In March 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Into Somethin’”, the fourth Larry Young album. It was recorded in November 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In December 1964, “Barclay” label released “Verlaine et Rimbaud”, the thirteenth Léo Ferré album. It was recorded in May 1964, at “Barclay Studio” in Paris. This was one of the first double albums in the history oi the modern music.
In November 1965, “Reprise” label released “Kinkdom”, the third overall and the only US Kinks (The) album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, at “Pye Studios” in London and was produced by Shel Talmy.
In October 1965, “Blue Note” label released “All That’s Good”, the fifth Freddie Roach album. It was recorded in October 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In September 1966, “Phillips” label released “Wild Is the Wind”, the sixth Nina Simone studio album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney. In 2020, it was ranked 212 on “Rolling Stone’s” list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arranger
Horace Ott – arranger
Sid Mark – liner notes
I Love Your Lovin’ Ways – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
Four Woman – Nina Simone
What More Can I Say – Horace Ott, Wade Brown Jr.
Lilac Wine – James Shelton
That’s All I Ask – Horace Ott
Break Down and Let It All Out – Van McCoy
Why keep On Breaking My Heart – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus
Wild is the Wind – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – traditional
In September 1964, “Smash Records” label released “Out of Sight”, the ninth James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
James Brown – vocals
Bobby Byrd – organ, backing vocals
Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
Les Buie – guitar
Billy Butler – guitar
Wallace Richardson – guitar
Lucas Fats Gonder – organ
Bernard Odum – bass
Sam Thomas – bass
Al Lucas – bass
David “Panama” Francis – drums
Melvin Parker – drums
Nat Kendrick – drums
Nat Jones – alto saxophone
George Dorsey – alto saxophone
Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
Maceo Parker – baritone saxophone
Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone
Sam “The Man” Taylor – tenor saxophone
Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
Al Brisco Clark – tenor saxophone
Eldde Williams – tenor saxophone
St. Clair Pinckney – tenor saxophone
Joe Dupars – trumpet
McKinley Johnson – trumpet
Ron Tooley – trumpet
Teddy Washington – trumpet
Richard Harris – trombone
Wilmer Milton – trombone
New York Studio Orchestra
New York Studio Chorus
Sammy Lowe – conductor, arranger
Eugen “Baby Lloyd” Stallworth, Bobby Bennett – backing vocals
Track listing:
Out of Sight – Ted Wright
Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
Good Rockin’ Tonight – Roy Brown
Till Then – Eddie Seiler, Guy Wood, Sol Marcus
Nature Boy – Eden Ahbez
I Wanna be Around – Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt
I Got You – Ted Wright
Maybe the Last Time – Ted Wright
Mona Lisa – Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
I Love You, Porgy – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
In July 1966, “Blue Note” label released “Search for the New Land”, the fifteenth Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in February 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
On January 30, 1964, “Chess Records” label released “Folk Singer”, the fourth Muddy Waters studio album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Tel Mar Recording” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Ralph Bass and Willie Dixon. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Folk Singer” at number 280 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
Buddy Guy – guitar
Sammy Lawhorn – guitar
James Madison – guitar
Otis Spann – harmonica, piano
Willie Dixon – bass
Milton Rector – bass
J.T. Brown – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Francis Clay – drums
Clifton James – drums
S.P. Leary – drums
Ron Malo – engineer
Vartan – art direction
Bob Schnieders – coordinator, liner notes
Mary Katherine Aldin – liner notes
Don Bronstein – design, photography
Jim Marshall – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Muddy Waters, except where noted.
My Home Is in the Delta
Long Distance
My Captain – Willie Dixon
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl – Sonny Boy Williamson
In January 1965, “Parrot” label released the self-titled, debut Zombies (The) album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Rod Argent and Ken Jones.
Personnel:
Colin Blunstone – lead and backing vocals, tambourine
Paul Atkinson – electric guitar
Rod Argent – lead and backing vocals, electric piano, organ
Chris White – bass, backing vocals
Hugh Grundy – drums
Track listing:
She’s Not There – Rod Argent
Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward
It’s Alright With Me – Rod Argent
You’ve Really Got a Hold Me / Bring It On Home to Me – Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke
Sometimes – Rod Argent
Woman – Rod Argent
Tell Her No – Rod Argent
I Don’t Want to Know – Chris White
Work ’n’ Play – Ken Jones
Can’t Nobody Love You – Phillips Mitchell
What More Can I Do – Chris White
I Got My Mojo Working – Preston Foster, McKinley Morganfield