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read an article on a post Bob Stanley on Guardian

"In the summer, the scene would move en masse to Ostend, Belgium's equivalent to Blackpool. DJ Freddy Cousaert played at the Groove, a late night downstairs bar frequented by US marines, tourists and prostitutes – it was Cousaert who later looked after Marvin Gaye during his 80s sejourn in Ostend. The music he played at the Groove included ska, Latin jazz and even Broadway songs such as Stranger in Paradise, or Whatever Lola Wants from Damn Yankees...."

mardi 13 juin 2017

BOBBY HUTCHERSON HAPPENINGS

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1966                    BLP 4231


Happenings is an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson,
released in 1967 on the Blue Note label. The album features six compositions
by Hutcherson, and one by Herbie Hancock, "Maiden Voyage".


credits:

Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Joe Chambers
Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Vibraphone, Marimba – Bobby Hutcherson
Written-By – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: A1 to A3, B2 to B4)

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

tracks list:

A1 Aquarian Moon 7:45
A2 Bouquet 8:10
A3 Rojo 6:03
B1 Maiden Voyage
Written-By – Herbie Hancock 5:51
B2 Head Start 5:17
B3When You Are Near 3:51
B4 The Omen 7:00







mercredi 7 juin 2017

RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO CHOICE

ARGO RECORDS 1965                       LP 755


credits:

Bass – Christopher White (tracks: B1), 
Richard Evans (2) (tracks: A4)
    Bass, Cello – Eldee Young
    Drums – Red Holt
    Piano – Ramsey Lewis

tracks list:


A1 Something You Got 3:15
A2 Little Liza Jane 2:55
A3 Memphis In June 3:05
A4 Travel On 2:35
A5 Delilah 3:10
A6 CC Rider 2:25
B1 Lonely Avenue 2:50
B2 Look-A-Here 3:02
B3 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It. 1:56
B4 Hello, Cello! 3:17
B5 Blue Spring 2:55
B6 Carmen 2:46
B7 Blues For The Night Owls 3:35







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mardi 6 juin 2017

LITTLE SONNY JONES NEW ORLEANS RHYTHM AND BLUES

CSA RECORDS 1975                             CLPS 1017


credits:


 Lead Vocals – Little Sonny Jones
 Piano - Dave " fat man" Williams and vocal on track 6 and 10
    Acoustic Bass – Frank Fields
    Drums – Bob French
    Guitar – Justin Adams
    Tenor Saxophone – Clarence Ford, David Lastie

recorded :
March 28, 1975 at Jazz City Studios in New Orleans
and April 15, 1975 at Edegran studio

track list:

A1     I Would If I Could    
A2     Further Up The Road    
A3     Don't You Hear Me Calling You    
A4     Is Everything Allright    
A5     Do You Really Love Me Baby    
B1     She's My Desire    
B2     I Called You Baby    
B3     I'm Loaded    
B4     Here I Stand With My Heart In My Hand    
B5     Certainly All    
B6     Worried Blues




HERBIE MANN THE BEAT GOES ON

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1967                   SD 1485


credits and session recording:

Herbie Mann (fl) Dave Pike (vib) Don Friedman (p) Attila Zoller (g)
 Jack Six (b) Bobby Thomas (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (conga) 
Willie Bobo (timbales)
NYC, April 6, 1964
7728 Dream Garden
Clark Terry (tp) Herbie Mann (fl) Dave Pike (vib) and others
NYC, May 6, 1964
7798 Soul Montuno
Herbie Mann (fl) unidentified large band
NYC, May 8, 1964
7819 West African High Life
Herbie Mann (fl) Joe Zawinul (p) Tamiko Jones (vo) Jimmy Wisner (arr) and others
NYC, September 29, 1966
10875 Swingin' Shepherd Blues
10876 Theme From "Is Paris Burning"
Herbie Mann (fl) King Curtis (ts) and others
NYC, December 15, 1966
11299 The Honeydripper
Herbie Mann (fl) Roy Ayers (vib) Jimmy Wisner (p) Reggie Workman (b)
 Bruno Carr (d) Carlos "Patato" Valdes (per) Gene Orloff (dir) unidentified strings
NYC, December 16, 1966
11315 No Matter What Shape
11316 More Rice Than Peas, Please
11317 Hey Ho
Herbie Mann (fl) and others
NYC, March 16, 1967
11888 The Beat Goes On


tracks list:

A1 No Matter What Shape 3:25
A2 More Rice Than Peas, Please 3:30
A3 Hey Ho 2:45
A4 The Honeydripper 2:45
A5 The Beat Goes On 2:50
B1 Swingin´ Shepherd Blues 3:05
B2 West African High Life 2:40
B3 Dream Garden 4:37
B4 Soul Montuno 2:58
B5 Is Paris Burning? 2:37 




samedi 3 juin 2017

FUNK INC. HANGIN' OUT

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1972                         PR 10059


credits :

Gene Barr - Tenor saxophone
    Cecil Hunt - Conga
    Jimmy Munford - Drums, Vocals
    Bobby Watley - Organ, Vocals
    Steve Weakley - Guitar
 
Recorded:

December 1, 1972 at Van Gelder Studio, 
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
 Producer  Ozzie Cadena
 Engineer  Rudy Van Gelder
 
tracks list:

A1     Smokin' At Tiffany's 5:30
 Electric Bass – Gordon Edwards
A2     Give Me Your Love     5:35
A3     We Can Be Friends 5:15
Vocals – Bobby Watley, Jimmy Mumford
B1     Dirty Red 6:05
Electric Bass – Gordon Edwards
B2     I Can See Clearly Now     6:00
B3     I'll Be Around 4:55
Electric Bass – Gordon Edwards





mercredi 31 mai 2017

THE MAR-KEYS THE GREAT MEMPHIS SOUND

STAX RECORDS 1966                                 ST  707 

also issued on Atlantic SD 7707

credits and session recording:

Wayne Jackson (tp) unknown (tb) Andrew Love (ts) 
 Floyd Newman (bars) Isaac Hayes (org) Steve Cropper (g) 
Donald "Duck" Dunn (el-b) Al Jackson (d)

Memphis, TN, November 5, 1965

9473    Grab This Thing, Pt. 1
9474    Grab This Thing, Pt. 2
Wayne Jackson (tp) Gene Parker (ts -1) Andrew Love (ts -2)
Floyd Newman (bars) Isaac Hayes (org) Steve Cropper (g)
Donald "Duck" Dunn (el-b) Al Jackson (d)

Memphis, TN, January 15, 1966

1. 9838    Philly Dog
2. 9839    Honey Pot

Newman plays (bars, fl). omit Parker
Memphis, TN, February 7, 1966

10566    Plantation Inn
10567    I've Been Loving You Too Long
10568    Cleo's Back
10569    Walking With The Duke
10570    The Girl From Ipanema
10571    In The Mood
10572    "Dear James" Medley: I'll Go Crazy
10573    "Dear James" Medley: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
10574    "Dear James" Medley: I Got You
10575    "Dear James" Medley: Good Loving
10576    "Dear James" Medley: Night Train

tracks listing:

Honey Pot       
Plantation Inn       
Loving You Too Long       
Cleo's Back       
Grab This Thing       
Philly Dog       
Walking With The Duke       
The Girl From Ipanema       
In The Mood       
"Dear James" Medley (Night Train, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag,
I Got You, Good Loving, I'll Go Crazy)



lundi 29 mai 2017

THE TEMPTATIONS TEMPTIN' TEMPTATIONS


GORDY RECORDS 1965                              GLP-914


crédits: 

David Ruffin: vocals (baritone/tenor/falsetto)
Eddie Kendricks: vocals (tenor/falsetto)
Paul Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
Melvin Franklin: vocals (bass)
Otis Williams: vocals (tenor/baritone)
The Andantes: additional background vocals on
 "Just Another Lonely Night"
Jimmy Ruffin: additional background vocals on
 "Born To Love You"

Producers

Smokey Robinson: "Since I Lost My Baby", "The Girl's Alright with Me",
 "My Baby", "You've Got to Earn It", "Don't Look Back",
 "I'll Be in Trouble","You're the One I Need", Executive Producer (Album)
Norman Whitfield: "The Girl's Alright with Me", "Everybody Needs Love",
 "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)", "I Gotta Know Now"
William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter: "Just Another Lonely Night",
 "Born to Love You"

musicians:
the funk brothers


 Released    November 1, 1965
Recorded    1965


tracks list:

A1 Since I Lost My Baby    2:56   
A2 The Girl's Alright With Me    2:49   
A3 Just Another Lonely Night    2:57   
A4 My Baby    3:00   
A5 You've Got To Earn It    2:34   
A6 Everybody Needs Love    2:54   
B1 Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)    2:17   
B2 Don't Look Back    2:50   
B3 I Gotta Know Now    2:34   
B4 Born To Love You    2:36   
B5 I'll Be In Trouble    2:54   
B6 You're The One I Need    2:23   



dimanche 28 mai 2017

EDWIN STARR WAR & PEACE

GORDY RECORDS 1970                               GS948


credits:

 Arranged By – David Van De Pitte, Henry Cosby, 
Paul Riser, Wade Marcus, Willie Shorter
Art Direction, Design – Curtis McNair
Mastered By  – Randy Kling
 Mastered At – RCA Studios, Chicago
Record Company – Motown Record Corporation


tracks listing:

 A1     War
Written-By – N. Whitfield - B. Strong*
A2     Running Back And Forth
Written-By – E. Starr*, R. Wylie*
A3     Adios Senorita
Written-By – H. Cosby*, S. Moy*
A4     All Around The World
Written-By – T. Turner*
A5     I Can't Escape Your Memory
Written-By – I. Hunter*, J. Goga*
A6     At Last (I Found A Love)
Written-By – A. Gaye*, E. Stover*, M. Gaye*
B1     I Just Wanted To Cry
Written-By – E. Starr*, J. Bristol*
B2     Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Written-By – B. Bacharach, H. David*
B3     Time
Written-By – E. Starr*, R. Wylie*
B4     California Soul
Written-By – N. Ashford, V. Simpson*
B5     I Can't Replace My Old Love
Written-By – A. Scott*, H. Fuqua*, V. Williams*
B6     She Should Have Been Home
Written-By – D. McNeil*, J. Bristol*


 War