On August 1, 1974, “Mainstream” label released “Many Shades of Blue”, the 22nd Blue Mitchell album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Bob Shad.
On July 1, 1972, “Kudu” label released “All the King’s Horses”, the second Grover Washington Jr. studio album. It was recorded May – June 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Grover Washington Jr. – alto and tenor saxophone
Gene Bertoncini – guitar
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Eric Gale – guitar
David Spinozza – guitar
Bob James – electric piano, harpsichord, arrangements, conductor
Richard Tee – organ
Gordon Edwards – bass
Ron Carter – bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Billy Cobham – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Ralph MacDonald – congas
Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
Brass and Woodwind Section
George Marge – alto saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe, recorder
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Arthur Clarke – baritone saxophone, flute
Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Tony Studd – trombone
Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
Ray Alonge, Donald Corrado, Fred Klein, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
String Section
Alexander Cores, Bernard Eichen, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
Richard Dickler, Emanuel Vardi – viola
Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
String Trio
David Nadien – violin
Emanuel Vardi – viola
George Ricci – cello
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Bob Ciano – design
Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
No Tears, in the End – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
All the King’s Horses – Aretha Franklin
Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
Body and Soul (Montage) – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez
In January 1973, “CTI” label released “Prelude”, the eighth Eumir Deodato studio album. It was recorded in September 1972, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Eumir Deodato – piano, electric piano, conductor, arranger
John Tropea – electric guitar
Jay Berliner – guitar
Ron Carter – electric bass, bass
Stanley Clarke – electric bass
Billy Cobham – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Ray Barretto – congas
Hubert Laws – flute
John Frosk – trumpet
Marky Markowitz – trumpet
Joe Shepley – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Garnett Brown – trombone
Paul Faulise – trombone
George Strakey – trombone
Bill Watrous – trombone
Jim Buffington – French horn
Peter Gordon – French horn
Phil Bodner – flute
George Marge – flute
Romeo Penque – flute
Max Ellen – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Harry Lookofsky – violin
David Nadien – violin
Gene Orloff – violin
Eliot Rosoff – violin
Emanuel Vardi – viola
Al Brown – viola
Harvey Shapiro – cello
Seymore Barab – cello
Charles McKracken – cello
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Bob Ciano = design
Track listing:
Also Sprach Zarathustra – Richard Strauss
Spirit of Summer – Eumir Deodato
Carly & Carole – Eumir Deodato
Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert Wright, George Forrest
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Claude Debussy
On April 2, 1975, “Atlantic” label released the self – titled, second Manhattan Transfer studio album. It was recorded in 1974, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegün and Tim Hauser.
Personnel:
Tim Hauser– vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangements
In September 1964, “Verve” label released “The Cat”, the sixth Jimmy Smith album for the label. It was recorded in April 1964, in Englewood, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Jimmy Smith– organ
Kenny Burrell– guitar
George Duvivier– bass
Grady Tate– drums
Phil Kraus – percussion
Snooky Young – trumpet
Thad Jones – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Jimmy Maxwell – trumpet
Marky Markowitz – trumpet
Bernie Glow– trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland– trombone
Urbie Green – trombone
Tony Studd – bass trombone
Ray Alonge – French horn
Earl Chapin – French horn
Bill Correa – French horn
Jimmy Buffington – French horn
Don Butterfield– tuba
Lalo Schifrin– arrangements, conductor
Track listing:
Theme from Joy House – Lalo Schifrin
The Cat” (from Joy House) – Lalo Schifrin, Rick Ward
Basin Street Blues – Spencer Williams
Main Title from The Carpetbaggers – Elmer Bernstein, Ray Colcord
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