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Charles Mingus: Oh Yeah

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In April 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Oh Yeah”, the 19th Charles Mingus album. It was recorded in 1961, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegün.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – vocals, piano
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk – flute, siren, tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Dannie Richmond – drums
  • Tom Dowd – recording
  • Phil Lehle – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus.

  1. Hog Callin’ Blues
  2. Devil Woman
  3. Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am
  4. Ecclusiastics
  5. Oh Lord Don’t Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me
  6. Eat That Chicken
  7. Passions of a Man

The Rascals: Once Upon A Dream

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On February 19, 1968, “Atlantic” label released “Once Upon a Dream”, the fourth Rascals (The) studio album. It was recorded September – November 1967, and was produced by Arif Mardin,

Personnel:

  • Felix Cavaliere – vocals, keyboards, sitar
  • Gene Cornish – vocals, guitar
  • Eddie Brigati – vocals, percussion, tamboura
  • Dino Danelli – drums, table
  • David Brigati – vocals
  • Chuck Rainey, Ron Carter, Richard Davis – bass guitar
  • Steve Marcus – soprano saxophone
  • King Curtis – tenor saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie – trumpet
  • Buddy Lucas – harmonica
  • Hubert Laws – flute
  • Arif Mardin – arranger, conductor
  • Gene Orloff – strings
  • Adrian Barber – sound effects
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Joe Atkinson – mastering
  • Phil Iehle – mastering
  • Bill Inglot – mastering
  • Dave Schultz – mastering
  • Jean Ristori – mastering
  • Andree Buchler – coordination
  • Thierry Amsallem – coordination
  • Dino Danelli – cover sculpture, design
  • Urs Tschuppert – design
  • Mark Roth – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Felix Cavaliere and Eddie Brigati, except where noted.

  1. Intro: Easy Rollin
  2. Rainy Day
  3. Please Love Me
  4. Sound Effect
  5. It’s Wonderful
  6. I’m Gonna Love You – Gene Cornish
  7. Dave & Eddie
  8. My Hawaii
  9. My World
  10. Silly Girl
  11. Singin’ The Blues Too Long
  12. Bells
  13. Sattva
  14. (Finale) Once Upon a Dream

Ornette Coleman: Ornette On Tenor

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In December 1962, “Atlantic” label released “Ornette on Tenor”, the eighth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in March 1961, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman — tenor saxophone
  • Don Cherry — pocket trumpet
  • Jimmy Garrison — bass
  • Ed Blackwell — drums
  • Tom Dowd – recording
  • Phil Lehle – recording
  • Bob Slutzky – design
  • Alfred Bennett Spellman, Jr. – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Cross Breeding
  2. Mapa
  3. Enfant
  4. Eos
  5. Ecars

Elvis Jones: And Then Again

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In October 1965, “Atlantic” label released “And Then Again”, the sixth Elvin Jones album. It was recorded February – March 1965, and was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun.

Personnel:

  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Frank Wess – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Charles Davis – baritone saxophone
  • Thad Jones – cornet
  • J.J. Johnson – trombone 
  • Don Friedman – piano
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Davis – bass
  • Melba Liston – arranger, conductor
  • Phil Lehle – engineer
  • Tom Dowd – engineer
  • Burt Goldblatt – design
  • Arif Mardin – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Azan – Charles Davis
  2. All Deliberate Speed – Melba Liston
  3. Elvin Elpus – Melba Liston
  4. Soon After – Jodora Marshall
  5. Forever Summer – Thad Jones
  6. Len Sirrah – Melba Liston
  7. And Then Again – Elvin Jones

Junior Mance: I Believe To My Soul

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In February 1968, “Atlantic” label released “I Believe to My Soul”, the twelve Junior Mance album. It was recorded in September 1966 – August 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Junior Mance – piano
  • David Newman, Frank Wess – tenor saxophone
  • Hubert Laws – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Bobby Capers, Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
  • Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens – trumpet
  • Bob Cunningham, Richard Davis – bass
  • Jimmy Tyrell – electric bass
  • Alan Dawson, Ray Lucas, Freddie Waits – drums
  • Ray Barretto – congas
  • Sylvia Shemwell – vocals
  • Arif Mardin – arrangements
  • Gene Orloff – strings conductor
  • Bruce Tergesen – engineer
  • Phil Lehle – engineer
  • Rob Grenell – mastering
  • Marvin Israel – front cover design
  • Lee Friedlander – photography
  • Ray Spaulding – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Junior Mance, except where noted.

  1. I Believe to My Soul – Ray Charles
  2. A Time and a Place – Jimmy Heath
  3. Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
  4. Golden Spur
  5. Don’t Worry ‘Bout It
  6. Home on the Range – traditional
  7. Sweets for My Sweet – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
  8. My Romance – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart

Rahsaan Roland Kirk And Al Hibbler: A Meeting Of The Times

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In December 1972, “Atlantic” label released “A Meeting of the Times”, album by Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Al Hibbler (the 21st Rahsaan Roland Kirk album overtall). It was recorded in March 1972, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, flute, clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Al Hibbler – vocals
  • Leon Thomas – vocals
  • Lonnie Liston Smith – piano
  • Hank Jones – piano
  • Major Holley – bass
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Grady Tate – drums
  • Charles Crosby – drums
  • Lew Hahn – engineer
  • Phil Lehle – engineer
  • Bob Liftin – remix
  • Bob Alcorn – cover
  • Loring Eutemey – cover
  • Stuart Nicholson – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Rahsaan Roland Kirk, except where noted.

  1. Do Nothing till You Hear from Me – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  2. Daybreak – Duke Ellington, John Latouche, Billy Strayhorn
  3. Lover, Come Back to Me – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
  4. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  5. This Love of Mine – Sol Parker, Henry W. Sanicola, Jr., Frank Sinatra
  6. Carney and Bigard Place – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
  7. I Didn’t Know About You – Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
  8. Something ‘Bout Believing – Duke Ellington
  9. Dream – Rahsaan Roland Kirk