On November 9, 2008, Zenzile Miriam Makeba died aged 76. She was singer, songwriter, actress, civil rights activist, and United Nations goodwill ambassador, nicknamed Mama Africa. She was the first African woman to win a “Grammy Award” (for “Best Folk Recording” in 1966 with Harry Belafonte for “An Evening with Belafonte and Makeba”). Makeba popularized African music among Western audience. Few of her popular songs were critical of apartheid, making her a symbol of opposition to the apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. Upon her death, former Nelson Mandela said “her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us.”
Tag Archives: 1966
Sonny Simmons: Staying on the Watch
On August 30, 1966, “ESP” label released “Staying on the Watch”, the debut Sonny Simmons album. It was recorded in 1966 and was produced by Bernard Stollman.
Personnel:
- Sonny Simmons- alto saxophone
- Barbara Donald- trumpet
- John Hicks- piano
- Teddy Smith- bass
- Marvin Patillo- drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Sonny Simmons
- Metamorphosis
- A Distant Voice
- City of David
- Interplanetary Travelers
Wilson Pickett: The Exciting Wilson Pickett
In August 1966, “Atlantic” label released “The Exciting Wilson Pickett”, the third Wilson Pickett album. It was recorded May 1965 – May 1966, in Memphis, Tennessee, and Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Steve Cropper, Jim Stewart, Rick Hall, and Tom Dowd.
Personnel:
- Wilson Pickett– vocals
- Steve Cropper, Jimmy Johnson, Chips Moman– guitar
- Joe Hall, Isaac Hayes, Spooner Oldham– keyboards, piano
- Tommy Cogbill, Donald Dunn– bass guitar
- Roger Hawkins, Al Jackson Jr.– drums
- Wayne Jackson, Gene “Bowlegs” Miller– trumpet
- Charles “Packy” Axton, Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers– tenor saxophone
- Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
- Steve Cropper – supervisor
- Tom Dowd– engineer, supervisor
- Rick Hall – engineer, supervisor
- Jim Stewart– engineer, supervisor
- Haig Adishian – design
- Bob Rolontz– liner notes
- Scott Galloway – liner notes
- Nick Samardge – photography
- Jerry Wexler– supervisor
Track listing:
- Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
- Something You Got – Chris Kenner
- 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
- Barefootin’ – Robert Parker
- Mercy Mercy – Don Covay, Ronald Dean Miller
- You’re So Fine – Lance Finney, Willie Schofield, Bob West
- In the Midnight Hour – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
- Ninety-nine and a Half (Won’t Do) – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
- Danger Zone – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
- I’m Drifting – Homer Banks, Pickett, David Porter
- It’s All Over – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
- She’s So Good to Me – Bobby Womack
Maurice Kinn
On August 3, 2000, Maurice Kinn, died aged 66. He was publisher, in 1953 bought “The New Musical Express”, and turned it into the world’s foremost music paper, between 1963 and 1966 he organized the annual “NME” poll-winners concerts, and staged the first all-star jazz concerts at the “Royal Albert Hall”, becoming one of the most influential figures of the world music scene in the 1950’ and 1960’.
Kaleidoscope: Side Trip
In June 1967, “Epic” label released “Side Trips”, the debut Kaleidoscope (US band) studio album. It was recorded 1966 – 1967, and was produced by Barry Friedman.
Personnel:
- David Perry Lindley – banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harp guitar, 7-string banjo
- David Solomon Feldthouse – saz, bouzouki, resonator guitar, veena, goblet drum, dulcimer, fiddle, twelve-string guitar
- Chris Darrow– bass, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, autoharp, harmonica, clarinet
- Fenrus Epp – violin, viola, bass, piano, organ, harmonica
- John Vidican – percussion
- Mike Goldberg – production supervisor
- Arnold Shaw – liner notes
Track listing:
- Egyptian Gardens – Solomon Feldthouse
- If the Night – Chris Darrow
- Hesitation Blues – Charlie Poole
- Please – Solomon Feldthouse, Mark Freedman
- Keep Your Mind Open – Chris Darrow
- Pulsating Dream – Chris Darrow, Solomon Feldthouse, David Lindley
- Oh Death – Dock Boggs
- Come on In – traditional, arranged by David Lindley
- Why Try – David Lindley
- Minnie the Moocher – Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill, Irving Mills
Freddie Hubbard: Backlash
In May 1967, “Atlantic” label released “Backlash”, the 14th Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in October 1966, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
- Freddie Hubbard- trumpet, flugelhorn
- James Spaulding- flute, alto saxophone
- Albert Dailey- piano
- Bob Cunningham- bass
- Otis Ray Appleton– drums
- Ray Barretto– percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Freddie Hubbard except where noted.
- Backlash – Donald Pickett
- The Return of the Prodigal Son – Harold Ousley
- Little Sunflower
- On the Que-Tee
- Up Jumped Spring
- Echoes of Blue – Bob Cunningham
John Coltrane: Ascension
On February 26, 1966, “Impulse” label released “Ascension”, the 21st John Coltrane album. It was recorded on June 28, 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Freddie Hubbard– trumpet
- Dewey Johnson– trumpet
- Marion Brown– alto saxophone
- John Tchicai– alto saxophone
- John Coltrane– tenor saxophone
- Pharoah Sanders– tenor saxophone
- Archie Shepp– tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Art Davis– bass
- Jimmy Garrison– bass
- Elvin Jones– drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – mastering
- Robert Flynn – cover design
- Joe Lebow – liner design
- Charles Stewart – cover photography
Track listing:
- Ascension One – John Coltrane
- Ascension Two – John Coltrane
Freddie Hubbard: Blue Spirits
In February 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Spirits”, the thirteenth Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded February 1965 – March 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Freddie Hubbard- trumpet
- James Spaulding- alto saxophone, flute
- Joe Henderson- tenor saxophone
- Harold Mabern- piano
- Larry Ridley– bass
- Bob Cranshaw– bass
- Reggie Workman– bass
- Clifford Jarvis– drums
- Elvin Jones– drums
- Pete LaRoca– drums
- Big Black – congas
- Kiane Zawadi- euphonium
- Hank Mobley- tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Herbie Hancock- piano, celeste
- Hosea Taylor – alto saxophone, bassoon
All tracks by Freddie Hubbard
- Soul Surge
- Blue Spirits
- Outer Forces
- Cunga Black
- Jodo
Oscar Peterson: Soul Español
In December 1966, “Limelight” label released “Soul Español”, the 104th Oscar Peterson album. It was recorded in December 1966, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Hal Mooney.
Personnel:
- Oscar Peterson- piano
- Sam Jones- double bass
- Louis Hayes- drums
- Henley Gibson – conga
- Harold Jones- percussion
- Marshall Thompson- timbales
- Bob Kidder – recording
- Jack McMahon – remix
- Jim Schubert – design
- Stan Malinowski – photography
- Morgam Ames – liner notes
Track listing:
- Mas que Nada – Jorge Ben Jor
- Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Vinicius de Moraes
- Call Me – Tony Hatch
- How Insensitive – Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim
- Carioca – Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans
- Soulville Samba – Oscar Peterson
- Amanha – Phil Bodner
- Meditation – Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonca
- Samba Sensitive – Oscar Peterson
- Samba de Orfeu – Luiz Bonfá, Vinicius de Moraes
The Hollies: For Certain Because…
On December 9, 1966, “Parlaphone” label released “For Certain Because”, the fifth Hollies (The) album. It was recorded November 1965 and June – October 1966, and was produced by Ron Richards.
Personnel:
- Allan Clarke— vocals, harmonica
- Tony Hicks— vocals, lead guitar, banjo
- Graham Nash— vocals, rhythm guitar
- Bernie Calvert— bass guitar, piano
- Bobby Elliott— drums
- Eric Haydock— bass guitar
- Mike Vickers— orchestral arrangements
Track listing:
All tracks by Allan Clarke, Tony Hicks, and Graham Nash.
- What’s Wrong with the Way I Live
- Pay You Back with Interest
- Tell Me to My Face
- Clown
- Suspicious Look in Your Eyes
- It’s You
- High Classed
- Peculiar Situation
- What Went Wrong
- Crusader
- Don’t Even Think About Changing
- Stop! Stop! Stop!’
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