In May 1970, “Columbia” label released “The Electric Lucifer”, the sixth Bruce Haack album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, and was produced by Leroy Parkins.
In April 1969, “Capitol” label released “Same Train, A Different Time”, album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers (the ninth Merle Haggard studio album overall). It was recorded August 1968 – February 1969, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.
Personnel:
Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
The Strangers:
Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
George French – piano
Jerry Ward – bass
Eddie Burris – drums
Lewis Talley – guitar
Billy Mize – harmony vocals
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
James Burton – guitar, dobro
Bob Morris – bass
Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmie Rodgers, except where noted.
California Blues
Narration #1
Hobo’s Meditation
Waitin’ for a Train
Mother, The Queen of My Heart – Jimmy Rodgers, Hoyt Bryant
My Carolina Sunshine Girl
Narration #2
Train Whistle Blues
Why Should I Be Lonely? – Jimmy Rodgers, Estelle Lovel
Jimmie’s Texas Blues
Blue Yodel#6 – Jimmy Rodgers, George Vaughan
Narration #3
Mule Skinner Blues
Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia – Jimmy Rodgers, Clayton McMichen
Down the Old Road To Home – Jimmy Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey
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
On April 16, 1999, “ANTI” label released “Mule Variations”, the thirteenth Tom Waits studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Praire Sun” in Cotati, California, and was produced by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits.
Personnel:
Tom Waits – vocals, the voice, guitar, piano, organ, pump organ, percussion, chamberlin, optigan
In March 1969, “Blue Note” label released “Super Nova”, the twelfth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded August – September 1968, at “A&R” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.
In February 1970, “Sonet” label released “Joy”, album by Karin Krog & Friends (the third Karin Krog album). It was recorded in July 1968, at “the Kongsberg Jazz Festival” and October 1968 in Oslo, Norway.
Personnel:
Karin Krog – voice, percussion
Terje Björklund – piano
Arild Andersen, Palle Danielsson – bass
Svein Christiansen – drums
Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone, percussion
Espen Rud – percussion
Fred Nöddelund – design
Knut Lönö – photography
George Russell – liner notes
Track listing:
Mr. Joy – Annette Peacock. B. Colburn
Karin’s Mode – Jan Garbarek
Round About Midnight – Babs Gonzales, Thelonious Monk
Maiden Voyage – Lazy Afternoon – Maiden Voyage – Herbie Hancock / Lazy Afternoon – Jerome Moross, John La Touche
In February 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Love Call”, the twelve Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded April – May 1968, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
On February 5, 1968, “Capitol” label released “The Delta Sweete”, the second Bobbie Gentry studio album. It was recorded July – December 1967, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kelly Gordon.
In January 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “Nina Simone and Piano!”, the 20th Nina Simone album. It was recorded September – October 1968, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stroud Productions.
Personnel:
Nina Simone – vocals, piano, arrangements
Ray Hall – engineer
Joseph Dylewski – photography
Track listing:
Seems I’m Never Tired Lovin’ You – Carolyn Franklin
It’s Nobody Fault but Mine – Nina Simone
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
Everyone’s Gone to the Moon – Jonathan King
Compensation – Paul Laurence Dunbar, Nina Simone
Who Am I – Leonard Bernstein
Another Spring – Angelo Badalamenti, Joh Clifford
The Human Touch – Charles Reuben
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) – Hoagy Carmichael
The Desperate Ones – Eric Blau, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman
In January 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Ghetto Music”, the debut Eddie Gale studio album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
Personnel:
Eddie Gale – trumpet, thumb piano, steel drum, bird whistle
Russell Lyle – tenor saxophone, flute
Jo Ann Gale Stevens – vocals, guitar
James “Tokio” Reid, Judah Samuel – bass
Richard Hackett, Thomas Holman – drums
Elaine Beener – lead vocals
Sylvia Bibbs, Barbara Dove, Evelyn Goodwin, Art Jenkins, Fulumi Prince, Edward Walrond, Sondra Walston, Mildred Weston, Norman Wright – vocals
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