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Ray Bryant: Dancing The Big Twist

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In November 1961, “Columbia” label released “Dancing the Big Twist”, the ninth Ray Bryant album. It was recorded December 1960 – October 1961, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by John Hammond.

Personnel:

  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Don Covay – vocals
  • Buddy Tate – tenor saxophone
  • Ben Richardson – baritone saxophone
  • Harry Edison, Pat Jenkins, Joe Newman – trumpet
  • Matthew Gee – trombone
  • Bill Lee, Jimmy Rowser – bass
  • Gus Johnson, Mickey Roker – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas

Track listing:

  1. Twist City – Matthew Gee
  2. Just a Little Bit of Twist – Don Covay
  3. Big Susie – Ray Bryant
  4. Twist On – Ray Bryant
  5. Twistin’ on a Cat’s Paw – BuddyTate
  6. Mo-Lasses – Joe Newman
  7. Fast Twist – Harry Edison, Ray Bryant
  8. Do That Twist (Early In The Morning) – Matthew Gee

Neil Diamond: Tap Root Manuscript

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On October 15, 1970, “Uni” label released “Tap Root Manuscript”, the sixth Neil Diamond studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Tom Catalano and Neil Diamond.

Personnel:

  • Neil Diamond – vocals, keyboards, guitar, steel guitar, ukulele
  • Al Casey, David Bennett Cohen, Neil LeVang, Don Peake, Louis Shelton – guitar
  • Red Rhodes – steel guitar
  • Artie Butler, Larry Knechtel, Larry Muhoberac, Marty Paich, Don Randi – keyboards
  • Randy Cierley, Joe Osborn, Ray Pohlman – bass
  • Hal Blaine, Larry Bunker, Sandra Crouch, Earl Palmer – drums
  • Gary Coleman, Gene Estes, Emil Richards, Lee Shamburger – percussion
  • Joe Estren, Andrea Kostelas, Ronnie Lang, Don Menza, Jay Migliori, Tom Scott – saxophone
  • Shirley Marcus, George Poole, Henry Sigismonti – woodwinds
  • Harry Betts, Roger Bobo, Bud Brisbois, Roy Caton, Paul Hubinon, Dick Hyde, Oliver Mitchell, George Roberts, Tony Terran – horns
  • Jim Arkatov, Israel Baker, Benjamin Barrett, Paul Bergstrom, Harry Bluestone, David Burk, Assa Drori, Jesse Ehrlich, James Getzoff, Lee Holdridge, Armand Kaproff, Jan R. Kelley, Ray Kelley, Lou Klaes, Erno Neufeld, Harvey Newmark, Gareth Nuttycombe, Nathaniel Rosen, Nathan Ross, Henry Roth, Myron Sandler, Joseph Saxon, Sidney Sharp, Jack Shulman, Paul Shure – strings
  • Nancy Adams, Sherrill Atwood, Billie Barnum, H.B. Barnum Jr., Mabel Bishop, George Bledsoe, Fred Burton, Merry Clayton, Marjorie Cranford, Oma Drake, Sean Engerman, Joe Greene, Alexander Hale, Christopher Hale, Graynston Hale, Molly Halloran, Gwen Johnson, Lou Johnson, Stacey Johnson, Clydie King, Jessie Kirkland, Bill Lee, Sherlie Matthews, Evelyn Meyer, Dwayne Moody, Matthews Muhoberac, Ekundayo Paris, Kevin Parker, Aubrey Porter, Dean Porter, Ricky Porter, Douglas Schwartz, Jean Sewell, Ed Wallace, Phillip Whigham, John Woodson, Donald Wyatt – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Diamond, except where noted.

  1. Cracklin’ Rosie
  2. Free Life
  3. Coldwater Morning
  4. Done Too Soon
  5. He Ain’t Heavy, He Is My Brother – Bob Russell, Bobby Scott
  6. Childsong
  7. I Am the Lion
  8. Madrigal
  9. Soolaimon
  10. Missa
  11. African Suite
  12. Childsong (reprise)

Frank Sinatra: A Man Alone

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In August 1969, “Reprise” label released “A Man Alone” (fully titled A Man Alone: The Words and Music of McKuen), the 55th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded in March 1969, in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocal
  • Don Costa – arrangements, conductor
  • Jerry Whitman – vocal
  • Nancy Adams, Tom Bahler, Betty Baker, James Bryant, Jan Gassman, Bill Lee, Diana Lee, Susan Tallman, Marie Vernon – vocals
  • Al Viola  – guitar 
  • Bill Miller – piano
  • Chuck Berghofer, Eddie Gilbert – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums 
  • Irving Cottler – drums
  • Larry Bunker – percussion
  • Gene Cipriano, Norman Herzberg, Bill Hood, Ronny Lang, Don Lodice, Ted Nash, Bud Shank, Nino Tempo – saxophone
  • John Cave, Vincent DeRosa, James Decker, James McGee, Arthur Maebe, William Hinshaw, Richard Perissi – French horn
  • Thelma Beach, Arnold Belnick, James Getzoff, William Kurasch, Emo Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Sally Raderman, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaeffer, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci, Tibor Zelig, Israel Baker, Bonnie Douglas, Jacques Gasselin, Nathan Ross, Paul Shure – violin
  • Alvin Dinkin, Alex Neiman, Allan Harshman, Paul Robyn – viola
  • Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher. Nino Rosso – cello
  • Kathryn Julye – harp
  • Justin DiTullio, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Jacqueline Lustgarten – vielle

Track listing:

All tracks by Rod McKuen.

  1. A Man Alone
  2. Night (spoken)
  3. I’ve Been to Town
  4. From Promise to Promise (spoken)
  5. The Single Man
  6. The Beautiful Strangers
  7. Lonesome Cities
  8. Love’s Been Good to Me
  9. Empty Is – (spoken)
  10. Out Beyond the Window – (spoken)
  11. Some Traveling Music – (spoken)
  12. A Man Alone (reprise)

Max Roach: Max Roach + 4 at Newport

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In July 1958, “EmArcy” label released “Max Roach + 4 at Newport”, the eight Max Roach album. It was recorded in June 1958, at “Newport Jazz Festival” in Newport, Rhode Island.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach – drums
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little – trumpet
  • Ray Draper – tuba
  • Art Davis – bass

Track listing:

  1. La Villa – Kenny Dorham
  2. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  3. Deeds, Not Words – Bill Lee
  4. Minor Mode – Booker Little
  5. Tune-Up – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
  6. Love for Sale – Cole Porter

Max Roach: Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene

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In July 1958, “EmArcy” label released “Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene”, the seventh Max Roach album. It was recorded in June 1958, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago.

Personnel:

  • Max Roach – drums
  • George Coleman – tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little – trumpet
  • Eddie Baker – piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – upright bass

Track listing:

  1. Shirley – George Coleman
  2. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  3. Sporty – Bill Lee
  4. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb
  6. Memo: To Maurice – Eddie Baker

Richard Davis: The Philosophy Of The Spiritual

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In December 1971, “Cobblestone” label released “The Philosophy of the Spiritual”, the third Richard Davis album. It was recorded in November 1971, in New York City, and was produced by Larry Fallon.

Personnel:

  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Sam Brown – guitar
  • Chick Corea – piano
  • Bill Lee – bass
  • Sonny Brown – drums
  • Frankie Dunlop – percussion
  • Doug Ramsey – liner notes
  • Don Schlitten – design, photography
  • Sol Kessler – lacquer cut
  • Joe Fields – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Lee, except where noted.

  1. Dear Old Stockholm – traditional
  2. Monica
  3. Oh My God – Nadi Koma
  4. The Rabbi
  5. Baby Sweets
  6. Juan Valdez

Judy Collins: Fifth Album

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In September 1965, “Elektra” label released “Fifth Album”, the fourth Judy Collins album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Mark Abramson.

Personnel:

  • Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Danny Kalb – guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Takas – bass
  • Bill Lee– bass
  • Chuck Israels– bass, cello
  • John Sebastian– harmonica
  • Jerry Dodgion – flute
  • Richard Fariña– dulcimer
  • Robert Sylvester – cello
  • William S. Harvey – design
  • Jim Frawley – photography
  • Jac Holzman- production supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Pack Up Your Sorrows – Richard Fariña
  2. The Coming of the Roads -Billy Edd Wheeler
  3. So Early, Early in the Spring – traditional
  4. Tomorrow is a Long Time -Bob Dylan
  5. Daddy You’ve Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
  6. Thirsty Boots -Eric Andersen
  7. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  8. Lord Gregory – traditional
  9. In the Heat of the Summer – Phil Ochs
  10. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
  11. Carry It On – Gil Turner
  12. It Isn’t Nice  (live) – Malvina Reynolds

Gordon Lightfoot: Lightfoot!

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In January 1966, “United Artists” label released “Lightfoot!” the debut Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded in 1964 in New York City, and was produced by John Court.

Personnel:
• Gordon Lightfoot – vcoals, guitar, piano
• David Rea or Bruce Langhorne – second guitar
• Bill Lee – bass
• Barry Feinstein – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot, except where noted.

1. Rich Man’s Spiritual
2. Long River
3. The Way I Feel
4. For Lovin’ Me
5. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
6. Changes – Phil Ochs
7. Early Morning Rain
8. Steel Rail Blues
9. Sixteen Miles (To Seven Lakes)
10. I’m Not Sayin’
11. Pride of Man – Hamilton Camp
12. Ribbon of Darkness
13. Oh, Linda
14. Peaceful Waters

Simon & garfunkel: Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.

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On October 19, 1964, “Columbia” label released “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.”, the debut Simon & Garfunkel album. It was recorded March 1964, and was produced by Tom Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
  • Art Garfunkel – vocals
  • Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar
  • Bill Lee – acoustic bass

Track listing:

  1. You Can Tell the World – Bob Gibson, Bob Camp
  2. Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Ed McCurdy
  3. Bleecker Street – Paul Simon
  4. Sparrow – traditional, arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
  5. Bendictus – traditional, arr. Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
  6. The Sound of Silence – Paul Simon
  7. He Was My Brother – Paul Kane
  8. Peggy-O – traditional, arr, Paul Simon
  9. Go Tell It on the Mountain – traditional, arr. Paul Simon
  10. The Sun Is Burning – Ian Campbell
  11. The Times They Are a-Changin – Bob Dylan
  12. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. – Paul Simon

Bob Dylan: Bringing It All Back Home

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On March 22, 1965, “Columbia” label released “Bringing It All Back Home”, the fifth Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded January 13–15, 1965, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Tom Wilson. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 31 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time.”

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • John P. Hammond– guitar
  • Bruce Langhorne– guitar
  • Al Gorgoni – guitar
  • Kenny Rankin– guitar
  • Paul Griffin– piano, keyboards
  • Frank Owens – piano
  • John B. Sebastian– bass guitar
  • Bill Lee– bass guitar
  • Joseph Macho, Jr. – bass guitar
  • John Boone – bass guitar
  • Bobby Gregg– drums
  • Daniel Kramer – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bob Dylan.

  1. Subterranean Homesick Blues
  2. She Belongs to Me
  3. Maggie’s Farm
  4. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
  5. Outlaw Blues
  6. On the Road Again
  7. Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
  8. Tambourine Man
  9. Gates of Eden
  10. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
  11. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue