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Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper: The Live Adventures Of Mike Bloomfield And Al Kooper

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In January 1969, “Columbia” label released “The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper”, album by Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Fillmore West” in San Francisco, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Mike Bloomfield – vocals, guitar
  • Al Kooper – lead vocals, organ, ondioline, piano
  • Carlos Santana – guitar
  • Elvin Bishop – lead vocals, guitar
  • John Kahn – bass
  • Skip Prokop – drums
  • Norman Rockwell – cover artwork

Track listing:

  1. Opening Speech – Mike Bloomfield
  2. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) – Paul Simon
  3. I Wonder Who – Ray Charles
  4. Her Holy Modal Highness – Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield
  5. The Weight – Robbie Robertson
  6. Mary Ann – Ray Charles
  7. Together ‘Til the End of Time – Frank Wilson
  8. That’s All Right – Arthur Crudup
  9. Green Onions – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Al Jackson Jr., Lewie Steinberg
  10. Opening Speech – Al Kooper
  11. Sonny Boy Williamson – Jack Bruce, Paul Jones
  12. No More Lonely Nights – Sonny Boy Williamson
  13. Dear Mr. Fantasy – Jim Capaldi, Stevie Winwood, Chris Wood
  14. Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong – Albert King
  15. Finale-Refugee – Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield

Gordon Lightfoot: Did She Mentioned My Name?

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In January 1969, “United Artists” label released “Did She Mention My Name?”, the third Gordon Lightfoot studio album. It was recorded in September 1968, and was produced by Al Kooper.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot — vocals, 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars
  • Hugh McCracken — electric guitar
  • Red Shea — lead acoustic guitar
  • John Stockfish — bass
  • Herbie Lovelle — drums, percussion
  • John Simon — string arrangements
  • Tim Lewis — design
  • Charles Steiner, Daniel Kramer — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Wherefore and Why
  2. The Last Time I Saw Her
  3. Black Day in July
  4. May I
  5. Magnificent Outpouring
  6. Does Your Mother Know
  7. The Mountain and Maryann
  8. Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
  9. I Want to Hear It from You
  10. Something Very Special
  11. Boss Man
  12. Did She Mention My Name?

Ray Charles: Live In Concert

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In January 1965, “ABC” label released “Live in Concert”, album by Ray Charles. It was recorded in September 1964, at “Shrine Auditorium” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Sid Feller.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano, Hammond organ
  • Don Peake – guitar
  • Edgar Willis – bass
  • Wilbert Hogan – drums
  • Bennie “Hank” Crawford – alto saxophone
  • William “Buddy” Pearson – alto saxophone, flute
  • David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone
  • Leroy “Hog” Cooper – baritone saxophone
  • Oliver Beener – trumpet
  • Wallace Davenport – trumpet
  • Philip Guilbeau – trumpet
  • John Hunt – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Henderson Chambers – trombone
  • James Harbert – trombone
  • Frederic “Keg” Johnson – trombone
  • Julian Priester – trombone
  • The Raelettes (Gwen Berry, Lillian Forte, Pat Lyle, Darlene MacRae) -backing vocals
  • Wally Heider – engineer, recording
  • Ray Hearne – photography

Track listing:

  1. Opening
  2. Swing A Little Taste – Julian Priester
  3. I Got a Woman – Ray Charles, Renald Richard
  4. Margie – Con Conrad, Davis, J. Russel Robinson
  5. You Don’t Know Me – Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker
  6. Hide nor Hair – Percy Mayfield
  7. Baby, Don’t You Cry – Buddy Johnson, Ned Washington
  8. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  9. Hallelujah I Love Her So – Ray Charles
  10. Don’t Set Me Free – Agnes Jones, Freddy James
  11. What’d I Say – Ray Charles
  12. Finale

38 Special: Wild-Eyed Southern Boys

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On January 3, 1981, “A&M” label released “Wild-Eyed Southern Boys”, the fourth 38 Special studio album. It was recorded September 1979 – July 1980, at “Studio One” in Doraville, Georgia, US, and was produced by Rodney Mills.

Personnel:

  • Donnie Van Zant – lead and backing vocals
  • Don Barnes – lead and backing vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, piano
  • Jeff Carlisi – lead and rhythm guitar, steel guitar
  • Larry Junstrom – bass
  • Steve Brookins – drums
  • Jack Grondin – drums
  • Steve McRay – piano
  • Terry Emery – percussion
  • Carol Bristow – backing vocals
  • Lu Moss – backing vocals
  • Carol Veto – backing vocals
  • Rodney Mills – engineer
  • Greg Quesnel – engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
  • Mick McGinty – illustrations
  • Willardson & White, Inc. – illustrations
  • Paddy Reynolds – photography

Track listing:

  1. Hold On Loosely – Don Barnes, Jim Peterik, Jeff Carlisi
  2. First Time Around – Don Barnes, Jim Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant
  3. Wild-Eyed Southern Boys – Jim Peterik
  4. Back Alley Sally – Jim Carlisi, Donnie Van Zant
  5. Fantasy Girl – Jim Carlisi, Jim Peterik
  6. Hittin’ and Runnin’ – Don Barnes, Jim Peterik
  7. Honky Tonk Dancer – Don Barnes, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant
  8. Throw Out the Line – Don Barnes, Carlisi, Donnie Van Zant
  9. Bring It On – Jim Carlisi, Larry Steele, Donnie Van Zant

Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, Donald Byrd, Oscar Pettiford, John Coltrane, Freddie Green, Gene Quill, Rolf Kühn, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, Eddie Costa, Philly Joe Jones, Ed Thigpen & Harry Tubbs: Winner’s Circle

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In January 1958, “Bethlehem” label released “Winner’s Circle”, album by Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, Donald Byrd, Oscar Pettiford, John Coltrane, Freddie Green, Gene Quill, Rolf Kühn, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, Eddie Costa, Philly Joe Jones, Ed Thigpen and Harry Tubbs (musicians who came first or second in “Down Beat’s” critics’ poll of 1957). It was recorded September – October 1957, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Al Cohn – baritone saxophone
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Frank Rehak – trombone
  • Rolf Kühn – clarinet
  • Eddie Costa – piano, vibraphone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – double bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Harry Tubbs – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Lazy Afternoon
  2. Not So Sleepy
  3. Seabreeze
  4. Love and the Weather
  5. She Didn’t Say Yes
  6. If I’m Lucky (I’ll Be the One)
  7. At Home with the Blues
  8. Turtle Walk

Ornette Coleman: The Empty Foxhole

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In December 1966, “Blue Note” label released “The Empty Foxhole”, the tenth Ornette Coleman album. It was recorded in September 1966, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Francis Wolff.

Personnel:

  • Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone, trumpet, violin, cover painting, liner notes
  • Charlie Haden – bass
  • Denardo Coleman – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Bob Fuentes – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Ornette Coleman.

  1. Good Old Days
  2. The Empty Foxhole
  3. Sound Gravitation
  4. Freeway Express
  5. Faithful
  6. Zig Zag

Blue Mitchell: Blue Soul

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In December 1959, “Riverside” label released “Blue Soul”, the fourth Blue Mitchell studio album. It was recorded in September 1959, at “Reeves Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Blue Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
  • Curtis Fuller – trombone
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums

Track listing:

 All tracks by Blue Mitchell, except where noted.

  1. Minor Vamp – Benny Golson
  2. The Head
  3. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  4. Park Avenue Petite – Benny Golson
  5. Top Shelf – Jimmy Heath
  6. Waverly Street – Jimmy Heath
  7. Blue Soul
  8. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  9. Nica’s Dream – Horace Silver

Noir Désir: Tostaky

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On December 7, 1992, “Barclay” label released “Tostaky”, the fourth Noir Désir album. It was recorded in September 1992, at “Outside Studios” in England, and was produced by Ted Niceley, Bertrand Cantat, Serge Teyssot-Gay, Frédéric Vidalenc and Denis Barthe.

Personnel:

  • Bertrand Cantat – vocals, guitar
  • Serge Teyssot-Gay – guitar
  • Frédéric Vidalenc – bass, backing vocals
  • Denis Barthe – drums, backing vocals
  • Avril Mackintosh – guitar, mixing assistant
  • Graig Sangster – guitar, mixing assistant
  • Edgar “De L’Est – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Isabelle – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Eli “Laï Laï” Janney – voice
  • Andy “Nightingale” Baker – backing vocals
  • Ted “Che Caruso” Niceley – backing vocals
  • Eli Janney – engineer
  • Andy Baker – engineer assistant
  • Yohannes Camps-Campins – design
  • Anton Corbijn, Philippe Lévy, Philippe Prevost, Xavier Cantat – photography

Track listing:

  1. Here It Comes Slowly
  2. Ici Paris
  3. Oublié
  4. Alice
  5. One Trip / One Noise
  6. Tostaky (Le Continent)
  7. Marlène
  8. Johnny Colère
  9. 7 Minutes
  10. Sober Song
  11. It Spurts
  12. Lolita Nie En Bloc

Hank Crawford: We Got A Good Thing Going

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In November 1972, “Kudu” label released “We Got a Good Thing Going”, the thirteenth Hank Crawford album. It was recorded September – October 1972, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Hank Crawford – alto saxophone
  • Richard Tee – piano, electric piano, organ
  • George Benson, Cornell Dupree – electric guitar
  • Ron Carter, Gordon Edwards – double bass, electric bass
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • Phil Kraus – vibraphone, orchestra bells
  • Art Jenkins – congas, tambourine
  • Max Ellen, Paul Gershman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Elliot Rosoff, Irving Spice – violin
  • Al Brown, Harold Coletta, Ted Israel – viola
  • Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
  • Margaret Ross – harp
  • Bob James, Don Sebesky – arrangements, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. We Got a Good Thing Going – The Corporation
  2. I Don’t Know – Bill Withers
  3. Down to Earth – Ron Miller, Avery Vandenberg
  4. I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So – Duke Ellington, Mack David
  5. Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  6. Little Tear – Don Sebesky
  7. The Christmas Song – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
  8. Winter Wonderland – Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith
  9. Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O’Sullivan
  10. Dirt Dobbler – Alfred Ellis
  11. Betcha by Golly, Wow – Thom Bell, Linda Creed
  12. This Is All I Ask – Gordon Jenkins
  13. Jazz Bridge – Don Sebesky

Dead Can Dance: Spleen And Ideal

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On November 25, 1985, “4AD” label released “Spleen and Ideal”, the second Dead Can Dance studio album. It was recorded September – November 1985, at “Woodbine” in Warwickshire, England, and was produced by John A. Rivers, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

Personnel:

  • Lisa Gerrard – vocals, all other instruments
  • Brendan Perry – vocals, all other instruments, art direction
  • Richard Avison – trombone
  • Simon Hogg – trombone
  • Carolyn Costin – violin
  • Gus Ferguson – cello
  • Martin McCarrick – cello
  • James Pinker – timpani
  • Tony Ayres – timpani
  • Andrew Hutton – soprano vocals
  • John A. Rivers – engineer
  • Jonathan Dee – engineer
  • Colin Gray – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry.

  1. De Profundis (Out of the Depths of Sorrow)
  2. Ascension
  3. Circumradiant Dawn
  4. The Cardinal Sin
  5. Mesmerism
  6. Enigma of the Absolute
  7. Advent
  8. Avatar
  9. Indoctrination (A Design for Living)