Tag Archives: July 1973

Jackson Heights: Bump ‘N’ Grind

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In July 1973, “Vertigo” label released “Bump ‘N’ Grind”, fourth and the last Jackson Heights album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Phonogram Studios” in London, and was produced by Lee Jackson.

Personnel:

  • John McBurnie – vocals, acoustic guitar, mellotron, percussion
  • Brian Chatton – vocals, piano, clarinet, organ, mellotron, harpsichord, celesta, tubular bells, electric piano, synthesizer
  • Lee Jackson – vocals, bass guitar, congas, percussion, electric cello
  • Roger McKew – guitar
  • Keith Emerson – Moog synthesizer
  • Billy Bell – banjo
  • Chris Laurence – bass
  • Ian Wallace, Mike Giles – drums
  • Alan Travers, Andy Babynchuk, Cathy Wei, Clare Farmer, David Woodcock, Eddy Roberts, Liz Edwards, Gavyn Wright, Godfrey Salmon, Jeff Grey, Louise Jopling, Paul Pearce – violin
  • Johnny Van Derrick – violin solo
  • Brian Hawkins, Brian Mack, Don McVay, Jan Schlapp – viola
  • Helen Liebmann, Lynden Cranham, Martin Robinson, Mike Hurwitz – cello
  • Johnny Van Derrick – fiddle
  • Ian Green – arrangements, conductor 
  • Chris Harding, Roger Wake – engineer
  • Fabio Nicoli, Roger Stowell – cover concept
  • William Stone & Associates – graphics, typography
  • Roger Stowell – photography
  • Mlle. Anne Goddet – model on the cover
  • Ann Chandler – stylist
  • Johnny Toogood – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. I Could Be Your Orchestra – Murphy, John McBurnie
  2. Spaghetti Sunshine – Brian Chatton
  3. Long Necked Lady – John McBurnie
  4. Public Romance – Brian Chatton
  5. Bump and Grind – John McBurnie
  6. Comberland Country – Brian Chatton, Lee Jackson
  7. It’s a Shame – Brian Chatton, Lee Jackson
  8. Ladies in the Chorus – Brian Chatton, Lee Jackson
  9. Whatever Happened to the Conversation – Brian Chatton, John McBurnie, Lee Jackson

Deke Leonard: Iceberg

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In July 1973, “United Artists” label released “Iceberg”, the debut Deke Leonard album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Rockfield Studios” in Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, Wales, “Olympic Studios” and “Mayfair Studios” in London, and was produced by Dave Edmunds, Deke Leonard, The Man Band and Tim Boyle.

Personnel:

  • Deke Leonard – vocals, guitar, slide guitar, harmonium, keyboards, organ, mellotron, choir
  • Malcolm Morley – guitar, choir
  • Mickey Jones – guitar
  • Richard Treece – guitar
  • Martin Ace – bass
  • Paul Burton – bass
  • Beau Adams – drums
  • Dave Charles – drums
  • Mike Gibbons – drums
  • Terry Williams – drums
  • Tom Riley – drums
  • Dave Charles – drums
  • Dave Phillips – violin
  • Byron Berline – fiddle
  • Crosby Eichler – vocals
  • Dave Charles – vocals
  • Paul Burton – vocals
  • Dave Charles, George Ace, Martin Ace, The Rockfield Choir – choir
  • Ralph Down – electronics, engineer
  • Anton Matthews, Dave Edmunds, George Peckham, Kingsley Ward, Pat Moran – engineer
  • Pierre Tubbs – art direction, photography

Track listing:

  1. Razor Blade and Rattlesnake
  2. I Just Can’t Win
  3. Lisa
  4. Nothing Is Happening
  5. Looking for a Man
  6. A Hard Way to Live
  7. Broken Ovation
  8. Jesse
  9. Ten Thousand Takers
  10. The Ghost of Musket Flat
  11. Crosby (Second Class Citizen Blues)
  12. 7171551

Psiglo: Ideación

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In July 1973, “Clave” label released “Ideación”, the debut Psiglo album.

Personnel:

  • Rubén Melogno – lead vocals, percussion
  • Jorge García – vocals, keyboards, recorder
  • César Rechac – vocals, electric bass
  • Gonzalo Farrugia – percussion
  • Luis Cesio – vocals, strings.
  • Nelson Varela – saxophone 
  • Eduardo Giovinazzo – trumpet
  • SODRE – string quartet
  • Hugo Manzini – recording

Track listing:

  1. Feel Me – Luis Cesio, Gonzalo Farrugia, Rubén Melogno 
  2. In a Place, a Child – Rubén Melogno, Jorge García, César Rechac, Gonzalo Farrugia, Luis Cesio
  3. Catalina – Luis Cesio
  4. Fly to My Galaxy – Jorge García – Rubén Melogno – Gonzalo Farrugia
  5. Our Calm – Luis Cesio – Jorge García – Rubén Melogno
  6. It’s useless – Rubén Melogno 
  7. Don’t Ask Why – Luis Cesio
  8. Think and Fight – Rubén Melogno, Jorge García, César Rechac, Gonzalo Farrugia, Luis Cesio

Airto Moreira: Fingers

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In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Fingers”, the fourth Airto Moreira album. It was recorded in April 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Airto – vocals, drums, percussion
  • David Amaro – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Hugo Fattoruso – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
  • Ringo Thielmann – vocals, double bass
  • Jorge Osvaldo Fattoruso – vocals, drums
  • Flora Purim – vocals, percussion
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Rob Ciano – design
  • Pete Turner – photography
  • Alen MacWeeney – photography

Track listing:

  1. El Rada – Ruben Rada, Eduardo Uzeta
  2. Romance of Death – Hugo Fattoruso
  3. Merry Go Round – Airto Moreira, Flora Purim
  4. Wind Chant – Hugo Fattoruso
  5. Parana – Hugo Fattoruso
  6. San Francisco River – Flora Purim
  7. Tombo in 7/4 – Moreira Fattoruso

Lonnie Liston Smith: Astral Traveling

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In July 1973, “Flying Dutchman” label released “Astral Traveling”, the debut Lonnie Liston Smith album. It was recorded in 1973, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  1. Lonnie Liston Smith − piano, electric piano
  2. George Barron − soprano and tenor saxophone
  3. Joe Beck – guitar
  4. Cecil McBee – bass
  5. David Lee Jr. – drums
  6. James Mtume, Sonny Morgan − congas, percussion
  7. Badal Roy – table
  8. Geeta Vashi − tamboura

 Track listing:

All tracks by Lonnie Liston Smith

  1. Astral Traveling
  2. Let Us Go into the House of the Lord
  3. Rejuvenation
  4. I Mani (Faith)
  5. In Search of Truth
  6. Aspirations

McCoy Tyner: Song Of The New World

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In July 1973, “Milestone” label released “Song of the New World”, the 17th McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in April 1973, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner: piano, percussion
  • Sonny Fortune: alto and soprano saxophone, flute
  • Cecil Bridgewater: trumpet 
  • Jon Faddis: trumpet
  • Virgil Jones: trumpet
  • Garnett Brown: trombone 
  • Dick Griffin: trombone, baritone trombone
  • Willie Ruff: French horn
  • William Warnick III: French horn
  • Julius Watkins: French horn
  • Kiane Zawadi: euphonium 
  • Bob Stewart: tuba 
  • Hubert Laws: piccolo, flute
  • Harry Smyle: oboe 
  • Joony Booth: bass
  • Alphonse Mouzon: drums
  • Sonny Morgan: conga drums
  • Sanford Allen: violin
  • John Blair: violin
  • Selwart Clarke: violin
  • Winston Collymore: violin
  • Noel DaCosta: violin
  • Marie Hence: violin
  • Julian Barber: viola
  • Alfred Brown: viola
  • Ronald Lipscomb: cello
  • Kermit Moore: cello
  • William Fischer: conductor 

Track listing:

  1. Afro Blue – Mongo Santamaría
  2. Little Brother
  3. The Divine Love
  4. Some Day
  5. Song of the New World

Don Sebeski: Giant Box

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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
  • Jackie Cain, Roy Kral – vocals
  • Lani Groves, Carl Caldwell, Tasha Thomas – vocals
  • Hubert Laws – soprano saxophone, flute
  • Joe Farrell – soprano saxophone
  • Romeo Penque – soprano saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo, oboe, English horn
  • Grover Washington, Jr. – alto saxophone
  • Paul Desmond – alto saxophone
  • 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.

  1. Firebird/Birds of Fire – Igor Stravinsky, John McLaughlin
  2. Song to a Seagull – Joni Mitchell
  3. Free as a Bird
  4. Psalm 150 – Jimmy Webb
  5. Vocalise – Sergei Rachmaninoff
  6. Fly/Circles
  7. Semi-Tough

Ike Turner: Bad Dreams

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In July 1973, “United Artists” label released “Bad Dreams”, the seventh Ike Turner album. It was recorded in March 1973, at “Bolic Sound” in Inglewood, California, and was produced by Ike Turner, Soko Richardson and Warren Dawson.

Personnel:

  • Ike Turner – guitar, arrangements, engineer
  • Barry Keene, John Mills – engineer
  • Mike Salisbury – illustration, design
  • W.T. Vinson – cover illustration

Track listing:

All tracks by Ike Turner except where noted.

  1. These Dreams
  2. That’s How Much I Love You – Eddy Arnold, Wally Fowler, Graydon J. Hall
  3. One Nite Stand
  4. Don’t Hold Your Breath
  5. (You Can Have) The City
  6. Flockin’ with You
  7. Take a Walk with Me
  8. Later for Your Baby – Eddie “Guitar Slim” Jones
  9. Rats
  10. I Love the Way You Love – Berry Gordy, Mikaljon (Mike Ossman, Al Abrams, John “Jun” O’den)

Hummingbird: Same

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On January 1, 1975, “A&M” label released the self-titled, debut Hummingbird album. It was recorded July 1973 – October 1974, and was produced by Ian “Sammy” Samwell.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Tench – vocals, guitar
  • Bernie Holland – guitar
  • Max Middleton – keyboards
  • Clive Chaman – bass
  • Conrad Isidore – drums
  • Linda Lewis – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Conrad Isidore, except where noted.

  1. Music Flowing
  2. You Can Keep the Money
  3. Such a Long Ways
  4. Horrors – Bernie Holland
  5. I Don’t Know Why I Love You – Hardaway, Hunter, Riser, Wonder
  6. Maybe – Clive Chaman, Finesilver, Max Middleton, Bobby Tench
  7. For the Children’s Sake
  8. Ocean Blues
  9. Island of Dreams

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If: Double Diamond

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In July 1973, “Brain” label released “Double Diamond”, the sixth If album. It was recorded in 1973, at “The Manor Studios” in Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, and was produced by Lew Futterman.

Personnel:

  • Dick Morrissey– lead and backing vocals, tenor and alto saxophones, flute
  • Steve Rosenthal – lead and backing vocals, guitar
  • Pete Arnesen – piano, organ, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Fi Trench- piano, backing vocals
  • Kurt Palomaki – bass, backing vocals
  • Cliff Davies- drums, percussion, backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Play, Play, Play – Dick Morrissey, Kurt Palomaki
  2. Pebbles on the Beach – Dick Morrissey, B. Morrissey
  3. Pick Me Up (And Put Me Back on the Road) – Cliff Davies
  4. Another Time Around (Is Not for Me) – Cliff Davies
  5. Groupie Blue (Every Day She’s Got the Blues) – Dick Morrissey, T. Preston
  6. Fly, Fly, The Route, Shoot – Kurt Palomaki
  7. Feel Thing Part 1 – Pete Arnesen
  8. Feel Thing Part 2 – Pete Arnesen
  9. Feel Thing Part 3 – Pete Arnesen