In June 1970, “A&M” label released “The Other Side of Abbey Road”, the eight George Benson album. It was recorded October – November 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
In June 1958, “Columbia” label released “Lady in Satin”, the eleventh Billie Holiday album. It was the final album completed by Holiday and last released in her lifetime. The album was recorded in February 1959, at “Columbia 30th Street Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Irving Townsend.
Personnel:
Billie Holiday – lead vocals
Mal Waldron – piano
Barry Galbraith – guitar
Milt Hinton – double bass
Osie Johnson – drums
Danny Bank – flute
Phil Bodner – flute
Romeo Penque – flute
Tom Parshley – flute
Mel Davis – trumpet
Billy Butterfield – trumpet
Jimmy Ochner – trumpet
Bernie Glow – trumpet
J.J. Johnson – trombone
Urbie Green – trombone
Jack Green – trombone
Tommy Mitchell – bass trombone
Ray Ellis – conductor
Claus Ogerman – arranger
George Ockner – violin, concertmaster
Emmanual Green – violin
Harry Hoffman – violin
Harry Katzmann – violin
Leo Kruczek – violin
Milton Lomask – violin
Harry Meinikoff – violin
David Newman – violin
Samuel Rand – violin
David Sarcer – violin
Sid Brecher – viola
Richard Dichler – viola
David Soyer – cello
Maurice Brown – cello
Janet Putman – harp
Elise Bretton – backing vocals
Miriam Workman – backing vocals
Fred Plaut – engineer
Track listing:
I’m a Fool to Want You – Frank Sinatra, Joel Herron, Jack Wolf
For Heaven’s Sake -Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene DePaul, Don Raye
I Get Along Without You Very Well – Hoagy Carmichael
For All We Know – J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis
Violets for Your Furs – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
You’ve Changed – Bill Carey, Carl T. Fischer
It’s Easy to Remember – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
But Beautiful – lyrics by Johnny Burke, music by Jimmy Van Heusen
On January 8, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “Songs for the New Depression”, the third Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1972 – 1976, at “Secret Sound Studio” New York, N.Y., “Electric Lady” and “Media Sound Studios” in New York, N.Y., “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York, N.Y., and was produced by Bette Midler, Joel Dorn, Ahmet Ertegün, Arif Mardin, Mark “Moogy” Klingman, and Jack Malken.
Personnel:
Bette Midler – lead and backing vocals, assistant engineer
Glaswegians Orchestra – arranged and conducted by Arif Mardin
Moogy Klingman – piano, electric piano, RMI Computer keyboard, Mini Korg synthesizer, harmonica, arranger and conductor
Ralph Schuckett – acoustic piano, clavinet, organ, Sound City piano, harmonium, string ensemble, arranger, conductor
Bob Dylan – vocals
Dick Hyman – piano
David Spinozza – guitar
Jerry Friedman – guitar
Todd Rundgren – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Webster – slide guitar
Rick Derringer – pedal steel guitar
Eric Weissberg – banjo, mandolin
Don Brooks – harmonica
Sivuca – accordion
Dominic Cortese – accordion
Boris Matusewitch – concertina
John Siegler – bass guitar
Milt Hinton – acoustic bass, bass guitar
John Miller – acoustic bass
Teddy Sommer – drums, percussion
Mark Rosengarden – drums, percussion
Steve Gadd – drums
John Wilcox – drums
Barbara Burton – percussion
Angel Allende – percussion
Jack Malken – additional percussion
Norman Pride – conga
Randy Brecker – horns, trumpet solo
Michael Brecker – horns
Barry Rogers – horns
Mel Davis – trumpet
William Siapin – flute
John Lissauer – saxophone, chimes, arranger, conductor
David Nadien – strings
Barry Finclair – strings
Raul Poliakin – strings
Tony Posk – strings
Gene Orloff – strings
Harry Lookofsky – strings
Charles McCracken – strings
Jessy Levy – strings
Harry Lookofsky – violin
Matthew Raimondi – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
Luther Vandross – arranger, backing vocals
Dianne Sumler – backing vocals
David Lasley – backing vocals
Erin Dickins – backing vocals
Annie Sutton – backing vocals
Donny Beard – backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley – backing vocals
Leata Galloway – backing vocals
Ben Harney – backing vocals
Rhetta Hughes – backing vocals
Thomas Moore – backing vocals
Ula Hedwig – backing vocals
Sharon Redd – backing vocals
Ramona Stubblefield – backing vocals
Clifford Townsend – backing vocals
Revelation – backing vocals
Rosie – backing vocals
Gotham – backing vocals
Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor, backing vocals, remix
Marty Nelson – vocal arranger
Jack Malken – recording, remix engineer
Lew Hahn – recording, remix engineer
Jan Rathbun – engineer
Gerry Block – engineer assistant
Dave Wittman – engineer assistant
Richard Amsel – inner sleeve illustration
Michaele Vollbracht – shopping bag
Kenn Duncan – poster photography
Deborah Turbville – photography
Track listing:
Strangers in the Night – Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder
I Don’t Want the Night to End – Phoebe Snow
Mr. Rockefeller – Jerry Blatt, Bette Midler
Old Cape Cod – Claire Rothrock, Allan Jeffrey, Milton Yakus
Buckets of Rain – Bob Dylan
Love Says It’s Waiting – Nick Holmes
Shiver Me Timbers / Samedi et Vendredi – Tom Waits, Bette Midler, Moogy Klingman
On October 24, 1972, “CTI” label released “Free”, the third Airto Moreira studio album. It was recorded March – April 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Airto Moreira– vocals, percussion
Flora Purim– vocals
George Benson– guitar
Jay Berliner– guitar
Keith Jarrett– piano
Nelson Ayres – electric piano
Chick Corea– piano, electric piano
Ron Carter– double bass
Stanley Clarke– bass guitar
Joe Farrell– soprano saxophone, alto and bass flutes, piccolo
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 August 1974, “Atlantic” label released “AWB”, the second Average White Band studio album. It was recorded in 1974, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City and “Cand Criteria Sound Studios” in Miami, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Alan Gorrie– lead and co-lead vocals, backing vocals, bass, guitar
Hamish Stuart– lead and backing vocals, guitar, bass
Onnie McIntyre – guitar, backing vocals
Roger Ball– keyboards, alto and baritone saxophones, horns arrangements
Molly Duncan– tenor saxophone
Robbie McIntosh– drums, percussion
Ralph MacDonald– congas, percussion
Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
Randy Brecker, Marvin Stamm, Mel Davis – trumpet
Glenn Ferris– trombone
Ken Bichel– mellotron
Gene Paul- mixing, engineer
Lewis Hahn, Karl Richardson, Steve Klein, Ron Albert, Howard Albert, Jimmy Douglass, Bobby Warner – engineer
Arif Mardin– mixing
Dennis King – mastering
Alan Pariser – direction
Alan Gorrie – logo concept
Tim Bruckner – front cover drawing
Barry Feinstein- design, photography
Track listing:
You Got It – Roger Ball, Hamish Stuart, Alan Gorrie
Got the Love – Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Robbie McIntosh
Pick Up the Pieces – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Molly Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Robbie McIntosh, Ralph MacDonald
Person to Person – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball, Molly Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Robbie McIntosh, Ralph MacDonald
Work to Do – O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
Nothing You Can Do – Alan Gorrie, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball
Just Wanna Love You Tonight – Roger Ball, Alan Gorrie
In April 1987, “A&M” label released “Will Power”, the ninth Joe Jackson album. It was recorded in 1987, and was produced by Joe Jackson. “Will Power” was Jackson’s first experiment with classical music.
Personnel:
Joe Jackson – keyboards, percussion, orchestration, arrangements, mixing
Ed Roynesdal – Kurzweil K250 synthesizer, electric piano
Pat Rebillot- piano
Vinnie Zummo – guitar
Homer Mensch, John Miller, John Beal, Joe Tamosaitis – double bass
Anthony Jackson- bass guitar
Neil Jason- bass guitar
Gary Burke – drums
Sue Evans, Dave Carey, David Freidman – percussion
Tony Aiello – soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet
Chris Hunter – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Steve Slagle- soprano saxophone
Michael Parloff, Laura Conwesser, Andrew Lolya – flute, piccolo
Susan Trainer – piccolo
Roger Rosenberg, Ray Beckstein, Charles Russo, Dave Tofani- clarinet, bass clarinet
Henry Shuman – oboe
John Campo – bassoon
Paul Ingraham, Jerry Peel, Pohn Clark, Donal Corrado – French horns
Michael Morreale, Mel Davis- trumpet
Dave Taylor, Tom Malone- trombone
David Nadien- concertmaster, violin
Charles Libove, Barry Finclair, John Pintavalle, Jan Mullen, Marti Sweet, Arnold Eidus, Richard Sortomme, Matthew Raimondi, Marin Alsop, Gerald Tarack, Regis Iandorio, Joseph Rabushka, Lew Eley, Jean Ingraham, Marilyn Wright, Masako Yanagita, Al Rogers, Louanne Montesi, Richard Henrickson, David Davis – violin
Lamar Alsop, Ted Isreal, Maureen Gallagher, Carol Landon, Julian Barber, Harry Zaratzian, Sol Greitzer, Sue Pray, Jean Dane – violas
Charles McCracken, Richard Locker, Warren Lash, Seymour Barab, Jacqueline Mullen, Fred Zlotkin, Jean Leblanc, Diane Barrere, Alla Goldberg – cello
Andrew Zurcher – vocal
Paul Goodman, Michael Frondelli and Dennis Ferrante – recording
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