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Roland Kirk: Here Comes The Whistleman

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In February 1967, “Atlantic” label released “Here Comes the Whistleman”, album by Roland Kirk. It was recorded in March 1965, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Joel Dorn and Roland Kirk.

Personnel:

  • Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Charles Crosby – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Roland Kirk, except where noted.

  1. Roots
  2. Here Comes the Whistleman
  3. I Wished on the Moon – Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger
  4. Making Love After Hours
  5. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  6. Aluminum Baby – Jaki Byard
  7. Step Right Up

The Sonics: Boom

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In February 1966, “Etiquette” label released “Boom”, the second Sonics (The) studio album. It was recorded 1965 – 1966, at “Wiley-Griffith Studios” in Tacoma, Washington, and was produced by Kent Morrill and Buck Ormsby.

Personnel:

  • Larry Parypa – vocals, lead guitar
  • Gerry Roslie – vocals, keyboard
  • Andy Parypa – vocals, bass guitar
  • Rob Lind – vocals, saxophone
  • Bob Bennett – drums
  • Bill Wiley – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Cinderella – Gerry Roslie
  2. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark – Gerry Roslie
  3. Skinny Minnie – Bill Haley, Mitt Gabler, Rusty Keefer, Catherine Cafra
  4. Let the Good Times Roll – Leonard Lee
  5. Don’t You Just Know It – Huey “Piano” Smith, John Vincent
  6. Jenny, Jenny – Enotris Johnson, Little Richard
  7. He’s Waitin’ – Gerry Roslie
  8. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  9. Since I Feel for You – Buddy Johnson
  10. Hitch Hike – Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson, Clarence Paul
  11. It’s All Right – Chris Andrews
  12. Shot Down – Gerry Roslie

Four Tops: Same

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On January 21, 1965, “Motown” label released self-titled, debut Four Tops studio album. It was recorded in 1964, and was produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.

Personnel:

  • Levi Stubbs – baritone, lead vocals and backing vocals
  • Abdul Fakir – first tenor, backing vocals
  • Renaldo Benson – bass, backing vocals
  • Lawrence Payton – second tenor, backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Baby I Need Your Loving – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  2. Without the One You Love (Life’s Not Worth While) – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  3. Where Did You Go? – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  4. Ask the Lonely – William “Mickey” Stevenson
  5. Your Love Is Amazing – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  6. Sad Souvenirs – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  7. Don’t Turn Away – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  8. Tea House in China Town – Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  9. Left With a Broken Heart – Marv Johnson
  10. Love Has Gone – Holland–Dozier–Holland
  11. Call on Me – Holland–Dozier–Holland

Tammi Terrell: Irresistible

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In January 1969, “Motown” label released “Irresistible”, the only Tammi Terrell album, It was recorded 1965 – 1968, and was produced by Smokey Robinson, Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fugua, James Dean and William Weatherspoon.

Personnel:

  • Tammi Terrell – lead and additional backing vocals
  • The Andantes, The Spinners – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. I Can’t Believe You Love Me – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  2. That’s What Boys Are Made For – Harvey Fuqua, Gwen Gordy Fuqua
  3. Come On and See Me – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  4. What a Good Man He Is – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland
  5. Tears at the End of a Love Affair – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Sylvia Moy
  6. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) – Holland–Dozier–Holland, Sylvia Moy
  7. He’s the One I Love – Smokey Robinson
  8. Can’t Stop Now (Love Is Calling) – James Dean, Stanley McMullen, William Weatherspoon
  9. Just Too Much to Hope For – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Clyde Wilson, Wilbur Jackson
  10. Hold Me Oh My Darling – Harvey Fuqua
  11. I Can’t Go on Without You – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Sylvia Moy

Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington: Ella At Duke’s Place

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In December 1965, “Verve” label released “Ella at Duke’s Place”, album by Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. It was recorded in October 1965, at “United Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
  • Duke Ellington – piano, conductor, arrangements
  • Jimmy Jones – arrangements
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Cat Anderson – trumpet
  • Mercer Ellington – trumpet
  • Herb Jones – trumpet
  • Cootie Williams – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown – trombone
  • Buster Cooper – trombone
  • Chuck Connors – bass trombone
  • John Lamb – bass
  • Louis Bellson – drums
  • Val Valentin – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Something to Live For – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  2. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing – Billy Strayhorn
  3. Passion Flower – Billy Strayhorn
  4. I Like the Sunrise
  5. Azure – Irving Mills
  6. Imagine My Frustration – Billy Strayhorn, Gerald Stanley Wilson
  7. Duke’s Place – Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts, Bob Thiele
  8. Brown-skin Gal (in the Calico Gown) – Paul Francis Webster
  9. What Am I Here For? – Frankie Laine
  10. Cotton Tail

Wes Montgomery And The Wynton Kelly Trio: Smokin’ At The Half Note

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In November 1965, “Verve” label released “Smokin’ at the Half Note”, album by Wes Montgomery and the Wynton Kelly Trio (the 14th Wes Montgomery album overall). It was recorded in June 1965 at the “Half Note Club” in New York City and September 1965 at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – double bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Val Valentin – engineering director

Track listing:

  1. No Blues – Miles Davis
  2. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  3. Unit 7 – Sam Jones
  4. Four on Six – Wes Montgomery
  5. What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke

Stevie Wonder: Down To Earth

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On November 16, 1966, “Tamla Motown” label released “Down to Earth”, the sixth Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded 1965 – 1966, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and was produced by Clarence Paul and Henry Cosby.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – vocals, harmonica, keyboards, drums, percussion
  • The Originals – backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • James Jamerson – bass guitar
  • Benny Benjamin – drums
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. A Place in the Sun – Ron Miller, Bryan Wells
  2. Bang Bang – Sonny Bono
  3. Down to Earth – Ron Miller, Avery Vanderberg
  4. Thank You Love – Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder
  5. Be Cool, Be Calm (And Keep Yourself Together) – Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder
  6. Sylvia – Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder
  7. My World Is Empty Without You – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  8. The Lonesome Road – Gene Austin, Nat Shilkret
  9. Angel Baby (Don’t You Ever Leave Me) – Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
  10. Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  11. Sixteen Tons – Merle Travis
  12. Hey Love – Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder

Four Tops: Four Tops Second Album

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On November 13, 1965, “Motown” label released “Four Tops Second Album”, the second Four Tops studio album. It was recorded in 1965, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and was produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Smokey Robinson.

Personnel:

  • Levi Stubbs – lead (baritone) and backing vocals
  • Abdul Fakir – first tenor and backing vocals
  • Renaldo Benson – bass backing vocals
  • Lawrence Payton – second tenor backing vocals, lead vocals, keyboards
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation

Track listing:

All tracks by Holland–Dozier–Holland (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland), except where noted.

  1. I Can’t Help Myself
  2. Love Feels Like Fire
  3. Is There Anything That I Can Do – Warren “Pete” Moore, Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  4. Something About You
  5. It’s the Same Old Song
  6. Helpless
  7. Just as Long as You Need Me
  8. Darling, I Hum Our Song
  9. I Like Everything About You
  10. Since You’ve Been Gone
  11. Stay in My Lonely Arms
  12. I’m Grateful – Eddie Holland, Cleo Drake, George Fowler

Tages: Same

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On November 3, 1965, “Platina” label released the self-titled, debut Tages studio album. It was recorded August – October 1965, at “EMI Studios” in Stockholm, and was produced by Anders Henriksson.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Blom – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Danne Larsson – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Göran Lagerberg – vocals, bass guitar
  • Anders Töpel – vocals, lead guitar
  • Freddie Skantze – drums, percussion
  • Anders Henriksson – piano, engineer
  • Björn Norén – engineer
  • Hans Sidén – illustrations, layout, liner notes
  • Peter Knopp – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Bloodhound – Larry Bright
  2. Everybody Loves a Lover – Robert Allen, Richard Adler
  3. Dimples – John Lee Hooker, James Bracken
  4. I Got My Mojo Working – McKinley Morganfield
  5. Naggin – Jerry West, Jimmy Anderson
  6. Sleep Little Girl – Tommy Blom
  7. The One for You – Danne Larsson
  8. Seventh Son – Willie Dixon
  9. I’ll Go Crazy – James Brown
  10. Cathy’s Clown – Don Everly
  11. Doctor Feel-Good – Curtis Smith
  12. Stand By Me – Dean Beard, Ray Doggert, Slim Willet

Stanley Turrentine: Joyride

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In October 1965, “Blue Note” label released “Joyride”, the eleventh Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in April 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Herbie Hancock – piano
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet, piccolo flute
  • Danny Bank – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute
  • Robert Ashton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Albert J. Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young – trumpet
  • Henry Coker, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing

  1. River’s Invitation – Percy Mayfield
  2. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone – Buddy Johnson
  3. Little Sheri – Stanley Turrentine
  4. Mattie T. – Stanley Turrentine
  5. Bayou – Jimmy Smith
  6. A Taste of Honey – Ric Marlow, Robert Scott