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Blue Mitchell: The Last Tango=Blues

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On March 7, 1973, “Mainstream” label released “The Last Tango = Blues”, the 20th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1972, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jackie Kelso, Bill Perkins – flute, tenor saxophone
  • David Angel – clarinet, alto saxophone
  • Steve Kravitz – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Charles Kynard – organ
  • Darrell Clayborn, Chuck Rainey – electric bass
  • Raymond Pounds – drums
  • King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes – percussion
  • Dick Fritz – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Soul Turn Around – Walter Bishop, Jr.
  2. Killing Me Softly With His Song – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
  3. The Message – Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio
  4. Steal the Feel – Richard Fritz
  5. Last Tango in Paris – Gato Barbieri
  6. One for Russ – Alf Clausen
  7. Peace – Horace Silver
  8. P.T. Blues – Blue Mitchell

Yosui Inoue: Nishoku no Konta

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On October 1, 1974, “Polydor Japan” released “Nishoku no Koma”, the fourth Yosui Inoue album. It was recorded June – July 1974, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Hidenori Taga.

Personnel:

  • Yosui Inoue – vocals, guitar
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Louie Shelton – guitar
  • Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
  • Hiromi Yasuda – guitar
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Orville Red Rhodes – steel guitar
  • Larry Muhoberac – keyboards
  • Joe Sample – keyboards
  • Clarence McDonald – keyboards
  • Peter Robinson – keyboards
  • Jack Nitzsche – keyboards
  • Wilton Felder – bass guitar
  • Max Bennett – bass guitar
  • Scott Edwards – bass guitar
  • Reine Press – bass guitar
  • Edward Green – drums
  • Harvey Mason – drums
  • Joe Clayton – percussion
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Alan Estes – percussion
  • Gary Coleman – percussion
  • Henry Lewy – engineer
  • Bruce Botnich – engineer
  • Susumu Ohno – engineer
  • Yasuo Kawase – engineer assistant
  • Katsuya Amuro – engineer assistant
  • Osamu Sakai – design
  • Fuyuo Nakamura – photography
  • Yosui Inoue – photography
  • Fukuyo Inoue – photography
  • Katz Hoshi – arrangements
  • Gene Page – arrangements
  • Jack Nitzsche – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Yōsui Inoue

  1. Kasa ga Nai 
  2. Yūdachi
  3. Taiyou no Machi
  4. Happy Birthday
  5. Zenmai Jikake no Kabutomushi
  6. Gomen
  7. Tsuki ga Warau
  8. Nishoku no Koma
  9. Kimi to Boku no Blues
  10. No-ichigo
  11. London Kyūkou
  12. Tabi kara Tabi
  13. Nemuri ni Sasoware
  14. Taiyou no Machi

Ray Charles: Love Country Style

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In June 1970, “Tangerine” label released “Love Country Style”, the 31st Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Joe Adams.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, keyboards
  • David T. Walker – guitar
  • Steve Guillory – guitar
  • Carol Kaye – electric bass
  • Sid Feller – arrangements, conductor
  • David Braithwaite, Ray Charles Robinson – engineer

Track listing:

  1. If You Were Mine – Jimmy Lewis
  2. Ring of Fire – June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore
  3. Your Love is So Doggone Good – Big Dee Irwin, Rudy Love
  4. Don’t Change On Me – Eddie Reeves, Jimmy Holiday
  5. Till I Can’t Take It Anymore – Clyde Otis, Dorian Burton
  6. You’ve Still Got a Place in My Heart – Leon Payne
  7. I Keep It Hid – Jimmy Webb
  8. Sweet Memories – Mickey Newbury
  9. Good Morning Dear – Mickey Newbury
  10. Show Me the Sunshine – Buddy Scott, Jimmy Radcliffe

Billy Preston: I Wrote a Simple Song

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On November 8, 1971, “A&M” label released “I Wrote a Simple Song”, the sixth Billy Preston studio album. It was recorded February, August and September 1971, at “A&M Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Billy Preston.

Personnel:

  • Billy Preston – vocals, piano, Hammond organ, keyboards
  • David T. Walker – electric guitar
  • George Harrison – guitar, dobro
  • Manuel Kellough – drums
  • King Errisson – congas, percussion
  • Rocky Peoples – tenor saxophone
  • Carlos Garnette – trumpet
  • Quincy Jones – string and horn arrangements
  • Clydie King, Douglas Gibbs, Duane Rogers, Eugene Bryant, Jesse Kirkland, Merry Clayton, Myrna Matthews, Patrice Holloway, Sherrell Atwood, Venetta Fields – backing vocals,
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer
  • Roland Young – art direction
  • Jim McCrary – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Preston and Joe Green, except where noted.

  1. Should Have Known Better
  2. I Wrote a Simple Song
  3. John Henry – Billy Preston, Robert Sam
  4. Without a Song – William Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans
  5. The Bus
  6. Outa-Space
  7. The Looner Tune – Billy Preston, Joe Greene, Jesse Kirkland
  8. You Done Got Older – Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher
  9. Swing Down Chariot – traditional; arranged by Billy Preston, Joe Greene
  10. God Is Great
  11. My Country, ‘Tis of Thee – traditional