On August 13, 1971, Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery) aka King Curtis died aged 37. He was music director, record producer, and musician (soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, trumpet), worked in various music genres, rhythm, and blues, rock and roll, soul, blues, funk, and soul-jazz. He performed and recorded with numerous musicians and bands including Aretha Franklin, Nat Adderley, Wynton Kelly, ]Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, Andy Williams, The Coasters, LaVern Baker, Joe South, John Lennon, the Rimshots, Champion Jack Dupree, Jerry Jemmott, Oliver Jackson, King Pins, Bernard Purdie, The Shirelles, The Noble Band, Cornell Dupree, and Duane Allman. At the 1970 “Grammy Awards”, Curtis won the “Best R&B Instrumental Performance Grammy” for “Games People Play”. In March 2000, he was posthumously inducted into the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
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Houston Person: The opening Round
On July 1, 1997, “Savant” label released “The Opening Round”, subtitled “The Groove Masters Series Vol. 1”, the 43rd Houston Person album. It was recorded in February 1997, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Houston Person.
Personnel:
- Houston Person– tenor saxophone
- Joey DeFrancesco– Hammond B3 organ
- Rodney Jones– guitar
- Tracy Wormworth– electric bass
- Bernard Purdie– drums
Track listing:
- Sweet Sucker – Johnny Griffin
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green, Al Jackson Jr., Willie Mitchell
- Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
- What’s Going On? – Marvin Gaye, Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland
- When a Man Loves a Woman – Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright
- Blue Spring – Rodney Jones
- Song for a Rainbow – Rodney Jones
- Shenandoah – traditional
Herbie Mann: Push Push
On July 1, 1971, “Embryo Records” label released “Push Push”, the 56th Herbie Mann album. It was recorded in 1971 and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
- Herbie Mann – flute, saxophone
- Cornell Dupree- guitar
- David Spinozza- guitar
- Gene Bianca – harp
- Richard Tee- piano, electric piano, organ
- Chuck Rainey – bass
- Jerry Jemmott – bass
- Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Al Jackson, Jr.- drums
- Ralph MacDonald- percussion
Track listing:
- Push Push – Herbie Mann
- What’s Going On – Renaldo Benson, Alfred Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
- Spirit in the Dark – Aretha Franklin
- Man’s Hope – traditional, arrangement by Herbie Mann, based on “Hatikvah”
- If – David Gates
- Never Can Say Goodbye – Clifton Davis
- What’d I Say – Ray Charles
James Brown: It’s a New Day – Let a Man Come In
In June 1970, ‘King” label released “It’s a New Day – Let a Man Come In”, the 29th James Brown studio album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “King Studios” in Cincinnati, Ohio, “Paramount Studios” in Los Angels, “Galo Studios” in NY, “Criteria Studios” in Miami, “Harmony Studios” in Los Angels, and was produced by James Brown.
Personnel:
- James Brown – vocal
- Wallace Richardson – guitar
- Alfonzo Kellum – guitar
- Kenny Poole – guitar
- Jimmy Nolen – guitar
- Don Rand – organ
- Nat Jones – piano, drums
- James Vaughan – piano
- St – Clair Pinckney – bass
- Bob West – bass
- Sweet’ Charles Sherrell – electric bass
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- John Starks – drums
- Clyde Stubbelfield – drums
- Melvin Parker – drums
- Ben Barrett – drums
- Beau Dollar – drums
- Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
- Pee Wee Ellis – alto saxophone
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Eldee Williams – trumpet
- Joe Davis – trumpet
- Allen De Rienzo – trumpet
- Conte Candoli – trumpet
- Paula Hibbs-Rines – trumpet
- Richard Griffith – trumpet
- Waymon Reed – trumpet
- Henry Sigismonti – French horn
- William Hinshaw – French horn
- Sammy Lowe – arranger, conductor
- Nat Jones – conductor
- David K. Mathews – orchestration
- Ron Lenhoff – engineer
- Bud Hobgood – editing
- Ron Lenhoff – editing
- Dan Quest Studio – design
Track listing:
All tracks by James Brown, except where noted.
- It’s a New Day, Pts. 1 & 2
- Let a Man Come In and Do the Popcorn Pts. 1 & 2
- World Pts. 1 & 2
- Georgia On My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
- It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World
- Give It Up or Turn It a Loose – Charles Bobbit
- If I Ruled the World – Cyril Ornadel, Leslie Bricusse
- The Man in the Glass Pt. 1 – Bub Hobgood
- I’m Not Demanding Pt. 1 – James Brown, Bub Hobgood
Freddie Hubbard: A Soul Experiment
In June 1969, “Atlantic” label released “A Soul Experiment”, the 17th Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded December 1968 – January 1969, at “A&R Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Gil Fuller and Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
- Freddie Hubbard– trumpet
- Carlos Garnett– tenor saxophone
- Kenny Barron– piano
- Gary Illingworth – organ
- Billy Butler– guitar
- Eric Gale– guitar
- Jerry Jemmott– bass
- Grady Tate– drums
- Bernard Purdie- drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Freddie Hubbard, except where noted.
- Clap Your Hands – Don Pickett
- Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
- South Street Stroll – Kenny Barron
- Lonely Soul
- No Time to Lose – Carlos Garnett
- Hang ‘Em Up – Carlos Garnett
- Good Humor Man – Don Pickett
- Midnite Soul
- Soul Turn Around – Walter Bishop, Jr.
- A Soul Experiment
Jimmy McGriff: McGriff’s House Party
On April 18, 2000, “Milestone” label released “McGriff’s House Party”, the 58th Jimmy McGriff album. It was recorded in September 1999, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englwood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Bob Porter.
Personnel:
- Jimmy McGriff– Hammond X-B3 organ
- Kenny Rampton – trumpet
- Eric Alexander – tenor saxophone
- Bill Easley– tenor saxophone
- Lonnie Smith– organ
- Rodney Jones – guitar
- Bernard Purdie− drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Rodney Jones except where noted
- Neckbones a la Carte
- Blues for Stitt – Bill Easley
- Red Roses for a Blue Lady – Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett
- Red Cadillac Boogaloo – George Benson
- That’s All – Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes
- McGriff’s House Party
- Grits, Gravy and Groove
- Dishin’ the Dirt – Lonnie Smith
Aretha Franklin: With Everything I Feel in Me
On November 25, 1974, “Atlantic” label released “With Everything I Feel in Me”, the twenty-first Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded January–April, 1974, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City and “Criteria Studios” in Miami, FL, and was produced by Aretha Franklin, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler and Tom Dowd.
Personnel:
- Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
- Ken Bichel– synthesizer, piano, Fender Rhodes
- Margaret Branch – background vocals
- Brenda Bryant – background vocals
- Cornell Dupree– guitar
- Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
- Steve Gadd– drums
- Albhy Galuten– synthesizer
- Ralph MacDonald– percussion
- Arif Mardin– string arrangements, horn arrangements, synthesizer arrangements
- Hugh McCracken– guitar
- Robbie McIntosh– percussion
- The Memphis Horns– horns
- Andrew Love– tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo
- Ed Logan– tenor saxophone
- Wayne Jackson– trumpet
- James Mitchell– baritone saxophone
- Jack Hale– trombone
- Gene Orloff– concertmaster
- Leon Pendarvis– Hammond organ
- Bernard Purdie– drums
- Chuck Rainey– bass
- Pat Rebillot– mellotron
- Pat Smith – background vocals
- Hamish Stuart– percussion
- Grady Tate– drums
- Richard Tee– piano, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ
- Gene Paul, Karl Richardson – recording
- Lew Hahn – additional engineering
- Arif Mardin, Gene Paul – mixing
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Joel Brodsky – photography
Track listing:
- Without Love – Carolyn Franklin, Ivy Jo Hunter
- Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- When You Get Right Down to It – Barry Mann
- You’ll Never Get to Heaven – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
- With Everything I Feel in Me – Aretha Franklin
- I Love Every Little Thing About You – Stevie Wonder
- Sing It Again – Say It Again – Carolyn Franklin
- All of These Things – James Cleveland
- You Move Me – Glen Murdock, Mike Keck
Todd Rundgren: Initation
On May 23, 1975. “Bearsville” label released “Initiation” the sixth Todd Rundgren, solo studio album. It was recorded in 1975 at “Secret Sound Studio”, “Media Sound Studio” and ”Bearsville Sound Studio”, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
- Todd Rundgren – vocals, guitars, sitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, ARP string ensemble, string arrangements
- Roger Powell – keyboards, synthesizers, synthesizer, nose flute, trumpet, programming
- Mark Klingman – keyboards, synthesizers
- John Siegler,Dan Hartman, John Miller – bass
- Rick Derringer – bass, guitars
- Kevin Ellman, John “Willie” Wilcox, Barry Lazarowitz, Roy Markowitz,Rick Marotta, Chris Parker, Bernard Purdie – drums
- Barbara Burton, Lee Pastora – percussion
- Edgar Winter,David Sanborn – saxophone
- Ralph Schuckett – clavinet
- Jack Malken – recording
Track lsiting:
All tracks by Todd Rundgren.
- Real Man
- Born to Synthesize
- The Death of Rock and Roll
- Eastern Intrigue
- Initiation
- Fair Warning
- A Treatise on Cosmic Fire
- Intro -Prana
- The Fire of Mind – or: Solar Fire
- The Fire of Spirit – or: Electric Fire
- The Internal Fire – or: Fire by Friction
- Mûlâdhâra: The Dance of Kundalini
- Svâdhishthâna: Bam, Bham, Mam, Yam, Ram, Lam, Thank You, Mahm
- Manipûra: Seat of Fire
- Anâhata: The Halls of Air
- Vishudda: Sounds Beyond Ears
- Ajnâ: Sights Beyond Eyes
- Brahmarandhra: Nirvana Shakri
- Outro – Prana
The Manhattan Transfer: Same
On April 2, 1975, “Atlantic” label released the self – titled, second Manhattan Transfer studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegün and Tim Hauser.
Personnel:
- Tim Hauser– vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangements
- Laurel Massé– vocals, vocal arrangements, tambourine
- Alan Paul– vocals, vocal arrangements
- Janis Siegel– vocals, vocal arrangements
- Jerry Friedman – guitar
- Ira Newborn– guitar, musical director, conductor, arrangements
- Don Grolnick– piano, electric piano, clavinet
- Richard Tee– organ, electric piano
- Murray Weinstock – organ
- Andy Muson – bass guitar
- Roy Markowitz – drums
- Daniel Ben Zebulon – congas
- Phil Bodner, Jerry Dodgion, George Dorsey, Harvey Estrin, David Sanborn, George Young – alto saxophone
- Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
- Mike Rod – tenor saxophone
- Zoot Sims– tenor saxophone
- Michael Brecker, Seldon Powell, Mike Rod, Frank Vicari – tenor saxophone
- Lew Del Gatto, Wally Kane – baritone saxophone
- Randy Brecker, Mel Davis, Jon Faddis, Marky Markowitz, Bob McCoy, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm – trumpet
- Phil Bodner, Wally Kane, Seldon Powell – clarinet
- Wayne Andre, Garnett Brown, Paul Favlise, Mickey Gravine, Quentin Jackson, Alan Raph – trombone
- Geoffrey Haslsm, Gene Paul – engineer
- Lew Hahn – recording, remix
Track listing:
- Tuxedo Junction – Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson, Buddy Feyne, Julian Dash
- Sweet Talking Guy – Doug Morris, Elliot Greenberg
- Operator – William Spivery- (derived from “Operator, Operator” by Sister Wynona Carr)
- Candy – Mack David, Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer
- Gloria – Esther Navarro
- Clap Your Hands – Ira Newborn, The Manhattan Transfer
- That Cat Is High – M. Williams
- You Can Depend on Me – Earl Hines, Charles Carpenter
- Blue Champagne – Frank Ryerson, Grady Watts, Jimmy Eaton
- Java Jive – Milton Drake, Ben Oakland
- Occapella – Allen Toussaint
- Heart’s Desire – Hugh X. Lewis, George Cox, James Dozier, Ralph Ingram, Bernard Purdie
Tom Rush: The Circle Game
In December 1968, “Elektra” label released “The Circle Game”, the sixth Tom Rush album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Arthur Gorson.
Personnel:
- Tom Rush – vocals, guitar
- Hugh McCracken, Don Thomas, Eric Gale – electric guitar
- Jonathan Raskin – acoustic guitar, bass
- Bruce Langhorne– acoustic guitar
- Paul Harris– keyboards
- Joe Mack, Bob Bushnell– bass
- Herb Lovelle, Bernard Purdie, Richie Ritz – drums
- Joe Grimm – saxophone
- Buddy Lucas– saxophone
- Paul Harris– arrangements
- Bruce Botnick, Brooks Arthur – engineer
- Zal Schreiber – mastering
- William S. Harvey – design
- Linda Eastman (McCartney) – photography
- Jac Holzman– production supervisor
Track listing:
- Tin Angel – Joni Mitchell
- Something in the Way She Moves – James Taylor
- Urge for Going – Joni Mitchell
- Sunshine, Sunshine – James Taylor
- The Glory of Love – Billy Hill
- Shadow Dream Song – Jackson Browne
- The Circle Game – Joni Mitchell
- So Long – Charlie Rich
- Rockport Sunday – Tom Rush
- No Regrets – Tom Rush
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