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Marlena Shaw: The Spice Of Life

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In November 1969, “Cadet” label released “The Spice of Life”, the second Marlena Shaw studio album. It was recorded February – July 1969, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Richard Evans and Charles Stepney.

Personnel:

  • Marlena Shaw – vocal
  • Richard Evans – arrangements
  • Charles Stepney – arrangements
  • Stu Black – engineer
  • Dave Purple – engineer
  • Jerry Griffin – design
  • Bob Crawford – photography
  • Bobby Miller – album supervision
  • Loonis McGlohon – liner notes
  • Ken Druker – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Woman of the Ghetto – Bobby Miller, Marlena Shaw, Richard Evans
  2. Call it Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker
  3. Where Can I Go? – Leo Fuld, Sigment Berland, Sonny Miller
  4. I’m Satisfied – Morris Dollison
  5. I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
  6. Liberation Conversation – Bobby Miller, Marlena Shaw
  7. California Soul – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  8. Go Away Little Boy – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  9. Looking Through the Eyes of Love – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  10. Anyone Can Move a Mountain – Johnny Marks

Stereolab: Sound-Dust

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On August 28, 2001, “Elektra” and “Duophonic” labels released “Sound-Dust”, the seventh Stereolab studio album. It was recorded October 2000 – February 2001, at “Soma” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by John McEntire and Jim O’Rourke.

Personnel:

  • Tim Gane – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, electronics, tape echo and delay, mixing
  • Simon Johns – six-string bass, mixing
  • Andy Ramsay – drums, mixing
  • Lætitia Sadier – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects, mixing
  • Mary Hansen – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects, mixing
  • Sean O’Hagan – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, brass and flute arrangements
  • Jim O’Rourke – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, engineer, mixing
  • John McEntire – piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, percussion, whistling, sound effects, engineer, mixing
  • Tim Barnes – bongo drum
  • Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
  • Glenn Kotche – crotales, marimba 
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • Rob Mazurek – cornet
  • Paul Mertens – flute, bass harmonica
  • Chad Taylor – cymbals, drums
  • Tim Barnes – bongo drum
  • Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
  • Jeb Bishop – trombone
  • Andy Robinson – brass and flute arrangements
  • Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
  • Glenn Kotche – crotales, marimba
  • Mike Jorgensen – computer assistance
  • Steve Rooke – mastering
  • Jeremy Lemos – additional engineering
  • House – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted.

  1. Black Ants in Sound Dust
  2. Space Moth
  3. Captain Easychord
  4. Baby Kuku
  5. The Black Arts
  6. Hallucinex
  7. Double Rocker
  8. Gus the Mynah Bird
  9. Naught More Terrific Than Man
  10. Nothing to Do with Me – Tim Gane, Lætitia Sadier, Chris Morris
  11. Suggestion Diabolique
  12. Les Bons Bons des Raisons

Lee Morgan: Expoobident

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In August 1961, “Vee-Jay” label released “Expoobident”, the 13the Lee Morgan album. It was recorded in October 1960, at “Universal Recorders” in Chicago, and was produced by Sid McCoy.

Personnel:

  • Lee Morgan – trumpet
  • Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Higgins – piano
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Art Blakey – drums

Track listing:

  1. Expoobident – Eddie Higgins
  2. Easy Living – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  3. Triple Track – Lee Morgan
  4. Fire – Wayne Shorter
  5. Just in Time – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  6. The Hearing – Clifford Jordan
  7. Lost and Found – Clifford Jordan

The Chicago Underground Trio: Flamethrower

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On August 15, 2000, “Delmark” label released “Flamethrower”, the third Chicago Underground Trio studio album. It was recorded in March 2000, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Steve Krasinsky, Rob Mazurek, Chad Taylor, Noel Kupersmith and Bundy K. Brown.

Personnel:

  • Rob Mazurek – cornet, electronics
  • Noel Kupersmith – bass fiddle, electronics
  • Chad Taylor – percussion
  • Jeff Parker – guitar, electronics

Track listing:

All tracks by Rob Mazurek, Noel Kupersmith and Chad Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Quail – Rob Mazurek
  2. Fahrenheit 451
  3. Warm Marsh – Rob Mazurek
  4. Antiquity
  5. Flamethrower – Jeff Parker
  6. Woman in Motion – Rob Mazurek
  7. Triceptikon
  8. A Lesson Earned – Chad Taylor
  9. Arcweld – Rob Mazurek
  10. Elroy – Jeff Parker
  11. Number 19
  12. 504 – Noel Kupersmith
  13. The Tungflec Treaty
  14. The World Has Changed
  15. Elray – Jeff Parker

Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio: Africa N’Da Blues

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On August 15, 2000, “Delmark” label released “Africa N’Da Blues”, the ninth Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio album. It was recorded in December 1999, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Robert G. Koester and Kahil El’Zabar.

Personnel:

  • Kahil El’Zabar – drums, percussion
  • Ari Brown – piano, soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone
  • Malachi Favors – bass
  • Susana Sandoval – spoken word

Track listing:

All tracks by Kahil El’Zabar, except where noted.

  1. Ka-Real (take 2) – Joseph Bowie
  2. Africanos/ Latinos – Kahil El’Zabar, Susana Sandoval
  3. Miles’ Mode – John Coltrane
  4. Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer
  5. Africa N’Da Blues
  6. Pharoah’s Song
  7. Ka-Real (take 1) – Joseph Bowie

Malachi Thompson: Talking Horns

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On August 14, 2001, “Delmark” label released “Talking Horns”, the twelve Malachi Thompson album. It was recorded in March 2001, at “Riverside Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Robert G. Koester and Malachi Thompson.

Personnel:

  • Malachi Thompson – trumpet
  • Oliver Lake – alto saxophone
  • Hamiet Bluiett – baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet
  • Willie Pickens – piano
  • Harrison Bankhead – bass
  • Reggie Nicholson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Malachi Thompson, except where noted.

  1. Woody’s Dream
  2. Brass and Oak – Oliver Lake
  3. Scope – Oliver Lake
  4. Way Back When We Didn’t Understand – Hamiet Bluiett
  5. Fred Hopkins – Hamiet Bluiett
  6. Talking Horns
  7. Lucky Seven
  8. Circles in the Air

Roy Buchanan: When A Guitar Plays The Blues

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In July 1985, “Alligator” label released “When a Guitar Plays the Blues”, the tenth Roy Buchanan studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Streeterville Studios” inb Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Roy Buchanan, Dick Shurman and Bruce Iglauer.

Personnel:

  • Roy Buchanan – vocals, guitar
  • Criss Johnson – rhythm guitar
  • Otis Clay – vocals
  • Gloria Hardiman – vocals
  • Bill Heid – keyboards
  • Larry Exum – bass guitar
  • Morris Jennings – drums
  • Steele “Sonny” Seals – saxophone
  • Justin Niebank – recording, mixing
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Roy Buchanan, except where noted.

  1. When a Guitar Plays the Blues
  2. Chicago Smokeshop
  3. Mrs. Pressure
  4. A Nickel and a Nail – Deadric Malone, Vernon Morrison
  5. Short Fuse
  6. Why Don’t You Want Me
  7. Country Boy
  8. Sneaking Godzilla Through the Alley
  9. Hawaiian Punch

New Birth: Ain’t No Big Thing, But It’s Growing

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On July 17, 1971, “RCA” label released “Ain’t No Big Thing, But It’s Growing”, the second New Birth studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “RCA’s Mid-America Center” in Chicago, and was produced by Harvey Fugua.

Personnel:

  • Vernon Bullock
  • Harvey Fugua
  • Tony Churchill
  • James Baker
  • Robin Russell
  • Austin Lander
  • Robert “Lurch” Jackson
  • Leroy Taylor
  • Charlie Hearndon
  • Bruce Marshall
  • Nathaniel “Nebs” Neblett

Track listing:

  1. O-O-H Child – Stan Vincent
  2. Make It with You – David Gates
  3. Never Can Say Goodbye – Clifton Davis
  4. How Good It Feels – Harvey Fuqua
  5. It’s Impossible – Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne
  6. Honeybee – Harvey Fuqua, Ann Bogan, Edwenna Edwards, Robert Earl Walker
  7. Fire and Rain – James Taylor
  8. Oh What a Feeling – Harvey Fuqua
  9. Let It Be – Gilbert Becaud, Mann Curtis

Ramsey Lewis: The Movie Album

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In June 1967, “Cadet” label released “The Movie Album”, the 25th Ramsey Lewis album. It was recorded in July 1966, at “Universal Recording Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Ramsey Lewis – piano
  • Cleveland Eaton – bass
  • Maurice White – drums
  • Richard Evans – orchestra and voices arranged and conducted

Track listing:

  1. Theme from The Pawnbroker – Quincy Jones
  2. Saturday Night After the Movies – Richard Evans
  3. The Gentle Rain – Luiz Bonfá
  4. China Gate – Harold Adamson, Victor Young
  5. Emily – Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer
  6. Goin’ Hollywood – Richard Evans
  7. From Russia with Love – Lionel Bart
  8. The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
  9. Girl Talk – Bobby Troup, Neil Hefti
  10. Matchmaker, Matchmaker – Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
  11. Return to Paradise – Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington

Duke Ellington: Ellington Showcase

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In June 1955, “Capitol” label released “Ellington Showcase”, album by Duke Ellington. It was recorded April – December 1953 at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles and “Universal Studios” in Chicago, January – June 1954 at “Capitol Studios” in New York, and May 1955.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano, electric piano
  • Billy Strayhorn – piano
  • Russell Procope – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Rick Henderson – alto saxophone
  • Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Quentin Jackson, George Jean, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • John Sanders – valve trombone
  • Wendell Marshall, Jimmy Woode – bass
  • Butch Ballard, Dave Black – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Duke Ellington, except where noted.

  1. Blossom – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  2. Big Drag
  3. Don’t Ever Say Goodbye
  4. Falling Like a Raindrop
  5. Gonna Tan Your Hide – Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
  6. Harlem Air Shaft
  7. La Virgen De La Macarena – Bernardo Bautista Monterde
  8. Clarinet Melodrama – Jimmy Hamilton
  9. Theme For Trambean – Jimmy Hamilton
  10. Serious Serenade