In May 1968, “Impulse!” label released “The Magic of Ju-Ju”, the tenth Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in April 1967, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
In May 1968, “Bluebird/RCA” label released “…And His Mother Called Him Bill”, the 58th Duke Ellington album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Coast Recorders” in San Francisco, “RCA Victor” in New York City, and was produced by Steve Backer and Brad McCuen. In 1968, it won the “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.
Personnel:
Duke Ellington – piano
Mercer Ellington – trumpet
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Herbie Jones – trumpet
Cootie Williams – trumpet
Clark Terry – flugelhorn
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Buster Cooper – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
John Sanders – valve trombone
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Russell Procope – clarinet, alto saxophone
Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
Aaron Bell – double bass
Jeff Castleman – double bass
Steve Little – drums
Sam Woodyard – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Billy Strayhorn, except where noted.
In April 1968, “A&M” label released “Down Here on the Ground”, the 21st Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded December 1967 – January 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ray Barretto – percussion
Hubert Laws – flute, oboe
George Marge – flute, oboe
Romeo Penque – flute, oboe
Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
Gene Orloff – violin
Raoul Poliakin – violin
George Ricci – cello
Emanuel Vardi – viola
Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
Eumir Deodato – arrangements, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Kevin Reeves – mastering
Hollis King – art direction
Isabelle Wong – design
Sam Antupit – design
Pete Turner – photography
Andy Kman – production coordinator
Track listing:
Wind Song – Herb Alpert, Nick Ceroli, Neil Larsen, John Pisano, Paul Francis Webster
Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin, Gale Garnett
Up and at It – Wes Montgomery
Goin’ on to Detroit – Wes Montgomery
I Say a Little Prayer for You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
When I Look in Your Eyes – Leslie Bricusse
Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe) – João Donato, Paulo Valle
In April 1968, “Prestige” label released “Life Force”, the fifth Eric Kloss album. It was recorded in September 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.
In March 1967, “Columbia” label released “Straight, No Chaser”, the sixth Thelonious Monk studio album. It was recorded 1966 – 1967, and was produced by Teo Macero.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
Larry Gales – bass
Ben Riley – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
Locomotive
I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington
Straight, No Chaser
Japanese Folk Song – Rentaro Taki
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
In March 1968, “Contemporary Records” label released “Firebirds” album by Prince Lasha & Sonny Simmons. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Contemporary Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.
Personnel:
Sonny Simmons – alto saxophone, English horn
Prince Lasha – alto saxophone, flute, alto clarinet
On March 2, 1967, “Decca” label released “Love in a Mist”, the fourth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Mike Leander and Andrew Loog-Oldham.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – vocals
Jon Mark – acoustic guitar, arrangements
Big Jim Sullivan – acoustic guitar
John McLaughlin – electric guitar
Joe Moretti – electric guitar
Jimmy Page – electric guitar
Nicky Hopkins – piano
Eric Ford – bass
Alan Weighall – bass
Andy White – drums
Red Weller – percussion
Alan Hakin – percussion
Eric Allen – percussion
Sidney Sax – string leader
Mike Leander – arrangements, mixing
Gus Dudgeon – mixing
Andrew Batt – mastering
Michael Cooper – design, photography
Track listing:
Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
You Can’t Go Where the Roses Go – Jackie DeShannon
Our Love Has Gone – Chris Andrews
Don’t Make Promises You Can’t Keep – Tim Hardin
In the Night Time – Donovan
This Little Bird – John D. Loudermilk
Ne Me Quitte Pas – Jacques Demy, Michel Legrand
Counting – Bob Lind
Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
Coquillages – Marcel Stellman, Michael John Taylor
With You in Mind – Jackie DeShannon
Young Girl Blues – Donovan
Good Guy – Donovan
I Have a Love – Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein
In February 1968, “Fania Records” label released “Acid”, the twelve Ray Barretto album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Harvey Averne and Jerry Masucci.
On February 21, 1967, “Verve Forecast” label released “More Than a New Discovery”, the debut Laura Nyro studio album. It was recorded July – November 1966, at “Bell Sound” in New York, and was produced by Milton Okun.
Personnel:
Laura Nyro – vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jay Berliner – guitar
Stan Free – piano
Buddy Lucas – harmonica
Lou Mauro – double bass
Bill LaVorgna – drums
James Sedlar – French horn
Herb Bernstein – flugelhorn, arrangements, conductor
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