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Magic Sam: Live At The Avant Garde

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On November 18, 2013, “Delmark” label released “Live at the Avant Garde”, the eleventh Magic Sam (Samuel Gene Maghett) album. It was recorded in June 1968, at “The Avant Garde” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was produced by Jim Charne and Robert G. Koester.

Personnel:

  • Magic Sam − vocals, guitar
  • Robert “Big Mojo” Elem – bass
  • Bob Richey – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Samuel Maghett (Magic Sam) except where noted

  1. San-Ho-Zay – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  2. Don´t Want No Woman – Don Robey
  3. I Need You So Bad – B.B. King, Sam Ling
  4. Feelin´ Good – Herman Parker
  5. It´s All Your Fault Baby – Lowell Fulson
  6. You Belong to Me
  7. Bad Luck Blues
  8. Come On in This House – Amos Blakemore
  9. Hoochie Coochie Man – Willie Dixon
  10. Still a Fool – Muddy Waters
  11. That´s All I Need
  12. All Your Love (I Miss Loving) – Otis Rush
  13. That´s All Right – Jimmy Rogers
  14. Lookin’ Good
  15. Everynight and Everyday – Jimmy McCracklin
  16. Hully Gully Twist – B.B. King, Joe Josea

Taj Mahal: Phantom Blues

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On February 27, 1996, “Private Music” label released “Phantom Blues”, the 20th Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in May 1995, at “Sound City Studios” in Van Nuys, California, and was produced by John Porter.

Personnel:

  • Taj Mahal – lead vocals, dobro, harmonica
  • Bonnie Raitt – additional vocal
  • Dean Parks – lead guitar
  • Eric Clapton – lead guitar
  • Joe McGrath, John Parks, Johnny Lee Schell – guitar
  • Mike Campbell – 12-string guitar
  • John Porter – lead, acoustic and slide guitar
  • Jon Cleary – guitar, piano, Wurlitzer, clarinet
  • Jon Brion – guitar, chamberlin
  • Mick Weaver – organ
  • David Hidalgo – accordion
  • James “Hutch” Hutchinson – bass guitar
  • Larry Fulcher – bass guitar
  • Tony Braunagel – drums, percussion
  • Myric “Freeze” Guillory – rubboard
  • Bernard “Dr. B.” Anderson, Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone
  • Darrell Leonard – trumpet, trombone
  • Alfie Silas Durio, Billie Barnum, Sir Harry Bowens, Regina Taylor, Sweat Pea Atkinson, Terrence Forsythe – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. Lovin’ in My Baby’s Eyes – Taj Mahal
  2. Cheatin’ On You – Jon Cleary
  3. The Hustle Is On – H.E. Owens
  4. Here in the Dark – Bernard Anders
  5. Fanning the Flames – Jon Cleary
  6. I Need Your Loving – Clarence Lewis, Don Gardner, James McDougal, Morris Levy
  7. Ooh Poo Pah Doo – Jessie Hill
  8. Lonely Avenue – Doc Pomus
  9. Don’t Tell Me – Pat McLaughlin
  10. What Am I Living For? – Art Harris, Fred Jay
  11. We’re Gonna Make It – Billy Davis, Carl William Smith, Gene Barge, Raynard Miner
  12. Let the Four Winds Blow – Dave Bartholomew, Antoine “Fats” Domino
  13. (You’ve Got to) Love Her with a Feeling – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson

James Brown: Say It Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud

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In March 1969, “King” label released “Say It Loud I’m Black and I’m Proud”, the 23rd James Brown studio album. It was recorded August – October 1968, and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – lead vocal
  • Bobby Byrd – vocal, organ
  • Jimmy Nolen – guitar
  • Carl Lynch – guitar
  • Wally Richardson – guitar
  • Eddie Setser – guitar
  • Alfonzo Kellum – guitar
  • Troy Seals – guitar
  • Ernie Hayes – piano
  • Tim hedding – piano
  • Maceo Parker – saxophone
  • St. Clair Pinkney – saxophone
  • Pee Wee Ellis – saxophone
  • Les Asch – saxophone
  • Heywood Henry – saxophone
  • David Parkinson – saxophone
  • Waymon Reed – trumpet
  • Ron Geisman – trumpet
  • Richard Griffith – trumpet
  • Joe Dupars – trumpet
  • Dud Nascomb – trumpet
  • Johnny Grimes – trumpet
  • Fred Wesley – trombone
  • Sweet Charles Sherrell – bass
  • Bernard Odum – bass
  • Al Lucas – bass
  • Ken Tibbetts – bass
  • Clyde Stubblefield – drums
  • Bernard Purdie – drums
  • John Jabo Starks – drums
  • William Beau Dollar Bowman – drums
  • Charles Libeve, Harry Katzman, Harry Malnikoff, Marion Cuabo, Matt Raimondi, Nick Hardone, Sam Ram, Selwart Clarke, Sid Ewards, Winston Collymore – strings
  • Sammy Lowe – arrangements, conductor
  • Dave Garrison – engineer
  • Bud Hobgood – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by James Brown, except where noted.

  1. Say It Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud – James Brown, Alfred Ellis
  2. I Guess I’ll Have to Cry, Cry, Cry
  3. Goodbye My Love, Pts. 1 & 2
  4. Shades of Brown = Bud Hobgood
  5. Licking Stick, Pt. 1
  6. I Love You – James Brown, Clyde Stubblefield, Alfonzo Kellum
  7. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye – John D. Loudermilk
  8. Let Them Talk – Sonny Thompson
  9. Maybe I’ll Understand – James Brown, Bud Hobgood
  10. I’ll Lose My Mind – James Brown, Bud Hobgood, Bobby Byrd

Etta James: At Last!

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On November 15, 1960, “Argo” label released “At Last!”, the debut Etta James studio album. It was recorded January – October 1960, and was produced by Phil Chess and Leonard Chess. Magazine “Rolling Stone” ranked “At Last!” at number 191 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Etta James – vocals
  • Harvey Fuqua – vocals
  • Riley Hampton – arrangements, conductor
  • Don Bronstein – cover
  • Don Kamerer – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Anything to Say You’re Mine – Sonny Thompson
  2. My Dearest Darling – Edwin “Eddie Bo” Bocage, Paul Gayten
  3. Trust in Me – Milton Ager, Jean Schwartz, Ned Wever
  4. A Sunday Kind of Love – Louis Prima, Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Stan Rhodes
  5. Tough Mary – Etta James, Joe Josea
  6. I Just Want to Make Love to You – Willie Dixon
  7. At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  8. All I Could Do Was Cry – Billy Davis, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy
  9. Stormy Weather – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  10. Girl of My Dreams – Charles “Sunny” Clapp

Cory Wong: Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood

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On January 10, 2020, Cory Wong self-released “Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood”, his fifth studio album. It was recorded in 2019, and was produced by Cory Wong.

Personnel:

  • Cory Wong – vocals, guitar, bass, piano, synth, percussion, mixing
  • Phoebe Katis – vocal
  • Claire Wong – vocal
  • Ellie Wong – vocal
  • Rachel Mazer – vocal
  • Cody Fry – lead vocals, piano, electric piano, synth
  • Kevin Gastonguay – organ, piano, electric piano, keyboards, synth
  • Marti Fischer – keyboards, synth
  • Ben Rector – electric piano
  • Ricky Peterson – organ
  • Seth Tackaberry – bass
  • Kevin MacIntire – bass
  • Jim Anton – bass
  • Sonny Thompson – bass
  • Nate Smith – drums
  • Jordan Rose – drums
  • Steve Goold – drums
  • Petar Janjić – drums
  • Aaron Sterling – loops
  • Dave Koz – alto saxophone
  • Kenny Holman – saxophone
  • Sam Greenfield – tenor saxophone
  • Jake Baldwin – trumpet
  • Matt Salazar – trumpet
  • Steve Strand – trumpet
  • Michael Nelson – trombone
  • Ian Gray – trombone
  • Alison Comerford – violin, viola
  • Michael Nelson – horns arrangements
  • Bill Palmer, Chris Allen, Christian Thomas, John Fields, Matt Patrick – engineer
  • John Fields – engineer, mixing
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering
  • Sebastian White – artwork, design

Track listing:

  1. Golden – Cory Wong, Cody Fry, Marti Fischer
  2. Airplane Mode – Cory Wong
  3. Restoration – Cory Wong
  4. Treehouse – Cory Wong, Phoebe Katis
  5. Meditation – Cory Wong
  6. Team Sports – Cory Wong
  7. Winslow – Cody Wong
  8. Watercolours – Cody Wong
  9. Takeoff – Rachel Mazer, Cody Wong, Robbie Wulfsohn
  10. Julia – Cory Wong, Kevin Gastonguay
  11. BBC News – Cory Wong

Savoy Brown: Shake Down

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In September 1967, “Decca” label released “Shake Down”, the debut Savoy Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1967, at “Decca Studios” in West Hampstead, North West, and was produced by Mike Vernon.

Personnel:

  • Brice Portius – vocals
  • Kim Simmonds – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Martin Stone – lead and rhythm guitar
  • Ray Chappell – bass
  • Leo Mannings – drums, percussion
  • Bob Hall – piano
  • Gus Dudgeon – recording
  • Guy Fletcher – mastering
  • Neil Slaven – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Ain’t Superstitious – Willie Dixon
  2. Let Me Love You Baby – Willie Dixon
  3. Black Night – Jessie Mae Robinson
  4. High Rise – Beverly Bridge, Sonny Thompson, Freddie King
  5. Rock Me Baby – B.B. King, Joe Josea
  6. I Smell Trouble – Deadric Malone
  7. Oh! Pretty Woman – Albert King
  8. Little Girl – Willie Dixon
  9. The Doormouse Rides the Rails – Martin Stone
  10. It’s My Own Fault – John Lee Hooker
  11. Shake ‘Em On Down – traditional, arranged by Bob Hall

James Brown: James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A.

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In September 1962, “King” label released “James Brown and His Famous Flames Tour the U.S.A.”, the fifth James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1962, and was produced by James Brown.

Track listing:

All tracks by James Brown, except where noted.

  1. Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.
  2. Choo-Choo Locomotion
  3. Three Hearts In a Tangle – Ray Pennington, Sonny Thompson
  4. Doin’ the Limbo
  5. I Don’t Care
  6. Joggin’ Along
  7. I’ve Got Money
  8. Sticky – James Brown, J.C. Davis
  9. Like a Baby – Jesse Stone
  10. Every Beat of My Heart – Johnny Otis
  11. In the Wee Wee Hours (Of the Nite)
  12. Cross Firing

Chicken Shack: 40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed And Ready To Serve

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In June 1968, “Blue Horizon” label released “40 Blue Fingers, Freshly Packed and Ready to Serve”, the debut Chicken Shack studio album. It was recorded February 1968, at “CBS Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.

Personnel:

  • Stan Webb– vocals, guitar
  • Christine Perfect– vocals, organ, piano
  • Andy Silvester– bass
  • Dave Bidwell – drums
  • Johnny Almond– alto saxophone
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith– tenor saxophone
  • Alan Ellis – trumpet
  • Mike Ross – engineer
  • Terence Ibbott – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. The Letter – Jules Taub, B. B. King
  2. Lonesome Whistle Blues – Rudolph Toombs
  3. When the Train Comes Back – Christine Perfect
  4. San-Ho-Zay – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  5. King of the World – John Lee Hooker
  6. See See Baby – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  7. First Time I Met the Blues – Eurreal (Little Brother Montgomery) Montgomery
  8. Webbed Feet – Stan Webb
  9. You Ain’t No Good – Christine Perfect
  10. What You Did Last Night – Stan Webb

John Mayal & The Bluesbreakers: Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton

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On July 22, 1966, “Decca” label released “Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton”, an album by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. It was recorded in April 1966, at “Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 195 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall– lead vocals, piano, Hammond B3 organ, harmonica
  • Eric Clapton– lead vocals, lead guitar,
  • John McVie– bass guitar
  • Hughie Flint– drums
  • Alan Skidmore– tenor saxophone
  • Johnny Almond– baritone saxophone
  • Derek Healey – trumpet
  • Gus Dudgeon– engineer

Track listing:

  1. All Your Love – Otis Rush
  2. Hideaway – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  3. Little Girl – John Mayall
  4. Another Man – John Mayall
  5. Double Crossing Time – Eric Clapton, John Mayall
  6. What’d I Say – Ray Charles
  7. Key to Love – John Mayall
  8. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
  9. Have You Heard – John Mayall
  10. Ramblin’ on My Mind – Robert Johnson
  11. Steppin’ Out – C. Frazier
  12. It Ain’t Right – Little Walter

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: A Hard Road

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On February 17, 1967, “Decca” label released “A Hard Road”, the second John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers studio album. It was recorded October – November 1966, at” Decca Studios” in London, and was produced by Mike Vernon.

Personnel:

  • John Mayall– vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, organ, covert art
  • Peter Green– vocals, guitar
  • John McVie– bass
  • Hughie Flint, Aynsley Dunbar– drums
  • John Almond, Alan Skidmore– saxophones
  • Ray Warleigh– wind instruments

Track listing:

All tracks by John Mayal,  except where noted

  1. A Hard Road
  2. It’s Over
  3. You Don’t Love Me – Willie Cobbs
  4. The Stumble – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  5. Another Kinda Love
  6. Hit the Highway
  7. Leaping Christine
  8. Dust My Blues – Elmore James, Joe Josea
  9. There’s Always Work
  10. The Same Way – Peter Green
  11. The Supernatural – Peter Green
  12. Top of the Hill
  13. Someday After a While (You’ll Be Sorry) – Freddie King, Sonny Thompson
  14. Living Alone