In July 1973, “CTI” label released “Fingers”, the fourth Airto Moreira album. It was recorded in April 1973, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
In July 1970, “A&M” label released “Gula Matari”, the 20th Quincy Jones album. It was recorded March – May 1970, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Quincy Jones – arrangements, conductor
Jerome Richardson – soprano saxophone
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Danny Bank – bass and baritone saxophones
Freddie Hubbard, Danny Moore, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm, Gene Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
Wayne Andre – trombone
Al Grey – trombone
Hubert Laws – flute
Toots Thielemans – guitar, whistle solo
Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Bobby Scott – keyboards
Ray Brown – bass
Ron Carter – bass
Richard Davis – bass
Major Holley – voice solo, bass
Grady Tate – drums
Don Elliott – bass marimba
Jimmy Johnson, Warren Smith – percussion
Milt Jackson – vibes
Seymour Barab, Kermit Moore, Lucien Schmit, Alan Shulman – cello
Valerie Simpson, Marilyn Jackson, Maretha Stewart, Barbara Massey, Hilda Harris – vocals
In April 1968, “A&M” label released “Down Here on the Ground”, the 21st Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded December 1967 – January 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Grady Tate – drums
Ray Barretto – percussion
Hubert Laws – flute, oboe
George Marge – flute, oboe
Romeo Penque – flute, oboe
Bobby Rosengarden – percussion
Mike Mainieri – vibraphone
Gene Orloff – violin
Raoul Poliakin – violin
George Ricci – cello
Emanuel Vardi – viola
Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
Eumir Deodato – arrangements, conductor
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Kevin Reeves – mastering
Hollis King – art direction
Isabelle Wong – design
Sam Antupit – design
Pete Turner – photography
Andy Kman – production coordinator
Track listing:
Wind Song – Herb Alpert, Nick Ceroli, Neil Larsen, John Pisano, Paul Francis Webster
Georgia on My Mind – Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
Down Here on the Ground – Lalo Schifrin, Gale Garnett
Up and at It – Wes Montgomery
Goin’ on to Detroit – Wes Montgomery
I Say a Little Prayer for You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
When I Look in Your Eyes – Leslie Bricusse
Know It All (Quem Diz Que Sabe) – João Donato, Paulo Valle
In March 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Further Definitions”, album by Benny Carter and His Orchestra (14th Benny Carter album overall). It was recorded in November 1961, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Benny Carter – alto saxophone
Phil Woods – alto saxophone
Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
John Collins – guitar
Dick Katz – piano
Jimmy Garrison – bass
Jo Jones – drums
Johnny Cue – engineer
Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf–Fats Waller
The Midnight Sun Will Never Set – Quincy Jones, Dorcas Cochran, Henri Salvador
Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
Blue Star – Benny Carter
Cotton Tail – Duke Ellington
Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton
On February 12, 2010, “Real World / Virgin” label released “Scratch My Back”, the eighth Peter Gabriel studio album. It was recorded in 2009, at “AIR Lyndhurst” in London, and “Real World Studios” in Box, England, and was produced by Peter Gabriel and Bob Ezrin.
Personnel:
Peter Gabriel – vocals, arrangements, design concept
Melanie Gabriel – vocals
London Scratch Orchestra – orchestra performance
Hungarian Orchestra – orchestra performance
The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford – choir
John Metcalfe – arrangements, orchestration, additional recording, mixing
Nick Ingman – arrangements, orchestration
Will Gregory – arrangements
Randy Newman – arrangements
Richard Chappell – engineer, recording, mixing
Kurina Támas – recording
Kölcsényi Attila – recording
Steve Orchard – recording
Olga Fitzroy – recording assistant, Pro Tools editor
Tchad Blake – mixing
Pete Sené – engineer assistant
Mark Claydon – mixing assistant
Laurence Greed – Pro Tools editor assistant
Tony Cousins – mastering
Marc Bessant – graphic design, design concept
Nadav Kander – photography
David Hiscock – photography
Track listing:
Heroes – David Bowie, Brian Eno
The Boy in the Bubble – Paul Simon, Forere Motloheloa
Mirrorball – Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner, Richard Jupp
Flume – Justin Vernon
Listening Wind – David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth
The Power of Love – Lou Reed
My Body Is a Cage – Win Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tom Kingsbury, Will Butler, Jeremy Gara, Sarah Neufeld
The Book of Love – Stephin Merritt
I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – Randy Newman
Après Moi – Regina Spektor
Philadelphia – Neil Young
Street Sprint (Fade Out) – Thom Yorke, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood, Johnny Greenwood, Phil Selway
In July 1969, “A&M” label released “Tell It Like It Is”, the seventh George Benson album. It was recorded April – May 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
George Benson – vocals, guitar
Rodgers Grant, Richard Tee – piano
Bob Bushnell, Jerry Jemmott, Jim Fielder – bass guitar
Leo Morris – drums
Paul Alicea, Angel Allende, Johnny Pacheco – percussion
Arthur Clarke, Bob Porcelli, Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Sonny Fortune – saxophone
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Marty Sheller – arrangements, conductor
Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
Soul Limbo – Booker T. & the M.G.’s
Are You Happy – Theresa Bell, Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble
Tell It Like It Is – George Davis, Lee Diamond
Land of 1000 Dances – Chris Kenner
Jackie, All – Eumir Deodato
Don’t Cha Hear Me Callin’ to Ya – Rudy Stevenson
Water Brother – Don Sebesky
My Woman’s Good to Me – Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton
Jama Joe – George Benson
My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy
On May 7, 2001, “V2” label released “Asleep in the Back”, the debut Elbow studio album. It was recorded 1997 – 2001, and was produced by Steve Osborne, Ben Hillier, Danny Evans, Guy Garvey, Mark Potter, Craig Potter, Pete Turner and Richard Jupp.
Personnel:
Guy Garvey – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, percussion, analogue synth, wine glasses, harmonica, wybercron, woodwind arrangements, recording
Mark Potter – acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, woodwind arrangements, recording
On March 22, 2024, “Polydor” label released “Audio Vertigo”, the tenth Elbow studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Migration” in Gloucestershire, UK, “The Dairy” in London, and was produced by Craig Potter.
Personnel:
Guy Garvey – vocals, horn arrangements
Mark Potter – guitars
Craig Potter – keyboards, mixing
Pete Turner – bass
Alex Reeves – drums
Sarah Field – trumpet, saxophones
Carol Jarvis – trombones
Victoria Rule – trumpet
Ella Hohnen-Ford, Kianja, Eliza Oakes – additional backing vocals
Jack Heyworth, Elvin Reeves, Otto Simpson, Jack Stirling Garvey, Martha Turner, Ted Turner – kids choir
Danny Evans – engineer
Charlie Leake – additional engineering
Dicky – engineer assistant
Ronan Murphy – engineer assistant
Thurston Jepps – engineer assistant
Matt Colton – mastering
Richard Andrews – design
Peter Neill – contributing photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Guy Garvey, all music by Guy Garvey, Craig Potter, Mark Potter, Pete Turner and Alex Reeves.
On July 1, 1972, “Kudu” label released “All the King’s Horses”, the second Grover Washington Jr. studio album. It was recorded May – June 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Grover Washington Jr. – alto and tenor saxophone
Gene Bertoncini – guitar
Cornell Dupree – guitar
Eric Gale – guitar
David Spinozza – guitar
Bob James – electric piano, harpsichord, arrangements, conductor
Richard Tee – organ
Gordon Edwards – bass
Ron Carter – bass
Bernard Purdie – drums
Billy Cobham – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Ralph MacDonald – congas
Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn
Brass and Woodwind Section
George Marge – alto saxophone, flute, English horn, oboe, recorder
Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
Arthur Clarke – baritone saxophone, flute
Wayne Andre, Paul Faulise, Tony Studd – trombone
Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Marky Markowitz, Ernie Royal, Alan Rubin, Marvin Stamm, Snooky Young – trumpet, flugelhorn
Ray Alonge, Donald Corrado, Fred Klein, Brooks Tillotson – French horn
String Section
Alexander Cores, Bernard Eichen, Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, John Pintaualle, Irving Spice – violin
Richard Dickler, Emanuel Vardi – viola
Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
Margaret Ross – harp
String Trio
David Nadien – violin
Emanuel Vardi – viola
George Ricci – cello
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Bob Ciano – design
Pete Turner – photography
Track listing:
No Tears, in the End – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
All the King’s Horses – Aretha Franklin
Where Is the Love – Ralph MacDonald, William Salter
Body and Soul (Montage) – Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green
Lean on Me – Bill Withers
Lover Man – Jimmy Davis, James Sherman, Ram Ramirez
In June 1976, “CTI” label released “Good King Bad”, the thirteenth George Benson studio album. It was recorded July – October – December 1975, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
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