On January 3, 1971, “Vertigo” label released “Salisbury”, the second Uriah Heep studio album. It was recorded October – November 1970, at “Lansdowne Studios” in London, and was produced by Gert Bron.
Personnel:
David Byron – lead vocals
Ken Hensley – vocals, slide and acoustic guitars, organ, piano, harpsichord, vibraphone
Mick Box – vocals, lead and acoustic guitar
Paul Newton – vocals, bass guitar
Keith Baker – drums
John Fiddy – brass and woodwind arrangements
Peter Gallen – engineer, mixing
Tom Coyne – mastering
Track listing:
Bird of Prey – Mick Box, David Byron, Ken Hensely, Paul Newton
On December 8, 1971, “Impulse!” label released “Black Unity”, the seventh Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded in November 1971, and was produced by Lee Young.
Personnel:
Pharoah Sanders — soprano and tenor saxophone, balafon
Marvin “Hannibal” Peterson — trumpet
Carlos Garnett — flute, tenor saxophone
Joe Bonner — piano
Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee — bass
Norman Connors, Billy Hart — drums
Lawrence Killian — conga, balafon, talking drum, percussion
On November 29, 2001, George Harrison died aged 58. He was musician (guitar), singer, songwriter, and music and movie producer, lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Beatles. His interest in folk music and especially in Indian music had serious influence on the band’s Hindu-aligned spirituality in the later years. Some of his songs composed for the band include “Here Comes the Sun”, “Something”, “Taxman”, “Within You Without You”, and “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. After The Beatles broke-up in 1970, Harrison released the album “All Things Must Pass” which included the track “My Sweet Lord”, his most successful single, and the first solo single by any member of The Beatles that sold over million copies. In 1971, together with Ravi Shankar he organized “Concert for Bangladesh”, the first big benefit concert in the music history. In 1974, Harrison founded the music label “Dark Horse Records”, and co-founded movie label “Hand Made Films” in 1978. In 1988, with Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison, he co-founded the supergroup The Travelling Wilburys. As a guitarist he recorded for Badfinger, Billy Preston, Bob Dylan, Duane Eddy, Randy Newman, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, and Tom Petty. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked Harrison at number 11 in their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”. In 1988, as a member of The Beatles he was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”, and in 2004, posthumously for his solo career. As a solo artist, Harrison released twelve studio and two live albums.
On November 1, 1971, “A&M” label released “Footprint”, the second Gary Wright studio album. It was recorded in 1971, in London and New York City, and was produced by Gary Wright.
Personnel:
Gary Wright – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
George Harrison – electric and acoustic guitars
Hugh McCracken – electric and acoustic guitars
Jerry Donahue – electric guitar, percussion
Mick Jones – guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass
Tom Duffy – bass
Alan White – drums, percussion, harpsichord
Jim Keltner – drums
Jim Gordon – drums
Colin Allen – drums, percussion
Bryson Graham – drums
Bobby Keys – tenor saxophone
Jim Price – trumpet, trombone
King Curtis – saxophone
John Barham – string arrangements
Doris Troy, Nanette Newman, Madeline Bell, Liza Strike, Barry St John, P. P. Arnold, Jimmy Thomas – backing vocals
On October 29, 1971, Howard Duane Allman died aged 24. He was singer, musician (guitar, slide guitar, dobro), recorded and performed with The Hour Glass, Allman Joys, Derek and the Dominos, Wilson Pickett, Johnny Jenkins, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Mann, Boz Scaggs, Delaney & Bonnie, and Eric Clapton, but was best known as founder, guitarist, and leader of The Allman Brothers Band.
On October 21, 2014, “ATO Records”, and “Prawn Song Records” labels released “Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble”, the eighth Primus studio album. The album is a re-imagining of the soundtrack of the 1971 film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by Les Claypool.
Personnel:
Les Claypool – lead vocals, upright bass, cello, bass guitar, marimba, percussion, backing vocals, arranger
On October 12, 1971, “CTI” label released “First Light”, the 23rd Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded in September 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Ron Carter – bass
Richard Wyands – piano
George Benson – guitar
Airto Moreira – percussion
Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes piano
Phil Kraus – vibraphone
Hubert Laws – flute
Wally Kane – flute, bassoon
George Marge – flute, clarinet
Romeo Penque – flute, English horn, oboe, clarinet
Jane Taylor – bassoon
Ray Alonge – French horn
James Buffington – French horn
Margaret Ross – harp
David Nadien – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Harold Kohon – violin
Joe Malin – violin
Gene Orloff – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Tosha Samaroff – violin
Irving Spice – violin
Alfred Brown – viola
Emanuel Vardi – viola
Charles McCracken – cello
George Ricci – cello
Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
Track listing:
First Light – Freddie Hubbard
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey – Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Moment to Moment – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Yesterday’s Dreams – Norman Martin, Don Sebesky
Lonely Town (from On the Town) – Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Asolph Green
On October 4, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Twins”, the tenth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded 1959 – 1961, assembled without Coleman’s input, comprising outtakes from recording sessions of 1959 to 1961 for “The Shape of Jazz to Come”, “This Is Our Music”, “Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation”, and “Ornette!”. Sessions for “Monk and the Nun” took place at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, for “First Take” at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and all others at “Atlantic Studios” in Manhattan. The album was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.
Personnel:
Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone
Don Cherry – pocket trumpet; cornet on “Monk and the Nun”
Charlie Haden – bass on 1959 and 1960 tracks
Scott LaFaro – bass on “First Take” and “Check Up”
Billy Higgins – drums on “First Take” and “Monk and the Nun”
On October 2, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “The Morning After”, the second J. Geils Band studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Record Plant West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk and Seth Justman.
Personnel:
Peter Wolf– lead vocals
Geils– guitar
Magic Dick– harmonica
Seth Justman– keyboards
Danny Klein– bass
Stephen Bladd – drums
Bill Szymczyk– engineer
Track listing:
I Don’t Need You No More – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
Whammer Jammer – Juke Joint Jimmy
So Sharp – Arlester Christian
The Usual Place – Don Covay, Leroy Randolph
Gotta Have Your Love – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
Looking for a Love – W. Alexander, Zelda Samuels
Gonna Find Me a New Love – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
Cry One More Time – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
Floyd’s Hotel – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s How You Do It!) – Juke Joint Jimmy
