8/31/20

Ray Bryant ‎

 Slow Freight


Cadet Records ‎1966   LPS 781



credits:

     Ray Bryant - Piano
Richard Davis - Bass
Freddie Waits - Drums
Art Farmer - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Snookie Young - Trumpet & Flugelhorn
Paul Serrano - Narration on 'Slow Freight'      

Recorded - December 1966, RCA Studios, New York City
 [major discographies identify December 8, 1966 as the specific date]

Album Production & Supervision - Esmond Edwards
Recording Engineer - Ray Hall





tracks listing



A1  Slow Freight   9:41   
A2   Amen   4:51   
A3   Satin Doll  6:50   
B1  If You Go Away  4:55   
B2  Ah, The Apple Tree (When The World Was Young) 3:30   
B3 The Return Of The Prodigal Son 5:03   
B4 The Fox Stalker   3:32






  

RAY BRYANT RAY BRYANT PLAYS




SIGNATURE RECORDS 1960                          SM6008








credits and sessions recording:




Ray Bryant (piano)
Tommy Bryant (bass)
Oliver Jackson (drums)
Recorded in NYC, October 29, 1959 & November 5 & 6.





10722 Doodlin'


10723 Wheatleigh Hall


10724 Delaunay's Dilemma


10725 Now's The Time


same personnel


NYC, November 5, 1959


10737 Blue Monk


10738 Walkin'


10739 Misty


10740 Whisper Not


same personnel


NYC, November 6, 1959


10741 A Hundred Dreams From Now


10742 Sneaking Around


10743 Bags' Groove


10744 Take The "A" Train













tracks list:








A1     Delauney's Dilemma     2:35
A2     Blue Monk     5:00
A3     Misty     2:59
A4     Sneaking Around     3:46
A5     Now's The Time     4:00
A6     Wheatleigh Hall     3:55
B1     Doodlin'     4:05
B2     A Hundred Dreams From Now     3:20
B3     Bags Groove     5:34
B4     Walkin'     3:08
B5     Take The "A" Train     3:50
B6     Whisper Not     3:55




































8/28/20

WILSON PICKETT THE SOUND OF




ATLANTIC RECORDS 1967                              SD 8145








credits:





Wayne Jackson (trumpet)
Charlie Chalmers, Andrew Love (tenor saxophone)
Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone)
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (piano)
Jimmy Johnson, Lincoln "Chips" Moman (guitar)
John Peck (guitar) Tommy Cogbill (electric bass)
Roger Hawkins (drums)
Wilson Pickett (vocals)
Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL, May 8, 9 & 11, 1966

A3 I Need A Lot Of Loving Every Day

Gene "Bowlegs" Miller (trumpet)
Charlie Chalmers, Jimmy Mitchell (tenor saxophone)
Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone)
Dewey "Spooner" Oldham (piano, organ)
Jimmy Johnson, Lincoln "Chips" Moman (guitar)
Tommy Cogbill (electric bass)
Roger Hawkins (drums)
Wilson Pickett (vocals)
Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL, February 1, 2, 3 & 4, 1967

11645    Love Is A Beautiful Thing
A1    Soul Dance Number Three
A2    Funky Broadway
11648    Mojo Mamma
B2    I Found The One
A6    You Can't Stand Alone
B4    I'm Sorry About That
B3    Something Within Me
A4    I Found A Love, Part 1
A5    I Found A Love, Part 2 





tracks list:





A1     Soul Dance Number Three
Written-By – Jerry Wexler, Wilson Pickett
A2     Funky Broadway
Written-By – Lester Christian*
A3     I Need A Lot Of Loving Every Day
Written-By – Dan Penn, Lindon Oldham*
A4     I Found A Love, Part I
Written-By – Robert West , Willie Schofield, Wilson Pickett
A5     I Found A Love, Part II
Written-By – Robert West , Willie Schofield, Wilson Pickett
A6     You Can't Stand Alone
Written-By – Rudy Clark
B1     Mojo Mamma
Written-By – Jerry Wexler
B2     I Found The One
Written-By – Bobby Womack
B3     Something Within Me
 Written-By – Bobby Womack
B4     I'm Sorry About That
 Written-By – Bobby Womack
B5     Love Is A Beautiful Thing
Written-By – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere






























8/27/20

WILLIE BOBO SPANISH GREASE




VERVE RECORDS 1965                              V6-8631








credits:










 Bass  Jim Phillips, Richard Davis


    Congas  Victor Pantoja


    Cornet  Melvin Lastie


        Guitar  Clarence Henry


    Percussion  Willie Bobo


    Saxophone  Bobby Brown







recorded at:




Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 


June 8, 1965,  August 30, 1965,  September 8, 1965


 Engineer  Rudy Van Gelder







tracks list:






A1 Spanish Grease


A2 Hurt So Bad


A3 It's Not Unusual (Vocal)


A4 Our Day Will Come


A5 Haitian Lady


B1 Blues In The Closet


B2 Nessa


B3 Elation


B4 It's Not Unusual (Instrumental)


B5 Shot Gun; Blind Man, Blind Man



















8/5/20

CAL TJADER TJADER



FANTASY RECORDS 1971                                              F 8406








credits:





Bass – Jim McCabe


 Congas – Michael Smithe


 Drums – Dick Berk


 Flute – Robert Ferreira


 Percussion – Coke Escovedo, John Rae, Pete Escovedo


 Piano, Electric Piano – Al Zulaica


 Trombone – Gordon Massick


 Trumpet – Bill Atwood, Bill Powers, John Coppola


 Vibraphone, Organ – Cal Tjader





Producer – Ed Bogas


Engineer – Russ Gary








tracks list:





A1 I Showed Them    


A2 Wear Your Love Like Heaven    


A3 First There Is A Mountain    


A4 What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life    


B1 Fresh Air    


B2 You Keep Me Hangin' On    


B3 She's Leaving Home    


B4 Evil Ways    


B5 Mambero 




































Cal Tjader Quintet Tjader Goes Latin

 
 
 

Cal Tjader Quintet  Tjader Goes Latin lp

 
 
 

Cal Tjader Quintet  Tjader Goes Latin LP cover

 Fantasy  records 1959   lp 3289


notes:


Cal Tjader Quintet – Tjader Goes Latin: The Album That Brought Latin Jazz to the Mainstream
When vibraphonist Cal Tjader released Tjader Goes Latin in 1959, he didn’t just record another 
jazz album—he helped redefine the sound of West Coast jazz. Blending Afro-Cuban rhythms 
with cool jazz sophistication, Tjader Goes Latin stands as a landmark recording
 that introduced Latin jazz to a wider American audience.

credits:


    Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B4), Eugene Wright (tracks: A3, B3)
    Congas, Drums – Luis Kant (tracks: A3, B3)
    Drums, Congas – Mongo Santamaria (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B4)
    Guest, Flute – Paul Horn (tracks: A1, B1, B5)
    Guest, Tenor Saxophone – Jose "Chombo" Silva (tracks: A2, A4, B2, B4)
    Piano – Lonnie Hewitt (tracks: A1, B1, B5), Vince Guaraldi (tracks: A3, A5, B2 to B4)
    Timbales – Bayardo Velarde (tracks: A3, B3), Willie Bobo (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B2, B4)
    Vibraphone – Cal Tjader


sessions recording:


Cal Tjader (ldr), Cal Tjader (vib), Vince Guaraldi (p), Eugene Wright (b), 
Bayardo 'Benny' Velarde (tim), Armando Peraza (bgo, cwb), Luis Kant (cga) 
Date: September 10, 1957
Location: Fantasy Studios, San Francisco, California
 B3 I've Waited So Long(Jerry Lordan) - 2:07


Cal Tjader Sextet
Jose "Chombo" Silva (tenor sax) Cal Tjader (vibes) Vince Guaraldi (piano) 
Al McKibbon (bass) Willie Bobo, Mongo Santamaria (conga, bongo)
"The Blackhawk", San Francisco, CA, 1958
Close Your Eyes    Fantasy LP 3289, F 24730
Contigo    -A4
The Lady Is A Tramp    -A6
Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe    -B2
Out Of Nowhere    -B4
Guajira At The Blackhawk    - B5


Cal Tjader, vibes; Vince Guaraldi, piano; Gene Wright, bass; 
Luis Kant, drums; Bayardo Velarde, congas, bongos.

San Francisco, CA, September 10, 1957
    Mambo At The "M"    
A3


Cal Tjader Sextet
Jose "Chombo" Silva, tenor sax; Cal Tjader, vibes; Vince Guaraldi, piano;
 Al McKibbon, bass; Willie Bobo, Mongo Santamaria, congas, bongos.

The Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA, 1958
    Close Your Eyes    A2
    Contigo    - A4
    The Lady Is A Tramp    - A6
    Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe    - B2
    Out Of Nowhere    - B4
    Guajira At The Blackhawk    -  B5

Paul Horn, flute, clarinet, alto sax; Cal Tjader, vibes; Lonnie Hewitt, piano;
 Al McKibbon, bass; Willie Bobo, drums, timbales; 
Mongo Santamaria, congas, bongos.

San Francisco, CA, 1959
    Mi China    Fantasy 
    Bonita    -
    Black Orchid    -
A1,A5,B1


  trackslist:


A1        Mi China
Written-By – Santamaria*
    2:15
A2        Close Your Eyes
Written-By – Petkere*
    3:15
A3        Mambo At The "M"
Written-By – Kant*
    4:39
A4        Contigo    2:40
A5        Bonita
Written-By – Lonnie Hewitt
    2:28
A6        The Lady Is A Tramp
Written-By – Rodgers.Hart*
    4:32
B1        Black Orchid
Written-By – Tjader*
    2:53
B2        Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
Written-By – Harburg*, Arlen*
    3:44
B3        I've Waited So Long
Written-By – Tjader*
    2:07
B4        Out Of Nowhere
Written-By – Johnny Green
    3:26
B5        Guajira At The Blackhawk
Written-By – Santamaria*
    5:20








8/3/20

EARL GRANT THE VERSATILE EARL GRANT




DECCA RECORDS 1958                                           DL 8672











tracks list:





A1 The Nearness Of You


Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington


A2 Fever


Written-By – Eddie Cooley, Johnny Davenport*


A3 Blue Star (The "Medic" Theme)


Written-By – E. Heyman*, V. Young*


A4 The Japanese Farewell Song


Written-By – Freddy Morgan, Hasegawa Yoshida


A5 Honky Tonk


Written-By – B. Doggett*, B. Butler*, C. Scott*,


 H. Glover*, S. Shepard*


A6 Malaguena (From The Suite "Andalucia")


Written-By – Ernesto Lecuona


B1 Send For Me


Written-By – Ollie Jones


B2 Dream


Written-By – John H. Mercer*


B3 Ol' Man River


Written-By – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II


B4 The Next Time You See Me


Written-By – Earl Forest, William G. Harvey


B5 Since I Fell For You


Written-By – Buddy Johnson


B6 Midnight Earl


Written-By – Earl Grant
















































Sam Cooke ‎– The Best Of Sam Cooke

RCA Victor ‎records – Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono

RCA Victor records 1962 ‎– LPM-2625

 
 
 
Credits:    

Sam Cooke - vocals
    Lou Rawls - back-up vocals

Conductor – Glenn Osser (tracks: B1),
Rene Hall (tracks: B2, B3, B5, B6),
Sammy Lowe (tracks: B4)
Producer – Hugo & Luigi

note
"Bring It On Home to Me" was recorded on April 26, 1962,
at RCA Studio 1 in Hollywood, California.
The engineer present was Al Schmitt, and the session was conducted
and arranged by René Hall,
The musicians also recorded "Having a Party" the same day.

    Sam Cooke – vocals
    Lou Rawls – backing vocals
    Clifton White – guitar
    Tommy Tedesco – guitar
    René Hall – guitar
    Adolphus Asbrook – bass guitar
    Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
    Ernie Freeman – piano
    Frank Capp – drums, percussion
    William Green – saxophone
    Cecil Figelski – cello
    Armand Kaproff – cello
    Wilbert Nuttycombe – viola
    Irving Weinper – viola
    Myron Sandler – violin
    Joseph Saxon – violin
    Ralph Schaeffer – violin
    Marshall Sosson – violin
    Elliot Fisher – violin
    Marvin Limonick – violin



tracklist:


A1 You Send Me 2:41
Written-By – L.C. Cook
A2 Only Sixteen 2:00
Written-By – Barbara Campbell
A3 Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha 2:35
Written-By – Barbara Campbell
A4 For Sentimental Reasons 2:35
Written-By – Deek Watson, William Best
A5 Wonderful World 2:02
Written-By – Barbara Campbell
A6 Summertime 2:17
Written-By – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
B1 Chain Gang 2:32
Written-By – Charles Cooke*, Sam Cooke
B2 Cupid 2:30
Written-By – Sam Cooke
B3 Twistin' The Night Away 2:32
Written-By – Sam Cooke
B4 Sad Mood 2:2
Written-By – Sam Cooke
B5 Having A Party 2:23
Written-By – Sam Cooke
B6 Bring It On Home To Me