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12/31/24

Joe Turner – Big Joe Is Here

 Atlantic records 1959         –  8033

credits and session recording:

unknown, brass; unknown, tenor sax; Harry Van Walls, piano; unknown, guitar;
unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Joe Turner, vocals; unknown, vocal group.

NYC, April 19, 1951
600    The Chill Is On
601    After My Laughter Came Tears
602    Bump Miss Susie

Taft Jordan, trumpet; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Freddie Mitchell, tenor sax; Arleem Kareem,
baritone sax; Harry Van Walls, piano; Rector Bailey, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Joe Turner, vocals.

NYC, January 20, 1952
786-?    I'll Never Stop Loving You (alternate take)
789    Don't You Cry
790    Poor Lover's Blues

Joe Morris, trumpet; William Burchett, Salvadore Davis, trombone; Arleem Kareem, alto sax;
Freddie Mitchell, tenor sax; Dave McRae, baritone sax; Harry Van Walls, piano; Shebs Hobbs, guitar;
unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Joe Turner, vocals.

NYC, September 23, 1952
907    Baby I Still Want You

Sonny Cohn, trumpet; Harlan "Booby" Floyd or John Avant, trombone; Grady Jackson, Joe Tillman, tenor sax;
McKinley Easton, baritone sax; Johnnie Jones, piano; Elmore James, electric guitar, electric slide guitar;
Jimmy Richardson, bass; Red Saunders, drums; Joe Turner, vocals.

Chicago, IL, October 7, 1953
1126    Ti-Ri-Lee

John Girard, trumpet; Worthia Thomas, trombone; Gus Fontenette, Joe Tillman, Alvin "Red" Tyler,
sax; Edward Frank, piano; Lloyd Lambert, bass; Oscar Moore, drums; Joe Turner, vocals.

New Orleans, LA, December 3, 1953
1225    Married Woman
1226    Midnight Cannonball

Jimmy Nottingham, Dick Vance, trumpet; Earl Warren, alto sax; Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Ernie Hayes, piano;
George Barnes, Billy Mure, guitar; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Panama Francis, drums; Joe Turner, vocals; The Cookies, doo wop group.

NYC, February 24, 1956
1886    Rock Awhile

Jerome Richardson, alto sax; Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Mike Stoller, piano; Allen Hanlon, Mundell Lowe, guitar;
Lloyd Trotman, bass; Panama Francis, drums; Joe Turner, vocals; unknown, vocal group; Jesse Stone, arranger.

NYC, October 2, 1957
2803    Wee Baby Blues

Tracklist:

A1        Wee Baby Blues
Written-By – Turner*, Johnson*
2:16
A2        Rock A While
Written-By – Billy Nightingale
2:00
A3        Baby I Still Want You
Written-By – Sam Sweet
2:45
A4        The Chill Is On
Written-By – Joe Turner*
2:43
A5        Poor Lover's Blues
Written-By – Joe Turner*
2:40
A6        Don't You Cry
Written-By – Doc Pomus
2:28
B1        Ti-Ri-Lee
Written-By – Ertegun*, Turner*, Wexler*
2:55
B2        Married Woman
Written-By – Lou Willie Turner
2:48
B3        Midnight Cannonball
Written-By – Lou Willie Turner
2:28
B4        I'll Never Stop Loving You
Written-By – Lincoln Chase
3:19
B5        After My Laughter Came Tears
Written-By – Tobias*, Turk*
3:15
B6        Bump Miss Susie
Written-By – Rudolph Toombs
2:24

 

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12/30/24

Albert Collins – Trash Talkin'

 

Albert Collins – Trash Talkin', Imperial Records – LP-12438  Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo,

Imperial Records 1969 – LP-12438

credits:

    Art Direction – Gabor Halmos
    Producer – Bill Hall



tracklist:

A1        Harris County Line-Up
Written-By – Albert Collins
2:20
A2        Conversation With Collins
Written-By – Albert Collins
5:19
A3        Jawing
Written-By – Albert Collins
2:12
A4        Grapeland Gossip
Written-By – Albert Collins
2:50
A5        Chatterbox
Written-By – Stephen Hollister
2:28
A6        Trash Talkin'
Written-By – Gwendolyn Collins
4:07
        Medley    (4:05)
B1.a        Baby What You Want Me To Do
Written-By – Jimmy Reed
B1.b        Rock Me Baby
Written-By – B. B. King*
B2        Lip Service
Written-By – Albert Collins
3:18
B3        Talking Slim Blues
Written-By – Albert Collins
3:22
 
 
 
 

 

Ike & Tina Turner The Hunter


Ike & Tina Turner The Hunter,  Blue Thumb Records  BTS 11  Vinyl, LP, Album

Blue Thumb Records 1969  BTS 11



notes:

 In 1969 the Ike & Tina Turner Revue recorded
two blues drenched long-players for Bob Krasnow's
Blue Thumb Records  “Outta Season and The Hunter.
 The Hunter is a studio album by Ike & Tina Turner
released on Blue Thumb Records in 1969. 
The Hunter is one of their most blues-oriented albums 
which came during the blues revival period of the late 1960s. 
The title track is an Albert King song, and the album was
 recorded with electric blues guitarist Albert Collins. 
Collins played on the track "Bold Soul Sister." Collins was
 not credited on the album to avoid a possible conflict 
of interest lawsuit because he was signed to Imperial Records

Producer  Bob Krasnow

tracklist:

A1        The Hunter
Written-By – Jackson Jr.*, Jones*, Wells*, Dunn*, Cropper*
6:33
A2        You Don't Love Me (Yes I Know)
Written-By – Cobbs*
2:54
A3        You Got Me Running
Written-By – Reed*
2:59
A4        Bold Soul Sister
Written-By – I. Turner*, T. Turner*
2:36
B1        I Smell Trouble
Written-By – Robey*
3:44
B2        The Things I Used To Do
Written-By – Jones*, Slim*
3:14
B3        Early In The Morning
Arranged By – Krasnow*, Turner*
Written-By – Traditional
3:01
B4        You're Still My Baby
Written-By – Willis*
2:47
B5        I Know
Written-By – George*
2:31







12/29/24

Stanley Turrentine Easy Walker

   Blue Note records  1966       BST 84268 


notes:

Easy Walker is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine
recorded for the Blue Note label in 1966 and performed
by Turrentine with McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roke


credits:

bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Mickey Roker
Piano – McCoy Tyner
Producer – Alfred Lion
Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine

Recorded By
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, July 8, 1966

tracklist:

A1        Meat Wave
Composed By – Hank Johnson
4:43
A2        They All Say That I'm The Biggest Fool
Composed By – Buddy Johnson
7:41
A3        Yours Is My Heart Alone
Composed By – Franz Lehar*
5:05
B1        Easy Walker
Composed By – Billy Taylor
6:12
B2        What The World Needs Now Is Love
Composed By – Bacharach - David*
6:41
B3        Alone Together
Composed By – Schwartz - Dietz*
5:40

 
 



12/28/24

Bobby Bland ‎– Here's The Man


Bobby Bland ‎– Here's The Man, Duke Records  ‎– DLPS 75 Vinyl, LP, Stereo

Duke Records 1962   – DLPS 75

notes:

Here's the Man!!! is a 1962 studio album by Bobby Bland.
It was issued in standard mono, as well true stereo and
was the first Duke album issued in the stereo format

credits:

    Bobby "Blue" Bland - vocals
    Wayne Bennett - guitar
    Hamp Simmons - bass
    Teddy Reynolds - piano
    John "Stabo" Starks - drums
    L.A. Hill, Robert Skinner - tenor saxophone
    Rayfield Devers - baritone saxophone
    Jo Scott, Melvin Jackson - trumpet
    Pluma Davis - trombone

Recorded    1960–62
Studio    Chicago, Illinois



tracklist:

A1         36 - 22 - 36
Written-By – Deadric Malone     
A2         You're The One (That I Adore)
Written-By – Deadric Malone         
A3         Turn On Your Love Light
 Written-By – Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott
Recorded    Nashville, Tennessee, 1961    
A4         Who Will The Next Fool Be
Written-By – Charlie Rich
A5         You're Worth It All
Written-By – Deadric Malone, Vernon Morrison     
A6         Blues In The Night
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer     
B1         Your Friends
 Written-By – Deadric Malone
B2         Ain't That Loving You
Written-By – Deadric Malone     
B3         Jelly Jelly Jelly
Written-By – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines
B4         Twistin' Up The Road
Written-By – Deadric Malone
B5         Stormy Monday Blues
 Written-By – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines


 




 
 
 
 

 

12/27/24

Screamin Jay Hawkins – Because Is In Your Mind


Screamin Jay Hawkins – Because Is In Your Mind, Philips records – PHS 600-336 Vinyle, LP, Album, Stereo,promo

Philips records 1970            PHS 600-336

 

credits:

 Arranged By – Jimmy Jones , Robert Evans , Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    Engineer – Bert Frilot
    Producer – Huey P. Meaux
     engineer Burt Frilot
    A&R director – Bob Sarenpa

 

tracklist:

 A1        Please Don't Leave Me
Written-By – A. Domino*
3:54
A2        I Wanta Know
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
2:58
A3        I Need You
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
2:12
A4        My Marion
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
2:58
A5        Bite It
Written-By – The Mar-Keys
3:02
A6        Move Me
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
3:12
B1        Good Night My Love
Written-By – Motola*, Marascalo*
2:00
B2        Our Love Is Not For Three
Written-By – Jimmy Jones (6)
2:38
B3        Ain't Nobody's Business
Written-By – Richard Henry Grisham
3:00
B4        Take Me Back
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
3:38
B5        Trying To Reach My Goal
Written-By – McRee*, Thomas*, Thomas*
2:40
B6        So Long
Written-By – Melsher*, Harris*, Morgan*
4:40

 

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12/26/24

Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes


Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes, Atlantic records ‎– SD 1532 Vinyl, LP, Promo, stereo

Atlantic records 1969 ‎– SD 1532

notes:

Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes is an album by organist Shirley Scott
 recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label

credits:

Alto Sax, Baritone Sax – Hank Crawford (tracks: B3, B4)
Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2),
Jimmy Johnson  (tracks: A2, B3, B4)
Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4),
Jerry Jemmott (tracks: A3)
Guitar – Eric Gale
Organ, Piano – Shirley Scott
Piano – Richard Tee
Tenor Saxophone – David Newman* (tracks: A2),
King Curtis (tracks: A1, B2)
Trumpet – Ernie Royal

Recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York City on September 10, 1968
(track 3) and at Regent Sound Studios in New York City on
July 9 (tracks 1, 4 & 5) and July 10 (tracks 2, 6 & 7), 1969

Engineer – Adrian Barber (tracks: A3),
Bob Liftin (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)
Producer – Joel Dorn

Photography By [Backliner] – Joel Brodsky, Walter Iooss
Photography By [Cover] – O. Vernon Matisse*


tracklist:

A1     It's Your Thing
Written-By – O'Kelley Isley*, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
4:28    
A2     (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Written-By – Carole King, Gerry Goffin*, Jerry Wexler
4:09    
A3     I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Written-By – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
6:22    
B1     You
Written-By – Ivy Hunter*, Jack Goga*, Jeffrey Owen*
5:40    
B2     Stand By Me
Written-By – Ben E. King, Elmo Glick
4:03    
B3     Get Back
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
4:47    
B4     More Today Than Yesterday
Written-By – Patrick Upton
3:37







 



12/24/24

Prince Buster and The All Stars ‎– What A Hard Man Fe Dead


Prince Buster & The All Stars ‎– What A Hard Man Fe Dead, Blue Beat records  ‎– BBLP 807 Vinyl, LP, Album

BLUE BEAT RECORDS 1967          BBLP807


Crédits

    Written-By – C. Campbell  (tracks: A1 to A4, A6 to B6)

    Backing Band – Prince Buster's All Stars
    Featuring – Baba Brooks


tracklist:

A1     Ten Commandments
    Written-By – C. Campbell*
A2     Moving Spirit
    Written-By – C. Campbell*
A3     The Prophet
    Written-By – Dixon*, Rose*
A4     My Girl
    Written-By – White*, Robinson*
A5     I Won't Let You Cry
    Written-By – C. Campbell*
A6     Answer Your Name
    Written-By – C. Campbell*
B1     Hard Man Fe Dead
    Written-By – C. Campbell*
B2     That's Saying A Lot
    Written-By – Jackson*, Godfrey*
B3     Words Of Wisdom
    Written-By – C. Campbell*
B4     Sit And Wonder
    Written-By – C. Campbell*
B5     Shanty Town
    Written-By – C. Campbell*
B6     Thanksgiving
    Written-By – C. Campbell*








blue beat records discograpy part4

Singles blue beat records discography part4

 
single, vinyl, 45 rpm

 Blue Beat Records 1965 BB 300 

 
 
 
 
 







blue beat records discography part3

 Singles blue beat records discography

part3

Discography, Single,vinyil 45 rpm

 blue beat records 1964 BB 261
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

blue beat records discography part2

 Singles blue beat records discography part2

blue beat records discography part2 , Single BB100

 blue beat records 1962 bb100

 
 
 
 
 


 

blue beat records discography part1

Singles blue beat records discography

part1

 
first single of Blue Beat records

blue beat records 1959 BB01 


 
 
 
 

 



12/22/24

The Temptations, Meet The Temptations


The Temptations,  Meet The Temptations, Gordy Records 1964  G 911 Vinyl, LP, Album

Gordy Records 1964     G 911

notes:
Meet the Temptations is the 1964 debut album by 
The Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label.
 It includes most of the group's early singles except for the first, 
"Oh Mother of Mine", and its b-side,
 "Romance Without Finance" (later included on a CD reissue of the LP);
 as well as the single
"Mind Over Matter" (and its b-side "I'll Love You Till I Die"), 
in which the group is credited as The Pirates.
 Also included is the first Temptations hit single, "The Way You Do the Things You Do".
Recorded     Spring 1961 - January 1964
Genre     Soul/doo wop
Length     31:33

credits:

Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
    Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
    Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
    Elbridge "Al" Bryant: vocals (tenor/falsetto) 
(all tracks except "The Way You Do the Things You Do")
    Davis "David" Ruffin: vocals (tenor/falsetto) ("The Way You Do the Things You Do")
    Eddie Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
    Brian Holland: background vocals ("Check Yourself")
Producer     Berry Gordy, Andre Williams, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Smokey Robinson, and Norman Whitfield

Personnel for "The Way You Do The Things You Do"

    Lead vocals by Eddie Kendricks
    Background vocals by Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, David Ruffin, and Otis Williams
    Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
        Bass: James Jamerson
        Drums: Richard "Pistol" Allen
        Guitar: Eddie Willis
        Piano: Earl Van Dyke
        Tenor saxophone solo: Henry Cosby
   

A1 The Way You Do The Things You Do
A2 I Want A Love I Can See
A3 Dream Come True     
A4 Paradise
A5 May I Have This Dance    
A6 Isn't She Pretty     
B1 Just Let Me Know    
B2 Your Wonderful Love     
B3 The Further You Look, The Less You See     
B4 Check Yourself    
B5 Slow Down Heart    
B6 Farewell, My Love

    
    "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers)
      (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:46
    "I Want a Love I Can See" (Robinson) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:33
    "(You're My) Dream Come True" (Berry Gordy, Jr.) (lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:57
    "Paradise" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin) 2:52
    "May I Have This Dance" (Janie Bradford, Norman Whitfield) 
(lead singer: Eddie Kendricks) 2:13
    "Isn't She Pretty" (Gordy, Eddie Kendricks, Otis Williams) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks,
     Otis Williams, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Al Bryant) 2:45

Side two

    "Just Let Me Know" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:56
    "Your Wonderful Love" (Gordy) (lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:52
    "The Further You Look, the Less You See" (Robinson, Whitfield) 
(lead singer: Paul Williams) 2:21
    "Check Yourself" (Elbridge Bryant, Melvin Franklin, Gordy, Otis Williams)
     (lead singer: Paul Williams; intro: Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:48
    "Slow Down Heart" (Robinson) (lead singers: Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin) 2:36
    "Farewell My Love" (Gordy) (lead singers: Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin,
      Paul Williams, Al Bryant) 2:28


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Sam & Dave ‎– Hold On, I'm Comin'

 

Sam & Dave ‎– Hold On, I'm Comin', Stax ‎Records –  708 Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono

Stax ‎Records 1966  –  708


notes:

Hold On, I'm Comin' is the 1966 debut album by Atlantic Records
soul duo Sam & Dave, issued on the Atlantic-distributed Stax label in 1966.

credits:

    Samuel Moore – vocals
    Dave Prater – vocals
    Booker T. & the MG's and the Mar-Key Horns – instrumentation:
        Booker T. Jones – keyboards
        Steve Cropper – guitar
        Donald "Duck" Dunn – bass guitar
        Al Jackson, Jr. – drums
        Charles "Packy" Axton – tenor saxophone
        Don Nix – saxophone
        Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
        Isaac Hayes – organ

recorded sessions

Memphis, TN, July 27, 1965
    I Take What I Want
Memphis, TN, October 25, 1965
    You Don't Know Like I Know
    Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart)
Memphis, TN, March 8, 1966
    I Got Everything I Need
Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell
    Hold On, I'm Comin'
Memphis, TN, August 8, 1966
    If You Got The Loving
    Ease Me
    Don't Make It So Hard On Me
    It's A Wonder
    Don't Help Me Out
    Just Me
    You Got It Made
Producer    Jim Stewart

Except where otherwise noted, all tracks written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.

A1     Hold On, I'm Comin'     2:30
A2     If You Got The Loving     2:30
Steve Cropper, Hayes, Porter
A3     I Take What I Want     2:35
Hayes, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Porter
A4     Ease Me     2:25
A5     I Got Everything I Need     2:53
A6     Don't Make It So Hard On Me     2:45
B1     It's A Wonder     2:38
B2     Don't Help Me Out     2:55
B3     Just Me     2:35
B4     You Got It Made     2:30
B5     You Don't Know Like I Know     2:36
 B6     Blame Me (Don't Blame My Heart)     2:18
 
 
 
 

 
 

12/20/24

The Impressions

 
The Impressions, ABC-Paramount ‎– ABC-450  Vinyl, LP, Album, reissue,Mono

ABC-Paramount Records 1963 ‎– ABC-450

notes:

 The group was founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives
 Sam Gooden,Richard Brooks, and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago
and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become
 Jerry Butler & the Impressions. By 1962, Butler and the Brookses had departed,
 and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and new
Impression Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act.
The original pressing of the album did not include "It's Alright"
and instead included "Can't You See" as track 6.

credits:

    Curtis Mayfield - tenor vocals, guitar
    Fred Cash - tenor vocals
    Sam Gooden - baritone and bass vocals
    Arthur Brooks - tenor vocals
    Richard Brooks - tenor vocals

Recorded    July 1961–March 1962
Producer    Curtis Mayfield, Rory Glover, Jr.
Written-By – Curtis Mayfield (tracks: A1 to A5, B1, B3 to B6)

tracks list:

A1 It's All Right 2:48
A2 Gypsy Woman 2:20
A3 Grow Closer Together 2:12
A4 Little Young Lover 2:14
A5 You've Come Home 2:45 Impressions, The ‎– The Impressions
A6 Never Let Me Go
Written-By – Joe Scott*2:30
B1 Minstrel And Queen 2:22
B2 I Need Your Love
Written-By – Richard Brooks 2:25
B3 I'm The One Who Loves You 2:28
B4 Sad, Sad Girl And Boy 2:40
B5 As Long As You Love Me 2:27
B6 Twist And Limbo 2:29


 



12/16/24

Aretha Franklin ‎– Soul '69

Aretha Franklin ‎– Soul '69, Atlantic records ‎– SD 8212 Vinyl, LP, Album

 Atlantic records ‎ 1968 – SD 8212

notes:
Soul '69 is the fourteenth studio album by American
singer Aretha Franklin; released in 1969 by Atlantic Records

credits:

    Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano (2, 7, 9)
    Junior Mance – piano (1, 3–6, 8–11)
    Spooner Oldham – organ (2, 7)
    Joe Zawinul – organ (5), piano, Fender Rhodes (6, 12)
    Kenny Burrell – guitar (1, 3–6, 8–11)
    Jimmy Johnson – guitar (2, 7)
    Ron Carter – bass guitar (1, 3–6, 8–12)
    Jerry Jemmott – bass guitar (2, 7)
    Tommy Cogbill – bass guitar (2, 7)
    Bruno Carr – drums (1, 3–6, 8, 9, 12)
    Roger Hawkins – drums (2, 7)
    Grady Tate – drums (10, 11)
    Jack Jennings – vibraphone (5, 7, 9, 12)
    Louie Goicdecha, Manuel Gonzales – percussion (5, 7, 12)
    David Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
    King Curtis, Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
    George Dorsey, Frank Wess – alto saxophone
    Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
    Joe Newman, Bernie Glow, Richard Williams, Snooky Young, Ernie Royal – trumpet
    Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Benny Powell, Thomas Mitchell – trombone
    Evelyn Greene, Wyline Ivy – backing vocals
    Arrangements by Arif Mardin

Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.NYC,
April 17,18, and September 23,24,25,26,27 1968
Producer – Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Recorded By – Tom Dowd

tracklist:

A1 Ramblin'
Written-By – Maybelle Smith
A2 Today I Sing The Blues
Written-By – Curtis Lewis
A3 River's Invitation
Written-By – Percy Mayfield
A4 Pitiful
Written-By – Charlie Singleton, Rose Marie McCoy
A5 Crazy He Calls Me
Written-By – Bob Russell, Carl Sigman
A6 Bring It On Home To Me
Written-By – Sam Cooke
B1 Tracks Of My Tears
Written-By – Tarplin*, Robinson*, Moore*
B2 If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
Written-By – Rudy Clarke*
B3 Gentle On My Mind
Written-By – John Hartford
B4 So Long
Written-By – Melcher*, Harris*, Morgan*
B5 I'll Never Be Free
Written-By – Bernie Benjamin*, George Weiss*
B6 Elusive Butterfly
Written-By – Bob Lind
 
 
 
 

 

12/15/24

Aretha Franklin ‎– The Electrifying Aretha Franklin

 

Aretha Franklin ‎– The Electrifying Aretha Franklin, Columbia records ‎– CS 8561 Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Columbia records 1962 ‎– CS 8561

 
 notes:

The Electrifying Aretha Franklin is the second studio
album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released
on March 19, 1962 by Columbia Records. The album,
which is also known under its working title The Incomparable
 Aretha Franklin, was recorded at Columbia Recording Studios,
799 Seventh Avenue, New York. It was produced by
John Hammond and arranged by Richard Wess

credits:
 Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
  John H. Hammond – producer, personal supervisor
 

Recorded: July 11, 1961; August 16, 1961;
November 7, 1961; December 21, 1961;
January 25, 1962
at Columbia Recording Studios
799, Seventh Avenue, New York


    Aretha Franklin – vocals, piano
    John H. Hammond – producer, personal supervisor
 
tracklist:

A1        You Made Me Love You
Written-By – J. V. Monaco*, J. McCarthy*
2:18
A2        I Told You So
Written-By – J. L. McFarland*
2:43
A3        Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
Written-By – J. Schwartz*, J. Young*, S. M. Lewis*
2:21
A4        Nobody Like You
Written-By – James Cleveland*
2:20
A5        Exactly Like You
Written-By – D. Fields*, J. McHugh*
2:35
A6        It's So Heartbreakin'
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:40
B1        Rough Lover
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:52
B2        Blue Holiday
Written-By – L. Dixon*, W. Dennson*
2:58
B3        Just For You
Written By – J. Bailey*
Written-By – J. L. Farland*
2:23
B4        That Lucky Old Sun
Written-By – B. Smith*, H. Gillespie*
3:37
B5        I Surrender, Dear
Written-By – G. Clifford*, H. Barris*
2:44
B6        Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
Written-By – H. Arlen*, J. Mercer*
2:17
 
 


Inez Foxx ‎– Mockingbird


Inez Foxx ‎– Mockingbird, vinyl Single,45 rpm

Symbol Records 1963               919


Crédits

    Accompanied By – Charlie Foxx
    Arranged By, Conductor – Bert Keyes
    Producer – "Juggy"
    Written-By – Charlie & Inez Foxx


 Tracklist
A Mockingbird 2:38
B Jaybirds 2:24







12/14/24

Joe Turner – And The Blues'll Make You Happy Too


 Savoy Records 1958 – MG 14012



credits:

 Alto Saxophone – Riley Hampton (tracks: A5 to B6)
    Bass – Al Hall (tracks: A1 to A4), Robert Moore (7) (tracks: A5 to B6)
    Drums – Hal West* (tracks: A1 to A4), James Adams (10) (tracks: A5 to B6)
    Guitar – Ellsworth Perkins (tracks: A5 to B6), Leonard Ware (tracks: A1 to A4)
    Piano – Ellsworth Liggett (tracks: A5 to B6), Pete Johnson (tracks: A1 to A4)
    Producer – Ozzie Cadena
    Tenor Saxophone – Don Byas (tracks: A1 to A4), Otis Finch (2) (tracks: A5 to B6)
    Trumpet – Charles Gray (8) (tracks: A5 to B6), Frankie Newton* (tracks: A1 to A4)
    Vocals – Big Joe Turner

Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder

Recorded:
tracks A1 - A4 - Chicago, December 9, 1947;
tracks A5, A6, B1, B2 - Chicago, October 11, 1946
tracks B3 - B6 - Chicago, October 12, 1946.


Tracklist

A1        Hollywood Bed
A2        Whistle Stop Blues
A3        Howlin' Winds
A4        Last Goodbye Blues
A5        I'm Still In The Dark
A6        Miss Brown Blues
B1        Sally Zu Zazz
B2        Rock Of Gibraltar Blues
B3        Milk And Butter Blues
B4        That's When It Really Hurts
B5        I'm In Sharp When I Hit The Coast
B6        Ooh Wee Baby

 


 

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12/13/24

Joe Turner – The Chill Is On

 

Joe Turner – The Chill Is On, Atlantic – 45-949 Vinyle, 7", 45 RPM, Single

 Atlantic records 1951 – 45-949



 
credits:

Joe turner Vocal

with Van "Piano Man" Walls And His Orchestra

Tracklist
A        The Chill Is On    2:48
        Turner
B        Bump Miss Susie    2:40
        Toombs    


 


12/9/24

Ben E. King Sings For Soulful Lovers

Ben E. King Sings For Soulful Lovers, ATCO Records ‎– 33-137 Vinyl, LP, mono

ATCO Records 1962  ‎– 33-137

Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers is the second studio album by
Ben E. King. The album was released by Atlantic Records in 1962

recorded:

Arranged By, Conductor – Klaus Ogermann
Engineer – Phil Iehle, Tom Dowd
Producer    Ahmet Ertegün

Track listing

A1         My Heart Cries For You
Written-By – Carl Sigman, Percy Faith
2:17    
A2         He Will Break Your Heart
Written-By – Calvin Carter, Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler
3:33    
A3         Dream Lover
Written-By – Bobby Darin
2:38    
A4         Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Written-By – Carole King, Gerry Goffin*
3:08    
A5         My Foolish Heart
Written-By – Ned Washington, Victor Young
2:36    
A6         Fever
Written-By – Eddie Cooley, John Davenport
2:55    
B1         Moon River
Written-By – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
2:51    
B2         What A Difference A Day Made
Written-By – María Grever*, Stanley Adams
2:38    
B3         Because Of You
Written-By – Arthur Hammerstein
2:56    
B4         At Last
Written-By – Harry Warren (2), Mack Gordon
3:10    
B5         On The Street Where You Live
Written-By – Alan Jay Lerner*, Frederick Loewe
3:43    
B6         It's All In The Game
Written-By – Carl Sigman, Charles Dawes
2:49    

sessions recording:

Ben E. King With Claus Ogerman's Orchestra
Robert Mosely, Moe Wechsler (piano)
Don Arnone, John "Bucky" Pizzarelli (guitar)
Wendell Marshall (bass) Gary Chester (drums)
Bob Rosengarden, Ted Sommer (percussion)
Ben E. King (vocals)
Ralph Bailey, Arthur Crier, Harold Johnson, Arnett Livingston,
Carl Spencer (backing vocals)
Claus Ogerman (director) unidentified 10 strings
NYC, December 14, 1961
5861    What A Difference A Day Made    Atco LP 33-137
5862    He Will Break Your Heart    -
5863    Because Of You    -
5864    My Heart Cries For You    Atco 6231, LP 33-137; Clarion LP 606

Ben E. King With Claus Ogerman's Orchestra
Paul Griffin (piano) Billy Mure (guitar)
replaces Wechsler, Pizzarelli
NYC, December 18, 1961
5871    Will You Love Me Tomorrow    Atco LP 33-137
5872    At Last    -
5873    Dream Lover    -
5874    It's All In The Game    -

Ben E. King With Claus Ogerman's Orchestra
Joe Newman, Ernie Royal (trumpet)
Romeo Penque (flute, alto saxophone)
Seldon Powell (tenor saxophone)
Paul Griffin, Robert Mosely (piano)
Don Arnone, Al Caiola (guitar)
Wendell Marshall (bass)
Gary Chester (drums)
Bob Rosengarden, Joe Venuto (percussion)
 Ben E. King (vocals)
Claus Ogerman (director) unidentified 11 strings
NYC, December 21, 1961
5878    Moon River    Atco LP 33-137
5881    My Foolish Heart    -
5882    On The Street Where You Live    -
5883    Ya Ya    Atlantic unissued
5884    Fever    Atco LP 33-137




12/8/24

Singin' Sammy Ward

 

 

 Someday Pretty Baby

 

 

Singin' Sammy Ward –  Someday Pretty Baby, Tamla records  – T 54071 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM

Tamla records 1962  – T 54071

 

 notes:
Stevie Wonder Play harmonica on
"someday Pretty Baby "
 
tracklist:

A        Someday Pretty Baby
Written-By – Bradford*, Wylie*
2:48

B        Part Time Love
Producer – Berry Gordy, Jr.*
Written-By – B. Gordy, Jr.*, J. Woodley*
2:44
 
 
 
 

 

Wilson Pickett ‎– In The Midnight Hour

 

Wilson Pickett ‎– In The Midnight Hour, Atlantic ‎Records –  8114 Vinyl, LP, Album, mono

Atlantic ‎Records 1965 –  8114

credits and recording dates

unknown (clarinet, tenor saxophone, piano)
Robert Ward (guitar)
unknown (electric bass, drums)
Wilson Pickett (lead vocals)
Eddie Floyd, Ben Night, Mack Rice, Joe Stubbs (vocals)
Detroit, MI, 1961

A5    I Found A Love

Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (trumpet)
Clarence "Satch" Satchell (flute)
Ivory Joe Hunter (piano, director)
Lance Finnie, Robert Ward (guitar)
Cornelius Johnson, Marshall "Rock" Jones (unknown instruments)
Wilson Pickett (vocals) and others

Cincinnati, OH, October 19, 1962

B6    Let's Kiss And Make Up
B3    Take This Love I've Got

unknown (trumpet, saxophones,
piano, organ, electric bass, drums, female chorus)
Wilson Pickett (vocals)

NYC, May 12, 1964

B1    I'm Gonna Cry
A4    For Better Or Worse

Jack Cortner, Ernie Royal, Clark Terry (trumpet)
Tony Studd (bass trombone)
Joe Grimaldi (tenor saxophone)
Haywood Henry (baritone saxophone)
Paul Griffin (piano)
Cornell Dupree, Wally Richardson (guitar)
Jimmy Lewis (electric bass)
Panama Francis, Ted Sommer (drums)
Joe Mitchell (unknown instruments)
Cissy Houston, Wilson Pickett (vocals)
Teacho Wiltshire (arranger, director)

NYC, November 13, 1964

A2    Teardrops Will Fall
B4    Come Home Baby
A3    Take A Little Love

Wayne Jackson (trumpet)
charles "Packy" Axton, Andrew Love (tenor saxophone)
Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone)
Joe Hall (piano)
Steve Cropper (guitar)
Donald "Duck" Dunn (electric bass)
Al Jackson (drums)
Wilson Pickett (vocals)

Memphis, TN, May 12, 1965

B2    Don't Fight It
A6    That's A Man's Way
A1    In The Midnight Hour
B5    I'm Not Tired

tracklist:

A1     In The Midnight Hour
 Written-By – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
A2     Teardrops Will Fall
Written-By – Dickey Doo*, Marion Smith
A3     Take A Little Love
Written-By – Wilson Pickett
A4     For Better Or Worse
Written-By – Don Juan Mancha, Wilson Pickett
A5     I Found A Love
Written-By – Robert West (2), Willie Schofield, Wilson Pickett
A6     That's A Man's Way
Written-By – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
B1     I'm Gonna Cry
Written-By – Don Covay, Wilson Pickett
B2     Don't Fight It
 Written-By – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
B3     Take This Love I've Got
Written-By – Bonnie Rice*, Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett
B4     Come Home Baby
Written-By – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
B5     I'm Not Tired
Written-By – Steve Cropper, Wilson Pickett
B6     Let's Kiss And Make Up
Written-By – Willie Schofield
 
 
 
 
 

 

12/7/24

The Ronettes Featuring Veronica

 

The  Ronettes  Featuring Veronica  – ...Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

Philles Records 1964 – LP-4006

 

 notes:
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes is the only studio album
by the American girl group the Ronettes (credited to
 "the Ronettes featuring Veronica"). Produced by Phil Spector
and released in November 1964 through his label, Philles Records
, the album collects the group's singles from 1963–1964.

credits:
The Ronettes

    Estelle Bennett – vocals
    Veronica Bennett – vocals
    Nedra Talley – vocals

Production

    Phil Spector – producer
    Jack Nitzsche – arranger
    Larry Levine – engineer

Additional musicians

    Don Randi – piano
    Al De Lory – piano
    Larry Knechtel – piano, bass guitar
    Leon Russell – piano
    Harold Battiste – piano
    Steve Douglas, Jay Migliori, Lou Blackburn, Roy Caton – horns
    Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
    Jimmy Bond – bass guitar
    Hal Blaine – drums
    Barney Kessel – guitars
    Tom Tedesco – guitars
    Carol Kaye – guitars
    Bill Pitman – guitars
    Vincent Poncia Jr. – guitars
    Frank Capp – percussion
    Julius Wechter – percussion
    Sonny Bono – percussion

Released November 1964
Studio    Gold Star, Hollywood
Producer    Phil Spector
   


tracklist:
A1        Walking In The Rain
Written-By – Mann, Weil*, Spector*
2:35
A2        Do I Love You?
Written-By – Andreoli*, Spector*, Poncia*
2:30
A3        So Young
Written-By – Tyus*
2:34
A4        (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up
Written-By – Andreoli*, Spector*, Poncia*
2:40
A5        I Wonder
Written-By – Spector, Greenwich, Barry*
2:35
A6        What'd I Say?
Written-By – Charles*
4:40
B1        Be My Baby
Written-By – Spector, Greenwich, Barry
2:39
B2        You, Baby
Written-By – Mann, Weil*, Spector*
2:35
B3        Baby, I Love You
Written-By – Spector, Greenwich, Barry*
2:49
B4        How Does It Feel?
Written-By – Andreoli*, Spector*, Poncia*
2:38
B5        When I Saw You
Written-By – Spector*
2:30
B6        Chapel Of Love
Written-By – Spector, Greenwich, Barry*
2:54
 
 
 
 

 

12/5/24

Willie Bobo And The Bo-Gents ‎– Do What You Want To Do...


Willie Bobo And The Bo-Gents  ‎– Do What You Want To Do..., Sussex records ‎– SXBS 7003 Vinyl, LP, Album

Sussex records 1971  ‎– SXBS 7003


credits:

Bass [Fender] – Ernie McDaniel
Congas – Victor Pantoja
Drums – Jimmy Smith (3)
Electric Piano – Reggie Andrews
Guitar – Barry Zweig
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Ron Starr
Timbales, Liner Notes – Willie Bobo
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Steve Huffsteter
Producer – Clarence Avant, Willie Bobo

Recorded at: Crystal Sound Recording Studio, Hollywood, Calif.
Engineer [Recording & Remixing] – Richard Sanford Orshoff


tracklist:

A1    Do What You Want To Do
Written-By – Reginald Andrew*
3:21    
A2 Shut Up And Pay Attention
Written-By – Ronald Starr*
3:30    
A3 Dindi
Written-By – Oliviera*, Jobin*, Gilbert*
6:04    
A4 Come Together
Written-By – Lennon/McCartney*
5:19    
A5 Soul Foo Yong
Written-By – Steve Huffsteter
4:46    
B1 Broasted Or Fried
Written-By – Reginald Andrew*
4:58    
B2 The Thrill Is Gone
Written-By – Benson*, Pettite*
5:50    
B3 How Can I Say Goodbye?
Written-By – David O'Rourk
3:14    
B4 Never You Mind
Written-By – Reginald Andrew*
5:59
 
 
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