In May 1970, “Chapter One” label released “Pop Makes Progress”, the fourth Tony Coe album. It was recorded in October 1963, and was produced by Les Reed and Jack Baverstock
Personnel:
Tony Coe – tenor sax, clarinet
Robert Farnon – arranger, conductor
Stan Roderick – trumpet
Don Lusher – trombone
Dennis Wilson – piano
Bill McGuffie – piano
Bobby Orr – drums
Track listing:
There Will Never Be – Perry Botkin Jr., Gil Garfield
Wives and Lovers – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
There’s a Kind of Hush – Les Reed, Geoff Stevens
If We Lived on Top of a Mountain – Les Reed, Barry Mason
On September 6, 2019, “Elektra” label released the self-titled, debut Highwomen (The) album. It was recorded in 2019, at “RCA Studio A”, “Southern Ground” and “Blackbird” in Nashville, and was produced by Dave Cobb.
Personnel:
Brandi Carlile – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Natalie Hemby – lead vocals, backing vocals
Maren Morris – lead and backing vocals
Amanda Shires – lead and backing vocals, violin
Dave Cobb – acoustic and electric guitar
Tim Hanseroth – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
Jason Isbell – acoustic and electric guitar, backing vocals
Peter Levin – keyboards, Mellotron, piano, strings, Wurlitzer
On May 6, 1985, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Highwayman (The) album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Moman’s Recording” and “Woodland” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Chips Moman. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by ARIA, and Platinum in US by RIAA.
Personnel:
Johnny Cash – vocals
Waylon Jennings – vocals, guitar
Willie Nelson – vocals, guitar
Kris Kristofferson – vocals
Johnny Rodriguez – lead and backing vocals
Chips Moman – guitars, backing vocals
J. R. Cobb – guitars
Marty Stuart – guitar, mandolin
Reggie Young – guitars
Bobby Wood – keyboards
Bobby Emmons – keyboards
Paul Davis – keyboards, backing vocals
Mickey Raphael – harmonica
Mike Leech – bass guitar
Jimmy Tittle – bass guitar
Gene Chrisman – drums
Chips Moman – engineer
David Cherry – engineer
Ken Criblez – engineer assistant
Larry Greenhill – engineer assistant
Denny Purcell – mastering
Track listing:
Highwayman – Jimmy Webb
The Last Cowboy Song – Ed Bruce, Ron Peterson
Jim, I Wore a Tie Today – Cindy Walker
Big River – Johnny Cash
Committed to Parkview – Johnny Cash
Desperados Waiting for a Train – Guy Clark
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman
Welfare Line – Paul Kennerley
Against the Wind – Bob Seger
The Twentieth Century Is Almost Over – Steve Goodman, John Prine
In December 1967, “Cadet” label released “Take a Bryant Step”, the 19th Ray Bryant album. It was recorded August – November 1967, at “Tel Mar Studios” in Chicago, Illinois, and was produced by Richard Evans.
Personnel:
Ray Bryant – piano, arrangements
The Richard Evans Orchestra
Richard Evans – arrangements
Doug Brand – engineer
Track listing:
To Sir with Love – Mark London. Don Black
Ramblin’ – Ornette Coleman
Natural Woman – Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Jerry Wexler
On November 4, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Wichita Lineman”, the eleventh Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood., and was produced by Al De Lory.
Personnel:
Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Al Casey – acoustic guitar
Dennis McCarthy – piano
Jimmy Webb – organ
Carol Kaye – bass guitar
Joe Osborn – bass guitar
Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
Hal Blaine – drums
Bob Felts – drums
Jim Gordon – drums
Al De Lory – arrangements
Track listing:
Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
In October 1972, “RCA” label released “The Road Is No Place for a Lady”, the fifth and final Cass Elliot studio album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Lewis Merenstein.
Personnel:
Cass Elliot – vocals
Chris Spedding – guitar
Les Thacher – acoustic guitar
Dave McRae – piano
Don Randi – keyboard
Les Hurdle – bass
Barry Morgan – drums
Ray Cooper – percussion
Kay Garner, Margo Quantrell, Vicki West – backing vocals
Larry Fallon – arrangements, conductor
Del Newman – arrangement, conductor
David Hentschel – engineer
Track listing:
(If You’re Gonna) Break Another Heart – Albert Hammond, Michael Hazlewood
Saturday Suit – Jimmy Webb
Does Anybody Love You – Renée Armand, Kerry Chater
Walk Beside Me – Mike Leslie, Billy Day
All My Life – Diane Hildebrand, Leah Kunkel
Say Hello – Paul Williams
Who in the World – Chris Arnold, David Martin, Geoff Morrow
Love Was Not a Word – Al Gorgoni, Trade Martin, Chip Taylor
Oh, Babe, What Would You Say? – Eileen Sylvia Smith
On September 8, 1970, “Gordy” label released “Natural Resources”, the seventh Martha Reeves and the Vandellas album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, and was produced by Henry Cosby and Clarence Paul.
In August 1975, “ABC” label released “Earthbound”, the twelfth 5th Dimension (The) album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Sunset Sound” and “Village Recorders” in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Webb.
Personnel:
Billy Davis Jr. – baritone vocals
Florence LaRue – alto vocals
Marilyn McCoo – soprano vocals
Lamonte McLemore – bass vocals
Ron Townson – tenor vocals
Larry Coryell – acoustic guitar solos
Fred Tackett – guitar
Jesse Ed Davis – guitar
Dennis Budimir – guitar
Dan Ferguson – guitar
Bill Como – ARP synthesizer
John Myles – keyboards
David Paich – keyboards
Paul Stallworth – bass
Harvey Mason – drums
Jeff Porcaro – drums
Harvey Mason – percussion
Michael Lawrence – brass
David Duke – French horn
Vincent DeRosa – French horn
Sid Sharp – strings
John Myles – vocal arrangements and special vocal backgrounds
Jimmy Webb – arrangements
John Haeny – engineer
Alan O’Duffy – engineer
Wally Heider – mixing
ABC Recording Studios Inc. – mastering
Carole Rubinstein – cover painting
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmy Webb, except where noted.
Prologue – Jimmy Webb / Be Here Now – George Harrison
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
In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Giant Box”, the third Don Sebeski album. It was recorded April – May 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Don Sebesky – electric piano, organ, clavinet, accordion, arrangements, conductor
Phil Bodner – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo
George Marge – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, clarinet, flute, oboe, English horn
Walt Levinsky – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Joe Shepley – trumpet, flugelhorn
Garnett Brown – trombone
Wayne Andre, Warren Covington – trombone, baritone horn
Paul Faulise, Alan Raph – bass trombone, baritone horn
Jim Buffington, Earl Chapin – French horn
Tony Price – tuba
Dave Friedman, Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald, Airto Moreira – percussion
Alfred Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Charles Libove, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin
Seymour Barab, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Alan Shulman – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
George Benson – electric guitar
Bob James – organ
Ron Carter – bass, electric bass, piccolo bass
Homer Mensch – bass
Billy Cobham – drums
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Rubens Bassini – conga
Milt Jackson – vibraphone
Bob Ciano – design
Track listing:
All tracks, by Don Sebesky, except where noted.
Firebird/Birds of Fire – Igor Stravinsky, John McLaughlin