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Count Basie And His Orchestra: The Happiest Millionaire

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In November 1967, “Coliseum” label released “The Happiest Millionaire” (Count Basie Captures Walt Disney’s The Happiest Millionaire), album by Count Basie and His Orchestra. It was recorded in October 1967, at “A&R” in New York, and was produced by Teddy Reig.

Personnel:

  • Count Basie – piano
  • Bobby Plater – alto saxophone, flute
  • Marshal Royal – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
  • Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Gene Goe, Sam Noto – trumpet
  • Richard Boone, Harlan Floyd, Grover Mitchell – trombone
  • Bill Hughes – bass trombone
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Norman Keenan – bass
  • Louis Bellson – drums
  • Chico O’Farrill – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman.

  1. Detroit
  2. Strengthen the Dwelling
  3. I’ll Always be Irish
  4. Valentine Candy
  5. Bye-Yum-Pum-Pum
  6. Watch Your Footwork
  7. What’s Wrong with That
  8. Let’s Have a Drink on It
  9. Are We Dancing
  10. Fortuosity

The Kinks: Schoolboys In Disgrace

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On November 17, 1975, “RCA” label released “Schoolboys in Disgrace”, (The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace), the 15th Kinks (The) studio album, it was recorded August – October 1975, at “Konk” in London, and was produced by Ray Davies.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies – vocals, guitar, piano, arrangements
  • Dave Davies – vocals, lead guitar
  • John Gosling – keyboards
  • John Dalton – bass guitar
  • Mick Avory – drums
  • Alan Holmes – saxophones
  • Nick Newell – tenor saxophone
  • John Beecham – trombone
  • Pamela Travis – backing vocals
  • Debbie Doss – backing vocals
  • Shirley Roden – backing vocals
  • Roger Wake – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Colin Mickey Finn – front cover illustration
  • Chris Hopper – photography
  • Pat Doyle – art direction

Track listing:

All tracks are written by Ray Davies.

  1. Schooldays
  2. Jack the Idiot Dunce
  3. Education
  4. The First Time We Fall in Love
  5. I’m in Disgrace
  6. Headmaster
  7. The Hard Way
  8. The Last Assembly
  9. No More Looking Back
  10. Finale

Diana Ross & The Supremes: Love Child

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On November 13, 1968, “Motown” label released “Love Child”, the fifteenth Diana Ross & the Supremes studio album. It was recorded February – October 1968, and was produced by Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Marv Johnson, George Gordy, Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol.

Personnel:

  • Diana Ross – lead vocals
  • Mary Wilson – backing vocals
  • Cindy Birdsong – backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • Nickolas Ashford – backing vocals
  • Valerie Simpson – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
  • Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Love Child – Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson, Deke Richards
  2. Keep an Eye – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  3. How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone – Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson
  4. Does Your Mama Know About Me – Tom Baird, Tommy Chong
  5. Honey Bee (Keep on Stinging Me) – Janie Bradford, Debbie Dean, Deke Richards
  6. Some Things You Never Get Used To – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  7. He’s My Sunny Boy – Smokey Robinson
  8. You’ve Been So Wonderful to Me – Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story
  9. (Don’t Break These) Chains of Love – George Beauchamp, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  10. You Ain’t Livin’ Till You’re Lovin’ – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  11. I’ll Set You Free – Gwen Fuqua, B. Gordy, Ivy Jo Hunter, Renee Tener
  12. Can’t Shake It Loose – Sidney Barnes, George Clinton, Joanne Jackson, Rose Marie McCoy

Coleman Hawkins: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster

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In November 1959, “Verve” label released “Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster”, the 14th Coleman Hawkins album. It was recorded in October 1957, in Los Angeles.

Personnel:

  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums

Track listing:

  1. Blues for Yolande – Coleman Hawkins
  2. It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. La Rosita – Paul Dupont, Allan Stuart
  4. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  5. Prisoner of Love – Russ Columbo, Clarence Gaskill, Leo Robin
  6. Tangerine – Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
  7. Shine On, Harvest Moon – Jack Norworth, Nora Bayes

The Who: Ready Steady Who

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On November 11, 1966, “Reaction” label released “Ready Steady Who”, the first Who (The) EP. It was recorded February – October 1966, at “IBC”, “Olympic” and “Pye” in London, and was produced by Kit Lambert, John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Roger Daltrey.

Personnel:

  • Roger Daltrey – vocals
  • Pete Townshend – vocals, electric guitar
  • John Entwistle – vocals, bass
  • Keith Moon – vocals, drums

Track listing:

  1. Disguises – Pete Townshend
  2. Circles – Pete Townshend
  3. Batman – Neal Hefti (erroneously credited to Jan Berry, Don Altfeld, Fred Weider)
  4. Bucket ‘T’ – Don Altfeld, Roger Christian, Dean Torrence
  5. Barbara Ann – Fred Fassert

Stan Getz And J. J. Johnson: Stan Gets And J. J. Johnson At The Opera House

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In November 1957, “Verve” label released “Stan Getz and J.J. Johnson at the Opera House”, album by Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson. It was recorded September – October 1957, in Chicago and Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz. “Verve” released two different versions of the same material, recorded by the same musicians, one recording was mono and the other was stereo.

Personnel:

  • Stan Getz – tenor saxophone
  • J.J. Johnson – trombone
  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Connie Kay – drums

Track listing:

Mono recording

  1. Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
  2. My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
  4. Yesterdays – Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach
  5. It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  6. Blues In the Closet – Oscar Pettiford

Stereo recording

  1. Billie’s Bounce – Charlie Parker
  2. My Funny Valentine – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  3. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Wolfe Kahn
  4. It Never Entered My Mind – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  5. Blues In the Closet – Oscar Pettiford

Randy Weston: Jazz à la Bohemia

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In November 1956, “Riverside” label released “Jazz à la Bohemia”, the sixth Randy Weston album. It was recorded in October 1956, at “Café Bohemia” in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews and Bill Grauer.

Personnel:

  • Randy Weston – piano
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
  • Al Dreares – drums
  • Ray Fowler – engineer
  • Paul Bacon – design
  • Paul Weller – cover photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Theme: Solemn Meditation – Sam Gill
  2. Just a Riff – Sid Catlett
  3. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  4. Once in a While – Michael Edwards, Bud Green
  5. Hold ‘Em Joe – traditional
  6. It’s All Right with Me – Cole Porter
  7. Chessman’s Delight – Randy Weston
  8. Theme: Solemn Meditation – Sam Gill

The Monkees: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. 

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On November 6, 1967, “Colgems” label released “Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.”, the fourth Monkees (The) album. It was recorded April – October 1967, at “RCA Victor” in Hollywood, “RCA Victor” in New York, “Western Recorders No. 1” in Hollywood, “American Recording Company” in Studio City, “United Recorders A” in Hollywood, and was produced by Chip Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Michael Nesmith – lead and backing vocals, guitar, shaker, acoustic and electric guitar, tremolo electric guitar, percussion
  • Micky Dolenz – lead and backing vocals, harmony vocals, percussion, drums, Moog synthesizer, intro chatter
  • Davy Jones – lead and backing vocals, percussion, tambourine, intro chatter
  • Peter Tork – lead and backing vocals, spoken word, organ, keyboards, piano
  • Chip Douglas – acoustic guitar, nylon-string guitar, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Eddie Hoh – drums, percussion, claves
  • Kim Capli – guitar, piano, bass guitar, drums, shaker, cowbell, claves, other percussion
  • Doug Dillard – banjo 
  • Bill Chadwick – acoustic guitar
  • Bob Rafelson – piano intro
  • Bill Martin – intro chatter
  • Charlie Rockett – intro chatter
  • Paul Beaver – Moog synthesizer
  • Jim Horn – baritone sax
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Al Porcino – trumpet
  • Manny Stevens – trumpet
  • Dick Noel – trombone
  • Dick Leith – bass trombone
  • Philip Teele – bass trombone
  • Bobby Knight – bass trombone
  • Ted Nash – reeds, winds
  • Tom Scott – reeds, winds
  • Bud Shank – reeds, winds
  • Vincent DeRosa – French horn
  • Ollie Mitchell – flugelhorn
  • Anthony Terran – flugelhorn
  • Leonard Atkins – violin
  • Arnold Belnick – violin
  • Nathan Kaproff – violin
  • Wilbert Nuttycombe – violin
  • Jerome Reisler – violin
  • Darrel Terwilliger – violin
  • Edgar Lustgarten – cello

Track listing:

  1. Salesman – Craig Vincent Smith
  2. She Hangs Out – Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  3. The Door into Summer – Chip Douglas, Bill Martin
  4. Love Is Only Sleeping – Barry Mann, Cynthia Well
  5. Cuddly Toy – Harry Nilsson
  6. Words – Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart
  7. Hard to Believe – Davy Jones, Kim Capli, Eddie Brick, Charlie Rockett
  8. What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round? – Michael Martin Murphey, Owen Castleman
  9. Peter Percival Patterson’s Pet Pig Porky – Peter Tork
  10. Pleasant Valley Sunday – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  11. Daily Nightly – Michael Nesmith
  12. Don’t Call on Me – Michael Nesmith, John London

Tages: Same

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On November 3, 1965, “Platina” label released the self-titled, debut Tages studio album. It was recorded August – October 1965, at “EMI Studios” in Stockholm, and was produced by Anders Henriksson.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Blom – vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Danne Larsson – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Göran Lagerberg – vocals, bass guitar
  • Anders Töpel – vocals, lead guitar
  • Freddie Skantze – drums, percussion
  • Anders Henriksson – piano, engineer
  • Björn Norén – engineer
  • Hans Sidén – illustrations, layout, liner notes
  • Peter Knopp – cover photography

Track listing:

  1. Bloodhound – Larry Bright
  2. Everybody Loves a Lover – Robert Allen, Richard Adler
  3. Dimples – John Lee Hooker, James Bracken
  4. I Got My Mojo Working – McKinley Morganfield
  5. Naggin – Jerry West, Jimmy Anderson
  6. Sleep Little Girl – Tommy Blom
  7. The One for You – Danne Larsson
  8. Seventh Son – Willie Dixon
  9. I’ll Go Crazy – James Brown
  10. Cathy’s Clown – Don Everly
  11. Doctor Feel-Good – Curtis Smith
  12. Stand By Me – Dean Beard, Ray Doggert, Slim Willet

Mundell Lowe: The Mundell Lowe Quartet

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In November 1955, “Riverside” label released “The Mundell Lowe Quartet”, the debut Mundell Lowe album. It was recorded August – October 1955, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Mundell Lowe – guitar
  • Dick Hyman – piano, organ, celesta
  • Trigger Alpert – bass
  • Ed Shaughnessy – drums

Track listing:

  1. Will You Still Be Mine – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  2. I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan – Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz
  3. I’ll Never Be the Same – Gus Kahn, Matty <alneck, Frank Signorelli
  4. All of You – Cole Porter
  5. Yes Sir, That’s My Baby – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
  6. The Night We Called It a Day – Matt Dennis, Tom Adair
  7. Bach Revisited – Dick Garcia, Muncell Lowe
  8. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  9. Far from Vanilla – Mundell Lowe