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The Small Faces: There Are But Four Small Faces

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In February 1968, “Immediate Records” label released “There Are but Four Small Faces”, the third Small Faces (The) album. It was recorded October 1966 – November 1967, at “Olympic” in London, and was produced by Steve Marriot and Ronnie Lane.

Personnel:

  • Steve Marriott – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, guitars, piano, arrangements
  • Ian McLagan – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, arrangements
  • Ronnie Lane – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, bass guitar, arrangements
  • Kenney Jones – drums, percussion, arrangements
  • P.P. Arnold – backing vocals

 Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, except where noted.

  1. Itchycoo Park
  2. Talk to You
  3. Up the Wooden Hills – Ian McLagan
  4. My Way of Giving
  5. I’m Only Dreaming
  6. I Feel Much Better – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan
  7. I’m Soldier
  8. Get Yourself Together
  9. Show Me the Way
  10. Here Come the Nice
  11. Green Circles – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Michael O’Sullivan
  12. (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me?

Kiss: Same

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On February 18, 1974, “Casablanca” label released the self-titled, debut Kiss album. It was recorded October – November 1973, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise.

Personnel:

  • Ace Frehley – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
  • Peter Criss – vocals, drums
  • Bruce Foster – acoustic piano, additional guitar
  • Warren Dewey – fire engine, engineer
  • Joe Brescio – mastering
  • Robert Lockart – art director, design
  • Joel Brodsky – photography

Track listing:

  1. Strutter – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons
  2. Nothin’ to Lose – Gene Simmons
  3. Firehouse – Paul Stanley
  4. Cold Gin – Ace Frehley
  5. Let Me Know – Paul Stanley
  6. Kissin’ Time – Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
  7. Deuce – Gene Simmons
  8. Love Theme from Kiss – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley
  9. 100.000 Years – Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons
  10. Black Diamond – Paul Stanley

McCoy Tyner: Reaching Fourth

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In February 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Reaching Fourth”, the second McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Henry Grimes – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • Robert Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Bob Ghiraldini – photography
  • Dan Morgenstern – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Reaching Fourth – McCoy Tyner
  2. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  3. Theme for Ernie – Fred Lacey
  4. Blues Back – McCoy Tyner
  5. Old Devil Moon (from Finian’s Rainbow) – Yip Harburg, Burton Lane
  6. Have You Met Miss Jones? (from I’d Rather Be Right) – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Oliver Nelson: Afro/American Sketches

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In February 1962, “Prestige” label released “Afro/American Sketches”, the ninth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded September – November 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson – arranger, alto and tenor saxophone, liner notes
  • Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Bob Ashton – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute
  • Joe Newman, Clyde Reasinger, Jerry Kail, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder – trumpet
  • Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Urbie Green, Britt Woodman, Melba Liston – trombone
  • Ray Alonge, Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins – French horn
  • Don Butterfield – tuba
  • Peter Makas, Charles McCracken – violoncello
  • Patti Bown – piano
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas, bongos
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Edmond Edwards – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson.

  1. Message
  2. Jungleaire
  3. Emancipation Blues
  4. There’s a Yearnin’
  5. Going Up North
  6. Disillusioned
  7. Freedom Dance

Quincy Jones: Quintessence

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In February 1962, “Impulse!” label released “The Quintessence”, album by Quincy Jones and his Orchestra album (the eleventh Quincy Jones album overall). It was recorded November – December 1961, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Phil Woods, Oliver Nelson, Eric Dixon, Frank Wess, Jerome Richardson – saxophone
  • Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Freddie Hubbard, Al Derisi, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Thad Jones, Jerome Kail, Clyde Reasinger, Clark Terry – trumpet
  • Billy Byers, Curtis Fuller, Thomas Mitchell, Melba Liston, Billy Byers, Paul Faulise, Rodney Levitt – trombone
  • Julius Watkins, James Buffington, Earl Chapin, Ray Alonge – French horn
  • Harvey Phillips – tuba
  • Gloria Agostini – harp
  • Patricia Bown – piano
  • Bobby Scott – piano
  • George Catlett – bass
  • Milt Hinton – bass
  • James Johnson – drums
  • Bill English – drums
  • Stu Martin – drums
  • Frank Abbey – engineer
  • Bob Arnold – engineer
  • Robert Flynn – design
  • Pete Turner – cover photography
  • Jack Bradley – liner photography
  • Lena Horn – liner notes
  • Lennie Hayton – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. The Quintessence – Quincy Jones
  2. Robot Portrait – Billy Byers
  3. Little Karen – Benny Golson
  4. Straight, No Chaser – Thelonious Monk
  5. For Lena and Lennie – Quincy Jones
  6. Hard Sock Dance – Quincy Jones
  7. Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
  8. The Twitch – Billy Byers

Stiff Little Fingers: Inflammable Material

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On February 2, 1979, “Rough Trade” label released “Inflammable Material”, the debut Stiff Little Fingers studio album. It was recorded May – November 1978, at “Spaceward Studios” in Cambridge, “Island Studios” in London, and was produced by Geoff Travis, Mayo Thompson, Doug Bennett and Ed Hollis.

Personnel:

  • Jake Burns – vocals, guitar
  • Henry Cluney – vocals, guitar
  • Ali McMordie – vocals, bass
  • Brian Faloon – drums
  • Andy Kelly – bassoon 
  • Mike Kemp – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Jake Burns and Gordon Ogilvie, except where noted.

  1. Suspect Device
  2. State of Emergency – Jake Burns
  3. Here We Are Nowhere – Henry Cluney
  4. Wasted Life – Jake Burns
  5. No More of That – Henry Cluney
  6. Barbed Wire Love
  7. White Noise
  8. Breakout – Jake Burns
  9. Law and Order
  10. Rough Trade
  11. Johnny Was – Bob Marley
  12. Alternative Ulster
  13. Closed Groove

Split Enz: True Colours

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On January 21, 1980, “Mushroom” label released “True Colours”, the sixth Split Enz studio album. It was recorded June – November 1979, at “Armstrong Studios” in Melbourne, and was produced by David Tickle.

Personnel:

  • Tim Finn – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Neil Finn – vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Rayner – keyboards
  • Nigel Griggs – bass guitar
  • Malcolm Green – drums
  • Noel Crombie – vocals, percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Finn, except where noted.

  1. Shark Attack
  2. I Got You – Neil Finn
  3. What’s the matter with You – Neil Finn
  4. Double Happy – Eddie Rayner
  5. I Wouldn’t Dream of It
  6. I Hope I Never
  7. Nobody Takes Me Seriously
  8. Missing Person – Neil Finn
  9. Poor Boy
  10. How Can I Resists Her
  11. The Choral Sea – Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Noel Crombie, Malcolm Green, Nigel Griggs, Eddie Rayner

Rufus: Ask Rufus

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On January 19, 1977, “ABC” label released “Ask Rufus”, the fifth Rufus studio album. It was recorded June – November 1976, at “Kendun Recorders” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, David Wolinski, Kevin Murphy, Bobby Watson and André Fischer. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 499 in its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Chaka Khan – lead and backing vocals
  • Tony Maiden – guitar, backing vocals
  • Kevin Murphy – keyboards, backing vocals
  • David “Hawk” Wolinski – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Bobby Watson – bass, backing vocals
  • André Fischer – drums, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Wood – guitar
  • Milt Holland – percussion
  • Clare Fischer – string arrangements, conductor
  • Charles Garnett, Tony Maiden – horn arrangements
  • Gary Starr – engineer
  • Michael Schuman – engineer assistant
  • Brett Lopez – photography

Track listing:

  1. At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) – Tony Maiden, Lalomie Washburn
  2. Close the Door – David Wolinski, Bobby Watson, Chaka Khan, André Fischer
  3. Slow Screw Against the Wall / A Flat Fry (Medley: Instrumental Interlude) – David Wolinski, Bobby Watson
  4. Earth Song – Tony Maiden, Traude Sapik, Chala Khan
  5. Everlasting Love – Kevin Murphy, David Wolinski, Dennis Belfield
  6. Hollywood – David Wolinski, André Fischer
  7. Magic in Your Eyes – Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden
  8. Better Days – Richard Holland, Chaka Khan
  9. Egyptian Song – David Wolinski, Chaka Khan

Steve Kuhn & Gary McFarland: The October Suite

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In January 1967, “Impulse!” label released “The October Suite”, album by Steve Kuhn and Gary McFarland (twelve Gary McFarland album). It was recorded October – November 1966, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gary McFarland – arranger, conductor
  • Steve Kuhn – piano
  • Isadore Cohen, Matthew Raimondi – violin
  • Al Brown – viola
  • Charles McCracken – cello
  • Don Ashworth, Joe Firrantello (aka Joe Farrell), Irving Horowitz, Gerald Sanfino – woodwinds
  • Corky Hale – harp
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Marty Morell – drums
  • Phile Ramone – engineer
  • Sam Feldman – lacquer cut
  • Robert Flynn – cover design
  • Joe Lebow – liner design
  • Charles Stewart – cover photography
  • Jack Bradley – liner photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gary McFarland.

  1. Remember When
  2. St. Tropez Shuffle
  3. One I Could Have Loved
  4. Traffic Patterns
  5. Childhood Dreams
  6. Open Highway

John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads

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In January 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Ballads”, album by John Coltrane Quartet. It was recorded December 1961, September – November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Jim Marshall – photography

Track listing:

  1. Say It (Over and Over Again) – Jimmy McHugh
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene DePaul
  3. Too Young to Go Steady – Jimmy McHugh
  4. All or Nothing at All – Arthur Altman
  5. I Wish I Knew – Harry Warren
  6. What’s New? – Bob Haggart
  7. It’s Easy to Remember – Richard Rodgers
  8. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Jimmy Van Heusen