In April 1975, “Chess” label released “The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album”, the twelve Muddy Waters album. It was recorded in February 1975, at “Levon Helm Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Henry Glover. In 1976, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording”.
Personnel:
Muddy Waters – vocals, guitar
Bob Margolin – guitar
Pinetop Perkins – piano
Garth Hudson – organ, accordion, saxophone
Paul Butterfield – harmonica
Howard Johnson – saxophone
Fred Carter Jr. – bass, guitar
Levon Helm – drums, bass
Track listing:
All tracks by McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters), except where noted.
Why Are People Like That – Bobby Charles
Going Down to Main Street
Born with Nothing
Caledonia – Fleecie Moore
Funny Sounds
Love, Deep as the Ocean
Let the Good Times Roll – Fleecie Moore, Sam Theard
On January 11, 1974, “Elektra” label released “Hotcakes”, the fourth Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded in September 1973, at “Producers Workshop” in Los Angeles, and October – November 1973, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Perry.
Personnel:
Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, whistle
James Taylor – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, horn arrangements and conductor
Kenny Ascher – acoustic piano, Hammond organ
Dr. John – acoustic piano, Hammond organ
David Spinozza – electric guitar
Bucky Pizzarelli – electric guitar
Jimmy Ryan – acoustic and electric guitar
Robbie Robertson – electric guitar
Klaus Voormann – bass guitar
Richard Davis – string bass
Larry Brean – slap bass
Rick Marotta – drums
Jim Keltner – drums
Jim Gordon – drums
Billy Cobham – drums
Andy Newmark – drums
Russ Kunkel – drums
Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion
George Devens – cabasa
Paul Buckmaster – string and woodwind arrangements, conductor
In December 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “Pandemonium Shadow Show”, the second Harry Nilsson studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “RCA’s Music Center of the World” in Hollywood, and was produced by Rick Jarrard.
Personnel:
Harry Nilsson – vocal
Mike Deasy – guitar
Dr. John – vocal, piano
Lyle Ritz – bass, ukulele
Milt Holland – drums, percussion
Dick “Knobbs” Bogert – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Harry Nilsson, except where noted.
Ten Little Indians
1941
Cuddly Toy
She Sang Hymns Out of Tune – Jesse Lee Kincaid
You Can’t Do That – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Sleep Late, My Lady Friend
She’s Leaving Home – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
There Will Never Be – Perry Botkin Jr., Gil Garfield
Without Her
Freckles – Cliff Hess, Howard Johnson, Milton Ager
It’s Been So Long
River Deep – Mountain High – Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
On September 26, 1974, “Apple” label released “Walls and Bridges”, the fifth John Lennon studio album. It was recorded July – August 1974, at “Record Plant East” in New York City, and was produced by John Lennon.
Personnel:
John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm, acoustic and lead guitar, piano, whistling, percussion, arrangements
Ken Ascher– piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, mellotron, string arrangements, conductor
Klaus Voormann– bass guitar
Jim Keltner– drums
Julian Lennon– drums
Arthur Jenkins– percussion
Bobby Keys– tenor saxophone
The Philharmonic Orchestra
Little Big Horns – Ron Aprea (alto saxophone), Bobby Keys (tenor saxophone), Frank Vicari (tenor saxophone), Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone), Steve Madaio (trumpet)
Harry Nilsson– backing vocals
The 44th Street Fairies: Joey Dambra, Lori Burton, May Pang – backing vocals
Shelly Yakus– engineer
Jimmy Iovine– overdub engineer
Roy Cicala– remix engineer
May Pang – production coordinator
Roy Kohara – art direction
Bob Gruen– photography
Track listing:
All by John Lennon, except where noted.
Going Down on Love
Whatever Gets You Thru the Night
Old Dirt Road – John Lennon, Harry Nilsson
What You Got
Bless You
Scare
#9 Dream
Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)
Steel and Glass
Beef Jerky
Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down and Out)
Ya Ya – Lee Dorsey, Clarence Lewis, Morgan Robinson, Morris Levy
On June 30, 2009, “Dirt Farmer” label released “Electric Dirt”, the sixth and the final Levon Helm album. It was recorded in 2009, at “Levon Helm Studio” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Larry Campbell.
Personnel:
Levon Helm – vocals, drums, mandolin
Larry Campbell – acoustic, electric and resonator guitar, fiddle, mandolin, dulcimer, harmony vocals
Brian Mitchell – piano, organ, harmonium, accordion
Jimmy Vivino – organ. acoustic and electric guitar
Byron Isaacs – bass, backing vocals
Steven Bernstein – alto horn, horn arrangements
Erik Lawrence – soprano saxophone
Jay Collins – tenor saxophone
Clark Gayton – trombone
Howard Johnson – tuba
Teresa Williams – acoustic guitar, autoharp, harmony vocals
Any Helm – mandolin, bass drum, harmony vocals
George Receli – backing vocals
Jay Collins – backing vocals
Allen Toussaint – horn arrangements
Justin Guip – recording, mixing
Chris Edwards, James Smith, Rocky Talent – engineer assistant
Doug Sax – mastering
Sangwook “Sunny” Nam – mastering
Levon Helm – artwork
Michael DuBois – artwork
Carrie Smith – layout, design
Ahron R. Foster – photography
Georgette Cartwright – creative director
Track listing:
Tennessee Jed – Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter
Move Along Train – Roebuck Staples
Growin’ Trade – Levon Helm, Larry Campbell
Golden Bird – Happy Traum
Stuff You Gotta Watch – Muddy Waters
White Dove – Carter Stanley
Kingfish – Randy Newman
You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had – Muddy Waters
In August 1976, “Epic” label released the self-titled, debut Jaco Pastorius album. It was recorded in October 1975, at “Camp Colomby Studios”; “Columbia Recording Studios C&B” in New York City and was produced by Bobby Colomby.
Personnel:
Jaco Pastorius – electric bass
Sam Moore, Dave Prater– vocals
Herbie Hancock- clavinet, Fender Rhodes, electric piano, piano
Alex Darqui – Fender Rhodes electric piano
Richard Davis– bass
Homer Mensch– bass
Narada Michael Walden– drums
Lenny White, Bobby Economou – drums
Othello Molineaux – steel drums
Leroy Williams – steel drums
Don Alias– congas, bongos, percussion, okonkoko iya, afuche
David Sanborn- alto sax
Michael Brecker- tenor sax
Howard Johnson- baritone sax
Wayne Shorter- soprano sax
Peter Gordon – French horn
Hubert Laws- piccolo, flute
Randy Brecker, Ron Tooley – trumpet
Peter Graves – bass trombone
David Nadien, Harry Lookofsky, Paul Gershman, Joe Malin, Harry Cykman, Harold Kohon, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollinkoff, Arnold Black – violin
Stewart Clarke, Manny Vardi, Julian Barber, Al Brown – viola
Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore, Beverly Lauridsen, Alan Shulman– cello
Michael Gibbs- string arrangements
Michael Gibbs- string arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
All tracks by Jaco Pastorius, except where noted.
Donna Lee – Miles Davis
Come On, Come Over – Jaco Pastorius, Bob Herzog
Continuum
Kuru/Speak Like a Child – Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock
On June 7, 2005, “Verve” label released “That’s What I Say: John Scofield Plays the Music of Ray Charles”, the 35th John Scofield album. It was recorded in 2005, and was produced by Steve Jordan.
On June 1, 1974, “Warner Bros” released “Walking Man”, the fifth James Taylor studio album. It was recorded January–April 1974, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by David Spinozza.
Personnel:
James Taylor – vocals, acoustic guitar
David Spinozza– acoustic and electric electric guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano
Hugh McCracken – acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, backing vocals
On February 27, 1996, “Rhino” label released “High on the Hog”, the ninth Band (The) studio album. Iy was recorded in 1995; except “Ramble Jungle”, 1990/1991 and 1995, and “She Knows”, January 19, 1986, and was produced by Aaron Hurwitz and Garth Hudson.
Personnel:
Rick Danko– vocals, acoustic and electric bass, acoustic guitar
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