Ennio Morricone – D’Amore Si Muore
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Easy listening, Soundtrack
Soundtrack of “D’Amore Si Muore” (For Love One Dies) by Ennio Morricone, enjoy!
Tracklist
01. Si Muore D’Amore
02. Un Po D’Ironia Acida
03. Amo Lei
04. Lei Mi Ama
05. Valzer Da Strada
06. Si Muore D’Amore (#2)
07. Un Po D’Ironia Acida (#2)
08. Si Muore D’Amore (#3)
09. Lei Mi Ama (#2)
10. Si Muore D’Amore (#4)
11. Lei Mi Ama (#3)
12. Si Muore D’Amore (#5)
13. Un Po D’Ironia Acida (#3)
14. Si Muore D’Amore (#6)
15. Amo Lei (#2)
16. Si Muore D’Amore (#7)
17. Si Muore D’Amore (#8)
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Piero Umiliani – La Ragazza Dalla Pelle di Luna
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Easy listening, Jazz, Soundtrack
This is the soundtrack for a 1970 Italian film that played out the romantically charged story of a couple coming apart against a sultry tropical island locale. Fittingly, composer Piero Umiliani’s score mixes jazzy romanticism with strong tropical rhythms to create a score that is both lush and exotic. It is built on one main theme, “Pelle Di Luna,” a hypnotic tune that is seductive and bittersweet all at once. This theme is repeated through the majority of the cues. This could have resulted in a dull score, but Umiliani makes it work because he consistently takes the theme in new and interesting musical directions through imaginative arrangements; the many forms it takes on include an acoustic guitar theme with chorus, a solo organ piece, a mellow instrumental built on steel guitar, and a full orchestral version that mixes layers of the vocal chorus over swirling strings.
Tracklist
01. Pelle di Luna
02. Pelle di Luna
03. Mahe
04. Addio Isola Felice
05. Tanto Tempo Fa (Extended Version)
06. Il Santone dell’Isola
07. Seychelles Isole Dimenticate
08. Seyga Seyga
09. Bossa at Seychelles
10. Ricerca nell’Isola
11. Pelle di Luna
12. Un’Incontro Fatale
13. Danza del Fuoco
14. Un’Isola Felice (Extended Version)
15. Stella del Sud
16. Tanto Tempo Fa
17. Laguna Tropicale
18. Tanto Tempo Fa
19. Stella del Sud
20. Ricordandoti
21. Danza della Luna
22. La Ragazza Dalla Pelle di Luna (Extended Version)
23. Funerailles d’un Heros
24. Tanto Tempo Fa
25. Pelle di Luna
26. La Ragazza Dalla Pelle di Luna
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P.E. Hewitt Jazz Ensemble – Winter Winds
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
A brilliantly soulful set from the PE Hewitt Jazz Ensemble – an early 70s group with a style that mixes the sunny and the spiritual! Hewitt’s group works at a level that’s definitely in line with some of our favorite indie jazz at the time – really pushing the boundaries with a great sense of spirit – stretching out towards new ideas, yet never getting too free or too outside to lose their sense of swing. But at another level, there’s a slightly groovy undercurrent to the record too – one that comes from the wordless vocals of singer Nina Scheller, whose style reminds us a bit of the singing on the Sound Of Feeling record with Oliver Nelson – particularly given the modal grooves on the best numbers here. Rhythms are really in the lead at the album’s strongest points – driven by Phil Hewitt’s work on piano and vibes, and topped with alto sax and flugelhorn too.
Tracklist
01. I’m Wondering Why
02. More Than Anything
03. It’s Got Two, and That’s Alright (Show Me The Way)
04. Ill Love Song
05. Oma Rakas
06. The Winter Wind
07. Baon Que Bash
08. Tuija
09. Betrayed
10. It Doesn’t Matter…Yes It Does, …But I Can’t Sop
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Herbie Hancock Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, Discography, Jazz
Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock (born April 12, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis’s “second great quintet”, Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was one of the primary architects of the “post-bop” sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk. Hancock’s music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs “cross over” and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.
Hancock’s best-known solo works include “Cantaloupe Island”, “Watermelon Man” (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), “Maiden Voyage”, “Chameleon”, and the singles “I Thought It Was You” and “Rockit”. His 2007 tribute album “River: The Joni Letters” won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965.
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1962 – Takin’ Off
Tracklist
01. Watermelon Man
02. Three Bags Full
03. Empty Pockets
04. The Maze
05. Driftin’
06. Alone And I
07. Watermelon Man (Alternate Take)
08. Three Bags Full (Alternate Take)
09. Empty Pockets (Alternate Take)
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1963 – Inventions & Dimensions
Tracklist
01. Succotash
02. Triangle
03. Jack Rabbit
04. Mimosa
05. A Jump Ahead
06. Mimosa (Alternate Take)
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1963 – My Point Of View
Tracklist
01. Blind Man, Blind Man
02. A Tribute To Someone
03. King Cobra
04. The Pleasure Is Mine
05. And What If I Don’t
06. Blind Man, Blind Man (Alternate Take)
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1964 – Empyrean Isles
Tracklist
01. One Finger Snap
02. Oliloqui Valley
03. Cantaloupe Island
04. The Egg
05. One Finger Snap (Alternate Take)
06. Oliloqui Valley (Alternate Take)
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1965 – Maiden Voyage
Tracklist
01. Maiden Voyage
02. The Eye Of The Hurricane
03. Little One
04. Survival Of The Fittest
05. Dolphin Dance
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1966 – Blow Up (OST)
Tracklist
01. Maint Title Blow Up
02. Verushka (Part 1)
03. Verushka (Part 2)
04. The Naked Camera
05. Bring Down The Birds
06. Jane’s Theme
07. Stroll On (The Yardbirds)
08. The Thief
09. The Kiss
10. Curiosity
11. Thomas Studies Photos
12. The Bed
13. End Title Blow Up
14. Am I Glad To See You (Tomorrow)
15. Blow Up (Tomorrow)
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1969 – Speak Like A Child
Tracklist
01. Riot
02. Speak Like A Child
03. First Trip
04. Toys
05. Goodbye To Childhood
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1969 – Fat Albert Rotunda
Tracklist
01. Wiggle-Wiggle
02. Fat Mama
03. Tell Me A Bedtime Story
04. Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
05. Jessica
06. Fat Albert Rotunda
07. Lil’ Brother
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1969 – The Prisoner
Tracklist
01. I Have A Dream
02. The Prisoner
03. Firewater
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1970 – Jammin’ With Herbie Hancock
Tracklist
01. Jammin’ With Herbie
02. Herbie’s Soul
03. Rock Your Soul
04. T.C.B. With Herbie
05. Soul Power
06. Cat Call
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Oscar Peterson – Reunion Blues
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
Pianist Oscar Peterson joins up with his old friends, vibraphonist Milt Jackson and bassist Ray Brown, in addition to his drummer of the period, Louis Hayes, for a particularly enjoyable outing. After a throwaway version of the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” the all-star quartet performs Jackson’s title cut, Benny Carter’s ballad “Dream of You,” and four standards. Although not up to the excitement of Peterson’s best Pablo recordings of the 1970s, this is an enjoyable album.
Tracklist
01. Satisfaction
02. Dream Of You
03. Someday My Prince Will Come
04. A Time For Love
05. Reunion Blues
06. When I Fall In Love
07. Red Top
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Alessandro Brugnolini – Utopia
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
Bypassing most of the genre’s cheesy lounge lizard trappings, 1972′s ‘Utopia’ is a highly melodic instrumental LP that sits somewhere between library music and groovy prog, despite some obvious jazzy vibes.
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Tracklist
01. Giuggi
02. Anna
03. Supermarket
04. Sepoltura
05. Gregorio VII
06. Chiostro
07. Ritorno In Macchina
08. Utopia
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Weather Report Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2002, Discography, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Weather Report was one of the earliest and most influential Jazz-Rock groups. Keyboardist Joe Zawinul and saxophone player Wayne Shorter formed the group in 1971. Both had spent in time in Miles Davis’ group – Shorter played with the legendary 1960s quintet (along with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams). Zawinul joined later, during the early days when Davis pioneered the fusion movement. Zawinul was one of the early masters of the synthesizer. Before joining Davis’ group, he played electric piano in the Cannonball Adderly quintet. The sound so impressed Davis, that he hired Zawinul and made future keyboard players play the instrument.
In addition to forming the group and composing many of their songs, they were the two constant members in the group, as many musicians passed through. One of the most famous to pass through was bassists Jaco Pastorius. Pastorius was a pioneer on the electric bass. He took it from a rhythm instrument into an important solo instrument by playing with speed and grace, often dazzling audiences with his virtuosity during unaccompanied solos . He created a slippery effect by using a fretless bass. He has influenced countless bass players to this day. He joined Weather Report in 1976 and left in 1982, forming his own group Word of Mouth. Aside from a tremendous ego, he was alcoholic and a heroine addict. He died tragically in 1987 after he instigated a fight at a bar and suffered head injuries.
Unlike many groups, Weather Report focused on a group sound, creating complex arrangements in addition to their improvised solos, which made it more difficult to distinguish between the soloist and accompanists, because they were virtuosos on their instruments, providing awe-inspiring solos, as well as accompaniment work.
The group originally included Miroslav Vitous, percussionist Airto Moreira and drummer Alphonze Mauzon. Their self-titled debut album, as well as their follow-up I sing the Body Electric, are jazz-rock classics. However, their greatest line-up was in the mid 70s when Pastorious and drummer Peter Erskine joined. This line-up put out the fine records Black Market, Mr. Gone, and Heavy Weather, which was their biggest selling album and included their most famous hit Birdland). After Erskine and Pastorious left, they were replaced by Omar Hakim and Victor Bailey, respectively. While they were fine musicians, they lacked the flamboyance and imagination as their predecessors, Their records afterward, were polished, yet detached and lacked the fire of the early works. Shorter and Zawinul disbanded the group in 1987. In 1996, rumors circulated that the Shorter and Zawinul would reunite the group, but it never happened.
While many fusion groups only lasted a few years, Weather Report lasted over fifteen.
1971 – Weather Report
Tracklist
01. Milky Way
02. Umbrellas
03. Seventh Arrow
04. Orange Lady
05. Morning Lake
06. Waterfall
07. Tears
08. Eurydice
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1972 – I Sing The Body Electric
Tracklist
01. Unknown Soldier
02. The Moors
03. Crystal
04. Second Sunday In August
05. Medley: Vertical Invader/T.H./Dr. Honoris Causa
06. Surucucú
07. Directions
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1972 – Live in Tokyo
Tracklist
01. Medley: Vertical Invader/Seventh Arrow/T.H./Doctor Honoris Causa
02. Medley: Surucucu/Lost/Early Minor/Directions
03. Orange Lady
04. Medley: Eurydice/The Moors
05. Medley: Tears/Umbrellas
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1973 – Sweetnighter
Tracklist
01. Boogie Woogie Waltz
02. Manolete
03. Adios
04. 125th Street Congress
05. Will
06. Non-Stop Home
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1974 – Mysterious Traveller
Tracklist
01. Nubian Sundance
02. American Tango
03. Cucumber Slumber
04. Mysterious Traveller
05. Blackthorn Rose
06. Scarlet Woman
07. Jungle Book
08. Miroslav’s Tune
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1975 – Tale Spinnin’
Tracklist
01. Man in the Green Shirt
02. Lusitanos
03. Between the Thighs
04. Badia
05. Freezing Fire
06. Five Short Stories
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1976 – Black Market
Tracklist
01. Black Market
02. Cannon Ball
03. Gibraltar
04. Elegant People
05. Three Clowns
06. Barbary Coast
07. Herandnu
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1977 – Heavy Weather
Tracklist
01. Birdland
02. A Remark You Made
03. Teen Town
04. Harlequin
05. Rumba Mamá
06. Palladium
07. The Juggler
08. Havona
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1978 – Mr. Gone
Tracklist
01. The Pursuit of the Woman with the Feathered Hat
02. River People
03. Young and Fine
04. The Elders
05. Mr. Gone
06. Punk Jazz
07. Pinocchio
08. And Then
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1979 – 8:30
Tracklist
01. Black Market
02. Scarlet Woman
03. Teen Town
04. A Remark You Made
05. Slang (Bass Solo)
06. In a Silent Way
07. Birdland
08. Thanks for the Memory (Tenor Sax Solo)
09. Medley: Badia/Boogie Woogie Waltz
10. 8:30
11. Brown Street
12. The Orphan
13. Sightseeing
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1980 – Night Passage
Tracklist
01. Night Passage
02. Dream Clock
03. Port of Entry
04. Forlorn
05. Rockin’ in Rhythm
06. Fast City
07. Three Views of a Secret
08. Madagasar
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1982 – Weather Report
Tracklist
01. Volcano for Hire
02. Current Affairs
04. Dara Factor One
05. When It Was Now
06. Speechless
07. Dara Factor Two
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1983 – Procession
Tracklist
01. Procession
02. Plaza Real
03. Two Lines
04. Where The Moon Goes
05. The Well
06. Molasses Run
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1984 – Domino Theory
Tracklist
01. Can It Be Done
02. D Flat Waltz
03. The Peasant
04. Predator
05. Blue Sound – Note 3
06. Swamp Cabbage
07. Domino Theory
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1985 – Sportin’ Life
Tracklist
01. Corner Pocket
02. Indiscretions
03. Hot Cargo
04. Confians
05. Pearl On the Half Shell
06. What’s Going On
07. Face on the Barroom Floor
08. Ice-Pick Willy
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1986 – This Is This
Tracklist
01. This Is This
02. Face the Fire
03. I’ll Never Forget You
04. Jungle Stuff, Part I
05. Man With the Copper Fingers
06. Consequently
07. Update
08. China Blues
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2002 – Live and Unreleased
Tracklist
CD1
01. Freezing Fire
02. Plaza Real
03. Fast City
04. Portrait Of Tracy
05. Elegant People
06. Cucumber Slumber
07. Teen Town
08. Man In The Green Shirt
CD2
01. Black Market
02. Where The Moon Goes
03. River People
04. Two Lines
05. Cigano
06. In A Silent Way/Waterfall
07. Night Passage
08. Port Of Entry
09. Rumba Mama
10. Directions/Dr. Honoris Causa
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Enrico Rava – Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
Enrico Rava, born in Trieste in 1939, is undoubtedly the most internationally acknowledged Italian jazzman. In forty years of his career as trumpet player, and composer, he has produced more than hundred recordings, thirty of which as a leader. “Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi” his first album as a leader Recorded in February 1972 at Fonit-Cetra Studios, Turin.
Tracklist
01. C.T.’s Dance
02. Back To The Sun
03. Xanadu
04. Attica
05. Il Giro Del Giorno in 80 Mondi
06. To Start With
07. Olhos De Gato
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Randy Weston – Blue Moses
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
Randy Weston’s most popular record, this Lp (which he had mixed feelings about) features Weston not only on piano but electric keyboards. Backed by Don Sebesky arrangements and assisted by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and tenor-saxophonist Grover Washington Jr., Weston plays quite well on four of his compositions; best-known are “Ganawa (Blue Moses)” and “Marrakesh Blues.” The music retains the African feel of most of Weston’s latter-day playing but also has some commercial touches that do not hurt the performances.
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Tracklist
01. Ifrane
02. Ganawa Blue Moses
03. Night In Medina
04. Marrakesh Blues
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Joe Henderson – Black Is The Color
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
Black is the Color (of My True Love’s Mind): the holy effin’ grail of this era. Core tracks recorded by Cables, Holland, & DeJohnette, then extensively overdubbing, including David Horowitz’ synthesizer, George Wadenius’ electric guitar, Airto’s percussion, & even a turn from DeJohnette on electric piano. From the opening cut, the 12 minute “Terra Firma”, you know you’ve died & gone to Kozmigroov heaven. Very similar to Miles of this era in terms of sonic overload, but more intricate & complex overall. But it grooves like a motherfucker, too! Great beyond words. “Vis-a-Vis” is the only straight cut (no overdubs), but it just serves to nicely link to the past & show what a smoking session they had to play w/in the studio! “Foregone Conclusion” is a nice hard funk cut, intensely soulful, that quickly heads out into the stratosphere w/distorto-sax & electrobleepage aplenty. “Black is the Color” is a pretty, layered ballad w/plenty of intense peaks; but proves to be the calm before the storm that is “Current Events”. It starts w/some spooky electronic atmospherics & rain jungle percussion, some excellent quizzical bass soloing from Holland plays against the increasingly wild analog synth washes & pans, then Henderson comes in echoing & raging & everyone plays beautifully off of each other up to several stunningly wild finales. One of the peak musical events of my life.
little preview:
Tracklist
01. Terra Firma
02. Vis-A-Vis
03. Foregone Conclusion
04. Black Is The Color (Of My True Love’s Mind)
05. Current Events
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Hank Crawford – We Got A Good Thing Going
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Of Hank Crawford’s somewhat erratic output for Kudu during 1971-78, this is the album to get. The Don Sebesky arrangements for strings and an oversized rhythm section fit Crawford’s soulful style well and the altoist performs consistently strong material that was also commercially successful. Of the nine numbers, Crawford is heard at his best on “Imagination,” “The Christmas Song,” “Alone Again (Naturally)” (the definitive version of that pop standard), “I’m Just a Lucky So and So” and “Winter Wonderland.” A minor gem.
Tracklist
01. We Got A Good Thing Going
02. Imagination
03. Down To Earth
04. The Christmas Song
05. Alone Again (Naturally)
06. I Don’t Know
07. I’m Just A Luck So and So
08. Winter Wonderland
09. A Little Tear
10. Dirt Dobbler
11. Betcha By Golly Wow
12. Think Is All I Ask
13. Jazz Bridge
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Julius Brockington – Sophisticated Funk
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Funk
Funky keyboard tracks from Julius Brockington – a mad early 70s figure who not only cut some wild funk, but who also ended up doing a fair bit of gospel work in later years. This set’s a good bit of stoner funk tracks – in the wilder mode of the Perception/Today label – and it’s got production by Boo Frazier and Patrick Adams that is very “hands off” when it comes to Brockington’s keys. The track list includes covers of some soul stuff like “Rock Steady” and “Do Your Thing” (which is done in a nice long version), plus a good original called “Cold Water”.
Tracklist
01. Let’s Stay Together
02. Rock Steady
03. Since I Fell For You
04. Cold Water
05. If You Really Love Me
06. Old Fashion Love Song
07. Got To Be There
08. Do Your Thing
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Ann Peebles Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2006, Discography, Soul
Ann Peebles (born April 27, 1947) is a singer and songwriter, best known for her Memphis soul albums of the 1970s on the Hi Records label. Two of her better known songs are “I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down” and “I Can’t Stand the Rain”, popularised by cover versions by Paul Young and Eruption respectively. “I Can’t Stand the Rain” was written by her husband, Don Bryant, former radio broadcaster, Bernard “Bernie” Miller, and Peebles.
Peebles was discovered as a talent by Gene “Bowlegs” Miller of Hi Records during a 1968 trip to sit in singing with him at a Memphis, Tennessee, nightclub. A popular local bandleader, Miller was known for also helping other musicians, such as members of the Hi Rhythm Section, get their start in the Memphis music industry. Peebles soon began penning and singing hits for the label, co-writing with label staff songwriter Don Bryant, whom she later married in 1974. Peebles released a number of commercially successful and critically well received albums produced by Willie Mitchell on Hi Records throughout the 1970s, until the rise of disco music in the late 1970s took her music out of the limelight. Hi Records was sold in 1977, but Peebles reunited with Willie Mitchell in 1989 to produce her comeback album, Call Me.
In 2006 she released the album Brand New Classics, which consisted of re-recordings of some of her songs in an acoustic style.
1969 – This Is Ann Peebles
Tracklist
01. Give Me Some Credit
02. Crazy About You Baby
03. Make Me Yours
04. My Man He’s A Lovin’ Man
05. Solid Foundation
06. Chain Of Fools
07. It’s Your Thing
08. Walk Away
09. Rescue Me
10. Won’t You Try Me
11. Steal Away
12. Respect
13. Part Time Love
14. I’ll Get Along
15. I Still Love You
16. Generation Gap Between Us
17. I Can’t Let You Go
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1971 – Part Time Love
Tracklist
01. Part Time Love
02. Ill Get Along
03. I Still Love You
04. Make Me Yours
05. Its Your Thing
06. Generation Gap Between
07. Crazy About You
08. Give Me Some Credit
09. Steal Away
10. Solid Foundation
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1972 – Straight From The Heart
Tracklist
01. Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love
02. Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness
03. What You Laid On Me
04. How Strong Is A Woman
05. Somebody’s On Your Case
06. I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home Tonight
07. I’ve Been There Before
08. I Pity The Fool
09. 99 Pounds
10. I Take What I Want
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1974 – I Can’t Stand The Rain
Tracklist
01. I Can’t Stand The Rain
02. Do I Need You?
03. Until You Came Into My Life
04. (You Keep Me) Hangin’ On
05. Run, Run, Run
06. If We Can’t Trust Each Other
07. A Love Vibration
08. You Got To Feed The Fire
09. I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
10. One Way Street
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1975 – Tellin’ it
Tracklist
01. Come To Mama
02. I Don’t Lend My Man
03. I Needed Somebody
04. Stand By Woman
05. It Was Jealousy
06. Doctor Love Power
07. You Can’t Hold A Man
08. Beware
09. Put Yourself In My Place
10. Love Played A Game
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1977 – If This Is Heaven
Tracklist
01. If This Is Heaven
02. A Good Day For Lovin’
03. I’m So Thankful
04. Being Here With You
05. Boy i Gotta Have You
06. When I’m in Your Arms
07. You’re Gonna Make Me Cry
08. Games
09. Lovin’ You Without Love
10. It Must Be Love
11. Fill This World with Love (Bonus Track)
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1978 – Handwriting Is On The Wall
Tracklist
01. Old Man With Young Ideas
02. Bim Bam Thank Your Man
03. The Handwriting Is On The Wall
04. I Didn’t Take Your Man
05. You’ve Got The Papers
06. Lookin’ For a Lovin’
07. You Are More Than I Can Stand
08. Livin’ In Lovin’ Out
09. If I Can’t See You
10. Let Your Love Light Shine On Me
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1988 – Call Me
Tracklist
01. Call Me
02. Buckle Up
03. Didn’t We Do It
04. Your Well’s Gone Dry
05. One Bad Turn
06. I Found Somebody New
07. If You’re Going To Leave
08. I Like a Man
09. I Won’t Let Your Heart Down
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1992 – Full Time Love
Tracklist
01. Bouncin’ Back
02. St. Louis Woman (With a Memphis Melody)
03. Read Me My Rights
04. Full Time Lover
05. Fear No Evil
06. Nobody But You
07. Ain’t No Business Like Your Business
08. I Miss You
09. Just You Just Me
10. He’s My Superman
11. I Can’t Stand The Rain
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1996 – Fill This World With Love
Tracklist
01. I’m Yours
02. Fill This World With Love
03. When I’m Over You
04. Stand Up
05. Friends
06. I Don’t Think That I Can Last Tonight
07. Medley Fired Up
08. Walk Away
09. Give Me Some Credit Where It’s Due
10. I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love
11. I Pity The Fool
12. Bip Bam Thank You Ma’am
13. Ninety-Nine Pounds
14. One Way Street
15. I Wouldn’t Take Nothing For One Moment I’ve Spent With You
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2006 – Brand New Classics
Tracklist
01. I’ll Get Along
02. (You Keep Me) Hanging On
03. I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
04. I Want to Know What Love Is
05. Walk Away
06. Steal Away I Still Love You
07. Handwritting Is On The Wall
08. Love Vibration
09. I’m So Thankful
10. Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home
11. Chase These Blues Away
12. Miss You
13. Tears In Heaven
14. I Can’t Stand The Rain
15. Spread
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Sunbirds – Zagara
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
Tracklist
01. My Drear Groovin’
02. I Don’t Need
03. African Sun
04. Fire Dance
05. Homecoming
06. Ocean Song
07. Still Pointing
08. Zagara
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Augusto Martelli – Black Sounds From White People
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
If you can forgive the title of this one, you’ll find it to be a very groovy record! The album’s a killer batch of funky instrumentals (“black sound”) recorded in Italy in 1972 by Augusto Martelli (“white people”) and it’s got the groove and swing of some of the best Italian soundtracks from the time, no surprise, as Martelli had his hand in a few from that era! The package is a nice one with a thick booklet, notes in Japanese, but some good images of Martelli and album covers and the music is really great, with some excellent sax and flute work that takes the tracks into a jazzier mode than usual for this sort of thing!
Tracklist
01. Loco Love Motor
02. Ma Ne Vale La Pena
03. Krypto Blues
04. Nanaue’
05. Free Samba
06. Mondo…No!
07. Sarà Stato Il Futuro
08. 90° Compleanno (90th Birthday)
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Catalyst – Catalyst
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Funk, Jazz, Soul
People living anywhere other than southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or New York in the ’70s missed the Catalyst experience. Catalyst, a four-man jazz combo from Philadelphia, played a gourmet of avant-garde, contemporary bop, soul, and funk at the dawn of the big fusion explosion. The originals were Eddie Green (keyboards, vocals), Sherman Ferguson (drums, percussion, marimba), Odean Pope (sax, flute, oboe), and Al Johnson (bass). Tyrone Brown replaced Johnson after Catalyst’s self-titled debut album on Cobblestone Records in 1972. Producer Skip Drinkwater discovered them playing at the Aqua Lounge in West Philly; this resulted in a contract with Cobblestone Records, with Drinkwater producing. Green was a disciple of the Bud Powell school of pianism, and was instructed on chord changes by Powell’s brother, Richard. Pope was tutored by Ray Bryant, Benny Golson, and others; strains of John Coltrane are revealed when the aggressive sax player expands. Ferguson was a bop drummer whose effortless tempo changes and impeccable timing kept Catalyst tight. Johnson, who joined Weather Report after Catalyst’s first album, was self-taught, but influenced by classical music.
They rehearsed hard and inspired one another to push farther into unknown territories where all the music they liked could be wrapped into a holistic sound. Jazz clubs in Philly were plentiful in the ’70s, which may account for the group’s lack of trips outside the region. The band’s eponymous funk-jazz debut, Catalyst, is highly regarded as a fusion masterpiece.
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Tracklist
01. Ain’t The Truth
02. East
03. Catalyst Is Coming
04. Jabali
05. New-Found Truths
06. Salaam
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Oliver Sain – Main Man
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Funk, Jazz, Soul
Tracklist
01. Soul Serenade
02. Comin Down Soul
03. On The Hill
04. Harlem Nocturn
05. 20-75
06. Scratch My Back
07. Georgia
08. St. Louis Breakdown
09. Mr. King & Mr. Jordan
10. St. Louis Breakdon (45 Version)
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Eero Koivistoinen Music Society – Wahoo!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz Fusion
Funky funky Finland! Don’t be put off by the long name, or the overuse of vowels in the title — because this album’s a killer batch of funky jazz, filled with loads of choppy sax riffs, sweet Fender Rhodes licks, and plenty of heavy drums. The record’s got a hard fusion groove — and all the tracks are long instrumentals served up with plenty of power, and plenty of ferocity! The set was recorded in Finland in 1972, but it feels more like some killer studio jam from the west coast — played by by a very tight bunch of funky jazz musicians who weren’t afraid to go over the top. Titles include “Hot C”, “7 Up”, “6 Down”, “Suite 19″, and “Wahoo!”
Tracklist
01. Hot C
02. 7 Up
03. 6 Down
04. Suite 19
05. Bells
06. Wahoo!
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Arthur Verocai – Arthur Verocai
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Funk, Jazz
Sweet and jazzy pop from early 70s Brazil — a great little album that we’d rank with our favorites by Marcos Valle and Edu Lobo! Arthur Verocai isn’t nearly as well-known as those two, but he works in a similar territory — taking jazz, large arrangements, and nice touches of electric funk — and working them into a groove that has the soaring and ambitious feel of the best post-Tropicalia work of 70s Brazil! This rare gem was self-produced, and fell of the map almost as soon as it was released — but it really deserves wider recognition, and shines with a depth that makes it an instant classic to our ears! Titles include “Presente Grego”, “Caboclo”, “Pelas Sombras”, “O Mapa”, “Sylvia”, “Karina”, “Velho Parente”, and “Dedicada A Ela”.
Tracklist
01. Caboclo
02. Pelas Sombras
03. Sylvia
04. Presente Grego
05. Dedicada a Ela
06. Seriado
07. Na Boca Do Sol
08. Velho Parente
09. O Mapa
10. Karina (Domingo No Grajau)
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Donald Byrd – Blackjack
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Jazz
One of three Donald Byrd albums from 1967 (the end of his hard bop period), this recording features the trumpeter/leader with altoist Sonny Red, tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker, and drummer Billy Higgins. The six tunes (five of which are originals by Byrd or Red) are all quite obscure and to one extent or another quite explorative. One can sense that Byrd wanted to break through the boundaries and rules of hard bop but had not yet decided on his future directions. The music does swing and highlights include “West of the Pecos” and “Beale Street”; Byrd and Red in particular are in excellent form throughout the date.
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Tracklist
01. Blackjack
02. West Of Pecos
03. Loki
04. Eldorado
05. Beale Street
06. Pentatonic
07. All Members
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