In July 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Ride the Wind”, the fifth Youngbloods (The) album. It was recorded in November 1969, in New York City, and was produced by Charlie Daniels.
Personnel:
Lowell “Banana” Levinger – guitar, piano
Jesse Colin Young – bass, rhythm guitar, kazoo
Drums – Joe Bauer
Richie Schmidt – recording
Paul Heald – design
Sydney Wasserbach – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jesse Colin Young, except where noted.
On July 20, 1970, “Elektra” label released “Absolutely Live”, the sixth Doors (The) album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, in several cities in the U.S. and was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.
Personnel:
Jim Morrison – lead vocals
Robby Krieger – guitar
Ray Manzarek – lead and backing vocal, organ, keyboard bass
John Densmore – drums
Bruce Botnick – engineer
Vince Treanor – technician
Frank Lisciandro – cover photography
Ed Caraeff – inside photography
Track listing:
Who Do You Love? – Ellas McDaniel
Medley:
Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) – Kurt Weill, Bertol Brecht
Back Door Man – Willie Dixon
Love Hides – Jim Morrison
Five to One – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Build Me a Woman – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
When the Music’s Over – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Close to You – Willie Dixon
Universal Mind – Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger
Break on Thru, #2 – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Celebration of the Lizard – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
On July 18, 1969, “Elektra” label released “The Soft Parade”, the fourth Doors (The) album. It was recorded July 1968 – May 1969, and was produced by Paul A. Rothchild.
In July 1970, “Impulse!” label released “For Losers”, the 17th Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in September 1968, February – August 1969, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Ed Michel.
Personnel:
Archie Shepp – soprano and tenor saxophone, liner notes
Robin Kenyatta – alto saxophone, flute
James Spaulding- alto saxophone
Clarence Sharpe – alto saxophone
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone, flute
Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
Martin Banks – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jimmy Owens – trumpet
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Matthew Gee – trombone
Grachan Moncur III – trombone
Leon Thomas – vocals
China-Lin Sharpe – vocals
Cedar Walton – piano
Andrew Bey – piano
Dave Burrell – organ
Wally Richardson – guitar
Bert Payne – guitar
Wilbur Ware – bass
Albert Winston – electric bass, bass
Bob Bushnell – electric bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Beaver Harris – drums
Joe Chambers – drums
Tasha Thomas, Doris Troy – backing vocals
George Whiteman – design
Chuck Stewart – photography
Bob Thiele, Ed Michel – supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Archie Shepp, except where noted.
Stick ‘Em Up
Abstract
I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
On July 13, 1999, “Rykodisc” label released “Golders Green”, the second posthumous Pete Ham album. It features demo materials from various eras, during his years with The Iveys in 1968 and 1969, throughout his tenure with Badfinger, ending with his suicide in 1975. The album was produced by Dan Matovina.
On July 4, 1969, “Apple” label released “Maybe Tomorrow”, the debut Iveys (The) album, (later Badfinger). It was recorded 1968 – 1969, at “Trident”, “Olympic”, “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced by Tony Visconti and Mal Evans.
Personnel:
Pete Ham – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, keyboards
Tom Evans – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Ron Griffiths – lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
Mike Gibbins – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
Bill Collins – piano
Nicky Hopkins – piano
Track listing:
See-Saw Granpa – Pete Ham, arranged by John Barham, Tom Evans
Beautiful and Blue – Tom Evans, arranged by John Barham, Tom Evans
Dear Angie – Ron Griffiths
Think About the Good Times – Mike Gibbins
Yesterday Ain’t Coming Back – Pete Ham, Tom Evans
Fisherman – Tom Evans, arranged by John Barham, Tom Evans
Maybe Tomorrow – Tom Evans
Sali Bloo – Pete Ham
Angelique – Tom Evans
I’m in Love – Pete Ham
They’re Knoncking Down Our Home – Pete Ham, arranged by John Barham, Tom Evans
In June 1959, “Atlantic” label released “Yusef Lateef’s Detroit”, the 26th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in February 1969, at “Century Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
Yusef Lateef – vocals, alto and tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
Thad Jones, Danny Moore, Jimmy Owens, Snooky Young – trumpet
Eric Gale – guitar
Hugh Lawson – piano
Cecil McBee – bass
Chuck Rainey – electric bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Roy Brooks – drums
Ray Barretto, Norman Pride – congas
Albert Heath – percussion
Selwart Clarke, James Tryon – violin
Alfred Brown – viola
Kermit Moore – cello
Track listing:
All compositions by Yusef Lateef, except where noted.
Bishop School
Livingston Playground
Eastern Market
Belle Isle
Russell and Elliot
Raymond Winchester
Woodward Avenue
That Lucky Old Sun – Haven Gillespie, Beasley Smith
On June 21, 1969, “Tetragrammaton Records” label released the self- titled Deep Purple third album. It was recorded January – March 1969, at “De Lane Lea Studios” in London, and was produced by Derek Lawrence.
Personnel:
Rod Evans – lead vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
Jon Lord – Hammond organ, piano, harpsichord, backing vocals, string arrangements
Nick Simper – bass, backing vocals
Ian Paice – drums, percussion
Derek Lawrence – mixing
Barry Ainsworth – engineer
Track listing:
Chasing Shadows – Ian Paice, Jon Lord
Blind – Jon Lord
Lalena – Donovan Leitch
Fault Line – Ritchie Blackmore, Nick Simper, Jon Lord, Ian Paice
The Painter – Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans, Jon Lord, Nick Simper, Ian Paice
Why Didn’t Rosemary? – Ritchie Blackmore, Rod Evans, Jon Lord, Nick Simper, Ian Paice
Bird Has Flown – Jon Lord, Rod Evans, Ritchie Blackmore
On June 20, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “First Take”, the debut Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded in February 1969, at “Atlantic” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “First Take” at number 451 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
Bucky Pizzarelli – guitars
Ron Carter – bass
Ray Lucas – drums, percussion
Seldon Powell, Frank Wess – saxophone
Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman – trumpet
Benny Powell – trombone
Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff – violin
Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel – viola
Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
William S. Fischer – horn and string arrangements, string conducting
William Arlt – recording
Bob Liftin – remix
Stanislaw Zagorski – design
Ken Heinen – photography
Track listing:
Compared to What – Gene McDaniels
Angelitos Negros – Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Álvarez Maciste
Our Ages or Our Hearts – Robert Ayers, Donny Hathaway
I Told Jesus – traditional, arranged by Roberta Flack
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
Tryin’ Times – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf