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Willie Hutch: The Mack

In April 1973, “Motown” label released “The Mack”, the fourth Willie Hutch album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Mo West” in Hollywood, and was produced by Willie Hutch.

Personnel:

  • Willie Hutch – guitar, arrangements
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Weldon Dean Parks – guitar
  • Louie Shaldon – guitar
  • Clarence McDonald – piano, organ, clavinet
  • Wilton Felder – bass
  • Edward Green – drums
  • Bobbye Hall – congas
  • Jene Estes – percussion
  • Ernie Watts – horns, strings
  • A.D. Brisbois, George Bohanon, Joseph Kelson Jr., Keneth Shruyer, Paul Hubinon, Plass Johnson, William Green – horns
  • Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Denzil Lauchton, Douglas Davis, Frederic Seykora, Gareth Nuttycolbe, Gail Vevant, Jerald Vinci, Israel Baker, Jack Shulman, Jacob Krachmalnick, Lou Raderman, Myron Sandler, Paul Bergstrom, Paul Shure, Henry Ruth, Samuel Boghossian – strings
  • Carolyn Willis, Julia Waters Tillman, Maxine Waters Willard – backing vocals
  • Arthur Stewart, Calvin Harris – engineer
  • Jim Britt – photography

Track listing:

  1. Vampin’
  2. Theme of the Mack
  3. I Choose You
  4. Mack’s Stroll / The Getaway (Chase Scene)
  5. Slick
  6. Mack Man (Got to Get Over)
  7. Mother’s Theme (Mama)
  8. Now That It’s All Over
  9. Brother’s Gonna Work It All

Clare Fischer: Manteca!

On November 21, 1965, “Pacific Jazz Records” label released “Manteca!”, the seventh Clare Fischer album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Clare Fischer– piano, organ
  • Conte Candoli, Bobby Bryant, Don Smith, D. Brisbois- trumpet
  • Gil Falco and Bob Edmondson – trombone
  • Ernie Tack – bass trombone
  • Nicholas “Cuco” Martinez – timbales
  • Rudy Calzado – cencero and güiro
  • Ralph Peña- bass
  • Richard West – bass
  • Adolfo “Chino” Valdes, Carlos Vidal- conga

Track listing:

  1. Manteca – G. Fuller-J. Gillespie
  2. El Toro – Mongo Santamaria
  3. Morning – Clare Fischer
  4. Afro Blue – Mongo Santamaria
  5. Favela (O Morro) – Antonio Carlos Jobim
  6. Marguerite (Suegra) – Clare Fischer
  7. Dulzura – Clare Fischer
  8. Sway – Pablo Beltran Ruiz
  9. Negrita – Rudy Calzado