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Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Tough!

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In January 1966, “Cadet” label released “Tough!”, the fourth Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in 1957, at “Swedien Recording Studio” in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer
  • Michael Reid Design – design
  •  Don S. Bronstein – photography
  • Herb Wong – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Scotch Blues – Duke Jordan
  2. Flight to Jordan – Duke Jordan
  3. Transfiguration – Gigi Gryce
  4. Exhibit A – Gigi Gryce
  5. Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

The Ramsey Lewis Trio: The In Crowd

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In July 1965, “Argo” label released “The in Crowd”, album by The Ramsey Lewis Trio (the 21st Ramsey Lewis album overall). It was recorded in 1965, at “Bohemian Caverns” in Washington, D.C. and was produced by Esmond Edwards. In 1966, the album received “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Jazz Performance by an Individual or Group”, and the title track single was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame” in 2009.

Personnel:

  • Ramsey Lewis – piano
  • Eldee Young – bass, cello
  • Redd Holt – drums
  • Ed Green – engineer
  • Don S. Bronstein – design, photography
  • Al Clarke – liner notes
  • Esmond Edwards – supervision

Track listing:

  1. The ‘In’ Crowd – Billy Page
  2. Since I Fell for You – Buddy Johnson
  3. Tennessee Waltz – Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart
  4. You Been Talkin’ ‘Bout Me Baby – Gale Garnett, Ray Rivers
  5. Spartacus (Love Theme from) – Alex North
  6. Felicidade – Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes
  7. Come Sunday – Duke Ellington

Howlin’ Wolf: Same

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On January 11, 1962, “Chess” label released the self-titled, second Howlin’ Wolf album. It is a collection of singles previously released from 1960 through 1962, and was produced by Ralph Bass.

Personnel:

  • Howlin’ Wolf – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • William Johnson – guitar
  • Freddy Robinson – guitar
  • Jimmy Rogers – guitar
  • Otis “Big Smokey” Smothers – guitar
  • Hubert Sumlin – guitar
  • Jody Williams – guitar
  • Henry Gray – piano
  • Johnny Jones – piano
  • Hosea Lee Kennard – piano
  • Lafayette Leake – piano
  • Otis Spann – piano
  • Willie Dixon – vocals, bass
  • Buddy Guy – bass
  • Fred Below – drums
  • Junior Blackman – drums
  • Sam Lay – drums
  • S.P. Leary – drums
  • Sammy Lewis – drums
  • Earl Phillips – drums
  • J. T. Brown – saxophone
  • Donald Hankins – baritone saxophone
  • Arnold Rogers – tenor saxophone
  • Ron Malo – engineer
  • Don S. Bronstein – cover illustration, photography
  • Ralph Bass – sleeve notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Willie Dixon, except where noted.

  1. Shake for Me
  2. The Red Rooster
  3. You’ll Be Mine
  4. Who’s Been Talkin’ – Howlin’ Wolf
  5. Wang Dang Doodle
  6. Little Baby
  7. Spoonful
  8. Going Down Slow – St. Louis Jimmy Oden
  9. Down in the Bottom
  10. Back Door Man
  11. Howlin’ for My Darlin’
  12. Tell Me – Howlin’ Wolf

Etta James: Call My Name

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On January 27, 1967, “Cadet” label released “Call My Name”, the sixth Etta James studio album. It was recorded in December 1966, at “Ter Mar Studios” in Chicago, and was produced by Leonard Chess.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocal
  • Doug Brand – engineer
  • Don S. Bronstein – design photography
  • Bob Terry – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. Happiness – Vee Pea Smith, Morris Dollison
  2. That’s All I Want from You – M. Rotha
  3. Have a Little Faith in Me – Monk Higgins, Joyce Wrencher
  4. I’m So Glad (I Found Love in You) – Vee Pea Smith, Morris Dollison
  5. You Are My Sunshine – Jimmie Davis, Charles Mitchell
  6. It Must Be Your Love – Monk Higgins, Chuck Bernard, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  7. 842-3089 (Call My Name) – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  8. Don’t Pick Me for Your Fool – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison, Billy Foster
  9. I Prefer You – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison
  10. Nobody Loves Me – Monk Higgins, Joyce Wrencher
  11. It’s All Right – Curtis Mayfield
  12. Nobody Like You – Monk Higgins, Morris Dollison

Chuck Berry: Fresh Berry’s

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In November 1965, “Chess” label released “Fresh Berry’s”, the ninth Chuck Berry studio album. It was recorded in September 1965, at “Ter Mar Recording Studios”  Chicago,  Illinois, and was produced by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess.

Personnel:

  • Chuck Berry – vocals, guitar
  • Mike Bloomfield– guitar
  • Paul Butterfield– harmonica
  • Johnnie Johnson– piano
  • Chuck Bernhard – bass
  • Jaspar Thomas – drums
  • Ron Malo– engineer
  • Don S. Bronstein– cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Chuck Berry except where noted.

  1. It Wasn’t Me
  2. Run Joe – Louis Jordan, Walter Merrick, Joe Willoughby
  3. Everyday We Rock & Roll
  4. One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  5. Welcome Back Pretty Baby
  6. It’s My Own Business
  7. Right Off Rampart Street
  8. Vaya Con Dios – Buddy Pepper, Carl Hoff, Inez James, Larry Russell
  9. Merrily We Rock & Roll
  10. My Mustang Ford
  11. Ain’t That Just Like a Woman – Claude Demetrius, Fleecie Moore
  12. Wee Hour Blues