In May 1963, “Blue Note” label released “Let Freedom Ring”, the 20th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in March 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In April 1969, “Capitol” label released “Same Train, A Different Time”, album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers (the ninth Merle Haggard studio album overall). It was recorded August 1968 – February 1969, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.
Personnel:
Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
The Strangers:
Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
George French – piano
Jerry Ward – bass
Eddie Burris – drums
Lewis Talley – guitar
Billy Mize – harmony vocals
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
James Burton – guitar, dobro
Bob Morris – bass
Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Jimmie Rodgers, except where noted.
California Blues
Narration #1
Hobo’s Meditation
Waitin’ for a Train
Mother, The Queen of My Heart – Jimmy Rodgers, Hoyt Bryant
My Carolina Sunshine Girl
Narration #2
Train Whistle Blues
Why Should I Be Lonely? – Jimmy Rodgers, Estelle Lovel
Jimmie’s Texas Blues
Blue Yodel#6 – Jimmy Rodgers, George Vaughan
Narration #3
Mule Skinner Blues
Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia – Jimmy Rodgers, Clayton McMichen
Down the Old Road To Home – Jimmy Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey
In December 1972, “Prestige” label released “Got My Own”, the 35th Gene Ammons album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone
Ernie Hayes – organ
Hank Jones – electric piano
Sonny Phillips – piano, organ
Joe Beck, Maynard Parker – guitar
Ron Carter – bass, electric bass
Billy Cobham, Idris Muhammad, Mickey Roker – drums
Ed Bogas – arranger
Unidentified strings
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Track listing:
Lady Sings the Blues – Billie Holiday, Herbie Nichols
God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.
On October 8, 2013, “Rise Records” label released “Devour”, the second Dave Hause studio album. It was recorded February – March 2013, at “Grandmaster Recorders”, and was produced by Andrew Alekel and Mitchell Townsend.
Personnel:
Dave Hause – lead vocals, guitar
Mitchell Townsend – guitar
Bo Koster – keyboards
Bob Thomson – bass
David Hidalgo, Jr. – drums
Scott Hutchison, Matt Skiba, The Watson Twins – backing vocals
On September 18, 2001, “Hightone” label released, the self-titled, debut Buddy & Julie Miller album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Buddy Miller and Julie Miller.
On July 17, 2020, “Warner Bros” label released the self-titled Lianne La Havas third album. It was recorded October – December 2019, in London, Bath and New York, and was produced by Lianne La Havas, Matt Hales, Beni Giles, Chris Tabron, Nick Hakim, Sam Crowe and Mura Masa.
Personnel:
Lianne La Havas – lead and backing vocals, guitar, snare drums
Elroy Powell – vocals
Bruno Major – guitar, piano
Nick Hakim – electric guitar, Mellotron, Minimoog, Wurlitzer, backing vocals, drum programming
On June 30, 1969, “RCA Victor” label released “Always, Always”, the third Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton album. It was recorded December 1968 – April 1969, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Bob Ferguson.
Personnel:
Dolly Parton – lead vocals
Porter Wagoner – lead vocals
Wayne Moss – guitar
Lloyd Green – steel guitar
George McCormick – rhythm guitar, liner notes
Jerry Stembridge – electric guitar
Buck Trent – banjo, liner notes
David Briggs – piano
Hargus Robbins – piano
Roy M. Huskey, Jr. – bass
Bobby Dyson – bass
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Glenn Baxter – trumpet
Bill McElhiney – trumpet
Jean Alrshuler – harp
Mack Magaha – fiddle, liner notes
Joseph Babcock – backing vocals
Anita Carter – backing vocals
Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
June Evelyn Page – backing vocals
Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
Al Pachucki – recording
Roy M. Shockley – recording technician
Little Jack Little – liner notes
Speck Rhodes – liner notes
Don Warden – liner notes
Track listing:
Milwaukee, Here I Come – Lee Fikes
Yours Love – Harlan Howard
I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby – Autry Inman
Malena – Dolly Parton
The House Where Love Lives – Leona Reese
Why Don’t You Haul Off & Love Me – Wayne Raney, Lonnie Glosson
Always, Always – Joyce McCord
There Never Was a Time – Myra Smith, Margaret Lewis
On March 7, 1973, “Mainstream” label released “The Last Tango = Blues”, the 20th Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1972, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Shad.
Personnel:
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Jackie Kelso, Bill Perkins – flute, tenor saxophone
David Angel – clarinet, alto saxophone
Steve Kravitz – bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
Herman Riley – tenor saxophone
David T. Walker – guitar
Charles Kynard – organ
Darrell Clayborn, Chuck Rainey – electric bass
Raymond Pounds – drums
King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes – percussion
Dick Fritz – arrangements
Track listing:
Soul Turn Around – Walter Bishop, Jr.
Killing Me Softly With His Song – Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
On February 22, 1965, “Motown” label released “The Supremes Sing Country, Western & Pop”, the fourth Supremes (The) studio album. It was recorded 1962 – 1965, at “Hitsville U.S.A.” in Detroit, and was produced by Clarence Paul.
Personnel:
Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson – lead and backing vocals
Cranford Nix, Sr. – banjo
The Andantes – additional backing vocals
Lawrence Horn – co-producer
Track listing:
Funny How Time Slips Away – Willie Nelson
My Heart Can’t Take It No More – Clarence Paul
It Makes No Difference Now – Floyd Tillman
You Didn’t Care – Clarence Paul
Tears in Vain – Clarence Paul
Tumbling Tumbleweeds – Bob Nolan
Lazy Bones – Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael
You Need Me – Clarence Paul
Baby Doll – Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
Sunset – Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder
The Man With the) Rock and Roll Banjo Band – Clarence Paul, Berry Gordy, Jr.
On February 10, 1976, “Tamla” label released “Smokey’s Family Robinson”, the fourth Smokey Robinson studio album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Smokey Robinson.
Personnel:
Smokey Robinson – lead vocals, rhythm arrangements, engineer