In July 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Face to Face”, the debut Baby Face Willette studio album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
Baby Face Willette – organ
Fred Jackson – tenor saxophone
Grant Green – guitar
Ben Dixon – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Baby Face Willette, except where noted.
On November 6, 1968, “Motown” label released “Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations”, album by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations. It was recorded May – September 1968, and was produced by Frank Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland, Henry Cosby, Terry “Buzzy” Johnson, Nickolas Ashford and Deke Richards.
Personnel:
Diana Ross & The Supremes – vocals
The Temptations – vocals
Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, The Andantes – backing vocals
The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
Detroit Symphony Orchestra – horns, strings
Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation
Track listing:
Try It Baby – Berry Gordy
I Second That Emotion – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Ross
This Guy’s in Love With You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
In November 1960, “Verve” label released “Cool Velvet”, the 35th Stan Getz album. It was recorded in March 1960, in Baden-Baden, Germany, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
Russell Garcia – conductor, arrangements
Jan Johansson – piano
Blanchie Birdsong – harp
Dave Hildinger – vibes
Freddy Dutton – bass
Sperie Karas – drums
Merle Shore – cover art
Benny Green – sleeve notes
Track listing:
The Thrill Is Gone – Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
It Never Entered My Mind – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
Early Autumn – Ralph Burns, Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer
When I Go, I Go All the Way – Russell Garcia, Bob Russell
A New Town Is a Blue Town – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
In December 1970,”Brunswick” label released “Like Your Lovin’ (Do You Like Mine?)”, the second Chi-Lites (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1070, and was produced by Eugene Record.
Personnel:
Eugene Record – vocals, arranger
Marshall Thompson – vocals
Robert “Squirrel” Lester – vocals
Creadel “Red” Jones – vocals
Sonny Sanders – arranger
The Peoples’ Paraphernalia – arranger
Willie Henderson – director
Track listing:
All tracks by Eugene Record, except where noted.
Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)
Troubles A’ Comin
24 Hours of Sadness – Eugene Record, Carl Davis
The Twelfth of Never – Jerry Livingston, Paul Francis Webster
Let Me Be the Man My Daddy Was – Eugene Record, Barbara Acklin
I Like Your Lovin’ (Do You Like Mine) – Eugene Record, Sandy Wilburn
I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – Ken Gamble, Jerry Ross, Jerry Williams
Give It Away – Eugene Record, Carl Davis
My Whole World Ended – Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Pamela Joan Sawyer, Jimmy Roach
In September 1969, “Decca” label released “A Step Further”, the fourth Savoy Brown album. It was recorded in 1969 (track Savoy Brown Boogie was recorded live at “The Cooks Ferry Inn” in Edmonton, London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.
Personnel:
Chris Youlden – vocals
Kim Simmonds – guitar
Lonesome Dave – guitar
Bob Hall – piano
Tony Stevens – bass
Roger Earl – drums
Terry Noonan – arrangements
Dave Grinsted – engineer
Colin Freeman, John Punter, Mike Mailes – engineer assistant
Terence Ibbott – photography
Mike Vernon – liner notes
Track listing:
Made Up My Mind – Chris Youlden
Waiting in the Bamboo Grove – Kim Simmonds
Life’s One Act Play – Chris Youlden
I’m Tired – Chris Youlden
Where Am I – Chris Youlden
Savoy Brown Boogie – Kim Simmonds, Chris Youlden
including:
Feel So Good – Chuck Willis
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On – Sunny David, Dave Williams
In August 1969, “Brunswick” label released “Give It Away”, the debut Chi-Lites album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Carl Davis, Eugene Record and Gerald Sims.
In February 1974, “Blue Thumb” label released “That’s a Plenty”, the second Pointer Sisters (The) album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Frabcisco; “Quadraphonic Studios” in Nashville, and “Western Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Personnel:
Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer– vocals
Bonnie Raitt– slide guitar
Weldon Myrick – pedal steel guitar
Jack Viertell, Jesse Ed Davis– electric guitar
John Shine – guitar
Robert Thompson – acoustic guitar
Norman Spicher – fiddle
David Briggs– piano
Tom Salisbury – keyboards, silverton accordion
David Grisman– mandolin
Herbie Hancock– piano, electric piano, clavinet, arp synthesizer
Harry “Sweets” Edison– trumpet
Britt Woodman– trombone
Jim Rothermel – clarinet
Floyd Cooley – tuba
Gordon Messick – trombone
James Goodwin – trumpet
John Neumann – bass
Norbert Putnam– bass
Paul Jackson– bass
Ron McClure– bass
Gaylord Birch– drums
Ken Buttrey– drums
Bill Summers– African talking drum, shekere, congas
David Rubinson – arrangements
Norman Landsberg, Jeffrey Cohen, Bruce Good – vocal arrangement
Tom Salisbury, Jeffrey Cohen, Bruce Good – associate producers
Jeremy Zatkin, Fred Catero, David Rubinson – recording
George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering
Randy Tuten – cover art
Herb Greene– art direction, photography
Track listing:
Bangin’ on the Pipes / Steam Heat (Medley) – Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
Salt Peanuts – Bruce Good, Jeffrey Cohen, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke
Grinning in Your Face – Son House
Shaky Flat Blues – June Pointer, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer
That’s a Plenty / Surfeit, U.S.A. (Medley) – Ray Gilbert, Lew Pollack/ Good, Cohen
Little Pony – Neal Hefti, Jon Hendricks, Dave Lambert
Fairytale – A.Pointer, B.Pointer
Black Coffee – Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke
Love in Them There Hills – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Roland Chambers
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