On December 1, 2013, Richard Coughlan died aged 66. He was musician (drums), member of the band The Wild Flowers, but best known as one of the founding members, drummer and percussionist of the band Caravan.
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David “Fathead” Newman: Chillin’
On October 1, 1999, “High Note” label released “Chillin’”, the 29th David “Fathead” Newman album. It was recorded in December 1998, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by David “Fathead” Newman and Houston Person.
Personnel:
- David “Fathead” Newman– soprano, alto and tenor saxophone, flute
- John Hicks– piano
- Bryan Carrott– vibraphone
- Steve Novosel– bass
- Winard Harper– drums
- Cadino Newman – vocals
Track listing:
- Take the Coltrane – Duke Ellington
- Return to Paradise – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington
- The Whole Tzimmes – David “Fathead” Newman
- These Foolish Things – Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link
- Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
- Chillin’ – David “Fathead” Newman
- Caravan – Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
- Red Top – Lionel Hampton, Ben Kynard
Lou Donaldson Quintet: Wailing With You
In June 1957, “Blue Note” label released “Wailing With Lou”, the fifth Lou Donaldson album. It was recorded in January 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Lou Donaldson- alto saxophone
- Donald Byrd- trumpet
- Herman Foster- piano
- Peck Morrison- bass
- Art Taylor- drums
- Rudy Van Gelder- engineer
- Reid Miles- design
- Francis Wolff- photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Lou Donaldson except where noted.
- Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
- Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison
- That Good Old Feeling
- Move It
- There Is No Greater Love – Isham Jones, Marty Symes
- D. Blues
Caravan: Blind Dog at St. Dunstans
On April 23, 1976, “BTM” label released “Blind Dog at St. Dunstans”, the seventh Caravan studio album. It was recorded 1975 – 1976, at “Basing Street Studios”, “Graveney Village Hall”, and was produced by David Hitchcock.
Personnel:
- Pye Hastings– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
- Geoffrey Richardson– viola, electric guitar, flute, night-shift whistle
- Jan Schelhaas– keyboards
- Mike Wedgwood– vocals, bass guitar, congas
- Richard Coughlan– drums
- Jimmy Hastings– flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Chanter Sisters– backing vocals
- Andrew Archer Associates – deisgn
- David English – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Pye Hastings, except where noted.
- Here Am I
- Chiefs and Indians – Mike Wedgwood
- A Very Smelly, Grubby Little Oik
- Bobbing Wide
- Come on Bac
- Oik (reprise)
- Jack and Jill
- Can You Hear Me
- All the Way
The Brian Setzer Orchestra: Vavoom!
On August 1, 2000, “Interscope” label released “Vavoom!”, the fourth Brian Setzer Orchestra studio album. It was recorded in 2000,, and was produced by Glen Ballard, Peter Collins and Dave Darling.
Personnel:
- Brian Setzer – vocals, guitar
- Mark Winchester – bass
- Bernie Dresel – drums, percussion
- Ray Hermann – saxophone
- Tim Misica – saxophone
- George McMullen, Robbie Hioki – trombone
- Kevin Norton – trumpet
- Mike Himelstein – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Brian Setzer, except where noted.
- Pennsylvania 6-5000 – Brian Setzer, Bill Finegan, Jerry Gray, Carl Sigman, Mike Himelstein
- Jumpin’ East of Java
- Americano – Brian Setzer, Renato Carosone
- If You Can’t Rock Me
- Gettin’ In the Mood – Mike Himelstein
- Drive Like Lightning (Crash Like Thunder) – Brian Setzer, Mark Winchester
- Mack the Knife – Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
- Caravan – Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol
- The Footloose Doll
- From Here to Eternity – Brian Setzer, Rick Bell
- That’s the Kind of Sugar Papa Likes
- 49 Mercury Blues
- Jukebox
- Gloria – Esther Navarro
Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie: Same
In December 1974, “Pablo” label released “Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie”, an album by Oscar Peterson and Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded in November 1974, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Dizzy Gillespie– trumpet
Track listing:
- Caravan – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol
- Mozambique – Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert
- Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
- Blues for Bird – Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson
- Dizzy Atmosphere – Dizzy Gillespie
- Alone Together – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
- Con Alma – Dizzy Gillespie
Caravan: For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
On October 5, 1973, “Deram” label released “For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night” the fifth Caravan studio album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Tolling Park Studios”; “Chipping Norton Recording Studios”; “Decca Studios” in West Hampstead, and was produced by David Hitchcock.
Personnel:
- Pye Hastings – vocals, guitar
- David Sinclair– organ, piano, electric piano, Davoli synthesizer, A.R.P. synthesizer
- Rupert Hine– A.R.P. synthesizer
- John G. Perry – vocals, bass, percussion
- Richard Coughlan– drums, percussion, timpani
- Frank Ricotti– congas
- Tony Coe– clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Pete King– flute, alto saxophone
- Tom Whittle– clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Harry Klein – clarinet, baritone saxophone
- Henry Lowther– trumpet
- Jimmy Hastings– flute
- Chris Pyne– trombone
- Barry Robinson – piccolo
- Geoff Richardson– viola
- Paul Buckmaster– electric cello
- Jill Pryor – voice
- John Bell – arrangements
- Martyn Ford – arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Pye Hastings, except where noted.
- Memory Lain, Hugh / Headloss
- Hoedown
- Surprise, Surprise
- C’thlu Thlu
- The Dog, The Dog, He’s at It Again
- Be All Right / Chance of a Lifetime
- L’Auberge du Sanglier / A Hunting We Shall Go / Pengola / Backwards / A Hunting We Shall Go (reprise) – John G. Perry, Mike Ratledge
Caravan: Waterloo Lily
On May 19, 1972, “Deram” label released “Waterloo Lily”, the fourth Caravan studio album. It was recorded in November 1971, at “Tollington Park Studios” in London, and was produced by David Hitchcock. The album cover detail is from “The Tavern Scene” from A Rake’s Progress by William Hogarth.
Personnel:
- Pye Hastings- vocals, guitars
- Steve Miller – Wurlitzer electric piano, grand piano, Hammond organ, electric harpsichord
- Richard Sinclair- vocals, bass
- Richard Coughlan– drums
- Barry Robinson – oboe
- Lol Coxhill- soprano saxophone
- Phil Miller- 2nd lead guitar
- Jimmy Hastings– flute
- Mike Cotton – trumpet
Track listing:
All tracks by Richard Coughlan, Pye Hastings and Richard Sinclair except where noted.
- Waterloo Lily
- Nothing at All / It’s Coming Soon / Nothing at All (reprise) – Steve Miller
- Songs and Signs – Steve Miller
- Aristocracy
- The Love in Your Eye / To Catch Me a Brother / Subsultus / Debouchement / Tilbury Kecks
- The World Is Yours
Caravan: In the Land of Grey and Pink
On April 8, 1971, “Deram” label released “In the Land of Grey and Pink”, the third Caravan album. It was recorded September 1970 – January 1971, at “Decca Studios” and “AIR Studios” in London, and was produced by David Hitchcock.
Personnel:
- Richard Sinclair – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar
- Pye Hastings – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- David Sinclair – organ, piano, mellotron, harmony vocals
- Richard Coughlan – drums, percussions
- Jimmy Hastings – flute, tenor sax, piccolo
- Dave Grinstead – cannon, bell and wind
Track listing
All tracks by Richard Coughlan, Pye Hastings, Dave Sinclair and Richard Sinclair
- Golf Girl
- Winter Wine
- Love to Love You (And Tonight Pigs Will Fly)
- In the Land of Grey and Pink
- Nine Feet Underground
- Nigel Blows a Tune
- Love’s a Friend
- Make it 76
- Dance of the Seven Paper Hankies
- Hold Grandad by the Nose
- Honest I Did!
- Disassociation
- 100% Proof
Van Morrison: Moondance
On February 28, 1970, “Warner Bros” label released “Moondance”, the third Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded August – December 1969, at “A & R Studios” in New York, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein and Van Morrison. The album was certified 3 x Platinum in US by the “RIAA,” In 1989 “Spin” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 21 at list of the “All-time 25 Greatest Albums”; in 1999, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”; in 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “Moondance” at number 65 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”; in 2006 “Time” included the album in its list of “The All-Time 100 Albums”, and in 2007, the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” named it as one of their “Definitive 200” albums, ranking it 72nd.
Personnel:
- Van Morrison– vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine, harmonica
- John Platania– guitar, rhythm guitar
- Jef Labes– organ, piano, clavinet
- John Klingberg – bass
- Gary Mallaber– drums, vibraphone
- Guy Masson – conga
- Jack Schroer– alto and soprano saxophones
- Collin Tilton – flute, tenor saxophone
- Emily Houston– backing vocals
- Judy Clay– backing vocals
- Jackie Verdell– backing vocals
Track listing
All tracks by Van Morrison.
- And It Stoned Me
- Moondance
- Crazy Love
- Caravan
- Into the Music
- Come Running
- These Dreams of You
- Brand New Day
- Everyone
- Glad Tidings
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