In January 1975, “Columbia” label released “Captain Marvel”, the 70th Stan Getz album. It was recorded in March 1972, at “A&R” in New York City, and was produced by Stan Getz.
In January 1973, “Polydor” label released “Light as a Feather”, the second Return to Forever studio album. It was recorded in October 1972, at “IBC” in London, and was produced by Chick Corea.
Personnel:
Chick Corea – Fender Rhodes electric piano
Flora Purim – vocals, percussion
Joe Farrell – flute, soprano and tenor saxophone
Stanley Clarke – double bass
Airto Moreira – drums, percussion
Track listing:
You’re Everything – lyrics by Neville Porter, music by Chick Corea
Light as a Feather – lyrics by Flora Purim, music by Stanley Clarke
Captain Marvel – music by Chick Corea
500 Milles High – lyrics by Neville Porter, music by Chick Corea
On June 18, 1973, “Atco” label released “Extension of a Man”, the fourth and final Donny Hathaway studio album. It was recorded October – November 1972, at “A&R”, “Bell Sound”, “Regent Sound” and “Atlantic” in New York City, “Universal” in Chicago, and was produced by Arif Mardin.
Personnel:
Donny Hathaway – lead vocals, Fender Rhodes electric piano, all pianos, Hammond organ, keyboards, bass, arrangements
Cornell Dupree – acoustic and electric guitar
Hugh McCracken – banjo, guitar
Willie Weeks, Russ Savakus, Stanley Clarke, Gordon Edwards – bass
Grady Tate, Fred White, Rick Marotta, Ray Lucas – drums
Ralph MacDonald – percussion
Emanuel Green, Harry Lookofsky, Julien Barber, Noel DaCosta, Sanford Allen, Theodore Israel – violin
Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Kermit Moore – cello
Gloria Agostini – harp
David Newman – saxophone
Marvin Stamm, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal – trumpet
Dominick Gravine, Garnett Brown, Paul Faulise, Wayne Andre, Tony Studd, Garnett Brown – trombone
Hubert Laws – flute
Don Butterfield – tuba
Phil Bodner – clarinet, alto saxophone
Seldon Powell – clarinet, reeds, tenor saxophone
Vincent Abato – clarinet
Romeo Penque, William Slapin – reeds
Jim Buffington, Julius Watkins, Tony Miranda – French horn
Henry Schuman – oboe
Myrna Summers & The Interdenominational Singers – choir
Cissy Houston, Myrna Smith, Sylvia Shemwell, Jimmy Douglass, Mario “Big M” Medious, Richard Wells, William “Mac” McCollum – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Donny Hathaway, except where noted.
I Love the Lord; He Heard My Cry (Parts I & II)
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway, Edward Howard
In March 1973, “Prestige” label released “Child’s Dance”, the 27th Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded May – July 1972, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliff, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.
Personnel:
Art Blakey – drums
Buddy Terry – soprano saxophone
Ramon Morris – tenor saxophone, flute
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Manny Boyd – flute
George Cables – piano, electric piano
John Hicks – electric piano
Mickey Bass – bass
Stanley Clarke – bass
Ray Mantilla – congas
Emanuel Rahim – congas
Nathaniel Bettis, Richie “Pablo” Landrum, Sonny Morgan – percussion
In November 1973, “Impulse!” label released “Village of the Pharoahs”, the eleventh Pharoah Sanders album. It was recorded in December 1971, November 1972, September 1973, at “Wally Heider Sound Studios” in San Francisco, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, “A&R Recording Studios” in New York, and was produced by Ed Michel.
Personnel:
Pharoah Sanders – vocals, soprano and tenor saxophone, percussion, bells
Sedatrius Brown – vocals
Joe Bonner – vocals, piano, shakuhachi, flute, percussion
In September 1974, “Polydor” label released “Where Have I Known You Before”, the fourth Return to Forever album. It was recorded July – August 1974, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Chick Corea.
Personnel:
Chick Corea – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner clavinet, Yamaha electric organ, synthesizers (ARP Odyssey, Minimoog), percussion
Al Di Meola – electric guitar, acoustic twelve-string guitar
Stanley Clarke – electric bass guitar, Yamaha electric organ, bell tree, chimes
Lenny White – drums, congas, bongos, percussion
Shelly Yakus – engineer
Tom Rabstenek – mastering
Herb Dreiwitz – front cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Chick Corea except where noted.
Vulcan Worlds – Stanley Clarke
Where Have I Loved You Before?
The Shadows of Lo – Lenny White
Where Have I Danced with You Before?
Beyond the Seventh Galaxy
Earth Juice – Chick Corea, Lenny White, Al Di Meola
In January 1973, “CTI” label released “Prelude”, the eighth Eumir Deodato studio album. It was recorded in September 1972, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Eumir Deodato – piano, electric piano, conductor, arranger
John Tropea – electric guitar
Jay Berliner – guitar
Ron Carter – electric bass, bass
Stanley Clarke – electric bass
Billy Cobham – drums
Airto Moreira – percussion
Ray Barretto – congas
Hubert Laws – flute
John Frosk – trumpet
Marky Markowitz – trumpet
Joe Shepley – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Garnett Brown – trombone
Paul Faulise – trombone
George Strakey – trombone
Bill Watrous – trombone
Jim Buffington – French horn
Peter Gordon – French horn
Phil Bodner – flute
George Marge – flute
Romeo Penque – flute
Max Ellen – violin
Paul Gershman – violin
Emanuel Green – violin
Harry Lookofsky – violin
David Nadien – violin
Gene Orloff – violin
Eliot Rosoff – violin
Emanuel Vardi – viola
Al Brown – viola
Harvey Shapiro – cello
Seymore Barab – cello
Charles McKracken – cello
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Bob Ciano = design
Track listing:
Also Sprach Zarathustra – Richard Strauss
Spirit of Summer – Eumir Deodato
Carly & Carole – Eumir Deodato
Baubles, Bangles and Beads – Robert Wright, George Forrest
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Claude Debussy
On December 8, 1971, “Impulse!” label released “Black Unity”, the seventh Pharaoh Sanders album. It was recorded in November 1971, and was produced by Lee Young.
Personnel:
Pharoah Sanders — soprano and tenor saxophone, balafon
Marvin “Hannibal” Peterson — trumpet
Carlos Garnett — flute, tenor saxophone
Joe Bonner — piano
Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee — bass
Norman Connors, Billy Hart — drums
Lawrence Killian — conga, balafon, talking drum, percussion
In November 1971, “Milestone” label released “In Pursuit of Blackness”, the 13th Joe Henderson album. It was recorded in September 1970 at “Lighthouse Café” in Hermosa Beach, May 1971, at “Decca Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
Woody Shaw – trumpet
Curtis Fuller – trombone
Pete Yellin – alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
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