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Gene Ammons: Got My Own

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In December 1972, “Prestige” label released “Got My Own”, the 35th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
  • Ernie Hayes – organ
  • Hank Jones – electric piano
  • Sonny Phillips – piano, organ
  • Joe Beck, Maynard Parker – guitar
  • Ron Carter – bass, electric bass
  • Billy Cobham, Idris Muhammad, Mickey Roker – drums
  • Ed Bogas – arranger
  • Unidentified strings
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Lady Sings the Blues – Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols
  2. God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.
  3. Strange Fruit – Abel Meeropol
  4. Fine and Mellow – Billie Holiday
  5. Play Me – Neil Diamond
  6. Ben – Don Black, Walter Scharf
  7. The Shack Out Back – Gene Ammons

Gábor Szabó: Wind, Sky And Diamonds

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In February 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Wind, Sky and Diamonds”, the eight Gábor Szabó album. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Western Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – guitar, recitation
  • Dennis Budimir, Herb Ellis, Louis Morell, Howard Roberts – guitar
  • Bill Plummer – sitar
  • Mike Melvoin – piano, harpsichord
  • Carol Kaye, Ray Pohlman – electric bass
  • Jimmy Gordon, John Guerin – drums
  • Victor Feldman, Emil Richards – percussion
  • The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals
  • Eddie Bracket – engineer
  • Robert and Barbara Flynn – front cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Jim Marshall – cover photography
  • Irv Glaser – liner photography

 Track listing:

  1. San Franciscan Nights – Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch
  2. A Day in the Life – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  3. Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) – John Phillips
  4. To Sir with Love – Don Black, Mark London
  5. White Rabbit – Grace Slick
  6. Guantanamera – Joseíto Fernández
  7. Saigon Bride – Joan Baez, Nina Duscheck
  8. The End of Life – John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Gábor Szabó
  9. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  10. Are You There? – Gábor Szabó, Steve Allen
  11. W.C. Fields – John Bahler, Tom Bahler

Van Morrison: Three Chords & The Truth

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On October 25, 2019, “Exile Productions” and “Caroline” labels released “Three Chords & the Truth”, the 41st Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric guitar, electric piano, saxophone
  • Dave Keary – electric guitar, bouzouki
  • Jay Berliner – acoustic guitar
  • John Allair, Richard Dunn – Hammond organ
  • Paul Moran – organ
  • Teena Lyle – piano, percussion, vibes
  • Stuart McIlroy – piano
  • David Hayes, Pete Hurley, Jeremy Brown – bass
  • Bobby Ruggiero, Colin Griffin – drums
  • Bill Medley – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Van Morrison, except where noted.

  1. March Winds in February
  2. Fame Will Eat the Soul
  3. Dark Night of the Soul
  4. In Search of Grace
  5. Nobody in Charge
  6. You Don’t Understand
  7. Read Between the Lines
  8. Does Love Conquer All
  9. Early Days
  10. If We Wait for Mountains – Van Morrison, Don Black
  11. Up on Broadway
  12. Three Chords and the Truth
  13. Bags Under My Eyes
  14. Days Gone By

Van Morrison: Roll With The Punches

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On September 22, 2017, “Caroline” label released “Roll with the Punches”, the 37th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded in 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison– vocals, electric guitar, harmonica, percussion, saxophone
  • Jeff Beck– electric guitar
  • Ned Edwards – electric guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
  • Dave Keary – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
  • Stuart McIlroy, Jason Rebello– piano
  • Paul Moran – Hammond organ, trumpet
  • Georgie Fame– vocals, Hammond organ
  • Paul Jones – vocals, harmonica
  • Chris Hill – double bass
  • Pete Hurley, Paul Moore – electric bass
  • Laurence Cottle– electric bass, trombone
  • Mez Clough – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Colin Griffin, James Powell – drums
  • Dan Ellis– percussion
  • Chris Farlowe– vocals
  • Sumudu Jayatilaka, Dana Masters, Elizabeth Williams – backing vocals
  • Gerry McLernon, Tristan Powell, Matt Tait, Enda Walsh – engineer, mixing
  • Will Purton – engineer, mixing
  • Poppy Kavanagh, Rowan McIntosh, Phil Parsons, Patrick Phillips – engineer assistant
  • Dick Beetham – mastering
  • Richard Wade – photography

Track listing:

  1. Roll With the Punches – Van Morrison, Don Black
  2. Transformation – Van Morrison
  3. I Can Tell – Ellas McDaniel, Samuel Smith
  4. Stormy Monday/ Lonely Avenue – T-Bone Walker / Doc Pomus
  5. Goin’ to Chicago – Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing
  6. Fame – Van Morrison
  7. Too Much Trouble – Van Morrison
  8. Bring It on Home to Me – Sam Cooke
  9. Ordinary People – Van Morrison
  10. How Far From God – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
  11. Teardrops from My Eyes – Rudy Toombs
  12. Automobile Blues – Samuel Hopkins
  13. Benediction – Mose Allison
  14. Mean Old World – T-Bone Walker
  15. Ride on Josephine – Ellas McDaniel

Scott Walker: The Moviegoer

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In October 1972, “Philips” label released “The Moviegoer”, the seventh Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Johnny Franz.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker– vocals
  • Peter J. Olliff – engineer
  • Robert Cornford – orchestra director

Track listing:

  1. This Way Mary (Theme from Mary, Queen of Scots) – John Barry, Don Black
  2. Speak Softly Love (Love theme from The Godfather) – Nino Rota
  3. Glory Road (Theme from U.S.A.) – Neil Diamond
  4. That Night (Theme from The Fox) – Lalo Schifrin, Norman Gimbel
  5. The Summer Knows” (Theme from Summer of ’42) – Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
  6. The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti (Here’s to You) (Theme from Sacco and Vanzetti) – Joan Baez, Ennio Morricone
  7. A Face in the Crowd – (Theme from Le Mans) – Bergman, Michel Legrand
  8. Joe Hill (Theme from The Ballad of Joe Hill) – Stefan Grossman
  9. Loss Of Love (Theme from Sunflower) – Henry Mancini, Bob Merrill
  10. All His Children (Theme from Never Give an Inch) – Henry Mancini, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
  11. Come Saturday Morning (Theme from Pookie) – Fred Karlin, Dory Previn
  12. Easy Come Easy Go (Theme from They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?) – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman

Frank Sinatra: The World We Knew

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In August 1967, “Reprise” label released “The World We Knew”, album by Frank Sinatra.  It was recorded in July 1967, in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Bowen and H.B. Barnum.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra- vocals
  • Nancy Sinatra- vocal
  • Billy Strange- vocals, guitars
  • B. Barnum- piano, arrangements
  • Ernie Freeman- piano
  • Gordon Jenkins- arrangements, conductor
  • Claus Ogerman- arrangements, orchestration

Track listing:

  1. The World We Knew (Over and Over) – Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein, Carl Sigman
  2. Somethin’ Stupid – Carson Parks
  3. This Is My Love – James Harbert
  4. Born Free – Don Black, John Barry
  5. Don’t Sleep in the Subway – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
  6. This Town – Lee Hazlewood
  7. This Is My Song – Charlie Chaplin
  8. You Are There – Harry Sukman, Paul Francis Webster
  9. Drinking Again – Johnny Mercer, Doris Tauber
  10. Some Enchanted Evening – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II

Scott Walker: Any Day Now

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In May 1973, “Philips” label released “Any Day Now”, the eighth Scott Walker studio album.It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by John Franz.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker- vocals
  • Peter Knight- arrangements, conductor
  • Robert Cornford – arrangements, conductor
  • Peter J. Olliff – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Any Day Now – Bob Hilliard, Burt Bacharach
  2. All My Love’s Laughter – Jimmy Webb
  3. Do I Love You – Albert Pelay, Alain le Govic, Yves Dessca, Maxime Piolot, Paul Anka
  4. Maria Bethania – Caetano Veloso
  5. Cowboy – Randy Newman
  6. When You Get Right Down to It- Barry Mann
  7. If – David Gates
  8. Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
  9. The me I Never Knew – Don Black, John Barry
  10. If Ships Were Made to Sail – Jimmy Webb
  11. We Could Be Flying – Michel Colombier, Paul Williams

Scott Walker: Scott 2

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In March 1968, “Philips” label released “Scott 2”, the second Scott Walker album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, and was produced by John Franz.

Personnel:

  • Wally Stott- vocals, arrangements, conductor
  • Reg Guest – arrangements, conductor
  • Peter Knight- arrangements, conductor
  • Peter Olliff – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Jackie – Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman
  2. Best of Both Worlds – Mark London, Don Black
  3. Black Sheep Boy – Tim Hardin
  4. The Amorous Humphrey Plugg – -Noel Scott Engel
  5. Next – Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman
  6. The Girls from the Streets – Noel Scott Engel
  7. Plastic Palace People – Noel Scott Engel
  8. Wait Until Dark – Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans
  9. The Girls and the Dogs – Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman
  10. Windows of the World – Hal David, Burt Bacharach
  11. The Bridge – Noel Scott Engel
  12. Come Next Spring – Lenny Anderson