On March 1968, “Columbia” label released “Nefertiti”, the 41st Miles Davis album. It was recorded June – July 1967, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero and Howard Roberts.
In February 1968, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in August 1967, and was produced by Bob Irwin and David Rubinson.
Personnel:
Taj Mahal – vocals, harmonica, slide guitar
Jesse Ed Davis – lead and slide guitar
Ry Cooder – rhythm guitar, mandolin
Bill Boatman – rhythm guitar
James Thomas – bass
Gary Gilmore – bass
Sanford Konikoff – drums
Chuck “Brother” Blackwell – drums
Raphael Valentin, Roy Halee – engineer
Ron Coro – design
Guy Webster – photography
Track listing:
Leaving Trunk – Sleepy John Estes
Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell, arranged by Taj Mahal
Checkin’ Up on My Baby – Sonny Boy Williamson II
Everybody’s Got to Change Sometime – Sleepy John Estes
EZ Rider – arranged by Taj Mahal
Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
Diving Duck Blues – Sleepy John Estes
The Celebrated Walkin’ Blues – arranged by Taj Mahal
On February 20, 1967, “Epic” label released “5 by 5”, the tenth Dave Clark Five (The) American album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Dave Clark.
Personnel:
Lenny Davidson – electric guitars, backing vocals
Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
Denis Payton – tenor saxophone, backing vocals
Rick Huxley – bass guitar, backing vocals
Dave Clark – drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
Nineteen Days – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
Something I’ve Always Wanted – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
Little Bit Strong – Dave Clark, Lennt Davidson
Bernedette – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
Sitting Here Baby – Dave Clark, Mike Smith
You Don’t Want My Loving – Dave Clark, Denis Payton
On February 19, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Once Upon a Dream”, the fourth Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded September – November 1967, and was produced by Arif Mardin,
Personnel:
Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards, sitar
Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar
Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion, tamboura
Dino Danelli – drums, table
David Brigati – vocals
Chuck Rainey, Ron Carter, Richard Davis – bass guitar
Steve Marcus – soprano saxophone
King Curtis – tenor saxophone
Melvin Lastie – trumpet
Buddy Lucas – harmonica
Hubert Laws – flute
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor
Gene Orloff – strings
Adrian Barber – sound effects
Tom Dowd – engineer
Joe Atkinson – mastering
Phil Iehle – mastering
Bill Inglot – mastering
Dave Schultz – mastering
Jean Ristori – mastering
Andree Buchler – coordination
Thierry Amsallem – coordination
Dino Danelli – cover sculpture, design
Urs Tschuppert – design
Mark Roth – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, except where noted.
On February 1, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “Surrealistic Pillow”, the second Jefferson Airplane studio album. It was recorded October – November 1966, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Jarrard.
Personnel:
Grace Slick – lead and co-lead vocals, piano, organ, recorder
Marty Balin – lead and co-lead vocals, guitar, design
Paul Kantner – lead and co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Jorma Kaukonen – lead vocals, lead guitar
Jack Casady – bass guitar, fuzz bass, rhythm guitar
Spencer Dryden – drums, percussion
Jerry Garcia – “musical and spiritual advisor”, guitar
On January 26, 1967, “Stax” label released “Knock on Wood”, the debut Eddie Floyd studio album. It was recorded July – December 1966, at “Stax Recording Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Jim Stewart.
Personnel:
Eddie Floyd – vocals
Steve Cropper – guitar
Booker T. Jones – piano, organ
Isaac Hayes – piano
Donald “Duck” Dunn – bass guitar
Al Jackson Jr. – drums
Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
Floyd Newman – baritone saxophone
Wayne Jackson – trumpet
Track listing:
Knock on Wood – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
Something You Got – Chris Kenner, Fats Domino
But It’s Alright – J.J. Jackson, Pierre Tubbs
I Stand Accused – Billy Butler, Jerry Butler
If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody – Rudy Clark
I Don’t Want to Cry – Luther Dixon, Chuck Jackson
Raise Your Hand – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell
Got to Make a Comeback – Eddie Floyd, Joe Shamwell
634-5789 – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
I’ve Just Been Feeling Bad – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
In January 1968, “Prestige” label released “Beans & Greens”, the fifth Freddie McCoy album. It was recorded in May 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Cal Lampley.
Personnel:
Freddie McCoy – vibraphone
Wilbur “Dud” Buscomb, Edward David Williams – trumpet
JoAnne Brackeen – piano
Wally Richardson – guitar
Dave Blume – organ
Joseph Macho, Don Payne – electric bass
Ray Lucas – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Don Schlitten – design, photography
Chris Albertson – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Freddie McCoy, except where noted.
Beans & Greens
Tony’s Pony
A Whiter Shade of Pale – Gary Brooker, Keith Reid, Matthew Fisher
I Was Made To Love Her – Stevie Wonder, Lula Mae Hardaway, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland
In December 1967, “Cadet” label released “Take a Bryant Step”, the 19th Ray Bryant album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Tel Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Richard Evans.
Personnel:
Ray Bryant – piano, arrangements
The Richard Evans Orchestra
Richard Evans – arrangements
Doug Brand – engineer
Track listing:
To Sir with Love – Mark London. Don Black
Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
Natural Woman – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler
In November 1968, “Smash” label released “The Left Banke Too”, the second Left Banke (The) studio album. It was recorded in September 1967 – October 1968, at “Capitol” and “Olmstead” in New York City, and was produced by Paul Leka, Michael Brown, Arthur Schroeck and Gene Radice.
Personnel:
Steve Martin Caro – lead vocals, bass, tambourine, drums
Tom Finn – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
Tom Feher – piano, guitar
Michael Brown – piano, organ
George Cameron – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
