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Miles Davis: Big Fun

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Big_Fun

On April 19, 1974, “Columbia” label released “Big Fun” a double album by Miles Davis. It was recorded November 1969; February and March 1970, and June 1972, at “Columbia Studios B and E”, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis– trumpet, electric trumpet with wah wah
  • John McLaughlin– guitar
  • Khalil Balakrishna– electric sitar
  • Bihari Sharima– tamboura
  • Lonnie Liston Smith– piano
  • Harold I. Williams, Jr. –piano
  • Joe Zawinul– electric piano
  • Chick Corea– electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock– electric piano
  • Larry Young– organ, celeste
  • Sonny Fortune– soprano saxophone, flute
  • Carlos Garnett– soprano saxophone
  • Steve Grossman– soprano saxophone
  • Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone
  • Bennie Maupin– clarinet, bass clarinet, flute
  • Dave Holland– electric bass guitar, double bass
  • Harvey Brooks– electric bass guitar
  • Michael Henderson– electric bass
  • Billy Cobham– triangle, drums
  • Jack DeJohnette– drums
  • Al Foster– drums
  • Billy Hart– drums
  • Airto Moreira– cuíca, percussion, berimbau, Indian instruments
  • James Mtume– African percussion
  • Badal Roy– tabla
  • Seth Rothstein – project director
  • Frank Laico, Stan Tonkel – engineer
  • Russ Payne, Stan Weiss, John Guerriere – mixing
  • Corky McCoy– cover art

Track listing:

  1. Great Expectations – Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul
  • Great Expectations – Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul
  • Orange Lady – Joe Zawinul
  1. Ife – Miles Davis
  2. Recollections – Joe Zawinul
  3. Trevere – Miles Davis
  4. Go Ahead John – Miles Davis
  5. Lonely Fire – Miles Davis
  6. The Little Blue Frog – Miles Davis
  7. Yaphet – Miles Davis

Miles Davis: Bitches Brew

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On March 30, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Bitches Brew”,  the 38th Miles Davis album. It was recorded August 19–21, 1969, at “30th Street Studio” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero. In 1971, the album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
  • Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
  • Joe Zawinul – electric piano
  • Chick Corea – electric piano
  • John McLaughlin – electric guitar
  • Dave Holland – bass
  • Harvey Brooks – electric bass
  • Lenny White – drum set
  • Jack DeJohnette – drum set
  • Don Alias – congas
  • Juma Santos (credited as Jim Riley) – shaker, congas

Track listing

  1. Pharoah’s Dance – Joe Zawinul
  2. Bitches Brew – Miles Davis
  3. Spanish Key – Miles Davis
  4. John McLaughlin – Miles Davis
  5. Miles Runs the Voodoo Down – Miles Davis
  6. Sanctuary – Wayne Shorter

Mahavishnu Orchestra: Birds of Fire

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Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds Of Fire

On March 29, 1973, “CBS” label released “Birds of Fire”, the second Mahavishnu Orchestra studio album. It was recorded August 1972 at “CBS” in New York, and “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by John McLaughlin, Rick Laird, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman.

Personnel:

  • John McLaughlin- guitars
  • Jan Hammer- keyboards, moog synthesizer
  • Jerry Goodman- violin
  • Rick Laird- bass
  • Billy Cobham- drums, cymbals, percussion
  • Ken Scott- engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by John McLaughlin, except where noted.

  1. Birds of Fire
  2. Miles Beyond – Miles Davis
  3. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters
  4. Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
  5. Thousand Island Park
  6. Hope
  7. One Word
  8. Sanctuary
  9. Open Country Joy
  10. Resolution

Tony Williams

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On February 23, 1997, Anthony Tillmon “Tony” Williams died aged 51. He was  musician (drums), regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz drummers ever. In his career he has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in the jazz history, including: Miles Davis, Geri Allen, Arcana, Chet Baker, George Cables, Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, Eric Dolphy, Kenny Dorham, Gil Evans, Tommy Flanagan, Hal Galper, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Wallace Roney, Jonas Hellborg, Joe Henderson, Andrew Hill, Terumasa Hino, Allan Holdsworth, Hank Jones, Charles Lloyd, Michael Mantler, Ray Manzarek, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, John McLaughlin, Jackie McLean, Marcus Miller, Mulgrew Miller, Grachan Moncur III, Jaco Pastorius, Michel Petrucciani, Pop Workshop, Public Image Limited, Don Pullen, Sam Rivers, Sonny Rollins, Wallace Roney, Travis Shook, McCoy Tyner, Sadao Watanabe and Weather Report. In 1969, Tony Williams formed a trio, the Tony Williams Lifetime, with John McLaughlin on guitar and Larry Young on organ.

Parliament: Mothership Connection

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Mothership Connection

On December 15, 1975, “Casablanca” released “Mothership Connection”, the fourth Parliament album. It was recorded March – October 1975, at “United Sound” in Detroit and in “Hollywood Sound” in Hollywood, and was produced by George Clinton. In 2011, the “Library of Congress” added “Mothership Connection” to the “National Recording Registry”, declaring that “the album had an enormous influence on jazz, rock and dance music”.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton, Calvin Simon, Fuzzy Haskins, Ray Davis, Grady Thomas,Gary Shider, Glen Goins, Bootsy Collins – lead vocals
  • Garry Shider, Michael Hampton, Glen Goins, Bootsy Collins – guitars
  • Bootsy Collins, Cordell Mosson – bass guitar
  • Tiki Fulwood, Jerome Brailey, Bootsy Collins, Gary Cooper – drums, percussion
  • Bernie Worrell – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Boom, Joe Farrell – horns
  • Gary Cooper, Debbie Edwards, Taka Kahn, Archie Ivy, Bryna Chimenti, Rasputin Boutte, Pam Vincent, Debra Wright, Sidney Barnes – backing vocals, handclaps
  • Gribbitt! – art direction, design
  • David Alexander – photography

Track listing:

  1. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
  2. Mothership Connection (Star Child) – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
  3. Unfunky UFO – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider
  4. Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication – George Clinton, Garry Shider, Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell
  5. Handcuffs – George Clinton, Glenn Goins, John McLaughlin
  6. Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker) – Jerome Brailey, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins
  7. Night of the Thumpasorus Peoples – George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Garry Shider

Miles Davis: Get Up With It

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On November 22, 1974, “Columbia” label released Miles Davis album “Get Up with It”.  It was recorded 1970 – 1974, at the “Columbia Studios E and B” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis— electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
  • Dave Liebman— alto flute
  • Pete Cosey— electric guitar
  • Reggie Lucas— electric guitar
  • Dominique Gaumont— electric guitar
  • Cornell Dupree— electric guitar
  • John McLaughlin— electric guitar
  • Khalil Balakrishna— electric sitar
  • Keith Jarrett— electric piano
  • Cedric Lawson— Fender rhodes, electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock— clavinet
  • Lester Chambers— harmonica
  • Michael Henderson— bass guitar
  • Al Foster— drums
  • Bernard Purdie— drums
  • Billy Cobham— drums
  • Airto Moreira— percussion,
  • James Mtume— percussion
  • Badal Roy— tabla
  • John Stubblefield— soprano saxophone
  • Carlos Garnett— soprano saxophone
  • Steve Grossman— soprano saxophone
  • Sonny Fortune— flute
  • Wade Marcus— brass arrangement
  • Billy Jackson — rhythm arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis.

  1. He Loved Him Madly
  2. Maiysha
  3. Honky Tonk
  4. Rated X
  5. Calypso Frelimo
  6. Red China Blues
  7. Mtume
  8. Billy Preston

Santana: Welcome

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santana - Welcome

On November 9, 1973, “Columbia” label released “Welcome”, the fifth Santana studio album.  It was recorded from April to June 1973, and was produced by Tom Coster, Michael Shrieve and Carlos Santana.

Personnel:

  • Carlos Santana – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars , bass, kalimba, percussion
  • Douglas Rauch– guitar
  • Tom Coster- organ, piano , marimba, percussion , strings arrangements
  • Richard Kermode – organ, mellotron, piano, marimba, shekere, percussion
  • Michael Shrieve– drums
  • Tony Smith– drums
  • José “Chepito” Areas– percussion, congas, timbales
  • Armando Peraza– percussion, congas , bongos, cabasa
  • John McLaughlin– guitar
  • Douglas Rodriguez – rhythm guitar
  • Leon Thomas– lead vocals, whistling
  • Flora Purim– lead vocals
  • Wendy Haas– vocals
  • Jules Broussard – soprano saxophone
  • Joe Farrell– flute
  • Bob Yance – flute
  • Mel Martin – flute
  • Greg Adams – strings arrangements

Track listing

  1. Going Home – Spiritualadapted from Antonín Dvořák’s “New World Symphony”; arr. by Alice Coltrane, Santana Band
  2. Love, Devotion and Surrender – Carlos Santana, Richard Kermode
  3. Samba de Sausalito – Jose Areas
  4. When I Look Into Your Eyes – Michael Shrieve, Tom Coster
  5. Yours Is the Light – Richard Kermode
  6. Mother Africa – Herbie Mann
  7. Light of Life – Richard Kermode, Carlos Santana, Tom Coster
  8. Flame – Sky – John McLaughlin, Doug Rauch, Carlos Santana
  9. Welcome – John Coltrane

Miles Davis: On The Corner

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On the corner

On October 10, 1972, “Columbia” label released “On the Corner”, studio album by Miles Davis. It was recorded on June 1, 6 and July 7, 1972, at the “Columbia Studio E”, in New York City, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis– electric trumpet with wah-wah
  • Dave Liebman– soprano saxophone
  • Carlos Garnett– soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Chick Corea– electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock– electric piano, synthesizer
  • Harold I. Williams– organ, synthesizerBadal Roy,
  • David Creamer – electric guitar
  • John McLaughlin- electric guitar
  • Michael Henderson– electric bass with wah wah
  • Collin Walcott– electric sitar
  • Khalil Balakrishna – electric sitar
  • Bennie Maupin– bass clarinet
  • Badal Roy– tabla
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Billy Cobham– drums
  • Jabali Billy Hart– drums, bongos
  • James “Mtume” Foreman – percussion
  • Don Alias– percussion
  • Paul Buckmaster– cello, arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis.

  1. On the Corner/New York Girl/Thinkin’ One Thing and Doin’ Another / Vote for Miles
  2. Black Satin
  3. One and One
  4. Hellen Butte / Mr. Freedom X

Miles Davis: You’re Under Arrest

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Miles Davis - You're under arrest

On September 9, 1985, “Columbia” label released Miles Davis album “You’re Under Arrest”.  It was recorded January 1984 – January 1985 at “Record Plant Studio” in New York City , and was produced by Miles Davis and Robert Irving III.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis – trumpet, synthesizer, Police Voices, Davis Voices
  • John McLaughlin – guitar
  • John Scofield – guitar
  • Bob Berg – soprano saxophone,tenor saxophone
  • Al Foster – drums
  • Vince Wilburn, Jr – drums
  • Robert Irving III – synthesizers, celesta, organ, clavinet
  • Darryl Jones – bass
  • Steve Thorton – percussion, Spanish voice
  • Sting (credited as Gordon Sumner) – French policeman’s voice
  • Marek Olko – Polish voice
  • James “J.R.” Prindiville – handcuffs

Track listing:

  1. One Phone Call / Street Scenes – Miles Davis
  2. Human Nature – John Bettis, Steve Porcaro
  3. MD 1 / Something’s on your mind / MD 2 – Miles Davis, Hubert Eaves III, James “D-Train” Williams
  4. Morrisine – Miles Davis, Morrisine Tynes Irving, Robert Irving III
  5. Katia Prelude – Miles Davis and Robert Irving III
  6. Katia – Miles Davis and Robert Irving III
  7. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman
  8. You’re Under Arrest – John Scofield
  9. Jean Pierre / You’re Under Arrest / Then There Were One – Miles Davis, Robert Irving III, John Scofield

The Mahavishnu Orchestra: The Inner Mounting Flame

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Mahavishnu Orchestra Inner Mounting Flame

On August 14, 1971, “Columbia” label released “The Inner Mounting Flame”, the debut Mahavishnu Orchestra studio album . It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by John McLaughlin, Rick Laird, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer and Jerry Goodman.

Personnel:

  • John McLaughlin – guitar
  • Jan Hammer – keyboards, organ
  • Jerry Goodman – violin
  • Rick Laird – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums, percussion

Track listing

All tracks by John McLaughlin.

  1. Meeting of the Spirits
  2. Dawn
  3. The Noonward Race
  4. A Lotus on Irish Stream
  5. Vital Transformation
  6. The Dance of Maya
  7. You Know You Know
  8. Awakening