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Urbie Green: The Fox

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In December 1976, “CTI” label released “The Fox”, the 18th Urbie Green album. It was recorded July – November 1976, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Fred Gripper – electric piano
  • Barry Miles – piano, keyboards
  • Mike Abene – piano
  • Toots Thielmans – harmonica, whistle
  • Eric Gale – guitar
  • Anthony Jackson – electric bass
  • George Mraz – bass
  • Jimmy Madison – drums
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Sue Evans – percussion
  • Nicky Marrero – percussion
  • Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
  • Joe Farrell – flute, soprano saxophone
  • Jeremy Steig – flute
  • David Matthews – arrangements, footsteps

Track listing:

  1. Another Star – Stevie Wonder
  2. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  3. Mertensia – David Matthews
  4. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  5. Manteca – Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo
  6. Foxglove Suite – Richard Wagner
  7. Please Send Me Someone to Love – Percy Mayfield

Blue Mitchell: Many Shades Of Blue

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On August 1, 1974, “Mainstream” label released “Many Shades of Blue”, the 22nd Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jim Bossy, Jon Faddis, Marky Markowitz – trumpet
  • Joe Farrell – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Frank Vicari – tenor saxophone
  • Joe Beck, John Tropea – guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Sam Brown – acoustic guitar
  • Wilbur Bascomb, Michael Moore – electric bass
  • Jimmy Madison – drums
  • David Matthews – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by David Matthews

  1. Where It’s At
  2. Harmony of the Underworld
  3. Funky Walk
  4. Blue Funk
  5. Golden Feathered Bird
  6. Beans and Taters
  7. Funny Bone
  8. Hot Stuff

James Brown: Sho Is Funky Down Here

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In April 1971, “King” label released “Sho Is Funky Down Here”, the 31st James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “King Studios” in Cincinnati, US, and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – organ, harpsichord
  • David Matthews – organ
  • Kenny Poole – guitar
  • Michael Moore – bass
  • Jimmy Madison – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by James Brown and David Matthews.

  1. Sho Is Fynky Down Here
  2. Don’t Mind
  3. Bob Scoward
  4. Just Enough Room for Storage
  5. You Mother You
  6. Cab Mind

Ellen McIlwaine: We the People

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In January 1973, “Polydor” label released “We the People”, the third Ellen McIlwaine album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Record Plant Studios” and “Carnegie Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Peter K. Seigel.

Personnel:

  • Ellen McIlwaine- vocals, guitar, piano
  • Don Payne, Don Moore – bass
  • Jimmy Madison, Jerry Mercer- drums
  • Colin Tilton – saxophone
  • Candido- conga
  • West 44th Street Noise Choir – backing vocals
  • The Persuasions- backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ellen McIlwaine except where noted.

  1. Ain’t No Two Ways About It (It’s Love)
  2. All to You
  3. Sliding
  4. Never Tell Your Mother She’s Out of Tune – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
  5. Farther Along – traditional
  6. I Don’t Want to Play
  7. Underground River
  8. Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (But Nobody Wants To Die) – Al Fields, Tom Delaney, Timmie Rogers
  9. Jimmy Jean
  10. We the People

Tim Buckley: Blue Afternoon

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Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon

On November 24, 1969, “Straight Records” label released “Blue Afternoon”, Tim Buckley’s fourth studio album.  It was recorded in 1969 and was produced by Tim Buckley.

Personnel:

  • Tim Buckley – vocals, 12 string guitar
  • Lee Underwood– guitar, piano
  • David Friedman – vibes
  • John Miller – acoustic and electric bass
  • Jimmy Madison – drums
  • Carter C.C. Collins- congas

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Buckley.

  1. Happy Time
  2. Chase the Blues Away
  3. I Must Have Been Blind
  4. The River
  5. So Lonely
  6. Café
  7. Blue Melody
  8. The Train