm guitar
  • John Severson – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Surfin’ U.S.A. – Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry
  2. Farmer’s Daughter – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  3. Misirlou – Nick Roubanis, Freed Wise, Milton Leeds, Bob Russell
  4. Stoked – Brian Wilson
  5. Lonely Sea – Brian Wilson, Gary Usher
  6. Shut Down – Brian Wilson, Roger Christian
  7. Noble Surfer – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
  8. Honky Tonk – Bill Doggett, Shep Sheperd, Clifford Scott, Billy Butler
  9. Lana – Brian Wilson
  10. Surf Jam – Carl Wilson
  11. Let’s Go Trippin’ – Dick Dale
  12. Finders Keepers – Brian Wilson, Mike Love

Miracles: The Fabolous Miracles

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On February 28, 1963, “Tamla” label released “The Fabulous Miracles”, the fourth Miracles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1962, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and was produced by Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy Jr.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, executive producer
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Warren “Pete” Moore – backing vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

All tracks by Smokey Robinson, except where noted.

  1. You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
  2. I’ve Been Good to You
  3. Such Is Love, Such Is Life
  4. I Can Take a Hint – Smokey Robinson, Janie Bradford, Stanley Ossman, Bobby Rogers
  5. Won’t You Take Me Back
  6. A Love She Can Count On
  7. Whatever Makes You Happy – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  8. Heartbreak Road – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  9. Happy Landing – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  10. Your Love

Dizzy Gillespie and Les Double Six: Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris

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On February 15, 1964, “Phillips” label released “Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris”, album by Dizzy Gillespie and Les Double Six (the 41st Dizzy Gillespie album overall). It was recorded July – September 1963, at “Europosanor Studios” in Paris, and in Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Jean-Claude Briodin – vocals
  • Christiane Legrand – vocals
  • Eddy Louiss – vocals
  • Mimi Perrin – vocals
  • Bob Smart – vocals
  • Ward Swingle – vocals
  • Dizzy Gillespie – vocal, trumpet
  • James Moody – alto saxophone
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Pierre Michelot – bass
  • Chris White – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Rudy Collins – drums
  • Lalo Schifrin – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Emanon – Dizzy Gillespie, Milton Shaw
  2. Anthropology – Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker
  3. Tin Tin Deo – Gil Fuller, Luciano Pozo
  4. One Bass Hit – Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie
  5. Two Bass Hit – Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis
  6. Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  7. Ooh-Shoo-Be-Doo-Bee – Joe Carroll, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Graham
  8. Hot House – Tadd Dameron
  9. Con Alma – Dizzy Gillespie
  10. Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  11. The Champ – Dizzy Gillespie
  12. Ow! – Dizzy Gillespie

The Four Seasons: Born To Wander

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On February 7, 1064, “Philips” label released “Born to Wander”, the fifth 4 Seasons (The) album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Stea Philips Studios” in New York, and was produced by Bob Crewe.

Personnel:

  • Frankie Valli (Francesco Stephen Castelluccio) – vocals
  • Gaetano “Tommy” DeVito – vocals, lead guitar
  • Bob Gaudio – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Nick Massi (Nicholas E. Macioci) – vocal, bass, vocal arrangements
  • Charles Calello – arrangements, conductor
  • Gordon Clark – engineer
  • Pete Mayers – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Born to Wander – Al Peterson
  2. Don’t Cry, Elena – Bob Gaudio
  3. Where Have All the Flowers Gone – Pete Seeger
  4. Cry Myself to Sleep – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  5. A Ballad for Our Time – Lou Stallman, Sid Jacobson
  6. Silence Is Golden – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  7. New Town – Phil Ochs
  8. Golden Ribbon – Bob Gaudio
  9. Little Pony (Get Along) – Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi
  10. No Surfin Today – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  11. Searching Wind – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  12. Millie – Bob Gaudio

The Ventures: The Ventures In Space

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On January 25, 1964, “Dolton” label released “The Ventures in Space”, the 13th Ventures (The) album. It was recorded in October 1963, and was produced by Robert Reisdorff.

Personnel:

  • Don Wilson – guitar
  • Nokie Edwards – guitar
  • Bob Bogle – bass
  • Mel Taylor – drums
  • Red Rhodes – pedal steel guitar
  • Eddie Brackett – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Out of Limits – Michael Z. Gordon
  2. He Never Came Back – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
  3. Moon Child – Cissy Wechter, Julius Wechter
  4. Fear – Harry Lubin
  5. Exploration in Terror – Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
  6. War of the Satellites – Danny Hamilton
  7. The Bat – Lou Forbes
  8. Penetration – Steve Leonard
  9. Love Goddess of Venus – Don Wilson
  10. Solar Race – Don Wilson, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
  11. The Fourth Dimension – Gary Hodge, Terry Wadsworth
  12. Twilight Zone – Marty Manning

Peter, Paul & Mary: Moving

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On January 15, 1963, “Warner Bros” label released “Moving”, the second Peter, Paul & Mary studio album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Albert Grossman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
  • Noel “Paul” Stookey – vocals, guitar
  • Mary Travers – vocals
  • Bill Schwartau – recording
  • Push Pin Studios – design
  • Bernard Cole – front cover photography
  • Barry Feinstein – back photography
  • John Court – liner notes
  • Milton Okun – music director

Track listing:

  1. Settle Down (Goin’ Down That Highway) – Mike Settle
  2. Gone the Rainbow – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Milt Okun
  3. Flora – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Elaina Mezzetti
  4. Pretty Mary – Paul Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun
  5. Puff, the Magic Dragon – Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton
  6. This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
  7. Man Come into Egypt – Fred Hellerman, Fran Minkoff
  8. Old Coat – Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Elaina Mezzetti
  9. Tiny Sparrow – Paul Stookey, Elaina Mezzetti, Milt Okun
  10. Big Boat – Paul Stookey, Milt Okun, Elaina Mezzetti
  11. Morning Train – Elaina Mezzetti
  12. A’soalin‘ – Paul Stookey, Tracy Batteaste, Elaina Mezzetti

The Impressions: The Never Ending Impressions

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On January 9, 1964, “ABC-Paramount” label released “The Never Ending Impressions”, the second Impressions (The) album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Johnny Pate.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Mayfield – lead vocals, guitar
  • Fred Cash – tenor vocals
  • Sam Gooden – bass vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Mayfield, except where noted.

  1. Sister Love
  2. Little Boy Blue
  3. Satin Doll – Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn
  4. Girl You Don’t Know Me
  5. I Gotta Keep on Moving
  6. You Always Hurt the One You Love – Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts
  7. That’s What Love Will Do
  8. I’m So Proud
  9. September Song – Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill
  10. Lemon Tree – Will Holt
  11. Ten to One
  12. A Woman Who Loves Me

John Coltrane: Live At Birdland

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On January 9, 1964, “Impulse!” label released “Live at Birdland”, album by John Coltrane (the seventh album for Impulse!). It was recorded March, October and November 1963, at “Birdland” in New York City, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – double bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – studio recording

Track listing:

 All tracks by John Coltrane, except where noted.

  1. Afro Blue – Mongo Santamaria
  2. I Want to Talk About You – Billy Eckstine
  3. The Promise
  4. Alabama
  5. Your Lady

Dexter Gordon: Our Man In Paris

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In December 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Our Man in Paris”, the 20th Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in May 1963, at “CBS Studios” in Paris, France, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone 
  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Pierre Michelot – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Claude Ermelin – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  2. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  3. Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  4. Stairway to the Stars – Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli
  5. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli