Tag Archives: May 1975

Joe Henderson: Canyon Lady

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In May 1975, “Milestone” label released “Canyon Lady”, the 17th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in October 1973, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, US, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Mark Levine – acoustic piano
  • George Duke – electric piano
  • John Heard – double bass
  • Eric Gravatt – drums
  • Carmelo Garcia – timbales
  • Victor Pantoja – congas
  • Francisco Aguabella – congas
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • Nicholas Tenbroek – trombone
  • Luis Gasca – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet
  • John Hunt – trumpet
  • Hadley Caliman – flute, tenor sax
  • Ray Pizzi – flute
  • Vincent Denham – flute
  • Jim Stern – recording engineer
  • Tony Lane – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Tres Palabras – Osvaldo Farres
  2. Las Palmas – Joe Henderson
  3. Canyon Lady – Mark Levine
  4. All Things Considered – Mark Levine

James Brown: Sex Machine Today

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In May 1975, “Polydor” label released “Sex Machine Today”, the 40th James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Sound Ideas Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Charles Bobbit.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – lead vocals, arrangements
  • Fred Wesley- arrangements, production supervision
  • Bob Both – engineer, production supervision
  • David Stone, Major Little – engineer assistant
  • Roger Huyssen – artwork
  • Mathieu Bitton – design

Track listing:

  1. Sex Machine Pts. 1 & 2 – James Brown, Bobby Bird, Ron Lenhoff
  2. I Feel Good – James Brown
  3. Problems – James Brown, Lee Austin
  4. Dead on It – James Brown, Fred Wesley
  5. Get Up Off of Me – James Brown, Fred Wesley
  6. Deep in It – James Brown

Curtis Mayfield: There’s No Place Like America Today

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In May 1975, “Curtom” label released “There’s No Place Like America Today”, the seventh Curtis Mayfield studio album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Curtis Matfield.The album cover was based on a photograph “White of flood victims” by Margaret Bourke.

Personnel:

  • Curtis Mayfield – vocals, guitar
  • Gary Thompson, Phil Upchurch- guitar
  • Joseph “Lucky” Scott – bass guitar
  • Quinton Joseph – drums
  • Henry Gibson- percussion
  • Rich Tufo – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Curtis Mayfield.

  1. Billy Jack
  2. When Seasons Change
  3. So in Loveday people
  4. Hard Times
  5. Jesus
  6. Blue Monday People
  7. Love to the People

Weather Report: Tale Spinnin’

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In May 1975, “Columbia” label released “Tale Spinnin’”, the sixth Weather Report album. It was recorded February-April 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter.

Personnel:

  • Josef Zawinul- Rhodes piano, acoustic piano, melodica, TONTO synthesizer, ARP 2600 synthesizer, organ, steel drums, oud, mzuthra, West African talking drum, xylophone, cymbals, vocals
  • Wayne Shorter- Soprano and tenor saxophones
  • Alphonso Johnson- electric bass
  • Leon “Ndugu” Chancler- drums, tympani, marching cymbals
  • Alyrio Lima – percussion
  • Bruce Botnick- recording, mixing
  • Wayne Shorter– mixing
  • Teresa Alfieri, John Berg – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Zawinul except where noted.

  1. Man in the Green Shirt
  2. Lusitanos – Wayne Shorter
  3. Between the Thighs
  4. Badia
  5. Freezing Fire – Wayne Shorter
  6. Five Short Stories

The Pointer Sisters: Steppin’

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In May 1975, “ABC/Blue Thumb” label released “Steppin’”, the third Pointer Sisters studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc..

Personnel:

  • Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer– vocals
  • Chris Michie – guitar
  • Wah Wah Watson– guitar
  • Tom Salisbury – piano
  • Paul Jackson– bass
  • Eugene Santini – bass
  • Gaylord Birch– drums, percussion
  • Bill Summers– percussion
  • Herbie Hancock– clavinet
  • Jim Rothermel – clavinet
  • Stevie Wonder– electric piano
  • Tom Salisbury – arrangements
  • Allyn Ferguson – arrangements
  • Fred Catero – recording
  • Jeremy Zatkin – recording
  • George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering
  • Fred Catero, David Rubinson – re-mix
  • Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch – treatment

Track listing:

  1. How Long (Betcha’ Got a Chick on the Side) – Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, David Rubinson
  2. Sleeping Alone – Stevie Wonder
  3. Easy Days – Isaac Hayes, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer
  4. Chainey Do – Willie McTell, Taj Mahal
  5. I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues – A Medley in Tribute to Duke Ellington” (I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues / Rocks in My Bed / Creole Love Song / Satin Doll / I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) / Mood Indigo) – Duke Ellington, Don George/ Ellington / Ellington, Bruce Good / Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn / Ellington, Paul Francis Webster / Ellington, Irving Mills, Barney Bigard
  6. Save the Bones for Henry Jones – Danny Barker, Vernon Lee
  7. Wanting Things – Hal David, Burt Bacharach
  8. Going Down Slowly – Allen Toussaint

Spirit: Spirit of ’76

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In May 1975, “Mercury” label released “Spirit of ’76”, the sixth Spirit album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Randy California.

Personnel:

  • Randy California – vocals, bass, guitar, multi instruments
  • Benji – harpsichord, Moog synthesizer
  • Barry Keane – bass
  • Ed Cassidy- drums, percussion
  • Blair Mooney – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Randy California and Ed Cassidy except where noted.

  1. America the Beautiful/The Times They Are A-Changing – Bates, Ward, Bob Dylan
  2. Victim of Society
  3. Lady of the Lakes
  4. Tampa Jam Pt. 1
  5. Mauna Loa – Randy California
  6. What Do I Have – Randy California
  7. Sunrise
  8. Walking the Dog – R. Thomas
  9. Tampa Jam Pt. 2
  10. Joker On the Run – Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Barry Keene
  11. When – Randy California
  12. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
  13. Once Again
  14. Feeling in Time
  15. Happy – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
  16. Jack Bond – Burt Shonberg
  17. My Road – Randy California
  18. Tampa Jam Pt. 3
  19. Thank You Lord – Randy California
  20. Urantia
  21. Guide Me
  22. Veruska – Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Andes
  23. Hey Joe – Billy Roberts
  24. Jack Bond Pt. 2– Burt Shonberg
  25. The Star Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key,John Stafford Smith

Henry Cow: In Praise of Learning

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In May 1975, “Virgin” label released “In Praise of Learning”, the second Henry Cow and Slapp Happy collaborative album. It was recorded February-March 1975, at “The Manor”, and was produced by Phil Becque, Henry Cow and Slapp Happy. The album cover art work was by Ray Smith and was the last of the three “paint socks” of Henry Cow’s albums.

Personnel:

  • Dagmar Krause – vocal
  • Peter Blegvad– vocal, guitar, clarinet
  • Fred Frith– guitar, violin, xylophone, piano
  • Tim Hodgkinson– organ, clarinet, piano
  • Lindsay Cooper– bassoon, oboe
  • John Greaves– bass guitar, piano
  • Chris Cutler– drums, radio
  • Anthony Moore– piano, electronics, tapework
  • Geoff Leigh– soprano saxophone
  • Mongezi Feza– trumpet
  • Phil Becque– oscillator
  • Ray Smith– cover art

Track listing:

  1. War – Anthony Moore
  2. Living in the Heart of the Beast – Tim Hodgkinson
  3. Beginning: The Long March – Henry Cow, Slapp Happy
  4. Beautiful as the Moon – Terrible as an Army with Banners – Fred Frith, Chris Cutler
  5. Morning Star – Henry Cow, Slap Happy

Bachman-Turner Overdrive: Four Wheel Drive

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In May 1975, “Mercury” label released “Four Wheel Drive”, the fourth Bachman–Turner Overdrive album. It was recorded in 1975, and was produced by Randy Bachman.

Personnel:

  • Randy Bachman – vocals, acoustic and lead guitar
  • Blair Thornton– guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
  • F. Turner– vocals, bass
  • Robbie Bachman– percussion, drums, backing vocals
  • Mark Smith – engineer
  • Tom “Curly” Ruff – mastreing
  • Bruce Allen – director
  • Jim Ladwig – art direction
  • Joe Kotleba – design
  • Parvis Sadighian – cover construction
  • Ryan Walsh, Alex Does – art direction
  • John Brott, Tom Zamiar – photography

Track listing:

  1. Four Wheel Drive – Randy Bachman, Blair Thorton
  2. She’s a Devil – Blair Thorton, C.F. Turner
  3. Hey You – Randy Bachman
  4. Flat Broke Love – C.F. Turner
  5. She’s Keepin’ Time – Randy Bachman
  6. Quick Change Artist – Randy Bachman, C.F. Turner
  7. Lowland Fling – Randy Bachman, Blair Thorton
  8. Don’t Let the Blues Get You Down – C.F. Turner

Robert Wyatt: Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard

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In May 1975, “Virgin” label released “Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard”, the third Robert Wyatt solo album. It was recorded October 1974 – March 1975, at “The Manor Studios” and was produced by Robert Wyatt. The album art was by Wyatt’s wife Alfreda Benge.

Personnel:

  • Robert Wyatt– vocals, piano, imitation electric piano, organ, drums
  • Brian Eno– guitar, synthesizer, direct inject anti-jazz ray gun
  • Fred Frith– piano
  • Gary Windo– bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  • Nisar Ahmad “George” Khan– tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Mongezi Feza– trumpet
  • Bill MacCormick– bass guitar
  • John Greaves– bass guitar
  • Laurie Allan– drums

Track listing:

Side Ruth

  1. Soup Song – Brian Hopper, Robert Wyatt
  2. Sonia – Mongezi Feza
  3. Team Spirit – Bill MacCormick, Phil Manzanera, Robert Wyatt
  4. Song For Che – Charlie Haden

Side Richard

  1. Muddy Mouse (a) – Fred Frith, Robert Wyatt
  2. Solar Flares – Robert Wyatt
  3. Muddy Mouse (b) – Fred Frith, Robert Wyatt
  4. 5 Black Notes And 1 White Note – Jacques Offenbach Robert Wyatt
  5. Muddy Mouse (c) Which in Turn Leads To Muddy Mouth – Fred Frith, Robert Wyatt

Armageddon: Same

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In May 1975, “A&M” label released  the self-titled and only  Armageddon album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Olympic Studios” in Barnes, and was produced by Keith Relf, Martin Pugh, Louis Cennamo and Bobby Caldwell.

Personnel:

  • Keith Relf – lead vocals, harp, harmonica
  • Martin Pugh – acoustic and electric guitars, arrangements
  • Louis Cennamo- bass, electric bowed bass
  • Bobby Caldwell- drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Roland Youth – art direction
  • Joe Garnett – design

Track listing:

  1. Buzzard – Bobby Caldwell, Martin Pugh, Keith Relf
  2. Silver Tightrope – Bobby Caldwell, Martin Pugh, Keith Relf
  3. Paths And Planes And Future Gains – Bobby Caldwell, Martin Pugh, Keith Relf
  4. Last Stand Before – Bobby Caldwell, Martin Pugh, Keith Relf, Louis Cennamo
  5. Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun – Bobby Caldwell, Martin Pugh, Keith Relf
  • a) Warning Coming On
  • b) Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun
  • c) Brother Ego
  • d) Basking In The White Of The Midnight Sun (Reprise)