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Sonny Rollins: Horn Culture

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In November 1973, “Milestone” label released “Horn Culture”, the 29th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded April – June 1973, in New York City and Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Walter Davis Jr. – piano, electric piano
  • Yoshiaki Masuo – guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw – electric bass
  • David Lee – drums
  • Mtume – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Pictures in the Reflection of a Golden Horn
  2. Sais – Mtume
  3. Notes for Eddie
  4. God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
  5. Love Man
  6. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham

Bobby Hutcherson: Head On

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In November 1971, “Blue Note” label released “Head On”, the 14th Bobby Hutcherson album. It was recorded in July 1971, at “Poppi Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by George Butler.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Hutcherson – vibes, marimba
  • Todd Cochran – piano, arrangements
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • George Bohanon, Louis Spears – trombone
  • Willie Ruff – French horn
  • Fred Jackson, Jr. – piccolo
  • Delbert Hill, Charles Owens, Herman Riley, Ernie Watts – reeds
  • William Henderson – electric piano
  • Reggie Johnson, James Leary III – bass
  • Leon “Ndugu” Chancler, Nesbert “Stix” Hooper, Woody Theus – drums
  • Warren Bryant – congas, bongos
  • Donald Smith – vocals
  • Rick Pekkoven – engineer
  • Rudy Van Gelder – remix
  • Colman Andrews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. At the Source: Ashes & Rust/Eucalyptus/Obsidian – Todd Cochran
  2. Many Thousands Gone – Todd Cochran
  3. Mtume – Bobby Hutcherson
  4. Clockwork of the Spirits – Todd Cochran

Mtume: Kiss The World Goodbye

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In November 1978, “Epic” label released “Kiss This World Goodbye”, the debut Mtume album. It was recorded in 1978, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas.

Personnel:

  • James Mtume – lead and backing vocals, congas, percussion
  • Tawatha Agee – lead and backing vocals
  • Reggie Lucas – guitar
  • Hubert Eaves III – keyboards
  • Basil Fearrington – bass
  • Howard King – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Reggie Lucas and James Mtume, except where noted.

  1. Theme (for the People) opening – Tawatha Agee, Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
  2. Just Funnin’ – Howard King, Reggie Lucas, James Mtume
  3. Kiss This World Goodbye
  4. Insert
  5. The Closer I Get to You
  6. Love Lock
  7. Funky Constellation
  8. Closer to the End
  9. Metal Flake Mind
  10. Phase I – James Mtume (subtitled 40 Seconds dedicated to all Conga Players)
  11. Day of the Reggin
  12. This Is Your World
  13. Theme (for the People) exit – Tawatha Agee, Reggie Lucas, James Mtume

Reggie Lucas

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On May 19, 2018, Reginald Grant Lucas aka Reggie Lucas died aged 65. He was songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer. As musician he has recorded and performed with Miles Davis, Carlos Garnett, Babatunde Olatunji, Norman Connors, Flora Purim, Lonnie Liston Smith, Hubert Eaves, Roberta Flack, Urszula Dudziak, James Mtume, Gary Bartz, Zbigniew Seifert, John Lee, Gerry Brown and Masabumi Kikuchi. As producer Lucas worked with Madonna, Mtume, Models, Randy Crawford, Rebbie Jackson, Bunny DeBarge, The Four Tops, John Adams, The Weather Girls, Elisa Fiorillo and Nick Scotti. In 1981, Lucas and James Mtume won a “Grammy Award” for “Best R&B Song” for their composition “Never Knew Love Like This Before”, which was performed by Stephanie Mills. As leader, Lucas has recorded two albums.

Miles Davis: Get Up With It

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On November 22, 1974, “Columbia” label released Miles Davis album “Get Up with It”.  It was recorded 1970 – 1974, at the “Columbia Studios E and B” in New York, and was produced by Teo Macero.

Personnel:

  • Miles Davis— electric trumpet with wah-wah, organ
  • Dave Liebman— alto flute
  • Pete Cosey— electric guitar
  • Reggie Lucas— electric guitar
  • Dominique Gaumont— electric guitar
  • Cornell Dupree— electric guitar
  • John McLaughlin— electric guitar
  • Khalil Balakrishna— electric sitar
  • Keith Jarrett— electric piano
  • Cedric Lawson— Fender rhodes, electric piano
  • Herbie Hancock— clavinet
  • Lester Chambers— harmonica
  • Michael Henderson— bass guitar
  • Al Foster— drums
  • Bernard Purdie— drums
  • Billy Cobham— drums
  • Airto Moreira— percussion,
  • James Mtume— percussion
  • Badal Roy— tabla
  • John Stubblefield— soprano saxophone
  • Carlos Garnett— soprano saxophone
  • Steve Grossman— soprano saxophone
  • Sonny Fortune— flute
  • Wade Marcus— brass arrangement
  • Billy Jackson — rhythm arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Miles Davis.

  1. He Loved Him Madly
  2. Maiysha
  3. Honky Tonk
  4. Rated X
  5. Calypso Frelimo
  6. Red China Blues
  7. Mtume
  8. Billy Preston