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The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: Volumen One

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On June 6, 1996, “FiFo Records” label released “Volume One”, the debut West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (The) album.It was recorded 1965 – 1966, and was produced by Bob Irwin.

Personnel:

  • Danny Harris – vocals, guitar
  • Michael Lloyd – vocals, guitar
  • Dennis Lambert – guitar
  • Shaun Harris – vocals, bass guitar
  • Danny Belsky – drums, backing vocals
  • Bob Markley – backing vocals
  • Bob Irwin – mastering
  • Kip Smith – mastering
  • Al Beberwyck – design
  • Janet Atkins – design
  • Tim Livingston – project manager

Track listing:

  1. Something You Got – Chris Kenner
  2. Work Song – Oscar Brown, Nat Adderley
  3. Louie, Louie – Richard Berry
  4. Don’t Break My Balloon – Bob Markley
  5. You Really Got Me – Ray Davies
  6. Don’t Let Anything!!! Stand in Your Way – Bob Markley, Kim Fowley
  7. I Won’t Hurt You – Michael Lloyd, Shaun Harris, Bob Markley
  8. If You Want This Love – Sonny Knight
  9. Insanity – Bob Markley, Kim Fowley
  10. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
  11. She Belongs to Me – Bob Dylan

Ran Blake: Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano

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On May 1, 1965, “ESP-Disk” label released “Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano”, the second Ran Blake album. It was recorded in May 1965, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Ran Blake – piano
  • Art Crist – engineer
  • Paul Frick – art direction
  • Saul Stollman – design
  • George Klabin – photography
  • Gunther Schuller – liner notes
  • Bob Marius – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Vanguard – Ran Blake
  2. Stratusphunk – George Russell
  3. Sleepy Time Gal – Ange Lorenzo, Joseph Alden, Raymond Egan, Richard Whiting
  4. On Green Dolphin Street – Bronislav Kaper, Ned Washington
  5. Eric – Ran Blake
  6. There’ll Be Some Changes Made – Billy Higgins, W. Benton Overstreet
  7. Good Morning Heartache – Dan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham
  8. Sister Tee – Ran Blake
  9. Lonely Woman – Ornette Coleman
  10. Birmingham U.S.A. – Ran Blake

Marianne Faithfull: Same

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On April 15, 1965, “Decca” label released the self-titled, debut Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, at “Lansdowne Studios” and “Decca No. 2 Studio” in London, and was produced by Tony Calder.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocals
  • Mike Leander – arrangements, direction
  • David Whitaker – arrangements
  • Jon Mark – arrangements
  • Peter Hitchcock – engineer
  • Gus Dudgeon – engineer
  • David Bailey – photography
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography

Track listing:

  1. Come and Stay with Me – Jackie DeShannon
  2. If I Never Get to Love You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Time Takes Time – Barry Fantoni, Marianne Faithfull
  4.  He’ll Come Back to Me – Claude-Henri Vic, Michael Farr, Robert Gall
  5. Down Town – Tony Hatch
  6. Plaisir d’amour – David Whitaker
  7. Can’t You Hear My heartbeat – John Carter, Ken Lewis
  8. As Tears Go By – Andrew Loog Oldham, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  9. Paris Bells – Jon Birchell
  10. They Never Will Leave You – André Popp, Jean-Jacques Debout
  11. What Have They Done to the Rain – Malvina Reynolds
  12. In My Time of Sorrow – Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Page
  13. What Have I Done Wrong – Michael George Farr
  14. I’m a Loser – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Buck Owens: I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail

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On March 10, 1965, “Capitol” label released “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail”, album by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos (the eight Buck Owens album overall). It was recorded in December 1964, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Buck Owens – lead vocals, guitar
  • Don Rich – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Jelly Sanders – guitar, fiddle
  • Jay McDonald – pedal steel guitar
  • Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar, guitar
  • Doyle Holly – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Bob Morris – bass, vocals
  • Willie Cantu – drums
  • Mel King – drums
  • Capitol Photo Studio – photography
  • Ken Veeder – photography
  • Bashful Bobby Wooten – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
  2. Trouble and Me – Harlan Howard
  3. Let the Sad Times Roll On – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  4. Wham Bam – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich
  5. If You Fall Out of Love with Me – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens
  6. Fallin’ for You – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich
  7. We’re Gonna Let the Good Times Roll – Buck Owens
  8. The Band Keeps Playin’ On – Red Simpson, Fuzzy Owen
  9. Streets of Laredo – Samuel Barber
  10. Cryin’ Time – Buck Owens
  11. A Maiden’s Prayer – Bob Wills
  12. Memphis – Chuck Berry

John Coltrane: OM

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In January 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Om”, a posthumously-released John Coltrane album. It was recorded in October 1965, at “Camelot Sound Studios” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Donald Rafael Garrett – clarinet, double bass
  • Joe Brazil – flute
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Jan Kurtis – engineer
  • Robert and Barbara Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Bill Levy – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Om, Part 1
  2. Om, Part 2

Gil Fuller: Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie

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In December 1965, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie”, album by Gil Fuller featuring Dizzy Gillespie (second Gil Fuller album overall). It was recorded in October 1965, at “Pacific Jazz Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Gil Fuller – conductor, arrangements 
  • Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet
  • Gabe Baltazar, Buddy Collette – alto saxophone
  • Bill Green, Carrington Visor – tenor saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • John Audino, Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison, Freddie Hill, Melvin Moore – trumpet
  • Sam Cassano, David Duke, Herman Lebow, Alan Robinson – French horn
  • Jim Amlotte, Bob Fitzpatrick, Lester Robinson – trombone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Phil Moore – piano
  • Jimmy Bond – bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Richard Bock – recording
  • Ron McMaster – mastering
  • Achille Perilli – painting
  • Arthur Adams – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gil Fuller except where notes.

  1. Man from Monterey – Phil Moore
  2. Angel City
  3. Love Theme from the Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  4. Groovin’ High – Dizzy Gillespie
  5. Be’s That Way
  6. Big Sur
  7. Moontide
  8. Things Are Here – Dizzy Gillespie

Gerald Wilson Orchestra: Feelin’ Kinda Blues

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In December 1965, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Feelin’ Kinda Blues”, album by Gerald Wilson Orchestra (the sixth Gerald Wilson album overall). It was recorded November – December 1965, at “United Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Gerald Wilson – conductor, arrangements
  • Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
  • Curtis Amy – soprano saxophone
  • Teddy Edwards, Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Bobby Bryant, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Nat Meeks, Melvin Moore, Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson – trombone
  • Fred Murell – bass trombone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Phil Moore III – piano
  • Don Randi – organ
  • Victor Feldman – vibraphone
  • Buddy Woodson – bass
  • Mel Lee – drums
  • Modesto Duran,  Adolfo Valdes – percussion
  • Bones Howe (Daytron Burr Howe) – percussion, engineer
  • Woody Woodward – art direction
  • Jon Nimmo – photography

Track listing:

  1. When I’m Feeling Kinda Blue – Gerald Wilson
  2. Freddie Freeloader – Miles Davis
  3. Do Anything You Wanna – Harold Betters, Carl Ramsey
  4. Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Watermelon Man – Herbie Hancock
  6. Yeh Yeh – Rodgers Grant, Pat Patrick, Jon Hendricks
  7. One On the House – Harry James, Ernie Wilkins
  8. I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown
  9. I Concentrate on You – Cole Porter
  10. Well Son Shuffle – Mike Barone

The McCoys: Hang On Sloopy

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In November 1965, “Bang” label released “Hang on Sloopy”, the debut McCoys (The) album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer.

Personnel:

  • Richard Zehringer (later Rick Derringer) – lead vocal, guitar
  • Dennis Kelly – bass
  • Randy Z (Randy Zehringer) – drums
  • Bassett Hand – arrangements, conductor
  • Eddie Smith, Gordy Clark, Stanley Weiss- engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer, except where noted.

  1. Meet the McCoys
  2. Hang On Sloopy – Wes Farrell, Bert Russell
  3. Fever – Eddie Cooley, John Davenport
  4. Sorrow
  5. If You Tell a Lie
  6. I Don’t Mind – James Brown
  7. Stubborn Kind of Fellow – Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson, George Gordy
  8. I Can’t Help Fallin’ In Love – Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss
  9. All I Really Want to Do – Bob Dylan
  10. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown
  11. I Can’t Explain It
  12. High Heel Sneakers – Robert Higginbotham
  13. Stormy Monday Blues – Aaron Walker

The Temptations: Temptin’ Temptations

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On November 1, 1965, “Gordy” label released “The Temptin’ Temptations”, the third Temptations (The) studio album. It was recorded 1964 – 1965, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, and was produced by Smokey Robinson, Norman Whitfield, William “Mickey” Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter.

Personnel:

  • David Ruffin – vocals (baritone, tenor, falsetto)
  • Eddie Kendricks – vocals (tenor, falsetto)
  • Paul Williams – vocals (baritone)
  • Melvin Franklin – vocals (bass)
  • Otis Williams – vocals (tenor, baritone)
  • The Andantes – additional backing vocals
  • Jimmy Ruffin – additional backing vocals
  • Smokey Robinson – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Since I Lost My Baby – Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore
  2. The Girl’s Alright with Me – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland, Jr., Eddie Kendricks
  3. Just Another Lonely Night – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  4. My Baby – Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, Bobby Rogers
  5. You’ve Got to Earn It – Smokey Robinson, Cornelius Grant
  6. Everybody Needs Love – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland
  7. Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland
  8. Don’t Look Back – Smokey Robinson, Ronnie White
  9. I Gotta Know Now – Norman Whitfield, Edward Holland
  10. Born to Love You – Ivy Jo Hunter, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  11. I’ll Be in Trouble – Smokey Robinson
  12. You’re the One I Need – Smokey Robinson

John Coltrane: Infinity

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In September 1972, “Impulse!’ label released “Infinity”, album by John Coltrane. It features overdubs with strings of Coltrane’s pieces recorded in 1965 and 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, and was produced by Ed Mitchell.

Personnel:

Original performance

  • John Coltrane – soprano and tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion, bells
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor sax, flute, piccolo, tambourine, percussion
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Alice Coltrane – piano, organ
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rashied Ali – drums
  • Ray Appleton – percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Baker Bigsby – engineer

Overdubbed with arrangements (recorded at “The village Recorder” in Los Angeles)

  • Alice Coltrane – piano, harp, organ, vibraphone, tamboura, timpani
  • Joan Chapman – tamboura
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Oran Coltrane – bells

String orchestra

  • James Getzoff, Gerald Vinci, Gordon Marron, Michael White – violin
  • Rollice Dale, Myra Kestenbaum – viola
  • Jesse Ehrlich, Edgar Lustgarten – cello
  • Murray Adler – concertmaster

Track listing:

All tracks by John Coltrane.

  1. Peace on Earth
  2. Living Space
  3. Joy
  4. Leo