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Joe Henderson: Black Narcissus

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In January 1976, “Milestone” label released “Black Narcissus”, the 20th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in October 1974, at “Studios Europa Sonor” in Paris, April 1975, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Joe Henderson.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor sax
  • Joachim Kühn – piano
  • Patrick Gleeson – synthesizer, arranger
  • David Friesen – bass 
  • Jean-François Jenny-Clark – bass
  • Daniel Humair – drums, cover painting
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Bill Summers – congas, percussion
  • Bruce Walford – engineer
  • Claude Martenot – engineer
  • Neil Schwartz – engineer
  • Seth Dworkin – engineer
  • Skip Shimmin – engineer
  • David Turner – mastering
  • Lance Anderson – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Henderson, except where noted.

  1. Black Narcissus
  2. Hindsight and Forethought
  3. Power to the People
  4. Amoeba
  5. Good Morning Heartache – Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher
  6. The Other Side of Right

The Kingston Trio: Goin’ Places

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On June 5, 1961, “Capitol” label released “Goin’ Places”, the tenth Kingston Trio (The) album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.

Personnel:

  • Dave Guard– vocals, banjo, guitar
  • Bob Shane– vocals, guitar
  • Nick Reynolds– vocals, tenor guitar, bongos, conga
  • David “Buck” Wheat– bass, guitar

Track listing:

  • You’re Gonna Miss Me – John Cohen, Dave Guard, Tom Paley, Mike Seeger
  • Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
  • Coast of California – Jane Bowers, Dave Guard
  • It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
  • Guardo el Lobo – Erich Schwandt
  • Razors in the Air – Erich Schwandt
  • Billy Goat Hill – George Arno, James Day
  • This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie
  • Run Molly, Run – Bill Monroe
  • Senora – Jane Bowers, Dave Guard
  • Lemon Tree – Will Holt
  • You Don’t Knock – Roebuck “Pops” Staples, William Westbrook

The Turtles: It Ain’t Me Baby

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In October 1965, “White Whale” label released “It Ain’t Me Babe”, the debut Turtles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Bones Howe, Lee Lasseff and Ted Feigin.

Personnel:

  • Al Nichol – vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
  • Mark Volman – vocals, guitar
  • Howard Kaylan – vocals, keyboards
  • Don Murray – drums

Track listing:

  1. Wanderin’ Kind – Howard Kaylan
  2. It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
  3. Your Maw Said You Cried – Stephen Schlaks, B. Glazer
  4. Eve of Destruction – F. Sloan
  5. Glitter and Gold – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  6. Let Me Be – F. Sloan
  7. Let the Cold Winds Blow – Howard Kaylan
  8. It Ain’t Me Babe – Bob Dylan
  9. A Walk in the Sun – Howard Kaylan
  10. Last Laugh – Howard Kaylan, Nita Garfield
  11. Love Minus Zero/No Limit – Bob Dylan
  12. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan

Frank Sinatra: September Of My Years

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In September 1965, “Reprise” label released “September of My Years”, the 38th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded April – May 1965, in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra– vocals
  • Gordon Jenkins– arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. The September of My Years – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  2. How Old Am I? – Gordon Jenkins
  3. Don’t Wait Too Long – Sunny Skylar
  4. It Gets Lonely Early – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  5. This Is All I Ask – Gordon Jenkins
  6. Last Night When We Were Young – Harold Arlen, Y. Harburg
  7. The Man in the Looking Glass – Bart Howard
  8. It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
  9. When the Wind Was Green – Henry Stinson
  10. Hello, Young Lovers – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  11. I See It Now – Alec Wilder, William Engvick
  12. Once Upon a Time – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
  13. September Song – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson