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5/29/20

BYRDIE GREEN SISTER BYRDIE!




PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968                              PR 7574








credits:







Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*


Chorus – Anna Craig, Lucille Burgess, Lynn Daniels


Drums – John Harris 


Electric Bass – Jimmy Lewis


Guitar – Wally Richardson


Organ – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*


Vocals – Byrdie Green










Producer – Cal Lampley




Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder


NYC, March 22, 1968













tracks list:










A1 You'd Better Sit Down Kids




A2 Since You've Been Gone




A3 When A Woman's In Love




A4 Return Of The Prodigal Son




A5 You'll Never Walk Alone




A6 Where There's A Will




B1 Muddy Water




B2 Let Them Talk




B3 I Can't Live Without You




B4 Dr. Feelgood




B5 Night Time Is The Right Time

































BYRDIE GREEN THE GOLDEN THRUSH STRIKES!




PRESTIGE RECORDS 1966                            PRST 7503 







Byrdie Green (born 1936) was a Jazz and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan.


The daughter of a Baptist minister, she sang first in her father's church. 


Later she went to New York and performed in clubs. Around 1965, she was 


hired by organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and recorded albums for 


Prestige Records, Roulette Records, & Twentieth Century Fox. 


She also cut a few 45rpm records.










credits:








Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Gene Walker


Drums – John Harris (8)


Electric Bass, Bass Guitar – Jimmy Lewis (2)


Guitar – Eddie Diehl


Organ – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*


Trumpet – Virgil Jones


Vocals – Byrdie Green







Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny Hammond




Producer – Cal Lampley


Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder


NYC, July 6, 1966







tracks list:








A1 In The Dark


Written-By – Green*


4:00


A2 Goin' Out Of My Head


Written-By – Weinstein*, Randazzo*


3:00


A3 Hurt


Written-By – Jacobs*, Crane*


4:05


A4 Gin House Blues


Written-By – Henderson*, Troy*


5:48


B1 How Long Blues


Written-By – Enberg*, Carr*


3:08


B2 Falling In Love With Love


Written-By – Hart*, Rodgers*


3:45


B3 The Shadow Of Your Smile


Written-By – Mandel*, Webster*


3:40


B4 Hurt So Bad


Written-By – Hart*, Wilding*, Randazzo*


2:30


B5 Somebody Groovy


Written-By – Phillips




























5/26/20

JIMMY REED ROCKIN' WITH REED




VEE JAY RECORDS 1959                                      VJLP 1008   








credits:





Guitar, Vocals – Jimmy Reed
    Liner Notes – Frank London Brown
    Written-By – J. Reed (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B6)










tracklist:





A1     Going To New York     2:19
A2     A String To Your Heart     2:20
A3     Ends & Odds     2:24
A4     Caress Me Baby     2:25
A5     Take Out Some Insurance 2:22
Written-By – Jesse Stone
A6     The Moon Is Rising     2:20
B1     Down In Virginia     2:25
B2     I Know It's A Sin     2:24
B3     Wanna Be Loved     2:13
B4     Baby, What's On Your Mind     2:56
B5     My Bitter Seed     2:15
B6     Rockin' With Reed     2:37
































THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS LOVE




ATLANTIC RECORDS 1968                                        SD 8201








credits:





Strings Arranged By – Arif Mardin


Design – Marvin Israel


Liner Notes – Bob Rolontz


Photography By – Alain Dister


Producer, Engineer – Tom Dowd





unknown (trumpet, trombone, tenor, baritone saxophone?, 


piano, organ, 2 guitar, electric bass, drums) 


Cissy Houston (lead vocals) Estelle Brown, 


Sylvia Shemwell, Myrna Smith (vocals)


NYC, April 25, 1967


12315 That's How Strong My Love Is


others replaces unknown (trumpet, trombone, 


tenor, baritone saxophone?, 


piano, organ, 2 guitar, electric bass, drums)


April 26, 1967


12320 I Don't Want To Go On Without You


same personnel


Memphis, TN, August 24, 1967


12938 Walk In My Shoes


same personnel


NYC, April 22 & 24, 1968


14356 Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again


14357 I Could Leave You Alone


14358 To Love Somebody


14359 Where Did It Go


14360 You Really Didn't Mean It


same personnel


Memphis, TN, May 24, 1968?


14588 Watch The One (Who Brings You The News)


14589 Unchained Melody


14590 Alfie


14591 What The World Needs Now Is Love








tracks list;








A1 Alfie


Written-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David*


3:19


A2 What The World Needs Now Is Love


Written-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David*


2:58


A3 To Love Somebody


Written-By – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb


2:42


A4 Watch The One Who Brings You The News


Written-By – Don Covay


2:38


A5 Am I Ever Gonna See My Baby Again


Written-By – Ralph Bartey*, Johnny Northern, Rudy Clark


2:55


A6 Unchained Melody


Written-By – Alex North, Hy Zaret


3:25


B1 You Really Didn't Mean It


Written-By – Cissy Drinkard Houston*


2:58


B2 Walk In My Shoes


Written-By – Helen Lewis, Kay Lewis


2:21


B3 Where Did It Go


Written-By – Cissy Drinkard Houston*


2:41


B4 I Could Leave You Alone


Written-By – Cissy Drinkard Houston*


2:16


B5 That's How Strong My Love Is


Written-By – Roosevelt Jamison


2:13


B6 I Don't Want To Go On Without You


Written-By – Bert Russell, Jerry Wexler


2:57

























5/23/20

GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS FEELIN' BLUESY

















           SOUL RECORDS  1968                                      SS 707          











credits:





Producer – Harvey Fuqua (tracks: B4), James Dean* (tracks: B3),


Johnny Bristol (tracks: B4), Norman Whitfield (tracks: A1 to A4, A6, B1, B2, B6),


Smokey Robinson (tracks: A5, B5), William Weatherspoon (tracks: B3)





Recorded at Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan    








track list:





A1 The End Of Our Road


    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Rodger Penzabene*     


A2 That's The Way Love Is


    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield    


A3 Don't You Miss Me A Little Bit Baby


    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Rodger Penzabene*    


A4 The Boy From Crosstown


    Arranged By – Gil Askey


    Written-By – Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield    


A5 Ain't You Glad You Chose Love


    Written-By – William "Smokey" Robinson*    


A6 I Know Better


    Written-By – Norman Whitfield, R. Dean Taylor    


B1 Don't Let Her Take Your Love From Me


    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield    


B2 It Should Have Been Me


    Written-By – Norman Whitfield, William Stevenson     


B3 Don't Turn Me Away


    Written-By – James Dean*, William Weatherspoon    


B4 What Good Am I Without You


    Written-By – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Sylvia Moy     


B5 Your Old Standby


    Arranged By – Henry Cosby


    Written-By – Janie Bradford, William "Smokey" Robinson*

 B6 It's Time To Go Now

    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield


































GLADYS KNIGHT & The Pips EVERYBODY NEEDS LOVE

















SOUL RECORDS 1967                                     SS 706  








Everybody Needs Love is a 1967 album by Gladys Knight & the Pips, 


their first album for Motown Records' Soul imprint. The LP, 


chiefly produced by Norman Whitfield, features the singles 


"Just Walk in My Shoes", the 1966 group's Motown debut, 


"Everybody Needs Love", and "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".





credits:





Gladys Knight: lead vocals


Merald "Bubba" Knight, William Guest, 


and Edward Patten: background vocals


The Funk Brothers: instrumentation







Producer – Harvey Fuqua (tracks: A2, B2, B5, B6), 


Johnny Bristol (tracks: A2, B2, B5, B6),


Norman Whitfield (tracks: A1, A3 to A6, B1, B3),


Smokey Robinson (tracks: B4)




Recorded at Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan








tracks list:




      


A1 Everybody Needs Love

    Written-By – Edward Holland, Jr., Norman Whitfield     

A2 I'll Be Standing By

    Written-By – Ashford & Simpson    

A3 Since I've Lost You

    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield    

A4 I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield    

A5 You Don't Love Me No More

    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield, Rodger Penzabene*    

A6 Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone

    Written-By – Cornelius Grant, Norman Whitfield, Sylvia Moy    

B1 Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me

    Written-By – Barrett Strong, Cornelius Grant, Rodger Penzabene*    

B2 He's My Kind Of Fellow

    Written-By – Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol    

B3 Yes, I'm Ready

    Written-By – Barbara Mason    

B4 My Bed Of Thorns

    Written-By – William "Smokey" Robinson*    

B5 Do You Love Me Just A Little, Honey

    Written-By – Gladys Knight, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock

B6 Just Walk In My Shoes

    Written-By – Helen Lewis Mastor*, Kay Lewis Miller*  




















5/22/20

Jimmy Smith Trio With L.D.


Jimmy Smith Trio With L.D., Blue Note ‎– LP-1610 Série:The BN Works 1500 Unissued –

Blue Note records 1957 ‎– LP-1610


notes:

Jimmy Smith Trio + LD is an album by jazz organist Jimmy Smith
and saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded for the Blue Note label
in 1957 and released only in Japan.

credits:

Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson
Drums – Donald Bailey
Guitar – Eddie McFadden
Organ – Jimmy Smith

Alfred Lion, Producer.
Rudy van Gelder, Engineer.
Recorded at Manhattan Towers on July 4, 1957.


Tracklist:
A1        Soft Winds
Written-By – Benny Goodman
A2        Hollerin' And Screamin'
A3        'Round Midnight
Written-By – Thelonious Monk
B1        Star Eyes
Written-By – D. Raye*, G. De Paul*
B2        Darn That Dream
Written-By – E. De Lange*, J. Van Heusen*
B3        Street Of Dreams
Written-By – S. Lewis*, V. Young*
B4        Cha Cha J




5/19/20

BIG JOE MAHER & JEFF SARLI with Big Blue MOJO









WILDSHID RECORDS 1994                           CD 2352 


Release Date    Aug 30, 2001





credits:





Joe Maher, vocals, drums


Jeff Sarli, upright bass


Rusty Bogart, electric guitar


Bob Willoughby, piano


Phil Stancil, B-3 organ, piano


Chris Watling, bari sax


       Jerry Queene, tenor sax 





       Studio/Live    Studio


     Mono/Stereo    Stereo


  Producer    Jeff Sarli


     Engineer    Pierre Sprey  





tracks listing: 





1.GOT MY MOJO WORKIN' 


(Muddy Waters) 

2.WHO WILL THE NEXT FOOL BE?


(Charlie Rich)

3.HEARTBREAKER


(Ertegun and Charles)

4.IN THE DARK


(Aaron "T-Bone" Walker)

5.VODKA ON THE ROCKS 


(Maher, Sarli, Bryant, Watling and Queene) 

6.HARD LIVIN' ALONE 


(Floyd Dixon)

7.WHEN DID YOU LEAVE HEAVEN?


(Percy Mayfield) 

8.PONYTAIL (Aaron "T-Bone" Walker)

9.TROUBLE IN MIND* 

10.WINGS 'N THINGS (Edward K. Ellington)

11.I DARE YOU, BABY (Percy Mayfield)

12,GOODBYE, BABY* (Big Joe Turner)

     *Bob Willoughby-Piano














  














5/18/20

HERBIE HANCOCK TAKIN' OFF










BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1962                      BST 84109 





  


credits:





Bass – Butch Warren


Drums – Billy Higgins


Piano, Composed By – Herbie Hancock


Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon


Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard





recorded at:





Rudy Van Gelder Studio,

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 28, 1962





tracks listing:





A1        Watermelon Man       

A2        Three Bags Full       

A3        Empty Pockets        


B1        The Maze       

B2        Driftin'       

B3        Alone And I


















5/15/20

INEZ AND CHARLIE FOXX'S SWINGING MOCKIN' BAND




DYNAMO RECORDS 1968                             DS 8003








   instrumental album featuring Inez & Charlie Foxx's backing band





credits:





 Arranged By – Mockinband
    Arranged By, Producer – Charlie Foxx
    Coordinator – Irwin Rawitz








tracklisting








A1     Mocking Bird 2:38
Written-By – C. Foxx*, I. Foxx*
A2     Night Rumble 3:00
Written-By – T. Thompson*
A3     Moon Song (Land Of Love)     3:38
A4     Shimmy 2:37
Written-By – T. L. McCall*
A5     Night Fo'last 4:05
Written-By – Paul*, Long*
A6     Grazing In The Grass 3:17
Written-By – P. Hou*
B1     Speed Ticket (Instrumental) 4:00
Written-By – C. Foxx*
B2     I Can't Stop Dancing 2:47
Written-By – K. Gamble/L. Huff*
B3     I Found A True Love 2:48
Written-By – Womack*, Young*
B4     Hard To Handle 2:35
Written-By – A. Jones*, A. Isbell*, O. Redding*
B5     Midnight Mover 2:37
Written-By – W. Pickett*
B6     In Crowd 3:09
Written-By – B. Page*






































INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX COME BY HERE




DYNAMO RECORDS 1967                                  DM 7000  








tracks list:





A1 Come By Here


A2 My Special Prayer


A3 Tightrope


A4 No Stranger To Love


A5 Baby Take It All


B1 I Stand Accused / Guilty


B2 Undecided


B3 Never Love A Robin


B4 A Stranger I Didn't Know


B5 I Love You 1000 Times


























5/14/20

MARTHA REEVES AND THE VANDELLAS HEAT WAVE




GORDY RECORDS 1963                                      G 907








credits:



Lead vocals – Martha Reeves
Background vocals – Rosalind Ashford and Annette Beard
Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier
Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland, Jr.
Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers:

    Richard "Pistol" Allen – drums
    James Jamerson – double bass
    Joe Hunter – piano
    Robert White – guitar
    Eddie Willis – guitar
    Andrew "Mike" Terry – baritone saxophone solo



Released     September 30, 1963
Recorded     Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1963





tracks list:





A1     Heatwave
Written-By – Holland-Dozier-Holland
A2     Then He Kissed Me
Written-By – Spector-Greenwich-Barry*
A3     Hey There Lonely Boy
Written By – Shuman-Carr
A4     More
Written By – Ortolani-Oliviero-Newell
A5     Danke Schoen
Written By – Kaempfert-Gabler
A6     If I Had A Hammer
Written By – Hays-Seeger
B1     Hello Stranger
Written-By – Lewis*
B2     Just One Look
Written By – Carroll-Payne
B3     Wait Till My Bobby Gets Home
Written By – Spector-Greenwich
B4     My Boyfriend's Back
Written By – Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer
B5     Mockingbird
Written By – Foxx/Foxx


























5/12/20

JOE TEX HOLD WHAT YOU'VE GOT




ATLANTIC RECORDS 1965                         LP 8106








credits:





Eddie Williams, tenor sax; Mack Williams, baritone sax;
Ronnie , piano, organ;
Lee Royal Hadley, guitar;
Warren Jones, bass;
Clarence Hadley, electric bass;
Clyde Williams, drums;
Joe Tex, vocals.

Muscle Shoals, AL, November 6, 1964

8302    Fresh Out Of Tears
8303    Hold What You've Got

Joe Tex, vocals; and others.

NYC, December 16 & 17, 1964



8478    Together We Stand
8479    Tell Me Right Now

Harold "Money" Johnson, trumpet;
Frank Moten, "Spooky", tenor sax,
recorder; Mack Williams,
baritone sax;
unknown, piano, organ;
Lee Royal Hadley, guitar;
J. Alfred Cook, electric bass;
Clyde Williams, drums;
Joe Tex, vocals.

NYC, December 16, 1964

8415    You Can Stay (But That Noise Has Got To Go)
8416    You Better Git It
8417    You Got What It Takes
8418    There Is A Girl
8420    One Monkey Don't Stop No Show

Joe Tex, vocals; and others.

Muscle Shoals, AL?, circa December, 1964???
8432    Are We Ready
8433    Heep See Few Know
8434    I'm Not Going To Work Today 






























 

JOE TEX HOLD ON ! IT'S JOE TEX




CHECKER RECORDS 1964                              LP-2993


 


credits:


 


Vocal : Joe Tex


 


 


Tracklist:


 


A1     All I Could Do Was Cry - Part II 3:00
Written-By – Gordy*, Davis*
A2     All I Could Do Was Cry - Part I 2:35
Written-By – Gordy*, Davis*
A3     You Keep Her 2:20
Written-By – J. Arrington*
A4     Ain't I A Mess 2:30
Written-By – Joe Tex
A5     Baby You're Right 2:15
Written-By – Joe Tex
B1     Sit Yourself Down 2:40
Written-By – Joseph Arrington Jr.*
B2     Don't Play 2:48
Written-By – Joseph Arrington Jr.*
B3     Get Closer Together     2:50
B4     I'll Never Break Your Heart - Part I 2:26
Written-By – Carter*, Mayfield*, Butler*, Tex*
B5     I'll Never Break Your Heart - Part II 2:26

Written By – Allen, CooperWritten-By – Tex*