On June 20, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “First Take”, the debut Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded in February 1969, at “Atlantic” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “First Take” at number 451 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
Bucky Pizzarelli – guitars
Ron Carter – bass
Ray Lucas – drums, percussion
Seldon Powell, Frank Wess – saxophone
Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman – trumpet
Benny Powell – trombone
Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff – violin
Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel – viola
Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
William S. Fischer – horn and string arrangements, string conducting
William Arlt – recording
Bob Liftin – remix
Stanislaw Zagorski – design
Ken Heinen – photography
Track listing:
Compared to What – Gene McDaniels
Angelitos Negros – Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Álvarez Maciste
Our Ages or Our Hearts – Robert Ayers, Donny Hathaway
I Told Jesus – traditional, arranged by Roberta Flack
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
Tryin’ Times – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
In January 1973, “Elektra” label released “True Stories and Other Dreams”, the ninth Judy Collins studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “The Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Mark Abramson.
On January 11, 1974, “Elektra” label released “Hotcakes”, the fourth Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded in September 1973, at “Producers Workshop” in Los Angeles, and October – November 1973, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, whistle
James Taylor – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, horn arrangements and conductor
Kenny Ascher – acoustic piano, Hammond organ
Dr. John – acoustic piano, Hammond organ
David Spinozza – electric guitar
Bucky Pizzarelli – electric guitar
Jimmy Ryan – acoustic and electric guitar
Robbie Robertson – electric guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
Richard Davis – string bass
Larry Brean – slap bass
Rick Marotta – drums
Jim Keltner – drums
Jim Gordon – drums
Billy Cobham – drums
Andy Newmark – drums
Russ Kunkel – drums
Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion
George Devens – cabasa
Paul Buckmaster – string and woodwind arrangements, conductor
On May 9, 2000, “N-Coded” label released “Never Never Land”, the debut Jane Monheit album. It was recorded in January 2000, and was produced by Joel Dorn and Carl Griffin.
Personnel:
Jane Monheit– vocals, vocal arrangements
Kenny Barron– piano
Bucky Pizzarelli– guitar
Ron Carter– bass
Lewis Nash– drums
Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
David “Fathead” Newman– flute, tenor saxophone
David Berkman– arrangements
Peter Eldridge – arrangements
Tom Shick – engineer, mixing
Todd Parker – engineer assistant
Gene Paul – mixing, mastering
Carl Griffin – executive producer
Track listing:
Please Be Kind – Saul Chapin, Sammy Cahn
Detour Ahead – Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, Lou Carter
More Than You Know – Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu
Dindi – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aloisio de Oliveira, Ray Gilbert
Save Your Love for Me – Buddy Johnson
Never Let Me Go – Ray Evans, Jay Livingston
My Foolish Heart – Victor Young, Ned Washington
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
Twisted – Wardell Gray, Annie Ross
Never Never Land – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
On June 5, 2007, “Blue Note” label released “A Bluish Bag”, album by Stanley Turrentine. It consists of two sessions recorded for the Blue Note label in February and June 1967, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Stanley Turrentine– tenor saxophone
Donald Byrd– trumpet
Blue Mitchell, Tommy Turrentine– trumpet
Julian Priester– trombone
Jerry Dodgion– alto saxophone, flute, alto flute
Joe Farrell– tenor saxophone, flute
Al Gibbons – bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
Pepper Adams– baritone saxophone, clarinet
Kenny Barron– piano
Bucky Pizzarelli– guitar
Ron Carter– bass
Walter Booker– bass
Mickey Roker– drums
Mickey Roker– drums
Duke Pearson – arrangements
Rudy Van Gelder– engineer
Track listing:
Blues for Del – Stanley Turrentine
She’s a Carioca – Vinicius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim
Manhã de Carnaval – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
What Now My Love – Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman
Samba do Avião – Antônio Carlos Jobim
Night Song – Lee Adams, Charles Strouse
Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Come Back to Me – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
Silver Tears – Henry Mancini
A Bluish Bag – Henry Mancini
With This Ring – Luther Dixon, Anthony Hester, Richard “Popcorn” Wylie
On February 6, 2012, “Hear Music Label” released “Kisses on the Bottom”, the fifteenth Paul McCartney studio album. It was recorded in March 2010, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tommy LiPuma. The album won a “Grammy” award for “Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album” at the 2013 Grammy Awards.“
Personnel:
Paul McCartney– vocals, acoustic guitar, whistling
John Pizzarelli– guitar
Bucky Pizzarelli– guitar
Anthony Wilson– guitar, rhythm guitar
Joe Walsh– guitar
Eric Clapton– guitar
John Chiodini – guitar
Diana Krall– piano, rhythm arrangements
Tamir Hendelman– piano
Stevie Wonder– harmonica
John Clayton– bass
Robert Hurst– bass
Chuck Berghofer– bass
Christian McBride– bass
Vinnie Colaiuta– drums
Jeff Hamilton– drums
Karriem Riggins– drums
Ira Nepus – trombone
Mike Mainieri– vibraphone
Andy Stein– violin
London Symphony Orchestra:
Alan Broadbent– orchestra conductor, orchestra arrangements
Roman Simovic – concert master
Eddie Karam – orchestra conductor
Assa Drori – concert master
Johnny Mandel– orchestra arrangement, orchestra conductor, rhythm arrangements
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