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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)

The 5th Dimension: Love’s Lines, Angles And Rhymes

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On February 1, 1971, “Bell” label released “Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes”, the sixth 5th Dimension (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Wally Heider” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bones Howe.

Personnel:

  • Marilyn McCoo – lead and backing vocals
  • Florence LaRue – lead and backing vocals
  • Billy Davis Jr. – lead and backing vocals
  • Lamonte McLemore – backing vocals
  • Ron Townson – backing vocals
  • Dennis Budimir, Fred Tackett, Mike Deasy, Michael Anthony – guitar
  • Jimmy Rowles – piano
  • Larry Knechtel, Gary Illingworth – keyboards
  • Joe Osborn, Max Bennett – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Jack Arnold, Larry Bunker, Victor Feldman – percussion
  • Jim Horn, Tom Scott, Pete Christlieb, Lanny Morgan – saxophone
  • Bud Brisbois, Chuck Findley, Oliver Mitchell, Ray Triscari – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Bob Edmondson – trombone
  • Catherine Gothoffer – harp
  • The Sid Sharp String Section – strings

Track listing:

  1. Time and Love – Laura Nyro
  2. Love’s Lines, Angles and Rhymes – Dorothea Joyce
  3. What Does It Take – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock
  4. Guess Who – Jesse Belvin, JoAnne Belvin
  5. Viva Tirado – Gerald Wilson, Norman Gimbel
  6. Light Sings – Gary William Friedman, Will Holt
  7. The Rainmaker – Bill Martin, Harry Nilsson
  8. He’s a Runner – Laura Nyro
  9. The Singer – Elliott Willensky, Lamonte McLemore
  10. Every Night – Paul McCartney n

Johnny Hartman: Unforgettable Songs By Johnny Hartman

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In September 1966, “ABC Paramount” label released “Unforgettable Songs by Johnny Hartman”, the 13th Johnny Hartman album. It was recorded in February 1966, at “United Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Hartman – vocals
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Teddy Edwards – tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Amy – tenor saxophone
  • Anthony Ortega – saxophone
  • Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
  • Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Bud Brisbois – trumpet
  • Jules Chaikin – trumpet
  • Frederick Hill – trumpet
  • Melvin Moore – trumpet
  • John Ewing – trombone
  • Michael Barone – trombone
  • Lester Robertson – trombone
  • Ernie Tack – trombone
  • Mike Melvoin – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • John Gray – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Jimmy Bond Jr. – bass
  • Stan Levey – drums
  • Gerald Wilson – arrangements, conductor

Track listing:

  1. The Very Thought of You – Ray Noble
  2. Fools Rush In – Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
  3. Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
  5. Bidin’ My Time – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Down in the Depths – Cole Porter
  7. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf
  8. Isn’t It Romantic? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. Unforgettable – Irving Gordon
  10. The More I See You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  11. What Do I Owe Her? – Fred E. Ahlert, Benny Goodman
  12. Almost Like Being in Love – Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe

Gábor Szabó And Bob Thiele: Light My Fire

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In February 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Light My Fire”, album Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele (the seventh Gábor Szabó album overall). It was recorded August – September 1967, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Bob Thiele – director
  • Dennis Budimir, Louis Morell – rhythm guitar
  • Bill Plummer – sitar
  • Lincoln Mayorga – piano, harpsichord
  • Mike Melvoin – piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Max Bennett, Carol Kaye – electric bass
  • Jim Gordon, John Guerin – drums
  • Gary Coleman, Emil Richards – percussion
  • Buddy Collette, Bob Hardaway, Bud Shank – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Ollie Mitchell, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Mike Barone, Dick Leith – trombone
  • Howard Johnson – tuba
  • Sid Feller – arranger
  • The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.

  1. Forest Flower – Charles Lloyd
  2. Rainy Day Woman – Bob Dylan
  3. Krishna
  4. Light My Fire – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  5. Fakin’ It – Paul Simon
  6. Eight Miles High – David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn
  7. Sophisticated Wheels

Quicksilver Messenger Service: Comin’ Thru

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In April 1972, “Capitol” label released “Comin’ Thru”, the seventh Quicksilver Messenger Service album.

Personnel:

  • Dino Valenti– vocals, guitar, congas
  • Gary Duncan– vocals, guitar
  • Chuck Steaks – organ
  • Mark Ryan – bass
  • Greg Elmore– drums
  • Sonny Lewis – saxophone
  • Donald Menza– saxophone
  • Ken Balzell – trumpet
  • Dalton Smith– trumpet
  • Bud Brisbois– trumpet
  • Pat O’Hara – trombone
  • Charles C. Loper – trombone
  • Cecil Jones – engineer
  • Johan Wilson – mixing
  • John Hoernie – artwork
  • Burray Olson – illustration

Track listing:

  1. Doin’ Time in the U.S.A. – Gary Duncan
  2. Chicken – traditional, arranged by Dino Valenti
  3. Changes – Dino Valenti
  4. California State Correctional Facility Blues – Dino Valenti, Gary Duncan, Greg Elmore, Chuck Steaks
  5. Forty Days – Dino Valenti, Gary Duncan, Greg Elmore
  6. Mojo – Dino Valenti
  7. Don’t Lose It – Gary Duncan, Dino Valenti

Harry Chapin: Portrait Gallery

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On September 27, 1975, “Columbia” label released “Portrait Gallery”, the fifth Harry Chapin studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Connecticut Recording Studios, Inc” in Connecticut, and was produced by Paul Leka.

Personnel:

  • Harry Chapin – vocals, guitar
  • John Tropea – guitar
  • Ronald Palmer – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Leka – piano, celeste, harpsichord
  • Steve Chapin- vocals, piano, clavinet
  • Tim Moore – keyboards, clavinet
  • Ron Bacchiocchi – synthesizer, percussion
  • Donald Peake – synthesizer
  • John Wallace – vocals, bass
  • Don Payne – bass
  • Gene Bianco – harmonica
  • Frank Porto – accordion
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums
  • Bob Springer – percussion
  • Jackie Kelso – saxophone
  • Jay Migliori – saxophone, flute
  • Ed Bednarski – clarinet
  • George Bohanon- trombone
  • Bud Brisbois – trumpet
  • Paul Hubinon – trumpet
  • Jim Horn- saxophone
  • Ken Smith – flute, mandolin
  • Jack Shulman – violin
  • Murray Adler – violin
  • Henry Roth – violin
  • Stanley Plummer – violin
  • Assa Drori – violin
  • Ronald Folsom – violin
  • James Getzoff – violin
  • Alexander Neiman – viola
  • Gareth Nuttycombe – viola
  • Armand Kaproff – cello
  • Michael Masters – cello
  • Tim Scott – cello
  • Jesse Ehrlich – cello
  • Bill Hymanson – strings
  • Rob White – whistle
  • Geoff Parker – vocals, choir, chorus
  • Sheila Turner – vocals
  • Christopher Von Koschembahr – vocals
  • Joan Fishman – vocals
  • Joe Flood – vocals
  • Jeff Gross – vocals
  • Betty MacIver – vocals
  • Pete MacIver – vocals
  • Marti McCall – vocals
  • Todd Mulder – vocals
  • Katherine Anne Porter – vocals
  • Judi Parker – vocals
  • David Kondziela – vocals
  • Kris Kristofferson – vocals
  • Jonathan B. Lindle-vocals
  • Frank Simms – vocals
  • George Simms – vocals
  • Tom Chapin- vocals
  • Rita Coolidge- vocals
  • Kathy Ramos – vocals
  • Billy Swan – vocals
  • Susan White – vocals
  • Carolyn Willis – vocals
  • Milton Glaser – design, illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Harry Chapin except where noted.

  1. Dreams Go By
  2. Tangled Up Puppet – Harry Chapin, Sandy Chapin
  3. Star Tripper
  4. Babysitter
  5. Someone Keeps Calling My Name
  6. The Rock
  7. Sandy
  8. Dirt Gets Under the Fingernails
  9. Bummer
  10. Stop Singing These Sad Songs