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Gary Burton: Good Vibes

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In August 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Good Vibes”, the 15th Gary Burton album. It was recorded September 1969 – March 1970, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton – vibraphone, piano, organ
  • Eric Gale, Jerry Hahn, Sam Brown – guitar
  • Richard Tee – piano, organ
  • Steve Swallow – bass, electric bass
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Bernard Purdie, Bill Lavorgna – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Burton except where noted.

  1. Vibrafinger
  2. Las Vegas Tango – Gil Evans
  3. Boston Marathon
  4. Pain in My Heart – Naomi Neville
  5. Leroy the Magician
  6. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon

Dorothy Ashby: The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby

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In July 1970, “Cadet” label released “The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby”, the tenth Dorothy Ashby album. It was recorded November 1969 – January 1970, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Richard Evans.

Personnel:

  • Dorothy Ashby – vocals, harp, koto
  • Cliff Davis – alto saxophone
  • Lenny Druss – flute, oboe, piccolo flute
  • Stu Katz – vibraphone
  • Cash McCall – guitar
  • Fred Katz – kalimba
  • Ed Green – violin
  • Richard Evans – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Dorothy Ashby.

  1. Myself When Young
  2. For Some We Loved
  3. Wax and Wane
  4. Drink
  5. Wine
  6. Dust
  7. Joyful Grass and Grape
  8. Shadow Shapes
  9. Heaven and Hell
  10. The Moving Finger

William S. Fischer: Circles

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In July 1970, “Embryo Records” label released “Circles”, album by William S. Fischer. It was recorded in 1970, at “Sear Sound” and “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Herbie Mann.

Personnel:

  • William S, Fischer – synthesizer, directed by
  • Eric Weissberg – guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Alan Shulman, Harry Wimmer, Harvey Shapiro, Nellis DeLay, Seymour Barab – cello
  • Bill Robinson – vocals
  • Dave Greene – recording
  • Haig Adishian – design
  • Joel Brodsky – cover photography
  • Cheryl Rossum – backline photography

Track listing:

All tracks by William S. Fischer, except where noted.

  1. Patience is Virtue
  2. Saigon
  3. Electrix
  4. Chains
  5. There’s a Light That Shines
  6. Circle – lyrics by Janice Kelly
  7. Green Forever
  8. Capsule

Quincy Jones: Gula Matari

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In July 1970, “A&M” label released “Gula Matari”, the 20th Quincy Jones album. It was recorded March – May 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Danny Bank – bass and baritone saxophones
  • Freddie Hubbard, Danny Moore, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm, Gene Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Wayne Andre – trombone
  • Al Grey – trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Toots Thielemans – guitar, whistle solo
  • Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Bobby Scott – keyboards
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Major Holley – voice solo, bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Don Elliott – bass marimba
  • Jimmy Johnson, Warren Smith – percussion
  • Milt Jackson – vibes
  • Seymour Barab, Kermit Moore, Lucien Schmit, Alan Shulman – cello
  • Valerie Simpson, Marilyn Jackson, Maretha Stewart, Barbara Massey, Hilda Harris – vocals
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing

  1. Bridge over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
  2. Gula Matari – Quincy Jones
  3. Walkin’ – Jimmy Mundy, Richard Carpenter
  4. Hummin’ – Nat Adderley

Duke Ellington: Latin American Suite

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In July 1972, “Fantasy” label released “Latin American Suite”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded in November 1968 at “National Recording Studio” in New York, January 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and was produced by Duke Ellington.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Harold Ashby – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone 
  • Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Mercer Ellington, Cootie Williams – trumpet
  • Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper – trombone
  • Chuck Connors – bass trombone, tenor saxophone
  • Jeff Castleman, Paul Kondziela – bass
  • Rufus Jones – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Oclupaca
  2. Chico Cuadradino – Duke Ellington, Mercer Ellington
  3. Eque
  4. Tina
  5. The Sleeping Lady and the Giant Who Watches over Her
  6. Latin American Sunshine
  7. Brasilliance

Wayne Shorter: Odyssey Of Iska

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In July 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Odyssey of Iska”, the fourteenth Wayne Shorter studio album. It was recorded in August 1970, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Gene Bertoncini – guitar
  • Ron Carter, Cecil McBee – bass
  • Billy Hart, Alphonse Mouzon – drums
  • Frank Cuomo – drums, percussion
  • David Friedman – vibraphone, marimba

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter, except where noted.

  1. Wind
  2. Storm
  3. Calm
  4. Depois do Amor, o Vazio (After Love, Emptiness) – Bobby Thomas
  5. Joy

Steve Miller Band: Number 5

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In July 1970, “Capitol” label released “Number 5”, the fifth Steve Miller Band studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Cinderella Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Steve Miller.

Personnel:

  • Steve Miller — lead and backing vocals, guitar, 12-string guitar, Condor Innovator guitar, Echoplex guitar, piano, bass
  • Jim Miller — guitar 
  • Bobby Winkelmann — lead and backing vocals, bass, 12-string guitar 
  • Tim Davis — lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Curley Cooke — acoustic guitar, guitar
  • Wayne Moss — guitar, bass 
  • Bobby Thompson — banjo 
  • Nicky Hopkins — piano
  • Lee Michaels — organ 
  • Ben Sidran — keyboards 
  • Charlie McCoy — harmonica
  • Lonnie Turner — fretless bass 
  • Jimmy Tillman — drums
  • Bud Billings — trumpet
  • Buddy Spicher — violin

Track listing:

  1. Good Morning – Bobby Winkelman
  2. I Love You – Steve Miller
  3. Going to the Country – Steve Miller, Ben Sidran
  4. Hot Chili – Tim Davis
  5. Tokin’s – Tim Davis
  6. Going to Mexico – Steve Miller, Bob Scaggs
  7. Steve Miller’s Midnight Tango – Ben Sidran
  8. Industrial Military Complex Hex – Steve Miller
  9. Jackson-Kent Blues – Steve Miller
  10. Never Kill Another Man – Steve Miller

Donovan: Open Road

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In June 1970, “Epic” label released “Open Road”, the eighth Donovan studio album. It was recorded January – February 1970 at “Morgan” in London, and was produced by Donovan Leitch.

Personnel:

  • Donovan Leitch – vocals, guitar, mouth harp
  • Mike Thomson – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
  • John Carr – vocals, drums
  • Mike O’Neill – vocals, piano
  • Robin Black – engineer
  • Mike Bobak – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Changes
  2. Song for John
  3. Curry Land
  4. Joe Bean’s Theme
  5. People Used To
  6. Celtic Rock
  7. Riki Tiki Tavi
  8. Clara Clairvoyant
  9. Roots of Oak
  10. Season of Farewell
  11. Poke at the Pope
  12. New Year’s Resovolution

John McLaughlin: Devotion

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In July 1970, “Douglas” label released “Devotion”, the second John McLaughlin album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Douglas and Stefan Bright.

Personnel:

  • John McLaughlin – electric guitar
  • Larry Young – organ, electric piano
  • Billy Rich – bass guitar
  • Buddy Miles – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by John McLaughlin.

  1. Devotion
  2. Dragon Song
  3. Marbles
  4. Siren
  5. Don’t Let the Dragon Eat Your Mother
  6. Purpose of When

Ahmad Jamal: The Awakening

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In July 1970, “Impulse!” label released “The Awakening”, the 27th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano
  • Jamil Nasser – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums

Track listing:

  1. The Awakening – Ahmad Jamal
  2. I Love Music – Emil Boyd, Hale Smith
  3. Patterns – Ahmad Jamal
  4. Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock
  5. You’re My Everything – Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon
  6. Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
  7. Wave – Antônio Carlos Jobim