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Bud Shank: Bud Shank & The Sax Section

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In December 1966, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Bud Shank & the Sax Section”, the 34th Bud Shank album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Bud Shank – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – alto saxophone
  • Bob Cooper, Bob Hardaway – tenor saxophone
  • John Lowe, Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums
  • Bob Florence – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Summer Samba (So Nice) – Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel
  2. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
  3. Sidewinder – Lee Morgan
  4. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  5. And I Love Her – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  6. The Grass Is Greener – Howlett Smith, Spence Maxwell
  7. Work Song – Nat Adderley
  8. Reza – Edu Lobo, Ruy Guerra
  9. Take Five – Paul Desmond
  10. Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  11. A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  12. Señor Blues – Horace Silver

Pharaoh Sanders: Tauhid

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In October 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Tauhid”, the second Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded in November 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Pharoah Sanders – vocals, alto and tenor saxophone, piccolo
  • Sonny Sharrock – guitar
  • Dave Burrell – piano
  • Henry Grimes – bass
  • Roger Blank – drums
  • Nat Bettis – percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing

All tracks by Pharoah Sanders

  1. Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
  2. Japan
  3. Medley: Aum/Venus/Capricorn Rising

Carla Bley

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On October 17, 2023, Lovella May Borg, aka Carla Bley died aged 87. She was composer, musician (piano, organ) and bandleader, one of the most important figures in the free jazz movement of the 1960s. Bley started the record label “JCOA “, who recorded over two dozen important albums between 1966 and 2019, and became a pioneer in the development of independent artist-owned record labels. As leader, she released 29 albums, including her magnum opus, the jazz opera “Escalator over the Hill”.

Gábor Szabó: Spellbinder

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In October 1966, “Impulse!” label released “Spellbinder”, the second Gábor Szabó album. It was recorded in May 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – vocals, guitar, painting
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Chico Hamilton – drums
  • Willie Bobo, Victor Pantoja – percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Viceroy – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Bob Thiele – photography
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.

  1. Spellbinder
  2. Witchcraft – Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
  3. It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
  4. Gypsy Queen
  5. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) – Sonny Bono
  6. Cheetah
  7. My Foolish Heart – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  8. Yearning
  9. Autumn Leaves/Speak to Me of Love – Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer/Jean Lenoir

The Hollies: Bus Stop

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In October 1966, “Imperial Records” label released “Bus Stop”, the fifth Hollies (The) album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Ron Richards.

Personnel:

  • Allan Clarke − vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Hicks – vocals, lead guitar
  • Graham Nash – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Eric Haydock – bass guitar
  • Bernie Calvert – bass guitar
  • John Paul Jones – bass guitar
  • Bobby Elliott – drums
  • Don Rathbone – drums
  • Woody Woodward – art direction
  • Bernard Yeszin – design

Track listing:

  1. Bus Stop – Graham Gouldman
  2. Candy Man – Neil Ross
  3. Baby That’s All – Chester Mann
  4. I Am a Rock – Paul Simon
  5. Sweet Little Sixteen – Chuck Berry
  6. We’re Through – L. Ransford (pseudonym “L. Ransford”, the name of Graham Nash’s grandfather)
  7. Don’t Run and Hide – L. Ransford
  8. Oriental Sadness – L. Ransford
  9. Mickey’s Monkey – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  10. Little Lover – Allan Clarke, Graham Nash
  11. You Know He Did – L. Ransford
  12. Whatc’ha Gonna Do About It – Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne

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

Marianne Faithfull: Forever Faithfull

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In September 1966, “London” label released “Faithfull Forever”, the fifth Marianne Faithfull album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander.

Personnel:

  • Marianne Faithfull – vocal
  • Mike Leander – arrangements
  • Gus Dudgeon – engineer 
  • Vic Smith – engineer
  • Jean-Marie Perrier – photography

Track listing:

  1. Counting – Bob Lind
  2. Tomorrow’s Calling – Eric Woolfson
  3. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
  4. With You in Mind – Jackie DeShannon
  5. In the Night Time – Donovan
  6. Ne Me Quitte Pas (Love theme from The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) – Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand
  7. Monday, Monday – John Phillips
  8. Some Other Spring – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings
  9. That’s Right Baby – Michael Farr
  10. Lucky Girl – Barry Mason, Les Reedrtists
  11. I’m the Sky – Norma Tanega
  12. I Have a Love – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Make It Happen

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On August 29, 1967, “Tamla” label released “Make It Happen”, the third Smokey Robinson & the Miracles album. It was recorded 1966 – 1967, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and in Los Angeles, and was produced by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Smokey Robinson and Henry Cosby.

Personnel:

  • Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, executive producer
  • Ronnie White – backing vocals
  • Bobby Rogers – backing vocals
  • Warren “Pete” Moore – backing vocals
  • Claudette Robinson – backing vocals
  • Marv Tarplin – guitar
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • The Andantes – additional backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Soulful Shack – Smokey Robinson
  2. The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage – Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin
  3. My Love for You – Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax
  4. I’m on the Outside (Looking In) – Bobby Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo
  5. Don’t Think It’s Me – Smokey Robinson
  6. My Love Is Your Love (Forever) – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder
  7. More Love – Smokey Robinson
  8. After You Put Back the Pieces (I’ll Still Have a Broken Heart) – Clarence Paul, Morris Broadnax, Stevie Wonder
  9. It’s a Good Feeling – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  10. You Must Be Love – Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore
  11. Dancing’s Alright – Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin, Warren Moore, Robert Rogers, Ronald White
  12. The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby

Marvin Gaye / Tammi Terrell: You’re All I Need

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In August 1968, “Tamla” label released “You’re All I Need”, the second Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell studio album. It was recorded 1966 – 1967, and was produced by Robert Gordy, Harvey Fugua, Johnny Bristol and Ashford & Simpson.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – lead and backing vocals
  • Tammi Terrell – lead and backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Nicholas Ashford – backing vocals
  • Valerie Simpson – backing vocals
  • The Originals – backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • The Spinners – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  2. Keep on Lovin’ Me Honey – Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  3. You’re All I Need to Get By – Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  4. Baby Don’t Cha Worry – Johnny Bristol, Jackie Beavers
  5. You Ain’t Livin’ Till You’re Lovin’ – Nicholas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
  6. Give In, You Just Can’t Win – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  7. When Love Comes Knocking at My Heart – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Gladys Knight, Vernon Bullock
  8. Come on and See Me – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  9. I Can’t Help but Love You – Robert Gordy, Thomas Kemp, Marvin Gaye
  10. That’s How It Is (Since You’ve Been Gone) – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
  11. I’ll Never Stop Loving You Baby – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Beatrice Verdi
  12. Memory Chest – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol

Ray Charles: Ray’s Moods

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In July 1966, “Tangerine” and “ABC” labels released “Ray’s Moods”, the 25th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Tangerine Record Corporation.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano
  • Onzy Matthews – arrangements
  • Artis Lane – cover painting
  • George Whiteman – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Rick Ward – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. What-Cha Doing in There (I Wanna Know) – C. Sessions
  2. Please Say You’re Fooling – Bobby Stevenson
  3. By the Light of the Silvery Moon – Edward Madden, Gus Edwards
  4. You Don’t Understand – Biba Lee Walker
  5. Maybe It’s Because of Love – Percy Mayfield
  6. Chitlins with Candied Yams – Ray Charles
  7. Granny Wasn’t Grinning That Day – Percy Mayfield
  8. She’s Lonesome Again – George Riddle
  9. Sentimental Journey – Ben Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown
  10. A Born Loser – Don Gibson
  11. It’s a Man’s World – Leroy Kirkland, Pearl Woods
  12. A Girl I Used to Know – Jack Clement