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Margo Guryan: Take a Picture

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In October 1968, “Bell” label released “Take a Picture”, the only Margo Guryan studio album. It was recorded in 1968, in New York, and was produced by John Hill, John Simon and David Rosner.

Personnel:

  • Margo Guryan – vocal, arrangements
  • John Hill – guitar
  • Paul Griffin – keyboards
  • Kirk Hamilton – bass, flute
  • Buddy Saltzman – drums
  • Phil Bodner – oboe
  • Fred Catero, Glen Kolotkin, Lou Waxman, Roy Segal – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Margo Guryan

  1. Sunday Morning
  2. Sun
  3. Love Songs
  4. Thoughts
  5. Don’t Go Away
  6. Take a Picture
  7. What Can I Give You?
  8. Think of Rain
  9. Can You Tell
  10. Someone I Know
  11. Love

John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Milk And Honey

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On January 27, 1984, “Polydor” label released “Milk and Honey”, the sixth and final John Lennon and Yoko Ono album (Lennon’s eighth and final album). It was recorded October – November 1979, August – December 1980, and was produced by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Personnel:

  • John Lennon – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Yoko Ono – vocals, piano
  • Chris Mawson – guitar
  • Earl Slick – guitar
  • Elliott Randall – guitar
  • Steve Love – guitar
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Paul Griffin – piano
  • George Small – piano
  • Ed Walsh – keyboards
  • Peter Cannarozzi – synthesizer
  • Neil Jason – bass
  • Tony Levin – bass
  • Wayne Pedziwiatr – bass
  • Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Allan Schwartzberg – drums
  • Yogi Horton – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – percussion
  • Jimmy Maelen – percussion
  • Peter Thom – backing vocals
  • Kurt Yaghjian – backing vocals
  • Carlos Alomar – backing vocals
  • Gordon Grody – backing vocals
  • Billy Alessi – backing vocals
  • Bobby Alessi – backing vocals

All tracks by John Lennon, except where noted.

  1. I’m Stepping Out
  2. Sleepless Night – Yoko Ono
  3. I Don’t Want Face It
  4. Don’t Be Scared – Yoko Ono
  5. Nobody Told Me
  6. O’ Sanity – Yoko Ono
  7. Borrowed Time
  8. Your Hands – Yoko Ono
  9. (Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess
  10. Let Me Count the Ways – Yoko Ono
  11. Crow Old With Me
  12. You’re the One – Yoko Ono

The Left Banke: The Left Banke Too

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In November 1968, “Smash” label released “The Left Banke Too”, the second Left Banke (The) studio album. It was recorded in September 1967 – October 1968, at “Capitol” and “Olmstead” in New York City, and was produced by Paul Leka, Michael Brown, Arthur Schroeck and Gene Radice.

Personnel:

  • Steve Martin Caro – lead vocals, bass, tambourine, drums
  • Tom Finn – lead and backing vocals, bass, guitar
  • Tom Feher – piano, guitar
  • Michael Brown – piano, organ
  • George Cameron – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
  • Rick Brand – banjo 
  • Hugh McCracken – guitar
  • Ralph Casale – guitar
  • Marvin Potocki – guitar
  • Steve Tallarico – tambourine, backing vocals
  • Paul Griffin – keyboards
  • Paul Leka – piano, string arrangements
  • Chet Amsterdam – bass
  • Joe Mack – bass
  • Bobby Gregg – drums
  • Artie Schroek – vibraphone, drums, string arrangements
  • Ray Alonge – French horn
  • Marvin Stamm – trumpet
  • Ray Desio – trombone
  • George Young – woodwinds
  • John Abbott – horn arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Tom Finn, except where noted.

  1. Goodbye Holly – Tom Feher
  2. There’s Gonna Be a Storm
  3. Sing Little Bird Sing – Tom Feher
  4. Mice to See You
  5. Give the Man a Hand – Marvin Potocki
  6. Bryant Hotel – Tom Feher
  7. Desirée – Michael Brown, Tom Feher
  8. Dark is the Back – George Cameron, Tom Finn, Steve Martin Caro
  9. In the Morning Light – Michael Brown, Tom Feher
  10. My Friend Today

Charles Williams: Stickball

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On November 11, 1972, “Mainstream” label released “Stickball”, the third Charles Williams studio album. It was recorded in 1972, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Charles Williams – alto saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – flugelhorn
  • Chris Woods – alto and baritone saxophone
  • David “Bubba” Brooks – tenor saxophone
  • Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Don Pullen – organ
  • Paul Griffin – electric piano
  • Cornell Dupree, David Spinozza – electric guitar
  • Gordon Edwards – Fender Jazz bass
  • Clyde Lucas – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • David Carey – congas, marimba
  • Ernie Wilkins – strings arangements, conductor 

Track listing:

  1. Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? – Bill Withers, Stan McKenny
  2. People Make the World Go ‘Round – Thom Bell, Linda Creed
  3. Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald William Salter
  4. Iron Jaws – Ernie Wilkins
  5. Drown in My Own Tears – Henry Glover
  6. Ain’t No Blues – Charles Williams, Don Pullen
  7. Just Before Day – Tommy Dean

John Denver: Rhymes & Reasons

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On October 14, 1969, “RCA” label released “Rhymes & Reasons”, the debut John Denver studio album. It was recorded in 1969, at “RCA Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Milton Okun.

Personnel:

  • John Denver – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Eric Weissberg – banjo, steel guitar
  • Paul Prestopino – guitar, autoharp, mandolin
  • Stan Free – organ
  • Paul Griffin – keyboards
  • Russ Savakus – bass guitar
  • Teddy Sommer – drums
  • Herbie Lovelle – drums
  • George Marge – baritone saxophone
  • Marvin Stamm – flute, trumpet
  • Albert Richmond – French horn
  • Tommy Goodman – additional instrumentation
  • Milton Okun – arrangements
  • Jim Crotty – recording
  • John Woram – recording
  • Jean Goldhirsch – assistant producer

Track listing:

  1. The Love of the Common People – John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins
  2. Catch Another Butterfly – Mike Williams
  3. Daydream – John Denver
  4. The Ballad of Spiro Agnew – Tom Paxton
  5. Circus – Michael Johnson, John Denver, Laurie Kuehn
  6. When I’m Sixty-Four – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  7. The Ballad of Richard Nixon – Tom Paxton
  8. Rhymes & Reasons – John Denver
  9. Yellow Cat – Steven Fromholz
  10. Leaving on a Jet Plane – John Denver
  11. (You Dun Stomped) My Heart – Mason Williams
  12. My Old Man – Jerry Jeff Walker
  13. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
  14. Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life (Sugacity) – Pat Garvey, Victoria Garvey

Al Kooper: You Never Know Who Your Friends Are

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In September 1969, “Columbia” label released “You Never Know Who Your Friends Are”, the second Al Kooper studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Al Kooper – vocals, piano, organ, guitar, ondioline, arrangements
  • The Al Kooper Big Band under the direction of Charlie Calello
  • Ralph Casale, Stu Scharf, Eric Gale – guitar
  • Ernie Hayes, Paul Griffin, Frank Owens – piano, organ
  • Walter Sears – Moog synthesizer
  • Chuck Rainey, Jerry Jemmott, John Miller – electric bass
  • Bernard Purdie, Al Rogers – drums
  • George Young, Sol Schlinger, Seldon Powell, Joe Farrell – saxophone
  • Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm – trumpet
  • Ray Desio, Jimmy Knepper, Bill Watrous, Tony Studd – trombone
  • Hilda Harris, Connie Zimet, Albertine Robinson, Lois Winter, Michael Gately, Lou Christie, Robert John, Charlie Calello – backing vocals
  • Glen Kolotkin, Roy Segal, Stan Tonkel – engineer
  • Ron Coro – cover art direction, design

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Kooper, except where noted.

  1. Magic in My Socks
  2. Lucille
  3. Too Busy Thinkin’ ’bout My Baby – Norman Whitfield, Janie Bradford
  4. First Time Around
  5. Loretta (Union Turnpike Eulogy)
  6. Blues, Part IV
  7. You Never Know Who Your Friends Are
  8. The Great American Marriage / Nothing
  9. I Don’t Know Why I Love You – Lula Mae Hardaway, Don Hunter, Paul Riser, Stevie Wonder 
  10. Mourning Glory Story – Harry Nilsson
  11. Anna Lee (What Can I Do for You)
  12. I’m Never Gonna Let You Down

Aretha Franklin: La Diva

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On September 6, 1979, “Atlantic” label released “La Diva”, the twenty-fifth Aretha Franklin studio album. It was recorded February – May 1979, at “Penny Lane Studios” in New York City, “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Aretha Franklin, Van McCoy, Skip Scarborough and Charles Kipps.

Personnel:

  • Aretha Franklin – lead and backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Jack Cavari, Cornell Dupree, Tom Hanlon – guitar
  • Van McCoy – keyboards, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
  • Kenneth Ascher, Richard Tee, Paul Griffin – keyboards
  • Ken Bichel – synthesizer, orchestra bells
  • Brian Aslop, Gordon Edwards – bass guitar
  • Chris Parker – drums
  • Errol “Crusher” Bennett, George Devens – percussion
  • Richard Gibbs – rhythm arrangements
  • Arthur Jenkins – rhythm arrangements
  • Skip Scarborough – rhythm arrangements
  • Zulema Cusseaux – rhythm arrangements, backing vocals
  • Gene Orloff – conductor
  • Albert Bailey – backing vocals
  • Sharon Brown – backing vocals
  • Diane Destry – backing vocals
  • Carolyn Franklin – backing vocals
  • Richard Harris – backing vocals
  • Brenda Hilliard – backing vocals
  • Jerome Jackson – backing vocals
  • Pete Marshall – backing vocals
  • Pat Williamson – backing vocals
  • Lee Decarlo, Alan Varner – engineer
  • Rick Delana, Brian Marine, John Terrell – engineer assistant
  • George Piros – mastering

Track listing:

  1. Ladies Only – Aretha Franklin
  2. It’s Gonna Get a Bit Better – Lalome Washburn
  3. What If I Should Ever Need You – Charles H. Kipps
  4. Honey I Need Your Love – Aretha Franklin
  5. I Was Made for You – Clarence Franklin
  6. Only Star – Aretha Franklin
  7. Reasons Why – Skip Scarborough, Wanda Hutchinson, Wayne Vaughan
  8. You Brought Me Back to Life – Van McCoy
  9. Half a Love – Zulema Cusseaux
  10. The Feeling – Van McCoy

John Denver: Aerie

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On November 28, 1971, “RCA” label released “Aerie”, the fifth John Denver studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Milton Okun.

Personnel:

  • John Denver – vocals, 6 and 12-string guitar, arrangements
  • Mike Taylor – guitar, dobro, arrangements
  • Paul Prestopino – banjo, dobro, guitar
  • Eric Weissberg – banjo, fiddle, pedal steel guitar
  • Paul Griffin – piano, organ
  • Toots Thielemans – harmonica
  • Richard Kniss – bass, arrangements
  • Gary Chester – drums, percussion
  • Al Rogers – percussion
  • George Marge – woodwind
  • Kenneth Boaz – vocals
  • Paula Ballan – vocals
  • Diane Kniss – vocals
  • Turnpike Tom – vocals
  • Alec White – vocals
  • Mary Angela White – vocals
  • Barbara Carlson – vocals
  • Andromeda Quasar – vocals
  • Bill Danoff – vocals
  • Keith Lane – vocals
  • Candy Ledbetter – vocals
  • Ron Ledbetter – vocals
  • Elizabeth Lindsay – vocals
  • Steve Mandell – vocals
  • Anne Denver – vocals
  • Taffy Nivert – vocals
  • Jim Crotty – recording
  • Ray Hall – recording, mixing
  • Pat Martin – recording technician
  • Gus Mossler – recording technician
  • Tom Brown – recording technician
  • Joe Stelmach – design
  • Pat Benson – photography

Track listing:

  1. Starwood in Aspen – John Denver
  2. Everyday – Buddy Holly, Norman Perry
  3. Casey Last Ride – Kris Kristofferson
  4. City of New Orleans – Steve Goodman
  5. Friends with You – Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert
  6. 60 Second Song for a Bank, with the Phrase “May We Help You Today” – John Denver
  7. Blow Up Your TV (Spanish Pipe Dream) – John Prine
  8. All of My Memories – John Denver
  9. She Won’t Let Me Fly Away – Bill Danoff
  10. Readjustment Blues – Bill Danoff
  11. The Eagle and the Hawk – John Denver, Mike Taylor
  12. Tools – John Denver

Paul Griffin

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On June 14, 2000, Paul Griffin died aged 62. He was musician (piano, keyboards), performed and recorded with hundreds of musicians including: King Curtis, Bob Dylan, Steely Dan, Don McLean, the Isley Brothers, Van Morrison, the Shirelles, Dionne Warwick. Dion DiMucci, George Benson, Tom Rush, Wilson Pickett, Michael Franks, John Denver, Peter, Paul and Mary, David Clayton-Thomas, Gloria Loring, Melba Moore, LaVern Baker, Janis Siegel, Solomon Burke, Jackie Lomax, Marlena Shaw, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Don Mclean, Carly Simon, Juddy Collins, Cheryl Lynn, Gloria Gaynor, Stephanie Mills, Donald Fagen,  Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Garland Jeffreys, Aretha Franklin, Bonnie Raitt and Laura Nyro.

Brother Jack McDuff: Who Knows What Tomorrow’s Gonna Bring

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In December 1970, “Blue Note” label released “Who Knows What Tomorrow’s Gonna Bring?” album by Brother Jack McDuff (his fourth album for Blue Note). It was recorded in December 1970, and was produced by Lew Futterman.

Personnel:

  • Brother Jack McDuff – organ
  • Randy Brecker, Olu Dara – trumpet
  • Dick Griffin, John Pierson – trombone
  • Paul Griffin – piano
  • Joe Beck – guitar
  • Tony Levin – electric bass
  • Donald McDonald – drums
  • Ray Draper – vocals, percussion, tuba, arranger
  • Mike Mainieri – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Jack McDuff except where noted.

  1. Who Knows What Tomorrow’s Gonna Bring? – Ray Draper
  2. Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya Ya – Ray Draper
  3. Who’s Pimpin’ Who? – Ray Draper
  4. Classic Funke
  5. Ya’ll Remember Boogie? – Ray Draper
  6. Wank’s Thangnt