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Van Morrison: Versatile

On December 1, 2017, “Caroline” and “Legacy” labels released “Versatile”, the 38th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Jay Berliner – acoustic Spanish guitar
  • Dave Keary – electric guitar
  • Paul Moran – keyboards, trumpet, musical director
  • Paul Moore – bass guitar
  • Jeff Lardner – drums
  • Mez Clough – drums
  • Robbie Ruggiero – percussion
  • Rod Quinn – percussion
  • Christopher White – tenor saxophone
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Sir James Galway – concert flute

Track listing:

  1. Broken Record – Van Morrison
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Let’s Get Lost – Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  5. Skye Boat Song – traditional, arranged by Van Morrison
  6. Take It Easy Baby – Van Morrison
  7. Makin’ Whoopee – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
  8. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  9. I Forgot That Love Existed – Van Morrison
  10. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  11. Start All Over Again (2017 version) Van Morrison
  12. Only a Dream (2013 version) – Van Morrison
  13. Affirmation – Van Morrison
  14. The Party’s Over – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  15. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory, Douglass Cross
  16. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Booker Ervin: Booker’n’Brass

In January 1968, “Pacific Jazz” label released “Booker ‘n’ Brass”, the 18th Booker Ervin album. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Martin Banks, Johnny Coles, Ray Copeland, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Tolliver, Richard Williams – trumpet
  • Garnett Brown, Bennie Green, Britt Woodman – trombone
  • Benny Powell – bass trombone
  • Kenny Barron – piano
  • Reggie Johnson – bass
  • Lenny McBrowne – drums
  • Teddy Edwards – arrangements, conductor
  • Ray Hall – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – art direction
  • Gabor Halmos – design
  • Raymond Ross – cover photography
  • Fred Seligo – liner photography

Track listing:

  1. East Dallas Special – Booker Ervin
  2. Salt Lake City – Johnny Lange, Leon René
  3. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? – Louis Alter, Edgar DeLange
  4. L.A. After Dark (Master Take 6) – Teddy Edwards
  5. Kansas City – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  6. Baltimore Oriole – Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster
  7. Harlem Nocturne – Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers
  8. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory, Douglass Cross
  9. St. Louis Blues – W. C. Handy

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Gorilla

In October 1967, “Liberty” label released “Gorilla”, the debut Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Gerry Bron and Lyn Birkbeck.

Personnel:

  • Vivian Stanshall– vocals, trumpet, euphonium, tuba, ukulele, cover design, liner notes
  • Neil Innes– piano, harpsichord, guitar, musical director
  • Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell – bass guitar, banjo, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, whistle
  • Rodney Slater– alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet, trombone, bass clarinet
  • Sam Spoons – double bass, percussion, spoons
  • “Legs” Larry Smith– drums, tuba, tap dance
  • Roger Ruskin Spear– saxophone
  • Eric Clapton– ukulele
  • Roger Ruskin Spear – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Cool Britannia – Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes
  2. The Equestrian Statue – Neil Innes
  3. Jollity Farm – Leslie Sarony
  4. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory. Douglass Cross
  5. Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming – Vivian Stanshall
  6. Jazz (Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold) – Bonzo Dog Band
  7. Death Cab for Cutie – Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes
  8. Narcissus – Ethelbert Nevin
  9. The Intro and the Outro – Vivian Stanshall
  10. Mickey’s Son and Daughter – Eddie Lisbonna, Tommy Connor
  11. Big Shot – Vivian Stanshall
  12. Music for the Head Ballet – Neil Innes
  13. Piggy Bank Love – Neil Innes
  14. I’m Bored – Vivian Stanshall
  15. The Sound of Music – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers