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Linda Ronstadt: Silk Purse

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On April 13, 1970, “Capitol” label released “Silk Purse”, the second Linda Ronstadt studio album. It was recorded January – February 1970, at “Cinderella Sound’, “Woodland Studios” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Elliot F. Mazer.

Personnel:

  • Linda Ronsdadt – vocal, arrangements
  • Garry White – vocal
  • The Beechwood Rangers
  • Norbert Putnam – musical director, arrangements, conductor
  • Kenny Buttrey – arrangements, conductor
  • Adam Mitchell – arrangements, conductor
  • Elliot Mazer – arrangements, conductor, recording, mixing
  • Fred Catero – recording
  • Howard Gale – recording
  • Lee Hazin – recording
  • Wayne Moss – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Lovesick Blues – Cliff Friend, Irving Mills
  2. Are My Thoughts with You – Mickey Newbury
  3. Will You Love Me Tomorrow – Goffin King, Carole King
  4. Nobody’s – Gary White
  5. Lousie – Paul Siebel
  6. Long, Long Time – Gary White
  7. Mental Revenge – Mel Tillis
  8. I’m Leaving It All Up to You – Dewey Terry, Don Harris
  9. He Darked the Sun – Gene Clark, Bernie Leadon
  10. Life Is Like a Mountain Railway – traditional

Black Widow: Sacrifice

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In March 1970, “CBS” label released “Sacrifice”, the debut Black Widow studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Patrick Meehan Jr.

Personnel:

  • Kip Trevor – vocals
  • Clive Jones – flute, saxophone, clarinet
  • Jim Gannon – lead and Spanish guitars, vibes
  • Zoot Taylor – organ, piano
  • Bob Bond – bass
  • Clive Box – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Gannon, except where noted.

  1. In Ancient Days
  2. Way to Power
  3. Come to the Sabbat – Jim Gannon, Clive Jones
  4. Conjuration
  5. Seduction
  6. Attack of the Demon
  7. Sacrifice

Man: Same

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In March 1971, “Liberty” label released the self-titled, third Man studio album. It was recorded in October 1970, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Mel Baister.

Personnel:

  • Michael “Micky” Jones – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Roger “Deke” Leonard – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar, piano
  • Clive John – vocals, organ, piano, electric guitar, harpsichord
  • Martin Ace – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Terry Williams – drums, percussion; liberty bell
  • George Chkiantz – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Romain – Martin Ace, Clive John, Michael Jones, Roger Leonard, Terry Williams
  2. Country Girl – Martin Ace, Roger Leonard
  3. Would the Christians Wait Five Minutes? The Lions Are Having a Draw – Martin Ace, Michael Jones
  4. Daughter of the Fireplace – Roger Leonard
  5. Alchemist – Martin Ace, Clive John, Michael Jones, Roger Leonard, Terry Williams

James “Baby Huey” Ramey: The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend James

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In February 1971, “Curtom” label released “The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend”, the only James “Baby Huey” Ramey album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Curtis Mayfield.

Personnel:

  • Baby Huey – vocal
  • Curtis Mayfield – audio production
  • Gary Hobish – mastering
  • Patrick Rogues – art direction
  • Milton Sincoff – director of creative services, packaging
  • Mary Stuart – liner notes
  • Paul Brookside – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Listen to Me – Michael Johnson
  2. Mama Get Yourself Together – James Ramey
  3. A Change Is Going to Come – Sam Cooke
  4. Mighty, Mighty – Curtis Mayfield
  5. Hard Times – Curtis Mayfield
  6. California Dreamin’ – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  7. Running – Curtis Mayfield
  8. One Dragon Two Dragon – James Ramey

Loudon Wainwright III: Album II

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

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 Girls
  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
  12. Winter Song

Cannanball Adderley Quintet: The Price You Got To Pay To Be Free

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In December 1970, “Capitol” label released “The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free”, album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet album (the 49th Cannonball Adderley album overall). Live material was recorded in September 1970, at the 1970 “Monterey Jazz Festival”, and studio material was recorded in October 1970, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by David Axelrod.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – vocals, soprano and alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – vocals, cornet
  • Nat Adderley Jr. – vocals, piano, electric piano, guitar
  • Joe Zawinul – piano, electric piano, ring modulator
  • Walter Booker – bass
  • Bob West – bass
  • Roy McCurdy – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley except where noted.

  1. Soul Virgo – George Duke, Mike Deasy, Rick Holmes
  2. Rumplestiltskin – Joe Zawinul
  3. Inquisition – Nat Adderley
  4. Devastatement – Nat Adderley
  5. Pra Dizer Adeus (To Say Goodbye) – Edú Lobo, Torquato Neto, Lani Hall
  6. The Price You Got to Pay to Be Free – Nat Adderley Jr.
  7. Sometime Ago – Sergio Mihanovich
  8. Exquisition – Nat Adderley
  9. Painted Desert – Joe Zawinul
  10. Directions – Joe Zawinul
  11. Down in Black Bottom – Nat Adderley
  12. 1-2-3-Go-O-O-O! – Joe Zawinul, Roy McCurdy, Walter Booker, Nat Adderley
  13. Lonesome Stranger – Nat Adderley
  14. Get Up Off Your Knees
  15. Wild-Cat Pee
  16. Alto Sex
  17. Bridges – Milton Nascimento, Fernando Brant, Gene Lees
  18. Out and In
  19. Together – Nat Adderley Jr.
  20. The Scene – Nat Adderley, Joe Zawinul

Wes Montgomery: Willow Weep For Me

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In December 1968, “Verve” label released “Willow Weep for Me”, a posthumous Wes Montgomery album. The album was produced by Esmond Edwards. At the “Grammy Awards” of 1970 “Willow Weep for Me” won the “Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group”.

Personnel:

  • Wes Montgomery – guitar
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Jimmy Cobb – drums
  • Claus Ogerman – arrangements, conductor
  • Val Valentin – engineer
  • Dick Smith – art direction
  • Gerry Low – artwork
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Richard Lamb – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  2. Impressions – John Coltrane
  3. Portrait of Jenny – Gordon Burdge, Russel Robinson
  4. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Oh, You Crazy Moon – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. Four on Six – Wes Montgomery
  7. Misty – Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner

Miles Davis: Live-Evil

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On November 17, 1971, “Columbia” label released “Live-Evil”, album of live and studio recordings by Miles Davis. It was recorded February – June 1970, at “Columbia Studio B” in New York City, December 1970, at “The Cellar Door” in Washington, D.C., and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, electric trumpet with wah-wah
  • Herbie Hancock – electric piano
  • Chick Corea – electric piano
  • Keith Jarrett – electric piano, organ
  • Joe Zawinul – electric piano
  • Khalil Balakrishna – electric sitar
  • Gary Bartz – soprano and alto saxophone
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • Steve Grossman – soprano saxophone
  • John McLaughlin – electric guitar
  • Dave Holland – acoustic and electric bass
  • Ron Carter – acoustic bass
  • Michael Henderson – electric bass
  • Hermeto Pascoal – vocals, voice, drums, electric piano, whistling 
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Sivad – Miles Davis
  2. Little Church – Hermeto Pascoal
  3. Medley: Gemini/Double Image – Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul
  4. What I Say – Miles Davis
  5. Nem Um Talvez – Hermeto Pascoal
  6. Selim – Hermeto Pascoal
  7. Funky Tonk – Miles Davis
  8. Inamorata and Narration by Conrad Roberts – Miles Davis

Tom Rush: Wrong End Of The Rainbow

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In October 1970, “Columbia” label released “Wrong End of the Rainbow”, the ninth Tom Rush album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rush – lead vocal, guitar
  • Trevor Veitch – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, mandocello, dulcimer
  • David Bromberg – pedal steel guitar
  • John Locke – organ, piano 
  • Erik Robertson – organ, piano
  • Brent Titcomb – harmonica
  • Bob Boucher – bass
  • Dave Lewis – drums, percussion
  • Paul Armin – violin, viola
  • Ed Freeman – arrangements
  • Jim Reeves – engineer
  • Bob Cato – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Wrong End of the Rainbow – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  2. Biloxi – Jesse Winchester
  3. Merrimack County – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  4. Riding on a Railroad – James Taylor
  5. Paddy West – arranged by Tom Rush
  6. Came to See Me Yesterday in the Merry Month of – Ray O’Sullivan
  7. Starlight – Tom Rush
  8. Sweet Baby James – James Taylor
  9. Rotunda – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  10. Jazzman – Edward Mark Holstein
  11. Gnostic Serenade – William Hawkins

Pharoah Sanders: Deaf Dumb Blind

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In October 1970, “Impulse!” released “Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun)”, the fifth Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded in July 1970, at “A & R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Pharoah Sanders – soprano saxophone, cow horn, bells, tritone whistle, cowbells, wood flute, thumb piano, percussion
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet, maracas, yodeling, percussion
  • Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, bells, cowbell, shakers, percussion
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – piano, cowbell, thumb piano, percussion
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Clifford Jarvis – drums
  • Nat Bettis – xylophone, yodeling, African percussion
  • Anthony Wiles – conga drum, African percussion
  • Dave Green – engineer
  • Dixon Van Winkle – engineer
  • Wallace Caldwell – design
  • Jameelah Ali – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Summun, Bukmun, Umyun – Pharoah Sanders
  2. Let Us Go into The House of The Lord – arranged by Lonnie Liston Smith