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Henry Mancini: Uniquely Mancini: The Big Band Sound Of Henry Mancini

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On June 4, 1963, “RCA Victor” label released “Uniquely Mancini: The Big Band Sound of Henry Mancini”, album by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra. It was recorded in 1963, at “RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World”, and was produced by Joe Reisman.

Personnel:

  • Conrad Gozzo (lead), Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, Pete Candoli (soloist), Conte Candoli (soloist), Don Fagerquist (flugelhorn soloist) – trumpet
  • Dick Nash (soloist), Jimmy Priddy, John Halliburton, George Roberts (bass trombone) – trombone
  • Vincent DeRosa (soloist), Richard Perissi, John Cave, Art Maebe – French horn
  • Ted Nash (alto saxophone and alto flute solo), Ronny Lang (alto flute soloist), Harry Klee, Gene Cipriano, Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone soloist) – woodwind
  • Bob Bain – guitar
  • Larry Bunker – vibraphone, marimba
  • Rolly Bundock – bass
  • Jack Sperling – drums
  • Bobby Helfer – orchestra manager

Track listing:

  1. Green Onions – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Lewie Steinberg
  2. Stairway to the Stars – Mitchell Parish, Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli
  3. Night Train – Oscar Washington, Lewis Simpkins, Jimmy Forrest
  4. Lullaby of Birdland – George Shearing, B.Y. Forster
  5. Chelsea Bridge – Billy Strayhorn
  6. C Jam Blues – Duke Ellington
  7. Banzai Pipeline – Henry Mancini
  8. Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin
  9. Cheers! – Henry Mancini
  10. Lonesome – Henry Mancini
  11. The Hot Canary – Paul Nero
  12. Moonlight Serenade – Mitchell Parish, Glenn Miller

Sam & Dave: Hold On, I’m Comin’

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On April 1, 1966, “Stax” label released “Hold On, I’m Comin’”, the debut Sam & Dave studio album. It was recorded 1965 – 1966, and was produced by Jim Stewart.

Personnel:

  • Samuel Moore – vocals
  • Dave Prater – vocals
  • Booker T. & the M.G.’s and the Mar-Key Horns – instrumentation:
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Booker T. Jones – keyboards
  • Isaac Hayes – Hammond organ
  • Donald Dunn – bass guitar
  • Al Jackson Jr. – drums
  • Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
  • Charles “Packy” Axton – tenor saxophone
  • Don Nix – baritone saxophone
  • Ronnie Stoots – cover artwork
  • Deanie Parker – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, except where noted.

  1. Hold On, I’m Comin’
  2. If You Got the Loving – Steve Cropper, Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  3. I Take What I Want – Isaac Hayes, Mabon “Teenie” Hodges, David Porter
  4. Ease Me
  5. I Got Everything I Need – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell
  6. Don’t Make It So Hard on Me – Eddie Floyd, Willia Dean “Deanie” Parker
  7. It’s a Wonder
  8. Don’t Help Me Out
  9. Just Me – Randall Catron, Mary Frierson, William Dean “Deanie” Parker
  10. You Got It Made
  11. You Don’t Know Like I Know
  12. Blame Me (Don’t Blame My Heart) – Steve Cropper, Alvertis Isbell

The Staple Singers: Be Attidude: Respect Yoirself

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On February 14, 1972, “Stax” label released “Be Altitude: Respect Yourself”, the 19th Staple Singers (The) album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studios” in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Ardent Studios” in Memphis, Tennessee, and was produced by Al Bell.

Personnel:

  • Mavis Staples – vocals
  • Pops Staples – vocals
  • Cleotha Staples – harmony and backing vocals
  • Yvonne Staples – harmony and backing vocals

Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section

  • Jimmy Johnson – guitar
  • David Hood – bass guitar
  • Barry Beckett – keyboards, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Roger Hawkins – drums
  • Staple Sisters – harmony and backing vocals
  • Terry Manning – guitar, lead guitar, fuzz guitar, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, vibraphones, marimba, harmonica
  • Eddie Hinton – guitar
  • Raymond Banks – guitar
  • The Memphis Horns (including Wayne Jackson and Andrew Love) – horns
  • Ben Cauley – horns
  • Al Bell – arrangements
  • Johnny Allen – arrangements
  • Terry Manning – engineer
  • Jerry Masters – engineer
  • Ralph Rhodes – engineer

Track listing:

  1. This World – William Friedman, Herb Schapiro
  2. Respect Yourself – Luther Ingram, Mack Rice
  3. Name the Missing Word – Horner Banks, Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson
  4. I’ll Take You There – Alvertis Isbell
  5. This Old Town (People in This Town) – Don Convay, Wilson Pickett, William Stevenson
  6. We the People – Booker T. Jones, Carl Smith
  7. Are You Sure – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  8. Who Do You Think You Are (Jesus Christ the Superstar)? – Pops Staples
  9. I’m Just Another Soldier – Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson
  10. Who – Jeff Barry, Bobby Bloom

The Ventures: The Ventures Play Telstar And The Lonely Bull

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In January 1963, “Dolton” label released “The Ventures Play Telstar and the Lonely Bull”, the twelve Ventures (The) album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by Bob Reisdorff and Josie Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Don Wilson – rhythm and lead guitar
  • Nokie Edwards – lead guitar
  • Bob Bogle – bass, lead guitar
  • Mel Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Telstar – Joe Meek
  2. The Lonely Bull – Sol Lake
  3. Mexico – Boudleaux Bryant
  4. Calcutta – Heino Gaze
  5. Apache – Jerry Lordan
  6. Never on Sunday – Manos Hadjidakis
  7. Tequila – Daniel Flores
  8. Green Onions – Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson, Jr., Lewis Steinberg
  9. Percolator – Ernie Freeman, Louis Bideau
  10. Red River Rock – Fred Mendelshon, Ira Mack, Tom King
  11. Let There Be Drums – Sandy Nelson, Richard Podolor
  12. Last Night – Charles Axton, Floyd Newman, Gilbert C. Caple, Jerry Lee Smith, Chips Moman

Stephen Stills: Same

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On November 16, 1970, “Atlantic” label released the self-titled, debut Stephen Stills studio album. It was recorded January – July 1970, at “Island Studios” in London, “The Record Plant” and “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Stephen Stills and Bill Halverson. In 1974, “New Musical Express” magazine ranked it at number 70 on its list of “The Best Albums of All Time.

Personnel:

  • Stephen Stills – vocals, guitars, bass, piano, organ, steelpan, percussion; horn and string arrangements
  • Jimi Hendrix – electric guitar
  • Eric Clapton – electric guitar
  • Booker T. Jones – organ, backing vocal
  • Calvin “Fuzzy” Samuel – bass
  • Conrad Isidore – drums
  • John Barbata – drums
  • Ringo Starr – drums
  • Dallas Taylor – drums
  • Jeff Whittaker – congas
  • Sidney George – flute, alto saxophone
  • Rita Coolidge, David Crosby, Priscilla Jones, John Sebastian – backing vocals
  • Cass Elliot, Claudia Lennear – backing vocals
  • Graham Nash – backing vocals
  • Judith Powell, Larry Steele, Liza Strike, Tony Wilson – backing vocals
  • Sherlie Matthews – backing vocals
  • Arif Mardin – string arrangements
  • Andy Johns – engineer
  • Gary Burden – art direction, back cover photography
  • Henry Diltz – front cover photography
  • Charles John Quarto – sleeve poem

Track listing:

All tracks by Stephen Stills.

  1. Love the One You’re With
  2. Do for the Others
  3. Church (Part of Someone)
  4. Old Times Good Times
  5. Go Back Home
  6. Sit Yourself Down
  7. To a Flame
  8. Black Queen
  9. Cherokee
  10. We Are Not Helpless

Mark Lanegan: I’ll Take Care Of You

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On September 21, 1999, “Sub Pop” label released “I’ll Take Care of You”, the fourth Mark Lanegan album. It was recorded in 1999, and was produced by Martin Feveyear.

Personnel:

  • Mark Lanegan – vocals
  • Mike Johnson – guitar
  • Martin Feveyear – organ, percussion, piano, Wurlitzer, engineer, mixing
  • Steve Berlin – organ, flute, piano
  • Mark Hoyt – acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
  • Van Conner – bass
  • Mark Pickerel – drums
  • Mark Boquist – drums
  • Barrett Martin – percussion, vibraphone
  • David Krueger – violin
  • Brett Eliason – engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Jeff Kleinsmith – layout design
  • Stanford Wilson – photography
  • Chris Takino – A&R

Track listing:

  1. Carry Home – Jeffrey Lee Pierce
  2. I’ll Take Care of You – Brook Benton
  3. Shiloh Town – Tim Hardin
  4. Creeping Coastline of Lights – Leaving Trains
  5. Badi-Da – Fred Neil
  6. Consider Me – Eddie Floyd, Booker T. Jones
  7. On Jesus’ Program – Overton Vertis Wright
  8. Little Sadie – traditional
  9. Together Again – Buck Owens
  10. Shanty Man’s Life – Stephen Harrison Paulus
  11. Boogie Boogie – Tim Rose

Was (Not Was): Boo!

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On April 8, 2008, “Rykodisc” label released “Boo!”, the fifth Was (Not Was) studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Henson Recording Studios”, “Cello Studios” and “Ocean Way Recording” in Hollywood, “Record Plant” and “Chomsky Ranch” in Los Angeles, “Karma Farm” in Manhattan Beach, California, and was produced by David Was and Don Was.

Personnel:

  • David Was – vocals, keyboards, flute, harmonica, illustration
  • Don Was – vocals, keyboards, bass, percussion, programming, engineer, mixing, graphic design
  • Sweet Pea Atkinson – lead vocals
  • Sir Harry Bowens – lead vocals
  • Donald Ray Mitchell – lead vocals
  • Kris Kristofferson – special guest vocals
  • Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Luis Resto – keyboards
  • Booker T. Jones – Hammond B3 organ
  • Randy Jacobs – guitars
  • Wayne Kramer – guitars
  • Val McCallum – guitars
  • Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar
  • Tim Drummond – bass
  • Marcus Miller – bass
  • Curt Bisquera – drums
  • James Gadson – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Stephen Kupka – baritone saxophone
  • Dave McMurray – saxophones, horn arrangements
  • Rayse Biggs – trumpet
  • Lee Thornton – trumpet
  • David Campbell – string arrangements
  • Sally Dworsky – backing vocals
  • Portia Griffin – backing vocals
  • Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
  • Myrna Smith – backing vocals
  • Rik Pekkonen – engineer, mixing
  • Krish Sharma – engineer, mixing
  • Dan Bosworth – engineer assistant
  • Kevin Mills – engineer assistant
  • Louie Teran – mastering
  • Jamie Hoyt-Vitale – package design
  • Ron Meckler – graphic design
  • Ellen Stone – band photography
  • Jamie Muhoberac – club photography
  • Ruby Marchand – A&R

Track listing:

All tracks by David Was and Don Was, except where noted.

  1. Semi-Interesting Week
  2. It’s a Miracle
  3. Your Luck Won’t Last
  4. From the Head to the Heart
  5. Big Black Hole
  6. Needletooth
  7. Forget Everything
  8. Crazy Water
  9. Mr. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – Bob Dylan, David Was, Don Was
  10. Green Pills in the Dresser

Otis Redding And Carla Thomas: King And Queen

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On March 16, 1967, “Stax” label released “King & Queen”, album by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas (Otis Redding sixth and final studio album, and Carla Thomas fourth album). It was recorded in January 1967, and was produced by Jim Stewart, Booker &. & MG’s, Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

Personnel:

  • Otis Redding – vocals
  • Carla Thomas – vocals
  • Booker T. Jones – keyboards, piano
  • Isaac Hayes – keyboards, piano
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Donald Dunn – bass guitar
  • Al Jackson Jr. – drums
  • Joe Arnold – alto saxophone
  • Andrew Love – tenor saxophone
  • Wayne Jackson – trumpet
  • Ronnie Stoots – design
  • Jim Stewart – supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Knock on Wood – Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd
  2. Let Me Be Good to You – Isaac Hayes, David Porter, Carl Wells
  3. Tramp – Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin
  4. Tell It Like It Is – George Davis, Lee Diamond
  5. When Something Is Wrong with My Baby – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
  6. Lovey Dovey – Ahmet Ertegun, Eddie “Memphis” Curtis
  7. New Year Resolution – Randle Catron, Willie Dean “Deanie” Parker, Mery Frierson
  8. It Takes Two – Sylvia Moy, William “Mickey” Stevenson
  9. Are You Lonely for Me, Baby? – Bert Berns
  10. Bring It on Home to Me – Sam Cooke
  11. Ooh Carla, Ooh Otis – Alvertsi Isbell, Otis Redding

Bruce Springsteen: Only The Strong Survive

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On November 11, 2022, “Columbia” label released “Only the Strong Survive”, the twenty-first Bruce Springsteen studio album. It was recorded 2021 – 2022, at “Thrill Hill Recording” New jersey, and was produced by Ron Aniello and Bruce Springsteen.

Personnel:

  • Bruce Springsteen – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Ron Aniello – guitar, bass, drums, percussion, piano, keyboards, organ, vibraphone, glockenspiel, chimes, timpani, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Rob Lebret – guitar
  • Bill Holloman – tenor saxophone
  • Ed Manion – baritone saxophone
  • Tom Timko – baritone saxophone
  • Barry Danielian – trumpet
  • Curt Ramm – trumpet
  • Clark Gayton – trombone
  • Lisa Kim – violin, concertmaster
  • Annaliesa Place – violin
  • Dasol Jeong – violin
  • Joanna Maurer – violin
  • Kristi Helberg – violin
  • Kuan Cheng Lu – violin
  • Sein Ryu – violin
  • Sharon Yamada – violin
  • Su Hyun Park – violin
  • Suzanne Ornstein – violin
  • Danielle Farina – viola
  • Devin Moore – viola
  • Re Clarice Jensen – cello
  • Patrick Jee – cello
  • Sophie Shao – cello
  • Rebecca Young – viola
  • Soozie Tyrell – backing vocals
  • Lisa Lowell – backing vocals
  • Sam Moore – backing vocals
  • Curtis King Jr. – backing vocals
  • Dennis Collins – backing vocals
  • Fonzi Thornton – backing vocals
  • Michelle Moore – backing vocals
  • Rob Mathes – conductor
  • Andres Bermudez – engineer
  • Rob Lebret – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Jon Landau – executive production

Track listing:

  1. Only the Strong Survive – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  2. Soul Days – Jonnie Barnett
  3. Nightshift – Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde
  4. Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson
  5. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore – Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
  6. Turn Back the Hands of Time – Jack Daniels, Bonnie Thompson
  7. When She Was My Girl – Larry Gottlieb, Marc Blatte
  8. Hey, Western Union Man – Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
  9. I Wish It Would Rain – Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Rodger Penzabene
  10. Don’t Play That Song – Ahmet Ertegun, Betty Nelson
  11.  Any Other Way – William Bell
  12. I Forgot to Be Your Lover – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
  13. 7 Rooms of Gloom – Holland-Dozier-Holland
  14. What Becomes of the Brokenhearted – William Weatherspoon, Paul Riser, James Dean
  15. Someday We’ll Be Together – Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, Harvey Fuqua

Ike & Tina Turner: The Hunter

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In October 1969, “Blue Thumb” label released “The Hunter”, the tenth Ike & Tina Turner studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Bob Krasnow.

Personnel:

  • Tina Turner – vocals
  • Ike Turner – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Michaelangelo Linguini – design
  • Bartram Bartram – photography

Track listing:

  1. The Hunter – Booker T. Jones, Carl Wells, Donald Dunn, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson, Jr.
  2. You Don’t Love Me (Yes I Know) – Willie Cobbs
  3. You Got Me Running – Jimmy Reed
  4. Bold Soul Sister – Ike Turner, Tina Turner
  5. I Smell Trouble – Don Robey
  6. The Things I Used to Do – Eddie Jones, Memphis Slim
  7. Early in the Morning – traditional, arranged by Ike Turner and Bob Krasnow
  8. You’re Still My Baby – Chuck Willis
  9. I Know – Barbara George