In April 1977, “India Navigation” label released “Pharoah”, the 14th Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded August – September 1976, and was produced by India Navigation Company.
In April 1976, “PGP RTB” label released “Zadnja avantura”, the debut September album. It was recorded in February 1976, at “Akademik Studio” in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and was produced by Janez Bončina – Benč, Tihomir Pop Asanović, Čarli Novak, Ratko Divjak, Braco Doblekar and Pero Ugrin.
Personnel:
Janez Bončina – Benč – lead vocals, electric guitar, arrangements
Tihomir Pop Asanović – keyboards, arrangements
Čarli Novak – vocals, bass, arrangements
Ratko Divjak – drums, arrangements
Braco Doblekar – drums, percussion, arrangements
Pero Ugrin – vocals, electric violin, arrangements
Jernej Podboj, Peter Čare – vocals
Gudački Ansambl RTV Ljubljana – strings
Aco Razbornik, Miroslav Bevc – engineer
Kostja Gatnik – artwork
Tone Stojko – photography
Janez Suhadolc – design
Track listing:
Vrijeme gospodar – Janez Bončina – Benč
Život nema pravila – Janez Bončina – Benč
Potop – Janez Bončina – Benč
Noč kradljivaca – Janez Bončina – Benč
Zadnja avantura – Janez Bončina – Benč
Ostavi trag – lyrics by Dado Topić, music by Janez Bončina – Benč
On March 11, 1977, “DJM Records” label released “A Real Mother for Ya”, the seventh Johnny Guitar Watson album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Paramount Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Johnny Guitar Watson.
On March 11, 1976, “Columbia” label released “Black Market”, the sixth Weather Report studio album. It was recorded December 1975 – January 1976, at “Devonshire Sound Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.
Personnel:
Joe Zawinul – Yamaha grand piano, Rhodes electric piano, 2 × ARP 2600, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, orchestration
Wayne Shorter – Selmer soprano and tenor saxophones, Computone Lyricon
On March 10, 1976, “Gordy” label released “Wings of Love”, the 21st Temptations (The) album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Motown Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jeffrey Bowen and Berry Gordy.
Personnel:
Dennis Edwards – tenor and baritone vocals
Glenn Leonard – first tenor and falsetto vocals
Richard Street – second tenor vocals
Melvin Franklin – bass vocals
Otis Williams – baritone vocals
Sly Stone, Truman Thomas – clavinet, organ and ARP
Donald Charles Baldwin – Moog, Moog programming, keyboards, rhythm and vocal arrangements
Freddie Stewart – bass, guitar
William “Billy Bass” Nelson – bass, guitar
Rusty Allen – bass
Ollie E. Brown – drums, percussion
Pat Rizzo, Steve Madaio – trumpet
Track listing:
Sweet Gypsy Jane – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
Sweetness in the Dark – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford
Up the Creek (Without a Paddle – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
China Dull – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
Mary Ann – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas, Donald Baldwin
Dream World (Wings of Love) – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
Paradise – Jeffrey Bowen, Jimmy Ford, Truman Thomas
In February 1976, “Panton” label released “Oheň Až Požár”, the second Jazz Celula album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Studio A” of “Czechoslovak Radio” in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
In February 1977, “Warner Bros” label released “Slaves Mass”, the seventh Hermeto Pascoal album. It was recorded in 1976, and was produced by Airto Moreira and Flora Purim.
On February 12, 1977, “Arista” label released “Sleepwalker”, the sixteenth Kinks (The) studio album. It was recorded July – December 1976, at “Konk” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies.
Personnel:
Ray Davies – lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
Dave Davies – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
On February 2, 1976, Mithrandir self-released “For You the Old Woman”, band’s debut album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Vantone Sound Studios” in West Orange, New Jersey, and was produced by Alexander Romanelli, Richard Excellente, Simon Gannett, James Miller and Robert Arace.
In January 1977, “ECM” label released “The Survivors’ Suite”, the 24th Keit Jarret album. It was recorded in April 1976, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwgisburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.
Personnel:
Keith Jarrett – piano, soprano saxophone, bass recorder, celeste, Osi drums, cover photography