Tag Archives: October 1970

Dizzy Reece: From In To Out

In November 1970, “Futura” label released “From in to Out”, the eleventh Dizzy Reece album. It was recorded in October 1970, in Paris.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Reece – trumpet
  • John Gilmore – tenor saxophone
  • Siegfried Kessler – piano
  • Patrice Caratini – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Dizzy Reece.

  1. Communion/Contact
  2. Krisis/Summit

John Mayall: USA Union

In October 1970, “Polydor” label released “USA Union”, the ninth John Mayall album. It was recorded in July 1970 at “Larrabee Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by John Mayall.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Harvey Mandel – guitar
  • Larry Taylor – bass
  • Don “Sugarcane” Harris – violin
  • John Judnich – engineer
  • Bob Gordon – photography
  • Tapani Tapanainen – photography
  • Nancy Throckmorton – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayall

  1. Nature’s Disappearing
  2. You Must Be Crazy
  3. Night Flyer
  4. Off the Road
  5. Possessive Emotions
  6. Where Did My Legs Go
  7. Took the Car
  8. Crying
  9. My Pretty Girl
  10. Deep Blue Sea

UFO: UFO 1

In October 1970, “Beacon” label released “UFO 1”, the debut UFO studio album. It was recorded in July 1970, at “Jackson Studios” in Rickmansworth, Herts, England, and was produced by Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett and Milton Samuel.

Personnel:

  • Phil Mogg – vocals
  • Mick Bolton – guitar
  • Pete Way – bass
  • Andy Parker – drums
  • Milton Samuel – executive producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Way, Phil Mogg, Andy Parker and Mick Bolton, except where noted.

  1. Unidentified Flying Object
  2. Boogie for George
  3. C’mon Everybody – Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart
  4. Shake It
  5. (Come Away) Melinda – Fred Hellerman, Frank Minkoff
  6. Timothy
  7. Follow You Home – Pete Way
  8. Treacle People – Mick Bolton
  9. Who Do You Love – Ellas Mcdaniel (Bo Diddley)
  10. Evil – Pete Way

Louis Armstrong: Louis ‘Country & Western Armstrong

In October 1970, “Avco Embassy Records” label released “Louis ‘Country & Western’ Armstrong”, the last album of recorded music by Louis Armstrong. It was recorded at “Nola Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Louis Armstrong – vocals
  • Jack Eubanks – guitar
  • Stu Basore – steel guitar
  • Billie Grammer – rhythm guitar
  • Larry Butler – piano
  • Henry Strzelecki – double bass
  • Willie Ackerman – drums

Track listing:

  1. Miller’s Cave – Jack Clement
  2. Almost Persuaded – Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton
  3. Running Bear – J.P. Richardson
  4. Get Together – Chet Powers
  5. Crystal Chandeliers – Ted Harris
  6. You Can Have Her – Bill Cook
  7. The Easy Part’s Over – Bill Rice, Jerry Foster
  8. Black Cloud – Bill Brock
  9. Why Did Mrs. Murphy Leave Town – Jack Clement
  10. Wolverton Mountain – Claude King, Merle Kilgore
  11. Ramblin’ Rose – Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman
  12. Crazy Arms – Charles Sales, Ralph Mooney

Tom Rush: Wrong End Of The Rainbow

In October 1970, “Columbia” label released “Wrong End of the Rainbow”, the ninth Tom Rush album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by David Briggs.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rush – lead vocal, guitar
  • Trevor Veitch – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, dobro, mandocello, dulcimer
  • David Bromberg – pedal steel guitar
  • John Locke – organ, piano 
  • Erik Robertson – organ, piano
  • Brent Titcomb – harmonica
  • Bob Boucher – bass
  • Dave Lewis – drums, percussion
  • Paul Armin – violin, viola
  • Ed Freeman – arrangements
  • Jim Reeves – engineer
  • Bob Cato – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Wrong End of the Rainbow – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  2. Biloxi – Jesse Winchester
  3. Merrimack County – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  4. Riding on a Railroad – James Taylor
  5. Paddy West – arranged by Tom Rush
  6. Came to See Me Yesterday in the Merry Month of – Ray O’Sullivan
  7. Starlight – Tom Rush
  8. Sweet Baby James – James Taylor
  9. Rotunda – Tom Rush, Trevor Veitch
  10. Jazzman – Edward Mark Holstein
  11. Gnostic Serenade – William Hawkins

Pharoah Sanders: Deaf Dumb Blind

In October 1970, “Impulse!” released “Deaf Dumb Blind (Summun Bukmun Umyun)”, the fifth Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded in July 1970, at “A & R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Pharoah Sanders – soprano saxophone, cow horn, bells, tritone whistle, cowbells, wood flute, thumb piano, percussion
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet, maracas, yodeling, percussion
  • Gary Bartz – alto saxophone, bells, cowbell, shakers, percussion
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – piano, cowbell, thumb piano, percussion
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Clifford Jarvis – drums
  • Nat Bettis – xylophone, yodeling, African percussion
  • Anthony Wiles – conga drum, African percussion
  • Dave Green – engineer
  • Dixon Van Winkle – engineer
  • Wallace Caldwell – design
  • Jameelah Ali – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Summun, Bukmun, Umyun – Pharoah Sanders
  2. Let Us Go into The House of The Lord – arranged by Lonnie Liston Smith

Jackie McLean: Damon’s Dance

In October 1970, “Blue Note” label released “Demon’s Dance”, the 38th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in December 1967, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wollf.

Personnel:

  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • LaMont Johnson – piano
  • Scotty Holt – bass
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Mati Klarwein – artwork
  • Bob Venosa – design
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Jackie McLean, except where noted.

  1. Demon’s Dance
  2. Toyland – Cal Massey
  3. Boo Ann’s Grand – Woody Shaw
  4. Sweet Love of Mine – Woody Shaw
  5. Floogeh
  6. Message From Trane – Cal Massey

Big Brother and the Holding Company: Be a Brother

In October 1970, “Columbia” label released “Be a Brother”, the third Big Brother and the Holding Company album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Nick Gravenites.

Personnel:

  • Nick Gravenites – lead and backing vocals
  • Sam Andrew – guitar, lead and backing vocals
  • David Schallock – guitar, backing vocals
  • Peter Albin – guitar
  • James Gurley – bass, guitar
  • David Getz – drums, piano
  • Kathi McDonald – vocals
  • Richard Greene – violin
  • Mike Finnigan – keyboard
  • Tower of Power – horn section
  • Ira Kamin
  • Mark Naftalin
  • David Brown, Jerry Hochman, Sy Mitchell – engineer
  • John Van Hamersveld – design concept
  • Bob Seidemann – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Keep On – Sam Andrew , Peter Albin, David Getz, James Gurley, David Schallock
  2. Joseph’s Coat – Nick Gravenites, John Cipollina
  3. Home on the Strange – Peter Albin, Sam Andrew
  4. Someday – Sam Andrew
  5. Heartache People – Nick Gravenites
  6. Sunshine Baby – Sam Andrew, Peter Albin, David Getz, James Gurley, David Shallock
  7. Mr. Natural – Sam Andrew
  8. Funkie Jim – Sam Andrew, Peter Albin, David Getz, James Gurley, David Shallock, Nick Gravenites
  9. I’ll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle – Nick Gravenites
  10. Be a Brother – Nick Gravenites

The Incredible String Band: U

In October 1970, “Elektra” label released “U”, the seventh Incredible String Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in May 1970, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Mike Heron – vocal, guitar, mandolin, bass, piano, organ, sitar
  • Robin Williamson – vocal, guitar, 12-string guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle, flute, Jew’s harp, shanai, gimbri, soondri, clay drums. Washboard, Greg Heat’s voice sitar
  • Rose Simpson – guitar, table
  • Peter Grant – banjo
  • Licorice McKechnie – vocal, guitar, drums, spoons
  • Janet Shankman – vocal, harpsichord
  • Rose Simpson – vocal, bass
  • Mal and Malcolm – vocals
  • Tom Constanten – arranger

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Robin Williamson except where noted.

  1. El Wool Suite – Mike Heron
  2. The Juggler’s Song
  3. Time
  4. Bad Sadie Lee – Janet Shankman
  5. Queen of Love
  6. Partial Belated Overture – Mike Heron
  7. Light in Time of Darkness / Glad to See You – Mike Heron
  8. Walking Along with You – Mike Heron
  9. Hirem Pawnitof / Fairies’ Hornpipe – traditional, arranged by Mike Heron
  10. Bridge Theme – Mike Heron
  11. Bridge Song – Mike Heron
  12. Astral Plane Theme
  13. Invocation
  14. Robot Blues
  15. Puppet Song
  16. Cutting the Strings
  17. I Know You – Licorice McKechnie
  18. Rainbow – Mike Heron

Arlo Guthrie: Washington County

In October 1970, “Reprise” label released “Washington County”, the third Arlo Guthrie studio album. It was recorded in August 1970, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and John Pilla.

Personnel:

  • Arlo Guthrie – vocals, banjo, guitar, piano, autoharp, harp
  • Ry Cooder – bottleneck guitar
  • John Pilla – guitar, autoharp, harmony vocals
  • Clarence White – electric guitar
  • Doug Dillard – banjo
  • Hoyt Axton – vocals, bass
  • Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
  • Gary Walters – bass guitar
  • Richie Hayward – drums
  • Barry Feldman – executive producer
  • Van Dyke Parks – co-producer

Track listing:

All tracks by Arlo Guthrie, except where noted.

  1. Introduction
  2. Fencepost Blues
  3. Gabriel’s Mother’s Hiway Ballad #16 Blues
  4. Washington County
  5. Valley to Pray – Doc Coutson, John Pilla, Arlo Guthrie
  6. Lay Down Little Doggies – Woody Guthrie
  7. I Could Be Singing
  8. If You Would Just Drop By
  9. Percy’s Song – Bob Dylan
  10. I Want to Be Around