Tag Archives: Atlantic

Gato Barbieri: Fénix

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In November 1971, “Flying Dutchman” label released “Fénix”, the fifth Gato Barbieri album. It was recorded in April 1971, at “Atlantic” in New York, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gato Barbieri – tenor saxophone
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – piano, electric piano
  • Joe Beck – electric guitar
  • Ron Carter – electric bass
  • Lenny White – drums
  • Gene Golden – congas, bongos
  • Naná Vasconcelos – berimbau, bongos

Track listing:

  1. Tupac Amaru – Gato Barbieri
  2. Carnavalito – Edmundo Zaldivar
  3. Falsa Bahiana – Geraldo Pereira
  4. El Día Que Me Quieras – Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera
  5. El Arriero – Atahualpa Yupanqui
  6. Bahia – Ary Barroso

Tower Of Power: East Bay Grease

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In November 1970, “San Francisco” and “Atlantic” labels released “East Bay Grease”, the debut Tower of Power album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Mercury” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson.

Personnel:

  • Rufus Miller – lead vocals
  • Rick Stevens – lead and backing vocals
  • Willie James Fulton – guitar, backing vocals
  • Emilio Castillo – vocals, extra greasy vocal, alto saxophone
  • Stephen “The Funky Doctor” Kupka – baritone saxophone, backing vocals
  • Skip Mesquite – vocals, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Mic Gillette – trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn
  • Ken Balzell – trumpet
  • Greg Adams – first trumpet
  • David Padron – second trumpet
  • Frank Rocco Prestia – bass
  • David Garibaldi – drums, vibes, backing vocals
  • Bruce Steinberg – cover and liner design, artwork, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Emilio Castillo and Stephen Kupka, except where noted.

  1. Knock Yourself Out
  2. Social Lubrication
  3. The Price
  4. Back on the Streets Again
  5. The Skunk, the Goose, and the Fly
  6. Sparkling in the Sand – Emilio Castillo, Stephen Kupka, Lawrence Lopez

Ray Charles And Milt Jackson: Soul Meeting

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In November 1961, “Atlantic” label released “Soul Meeting”, album by Ray Charles and Milt Jackson. It was recorded in April 1958, and was produced by Tom Dowd.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano, alto saxophone
  • Milt Jackson – vibraphone
  • Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – bass
  • Percy Heath – bass
  • Connie Kay – drums
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Tom Dowd – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Charles except where noted.

  1. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
  2. Blue Genius
  3. X-Ray Blues
  4. Soul Meeting – Milt Jackson
  5. Love on My Mind
  6. Bags of Blues – Milt Jackson

Herbie Mann: Gagaku & Beyond

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In September 1976, “Finnadar / Atlantic” label released “Gagaku & Beyond” album by Herbie Mann. It was recorded in April 1974, at “Mori Studios” in Tokyo, Japan, and was produced by Herbie Mann.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Mann – flute
  • Pat Rebillot – keyboards
  • Sam Brown – guitar
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Steve Gadd – drums

Minoru Muraoka and His New Dimension:

  • Minoru Muraoka – shakuhachi
  • Yosei Sato – shō
  • Eriko Kuramoto, Harumi Nakamura, Kazuko Tsubamoto – koto
  • Somei Sasaki – shamisen
  • Kisuku Katada – o-daiko
  • Hiromitsu Katada – taiko

Modern Shomyo Study Group:

  • Junsen Kitani, Junsho Matsumoto, Kenei Muramatsu, Ryusho Tsurutaka – vocals

Ono Gagaku Society:

  • Ryoya Ono – leader
  • Goro Ibeke – gaku so
  • Akihiko Ue – gaku-biwa
  • Yoshio Togi – hichiriki
  • Kiyohiko Yamada – ryūteki
  • Shigeru Iwanami – shō
  • Tkashi Ono – shōko
  • Kiichiro Togi – taiko

Track listing:

  1. Shomyo (Monk’s Chant) – traditional
  2. Mauve Over Blues – Pat Rebillot
  3. Kurodabushi (Sake Drinking Song) – traditional
  4. Etenraku – traditional
  5. Gagaku and Beyond – Herbie Mann

Wally: Same

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In September 1974, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Wally album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Morgan Studios” in London, and was produced nu Bob Harris and Rick Wakeman.

Personnel:

  • Roy Webber – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Pete Cosker – vocals, acoustic guitars, lead electric guitar, bass guitar
  • Paul Gerrett – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hammond organ, mellotron, harmonium, grand piano, harpsichord, vocals
  • Pete Sage – electric violin, bass guitar, mandolin
  • Paul Middleton – lap steel guitar, bass guitar
  • Roger Narraway – drums, percussion
  • Bob Harris, Rick Wakeman – string arrangements
  • Paul Tregurtha – engineer

Track listing:

  1. The Martyr – Paul Gerrett
  2. I Just Wanna Be a Cowboy – Roy Webber
  3. What to Do – Roy Webber
  4. Sunday Walking Lady – Roy Webber
  5. To the Urban Man – Jim Slade, Roy Webber
  6. Your Own Way – Alan Craig, Roy Webber

Small Faces: 78 In The Shade

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On September 9, 1978, “Atlantic” label released “78 in the Shade”, the fifth and final Small Faces studio album.It was recorded in 1978, at Beehive Cottage with Island Mobile, and was produced by Kenny Jones, Ian McLagan, Steve Marriott and Rick Wills.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott – vocals, guitar
  • Ian McLagan – vocals, keyboards
  • Rick Wills – vocals, bass guitar
  • Kenney Jones – vocals, drums
  • Jimmy McCulloch – guitar
  • Vicki Brown, Helen Chappelle, Lavinia Rogers, Madeline Bell, Liza Strike, Sam Brown, Jimmy McCulloch, Stephen Smith, Greg Cobb, Nick Webb – backing vocals
  • John Wright – engineer
  • Larry Franklin – cover illustration
  • Brian Aris – photography

Track listing:

  1. Over Too Soon – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan
  2. Too Many Crossroads – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan
  3. Let Me Down Gently – Ian McLagan, John Pidgeon
  4. Thinking About Love – Rick Wills
  5. Stand by Me (Stand by You) – Steve Marriott
  6. Brown Man Do – Steve Marriott
  7. Real Sour – Ian McLagan, John Pidgeon
  8. Soldier – Joe Brown
  9. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – Steve Marriott, Ian McLagan, Rick Wills, Kenney Jones
  10. Filthy Rich

Gary Burton: Good Vibes

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In August 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Good Vibes”, the 15th Gary Burton album. It was recorded September 1969 – March 1970, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton – vibraphone, piano, organ
  • Eric Gale, Jerry Hahn, Sam Brown – guitar
  • Richard Tee – piano, organ
  • Steve Swallow – bass, electric bass
  • Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Bernard Purdie, Bill Lavorgna – drums, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary Burton except where noted.

  1. Vibrafinger
  2. Las Vegas Tango – Gil Evans
  3. Boston Marathon
  4. Pain in My Heart – Naomi Neville
  5. Leroy the Magician
  6. I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) – Ronnie Shannon

Azymuth: Águia Não Come Mosca

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In July 1977, “Atlantic” label released “Águia Não Come Mosca”, the third Azymuth album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Estúdio Level” in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was produced by Guti Carvalho.

Personnel:

  • José Roberto Bertrami – vocals, keyboards
  • Alexandre Malheiros – vocals, guitar, bass
  • Ivan Miguel (Mamão) – vocals, drums, percussion
  • Paulo Moura – soprano saxophone
  • Edmundo Pires de Vasconcelos – repinique
  • Nelson França Guimarães – cuica
  • Ariovaldo Contesini – ganza, triangle, tamborim
  • Jorginho – pandeiro
  • Angela Herz, Marcio Lott, Paraná – vocals
  • Andy P. Mills – recording
  • Humberto Galicia – engineer
  • José Paulo – art direction
  • Antonio Peticov – illustration
  • Gil Prates – photography

Track listing:

  1. Vôo Sobre O Horizonte – José Roberto Bertrami, Parana
  2. Águia Não Come Mosca – José Roberto Bertrami
  3. Despertar – Alex Malheiros, José Roberto Bertrami
  4. Tarde – Marcio Borges, Milton Nascimento
  5. Circo Marimbondo – Milton Nascimento, Ronaldo Bastos
  6. Tamborim, Cuíca, Ganzá, Berimbau – Alex Malgerios, José Roberto Bertrami
  7. A Presa – José Roberto Bertrami
  8. A Caça – Written-By – Alex Malheiros, José Roberto Bertrami
  9. Falcon Love Call (Armazém No. 2) – José Roberto Bertrami
  10. Águia Negra X Dragão Negro – Mamão

Charles Lloyd: Dream Waver

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In July 1966, “Atlantic” label released “Dream Weaver”, the third Charles Lloyd album. It was recorded in March 1966, and was produced by Arif Mardin and George Avakian.

Personnel:

  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Keith Jarrett – piano
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Phil Lehle – engineer
  • Marvin Israel – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd, except where noted.

  1. Autumn Sequence: Autumn Prelude/Autumn Leaves/Autumn Echo – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert, Charles Lloyd
  2. Dream Weaver: Meditation/Dervish Dance
  3. Bird Flight
  4. Love Ship
  5. Sombrero Sam

Jimmy Giuffrie: Western Suite

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In July 1960, “Atlantic” label released “Western Suite”, the eight Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded in December 1958, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, “Lenox” in MA, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor and baritone saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Giuffre except where noted.

  1. Western Suite
  2. First Movement: Pony Express
  3. Second Movement: Apaches
  4. Third Movement: Saturday Night Dance
  5. Fourth Movement: Big Pow Wow
  6. Topsy – Edgar Battle, Eddie Durham
  7. Blue Monk – Thelonious Monk