In August 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle”, the 24th Rahsaan Roland Kirk album. It was recorded in January 1973, at “Regent Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
Roland Kirk: alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, nose flute, black mystery pipes Charles McGhee: trumpet
On June 18, 1973, “Atco” label released “Extension of a Man”, the fourth and final Donny Hathaway studio album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “A&R”, “Bell Sound”, “Regent Sound” and “Atlantic” in New York City, “Universal” in Chicago, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Donny Hathaway – lead vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, all pianos, Hammond organ, keyboards, bass, arrangements
Cornell Dupree – acoustic and electric guitar
Hugh McCracken – banjo, guitar
Willie Weeks, Russ Savakus, Stanley Clarke, Gordon Edwards – bass
Grady Tate, Fred White, Rick Marotta, Ray Lucas – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen, Theodore Israel – violin
Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Kermit Moore – cello
Gloria Agostini – harp
David Newman – saxophone
Marvin Stamm, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Dominick Gravine, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Wayne Andre, Tony Studd, Garnett Brown – trombone
Hubert Laws – flute
Don Butterfield – tuba
Phil Bodner – clarinet, alto saxophone
Seldon Powell – clarinet, reeds, tenor saxophone
Vincent Abato – clarinet
Romeo Penque, William Slapin – reeds
Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins, Tony Miranda – French horn
Henry Schuman – oboe
Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers – choir
Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell, Jimmy Douglass, Mario “Big M” Medious, Richard Wells, William “Mac” McCollum – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Donny Hathaway, except where noted.
I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II)
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard
In May 1972, “Impulse!” label released “World Galaxy”, the sixth Alice Coltrane studio album. It was recorded in November 1971, at “The Record Plant” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel and Alice Coltrane.
Personnel:
Alice Coltrane – piano, organ, harp, tanpura, percussion, arrangements
Frank Lowe – saxophone, percussion
Leroy Jenkins – violin
Reggie Workman – bass
Ben Riley – drums
Elayne Jones – timpani
Swami Satchidananda – voice
The String Orchestra
David Sackson – concert master
Arthur Aaron
Henry Aaron
Julien Barber
Avron Coleman
Harry Glickman
Edward Green
Janet Hill
LeRoy Jenkins
Joan Kalisch
Ronald Lipscomb
Seymour Miroff
Thomas Nickerson
Alan Shulman
Irving Spice
William Stone
Dan Turbeville – engineer assistant
Dennis Ferrante – engineer assistant
Baker Bigsby – mixing
Peter Max – cover design
Philip Melnick – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Alice Coltrane, except where noted.
My Favorite Things – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
On March 21, 1995, “Island” label released “A Secret Life”, the twelfth Marianne Faithfull studio album. It was recorded in 1994, at “Excalibur Sound” and “National Edison Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Angelo Badalamenti.
Personnel:
Marianne Faithfull – vocals
Carmine D’Amico – guitar
Vinnie Bell – guitar, mandolin
Kinny Landrum, Angelo Badalamenti – keyboards
Rufus Reid, Mark Egan, Rob Devito – bass
Sammy Merendino, Gordon Gottlieb – drums, percussion
Albert Regni, Pamela Sklar, Lawrence Feldman – flute, alto flute
On July 14, 1983, “Arista” label released “Get It Right”, the twenty-ninth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Luther Vandross.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Doc Powell – guitar
Georg Wadenius – guitar
Teddy F. White – guitar
Nat Adderley Jr. – keyboards, rhythm arrangements
Marcus Miller – synthesizers, bass guitar, rhythm arrangements
Yogi Horton – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion, congas, bongos
Steve Kroon – congas, triangle
Dave Friedman – vibraphone
David Carey – timpani
George Young – soprano saxophone
Alan Rubin, George Young, Gregory Williams, Jim Pugh, John Clark, Jon Faddis, Lew Soloff, Lou Marini, Peter Gordon, Ronnie Cuber, Tom Malone – horns
Alfred Brown, Barry Finclair, Elena Barere, Emanuel Vardi, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Zaratzian, Homer Mensch, Jan Mullen, Jean R. Dane, Jesse Levy, John Beal, John Pintavalle, Jonathan Abramowitz, Joseph Rabushka, Judy Geist, Julien Barber, Kathryn Kienke, Kermit Moore, Lamar Alsop, Lewis Eley, Margaret Ross, Marilyn Wright, Regis Landiorio, Richard Sortomme, Richard Young, Sanford Allen, Sue Pray, Winterton Garvey – strings
Rob Mounsey – string arrangements, horn arrangements
On June 30, 1979, “Elektra” label released “Spy”, the eight Carly Simon studio album. It was recorded December 1978 – April 1979, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Carly Simon – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano
Ian McLagan– acoustic piano
Don Grolnick– acoustic piano, clavinet
Warren Bernhardt– keyboards, acoustic piano, electric piano
Richard Tee– clavinet, electric piano
Ken Bichel– Polymoog, synthesizer
Cliff Carter – synthesizer
Billy Mernit – acoustic piano
Joe Caro – acoustic and electric guitar
John Hall – electric guitar
David Spinozza– acoustic and electric guitar
Frank Carillo– guitar
Tony Levin– bass
Will Lee– bass
Steve Gadd– drums
Rick Marotta– drums
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – percussion, congas
Raphael Cruz – cowbell, congas, percussion
Mike Mainieri– vibraphone
David Sanborn– alto saxophone
Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone, tenor sax solo
Randy Brecker– trumpet
Peter Ballin – alto saxophone
Lew Del Gatto – baritone saxophone
Tom Malone– trombone
Hubert Laws– flute
Arif Mardin– horn, string and choir arrangement
Gene Orloff– concertmaster
Tim Curry– backing vocals
Ullanda McCullough – backing vocals
James Taylor– backing vocals
Lucy Simon – backing vocals
Jonathan Abramowitz, Lamar Alsop, Julien Barber, Phil Bodner, James Buffington, Frederick Buldrini, Jean R. Dane, Eddie Daniels, Peter Dimitriades, Lewis Eley, Gerald Tarack, Paul Gershman, Ted Hoyle, Regis Iandiorio, Teddy Israel, Harold Kohon, Jesse Levy, Guy Lumia, Joseph Malin, Richard Maximoff, Kermit Moore, Eugene J. Moye, Gene Orloff, Tony Posk, Alan Shulmanand Mitsue Takayama – strings
Lew Hahn – recording, mixing
Mike O’Malley – engineer assistant
George Piros – mastering
Robert Heimall – art direction, design
Pam Frank – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Carly Simon, except where noted.
Vengeance
Just Like You Do
We’re So Close
Coming to Get You
Never Been Gone – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman
Pure Sin – Carly Simon, Frank Carillo
Love You By Heart – Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman, Libby Titus
In September 1974, “Bearsville” label released the self-titled, same Felix Cavaliere solo album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Todd Rundgren.
Personnel:
Felix Cavaliere – vocals, piano, organ
Todd Rundgren – guitar
Elliot Randall, John Hall- guitar
Gualberto Garcia Perez – flamenco guitar
Hank DeVito- pedal steel guitar
Kenneth Bichel, Roger Powell – ARP synthesizer
John Siegler, Mervin Bronson – bass
Jack Scarangella, Kevin Ellman – drums
Antonio Jiminez Arana, Pablo Rosario – percussion
Antonio Jiminez Arana – congas
Paul Fleisher – saxophone, clarinet
Barry Rogers – trombone
Al Rubin, Larry Spencer, Randy Brecker- trumpet
Carman Moore – string arrangements
Noel Da Costa, Raymond Kunicki, W. Sanford Allen – violin
Alfred Brown, Julien Barber, Selwart Clarke – viola
In May 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “In Your Eyes”, the 19th George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1983, at “Atlantic Studios”, “The Hit Factory” and “The Record Plant” in New York City, “Music Grinder Studio” in Los Angeles, “United Westren” in Hollywood, and was produced by Arif Mardin and Kashif.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and backing vocals, guitar solo, rhythm guitar
David Spinozza– guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr.– rhythm guitar, guitar
Ira Siegel – guitar
Adam “Gus” Falcon – rhythm guitar, rhythm arrangement
Robbie Buchanan– electric piano, synthesizer, Moog bass, rhythm arrangement, acoustic piano, Linn Drum programming
David Paich– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, brass arrangement
James Newton Howard– keyboards, synthesizer, arrangements, string arrangements
Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizer
Richard Tee– electric piano
Joe Mardin – synthesizer programming
Will Lee– bass guitar
Nathan East– bass guitar
Anthony Jackson– bass guitar
Marcus Miller– bass guitar
Steve Ferrone– drums
Leslie Ming – drums
Jeff Porcaro– drums
Carlos Vega – drums
Steve Gadd– drums
Steve Jordan–drums
Sammy Figueroa– percussion
Bashiri Johnson– percussion
Stephen Benben – finger snaps
Lenny Castro– percussion
David Sanborn– alto saxophone
Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
Lew Delgatto – baritone saxophone
Randy Brecker – trumpet, horn arrangement
Jon Faddis– trumpet
Alan Raph, Tom Malone– trombone
Jerry Hey– flugelhorn, brass arrangement
Marty Paich, Lee Holdridge– string arrangement
Alfred Brown, Emanuel Vardi, Fred Zlotkin, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, Jonathan Abramowitz, Julien Barber, Marilyn Wright, Richard Maximoff, Richard Young, Ted Hoyle – strings
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