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Roy Ayers Ubiquity: Virgo Red

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In August 1973, “Polydor” label released “Virgo Red”, the tenth Roy Ayers album. It was recorded in July 1973, at “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Jerry Schoenbaum.

Personnel:

  • Roy Ayers – vocals, organ, vibraphone, percussion, arrangements
  • Dennis Heaven – guitar
  • Will Hawes – guitar
  • Harry Whitaker – piano, electric piano, organ
  • David Johnson – bass
  • Gordon Edwards – bass
  • Arthur Clark – baritone saxophone
  • Seldon Powell – baritone saxophone
  • Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet
  • Jimmie Owens – trumpet
  • Garnett Brown – trombone
  • Jerry Friedman – electric sitar
  • Dennis Davis – drums, percussion
  • Adrian Dey – percussion
  • Stephen Sadiz Shbazzberrios– percussion
  • Chano O’Ferral – vocals, congas, bongos
  • Argerie Ayers, Denise Bridgewater, Leslie Carter, Willie Michael – vocals
  • Bert DeCoteaux – arrangements
  • James Green – engineer
  • Eddie Kramer – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – lacquer cut
  • Kats Abe – art direction, design
  • Haruo Miyauchi – artwork
  • Bert Andrews – photography

Track listing:

  1. Brother Louie
  2. Virgo Red
  3. I Am Your Mind
  4. The Morning After
  5. Love from the Sun
  6. It’s So Sweet
  7. Giving Love
  8. Des Nude Soul

Maria Muldaur: Same

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In August 1973, “Reprise” label released the self-titled, debut Maria Muldaur album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Warner Bros Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Joe Boyd and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Maria Muldaur – vocals
  • Clarence White – acoustic guitar
  • Ry Cooder – acoustic guitar
  • Andrew Gold – acoustic guitar
  • David Nichtern – acoustic and electric guitar
  • David Grisman – mandolin
  • Bill Keith – banjo, steel guitar
  • David Lindley – Hawaiian guitar
  • Dr. John – keyboards, horn arrangements
  • Jim Dickinson – piano
  • Mark T. Jordan – piano
  • Spooner Oldham – piano
  • Greg Prestopino – piano, voices, backing vocals
  • James Gordon – organ, clarinet
  • Nick DeCaro – accordion, string arrangements
  • Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
  • Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass guitar
  • Dave Holland – bowed bass
  • Jimmy Calhoun – bass guitar
  • Tommy McClure – bass guitar
  • Freebo – bass guitar
  • Amos Garrett – vocals, bass guitar, guitar
  • Jim Keltner – drums
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • John Boudreaux – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Chris Parker – drums
  • Jerry Jumonville – alto horn, horn arrangements
  • Artie Butler – alto horn, horn arrangements
  • Beryl Marriott – violin
  • Richard Greene – violin
  • Larry Packer – violin, viola
  • Karen Alexander – backing vocals
  • Gloria Jones – backing vocals
  • Ellen Kearney – backing vocals
  • Bettye LaVette – backing vocals
  • Jessica Smith – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Any Old Time – Jimmie Rodgers
  2. Midnight at the Oasis – David Nichtern
  3. My Tennessee Mountain Home – Dolly Parton
  4. I Never Did Sing You a Love Song – David Nichtern
  5. The Work Song – Kate McGarrigle
  6. Don’t You Feel My Leg (Don’t You Get Me High) – Blue Lu Barker, Danny Barker, J. Mayo Williams
  7. Walkin’ One and Only – Dan Hicks
  8. Long Hard Climb – Ron Davies
  9. Three Dollar Bill – Mac Rebennack
  10. Vaudeville Man – Wendy Waldman
  11. Mad Mad Me – Wendy Waldman

Clifford Jordan: Glass Bead Games

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In July 1974, “Strat-East” label released “Glass Bead Games”, the twelve Clifford Jordan album.  It was recorded in October 1973, at “Minot Sound Studios” in White Plains, New York, and was produced bu Clifford Jordan.

Personnel:

  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
  • Stanley Cowell, Cedar Walton – piano
  • Bill Lee, Sam Jones – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Clifford Jordan except where noted.

  1. Powerful Paul Robeson
  2. Glass Bead Games
  3. Prayer to the People
  4. Cal Massey – Stanley Cowell
  5. John Coltrane – Bill Lee, Clifton Lee
  6. Eddie Harris – Bill Lee
  7. Biskit – Bill Lee
  8. Shoulders – Cedar Walton
  9. Bridgework – Cedar Walton
  10. Maimoun – Stanley Cowell
  11. Alias Buster Henry – Billy Higgins
  12. One for Amos – Sam Jones

Jackson Heights: Bump ‘N’ Grind

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In July 1973, “Vertigo” label released “Bump ‘N’ Grind”, fourth and the last Jackson Heights album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Phonogram Studios” in London, and was produced by Lee Jackson.

Personnel:

  • John McBurnie – vocals, acoustic guitar, mellotron, percussion
  • Brian Chatton – vocals, piano, clarinet, organ, mellotron, harpsichord, celesta, tubular bells, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Lee Jackson – vocals, bass guitar, congas, percussion, electric cello
  • Roger McKew – guitar
  • Keith Emerson – Moog synthesizer
  • Billy Bell – banjo
  • Chris Laurence – bass
  • Ian Wallace, Mike Giles – drums
  • Alan Travers, Andy Babynchuk, Cathy Wei, Clare Farmer, David Woodcock, Eddy Roberts, Liz Edwards, Gavyn Wright, Godfrey Salmon, Jeff Grey, Louise Jopling, Paul Pearce – violin
  • Johnny Van Derrick – violin solo
  • Brian Hawkins, Brian Mack, Don McVay, Jan Schlapp – viola
  • Helen Liebmann, Lynden Cranham, Martin Robinson, Mike Hurwitz – cello
  • Johnny Van Derrick – fiddle
  • Ian Green – arrangements, conductor 
  • Chris Harding, Roger Wake – engineer
  • Fabio Nicoli, Roger Stowell – cover concept
  • William Stone & Associates – graphics, typography
  • Roger Stowell – photography
  • Mlle. Anne Goddet – model on the cover
  • Ann Chandler – stylist
  • Johnny Toogood – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. I Could Be Your Orchestra – Murphy, John McBurnie
  2. Spaghetti Sunshine – Brian Chatton
  3. Long Necked Lady – John McBurnie
  4. Public Romance – Brian Chatton
  5. Bump and Grind – John McBurnie
  6. Comberland Country – Brian Chatton, Lee Jackson
  7. It’s a Shame – Brian Chatton, Lee Jackson
  8. Ladies in the Chorus – Brian Chatton, Lee Jackson
  9. Whatever Happened to the Conversation – Brian Chatton, John McBurnie, Lee Jackson

Deke Leonard: Iceberg

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In July 1973, “United Artists” label released “Iceberg”, the debut Deke Leonard album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, Wales, “Olympic Studios” and “Mayfair Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Edmunds, Deke Leonard, The Man Band and Tim Boyle.

Personnel:

  • Deke Leonard – vocals, guitar, slide guitar, harmonium, keyboards, organ, mellotron, choir
  • Malcolm Morley – guitar, choir
  • Mickey Jones – guitar
  • Richard Treece – guitar
  • Martin Ace – bass
  • Paul Burton – bass
  • Beau Adams – drums
  • Dave Charles – drums
  • Mike Gibbons – drums
  • Terry Williams – drums
  • Tom Riley – drums
  • Dave Charles – drums
  • Dave Phillips – violin
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • Crosby Eichler – vocals
  • Dave Charles – vocals
  • Paul Burton – vocals
  • Dave Charles, George Ace, Martin Ace, The Rockfield Choir – choir
  • Ralph Down – electronics, engineer
  • Anton Matthews, Dave Edmunds, George Peckham, Kingsley Ward, Pat Moran – engineer
  • Pierre Tubbs – art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. Razor Blade and Rattlesnake
  2. I Just Can’t Win
  3. Lisa
  4. Nothing Is Happening
  5. Looking for a Man
  6. A Hard Way to Live
  7. Broken Ovation
  8. Jesse
  9. Ten Thousand Takers
  10. The Ghost of Musket Flat
  11. Crosby (Second Class Citizen Blues)
  12. 7171551

Hellen Reddy: Long Hard Climb

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On July 23, 1973, “Capitol” label released “Long Hard Climb”, the fourth Helen Reddy studio album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Tom Catalano and Jay Senter.

Personnel:

  • Helen Reddy – vocals
  • Al Capps – arrangements, conductor
  • Lee Holdridge – arrangements, conductor
  • Jim Horn – horn arrangements
  • Armin Steiner – engineer
  • Doug Sax – cutting engineer
  • John Hoernle – art direction
  • Norman Seeff – photography

Track listing:

  1. Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) – Linda Laurie
  2. Lovin’ You – John Sebastian
  3. A Bit O.K. – Peter Allen, Carole Bayer Sager
  4. Don’t Mess with a Woman – Michael Curtis, Richard Curtis, Patty Moan
  5. Delta Dawn – Larry Collins, Alex Harvey
  6. The West Wind Circus – Adam Miller
  7. If We Could Still Be Friends – Paul Williams
  8. Long Hard Climb – Ron Davies
  9. Until It’s Time for You to Go – Buffy Sainte-Marie
  10. The Old Fashioned Way – Georges Garvarentz, Joel Hirschhorn, Al Kasha

Airto Moreira: Fingers

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In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Fingers”, the fourth Airto Moreira album. It was recorded in April 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Airto – vocals, drums, percussion
  • David Amaro – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Hugo Fattoruso – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Ringo Thielmann – vocals, double bass
  • Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso – vocals, drums
  • Flora Purim – vocals, percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Rob Ciano – design
  • Pete Turner – photography
  • Alen MacWeeney – photography

Track listing:

  1. El Rada – Ruben Rada, Eduardo Uzeta
  2. Romance of Death – Hugo Fattoruso
  3. Merry Go Round – Airto Moreira, Flora Purim
  4. Wind Chant – Hugo Fattoruso
  5. Parana – Hugo Fattoruso
  6. San Francisco River – Flora Purim
  7. Tombo in 7/4 – Moreira Fattoruso

Lonnie Liston Smith: Astral Traveling

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In July 1973, “Flying Dutchman” label released “Astral Traveling”, the debut Lonnie Liston Smith album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  1. Lonnie Liston Smith − piano, electric piano
  2. George Barron − soprano and tenor saxophone
  3. Joe Beck – guitar
  4. Cecil McBee – bass
  5. David Lee Jr. – drums
  6. James Mtume, Sonny Morgan − congas, percussion
  7. Badal Roy – table
  8. Geeta Vashi − tamboura

 Track listing:

All tracks by Lonnie Liston Smith

  1. Astral Traveling
  2. Let Us Go into the House of the Lord
  3. Rejuvenation
  4. I Mani (Faith)
  5. In Search of Truth
  6. Aspirations

Darryl Way’s Wolf: Canis Lupus

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In June 1973, “Deram” label released “Canis Lupus”, the debut Darryl Way’s Wolf album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Ian McDonald.

Personnel:

  • Darryl Way – violin, viola, keyboards
  • John Etheridge – guitar
  • Dek Messecar – vocals, bass
  • Ian Mosley – drums
  • Ian McDonald – piano, tambourine
  • Mike Dunne – recording
  • Andy Hendriksen – remix
  • Ray Hendriksen – remix
  • Bruce Coleman – front cover photography
  • Jane Burton – back cover photography
  • Suzette Stephens – inside cover photography
  • Chris Welch – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. The Void – Darryl Way
  2. Isolation Waltz – Darryl Way, Dek Messecar
  3. Go Down – Darryl Way, Dek Messecar
  4. Wolf – Daryl Way, Dek Messecar
  5. Cadenza – Darryl Way, Ian Mosley
  6. Chanson Sand Paroles – Darryl Way, John Etheridge
  7. McDonald’s Lament – Darryl Way, Dek Messecar, Ian Mosley, John Etheridge

Beto Guedes, Danilo Caymmi, Novelli, Toninho Horta: Same

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On May 26, 1973, “Odeon” label released the self-titled Beto Guedes, Danilo Caymmi, Novelli and Toninho Horta album.

Personnel:

  • Beto Guedes – vocals, acoustic guitar, drums
  • Novelli (Djair de Barros e Silva) – piano
  • Toninho Horta – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion, technician
  • Frederico Mendonça de Oliveira – guitar
  • Nelson Angelo – guitar
  • Francisco Tenório Cerqueira Junior – electric piano
  • José Geraldo – organ
  • Flavio Venturini – accordion
  • Salomão Borges Filho – bass
  • Fernando Leporace – bass
  • Robertinho Silva – drums
  • Djair de Barros e Silva – percussion
  • Carlos Mauricio Mendonça Figueiredo – percussion
  • Everaldo Ferreira – congas
  • Danilo Caymmi – flute
  • Paulino Jobim – flute
  • Paulo Guimarães – flute
  • Lena Horta – backing vocals
  • Maestro Gaya – music director
  • Z.J. Merky – engineer
  • Jorge Teixeira – remix
  • Dacy Rodrigues – technician
  • Nivaldo Duarte – technician
  • Reny R. Lippi – lacquer cut
  • Carlos da Silva Assunção Filho – cover, photography
  • Ronaldo Bastos – cover
  • Milton Miranda – production director
  • Nelson Angelo – production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Caso Você Queira Saber –  Beto Guedes, Marcio Borges
  2. Meu Canário Vizinho Azul – Toninho Horta
  3. Viva Eu – Novelli, Wagner Tiso
  4. Belo Horror – Beto Guedes, Flávio Hugo, Marcio Borges, José Geraldo
  5. Ponta Negra – Danilo Caymmi, João Carlos Pádua
  6. Meio A Meio – Novelli
  7. Manuel O Audaz – Fernando Brant, Toninho Horta
  8. Luiza – Novelli
  9. Serra Do Mar – Danilo Caymmi, Ronaldo Bastos