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Stevie Wonder: Up-Tight

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On May 4, 1966, “Motown” label released “Up-Tight”, the fifth Stevie Wonder album. It was recorded 1962 – 1966, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, Michigan, and was produced by Henry Cosby, Willam “Mickey” Stevenson, Clarence Paul, Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier.

Personnel:

  • Stevie Wonder – lead and harmony vocals, harmonica, keyboards, percussion
  • Clarence Paul – co-lead vocals
  • Levi Stubbs – co-lead vocals
  • Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Renaldo “Obie” Benson – backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • Pat Lewis – backing vocals
  • The Originals – backing vocals
  • The Temptations – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Love a Go Go – Beth Beatty, Ernie Shelby
  2. Hold Me – Morris Broadnax, Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
  3. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  4. Nothing’s Too Good for My Baby – Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, William Stevenson
  5. Teach Me Tonight – Sammy Cahn, Gene De Paul
  6. Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder (as Stevie Judkins), Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby
  7. Ain’t That Asking for Trouble – Sylvia Moy, Gene De Paul, Stevie Wonder
  8. I Want My Baby Back – Harvey Fuqua, Cornelius Grant, Eddie Kendricks, Norman Whitfield
  9. Pretty Little Angel – Gene De Paul, Mike Valvano, Stevie Wonder
  10. Music Talk – Ted Hull, Gene De Paul, Stevie Wonder
  11. Contract on Love – Janie Bradford, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland
  12. With a Child’s Heart – Vicki Basemore, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy

Stanley Turrentine: Common Touch

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In September 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Common Touch”, the 22nd Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded in August 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Ponder – guitar
  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
  • Leo Morris – drums 
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Ron McMaster – mastering
  • Frank Gauna – art direction
  • Patrick Rogues – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Viv Roundtree – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.

  1. Buster Brown
  2. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  3. Lonely Avenue – Doc Pomus
  4. Boogaloo – Shirley Scott
  5. Common Touch
  6. Living Through It All

Peter Paul And Mary: In The Wind

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On October 1, 1963, “Warner Bros” label released “In the Wind”, the third Peter, Paul and Mary album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Albert Grossman and
Milt Okun. At the “Grammy Awards” of 1964, Peter, Paul and Mary cover of “Blowin’ in the Wind” won the “Best Folk Recording” and “Best Performance by a Vocal Group”.

Personnel:

  • Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
  • Noel “Paul” Stookey – vocals, guitar
  • Mary Travers – vocals
  • Edgar O. DeHaas – bass
  • Bill Schwartau – recording
  • Barry Feinstein – photography
  • Bob Dylan – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Very Last Day – Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey
  2. Hush-A-Bye – traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey
  3. Long Chain On – Jimmy Driftwood
  4. Rocky Road – Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey
  5. Tell It on the Mountain – arranged by Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Milt Okun, Noel Stookey
  6. Polly Von” a.k.a. Polly Vaughn and Molly Bawn – Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow, Noel Stookey
  7. Stewball – Mary Travers, Milton Okun, Noel Stookey, Elena Mezzetti
  8. All My Trials – traditional; arranged by Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, Mary Travers
  9. Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Bob Dylan
  10. Freight Train – Elizabeth Cotten
  11. Quit Your Low Down Ways – Bob Dylan
  12. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan

Jay Brannan: In Living Cover

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On June 23, 2009, “Great Depression” label released “In Living Cover”, the second  Jay Brannan studio album. It was recorded in 2009, and was produced by Jay Brannan and Drew Brody.

Personnel:

  • Jay Brannan – vocals, guitar, bass, kashaka, piano
  • Greg Heffernan – cello
  • Scott Starrett – piano arrangements
  • Drew Brody – recording, mixing
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Pedro Fanti and Beatriz Milhomem – artwork
  • Clark – photography

Track listing:

  1. Beautifully – Jay Brannan
  2. Say It’s Possible – Terra Naomi
  3. All I Want – Joni Mitchell
  4. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  5. The Freshmen – The Verve Pipe
  6. Good Mother – Jann Arden
  7. Both Hands – Ani Difranco
  8. Zombie – The Cranberries
  9. Drowning – Jay Brannan

Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

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On May 27, 1963, “Columbia” label released “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan”, the second Bob Dylan studio album. It was recorded 1962 – 1963 at “Columbia Records Studio A” in New York City, and was produced by John Hammond and Tom Wilson. The album contains thirteen songs; eleven of them are Dylan’s original compositions. The album features some of Dylan’s best known songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind”, which became an anthem of the 1960s, and “A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” at number 97 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan – vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Howie Collins – guitar
  • Bruce Langhorne– guitar
  • Dick Wellstood– piano
  • Leonard Gaskin– bass guitar
  • Herb Lovelle– drums
  • Don Hustein – photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing

All tracks by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

  1. Blowin’ in the Wind
  2. Girl From the North Country
  3. Masters of War
  4. Down the Highway
  5. Bob Dylan’s Blues
  6. A Hard Rain’s a Gonna Fall
  7. Don’t Think Twice, it’s Alright
  8. Bob Dylan’s Dream
  9. Oxford Town
  10. Talkin’ World War III Blues
  11. Corina, Corina – traditional
  12. Honey, Just Allow Me Just One More Chance – Bob Dylan, Henry Thomas
  13. I Shall Be Free

George Harrison & Frineds: The Concert for Bangladesh

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On December 20, 1971, “Apple” label released “The Concert for Bangladesh”  a live triple album by George Harrison and his friends. The album is recording from the concert on August 1, 1971, at “Madison Square Garden” in New York, held in aid of the homeless Bengali refugees of the Bangladesh Liberation War. This was the first big humanitarian concert with international music stars and was the model for future big rock benefits events such as “Live Aid” (1985).  The album was produced by George Harrison and Phil Spector. The box set included a 64-page book containing concert photos. ”The Concert for Bangladesh” won “Grammy Award” for “Album of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • George Harrison – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals
  • Ravi Shankar– sitar
  • Bob Dylan– vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Leon Russell– piano, vocals, bass, backing vocals
  • Ringo Starr– drums, vocals, tambourine
  • Billy Preston– Hammond organ, vocals
  • Eric Clapton– electric guitar
  • Ali Akbar Khan– sarod
  • Alla Rakha– tabla
  • Kamala Chakravarty– tambura
  • Jesse Ed Davis– electric guitar
  • Klaus Voormann– bass
  • Jim Keltner– drums
  • Pete Ham– acoustic guitar
  • Tom Evans– twelve-string acoustic guitar
  • Joey Molland– acoustic guitar
  • Mike Gibbins– tambourine, maracas
  • Don Preston– electric guitar, vocals, percussion
  • Carl Radle– bass
  • Jim Horn– saxophones, horn arrangements
  • Chuck Findley– trumpet
  • Jackie Kelso– saxophones
  • Allan Beutler – saxophones
  • Lou McCreary – trombone
  • Ollie Mitchell– trumpet
  • Claudia Linnear, Jo Green, Jeanie Greene, Marlin Greene, Dolores Hall, Don Nix – backing vocals
  • Tom Wilkes – design

Track listing:

  1. George Harrison/Ravi Shankar Introduction – George Harrison, Ravi Shankar
  2. Bangla Dhun – Ravi Shankar
  3. Wah-Wah – George Harrison
  4. My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
  5. Awaiting on You All – George Harrison
  6. That’s the Way God Planned It – Billy Preston
  7. It Don’t Come Easy – Richard Starkey
  8. Beware of Darkness – George Harrison
  9. Band Introduction
  10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
  11. Medley: Jumpin’ Jack Flash/Youngblood – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards/Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Doc Pomus
  12. Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison
  13. A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Bob Dylan
  14. It Takes A Lot to Laugh It – Bob Dylan
  15. Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
  16. Mr. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  17. Just Like A Woman – Bob Dylan
  18. Something – George Harrison
  19. Bangla Desh – George Harrison