Sun Ra – Some Blues But Not The Kind That’s Blue
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Jazz
This reissue of one of Sun Ra’s original 1970s recordings for Saturn Records captures the jazz icon performing with his Outer Space Arkestra, offering up a mixture of standards and originals. The latter are represented by the title track, a cacophonous sonic wash that has the Arkestra going at full tilt, and an untitled track that highlights Ra’s unconventional piano work. Treatments of “My Favorite Things,” “Tenderly,” and “Black Magic” are more instantly recognizable, but no less inspired.
Personnel: James Jacson (flute, bassoon); Danny Davis , Marshall Allen (flute, alto saxophone); Eloe Omoe (bass clarinet); John Gilmore (tenor saxophone); Ahk Tal Ebah (trumpet, flugelhorn); Richard “Radu” Williams, Ronnie Boykins (bass guitar); Luqman Ali (drums); Atakatune (conga drum).
Tracklist
01. Some Blues But Not The Kind That’s Blue
02. I’ll Get By
03. My Favorite Things
04. Untitled
05. Nature Boy
06. Tenderly
07. Black Magic
08. I’ll Get By (Bonus Track)
09. I’ll Get By (Bonus Track 2)
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Jack McDuff – Sophisticated Funk
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Funk, Jazz Fusion
A lost electric groover from Brother Jack McDuff – sweet keyboards instead of his usual Hammond, but still plenty darn great! The record’s got a slinky groove that’s almost more CTI than Chess Records – with full arrangements by Billy Jones, who also plays guitar on the record – alongside plenty of great sax and flute from Joe Farrell. Sessions were done at the All Platinum Studios in New Jersey – no surprise, given that Chess was owned by that label by this point, and Jones himself was recording for them as part of the group Brother To Brother. The overall groove is somewhere between Bob James and Larry Mizell – although very much its own sort of bag as well – and titles include a great remake of “Theme From Electric Surfboard”, plus “Dit Da Dit”, “Ju Ju”, “To Be Named Later”, “Mini Pads”, “Summer Dream”, and “Mannix Theme”. Gotta love the cover, too!
Tracklist
01. Dit Do Dat
02. Ju Ju
03. To Be Named Later
03. Summer Dream
04. Jack’s Boogie
06. Mini Pads
07. Electric Surf Board
08. Mannix Theme
John Coltrane – First Meditations
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Jazz
Not released initially until 1977, the music on this 1992 CD was the last recording made by the classic John Coltrane Quartet; other slightly later records found the group augmented by additional musicians. Four of the five movements on this release (which are augmented by a lengthier second version of “Joy”) would become part of the better-known Meditations album (along with another movement) 2½-months later when tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and drummer Rashied Ali temporarily made the group a sextet. Coltrane (sticking here exclusively to tenor) plays passionately, alternating ferocious explorations with more lyrical sections.
Tracklist
01. Love
02. Compassion
03. Joy
04. Consequences
05. Serenity
06. Joy (Alternate Version)
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.
for more info and buy check: www.herbiehancock.com
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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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The Crusaders Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2006, Discography, Jazz
In 1961, four fellows from Houston transplanted themselves to Los Angeles and added more distinctly bluesy elements to the soul jazz style with an ear-grabbing album called The Freedom Sound on the Pacific Jazz label. The band, which had been known in turn as the Swingsters, the Modern Jazz Sextet, and the Nighthawks, was now named the Jazz Crusaders. Its four co-leaders were trombonist Wayne Henderson, tenor saxophonist (and occasional bassist) Wilton Felder, pianist Joe Sample, and drummer Nesbert “Stix” Hooper.
The Jazz Crusaders sound caught on big time, and their subsequent Pacific Jazz albums rewarded them with a good deal of exposure. The band performed regularly and got plenty of airplay. One of its signature pieces, the rollickingly fast “Young Rabbits,” was even used as the musical background for a Ford Mustang TV commercial.
But as times changed, so did the Jazz Crusaders. In the late Sixties, they placed such popular numbers as the Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” and “Get Back” in their repertoire, and firm backbeats began to bolster many a selection. By 1971, they decided that the word “jazz” kept them from attracting a wider listener base, and so they emerged anew with The Crusaders, Vol. 1 (Chisa), an album that openly infused jazz with pop, soul, and r&b elements.
If the Jazz Crusaders had achieved some degree of popularity, it was nothing like the crossover success that greeted the Crusaders. Such albums as Scratch, Southern Comfort, Chain Reaction, Those Southern Knights, Free as the Wind, Images, Street Life, and Royal Jam (recorded variously for the Chisa, ABC Blue Thumb, and MCA labels) sold well and brought in a deluge of new fans. Street Life’s title track provided the Crusaders with a Billboard top forty hit, reaching no. 36 in 1979.
The Crusaders’ popularity started to fade in the early Eighties, prompted by Henderson’s departure. Hooper then left as well, and by the early Nineties Sample and Felder had disbanded the group. A few years later, Henderson and Felder began performing together, first as the New Crusaders and, more recently, as the Jazz Crusaders.
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1961 – Freedom Sound
Tracklist
01. The Geek
02. M.J.S. Funk (Alternate Version)
03. Coon (Alternate Version)
04. Freedom Sound
05. Theme From “Exodus”
06. That’s It
07. M.J.S. Funk
08. Coon
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1962 – At The Lighthouse
Tracklist
01. Introduction
02. Congolese Sermon
03. Cathy’s Dilemma
04. Blues For Ramona
05. Weather Beat
06. Scandalizing
07. Appointment In Ghana
08. Penny Blue
09. Boopie
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1962 – Lookin’ Ahead
Tracklist
01. Sinnin’ Sam
02. Tonight
03. 507 Neyland
04. Till All Ends
05. Tortoise And The Hare
06. In A Dream
07. Big Hunk Of Funk
08. The Young Rabbits
09. Song Of India
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1963 – Tough Talk
Tracklist
01. Deacon Brown
02. Turkish Black
03. Brahm’s Lullaby
04. Boopie
05. Tough Talk
06. No Name Samba
07. Lazy Canary
08. Lonely Horn
09. Brother Bernard
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1964 – Heat Wave
Tracklist
01. On Broadway
02. Green Back Dollar
03. Close Shave
04. Free Sample
05. Mr Sandman
06. Heat Wave
07. Sassy
08. Theme From ‘The L Shaped Room’
09. Some Samba
10. Stix March
11. Purple Onion
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1965 – Chile Con Soul
Tracklist
01. Agua Dulce (Sweetwater)
02. Soul Bourgeoisie
03. Ontem A Note
04. Tough Talk
05. Tacos
06. Latin Bit
07. The Breeze And I
08. Dulzura
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1965 – The Thing
Tracklist
01. The Thing
02. Sunset In Mountains
03. While The City Sleeps
04. White Cobra
05. New Time Shuffle
06. Para Mi Espoza
07. Soul Kosher
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1966 – Live At The Lighthouse ’66
Tracklist
01. Aleluia
02. Blues Up Tight
03. You Don’t Know What Love Is
04. Miss It
05. ‘Round Midnight
06. Some Other Blues
07. Scratch
08. Doin’ That Thing
09. Milestones
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1966 – Talk That Talk
Tracklist
01. Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog
02. Studewood
03. I Can’t Believe You Love Me
04. There Is A Time (Le Temps)
05. Hey Girl
06. Uptight (Everything’s Alright)
07. Arrastao
08. Mohair Sam
09. Walk On By
10. 1,2,3
11. The Shadow Do
12. Turkish Black
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1966 – The Festival Album Live Newport & Pacific Jazz Festivals
Tracklist
01. Introduction
02. Trance Dance
03. Summer’s Madness
04. Young Rabbits
05. Freedom Sound
06. Wilton’s Boogaloo
07. Half And Half
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Franco Micalizzi – La Banda Del Gobbo
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Easy listening, Funk
Soundtrack of italian movie “La Banda Del Gobbo” by Franco Micalizzi, enjoy!
little preview:
Tracklist
01. Seq. 1 – Titoli
02. Seq. 2
03. Seq. 3
04. Seq. 4
05. Seq. 5
06. Seq. 6
07. Seq. 7
08. Seq. 8
09. Seq. 9
10. Seq. 10
11. Seq. 11
12. Seq. 12
13. Seq. 13
14. Seq. 14
15. Seq. 15
16. Seq. 16
17. Seq. 17
18. Seq. 18 – Finale
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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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Gene Harris – Tone Tantrum
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Funk, Jazz Fusion
Sweet sweet keyboards from the amazing Gene Harris – one of his seminal electric sides for Blue Note in the 70s – recorded between his earliest fame in the Three Sounds, and his later return to acoustic styles in the 80s! The sound here is equal parts jazz and soul – as Gene’s working with vocalist/arranger Jerry Peters, who brings in a good deal of his own groove to the tracks – giving them a strong focus that’s sometimes missing from other solo Harris sets. Both Peters and Harris play Fender Rhodes and other keyboards on the album – alongside a variety of players that include Donald Byrd on trumpet, Harvey Mason on drums, and Chuck Rainey on bass. Tracks include the Peters tunes “If You Can’t Find Love” and “A Minor”, a two-part remake of Duke Pearson’s “Christo Redentor”, the sweet stepper “Peace Of Mind”, and a strong vocal take on Stevie Wonder’s “As”.
Tracklist
01. As
02. If You Can’t Find Love Let Love Find You
03. A Minor
04. Stranger In Paradise
05. Peace Of Mind
06. Cristo Redentor – Part I
07. Cristo Redentor – Part II
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Ramsey Lewis – Love Notes
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Jazz
A great little album of mid 70s funk from Ramsey Lewis – very much in the mode of his Earth, Wind, & Fire related work – no surprise, since the album’s dedicated to Charles Stepney, whose influence was such a key part of the sound of the group, and of some of Ramsey’s other Kalimba-produced albums from a few years before! Ramsey plays Fender Rhodes, mini moog, and Arp – and he gets help on keyboards from Stevie Wonder and Derf Reklaw, who also plays saxes and percussion on the set. Features versions of Wonder’s “Love Notes” and “Spring High”, plus Reklaw’s “Chili Today Hot Tamale”, “Shining”, and “Stash Dash”.
Tracklist
01. Spring High
02. Love Theme From A Star Is Born
03. Shining
04. Love Notes
05. Chili Today Hot Tamale
06. Messenger
07. Stash Dash
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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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Paolo Bordini, Franco Feruglio, Andrea Centazzo – Ratsorock
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Jazz
Andrea Centazzo is an Italian-born American percussionist and composer of minimal music. He acquired U.S. citizenship in 2000 and lives in Los Angeles, California.
In more than 30 years’ career, Centazzo crossed music genres and artistic expression forms, starting as jazz percussionist and improviser to become later a contemporary composer, a visual artist, a film and Theater director and a multimedia artist. His discography includes over 150 LPs, CDs, and DVDs, almost all recorded for ICTUS RECORDS, his own label, founded in 1976 and still active after its 2006 rebirth in California. He has performed and recorded with Don Cherry, Derek Bailey, Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, John Zorn, Henry Kaiser, Enrico Rava, Tom Cora, Theo Jörgensmann, Alvin Curran, Lol Coxhill, and others. Most of those musicians were involved in his Mitteleuropa Orchestra, a seminal 16-piece big band active between 1980 and 1983 in Europe. His composer career started writing for that ensemble and later expanded in writing for symphonic orchestra and opera. His most famous opera, TINA (1996), was inspired by the life and art of Tina Modotti. Two more operas followed, Memento in 2000 and Simultas in 2001. Since 2003 Centazzo wrote and performed three seminal multimedia solo shows (Mandala, Eternal Traveler, and Einstein’s Cosmic Messengers), combining his award-winning videos with solo performances based on percussion and digital percussion, making extensive use of computers, looping, and sampling. Centazzo has performed around the world and released numerous recordings, both as leader and sideman.
for more info check: www.andreacentazzo.com
Recorded at Centazzostudio, Moruzzo, Italy, November 1976 to April 1977.
Tracklist
01. Old and New Impressions
02. Silva and Sabra Games
03. Troubles
04. Fragments From a Long Story
05. Take Your Time
06. Ratsorock (Part One)
07. Dialogue
08. Ratsorock (Part Two)
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Franco Micalizzi – Violence
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Funk
Very solid Italian soundtrack for a police movie. Excellent funky theme that is reprised throughout the record, a bit like his British ‘cousin’, “The Hanged Man”. Dark slow or medium grooves with very efficient breaks on “Caccia al cinese”, “Dark Suspense” and “Affano”.
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Tracklist
01. Big Fight
02. L’Ultima Minaccia
03. Droga e Paura
04. Senza Via D’Uscità
05. Dark Suspsance
06. Pronti Per L’Agguato
07. Tensione Notturna
08. Running To The Airport
09. A Un Passo Dal Delirio
10. Deep Night
11. Caccia Al Cinese
12. Fiato Sospeso
13. Autostrada Della Morte
14. Affano
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Tarika Blue – Tarika Blue
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Jazz
As much as purists complain about the modern urban music practice of sampling classic tracks, this can also lead to a modern appreciation of great (and sometimes forgotten) music from yesteryear. A short-lived New York-based ensemble led by keyboardist Phil Clendennin, Tarika Blue released two recordings in the late ’70s that blended silky jazz fusion sensibilities and the mellow soul sound of the day that’s now considered old-school. Vocalist Erykah Badu rekindled interest in the group by using, without permission, its laid-back tune “Dreamflower” as the background for her platinum hit, “Didn’t Cha Know,” which went on to be nominated for R&B song of the year in 2001. Universal/Motown and Badu later agreed to pay a settlement fee for the sample, and SOS Productions d.b.a. Chiaroscuro Records has launched the new label Downtown Sound as a platform for this compilation of these two original, very appealing recordings. The vibe, influenced by Fender Rhodes, the jangling guitars of Ryo Kawasaki, and the punchy sax of Marvin Blackman, is light and funky in the mode of the Crusaders. Energetic tracks like “Things Spring” are fun despite dated production values, and the instrumental passages and tunes are far superior to the somewhat cheesy, melodramatic vocal segments. You don’t have to know the history to enjoy this blast from the past, but it adds a little color to the experience.
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Tracklist
01. Love It
02. Truth Is The Key
03. Dreamflower
04. Things Spring
05. You’ll Be With Me
06. My Love Is So Free
07. Charlie
08. Jimi
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Toni Esposito – Gente Distratta
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Afrobeat, Jazz
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Tracklist
01. Gente Distratta
02. Session Man
03. Xantur
04. Solchiaro
05. Pastelli
06. Kosen Rufen
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Miles Davis Albums!
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Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.
Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. Many well-known musicians rose to prominence as members of Davis’ ensembles, including saxophonists Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, and Kenny Garrett; trombonist J. J. Johnson; pianists Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett; guitarists John McLaughlin, John Scofield and Mike Stern; bassists Paul Chambers, Ron Carter, and Dave Holland; and drummers Tony Williams, Billy Cobham and Jack DeJohnette.
On October 7, 2008, his album Kind of Blue, released in 1959, received its fourth platinum certification from the RIAA, signifying sales of 4 million copies. Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Davis was noted as “one of the key figures in the history of jazz”.
On November 5, 2009, Rep. John Conyers of Michigan sponsored a measure in the US House of Representatives to recognize and commemorate the album Kind of Blue on its 50th anniversary. The measure also affirms jazz as a national treasure and “encourages the United States government to preserve and advance the art form of jazz music.” It passed, unanimously, with a vote of 409–0 on December 15, 2009.
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René costy – Danger, Suspense et Eprouvettes
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Funk
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Tracklist
01. Expectancy
02. Danger
03. Alchimie
04. Ostinato Bass
05. Like A Magic Dream
06. Cosmogony
07. Onirisme
08. Schizophreny
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Bob James – Heads
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Funk, Jazz
Bob James truly established himself as an outstanding arranger with this ’70s release, which includes such notable tunes as Boz Scaggs’ “We’re All Alone,” Peter Frampton’s “I’m In You,” Henry Purcell’s gorgeous “One Loving Night” and the Billy Preston/Bruce Fischer hit “You Are so Beautiful.” James works his magic with the help of David Sanborn, Grover Washington, Jr., and Patti Austin, along with a complete orchestra featuring strings, brass and a woodwind section notably including Michael Brecker and Eddie Daniels.
The end result is a recording that ranks among James’ best. His two original compositions, “Heads” and “Night Crawler,” earned him considerable praise and respect as a solo artist, and fully demonstrate just how intricate his compositions can be. This CD is as excellent introduction to Bob James’ music.
Tracklist
01. Heads
02. We’re All Alone
03. I’m In You
04. Night Crawler
05. You Are So Beauiful
06. One Loving Night
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Gil Scott-Heron Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1994, 1998, 2010, Discography, Soul
Gil Scott-Heron (born April 1, 1949) is an American poet, musician, and author known primarily for his late 1970s and early 1980s work as a spoken word soul performer and his collaborative work with musician Brian Jackson. His collaborative efforts with Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues and soul music, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. The music of these albums, most notably Pieces of a Man and Winter in America in the early 1970s, influenced and helped engender later African-American music genres such as hip hop and neo soul. Scott-Heron’s recording work is often associated with black militant activism and has received much critical acclaim for one of his most well-known compositions “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”. On his influence, Allmusic wrote “Scott-Heron’s unique proto-rap style influenced a generation of hip-hop artists”.
1970 – Small Talk at 125th & Lenox Ave
Tracklist
01. Intro
02. The Revolution will not be televised
03. Omen
04. Brother
05. Comment #1
06. Small Talk At 125th And Lenox
07. The Subject Was Faggots
08. Evolution (And Flashback)
09. Plastic Pattern People
10. Whitey On The Moon
11. The Vulture
12. Enough
13. Paint It Black
14. Everyday
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1971 – Pieces Of A Man
Tracklist
01. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
02. Save The Children
03. Lady Day and John Coltrane
04. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
05. When You Are Who You Are
06. I Think I’ll Call It Morning
07. Pieces Of Man
08. A Sign Of The Ages
09. Or Down You’ll Fall
10. The Needles Eye
11. The Prisoner
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1972 – Free Will
Tracklist
01. Free Will
02. The Middle Of Your Day
03. The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
04. Speed Kills
05. Did You Hear What They Said
06. The King Alfred Plan
07. No Knock
08. Wiggy
09. Ain’t No New Thing
10. Billy Green Is Dead
11. Sex Education Ghetto Style
12. … And Then He Wrote Meditations
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1974 – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – Winter in America
Tracklist
01. Peace Go With You, Brother
02. Rivers Of My Fathers
03. A Very Precious Time
04. Back Home
05. The Bottle
06. Song For Bobby Smith
07. Your Daddy Loves You
08. H2Ogate Blues
09. Peace Go With You, Brother
10. Winter In America (Live)
11. Song For Bobby Smith (Alternate)
12. Your Daddy Loves You (Live)
13. The Bottle / Guan Guanco (Live)
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1974 – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Tracklist
01. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
02. Sex Education – Ghetto Style
03. The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
04. No Knock
05. Lady Day And John Coltrane
06. Pieces Of A Man
07. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
08. Brother
09. Save The Children
10. Whitey On The Moon
11. Did You Hear What They Said
12. When You Are Who You Are
13. I Think I’ll Call It Morning
14. A Sign Of The Ages
15. Or Down You Fall
16. The Needle’s Eye
17. The Prisoner
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1975 – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – The First Minute Of A New Day
Tracklist
01. Offering
02. The Liberation Song (Red, Black and Green)
03. Must Be Something
04. Ain’t No Such Thing As Superman
05. Pardon Our Analysis (We Beg Your Pardon)
06. Guerrilla
07. Winter In America
08. Western Sunrise
09. Alluswe
10. A Talk Bluesology Black History Jaws The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
11. Winter In America (Solo Version)
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1976 – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – From South Africa to South Carolina
Tracklist
01. Johannesburg
02. A Toast To The People
03. The Summer Of’42
04. Beginnings (The Frist Minute Of a New Day)
05. South Carolina (Barnwell)
06. Essex
07. Fell Together
08. A Lovely Day
09. Johannesburg (live)
10. South Carolina (live)
11. Save The Children
12. Let Me See Your I.D.
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1976 – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – It’s Your World
Tracklist
01. It’s Your World
02. Possum Slim
03. New York City
04. 17th Street
05. Trane
06. Must Be Something
07. Home Is Where The Hatred…
08. Bicentennial Blues
09. The Bottle
10. Sharing
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1977 – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – Bridges
Tracklist
01. Hello Sunday! Hello Road!
02. Song Of The Wind
03. Racetrack In France
04. Vildgolia (Deaf, Dumb & Blind)
05. Under The Hammer
06 We Almost Lost Detroit
07. Tuskegee #626
08. Delta Man (Where I’m Coming From)
09. 95 South (All Of The Places We’ve Been)
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1978 – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – Secrets
Tracklist
01. Angel Dust
02. Madison Avenue
03. Cane
04. Third World Revolution
05. Better Days Ahead
06. Three Miles Down
07. Angola, Louisiana
08. Show Bizness
09. A Prayer For Everybody To Be Free
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1979 – The Mind Of Gil Scott-Heron
Tracklist
01. H2O Gate Blues
02. We Beg Your Pardon (Pardon Our Analysis)
03. The New Deal
04. Jose Campos Torres
05. The Ghetto Code (Dot Dot Dit Dit Dot Dash)
06. Bicentennial Blues
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1980 – Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – 1980
Tracklist
01. Shut Um Down
02. Alien (Hold On To Your Dreams)
03. Willing
04. Corners
05. 1980
06. Push Come To Shove
07. Shah Mot
08. Late Last Night
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1980 – Real Eyes
Tracklist
01. The train from Washington
02. Not needed
03. Waiting for the axe to fal
04. Combinations
05. A legend in his own mind
06. You could be my brother
07. The klan
08. Your daddy loves you (for Gia Louise)
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1982 – Moving Target
Tracklist
01. Fast Lane
02. Washington D.C.
03. No Exit
04. Blue Collar
05. Explanations
06. Ready or No
07. Black History- The World
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1994 – Minister of Information
Tracklist
01. Washington D.C.
02. Save The Children (Live)
03. Gun
04. Blue Collar
05. Alien (Hold On To Your Dream)
06. Winter In America
07. The Bottle
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1994 – Spirits
Tracklist
01. Message To The Messengers
02. Spirits
03. Give Her A Call
04. Lady’s Song
05. Spirits Past
06. The Other Side, Part I
07. The Other Side, Part II
08. The Other Side, Part III
09. Work For Peace
10. Don’t Give Up
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1998 – Ghetto Style
Tracklist
01. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
02. Or Down You Fall
03. The Needle’s Eye
04. I Think I’ll Call It Morning
05. When You Are Who You Are
06. Save The Children
07. Did You Hear What They Said?
08. Free Will
09. Speed Kills
10. Middle Of Your Day
11. Pieces Of A Man
12. A Sign Of The Ages
13. The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
14. Lady Day & John Coltrane
15. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
16. No Knock
17. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Early Version)
18. Sex Education: Ghetto Style
19. Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
20. King Alfred Plan
21. Billy Green Is Dead
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2010 – I’m New Here
Tracklist
01. On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 1)
02. Me And The Devil
03. I’m New Here
04. Your Soul And Mine
05. Parents (Interlude)
06. I’ll Take Care Of You
07. Being Blessed (Interlude)
08. Where Did The Night Go
09. I Was Guided (Interlude)
10. New York Is Killing Me
11. Certain Things (Interlude)
12. Running
13. The Crutch
14. I’ve Been Me (Interlude)
15. On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 2)
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Luther Vandross Albums!
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1976, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, Discography, R'n'b, Soul
Rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, Luther Vandross came on the music scene in 1975, singing back-up for David Bowie, and co-writing his hit single, “Fame.” Going on to sing back-up for several other popular singers, Vandross released his own album, “Never Too Much,” in 1981, and it immediately went to the top of the R&B charts. Each of his next five albums sold more than a million copies, and Vandross won his first Grammy Award in 1990, for best R&B male vocal performance. He went on to record many more hit albums, and won several more Grammys.Born in New York in 1951, Vandross began his career writing and performing jingles for television commercials.
In April, 2003, Vandross suffered a stroke that left him in a coma for nearly two months. In June, he came out of the coma, and a week later his final album, Dance With My Father, was released, debuting at number one on the pop charts. The album won four Grammys, including Song of the Year for the title song.
Never having fully recovered from the stroke, and suffering from diabetes and high blood pressure, Vandross died in July 2005.
1976 – Luther
Tracklist
01. Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me)
02. The 2Nd Time Around
03. I’ll Get Along Fine
04. Everybody Rejoice
05. Emotion Eyes
06. This Strange Feeling
07. It’s Good For The Soul (Part I And II)
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1977 – This Close To You
Tracklist
01. This Is For Real
02. A Lovers Change
03. Don’t Take The Time
04. The Jealousy In Me
05. I’m Not Satisfied
06. This Close To You
07. Don’t Wanna Be A Fool
08. Come Back To Love
09. Follow My Love
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1981 – Never Too Much
Tracklist
01. Never Too Much
02. Sugar And Spice
03. Don’t You Know That
04. I’ve Been Working
05. She’s A Super Lady
06. You Stopped Loving Me
07. A House Is Not A Home
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1982 – Forever, For Always, For Love
Tracklist
01. Bad Boy Having A Party
02. You’re The Sweetest One
03. Since I Lost My Baby
04. Forever For Always For Love
05. Better Love
06. Promise Me
07. She Loves Me Back
08. Once Yoou Know How
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1983 – Busy Body
Tracklist
01. I Wanted Your Love
02. Busy Body
03. I’ll Let You Slide
04. Make Me A Believer
05. For Your Sweetness Of Your Love
06. Help Many Times Can We Say Goodbye
07. Superstar
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1985 – The Night I Fell In Love
Tracklist
01. ‘Til My Baby Comes Home
02. The Night I Fell In In Love
03. If Only For One Night
04. Creepin’
05. It’s Over Now
06. Wait For Love
07. My Sensitivy
08. Other Side Of The World
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1986 – Give Me A Reason
Tracklist
01. Stop To Love
02. See Me
03. I GAve It Up
04. So Amazing
05. Give Me The Reason
06. Gregory Hines – There’s Nothing Better Than Love
07. I Really Didn’t Mean It
08. Because It’s Really Love
09. Anyone Who Had A Heart
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1988 – Any Love
Tracklist
01. I Wonder
02. She Won’t Talk To Me
03. I Know You Won’t To
04. Come Back
05. Any Love
06. Love Won’t Let Me Wait
07. Are You Gonna Love Me
08. For You To Love
09. The Second Time Around
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1991 – Power Of Love
Tracklist
01. She Doesn’t Mind
02. Power Of Love Love Power
03. I’m Gonna Start Today
04. The Rush
05. I Want To Stay Tonight
06. Don’t Want To Be A Fool
07. Can I Tell You That
08. Sometimes It’s Only Love
09. Emotional Love
10. Martha Wash – I Who Have Nothing
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1993 – Never Let Me Go
Tracklist
01. Little Miracles Happen Everyday
02. Heaven Knows
03. Love Me Again
04. Can’t Be Doin’ That Know
05. Too Far Down
06. Love Is On The Way
07. Hustle
08. Emotion Eyes
09. Lady Lady
10. How Deep Is Your Love Love Don’t Love Nobody
11. Never Let Me Go
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1994 – Songs
Tracklist
01. Love The One You’re With
02. Killing Me Softly
03. Endless Love (With Mariah Carey)
04. Evergreen
05. Reflections
06. Hello
07. Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now
08. Always And Forever
09. Going In Circles
10. Since You’ve Been Gone
11. All The Woman I Need
12. What The World Needs Now Is Love
13. The Impossible Dream
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1995 – This Is Christmas
Tracklist
01. With a Christmas Heart
02. This Is Christmas
03. Mistletoe Jam (Everybody Kiss Somebody)
04. Every Year, Every Christmas
05. My Favorite Things
06. Have Your Self a Merry Little Christmas
07. I Listen to the Bells
08. Please Come Home for Christmas
09. Kiss for Christmas
10. O’ Come All Ye Faithful
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1996 – Your Secret Love
Tracklist
01. Your Secret Love
02. Love Don’t Love You Anymore
03. It’s Hard For Me To Say
04. Crazy Love
05. Can I Make It Better
06. Too Proud To Beg
07. I Can’t Wait No Longer
08. Nobody To Love
09. Whether Or Not The World Gets Better
10. This Time I’m Right
11. Knocks Me Off My Feet
12. Goin’ Out Of My Head
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1997 – One Night With You The Best Of Love, Volume 2
Tracklist
01. One Night With You (Everyday Of Your Life)
02. When You Call On Me Baby That’s When I Come Runnin’
03. It’s All About You
04. I Won’t Let You Do That To Me
05. Power Of Love / Love Power
06. Don’t Want To Be A Fool
07. The Best Things In Life Are Free (Classic Club Edit)
08. Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)
09. Endless Love
10. Always And Forever
11. Love On The One You’re With
12. Your Secret Love
13. I Can Make It Better
14. Love Don’t Love You Anymore (TM’s Urban Mix)
15. My Favorite Things
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1998 – I Know
Tracklist
01. Keepin My Faith In You
02. Isn’t There Someone
03. Religion
04. Get It Right
05. I Know
06. I’m Only Human
07. Nights In Harlem
08. Dream Lover
09. When I Need You
10. Are You Using Me
11. Are You Mad At Me
12. Now That I Have You
13. Nights In Harlem Remix
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1998 – Love Is On The Way
Tracklist
01. Power Of Love (Love Power)
02. Once You Know How
03. Love The One You’re With
04. Come Back
05. Sugar And Spice (I Found Me A Girl)
06. Reflections
07. Love Is On The Way (Real Love)
08. Goin’ Out Of My Head
09. I Gave It Up (When I Feel In Love)
10. Here And Now
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2001 – Luther Vandross
Tracklist
01. Take You Out
02. Grown Things
03. Bring Your Heart to Mine
04. Can Heaven Wait
05. Say It Now
06. Hearts Get Broken All the Time (But the Problem Is, This Time It’s Mine)
07. I’d Rather
08. How Do I Tell Her
09. Any Day Now
10. If I Was the One
11. Let’s Make Tonight the Night
12. Like I’m Invisible
13. Are You There (With Another Guy)
14. Love Forgot
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2002 – Stop To Love
Tracklist
01. The Glow Of Love
02. I Can’t Wait No Longer
03. Ain’t Stoppin Us Now
04. Give Me The Reason
05. Lady Lady
06. Never Too Much
07. I Can’t Tell You That
08. Heaven Knows
09. The Rush
10. Stop To Love
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2003 – Dance With My Father
Tracklist
01. If I Didn’t Know Better
02. Think About You
03. If It Ain’t One Thing (Featuring Foxy Brown)
04. Buy Me A Rose
05. The Closer I Get To You (Duet With Beyoncé Knowles)
06. Lovely Day (Featuring Busta Rhymes)
07. Dance With My Father
08. She Saw You
09. Apologize
10. Hit It Again (Featuring Queen Latifah)
11. Right In The Middle
12. Once Were Lovers
13. Lovely Day [Part II] (Featuring Busta Rhymes)
14. They Said You Needed Me
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2003 – Live At Radio City Music Hall
Tracklist
01. Never Too Much
02. Here And Now
03. Take You Out
04. Love Won’t Let Me Wait
05. Superstar
06. Stop To Love
07. If Only For One Night
08. Creepin’
09. I’d Rather
10. A House Is Not A Home
11. Glow Of Love
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2005 – The Ultra Selection
Tracklist
01. Are You Using Me
02. Nights In Harlem
03. Get It Right
04. I’m Only Human
05. When I Need You
06. Keeping My Faith In You
07. Isn’t There Someone
08. Religion
09. I Know
10. Dream Lover
11. Are You Mad At Me
12. Now That I Have You
13. Nights In Harlem (A Darkchild Extended Mix)
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2006 – The Ultimate
Tracklist
01. Shine
02. Got You Home
03. Never Too Much
04. Take You Out
05. Here And Now
06. Superstar
07. Dance With My Father
08. A House Is Not A Home
09. Give Me The Reason
10. I’d Rather
11. Any Love
12. Power Of Love
13. Think About You
14. Wait For Love
15. Your Secret Love
16. The Closer I Get To You – Beyonce
17. Buy Me A Rose
18. Endless Love – Mariah Carey
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2007 – Love Luther
Tracklist
CD1
01. Ready For Love.
02. If You Can’t Dance
03. Meet Luther Vandross
04. Of Love
05. Never Too Much (Extended Version)
06. Don’t You Know That
07. A House Is Not A Home
08. Bad Boy/Having A Party
09. Since I Lost My Baby
10. She Loves Me Back
11. Who’s Gonna Make It Easier For me (Duet With Delores Hall)
12. If This World Were Mine (Duet With Cheryl Lynn)
13. How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (Duet With Dionne Warwick)
14. Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me (That’s What I’m Gonna Do)(Album Mix)
CD2
01. If Only For One Night
02. Creepin’
03. Wait For Love
04. ’til My Baby Comes Home
05. It’s Over Now
06. The Night I Fell In Love
07. There’s Only You (The Montserrat Sessions)
08. Anyone Who Had A Heart (The Montserrat Sessions)
09. So Amazing (The Montserrat Sessions)
10. Give Me The Reason
11. Stop To Love
12. There’s Nothing Better Than Love (Duet With Gregory Hines)
13. So Amazing
14. For You To Love
15. Here And Now
CD3
01. Love The One You’re With
02. Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me)
03. Georgy Porgy
04. Power Of Love/Love Power
05. Don’t Want To Be A Fool
06. I Want The Night To Stay
07. Endless Love (Duet With Mariah Carey)
08. Any Love
09. Knocks Me Off My Feet
10. Your Secret Love
11. Never Let Me Go
12. Can Heaven Wait
13. The Closer I Get To You (Duet With Beyonce)
CD4
01. Isn’t There Someone
02. Dance With My Father
03. Take You Out
04. I’d Rather
05. Buy Me A Rose
06. Shine
07. Got You Home
08. Jump To It (Duet With Aretha Franklin)
09. Hot Butterfly
10. Searching (Live At Wembley Arena In London)
11. Always And Forever (Live At The Royal Albert Hall In London)
12. Windows Of The World/What The World Needs Now (Live At The Hammerstein Ballroom In New York City)
13. The Lady Is A Tramp (Duet With Frank Sinatra)
14. A House Is Not A Home (Live At Radio City Music Hall In New York City)
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Henry Franklin – Tribal Dance
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1977, Jazz
Jazz bassist Henry Franklin was born in 1940, the son of West Coast jazz trumpeter Sammy Franklin. Henry Franklin began his own career while he was still in high school, playing with his contemporary, Roy Ayers, in the latter’s Latin jazz quintet. This experience put Franklin on the path to his work with Latin jazz bandleader and percussionist Willie Bobo. His work with Bobo in New York also led to Franklin’s playing with Archie Shepp.
Franklin later played with Hugh Masekela, appearing on the latter’s number one single, “Grazing in the Grass,” and the album Promise of a Future (1968), which was among Franklin’s earliest official recording credits (and was one of the bigger-selling jazz albums of 1968). He got further exposure from his work with Masekela when Franklin played in the band that the South African-born trumpet player brought to the Monterey International Pop Festival in June of 1967 — their appearance there was immortalized in the D.A. Pennebaker documentary film of the event, Monterey Pop.
In the decades since, Franklin often referred to as “the Skipper” has played and recorded with Gene Harris & the Three Sounds, Freddie Hubbard, Bobbi Humphrey, Hampton Hawes, et al., as well as releasing a brace of albums by his own band right into the 21st century
Tracklist
01. Tribal Dance
02. Eric’s Tune
03. For Penny
04. Spring Song
05. Cosmos Dwellers
06. Prime Mover
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