In January 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Prisoner”, the seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
On October 1, 1969, “Columbia Masterworks Records” label released the self-titled, sixth Moondog album. It was recorded in 1969, at “Old Church” in New York City, and was produced by James William Guercio and Al Brown.
Personnel:
Moondog (Louis Thomas Hardin) – conductor
Wally Kane – baritone saxophone
Joe Wilder – trumpet
Danny Repole – bass trumpet
Tony Studd, Charles Small, Buddy Morrow – tenor trombone
Paul Faulise – bass trombone
Don Butterfield, Bill Stanley – tuba
Bill Stanley, Bill Elton, John Swallow, Phil Giardina – tenor tuba
Harold Bennet, Andrew Lolya, Harold Jones, Hubert Laws – flute
Henry Shuman, Irving Horowitz – English horn
James Buffington, Richard Berg, Ray Alonge, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
Jimmy Abato, George Silfies, Phil Bodner – clarinet
Ernie Bright – bass clarinet
Jack Knitzer, Don Macourt, Ryohei Nakagawa, George Berg, Wally Kane, Joyce Kelly – bassoon
Paul Gershman, Aaron Rosand – violin
Emanuel Vardi, David Schwartz, Eugene Becker, Raoul Poliakin – viola
George Ricci, Charles McCracken – cello
Joe Tekula – contrabass cello
George Duvivier, Ron Carter, Alfred Brown, Louis Hardin – bass
Jack Jennings, Dave Carey, Elayne Jones, Bob Rosengarden – percussion
Raoul Poliakin, Eugene Becker – tenor
Track listing:
All tracks by Louis Thomas Hardin (Moondog)
Theme
Stamping Ground
Symphonique #3 (Ode to Venus)
Symphonique #6 (Good for Goodie)
Minisym #1 I. Allegro II. Andante Adagio III. Vivace
Lament 1 (Bird’s Lament)
Witch of Endor I. Dance II. Trio: A. Adagio (The Prophecy), B. Andante (The Battle), C. Agitato (Saul’s Death) III. Dance (reprise)
In July 1969, “A&M” label released “Tell It Like It Is”, the seventh George Benson album. It was recorded April – May 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
George Benson – vocals, guitar
Rodgers Grant, Richard Tee – piano
Bob Bushnell, Jerry Jemmott, Jim Fielder – bass guitar
Leo Morris – drums
Paul Alicea, Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco – percussion
Arthur Clarke, Bob Porcelli, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Sonny Fortune – saxophone
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Marty Sheller – arrangements, conductor
Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
Soul Limbo – Booker T. & the M.G.’s
Are You Happy – Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble
Tell It Like It Is – George Davis, Lee Diamond
Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
Jackie, All – Eumir Deodato
Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya – Rudy Stevenson
Water Brother – Don Sebesky
My Woman’s Good to Me – Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton
Jama Joe – George Benson
My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
On May 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Zawinul”, the third Joe Zawinul studio album. It was recorded August – October 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
On February 24, 1977, “CTI” label released “BJ4”, the fourth Bob James studio album. It was recorded November – December 1976, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, in New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Bob James – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer, arrangements
On February 19, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Once Upon a Dream”, the fourth Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded September – November 1967, and was produced by Arif Mardin,
Personnel:
Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards, sitar
Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar
Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion, tamboura
Dino Danelli – drums, table
David Brigati – vocals
Chuck Rainey, Ron Carter, Richard Davis – bass guitar
Steve Marcus – soprano saxophone
King Curtis – tenor saxophone
Melvin Lastie – trumpet
Buddy Lucas – harmonica
Hubert Laws – flute
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor
Gene Orloff – strings
Adrian Barber – sound effects
Tom Dowd – engineer
Joe Atkinson – mastering
Phil Iehle – mastering
Bill Inglot – mastering
Dave Schultz – mastering
Jean Ristori – mastering
Andree Buchler – coordination
Thierry Amsallem – coordination
Dino Danelli – cover sculpture, design
Urs Tschuppert – design
Mark Roth – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, except where noted.
On September 3, 1976, “CTI” label released “Three”, the third Bob James studio album. It was recorded November 1975 and January 1976, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Bob James – keyboards, arrangements, conductor
Jeff Mironov – guitar
Eric Gale – guitar solo, guitar
Hugh McCracken – guitar
Gary King – bass guitar
Will Lee – bass guitar
Andy Newmark – drums
Harvey Mason – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Eddie Daniels – alto and tenor saxophone, flute
Grover Washington Jr. – soprano and tenor saxophone, tin whistle
On August 26, 1971, “CTI” label released “The Rite of Spring”, the sixth Hubert Laws album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Hubert Laws – flute
Wally Kane, Jane Taylor – bassoon
Bob James – piano, electric piano, electric harpsichord
Gene Bertoncini, Stuart Scharf – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Dave Friedman – vibraphone, percussion
Airto Moreira – percussion
Don Sebesky – arranger, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
Pavane – Gabriel Fauré
The Rite of Spring – Igor Stravinsky
Syrinx – Claude Debussy
Brandenburg Concerto #3 (First Movement) – Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto #3 (Second Movement) – Johan Sebastian Bach
On August 22, 2006, “MCG Jazz” label released “Turned to Blue”, the fifty-second and final Nancy Wilson studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild” in Pittsburgh, “Conway Studios” in Los Angeles, “Somy Music Studios” in New York City, “Audible Images Recording” in Port Matilda, and was produced by Marty Ashby and Jay Ashby. At the 49th “Annual Grammy Awards”, “Turned to Blue” won “Best Jazz Vocal Album” award.
On August 12, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Chapter Two”, the second Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded December 1969 – March 1970, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn and King Curtis.
Marshall Hawkins, Terry Plumeri, Chuck Rainey – bass guitar
Ray Lucas, Bernard Sweetney – drums
Warren Smith – percussion
Chauncey Welsch, Ernie Royal, Frank Wess, Garnett Brown, George Marge, John Frosk, John Glasel, Trevor Lawrence – horns
Hubert Laws, Joe Gentle – alto and bass flute
Corky Hale – harp
John Swallow – euphonium
Alfred Brown, Arnold Black, Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Max Kahn, Max Pollikoff, Noel Dacosta, Peter Buonconsiglio, Peter Dimitriades, Raoul Poliakin, Sanford Allen, Selwart Clarke, Seymour Myroff, Tosha Samaroff – strings
Eumir Deodato – conductor, horn and string arrangements
Joel Dorn – arrangements
King Curtis – arrangements, backing vocals
Gene McDaniels – backing vocals
Lew Hahn – recording, remix
Ira Friedlander – design
Jack Robinson – photography
Track listing:
Reverend Lee – Gene McDaniels
Do What You Gotta Do – Jimmy Webb
Just Like a Woman – Bob Dylan
Let It Be Me – Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë
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