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Elvis Presley: How Great Thou Art

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On February 27, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “How Great Thou Art”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded October 1960 – May 1966, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. The album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Sacred Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals
  • The Jordanaires – vocals
  • The Imperials – vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – vocals
  • June Page – vocals
  • Scotty Moore – guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Charlie McCoy – guitar, bass, harmonica
  • Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • David Briggs – piano, organ
  • Henry Slaughter – piano, organ
  • Boots Randolph – saxophone
  • Rufus Long – saxophone
  • Bob Moore – double bass
  • Henry Strzelecki – double bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums, tambourine
  • Buddy Harman – drums, timpani

Track listing:

  1. How Great Thou Art – Stuart K. Hine
  2. In the Garden – C. Austin Miles
  3. Somebody Bigger Than You and I – Hy Heath, Sonny Burke, Johnny Lange
  4. Farther Along – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  5. Stand by Me – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  6. Without Him – Mylon LeFevre
  7. So High – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  8. Where Could I Go but to the Lord – James B. Coats
  9. By and By – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  10. If the Lord Wasn’t Walking by My Side – Henry Slaughter
  11. Run On – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  12. Where No One Stands Alone – Mosie Lister
  13. Crying in the Chapel – Artie Glenn

Junior Mance: I Believe To My Soul

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In February 1968, “Atlantic” label released “I Believe to My Soul”, the twelve Junior Mance album. It was recorded in September 1966 – August 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Junior Mance – piano
  • David Newman, Frank Wess – tenor saxophone
  • Hubert Laws – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Bobby Capers, Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens – trumpet
  • Bob Cunningham, Richard Davis – bass
  • Jimmy Tyrell – electric bass
  • Alan Dawson, Ray Lucas, Freddie Waits – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Sylvia Shemwell – vocals
  • Arif Mardin – arrangements
  • Gene Orloff – strings conductor
  • Bruce Tergesen – engineer
  • Phil Lehle – engineer
  • Rob Grenell – mastering
  • Marvin Israel – front cover design
  • Lee Friedlander – photography
  • Ray Spaulding – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Junior Mance, except where noted.

  1. I Believe to My Soul – Ray Charles
  2. A Time and a Place – Jimmy Heath
  3. Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
  4. Golden Spur
  5. Don’t Worry ‘Bout It
  6. Home on the Range – traditional
  7. Sweets for My Sweet – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
  8. My Romance – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

The Small Faces: There Are But Four Small Faces

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In February 1968, “Immediate Records” label released “There Are but Four Small Faces”, the third Small Faces (The) album. It was recorded October 1966 – November 1967, at “Olympic” in London, and was produced by Steve Marriot and Ronnie Lane.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, guitars, piano, arrangements
  • Ian McLagan – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, arrangements
  • Ronnie Lane – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, bass guitar, arrangements
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • P.P. Arnold – backing vocals

 Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, except where noted.

  1. Itchycoo Park
  2. Talk to You
  3. Up the Wooden Hills – Ian McLagan
  4. My Way of Giving
  5. I’m Only Dreaming
  6. I Feel Much Better – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan
  7. I’m Soldier
  8. Get Yourself Together
  9. Show Me the Way
  10. Here Come the Nice
  11. Green Circles – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Michael O’Sullivan
  12. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?

Stanley Turrentine: Let It Go

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In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Let It Go”, the 20th Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded September 1064 – April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Mack Simpkins – drums
  • Otis Finch – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Stanley Dance – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.

  1. Let It Go
  2. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
  3. Ciao, Ciao
  4. T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  5. Good Lookin’ Out
  6. Sure As You’re Born – Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  7. Deep Purple – Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish

Chico Hamilton: Passin’ Thru

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In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Passin’ Thru”, the 20th Chico Hamilton album. It was recorded September 1964 – April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Chico Hamilton – drums
  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • George Bohanon – trombone, percussion
  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Albert Stinson – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Jim Marshall – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd, except where noted.

  1. Passin’ Thru
  2. The Second Time Around – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  3. El Toro – Chico Hamilton, Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo
  4. Transfusion
  5. Lady Gabor – Gábor Szabó
  6. Lonesome Child

Gábor Szabó: Jazz Raga

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In January 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Jazz Raga”, the fourth Gábor Szabó studio album. It was recorded in August 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – vocals, guitar, sitar, cover painting
  • Bob Bushnell – guitar
  • Johnny Gregg – bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Robert Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Charles Shabacon – front cover photography
  • Charles Stewart – liner photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.

  1. Walking on Nails
  2. Mizrab
  3. Search for Nirvana
  4. Krishna
  5. Raga Doll – Gary McFarland
  6. Comin’ Back
  7. Paint It Black – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  8. Sophisticated Wheels
  9. Ravi
  10. Caravan – Juan Tizol
  11. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward

Steve Kuhn & Gary McFarland: The October Suite

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In January 1967, “Impulse!” label released “The October Suite”, album by Steve Kuhn and Gary McFarland (twelve Gary McFarland album). It was recorded October – November 1966, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gary McFarland – arranger, conductor
  • Steve Kuhn – piano
  • Isadore Cohen, Matthew Raimondi – violin
  • Al Brown – viola
  • Charles McCracken – cello
  • Don Ashworth, Joe Firrantello (aka Joe Farrell), Irving Horowitz, Gerald Sanfino – woodwinds
  • Corky Hale – harp
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Marty Morell – drums
  • Phile Ramone – engineer
  • Sam Feldman – lacquer cut
  • Robert Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Charles Stewart – cover photography
  • Jack Bradley – liner photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary McFarland.

  1. Remember When
  2. St. Tropez Shuffle
  3. One I Could Have Loved
  4. Traffic Patterns
  5. Childhood Dreams
  6. Open Highway

Yusef LateefL The Golden Flute

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In January 1967, “Impulse!” label released “The Golden Flute”, the 24th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in June 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
  • Hugh Lawson – piano
  • Herman Wright – bass
  • Roy Brooks Jr. – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Robert Flynn – cover design
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Yusef Lateef, except where noted.

  1. Road Runner
  2. Straighten Up and Fly Right – Nat King Cole, Irving Mills
  3. Oasis
  4. I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You – Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. Exactly Like You – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
  6. The Golden Flute
  7. Rosetta – Earl Hines, Henri Woode
  8. Head Hunters – Barry Harris, Hugh Lawson
  9. The Smart Set – Roy Brooks

Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings: Into My Life

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In December 1966, “World Pacific” label released “Into My Life”, album by Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings (the 26th Chat Baker album overall). It was recorded in October 1966, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Chet Baker – flugelhorn
  • The Carmel Strings
  • Harry Betts – arangements, conductor
  • Dick Bogert – engineer
  • Dave Hassinger – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – art direction
  • Bernard Yeszin – design
  • George Jerman- cover photography
  • Burt Nelson – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et une Femme) – Francis Lai
  2. Guantanamera – Joseíto Fernández
  3. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm – Irving Berlin
  4. The Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Jay Landesman, Fran Landesman, Thomas Wolf
  5. Here, There and Everywhere – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) – Louis Guglielmi, Mack David
  7. Serenata – Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson
  8. More and More Amor – Sol Lake
  9. All
  10. If He Walked into My Life – Jerry Herman
  11. Trains and Boats and Planes – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  12. Got to Get You into My Life – John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Zoot Sims: Waiting Game

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In December 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Waiting Game”, the 44th Zoot Sims album. It was recorded in November 1966, in London, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Gary McFarland.

Personnel:

  • Zoot Sims – vocals, tenor saxophone
  • David Snell – harp
  • Gary McFarland – arranger
  • Kenny Napper, Jack Parnell – conductor
  • Unknown Orchestra
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Arthur Halpern – cover photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary McFarland except where noted.

  1. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison
  2. I Wish I Knew – Mack Gordon
  3. Once We Loved
  4. It’s a Blue World – George Forrest, Robert Wright
  5. September Song – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson
  6. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  7. Stella by Starlight – Victor Young, Ned Washington
  8. One I Could Have Loved
  9. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  10. Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon?