In August 1970, “Capitol” label released “The Cannonball Adderley Quintet & Orchestra”, the 46th Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in June 1970, in Los Angeles, and was produced by David Axelrod.
Personnel:
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
Nat Adderley – cornet
Joe Zawinul – piano, electric piano
Walter Booker – bass
Roy McCurdy – drums
William S. Fischer – conductor
Lalo Schifrin – conductor
Unidentified orchestra
Track listing:
Experience in E – Joe Zawinul, William Fischer
Tensity – David Axelrod
Dialogues for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra – Lalo Schifrin
On June 20, 1969, “Atlantic” label released “First Take”, the debut Roberta Flack studio album. It was recorded in February 1969, at “Atlantic” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn. In 2020, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked “First Take” at number 451 on its list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.
Personnel:
Roberta Flack – vocals, piano
Bucky Pizzarelli – guitars
Ron Carter – bass
Ray Lucas – drums, percussion
Seldon Powell, Frank Wess – saxophone
Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman – trumpet
Benny Powell – trombone
Emanuel Green, Gene Orloff – violin
Alfred Brown, Selwart Clarke, Theodore Israel – viola
Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello
William S. Fischer – horn and string arrangements, string conducting
William Arlt – recording
Bob Liftin – remix
Stanislaw Zagorski – design
Ken Heinen – photography
Track listing:
Compared to What – Gene McDaniels
Angelitos Negros – Andrés Eloy Blanco, Manuel Álvarez Maciste
Our Ages or Our Hearts – Robert Ayers, Donny Hathaway
I Told Jesus – traditional, arranged by Roberta Flack
Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye – Leonard Cohen
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Ewan MacColl
Tryin’ Times – Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson
Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
On November 7, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “The Divine Miss M”, the debut Bette Midler studio album. It was recorded 1971 – 1972, at “Atlantic Recording Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ahmet Ertegun, Barry Manilow. Geoffrey Haslam and Joel Dorn. The album was certified Platinum in US and Canada.
In December 1968, “CTI” label released “Calling Out Loud”, the 16th Nat Adderley album. It was recorded November – December 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Nat Adderley – cornet
Paul Ingraham – french horn
Seldon Powell, Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Richard Henderson – saxophones
Hubert Laws – flute, piccolo
Don MacCourt – bassoon
George Marge – clarinet, english horn, saxophone
Romeo Penque – bass clarinet
Joe Zawinul – electric piano
Ron Carter – bass
Leo Morris – drums
Bill Fischer – arrangements, conductor
All tracks by Nat Adderley except where noted
Biafra
Haifa
St. M – William S. Fischer
Grey Moss – Joe Zawinul
Nobody Knows – William S. Fischer
Comin’ Out the Shadows
Ivan’s Holiday – Joe Zawinul
Calling Out Loud – Nat Adderley, William S. Fischer
On November 2, 1970, “Atlantic” label released “Suite 16”, the 28th Yusef Lateef album. It was recorded in April 1970, at “Regent Sound Studios”, in New York City, June 1970, at “Corner Studios” in Cologne, Germany and was produced by Joel Dom.
In March 1971, “Capricorn” label released “Alex Taylor with Friends and Neighbors”, the debut Alex Taylor album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Capricorn Studios” in Macon, Georgia, and was produced by Johnny Sandlin.
Personnel:
Alex Taylor- vocals
James Taylor- guitar
Peter Kowalke- guitar
Joe Rudd- guitar
Scott Boyer- guitar, backing vocals
Tommy Talton- guitar
Paul Hornsby- keyboards
Johnny Sandlin- bass
Bill Stewart- drums
King Curtis- saxophone
Willie Bridges- saxophone
Ronnie Cuber- saxophone
Frank Wess- saxophone
Daniel Moore- trumpet
William S. Fischer- conductor, string arrangements
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