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The Pointer Sisters: That’s a Plenty

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In February 1974, “Blue Thumb” label released “That’s a Plenty”, the second Pointer Sisters (The) album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Frabcisco; “Quadraphonic Studios” in Nashville, and “Western Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.

Personnel:

  • Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer– vocals
  • Bonnie Raitt– slide guitar
  • Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
  • Jack Viertell, Jesse Ed Davis– electric guitar
  • John Shine – guitar
  • Robert Thompson – acoustic guitar
  • Norman Spicher – fiddle
  • David Briggs– piano
  • Tom Salisbury – keyboards, silverton accordion
  • David Grisman– mandolin
  • Herbie Hancock– piano, electric piano, clavinet, arp synthesizer
  • Harry “Sweets” Edison– trumpet
  • Britt Woodman– trombone
  • Jim Rothermel – clarinet
  • Floyd Cooley – tuba
  • Gordon Messick – trombone
  • James Goodwin – trumpet
  • John Neumann – bass
  • Norbert Putnam– bass
  • Paul Jackson– bass
  • Ron McClure– bass
  • Gaylord Birch– drums
  • Ken Buttrey– drums
  • Bill Summers– African talking drum, shekere, congas
  • David Rubinson – arrangements
  • Norman Landsberg, Jeffrey Cohen, Bruce Good – vocal arrangement
  • Tom Salisbury, Jeffrey Cohen, Bruce Good – associate producers
  • Jeremy Zatkin, Fred Catero, David Rubinson – recording
  • George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering
  • Randy Tuten – cover art
  • Herb Greene– art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. Bangin’ on the Pipes / Steam Heat (Medley) – Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
  2. Salt Peanuts – Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke
  3. Grinning in Your Face – Son House
  4. Shaky Flat Blues – June Pointer, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer
  5. That’s a Plenty / Surfeit, U.S.A. (Medley) – Ray Gilbert, Lew Pollack/ Good, Cohen
  6. Little Pony – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert
  7. Fairytale – A.Pointer, B.Pointer
  8. Black Coffee – Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke
  9. Love in Them There Hills – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Roland Chambers

Herbie Hancock: Thrust

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On September 6, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Thrust”, the fourteen Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded August 1974, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hacock.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock– Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP Soloist, ARP 2600, ARP String Ensemble
  • Bennie Maupin– tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute
  • Paul Jackson– electric bass
  • Mike Clark– drums
  • Bill Summers- percussion

Track listing.

All tracks by Herbie Hancock except where noted.

  1. Palm Grease
  2. Actual Proof
  3. Butterfly – Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin
  4. Spank-a-Lee – Herbie Hancock, Mike Clark, Paul Jackson

 

Herbie Hancock: Man-Child

Man Child

On August 22, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Man-Child”, the seventeenth Herbie Hancock studio album. It was recorded 1974 – 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios”; “Funky Features” in San Francisco, “Village Recorders”; “Crystal Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock– synthesizer, acoustic piano, electric piano, ARP Odyssey, ARP Pro Soloist, Oberheim 4 Voice, Fender Rhodes, clavinet
  • Dewayne McKnight, David T. Walker– electric guitar
  • Wah Wah Watson – electric guitar, synthesizer, voice bag
  • Stevie Wonder– harmonica
  • Wayne Shorter– alto and soprano saxophones
  • Jay DaVersa, Bud Brisbois– trumpet
  • Bennie Maupin– bass clarinet, alto flute, saxello, bass flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion
  • Ernie Watts, Jim Horn– flute, saxophone
  • Dick “Slide” Hyde– tuba, bass trombone
  • Garnett Brown– trombone
  • Henry E. Davis, Paul Jackson, Louis Johnson– electric bass
  • Harvey Mason, James Gadson, Mike Clark– drums
  • Bill Summers– percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  1. Hang Up Your Hang Ups – Herbie Hancock, Ragin, Paul Jackson
  2. Sun Touch
  3. The Traitor – Herbie Hancock, Ragin, Louis Johnson, Wayne Shorter
  4. Bubbles – Herbie Hancock, Ragin
  5. Steppin’ in It
  6. Heartbeat – Herbie Hancock, Ragin, Paul Jackson

 

 

Sting: The Soul Cages

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On January 22, 1991, “A&M” label released “The Soul Cages”, the third Sting studio album.  It was recorded April – November 1990, at the “Studio Guillaume Tell” in Paris, and was produced by Hugh Padgham. In 1992, the title track won Sting his first ever “Grammy Award for Best Rock Song”.

Personnel:

  • Sting – vocals, bass, mandolin, synclavier, arrangements
  • Dominic Miller – guitars
  • David Sancious, Kenny Kirkland – keyboards
  • Branford Marsalis – saxophone
  • Paola Paparelle – oboe
  • Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipe
  • Manu Katché – drums
  • Ray Cooper, Vinx, Bill Summers, Munyungo Jackson, Skip Burney, Tony Vacca – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Sting.

  1. Island of Souls
  2. All This Time
  3. Mad About You
  4. Jeremiah Blues (Part 1)
  5. Why Should I Cry for You
  6. Saint Agnes and the Burning Train
  7. The Wild Wild Sea
  8. The Soul Cages
  9. When the Angels Fall

Herbie Hancock: Head Hunters

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On October 26, 1973, “Columbia” label released “Head Hunters”, the twelfth Herbie Hancock studio album. It was recorded September 1973 at “Wally Heider Studios” and “Different Fur Trading Co.” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album on number 498 in the list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer
  • Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute
  • Paul Jackson: electric bass guitar, marímbula
  • Bill Summers: congas, shekere, balafon, agogô, cabasa, hindewhu, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankogui, beer bottle
  • Harvey Mason: drums
  • Victor Moscoso – design
  • Waldo Bascom – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock except where noted.

  1. Chameleon – Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, Bennie Maupin
  2. Watermelon Man
  3. Sly
  4. Vein Melter