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The Free Spirits: Out Of Sight And Sound

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In January 1967, “ABC” label released “Out of Sight and Sound”, the debut Free Spirits (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Larry Coryell – guitar, sitar
  • Columbus “Chip” Baker – guitar
  • Jim Pepper – saxophone
  • Chris Hills – vocals, bass guitar
  • Bob Moses – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Larry Coryell, except where noted.

  1. Don’t Look Now (But Your Head is Turned Around)
  2. I’m Gonna Be Free
  3. LBOD – Bob Moses, Larry Coryell
  4. Sunday Telephone – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  5. Blue Water Mother – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  6. Girl of the Mountain – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  7. Cosmic Daddy Dancer – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  8. Bad News Cat
  9. Storm – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell
  10. Early Mornin’ Fear – Larry Coryell, Nick Hyams
  11. Angels Can’t Be True
  12. Tattoo Man – Columbus Baker, Larry Coryell

Danny Thompson

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On September 23, 2025, Daniel Henry Edward Thompson aka Danny Thompson died aged 86. He was musician (upright bass, tea chest bass), songwriter and record producer, member of Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, led a trio that included John McLaughlin, but was best known as member of Pentangle and long – time collaborator with John Martyn. During his long musical career he recorded and played with a large variety of other musicians, including Richard Thompson, Kate Bush, Tim Buckley, ABC, Skin, Ayuo, Richard Barbieri, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Sam Brown, Graham Coxon, Donovan, Christine Collister, Barbara Dickson, Bick Drake, Everything but the Girl, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Gabriel, Davey Graham, Mara!, Linda Lewis, Mike Landup, Magna Carta, The Chris McGregor Septet, Loreena McKennitt, Ralph McTell, Alison Moyet, Cliff Richard, Dizrhythmia, David Sylvian, Duffy Power, Deva Premal, Andrew Ridgeley, Talk Talk, Loudon Wainwright III, Se. E. Rogie, Darell Scott, Songhai, Vivian Stanshall, Eric Bibb & North Country Far, Hunter Muskett, Mary Hopkin, John Stevens, Alan Holdsworth, Bert Jansch, David Wharnsby, Boo Hewerdine, Tasmin Archer, The Incredible String Band, T. Rex and Rod Stewart. As leader Thompson released seven albums.

B. B. King: Live In Cook County Jail

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In January 1971, “ABC” label release “Live in Cook County Jail”, album by B.B. King. It was recorded in September 1970, at “Cook County Jail” in Chicago, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk.

Personnel:

  • B.B. King – vocals, guitar
  • Ron Levy – piano
  • Booker Walker – alto saxophone
  • Louis Hubert – tenor saxophone
  • John Browning – trumpet
  • Wilbert Freeman – bass
  • Sonny Freeman – drums
  • Aaron Baron – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – art direction
  • Chester Sheard – photography
  • Geoffrey Harding – inner liner photography

Track listing:

  1. Introduction
  2. Everyday I Have the Blues – Memphis Slim
  3. How Blue Can You Get – Jane Feather
  4. Worry, Worry, Worry – Davis Plumber, Jules Taub
  5. Medley: 3 O’ Clock Blues, Darlin You Know I Love You – Jules Taub, B. B. King
  6. Sweet Sixteen – Ahmet Ertegun
  7. The Thrill Is Gone – B. B. King
  8. Please Accept My Love – B. B. King, Sam Ling

Ray Charles: Live In Concert

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In January 1965, “ABC” label released “Live in Concert”, album by Ray Charles. It was recorded in September 1964, at “Shrine Auditorium” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano, Hammond organ
  • Don Peake – guitar
  • Edgar Willis – bass
  • Wilbert Hogan – drums
  • Bennie “Hank” Crawford – alto saxophone
  • William “Buddy” Pearson – alto saxophone, flute
  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Leroy “Hog” Cooper – baritone saxophone
  • Oliver Beener – trumpet
  • Wallace Davenport – trumpet
  • Philip Guilbeau – trumpet
  • John Hunt – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Henderson Chambers – trombone
  • James Harbert – trombone
  • Frederic “Keg” Johnson – trombone
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • The Raelettes (Gwen Berry, Lillian Forte, Pat Lyle, Darlene MacRae) -backing vocals
  • Wally Heider – engineer, recording
  • Ray Hearne – photography

Track listing:

  1. Opening
  2. Swing A Little Taste – Julian Priester
  3. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
  4. Margie – Con Conrad, Davis, J. Russel Robinson
  5. You Don’t Know Me – Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker
  6. Hide nor Hair – Percy Mayfield
  7. Baby, Don’t You Cry – Buddy Johnson, Ned Washington
  8. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  9. Hallelujah I Love Her So – Ray Charles
  10. Don’t Set Me Free – Agnes Jones, Freddy James
  11. What’d I Say – Ray Charles
  12. Finale

ABC: Beauty Stab

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On November 14, 1983, “Neutron” label released “Beauty Stab”, the second ABC studio album. It was recorded August – September 1983, at “Sarm Studios East and West”, “Townhouse Studios”, “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Gary Langan, Martin Fry, Mark White and Stephen Singleton.

Personnel:

  • Martin Fry – lead and backing vocals, string arrangements, design
  • Mark White – pianos, Roland Juno-6, E-mu Emulator, synthesizers, guitars, string arrangements, design
  • Stephen Singleton – alto saxophone, string arrangements, design
  • Alan Spenner – bass guitar
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Louis Jordan (Luís Jardim) – percussion
  • Howie Casey – tenor and baritone saxophone
  • David Theodore – oboe
  • David Bedford – string arrangements
  • Gary Langan – engineer
  • John Kurlander – engineer assistant
  • Bob Kraushaar – engineer assistant
  • Keith Nixon – engineer assistant
  • Keith Breeden – design assistant
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Martin Fry, Mark White and Stephen Singleton.

  1. That Was Then but This is Now
  2. Love’s a Dangerous Language
  3. If I Ever Thought You’d Be Lonely
  4. The Power of Persuasion
  5. Beauty Stab
  6. By Default, by Design
  7. Hey Citizen!
  8. King Money
  9. Nite the Hand
  10. Unzip
  11. S.O.S.
  12. United Kingdom

Quincy Jones: Go West, Man!

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On October 17, 1957, ”ABC” label released “Go West, Man!”, the second Quincy Jones studio album. It was recorded in February 1957, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Quincy Jones.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – conductor
  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Charlie Mariano – alto saxophone
  • Art Pepper – alto saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Walter Benton – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Collette – tenor saxophone
  • Bill Perkins – tenor saxophone
  • Conte Candoli – trumpet
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Harry Edison – trumpet
  • Jack Sheldon – trumpet
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Carl Perkins – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Leroy Vinnegar – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums
  • Mel Lewis – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dancin’ Pants – Jimmy Giuffre
  2. Blues Day – Jimmy Giuffre
  3. Bright Moon – Jimmy Giuffre
  4. No Bones at All – Johnny Mandel
  5. The Oom Is Blues – Charlie Mariano
  6. Be My Guest – Lennie Niehaus
  7. Medley: What’s New? – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke / We’ll Be Together Again – Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine / Time on My Hands – Vincent Youmans / You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie / Laura – David Raksin / Johnny Mercer
  8. London Derriere – Johnny Mandel
  9. Kings Road Blues – Lennie Niehaus

The 5th Dimension: Earthbound

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In August 1975, “ABC” label released “Earthbound”, the twelfth 5th Dimension (The) album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Sunset Sound” and “Village Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Webb.

Personnel:

  • Billy Davis Jr. – baritone vocals
  • Florence LaRue – alto vocals
  • Marilyn McCoo – soprano vocals
  • Lamonte McLemore – bass vocals
  • Ron Townson – tenor vocals
  • Larry Coryell – acoustic guitar solos
  • Fred Tackett – guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Dan Ferguson – guitar
  • Bill Como – ARP synthesizer
  • John Myles – keyboards
  • David Paich – keyboards
  • Paul Stallworth – bass
  • Harvey Mason – drums
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums
  • Harvey Mason – percussion
  • Michael Lawrence – brass
  • David Duke – French horn
  • Vincent DeRosa – French horn
  • Sid Sharp – strings
  • John Myles – vocal arrangements and special vocal backgrounds
  • Jimmy Webb – arrangements
  • John Haeny – engineer
  • Alan O’Duffy – engineer
  • Wally Heider – mixing
  • ABC Recording Studios Inc. – mastering
  • Carole Rubinstein – cover painting

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Webb, except where noted.

  1. Prologue – Jimmy Webb / Be Here Now – George Harrison
  2. Don’t Stop for Nothing – James C. Johnson
  3. I’ve Got a Feeling – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  4. Magic in My Life – James C. Johnson
  5. Walk Your Feet in the Sunshine
  6. When Did I Lose Your Love
  7. Lean On Me Always
  8. Speaking With My Heart
  9. Moonlight Mile – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  10. Epilogue

Ray Charles And Betty Carter: Ray Charles And Betty Carter

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In August 1961, “ABC” label released “Ray Charles and Betty Carter”, album by Ray Charles and Betty Carter. It was recorded August 1960 – June 1961, at “Radio Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Betty Carter – vocals
  • Ray Charles – vocals, keyboards
  • Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
  • David Fathead Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone
  • Bill Pitman – guitar
  • Edgar Willis – bass guitar
  • Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr – drums
  • The Jack Halloran Singers – backing vocals
  • Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor
  • Sid Feller – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye – Cole Porter
  2. You and I – Meredith Willson
  3. Intro: Goodbye / We’ll Be Together Again – Gordon Jenkins / Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  4. People Will Say We’re in Love – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  5. Cocktails for Two – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  6. Side by Side – Harry M. Woods, Gus Kahn
  7. Baby, It’s Cold Outside – Frank Loesser
  8. Together – Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson
  9. For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  10. Takes Two to Tango – Al Hoffman, Dick Manning
  11. Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  12. Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages

Michael White: Go With The Flow

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In July 1974, “Impulse!” label released “Go With the Flow”, the fifth Michael White album (credited to Michael White’s Magic Music Company). It was recorded in June 1974, at “ABC” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Michael White – electric violin, tambourine, ashtray synthesizer, percussion
  • Ed Kelly – piano, electric piano, organ
  • Bob King – guitar
  • Kenneth Jenkins – bass, electric bass, wah-wah pedal
  • Paul Smith – drums
  • Kenneth Nash – congas, griot bells, thumb piano, vocals, gong, synthesizer, bells, percussion

Track listing:

All compositions by Michael White.

  1. Go With the Flow #1
  2. The Lady Sirro
  3. In The Silence (Listen)
  4. Spaceslide
  5. Her
  6. Moondust Shuffle
  7. Go With the Flow #2

Jackson 5: ABC

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On May 8, 1970, “Motown” label released “ABC”, the second Jackson 5 studio album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, and was produced by Hal Davis, The Corporation and Bobby Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Jackie Jackson – vocal
  • Jermaine Jackson – vocal
  • Marlon Jackson – vocal
  • Michael Jackson – vocal
  • Tito Jackson – vocal
  • Motown Record Corp. – cover design
  • PF – Bovema EMI Art Studio – liner design
  • Joseph Hernandez – photography
  • Paul Slaughter – photography
  • Randy Kling – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. The Love You Save – The Corporation
  2. One More Chance – The Corporation
  3. ABC – The Corporation
  4. 2-4-6-8 – Leon Ware, Paw Sawyer
  5. (Come Round Here) I’m the One You Need – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland
  6. Don’t Know Why I Love You – Lula Mae Hardway, Don Hunter, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder
  7. Never had a Dream Come True – Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby
  8. True Love Can Be Beautiful – Leonard Caston Jr., Jeana Jackson, Bonny Taylor
  9. La-La (Means I Love You) – Thom Bell, William Hart
  10. I’ll bet You – George Clinton, Sydney Barnes, Theresa Lindsey
  11. I Found That Girl – The Corporation
  12. The Young Folks – George Gordy, Allen Story