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The Mamas & The Papas: Deliver

On February  2, 1967, “Dunhill” label released “The Mamas & The Papas Deliver”, the third Mamas & the Papas album. It was recorded in 1966, and was produced by Lou Adler.

Personnel:

  • Denny Doherty- vocals
  • Cass Elliot- vocals
  • John Phillips- vocals, guitar
  • Michelle Phillips- vocals
  • “Doctor” Eric Hord – guitar
  • F. Sloan- guitar
  • Larry Knechtel- keyboards
  • Joe Osborn- bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine- drums, percussion
  • Gary Coleman – percussion, bells, marimba
  • Jim Horn- flute, saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by John Phillips except where noted.

  1. Dedicated to the One I Love – Ralph Bass, Lowman Pauling
  2. My Girl – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
  3. Creeque Alley – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  4. Sing for Your Supper – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  5. Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
  6. Free Advice – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  7. Look Through My Window
  8. Boys and Girls Together
  9. String Man – John Phillips, Michelle Phillips
  10. Frustration
  11. Did You Ever Want to Cry
  12. John’s Music Box

Bill Evans: New Jazz Conceptions

In February 1957, “Riverside” label released “New Jazz Conceptions”, the debut Bill Evans album as a leader.  September 18 and 27, 1956, in New York City, and was produced by Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans- piano
  • Teddy Kotick- bass
  • Paul Motian– drums
  • Jack Higgins – engineer
  • Tamaki Beck – mastering
  • Fran Scott – design
  • Hank Parker – photography
  • Orrin Keepnews – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Love You – Cole Porter
  2. Five – Bill Evans
  3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
  4. Conception – George Shearing
  5. Easy Living – Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger
  6. Displacement – Bill Evans
  7. Speak Low – Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash
  8. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  9. Our Delight – Tadd Dameron
  10. My Romance – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  11. No Cover, No Minimum

Joe Pass: Virtuoso

In December 1973, “Pablo” label released “Virtuoso”, the twenty-eight Joe Pass album. It was recorded on August 28, 1973, at “MGM Recording Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Joe Pass – guitar

Track listing:

  1. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  2. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  3. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  4. My Old Flame – Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston
  5. How High the Moon – Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis
  6. Cherokee – Ray Noble
  7. Sweet Lorraine – Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish
  8. Have You Met Miss Jones? – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  9. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  10. All the Things You Are – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern
  11. Blues for Alican – Joe Pass
  12. The Song Is You – Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Gorilla

In October 1967, “Liberty” label released “Gorilla”, the debut Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Gerry Bron and Lyn Birkbeck.

Personnel:

  • Vivian Stanshall– vocals, trumpet, euphonium, tuba, ukulele, cover design, liner notes
  • Neil Innes– piano, harpsichord, guitar, musical director
  • Vernon Dudley Bohay-Nowell – bass guitar, banjo, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, whistle
  • Rodney Slater– alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, clarinet, trombone, bass clarinet
  • Sam Spoons – double bass, percussion, spoons
  • “Legs” Larry Smith– drums, tuba, tap dance
  • Roger Ruskin Spear– saxophone
  • Eric Clapton– ukulele
  • Roger Ruskin Spear – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Cool Britannia – Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes
  2. The Equestrian Statue – Neil Innes
  3. Jollity Farm – Leslie Sarony
  4. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory. Douglass Cross
  5. Look Out, There’s a Monster Coming – Vivian Stanshall
  6. Jazz (Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold) – Bonzo Dog Band
  7. Death Cab for Cutie – Vivian Stanshall, Neil Innes
  8. Narcissus – Ethelbert Nevin
  9. The Intro and the Outro – Vivian Stanshall
  10. Mickey’s Son and Daughter – Eddie Lisbonna, Tommy Connor
  11. Big Shot – Vivian Stanshall
  12. Music for the Head Ballet – Neil Innes
  13. Piggy Bank Love – Neil Innes
  14. I’m Bored – Vivian Stanshall
  15. The Sound of Music – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers

Frank Sinatra: September Of My Years

In September 1965, “Reprise” label released “September of My Years”, the 38th Frank Sinatra album. It was recorded April – May 1965, in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra– vocals
  • Gordon Jenkins– arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. The September of My Years – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  2. How Old Am I? – Gordon Jenkins
  3. Don’t Wait Too Long – Sunny Skylar
  4. It Gets Lonely Early – Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  5. This Is All I Ask – Gordon Jenkins
  6. Last Night When We Were Young – Harold Arlen, Y. Harburg
  7. The Man in the Looking Glass – Bart Howard
  8. It Was a Very Good Year – Ervin Drake
  9. When the Wind Was Green – Henry Stinson
  10. Hello, Young Lovers – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  11. I See It Now – Alec Wilder, William Engvick
  12. Once Upon a Time – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
  13. September Song – Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson

Frank Sinatra: The World We Knew

In August 1967, “Reprise” label released “The World We Knew”, album by Frank Sinatra.  It was recorded in July 1967, in Hollywood, and was produced by Jimmy Bowen and H.B. Barnum.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra- vocals
  • Nancy Sinatra- vocal
  • Billy Strange- vocals, guitars
  • B. Barnum- piano, arrangements
  • Ernie Freeman- piano
  • Gordon Jenkins- arrangements, conductor
  • Claus Ogerman- arrangements, orchestration

Track listing:

  1. The World We Knew (Over and Over) – Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein, Carl Sigman
  2. Somethin’ Stupid – Carson Parks
  3. This Is My Love – James Harbert
  4. Born Free – Don Black, John Barry
  5. Don’t Sleep in the Subway – Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent
  6. This Town – Lee Hazlewood
  7. This Is My Song – Charlie Chaplin
  8. You Are There – Harry Sukman, Paul Francis Webster
  9. Drinking Again – Johnny Mercer, Doris Tauber
  10. Some Enchanted Evening – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II

Nat King Cole: Where Did Everyone Go?

In May 1963, “Capitol” label released “Where Did Everyone Go?” the 34th Nat King Cole album. It was recorded in August 1962, and was produced by Lee Gillette.

Personnel:

  • Nat King Cole– vocal
  • Gordon Jenkins Orchestra – instrumentation
  • Gordon Jenkins– arranger, conductor
  • Ken Veeder – photography

Track listing:

  1. Where Did Everyone Go? – Mack David, Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. Say It Isn’t So – Irving Berlin
  3. If Love Ain’t There – Johnny Burke
  4. (Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was Young – Philippe Gerard, Angela Vannier, Johnny Mercer
  5. Am I Blue – Harry Akst, Grant Clarke
  6. Someone to Tell It To – Sammy Cahn, Dolores Fuller, Van Heusen
  7. The End of a Love Affair – Edward Redding
  8. I Keep Going Back to Joe’s – Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal
  9. Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) – Ben Raleigh, Bernie Wayne
  10. No, I Don’t Want Her – Joe Bailey
  11. Spring Is Here – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  12. That’s All There Is (There Isn’t Anymore) – Gordon Jenkins

Mick Ronson: Slaughter on 10th Avenue

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In February 1974, “RCA” label released “Slaughter on 10th Avenue”, the debut Mick Ronson album. It was recorded in July 1973, at “Château d’Hérouville” in Hérouville, France, and “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by Mick Ronson.

Personnel:

  • Mick Ronson– guitar, piano, vocals, arrangement, conductor
  • Mike Garson– piano, electric piano, organ
  • Trevor Bolder– bass, trumpet, trombone
  • Aynsley Dunbar– drums, percussion
  • Margaret Ronson – backing vocals
  • Sidney Sax – strings
  • David Hentschel– ARP
  • Dennis MacKay – engineer, backing vocals
  • Leee Black Childers – cover

Track listing:

  1. Love Me Tender – George R. Poulton,Ken Darby
  2. Growing Up and I’m Fine – David Bowie
  3. Only After Dark – Mick Ronson, Scott Richardson
  4. Music Is Lethal – Lucio Battisti, English lyrics by Bowie
  5. I’m the One – Annette Peacock
  6. Pleasure Man / Hey Ma Get Papa – Mick Ronson, Scott Richardson, David Bowie
  7. Slaughter on Tenth Avenue – Richard Rodgers

Dire Straits: Making Movies

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On October 17, 1980, “Vertigo” label released “Making Movies”, the third Dire Straits studio album.It was recorded June – August 1980, at “Power Station: in New York,and was produced by Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler. The album was certified Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; 2 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”, and Platinum in the US by “RIIA”.

Personnel:

  • Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan – keyboards
  • John Illsley – vocals, bass
  • Pick Withers – drums, vocals
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer
  • Jeff Hendrickson – engineer assistant
  • Jon Mathias – engineer assistant
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Neil Terk – design, artwork
  • Brian Griffin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mark Knopfler, except where noted.

  1. Tunnel of Love – Extract from “The Carousel Waltz” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
  2. Romeo and Juliet
  3. Skateaway
  4. Expresso Love
  5. Hand in Hand
  6. Solid Rock
  7. Les Boys

Bob Dylan: Self Portrait

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On June 8, 1970, “Columbia” label released “Self Portrait”, the tenth Bob Dylan studio album.  It was recorded April 1969 – March 1970, and was produced by Bob Johnston. “Self Portrait” features both cover versions of pop and folk songs and original compositions.

Personnel:

  • Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
  • Charlie McCoy – guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, vibes
  • Norman Blake– guitar
  • Fred Carter, Jr. – guitar
  • Fred Foster– guitar
  • Bubba Fowler– guitar
  • Robbie Robertson – vocals, guitar
  • Joe Osborn – guitar, bass guitar
  • Al Kooper – guitar, horn, keyboards
  • David Bromberg– guitar, dobro, bass guitar
  • Ron Cornelius– guitar
  • Pete Drake– steel guitar
  • Bob Wilson – organ, piano
  • Bill Pursell – piano
  • Richard Manuel – vocals, piano
  • Garth Hudson– keyboards
  • Charlie Daniels– bass guitar, guitar
  • Rick Danko– bass guitar, vocals
  • Bob Moore – bass guitar
  • Stu Woods – bass guitar
  • Levon Helm– vocals, mandolin, drums
  • Kenneth A. Buttrey– drums, percussion
  • Al Rogers – drums
  • Albert Wynn Butler – clarinet, saxophone
  • Freddie Hill – trumpet
  • Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
  • Karl Himmel – clarinet, saxophone, trombone
  • Dennis Good – trombone
  • Rex Peer – trombone
  • Frank Smith – trombone
  • Gene A. Mullins – baritone horn
  • Emanuel Green – violin
  • Lilian Hunt – violin
  • Martin Katahn – violin
  • Doug Kershaw – violin
  • Sheldon Kurland – violin
  • Barry McDonald – violin
  • Brenton Banks – violin
  • George Binkley III – violin
  • Solie Fott – violin, viola
  • Marvin Chantry – viola
  • Gary Van Osdale – viola
  • Byron Bach – cello
  • Martha McCrory – cello
  • Delores Edgin – vocals
  • Hilda Harris – vocals
  • Carol Montgomery – vocals
  • June Page – vocals
  • Albertine Robinson – vocals
  • Maretha Stewart – vocals
  • Bill Walker – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. All the Tired Horses – Bob Dylan
  2. Alberta #1 – Bob Dylan
  3. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know – Cecil A. Null
  4. Days of 49 – Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Frank Warner
  5. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
  6. In Search of Little Sadie – traditional
  7. Let It Be Me – Gilbert Becaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoe
  8. Woogie Boogie – Bob Dylan
  9. Belle Isle – traditional
  10. Living the Blues – Bob Dylan
  11. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969, at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  12. Cooper Kettle – Alfred Frank Beddoe
  13. Gotta Travel On – Paul Clayton, Larry Ehrlich, David Lazar, Tom Six
  14. Blue Moon – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  15. The Boxer – Paul Simon
  16. The Mighty Quinn (Quinn the Eskimo) – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  17. Take Me as I Am (Or let Me Go) – Boudleaux Bryant
  18. Take a Message to Mary – Felice Brtant, Boudleaux Bryant
  19. It Hurts me Too – traditional
  20. Minstrel Boy –Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the “Isle of Wight Festival”)
  21. She Belongs to Me – Bob Dylan (recorded live August 31, 1969 at the” Isle of Wight Festival”)
  22. Wigwam – Bob Dylan
  23. Alberta # 2 – Bob Dylan