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Quincy Jones: Gula Matari

In July 1970, “A&M” label released “Gula Matari”, the 20th Quincy Jones album. It was recorded March – May 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor
  • Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Danny Bank – bass and baritone saxophones
  • Freddie Hubbard, Danny Moore, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm, Gene Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Wayne Andre – trombone
  • Al Grey – trombone
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Toots Thielemans – guitar, whistle solo
  • Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Bobby Scott – keyboards
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Major Holley – voice solo, bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Don Elliott – bass marimba
  • Jimmy Johnson, Warren Smith – percussion
  • Milt Jackson – vibes
  • Seymour Barab, Kermit Moore, Lucien Schmit, Alan Shulman – cello
  • Valerie Simpson, Marilyn Jackson, Maretha Stewart, Barbara Massey, Hilda Harris – vocals
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing

  1. Bridge over Troubled Water – Paul Simon
  2. Gula Matari – Quincy Jones
  3. Walkin’ – Jimmy Mundy, Richard Carpenter
  4. Hummin’ – Nat Adderley

Cat Stevens: Numbers

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On November 30, 1975, “Island” label released “Numbers”, the ninth Cat Stevens studio album. It was recorded in October 1975, at “Le Studio Morin Heights” in Quebec, Canada, and was produced by Cat Stevens.

Personnel:

  • Cat Stevens– lead vocals, acoustic, electric and twelve string guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, ARP 2600, ARP 2500
  • Barbara Massey – vocals
  • Carl Hall – vocals
  • Tasha Thomas – vocals
  • Art Garfunkel– vocals
  • Lewis Furey – vocals
  • Melba Joyce – vocals
  • Carmen Twillie – vocals
  • Brenda Russell – vocals
  • Vennette Gloud – vocals
  • Suzanne Lynch– vocals
  • Anna Peacock – vocals
  • Vincent Beck – vocals
  • Jean Roussel – vocals, piano, Yamaha organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizer, harpsichord, Hammond organ, string synthesizer, vibraphone
  • Alun Davies– vocals, acoustic and 12-string acoustic guitar
  • Simon Nicol– acoustic, electric and 12-string electric guitar
  • Gordie Fleming – accordion
  • David Sanborn– alto saxophone
  • Bruce Lynch– bass, double bass
  • Gerry Conway– vocals, drums
  • Chico Batera – congas, wind chimes, ganza, triangle, waterphone
  • Magic Children of Ottawa – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Cat Stevens.

  1. Whistlestar
  2. Novim’s Nightmare
  3. Majik of Majiks
  4. Drywood
  5. Banapple Gas
  6. Land o’ Freelove & Goodbye
  7. Jzero
  8. Home
  9. Monad’s Anthem