Tag Archives: February 1967

Roland Kirk: Here Comes The Whistleman

Leave a comment

In February 1967, “Atlantic” label released “Here Comes the Whistleman”, album by Roland Kirk. It was recorded in March 1965, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York, and was produced by Joel Dorn and Roland Kirk.

Personnel:

  • Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Charles Crosby – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Roland Kirk, except where noted.

  1. Roots
  2. Here Comes the Whistleman
  3. I Wished on the Moon – Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger
  4. Making Love After Hours
  5. Yesterdays – Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern
  6. Aluminum Baby – Jaki Byard
  7. Step Right Up

Stanley Turrentine: Let It Go

Leave a comment

In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Let It Go”, the 20th Stanley Turrentine album. It was recorded September 1064 – April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Mack Simpkins – drums
  • Otis Finch – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Joe Lebow – design
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Charles Stewart – photography
  • Stanley Dance – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Stanley Turrentine, except where noted.

  1. Let It Go
  2. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
  3. Ciao, Ciao
  4. T’ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) – Sy Oliver, Trummy Young
  5. Good Lookin’ Out
  6. Sure As You’re Born – Alan Bergman, Johnny Mandel
  7. Deep Purple – Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish

Chico Hamilton: Passin’ Thru

Leave a comment

In February 1967, “Impulse!” label released “Passin’ Thru”, the 20th Chico Hamilton album. It was recorded September 1964 – April 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Chico Hamilton – drums
  • Charles Lloyd – tenor saxophone, flute
  • George Bohanon – trombone, percussion
  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Albert Stinson – bass
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Jim Marshall – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Lloyd, except where noted.

  1. Passin’ Thru
  2. The Second Time Around – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  3. El Toro – Chico Hamilton, Charles Lloyd, Gabor Szabo
  4. Transfusion
  5. Lady Gabor – Gábor Szabó
  6. Lonesome Child

Freddie Hubbard: Blue Spirits

Leave a comment

In February 1967, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Spirits”, the thirteenth Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded February 1965 – March 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard- trumpet
  • James Spaulding- alto saxophone, flute
  • Joe Henderson- tenor saxophone
  • Harold Mabern- piano
  • Larry Ridley– bass
  • Bob Cranshaw– bass
  • Reggie Workman– bass
  • Clifford Jarvis– drums
  • Elvin Jones– drums
  • Pete LaRoca– drums
  • Big Black – congas
  • Kiane Zawadi- euphonium
  • Hank Mobley- tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner– piano
  • Herbie Hancock- piano, celeste
  • Hosea Taylor – alto saxophone, bassoon

All tracks by Freddie Hubbard

  1. Soul Surge
  2. Blue Spirits
  3. Outer Forces
  4. Cunga Black
  5. Jodo

Gener Clark: Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers

Leave a comment

In February 1967, “Columbia” label released “Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers”, the debut Gene Clark album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Larry Marks and Gary Usher.

Personnel:

  • Gene Clark– vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Glen Campbell– electric guitar
  • Jerry Cole– guitars
  • Bill Rinehart– guitars
  • Clarence White– guitar
  • Doug Dillard– electric banjo
  • Leon Russell– piano, harpsichord; string arrangements
  • Van Dyke Parks– keyboards
  • Chris Hillman– bass
  • Jim Gordon– drums
  • Michael Clarke– drums
  • Vern Gosdin– backing vocals
  • Rex Gosdin– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Clark, except where noted.

  1. Echoes
  2. Think I’m Gonna Feel Better
  3. Tried So Hard
  4. Is Yours Is Mine
  5. Keep on Pushin’ – Gene Clark, Bill Rinehart
  6. I Found You
  7. So You Say You Lost Your Baby
  8. Elevator Operator – Gene Clark, Bill Rinehart
  9. The Same One
  10. Couldn’t Believe Her
  11. Needing Someone

The Mamas & The Papas: Deliver

Leave a comment

On February  2, 1967, “Dunhill” label released “The Mamas & The Papas Deliver”, the third Mamas & the Papas album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Lou Adler.

Personnel:

  • Denny Doherty- vocals
  • Cass Elliot- vocals
  • John Phillips- vocals, guitar
  • Michelle Phillips- vocals
  • “Doctor” Eric Hord – guitar
  • F. Sloan- guitar
  • Larry Knechtel- keyboards
  • Joe Osborn- bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine- drums, percussion
  • Gary Coleman – percussion, bells, marimba
  • Jim Horn- flute, saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by John Phillips except where noted.

  1. Dedicated to the One I Love – Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling
  2. My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  3. Creeque Alley – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  4. Sing for Your Supper – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  6. Free Advice – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  7. Look Through My Window
  8. Boys and Girls Together
  9. String Man – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  10. Frustration
  11. Did You Ever Want to Cry
  12. John’s Music Box