Tag Archives: 1970

Joe Zawinul: Zawinul

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On May 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Zawinul”, the third Joe Zawinul studio album. It was recorded August – October 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Joe Zawinul – acoustic and electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock – electric piano
  • Earl Turbinton – soprano saxophone 
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet 
  • Jimmy Owens – trumpet
  • George Davis – flute
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Miroslav Vitouš
  • Walter Booker – bass
  • Billy Hart – percussion
  • David Lee – percussion
  • Joe Chambers – percussion
  • Jack DeJohnette – melodica, percussion
  • Gene Paul – engineer
  • Lew Hahn – recording, remixing
  • Ed Freeman – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Zawinul.

  1. Doctor Honoris Causa
  2. In a Silent Way
  3. His Last Journey
  4. Double Image
  5. Arrival in New York

David Axelrod: Earth Rot

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On April 22, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Earth Rot”, the third David Axelrod studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by David Axelrod.

Personnel:

  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Louis Morell – guitar
  • Don Randi – piano
  • Robert West – bass
  • Arthur Wright – bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Sonny Anderson – vibraphone
  • Gary Coleman – vibraphone
  • William E. Green – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Jackie Kelso – tenor and baritone saxophone, flute
  • Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Allen De Rienzo – trumpet
  • Frederick Hill – trumpet
  • Dick Hyde – trombone
  • Richard Leith – trombone
  • Clark Eran Gassman, Diana Lee, Gerri Engemann, Jacqueline Mae Ellen, Janice Gassman, Jerry Whitman, Jon Joyce, Lewis E. Moreford, Tom Bahler – choir

Track listing:

All music by David Axelrod, lyrics adapted by Michael T. Axelrod from “The Book of Isaiah, The Old Testament” and adapted from “Song of the Earth Spirit”, a Navajo origin legend.

  1. The Warnings Part 1
  2. The Warnings Part 2
  3. The Warnings Part 3
  4. The Warnings Part 4
  5. The Signs Part 1
  6. The Signs Part 2
  7. The Signs Part 3
  8. The Signs Part 4

Stevie Wonder: Where I’m Coming From

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On April 9, 1971, “Motown” label released “Where I’m Coming From” the thirteenth Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded July 1970 – February 1971, at “Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Stevie Wonder.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – vocals, arrangements
  • David Van DePitte – arrangements
  • Jerry Long – arrangements
  • Paul Riser – arrangements
  • Randy King – mastering
  • Curtis McNair – art direction
  • Tom Schlesinger – graphic supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by by Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright.

  1. Look Around
  2. Do Yourself a Favor
  3. Think of Me as Your Soldier
  4. Something Out of the Blue
  5. If You Really Love Me
  6. I Wanna Talk to You
  7. Take Up a Course in Happiness
  8. Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer
  9. Sunshine in Their Eyes

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: 4 Way Street

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On April 7, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “4 Way Street”, the first Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young live album. It was recorded June – July 1970, at “Fillmore East” in New York City, “The Forum” in Los Angeles, “Auditorium Theatre” in Chicago, and was produced by David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young.

Personnel:

  • David Crosby – vocals, guitar
  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Graham Nash – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
  • Neil Young – vocals, guitar
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuels – bass
  • Johnny Barbata – drums
  • Bill Halverson – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction, design, photography
  • Joel Bernstein – photography center squares
  • Henry Diltz – inside sleeve photography
  • David Geffen — direction

Track listing:

  1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Stephen Stills
  2. On the Way Home – Neil Young
  3. Teach Your Children – Graham Nah
  4. Triad – David Crosby
  5. The Lee Shore – David Crosby
  6. Chicago – Graham Nash
  7. Right Between the Eyes – Graham Nash
  8. Cowgirl in the Sand – Neil Young
  9. Don’t Let It Bring You Down – Neil Young
  10. 49 Bye-Byes/America’s Children – Stephen Stills
  11. Love the One You’re With – Stephen Stills

Bobbie Gentry: Fancy

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On April 6, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Fancy”, the sixth Bobbie Gentry studio album. It was recorded in April – August 1969 – January 1970, at “Fame Recording Studios” in Muscle Shoals, “Capitol Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Hall and Bobby Gentry.

Personnel:

  • Bobbie Gentry – vocals
  • Tommy Oliver – arrangements
  • Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements
  • Don Lee Keith – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Fancy – Bobby Gentry
  2. I’ll Never Fall in Love Again – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Delta Man – Leon Russell
  4. Something in the Way He Moves – James Taylor
  5. Find ‘Em, Fool ‘Em and Forget ‘Em – George Jackson, Rick Hall
  6. He Made a Woman Out of Me – Fred Burch, Don Hill
  7. Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  8. If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody – Rudy Clark
  9. Rainmaker – Harry Nilsson, Bill Martin
  10. Wedding Bell Blues – Laura Nyro

Three Dog Night: It Ain’t Easy

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On March 31, 1970, “Dunhill” label released “It Ain’t Easy”, the fourth Three Dog Night studio album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “American Recording Co.” in Studio City, California, and was produced by Richard Podolor.

Personnel:

  • Cory Wells – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Chuck Negron – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Danny Hutton – lead and backing vocals, arrangements
  • Mike Allsup – guitar, arrangements
  • Jimmy Greenspoon – keyboards, arrangements
  • Joe Schermie – bass guitar
  • Floyd Sneed – drums
  • Bill Cooper – engineer
  • Cal Schenkel – design
  • Ed Caraeff – photography

Track listing:

  1. Woman – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers
  2. Cowboy – Randy Newman
  3. It Ain’t Easy – Ron Davies
  4. Out in the Country – Roger Nichols, Paul Williams
  5. Good Feeling (1957) – Alan Brackett, John Merrill
  6. Rock and Roll Widow – Danny Hutton, Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, Mike Allsup, Jimmy Greenspoon, Joe Schermie, Floyd Sneed
  7. Mama Told Me (Not to Come) – Randy Newman
  8. Your Song – Elton John, Bernie Taupin
  9. Good Time Living – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil

Last Poets: This Is Madness

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On March 1971, “Douglas” label released “This Is Madness”, the second Last Poets studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Mediasound” in New York City, and was produced by Alan Douglas and Stefan Bright.

Personnel:

  • Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin – lead and backing vocals
  • Umar Bin Hassan – lead and backing vocals
  • Raymond “Nilaja” Hurrey – percussion
  • Anthony C. Bongiovi – engineer
  • Abdul Mati (Abdul Mati Klarwein) – painting
  • Bob Vermosa – lettering
  • Bilal Farid – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Alafia Pudim.

  1. True Blues
  2. Related to What Chant – Alafia Pudim, Omar Ben Hassen, Raymond “Nilaja” Hurrey
  3. Related to What – Omar Ben Hassen
  4. Black Is Chant – Alafia Pudim, Omar Ben Hassen, Raymond “Nilaja” Hurrey
  5. Black Is – Omar Ben Hassen
  6. Time – Omar Ben Hassen
  7. Mean Machine Chant – Alafia Pudim, Omar Ben Hassen, Raymond “Nilaja” Hurrey
  8. Mean Machine
  9. White Man’s Got a God Complex
  10. Opposites
  11. Black People What Y’all Gon’ Do Chant – Alafia Pudim, Omar Ben Hassen, Raymond “Nilaja” Hurrey
  12. Black People What Y’all Gon’ Do – Omar Ben Hassen
  13. O.D.
  14. Time Is Madness Chant – Alafia Pudim, Omar Ben Hassen, Raymond “Nilaja” Hurrey
  15. This Is Madness – Omar Ben Hassen

Jimi Hendrix And The Band Of Gypsys

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On March 25, 1970, “Polydor” and “Track” labels released “Band of Gypsys”, album by Jimi Hendrix and Band of Gypsys. It was recorded in January 1970, at “Filmore East” in New York City, and was produced by Heaven Research (Jimi Hendrix). In 2018, Band of Gypsys album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”, On June 23, 2019, the Band of Gypsys were inducted into the “Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame”.

Personnel:

  • Jimi Hendrix – vocals, guitar, liner notes
  • Billy Cox – vocals, bass
  • Buddy Miles – vocals, drums
  • Wally Heider – live recording engineer
  • Eddie Kramer – studio mixing engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Victor Kahn – design
  • Jan Blom – photography

Track listing:

All tracks Jimi Hendrix, except, except where noted.

  1. Who Knows
  2. Machine Gun
  3. Changes – Buddy Miles
  4. Power to Love
  5. Message of Love
  6. We Gotta Live Together – Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman
  7. Hear My Train A Comin
  8. Foxy Lady
  9. Stop

Loudon Wainwright III: Album II

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In February 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Album II”, the second Loudon Wainwright III studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Intermedia Sounds” in Boston, Massachusetts, and was produced by Loudon Wainwright III and Milton Kramer.

Personnel:

  • Loudon Wainwright III – vocals, guitar
  • Kate McGarrigle – vocals
  • Saul Broudy – harmonica
  • Michael Leary – engineer
  • Peter Hujar – cover photography
  • Milton Kramer, Andrew Wainwright – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Loudon Wainwright III, except where noted.

  1. Me and My Friend the Cat
  2. Motel Blues
  3. Nice Jewish Girl
  4. Be Careful, There’s a Baby in the House
  5. I Know I’m Unhappy/Suicide Song/Glenville Reel
  6. Saw Your Name in the Paper
  7. Samson and the Warden
  8. Plane; Too
  9. Cook That Dinner, Dora
  10. Old Friend
  11. Old Paint – traditional, arranged by Loudon Wainwright III

Elvin Jones: Coalition

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In February 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Coalition”, the 13th Elvin Jones album. It was recorded July 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Wilbur Little – bass
  • Candido Camero – conga, tambourine

Track listing:

  1. Shinjitu – Elvin Jones
  2. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  3. 5/4 Thing – George Coleman
  4. Ural Stradania – Frank Foster
  5. Simone – Frank Foster