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Michael Gibbs: Same

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In April 1970, “Deram” label released the self-titled, debut Michael Gibbs album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Peter Eden.

Personnel:

  • Chris Spedding – acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Ray Russeel – electric and twelve-string guitar
  • Mick Pyne – keyboards 
  • Bob Cornford – keyboards
  • Brian Odges – bass guitar 
  • Jack Bruce – bass guitar
  • John Marshall – drums
  • Tony Oxley – drums
  • Frank Ricotti – percussion
  • Alan Skidmore, Barbara Thompson, Duncan Lamont, John Surman, Mike Osborne, Ray Warleigh, Tony Roberts – reeds
  • John Wilbraham – piccolo trumpet
  • Derek Watkins, Henry Lowther, Ian Hammer, Kenny Wheeler, Maurice Miller, Nigel Carter – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bobby Lambe, Chris Pyne, Cliff Hardie, David Horler – trombone
  • Ken Goldy – bass trombone
  • Maurice Gee – bass trombone
  • Ray Premru – bass trombone
  • Dick Hart – tuba
  • Martin Fry – tuba
  • Alan Civil – French horn
  • Jim Buck Jr – French horn
  • Nicolas Busch – French horn
  • Valerie Smith – French horn
  • Alan Ford – cello
  • Fred Alexander – cello
  • Bill Price – engineer
  • Dave Grinsted – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Michael Gibbs.

  1. Family Joy, Oh Boy!
  2. Some Echoes, Some Shadows (for John Dankworth)
  3. Liturgy
  4. Feeling and Things
  5. Sweet Rain (for Stan Getz)
  6. Nowhere (for Bob Moses)
  7. Throb
  8. And on the Third Day (for Gary Burton)

Gordon Lightfoot: Sit Down Young Stranger

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In April 1970, “Reprise” label released “Sit Down Young Stranger”,  the fifth Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Joseph Wissert.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Red Shea – guitar
  • Rick Haynes – bass
  • Ry Cooder – slide guitar, mandolin 
  • Van Dyke Parks – harmonium
  • John Sebastian – electric guitar, autoharp, harmonica
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Randy Newman – string arrangement
  • Kris Kristofferson – harmony vocals
  • Gary Brandt, Lee Herschberg – engineer
  • Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot, except where noted.

  1. Minstrel of the Dawn
  2. Me and Bobby McGee – Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster
  3. Approaching Lavender
  4. Saturday Clothes
  5. Cobwebs & Dust
  6. Poor Little Allison
  7. Sit Down Young Stranger
  8. If You Could Read My Mind
  9. Baby It’s Alright
  10. Your Love’s Return (Song for Stephen Foster)
  11. The Pony Man

Johnny Jenkins: Ton-Ton Macoute!

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In April 1970, “Atco” and “Capricorn” labels released “Ton-Ton Macoute!”, the debut Johnny Jenkins album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, and was produced by Duane Allman and Johnny Sandin.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Jenkins – vocals, guitar, lead guitar, harmonica, foot stomping
  • Duane Allman – electric and rhythm guitar, slide guitar, dobro
  • Pete Carr – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Jimmy Nalls – guitar
  • Paul Hornsby – Wurlitzer piano, piano, Hammond B-3 organ, rhythm guitar
  • Berry Oakley – bass
  • Robert Popwell – bass, timbales, shaker & woodblocks
  • Jaimoe – timbales
  • Butch Trucks – drums
  • Johnny Sandlin – drums  
  • Eddie Hinton – cowbell
  • Tippy Armstrong – cabasa
  • Johnny Wyker – shaker, woodblocks
  • Southern Comfort – vocals 
  • Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals
  • Ella Brown – vocals
  • Johnny Sandlin, Tom Compton, Larry Hall, Larry Hamby, Jim Hawkins, Jimmy Johnson, Terry Manning – recording
  • Kent Bruce, Jeremy Stephens – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Coppage – remix
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Jimmy Roberts – art direction, photography
  • Johnny Sandlin – liner nbotes

Track listing:

  1. I Walk on Guilded Splinters – Dr. John
  2. Leaving Trunk – Sleepy John Estes
  3. Blind Bats & Swamp Rats – Jackie Avery
  4. Rollin’ Stone – Muddy Waters
  5. Sick and Tired – Dave Bartholomew, Chris Kenner
  6. Down Along the Cove – Bob Dylan
  7. Bad News – J.D. Loudermilk
  8. Dimples – John Lee Hooker, James Bracken
  9. Voodoo in You – Jackie Avery
  10. I Don’t Want No Woman – Don Robey
  11. My Love Will Never Die – Otis Rush

Ananda Shankar: Same

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In April 1970, “Reprise” label released the debut, self-titled Ananda Shankar album. It was recorded in 1970, in Hollywood, and was produced by Alex Hassilev.

Personnel:

  • Ananda Shankar – vocal, sitar, arrangements
  • Paul Lewinson – Moog synthesizer, arrangements
  • Pranish Khan – tabla
  • Dick Rosmini – guitar
  • Drake Levin – guitar
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Mark Tulin – bass
  • Joe Pollard – drums
  • Michael Botts – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Ananda Shankar and Paul Lewinson, except where noted.

  1. Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  2. Snow Flower
  3. Light My Fire – Jim Morrison, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek
  4. Mamata (Affection)
  5. Metamorphosis
  6. Sagar (The Ocean)
  7. Dance Indra – traditional
  8. Raghupati – folk tune

Nucleus: We’ll Talk About It Later

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In March 1971, “Vertigo” label released “We’ll Talk About it Later”, the second Nucleus studio album. It was recorded in September 1970, and was produced by Pete King.

Personnel:

  • Ian Carr – trumpet, flugelhorn, inside gatefold picture
  • Karl Jenkins – baritone saxophone, oboe, piano, electric piano
  • Brian Smith – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Chris Speeding – guitar, bouzouki
  • Jeff Clyne – bass, bass guitar
  • John Marshall – drums, percussion
  • Roger Wake – engineer
  • Roger Dean – design

Track listing:

  1. Song for the Bearded Lady – Karl Jenkins
  2. Sun Child – Jeff Clyne, John Marshall
  3. Lullaby for a Lonely Child – Karl Jenkins
  4. We’ll Talk About It Later – Karl Jenkins
  5. Oasis – Karl Jenkins
  6. Ballad of Joe Pimp – Ian Carr, Jeff Clyne
  7. Easter 1916 – Ian Carr, Karl Jenkins

Marsupilami: Arena

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In March 1971, “Transatlantic” label released “Arena”, the second Marsupilami studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Peter Bardens.

Personnel:

  • Fred Hasson – lead vocal, harmonica, percussion
  • Dave Laverock – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, bowed guitar, percussion
  • Leary Hasson – organ, piano, electric piano, tubular bells, mellotronother
  • Jessica Stanley-Clarke – vocals, flute
  • Bob West – voice, large mouth piece
  • Ricky Hicks – bass guitar
  • Mike Fouracre – drums, percussion, timpani
  • Peter Bardens – percussion, other
  • Mandy Riedelbanch – alto and tenor saxophone, flute
  • Robin Sylvester – engineer
  • Ray Feibush – design
  • Fred Wessels, Jim Reveaux – liner notes
  • John Whitehead – production coordinator

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob West and Leary Hasson, except where noted.

  1. Prelude to the Arena
  2. Peace of Rome
  3. The Arena
  4. Time Shadows – Bob West, Leary Hasson, Fred Hasson
  5. Spring – Dave Laverock, Fred Hasson, Jessica Stanley Clarke, Leary Hasson, Mike Fouracre, Ricky Hicks

The Master’s Apprentices: Same

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In March 1971, “Regal Zonophone” label released the self-titled, third Master’s Apprentices (The) studio album. It was recorded in September 1970, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Jeff Jarratt.

Personnel:

  • Jim Keays – lead vocal
  • Doug Ford – guitar
  • Glenn Wheatley – bass
  • Colin Burgess – drums
  • Larry Steel – congas
  • Claude Lintott – Jew’s harp
  • John Kurlander, Peter Bown – engineer
  • Hipgnosis – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Doug Ford and Jim Keays, except where noted.

  1. Rio De Camero
  2. Michael – Doug Ford
  3. Easy to Lie
  4. Because I Love You
  5. Catty – Doug Ford
  6. Our Friend Owsley Stanley 3
  7. Death of a King – Doug Ford
  8. Song for a Lost Gipsy
  9. I’ Your Satisfier
  10. Song For Joey – Part 2 – Colin Burgess, Doug Ford, Glenn Wheatley, Jim Keays

Aynsley Dunbar: Blue Whale

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In February 1971, “Metronome” and “BYG” labels released “Blue Whale”, album by Aynsley Dunbar. It was recorded March – April 1970, at “Marque Studios” in London, and was produced by Aynsley Dunbar and Colin Caldwell.

Personnel:

  • Aynsley Dunbar – drums, arrangements
  • Paul Williams – vocals
  • Ivan Zagni – guitar
  • Tommy Eyre – piano, organ, arrangements
  • Roger Sutton – guitar
  • Peter Friedberg – bass
  • Charles Greetham – saxophone
  • Edward Reay Smith – trombone
  • Colin Caldwell – engineer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Paul Williams, except where noted.

  1. Willing to Fight
  2. Willie the Pimp – lyrics and music Frank Zappa
  3. It’s Your Turn
  4. Days
  5. Going Home

Bill Evans: From Left To Right

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In February 1971, “MGM” label released “From Left to Right”, the 49th Bill Evans album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, in San Francisco.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – Steinway grand piano, Fender-Rhodes electric piano
  • Eddie Gómez – bass
  • Marty Morell – drums
  • Sam Brown – guitar
  • Michael Leonard – conductor, arrangements
  • Unidentified brass, woodwinds, strings

Track listing:

  1. What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? – Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand
  2. I’m All Smiles – Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin
  3. Why Did I Choose You? – Michael Leonard, Herbert Martin
  4. Soirée – Earl Zindars
  5. The Dolphin-Before – Luíz Eça
  6. The Dolphin-After – Luíz Eça
  7. Lullaby for Helene – Earl Zindars
  8. Like Someone in Love – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  9. Children’s Play Song – Bill Evans