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Joe Henderson: Inner Urge

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In March 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Inner Urge”, the fourth Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Francis Wolff – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

  1. Inner Urge
  2. Isotope
  3. El Barrio
  4. You Know I Care – Duke Pearson
  5. Night and Day – Cole Porter
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Ray Charles: Sweet & Sour Tears

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In March 1964, “ABC” label released “Sweet & Sour Tears”, the 20th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Sid Feller and Ray Charles.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, keyboards
  • Billy Preston – electric organ
  • Gene Lowell Singers – backing vocals
  • Calvin Jackson, Sid Feller – arrangements
  • Bill Putnam, Phil Macy – engineer
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Howard Morehead – photography

Track listing:

  1. Cry – Churchill Kohlman
  2. Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  3. A Tear Fell – Eugene Randolph, Dorian Burton
  4. No One to Cry To – Sid Robin, Foy Glenn Willing
  5. You’ve Got Me Crying Again – Isham Jones, Charles Newman
  6. After My Laughter Came Tears – Charles Tobias, Roy Turk
  7. Teardrops from My Eyes – Rudolph Toombs
  8. Don’t Cry Baby – Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger
  9. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  10. Baby, Don’t You Cry – Buddy Johnson, Ned Washington
  11. Willow, Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  12. I Cried for You – Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman, Gus Arnheim

The Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over

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In March 1964, “Epic” label released “Glad All Over”, the debut Dave Clark Five (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Dave Clark.

Personnel:

  • Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
  • Lenny Davidson – guitars, backing vocals
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, organ, piano
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Bobby Graham – drums
  • Denis Payton – saxophone, backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, except where noted.

  1. Glad All Over
  2. All of the Time
  3. Stay – Maurice Williams
  4. Chaquita
  5. Do You Love Me – Berry Gordy Jr.
  6. Bits and Pieces
  7. I Know You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  8. No Time to Lose
  9. Doo Dah – Dave Clark
  10. Time – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  11. She’s All Mine – Dave Clark

Shangri-Las: Leader of the Pack

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In February 1965, “Red Bird” label released “Leader of the Pack”, the debut Shangri-Las (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by George “Shadow” Morton.

Personnel:

  • Mary Weiss – lead and backing vocals
  • Betty Weiss – lead and backing vocals
  • Marge Ganser – backing vocals
  • Mary Ann Ganser – backing vocals
  • Brooks Arthur – engineer
  • Rod McBrien – engineer
  • Loring Eutemey – artwork
  • Hugh Bell – photography

Track listing:

  1. Give Him a Great Big Kiss – George Morton
  2. Leader of the Pack – George Morton, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
  3. Bull Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  4. It’s Easier to Cry – J. J. Jackson, Joe De Angelis, Robert Steinberg
  5. What Is Love – George Morton, Tony Michaels
  6. Remember (Walking in the Sand) – George Morton
  7. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  8. Maybe – Arlene Smith, George Goldner
  9. So Much in Love – Billy Jackson, Roy Straigis
  10. Shout – Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley Jr.
  11. Good Night, My Love, Pleasant Dreams – George Motola, John Marascalco
  12. You Can’t Sit Down – Cornell Muldrow, Dee Clark

The Ventures: Where the Action Is

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In January 1965, “Dolton Records” label released “Where the Action Is”, the 20th Ventures (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Joe Saraceno.

Personnel:

  • Don Wilson – rhythm guitar
  • Bob Bogle – lead guitar, bass
  • Nokie Edwards – bass, lead guitar
  • Mel Taylor – drums
  • Harold “Lanky” Lintstrot – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – art direction
  • Ken Kim – design

Track listing:

  1. Action – Steve Venet, Tommy Boyce
  2. Lies – Beau Charles, Buddy Randell
  3. Fever – Eddie Cooley, John Davenport
  4. Stop Action – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
  5. 3’s Crowd – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
  6. A Taste of Honey – Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow
  7. No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach’s In) – Granville Sasha Burland
  8. Action Plus – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
  9. Hang on Sloopy – Bert Russell, Wes Farrell
  10. Nutty – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
  11. Little Bit of Action – Don Wilson, Mel Taylor, Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle
  12. She’s Just My Style – Al Capps, Gary Lewis, Leon Russell, Tom Lesslie

The Dave Clark Five: Coast to Coast

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In December 1964, “Epic” label released “Coast to Coast”, the fourth US Dave Clark Five (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Adrian Clark.

Personnel:

  • Lenny Davidson – guitars, backing and harmony vocals
  • Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
  • Denis Payton – saxophone, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Any Way You Want It – Ron Ryan
  2. Give Me Love – Dave Clark, Denny Payton
  3. I Can’t Stand It – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  4. I’m Left Without You – Dave Clark, Denny Payton
  5. Everybody Knows – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  6. Crying Over You – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  7. Say You Want Me – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  8. When – Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson
  9. Don’t You Know – Dave Clark, Denny Payton
  10. To Me – Dave Clark, Denny Payton
  11. It’s Not True – Dave Clark, Mike Smith

Nina Simone: Broadway – Blues Ballads

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In November 1964, “Philips” label released “Broadway-Blues-Ballads”, the eleventh Nina Simone album. It was recorded in 1964, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arranger
  • Bobby Hamilton – drums
  • Lisle Atkinson – percussion
  • Rudy Stevenson – flute
  • Horace Ott – arranger, conductor
  • Hal Mooney – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus
  2. Night Song – Lee Adams, Charles Strouse
  3. The Laziest Gal in Town – Cole Porter
  4. Something Wonderful – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  5. Don’t Take All Night – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
  6. Nobody – Alex Rogers, Bert Williams
  7. I Am Blessed – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
  8. Of This I’m Sure – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
  9. See-Line Woman – traditional, George Bass, Nina Simone
  10. Our Love (Will See Us Through) – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
  11. How Can I? – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
  12. The Last Rose of Summer – Thomas Moore, Richard Alfred Milliken, Nina Simone

Sonny Stitt: Soul People

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In September 1965, “Prestige” label released “Soul People”, the 50th Sonny Stitt album. It was recorded in 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena, Bob Porter and Cal Lampley.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Stitt – alto saxophone and tenor saxophone
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Vinnie Corrao – guitar
  • Don Patterson – organ
  • Billy James – drums

Track listing:

  1. Soul People – Sonny Stitt
  2. Sonny’s Book – Sonny Stitt
  3. “C” Jam Blues – Duke Ellington
  4. Medley: I Can’t Get Started / The Masquerade Is Over – Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin / Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel

The Animals: Same

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In September 1964, “MGM” label released the self-titled, debut Animals (The) album. It was recorded January – July 1964, and was produced by Mickie Most.

Personnel:

  • Eric Burdon – vocals
  • Hilton Valentine – guitar, backing vocals
  • Alan Price – organ, vibraphone, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Chas Chandler – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Steel – drums
  • Val Valentin – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The House of the Rising Sun – traditional, arranged by Alan Price
  2. The Girl Can’t Help It – Bobby Troup
  3. Blue Feeling – Jimmy Henshaw
  4. Baby Let Me Take You Home – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
  5. The Right Time – Lew Herman
  6. Talkin’ Bout You – Ray Charles
  7. Around and Around – Chuck Berry
  8. I’m in Love Again – Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino
  9. Gonna Send You Back to Walker – Johnnie Mae Matthews
  10. Memphis, Tennessee – Chuck Berry
  11. I’m Mad Again – John Lee Hooker
  12. I’ve Been Around – Fats Domino

Johnny Cash & June Carter: Carryin’ On with Johnny Cash & June Carter

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On August 1, 1967, “Columbia” label released “Carryin’ On with Johnny Cash & June Carter” album by Johnny Cash and June Carter. It was recorded August 1964 – May 1967, and was produced by Don Law.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar
  • June Carter – vocals
  • Carl Perkins, Luther Perkins, Bob Johnson – guitar
  • Norman Blake – guitar, dobro
  • Marshall Grant – bass
  • W.S. Holland – drums
  • Charlie McCoy – harmonica
  • Bill McElhiney, Karl Garvin – trumpet
  • Phil Balsey, Jan Howard, The Carter Family – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Long Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man – Marshall Grant
  2. Shantytown – Johnny Cash, June Carter
  3. It Ain’t Me Babe – Bob Dylan
  4. Fast Boat to Sydney – June Helen Carter, Anita Carter
  5. Pack Up Your Sorrows – Richard Farina, Pauline Marden
  6. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles
  7. Jackson – Billy Ed Wheeler, Jerry Leiber
  8. Oh What a Good Thing We Had – Johnny Cash, June Carter
  9. You’ll Be All Right – Johnny Cash, June Carter
  10. No No No – Johnny Cash
  11. What’d I Say – Ray Charles