Johnny Colón and His Orchestra Boogaloo Blues

 

 

 

Johnny Colón and His Orchestra Boogaloo Blues 1967

 

 

 

Cotique records 1967 ‎– CS-1007

notes:

This is a classic Latin boogaloo track from the mid-1960s, a period 
when Afro-Cuban rhythms fused with R&B, soul, and blues 
in New York’s Latin music scene.

credits:

    Bass – Walter Oyala
    Bongos – Louie Mangual
    Congas – Joe Venero
    Coro – Milton Cardona, Tony Rojas 
    Guiro – Freddy Rivera 
    Piano – Johnny Colon
    Timbales – Herman Martinez
    Trombone – Angelo Rodriguez, Johnny Colon*, Robert Lemus
    Vocals – Johnny Colon, Rafael (Tito) Ramos

The additional Coro singers on this release are various artists of, 
and as a courtesy of Alegre Records, and are identified only by 
their respective first names as: Carlos, Pete, Ronnie and Angel.
 And are credited as: & Representing The Alegre Fraternity.

    
Engineer – Ron Johnson
Producer – George Goldner
Recorded At – Mirasound Studios


tracklist:

A1        Boogaloo Blues
Written-By – Johnny Colon*
6:56
A2        Jumpy
Written-By – Miguel Hernandez (6)
5:44
A3        Mira Ven Aca
Written-By – Johnny Colon*
4:55
A4        Descarga
Written-By – Johnny Colon*
4:00
B1        Guantanamera
Arranged By – Johnny Colon*
6:09
B2        Mi Querida Bomba
Written-By – Johnny Colon*
6:18
B3        Judy Part II
Written-By – Johnny Colon*, Rafael Ramos (4)
4:56
B4        Canallon
Written-By – Felix A. Ferrer*
3:26

 

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The Three Sounds Beautiful Friendship

 

 

 

 The Three Sounds  Beautiful Friendship

 

 

Limelight records 1965 LS 86026

 

 

 notes:

Beautiful Friendship is an album by The Three Sounds which was 
recorded in California in 1965 and released on the Limelight label

credits:

Bass  Andy Simpkins
Drums  Bill Dowdy
Piano  Gene Harris
Additional unidentified musicians arranged by Julian Lee
Larry Bunker - Percussion

Recorded    July and August 1965
Studio    Los Angeles, CA
Producer  Jack Tracy

tracklist:

A1     Shortnin' Bread
Adapted By – Gene Harris 3:03
A2     Theme From Skyscraper
 Written-By – Cahn-Van Heusen 2:38
A3     It's A Blue World
Written-By – Forrest*, Wright 3:15
A4     That Man
Written-By – L. Hewitt 2:25
A5     Hittin' Another Jug
Written-By – Gene Harris 2:37
B1     Beautiful Friendship
Written-By – Kahn*, Styne 3:07
B2     Cute
Written-By – N. Hefti 3:45
B3     She's Too Far Above Me
Written-By – D. Heneker 3:04
B4     Hot Cha
Written-By – W. Woods 2:05
B5     The Following Sea
Written-By – J. Sullivan 4:10

 

 

 

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The Three Sounds Some Like It Modern

The Three Sounds,  Some Like It Modern

Mercury  records 1963 MG 20839

notes:

Some Like It Modern is an album by The Three Sounds which 
was recorded in New York in 1963 and released on the Mercury label.

credits:

    Gene Harris − piano
    Andy Simpkins − bass
    Bill Dowdy − drums

Recorded    July 17 & 18, 1963
Studio    A & R Studios, New York City
Producer    Quincy Jones

tracklist:

A1        Caesar And Cleopatra
Written-By – Alex North
2:48
A2        After Hours
Written-By – Avery Parrish, B. Feyne*, Robert Bruce
2:45
A3        On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Written-By – Dorothy Fields-Jimmy McHugh*
2:58
A4        Mr. Lucky
Written-By – Henry Mancini
2:47
A5        I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
Written-By – G. Bassman*, N. Washington*
3:10
A6        Rat Down Front
Written-By – Gene Haire*
2:45
B1        Lazy River
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin
2:12
B2        Sentimental Journey
Written-By – B. Homer*, B. Green*, L. Brown*
3:29
B3        There's Something Nice About The Rain
Written-By – Eugene Haire*
2:35
B4        Let's Dance
Written-By – F. M. Baldridge*, G. Stone*, J. Bonime*
2:32
B5        Elbows And Armpits
Written-By – Gene Haire*
5:13

 

 

 

 

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The Commitments (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Vol.2

 

 

 

 The Commitments  (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Vol.2

 

 

 

MCA Records 1992 ‎– MCA 10506

 notes:

The Commitments Vol. 2 (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 
is the follow-up to the first soundtrack album, produced by Killen and Bushnell 
and released by MCA Records on 17 March 1992.It included four more songs 
from the film, as well as seven additional songs performed by the cast.

 

credits:

    Alto Saxophone – Félim Gormley
    Bass, Arranged By – Paul Bushnell
    Drums – Fran Breehan (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B4),
    Robbie Casserly (tracks: A2 to A6, B3, B5)
    Guitar – Conor Brady
    Keyboards – Eamonn Flynn
    Keyboards [Additional] – Mitchell Froom (tracks: A2 to A6, B3, B5)
    Percussion – Alex Acuña (tracks: A1 to A6, B3, B4)
    Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Carl Geraghty
    Trumpet – Ronan Dooney



Engineer, Mixed By – Kevin Killen
Mastered By – "King" Bob Ludwig
Producer – Kevin Killen, Paul Bushnell
Recorded At – Ringsend Road Studios
Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At – Skyline Studios
Mastered At – Masterdisk

tracklist:

A1 Hard To Handle
Backing Vocals – Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher, Maria Doyle
Lead Vocals – Andrew Strong
Written-By – Allen Jones , Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding 2:23
A2 Grits Ain't Groceries
Lead Vocals – Andrew Strong
Written-By – Titus Turner 3:44
A3 I Thank You
Backing Vocals – Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher, Niamh Kavanagh
Lead Vocals – Robert Arkins
Vocals [Playout] – Niamh Kavanagh
Written-By – Isaac Hayes, David Porter 3:40
A4 That's The Way Love Is
Backing Vocals – Bronagh Gallagher, Niamh Kavanagh Lead Vocals – Angeline Ball
Written-By – Norman Whitfield Barrett Strong 4:08
A5 Show Me
Backing Vocals – Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher, Niamh Kavanagh
Lead Vocals – Andrew Strong
Written-By – Joe Tex 2:56
A6 Saved
Backing Vocals – Bronagh Gallagher, Niamh KavanaghChoir –
The Skyline Gospel Choir Lead Vocals – Andrew Strong Vocals [The Skyline Gospel Choir] –
Angeline Ball, John Hughes , Kevin Killen, Paul Bushnell
Written-By – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 2:54
B1 Too Many Fish In The Sea
Backing Vocals – Bronagh Gallagher, Maria Doyle*Lead Vocals – Angeline Ball
Written-By – Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield 2:45
B2 Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
Backing Vocals – Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher, Maria Doyle Lead Vocals – Robert Arkins
Written-By – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper 2:52
B3 Land Of A Thousand Dances
Backing Vocals – Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher, Niamh Kavanagh Lead Vocals – Andrew Strong
Written-By – Antoine Domino, Chris Kenner 3:16
B4 Nowhere To Run
Backing Vocals – Angeline Ball, Bronagh Gallagher, Maria Doyle Lead Vocals – Niamh Kavanagh
Written-By – Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr. 3:39
B5 Bring It On Home To Me
Backing Vocals – Bronagh Gallagher, Niamh KavanaghLead Vocals – Angeline Ball, Robert Arkins
Written-By – Sam Cooke 3:41

 

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The Commitments (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 

 

 

 The Commitments (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 

 

 

MCA Records 1991 ‎– MCA 10286

 

Crédits

Produced by Paul Bushnell, Kevin Killen and Alan Parker.
Engineered and mixed by Kevin Killen.
Location engineering by Tim Martin.
Assistant Engineers: Eric Rudd, Robbie Adams
Music Supervisor: G. Mark Roswell
Music Coordinator: John Hughes
Recorded at Ringsend Road Studios, Dublin; Ocean Way Recording,
Los Angeles and The Hit Factory, London.
Mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, New York.
    
tracklist:

A1 Mustang Sally
Written-By – Bonnie Rice*   
A2 Take Me To The River
Written-By – Al Green, Mabon Hodges*   
A3 Chain Of Fools
Written-By – Don Covay   
A4 The Dark End Of The Street
Written-By – Chips Moman, Dan Penn   
A5 Destination Anywhere
Written-By – Nickolas Ashford, Valarie Simpson*   
A6 I Can't Stand The Rain
Written-By – Ann Peebles, Bernard Miller, Donald Bryant*   
A7 Try A Little Tenderness
Written-By – Harry Woods (2), Jimmy Campbell*, Reg Connelly*   
B1 Treat Her Right
Written-By – Gene Kunz*, Roy Head   
B2 Do Right Woman Do Right Man
Written-By – Chips Moman, Dan Penn   
B3 Mr. Pitiful
Written-By – Otis Reading*, Steve Cropper   
B4 I Never Loved A Man
Written-By – Ronnie Shannon   
B5 In The Midnight Hour
Written-By – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett   
B6 Bye Bye Baby
Written-By – Mary Wells   
B7 Slip Away
Written-By – Marcus Daniel, Wilbur Terrell, William Armstrong

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Brenton Wood Baby You Got It

 

 

 

Brenton Wood  Baby You Got It

 

 

 

Double Shot Records 1967  DSS-5003

notes:

Alfred Jesse Smith (July 26, 1941 – January 3, 2025), known professionally as Brenton Wood, 
was an American singer and songwriter. Three 1967 singles of Wood's, "The Oogum Boogum Song"
 (peaking at No. 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100), "Gimme Little Sign" (reached No. 9), 
and "Baby You Got It" (also peaking at No. 34) were hits

credits:

Engineer – Charles Underwood
Producer – Winn*, Hooven*
Engineered at Nashville West. 

tracklist:

Written-By – Smith* (tracks: A1 to B1, B4 to B6), Winn* (tracks: A1 to B1, B4 to B6), 
Hooven* (tracks: A1 to B1, B4 to B6)

A1 Baby You Got It 2:00     
A2 Me And You     2:40     
A3 Ooh La-Da-Dee 2:00     
A4 Darlin' 2:32     
A5 Give It Up 2:10     
A6 Catch You On The Rebound 2:12     
B1 Gimme Little Sign 2:19     
B2 Trouble
 Written-By  Brace*, Sprague*, Rodgers*     
B3 Little Happy-Go-Lucky Girl
Written By  Douglas
Written-By  Sprague     
B4 Need You Girl 2:30     
B5 Two Time Loser 2:00     
B6 Goodnight Baby

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Jimmy McGriff ‎ Something To Listen To

 

 

 

Jimmy McGriff – Something To Listen To (Blue Note, 1970) 

 

 

 

Blue Note records 1970 ‎– BST 84364

notes:

Released in 1970 on the legendary Blue Note label, Something To Listen To 

stands as one of the most accessible and refined albums by Jimmy McGriff, 

a true master of the Hammond B-3 organ.Blending soul jazz, funk and blues,

 this album perfectly captures the groove-oriented jazz sound that emerged 

at the turn of the 1970s.

 
credits:

    Jimmy McGriff - organ
    Unknown - tenor saxophone
    Unknown - guitar
    Unknown - drums
recorded
New York: Autumn 1971
Producer    Sonny Lester

tracklist:

A1 Indiana (Back Home Again In Indiana)
Written-By – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
A2 Malcom's Blues
Written-By – Jimmy Mcgriff
A3 Satin Doll
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer
B1 Deb Sombo
Written-By – Jimmy Mcgriff
B2 Something To Listen To
Written-By – Jimmy McGriff
B3 Shiny Stockings
Written-By – Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Foster

 

 

 

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Jimmy McGriff Blue To The 'Bone

 

 

 

 Jimmy McGriff   Blue To The 'Bone

 

 

Milestone records 1988 – M-9163

notes:

Blue to the 'Bone is an album by organist Jimmy McGriff, 
recorded in 1988 and released on the Milestone label.


credits:

     Jimmy McGriff – organ
    Al Grey – trombone
    Bill Easley – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
    Melvin Sparks – guitar
    Bernard Purdie − drums
    
 Recorded    July 19 and 20, 1988 
At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Mastered At – Fantasy Studios
engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Producer – Bob Porter
Mastered By – George Horn



tracklist:

A1        Ain't That Funk For You
Written-By – Al Grey
6:27
A2        For All We Know
Written-By – Coots*, Lewis*
5:11
A3        Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Written-By – Duke Ellington
10:18
B1        Secret Love
Written-By – Webster*, Fain*
9:06
B2        Hangin' In
Written-By – McGriff*, Sparks*
7:44
B3        After The Dark
Written-By – Reggie Marks
5:35

 

 

 

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