In August 1963, “Prestige” label released “The Soul Is Willing”, the 18th Shirley Scott album. It was recorded in January 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
On July 21, 1998, “Laserlight” label released “Joe’s Blues”, the 65th Joe Pass album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Radio recorders” in Hollywood, and was released posthumously in 1998.
Personnel:
Joe Pass – guitar
Herb Ellis – guitar
Monty Budwig – bass
Colin Bailey – drums
Adam Ross – liner notes
Track listing:
Alexander’s Ragtime Band – Irving Berlin
Look for the Silver Lining – Jerome Kern, Buddy DeSylva
Joe’s Blues – Joe Pass
Georgia – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
When You’re Smiling – Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin
The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
What Have They Done to My Song, Ma – Melanie Safka
You Stepped Out of a Dream – Herb Nacio Brown, Gus Kahn
Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
On July 16, 1973, “RCA” label released “Elvis”, the eighteenth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded in March 1971 and March 1972, at “RCA” in Hollywood, “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis.
Personnel:
Elvis Presley – lead vocals, piano
James Burton – lead guitar
Joe Esposito – guitar, percussion
John Wilkinson – rhythm guitar
Chip Young – rhythm guitar
Charlie Hodge – rhythm guitar
Glen D. Hardin – piano, string arrangements
David Briggs – piano
Charlie McCoy – harmonica
Emory Gordy Jr. – bass
Norbert Putnam – bass
Jerry Scheff – bass
Kenneth A. Buttrey – drums
Jerry Carrigan – drums
Ron Tutt – drums
J. D. Sumner – vocals
The Sweet Inspirations – backing vocals
The Nashville Edition – backing vocals
Joe Babcock – backing vocals
Dolores Edgin – backing vocals
Ginger Holladay – backing vocals
The Imperials Quartet – backing vocals
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
June Page – backing vocals
Temple Riser – backing vocals
Hurshel Wiginton – backing vocals
Mary Holliday – backing vocals
Kathy Westmoreland – backing vocals
Joe Guercio – conductor
Track listing:
Fool – James Last, Carl Sigman
Where Do I Go from Here – Paul Williams
Love Me, Love the Life I Lead – Roger Greenaway, Tony Macaulay
It’s Still Here – Ivory Joe Hunter
It’s Impossible – Armando Manzanero, Sid Wayne
(That’s What You Get) For Lovin’ Me – Gordon Lightfoot
Padre – Jacques Larue, Paul Francis Webster, Alain Romans
I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen – Thomas Paine Westendorf
In July 1970, “Impulse!” label released “For Losers”, the 17th Archie Shepp album. It was recorded in September 1968, February – August 1969, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Ed Michel.
Personnel:
Archie Shepp – soprano and tenor saxophone, liner notes
Robin Kenyatta – alto saxophone, flute
James Spaulding- alto saxophone
Clarence Sharpe – alto saxophone
Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone, flute
Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
Martin Banks – trumpet, flugelhorn
Jimmy Owens – trumpet
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Matthew Gee – trombone
Grachan Moncur III – trombone
Leon Thomas – vocals
China-Lin Sharpe – vocals
Cedar Walton – piano
Andrew Bey – piano
Dave Burrell – organ
Wally Richardson – guitar
Bert Payne – guitar
Wilbur Ware – bass
Albert Winston – electric bass, bass
Bob Bushnell – electric bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Beaver Harris – drums
Joe Chambers – drums
Tasha Thomas, Doris Troy – backing vocals
George Whiteman – design
Chuck Stewart – photography
Bob Thiele, Ed Michel – supervision
Track listing:
All tracks by Archie Shepp, except where noted.
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I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
In July 1966, “Cadet” label released “Rhapsody”, the 21st Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in December 1965, at “Nola Studios” in New York, and was produced by Dick LaPalm and Ahmad Jamal.
Personnel:
Ahmad Jamal – piano, arrangements
Jamil Nasser – bass
Vernel Fournier – drums
Unnamed fifteen-piece orchestra
Joe Kennedy – string arrangements
Track listing:
I Hear a Rhapsody – Dick Gasparre, George Fragos, Jack Baker
This Could Be the Start of Something – Steve Allen
Then I’ll Be Tired Of You – Arthur Schwartz, E. Y. Harburg
Effendi – McCoy Tyner
Invitation – Bronisław Kaper, Paul Francis Webster
The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
In June 1962, “Verve” label released “Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra”, the 22nd Johnny Hodges album. It was recorded in December 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Billy Strayhorn – arrangements, conductor
Russell Procope – alto saxophone, reeds, clarinet
Jimmy Hamilton – tenor saxophone, reeds
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone, reeds
Harry Carney – baritone saxophone, reeds, bass clarinet
Bill Berry – trumpet
Cat Anderson – trumpet
Ed Mullens – trumpet
Shorty Baker – trumpet
Howard McGhee – trumpet
Lawrence Brown – trombone
Quentin Jackson – trombone
Chuck Connors – bass trombone
Jimmy Jones – piano
Aaron Bell – bass
Sam Woodyard – drums
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Stanley Dance – liner notes
Charles Stewart – cover photography
Track listing:
Don’t Get Around Much Any More – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
I’ve Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
Gal from Joe’s – Duke Ellington, Irving Mills
Your Love has Faded – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington
I’m Just a Lucky So and So – Duke Ellington, Mack David
Jeep’s Blues – Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
Day Dream – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, John Latouche
On May 14, 1968, “Philly Groove Records” label released “La La Means I Love You”, the debut Delfonics (The) album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Stan Watson and Thom Bell.
Personnel:
Wilbert Hart – vocal
William Hart – vocal
Randy Cain – vocal
Norman Harris – guitar
Robert DiNardo – guitar
Cliff Jackson – piano
Ron Baker – bass
Vincent Montana Jr, – percussion
George Harper – saxophone
Anthony Sinagoga, Carter Daviel, Dane Coll, Dave Barnett, Don Renalde, Floyd Snyder, Igor Seyrvec, Joseph Delengllis, Renard Edwards, Ralph Malizia – strings
Thom Bell – conductor, arrangements
Joe Tarsia – engineer
Forlenza Venosa Associates – design
Track listing:
I’m Sorry – Thom Bell, William Hart
Break Your Promise – Thom Bell, William Hart
The Shadow of Your Smile – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
Hurt So Bad – Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Hart, Bobby Weinstein
Losing You – Thom Bell, William Hart
Alfie – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
La La (Means I Love You) – Thom Bell, William Hart
In April 1969, “Columbia” label released “Soft and Beautiful”, the fifteenth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded in July 1964, and was produced by Clyde Otis.
Personnel:
Aretha Franklin – vocal
Belford C. Hendricks – arrangements, conductor
Stan Tonkel – engineer
Stan Weiss – engineer
Thomas B. Allen – painting
Linda Solomon – liner notes
Track listing:
Only the Lonely – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
I Wish I Didn’t Love You So – Frank Loesser
(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young – Johnny Mercer, M. Philippe-Gérard
Shangri-La – Carl Sigman, Robert Maxwell, Matty Malneck
A Mother’s Love – Cliff Owens
My Coloring Book – John Kander, Fred Ebb
Jim – Nelson Shawn, Caesar Petrillo, Edward Rose
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) – Paul Francis Webster, Dimitri Tiomkin
But Beautiful – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
People (from Funny Girl) – Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
In April 1970, “Verve” label released “Alone”, the 36th Bill Evans album. It was recorded September – October 1968, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Helen Keane.
Personnel:
Bill Evans – piano
Val Valentin – director of engineering
Roy Hall – engineer
Sid Maurer – art direction
Nancy Reiner – cover art
Mickey Leonard – supervising consultant
Track listing:
Here’s That Rainy Day – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
A Time for Love – Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster
Midnight Mood – Joe Zawinul, Ben Raleigh
On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) – Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner
In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Orchid”, the eleventh Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – June 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
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