Blues and Soul Music Singles and LP'S: April 2021

4/29/21

JAMES BROWN PLAY THE REAL THINGS

SMASH RECORDS 1967 S67093

recorded in 1966/ 1967

credits:

Arranged By – Alfred Ellis
Organ, Producer – James Brown

track list:

A1     Jimmy Mack
A2     What Do You Like
A3     PeeWee's Groove In "D"
A4     Bernadette
B1     Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
B2     I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
B3     Funky Broadway
B4     "D" Thing

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KING CURTIS SWEET SOUL

ATCO RECORDS 1968 SD 33-247

credits:

On all selections except (sittin'on the dock of the bay)
The personnel is:
King Curtis , alto,ténor or soprano Sax,
Frank Wess Ténor sax
Haywood Henry Baritone Sax,
Joe newman & Mel Lastie Trumpets,
Benny Powell Trombone,
Reggie Young Guitar,Spooner Oldham & Bobby Emmons
Piano electrc, Piano & organ
Mike lench Fender Bass,
Gene Chrisman Drums,
String Sections Led By Gene Orloff.

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay:
Melvin Lastie (trumpet)
King Curtis (alto saxophone)
George Stubbs (piano)
Everett Barksdale, Samuel Gordon (guitar)
Jerry Jemmott (electric bass)
Kenny Rice (drums)
Arif Mardin (arranger)
NYC, February 8, 1968

recorded at
american sound studio,
Memphis & Atlantic recording studio, New York York
Engineers: Tommy Cogbill & Bruce Tergesen
NYC, April 1, 1968

tracks list:

A1     Theme From Valley Of The Dolls 2:40
A2     Soul Serenade 2:53
A3     I Heard It Through The Grapevine     3:16
A4     Sweet Inspiation     2:51
A5     By The Time I Get To Phoenix     2:38
B1     Spooky     2:46
B2     Honey     2:27
B3     Up Up And Away 2:48
B4     The Look Of Love 2:30
B5     (Sittin On) The Dock Of The Bay 2:42

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4/26/21

LITTLE BEAVER PARTY DOWN

CAT RECORDS 1974 LP-2604

credits:

Arranged By – Willie "Little Beaver" Hale*
    Backing Vocals – Betty Wright, Little Beaver
    Bass – George (Chocolate) Perry*, Nelson (Jocko) Padron, Ron Bogdon
    Bass, Guitar – Willie (Little Beaver) Hale*
    Drums, Percussion – Robert (Governor) Ferguson*
    Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Anthony (J. P. Alston) Laird*
    Keyboards – Latimore (2), Timmy Thomas
    Percussion – Glen "Zeke" Holmes*

Producer – Steve Alaimo (tracks: A1, A2)
    Producer, Engineer, Percussion – Willie Clarke
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Anthony (J. P. Alston) Laird*
Record Company – T.K. Productions, Inc.

track list:

A1     Party Down     3:14
A2     Party Down (Part Two)     3:01
A3     Money Vibrations     3:35
A4     Get Into The Party     4:12
B1     I Can Dig It Baby     6:58
B2     Let The Good Times Roll     5:20
B3     Let's Stick Together     5:00

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OLLIE & THE NIGHTINGALES I Got A Sure Thing Girl, You Have My Heart Singing

STAX RECORDS 1968

credits

Producer – Booker T. Jones

A    Ollie And The Nightingales    I Got A Sure Thing
Booker T. Jones, William Bell, Ollie Hoskins

B    Ollie And The Nightingales    Girl, You Have My Heart Singing
Booker T. Jones, William Bell

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THE SUPREMES A' GO-GO

MOTOWN RECORDS 1966 MS 649

Released August 25, 1966

Recorded Fall 1965 - summer 1966

credits:

Diana Ross - lead vocals, background on

"Come and Get These Memories"

Mary Wilson - background vocals, lead on

"Come and Get These Memories"

Florence Ballard - background vocals

The Andantes - background vocals on "Put Yourself in My Place";

additional (harmony) background vocals on

"Come and Get These Memories"

Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier: producers, all tracks except those noted

Hal Davis and Frank Wilson - producers, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"

"Get Ready", and "Hang On Sloopy"

The Funk Brothers - instrumentation

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra - instrumentation

tracks list:

A1 Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart

    Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland* 2:53

A2 This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)

    Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland* 2:35

A3 You Can't Hurry Love

    Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland* 2:49

A4 Shake Me Wake Me (When It's Over)

    Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland* 2:41

A5 Baby I Need Your Loving

    Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland* 3:03

A6 These Boots Are Made For Walking

    Written-By – L. Hazlewood* 2:32

B1 I Can't Help Myself

    Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland* 2:56

B2 Get Ready

    Written-By – William Robinson* 2:35

B3 Put Yourself In My Place

    Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland*, Thorton* 2:16

B4 Money (That's What I Want)

    Written-By – B. Gordy Jr.*, J. Bradford* 2:04

B5 Come And Get These Memories

    Written-By – Holland, Dozier, Holland* 2:01

B6 Hang On Sloopy

    Written-By – B. Russell*, W. Farrell* 2:46

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4/16/21

Willie Mitchell ‎– Solid Soul

Hi Records 1967 ‎– SHL 32025

credits:
producer : Joe Cuoghi
arranger : Willie Mitchell

tracklist:

A1     Prayer Meetin'
Written-By – J. Smith*
A2     Grazing In The Grass
Written-By – H. Philemon*
A3     Windy
Written-By – Friedman*
A4     Sunrise Serenade
Written-By – Carle*, Lawrence*
A5     The Horse
Written-By – J. James*
A6     Groovin'
Written-By – Brigati*, Cavaliere*
B1     San-Ho-Zay
Written-By – F. King*, S. Thompson*
B2     Up-Hard
Written-By – A. Miller*
B3     Monkey Jump
Written-By – DeWalt*
B4     Strawberry Solo
Written By – Hodges*Written-By – Mitchell*
B5     Hideaway
Written-By – Thompson*
B6     Willie-Wam
Written-By – Grimes*, Michell*

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Willie Mitchell ‎– Bum Daddy

HI RECORDS 1968 V SINGLE 45-2147

Recorded in Memphis.

Tracklist

A Prayer Meetin' 2:12
Jimmy Smith

B Bum Daddy 2:25
Mabon Hodges, Willie Mitchell

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4/13/21

FREDDIE KING MY FEELING FOR THE BLUES

COTILLION RECORDS 1970 SD9016

credits:

Freddie King : Lead Guitar, Vocals
Cornell Dupree : Rythm Guitar
George Stubbs : piano
Jerry Jemmot : Bass
Kenneth Rice : Drums
King Curtis : Tenor Sax, Marimba
George Coleman, Frank Weiss : Tenor Sax
Trevor Lawrence, Willie Bridges : Tenor & Baritone Sax
Ernie Royal, Martin Banks : Trumpets
Hugh McCracken : Harmonica

Arranged By – Donny Hathaway (tracks: A1 to B3, B5, B6), King Curtis (tracks: B4)
Producer – King Curtis

tracks list:

A1 Yonder Wall 3:18

A2 Stumble 3:32

A3 I Wonder Why 3:18

A4 Stormy Monday 4:24

A5 I Don't Know 3:04

B1 What'd I Say 2:58

B2 Ain't Nobody's Business What We Do 3:37

B3 You Don't Have To Go 2:26

B4 Woke Up This Morning 3:10

B5 Things I Used To Do 3:47

b6 My Feeling For The Blues 2:07

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PRESTON LOVE feat SHUGGIE OTIS OMAHA BAR-B-Q

KENT RECORDS 1969 KST 540

In the early 1960s Love worked with Ray Charles in California and

Aretha Franklin, eventually becoming Motown's West Coast house

bandleader with whom he played & toured with The Four Tops,

The Temptations, Tammi Terrell, Marvin Gaye, Gladys Knight and others.

Love also recorded with Nichelle Nichols, Janis Joplin, Frank Zappa

(Freak Out), Shuggie Otis, T-Bone Walker, Charles Brown, Ruth Brown,

and many others. Love also appears in the Clint Eastwood film,

Play Misty For Me with the Johnny Otis band.

On front cover and labels "featuring Shuggie Otis on Guitar"

is mentioned. Spine denotes just "Preston Love's Omaha Bar-B-Q".

Inside cover shows Preston Love and Shuggie Otis.

credits:

Alto Saxophone, Flute – Preston Love

Arranged By – Johnny Otis, Maxwell Davis

Engineer – Gordon Calcote, John Cevetello

Guitar, Electric Bass – Shuggie Otis

Piano, Vibraphone – Johnny Otis

Producer – Johnny Otis

Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Solomon

Written-By – S. Kelso* (tracks: A3), J. Otis*, M. Davis* (tracks: A2, A4),

P. Love* (tracks: A3), S. Otis* (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4)

tracks list:

A1 Chicken Gumbo 2:00

A2 Chili Mac 3:35

A3 Cream Dream 3:00

A4 Neck Bones 2:20

A5 Cool Ade 2:00

B1 Omaha Bar-B-Q 2:30

B2 Hot Cakes And Sorghum 3:35

B3 Shuggie's Chitlin Blues 5:05

B4 Pot Likker 2:22

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4/5/21

SONNY COX THE WAILER

CADET RECORDS 1965/66 LPS 765

credits and sessions recording :

Sonny Cox - Alto Sax

Ken Prince - Organ

John Howell - Trumpet

Arthur Hoyle - Trumpet

Paul Serrano - Trumpet

John Avant - Trombone

Rubin Cooper or Lenard Druss? - Baritone Sax

Bobby Robinson or Roland Faulkner? - Guitar

Cleveland Eaton - Bass

Maurice White - Drums

Arranged and Conducted by Richard Evans

Album Production & Supervision - Esmond Edwards

Engineer - Ron Malo

Cover Photo & Cover Design - Don Bronstein

Recording Dates

1) December 10, 1965 1,3,4,6Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago, IL

2) January 7, 1966 2,5,7,8 Ter Mar Recording Studio, Chicago, IL

track list:

A1 Come Rain Or Come Shine 3:44
A2 I'm Just A Lucky So And So 4:16
A3 Soulero 4:51
A4 The Retreat Song (Jikele Maweni) 4:26
B1 Berimbau (The Girls From Bahia) 5:22
B2 The Wailer 4:32
B3 For Sentimental Reasons 4:10
B4 Hoggin' 2:44

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4/4/21

THE SKA-TALITES SKA AUTHENTIC VOL II

ND RECORDS 1965 JBL 113

credits:

Alto Saxophone – Lester Sterling
    Bass – Lloyd Brevett
    Design – Roy Tomlingson
    Drums – Lloyd Knibbs
    Guitar – Jerry Hines*
    Piano – Jackie Mittoo
    Producer [Uncredited] – Clement "Coxsone" Dodd
    Tenor Saxophone – Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook
    Trombone – Don Drummond
    Trumpet – John Moore*

Tracklist

A1    –Roland Alphonso    Tear Up
A2    –Andy & Joey    My Love
A3    –Roland Alphonso    President Kennedy
A4    –The Maytals    Tell Me
A5    –Lester Sterling    Cant Sit Down
A6    –The Gaylads    Dream Dream
B1    –Don Drummond    Rain Or Shine
B2    –Tommy McCook / Roland Alphonso    Trotting On
B3    –Roland Alphonso    Dr. Kildare
B4    –The Gaylads    River Bed
B5    –Delroy Wilson    Love Abiding
B6    –Tommy McCook    Cow And Gate

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HOUSTON PERSON BLUE ODYSSEY

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1968 PRST-7566

credits:

Houston Person - tenor saxophone
    Curtis Fuller - trombone
    Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
    Cedar Walton - piano
    Bob Cranshaw - bass
    Frank Jones - drums

Recorded :March 12, 1968
New York City
Producer, Design, Photography By Don Schlitten
Recorded By – Richard Alderson

tracks list:

A1 Blue Odyssey
Written-By – Cedar Walton
A2 Holy Land
Written-By – Cedar Walton
A3 I Love You Yes I Do
Written-By – Glover*, Nix*
B1 Funky London
Written-By – Bob Ford, Calvin Massey*
B2 Please Send Me Someone To Love
Written-By – Percy Mayfield
B3 Starrburstt
Written-By – Ellen Starr

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4/3/21

RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO HANG ON RAMSEY!

CADET RECORDS 1965 LPS 761

credits :

Bass – Eldee Young

Drums – Red Holt

Piano – Ramsey Lewis

Artwork By [Cover Design] – Esmond Edwards

Other [Liner Notes] – Leonard Feather

Photography [Cover] – Raimondo Borea

Producer – Esmond Edwards

Recorded Live In Concert At The Lighthouse,

Hermosa Beach, California; October 14-17

Engineer – Reice Hamel

tracks listing:

A1        A Hard Day's Night

Written-By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney*

A2        All My Love Belong To You

Written-By – Sol Winkler, Teddy Powell

A3        He's A Real Gone Guy

Written-By – Nellie Lutcher

A4        And I Love Her

Written-By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney*

A5        Movin' Easy

Written-By – Ramsey Lewis

B1        Billy Boy / Hi-Heel Sneakers

Arranged By [Billy Boy] – Ramsey Lewis

Written-by [Hi-heel Sneakers] – Robert Higgenbotham*

B2        The More I See You

Written-By – Harry Warren (2), Mack Gordon

B3        Satin Doll

Written-By – Duke Ellington

B4        Hang On Sloopy

Written-By – Bert Russell, Wes Farrell

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RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO BACH TO THE BLUES

ARGO RECORDS 1964 LP-732

credits:

Bass – Richard Evans (tracks: A5, B4)

Bass, Cello – Eldee Young

Drums – Red Holt

Piano – Ramsey Lewis

Recorded at Ter Mar Recording Studio,

Chicago, Illinois on January 31st, 1964

Producer – Esmond Edwards

Engineer – Ron Malo

tracks list:

A1 For The Love Of A Princess

    Written-By – R. Lewis*

A2 Why Don't You Do Right

    Written-By – L. Green*

A3 Misty Days, Lonely Nights

    Written-By – R. Lewis*

A4 Bach To The Blues

    Written-By – E. Edwards*

A5 Travel On

    Written-By – E. Young*

B1 Dance Mystique

    Written-By – R. Lewis*

B2 Sadness Done Come

    Written-By – R. Lewis*

B3 You'll Love Me Yet

    Written-By – R. Lewis*

B4 Peace And Tranquility

    Written-By – E. Young*

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RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO IN CHICAGO

ARGO RECORDS 1960 LP 671

credits:

Ramsey Lewis Piano, Keyboards

Eldee Young Bass

Redd Holt Drums

Recorded live at The Blue Note Club, Chicago, on April 30, 1960

Engineer : Ron Malo

supervision: Jack Tracy

tracks listing:

A1 Old Devil Moon

Written-By – Lane*, Harburg*