Les McCann ‎– Much Les

 

Atlantic records1968 – SD 1516

notes:

Much Les is an album by jazz pianist Les McCann, recorded in 1968,
and was his first released, in 1969, on the Atlantic label

credits:

    Les McCann – piano, vocals
    Leroy Vinnegar – bass
    Donald Dean – drums
    Willie Bobo – timbales (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
    Victor Pantoja – congas (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
    William Fischer – string arrangement, director (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
    Selwart Clarke – viola, concertmaster (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
    Winston Collymore, Noel DaCosta, Richard Elias, Emanuel Green,
    Theodore Israel, Warren Laffredo – violin (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
    Ron Carter, Kermit Moore, Harvey Shapiro – cello (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)

NYC, July 22,23,24, 1968
Engineer  – Adrian Barber
Producer – Joel Dorn

tracklist:

A1     Doin' That Thing
Written-By – Leroy Vinnegar 8:31    
A2     With These Hands
Written-By – Abner Silverand*, Benny Davis 5:35    
A3    Burnin' Coal
Written-By – Les McCann 6:40    
B1     Benjamin
Written-By – Les McCann 5:47    
B2     Love For Sale
Written-By – Cole Porter 6:39    
B3     Roberta
Written-By – Les McCann 8:57
 

 

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Harlem River Drive

Roulette Records 1971 ‎– SR-3004

Credits

Chorus – Allan Taylor, Marilyn Hirscher*
Saxophone [Soprano, Baritone] – Ronnie Cuber
Vocals – Jimmy Norman

Engineer – Fred Weinberg
Engineer Remix – Jay Messina
Coordinator – Miguel Estivill
Producer – Lockie Edwards*
Producer, Piano – Eddie Palmieri

tracklist:

A1        Harlem River Drive (Theme Song)
Bass – Victor Venegas
Congas – Eladio Perez
Drums – Reggie Ferguson
Guitar – Bob Bianco*
Organ – Charlie Palmieri
Timbales – Nick Marrero
4:05
A2        If (We Had Peace Today)
Bass – Gerald Jemmott*
Drums – Dean Robert Pratt
Guitar – Cornell Dupree
Trombone – Bruce L. Fowler*
Trumpet – Burt Collins
2:56
A3        Idle Hands
Bass – Gerald Jemmott*
Congas – Eladio Perez
Drums – Bernard Purdy*
Guitar – Cornell Dupree
Tenor Saxophone – Dick Meza
Timbales – Nick Marrero*
Trombone – Bruce L. Fowler*
8:27
B1        Broken Home
Bass – Victor Venegas
Congas, Cowbell – Manny Oquendo
Drums – Nick Marrero*
Guitar – Bob Bianco*
Organ – Charlie Palmieri
10:35
B2        Seeds Of Life
Bass – Victor Venegas
Bass [Fender] – Andy Gonzalez
Congas – Eladio Perez
Drums – Bernard Purdy*
Guitar [Accompanying] – Cornell Dupree
Lead Guitar – Bob Mann
Tenor Saxophone – Dick Meza
Timbales – Manny Oquendo
Trombone – Barry Rogers
Trumpet – Randy Brecker
5:07

 

 

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Hank Marr ‎– Greasy Spoon

King Records 1969  ‎– KSD-1061

credits:

Rusty Bryant - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Larry Frazier - Bass
Freddie King - Guitar
Wilbert Longmire - Guitar
Hank Marr - Organ, Piano
Taylor Orr - Drums
Philip Paul - Drums
Osborne Whitfield - Sax (Tenor)

Producer – Gene Redd
Supervised By – Jim Wilson


Tracklisting:

A1 The Greasy Spoon (3:05)
    Written-By - Gene Redd , Hank Marr
A2 I Remember New York (3:30)
    Written-By - Gene C. Redd
A3 A Mellow Thing (2:24)
    Written-By - Gene C. Redd, Rudolph Johnson
A4 Heavy Travellin (2:37)
        Written-By - N .Nath, G. Redd, H. Marr
A5 Foggy Night (2:54)
    Written-By - Gene Redd , Rudolph Johnson
A6 The Push (2:27)
    Written-By - Hank Marr
B1 Tonk Game (2:40)
    Written-By - Hank Marr
B2 All My Love Belongs To You (2:35)
    Written-By - Henry Glover , Sally Nix
B3 Silver Spoon (2:24)
    Written-By - Gene C. Redd, Hank Marr
B4 Easy Talk (2:52)
    Written-By - Gene Redd , Hank Marr
B5 Day By Day (3:39)
    Written By - Chan/Stordall/Weston
B6 Late Freight (2:40)
    Written-By - Gene C. Redd, Rusty Bryant

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Bobby Bland ‎– Ain't Nothing You Can Do

 

Duke records 1964 ‎– DLP 78

 credits:
Vocal: Bobby Bland
Arranged By, Conductor – Joe Scott


tracklist:

A1        Ain't Nothing You Can Do
Written-By – D. Malone*, J. Scott*
2:37
A2        If I Hadn't Called You Back
Written-By – D. Malone*
2:34
A3        Today
Written-By – D. Malone*
2:54
A4        Steal Away
Written-By – J. Green*, J. Scott*
2:34
A5        After It's Too Late
Written-By – D. Malone*, V. Morrison*
2:24
A6        I'm Gonna Cry
Written-By – K. Anderson*
2:37
B1        Loneliness Hurts
Written-By – D. Malone*
2:42
B2        When You Put Me Down
Written-By – D. Malone*, V. Morrison*
2:28
B3        If You Could Read My Mind
Written-By – D. Malone*
2:15
B4        Reconsider
Written-By – L. Fulson*
3:22
B5        Black Night
Written-By [Uncredited] – Jessie Mae Robinson
2:48
B6        Blind Man
Written-By – D. Malone*, J. Scott*
3:32

 

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South Central Avenue Municipal Blues Band ‎– The Soul Of Bonnie And Clyde

Bluesway records  1968 ‎– BLS-6018

credits:

    Baritone Saxophone – Bill Green
    Bass – Bob West
    Drums – Abe Mills
    Guitar – Art Adams*, Ron Brown
    Organ – Artie Butler
    Organ, Piano – Joe Sample
    Percussion – Paul Humphrey
    Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Solomon
    Trombone – Wayne Henderson
    Trumpet – Bobby Bryant, Freddie Hill

     Producer – Bob Theile  & Jules Chaiken
     Engineer – Eddie Brackett

Cover, Design – Henry Epstein, William Duevell
Photography By – Fred Seligo


tracklist:

A1        The Soul Of Bonnie And Clyde
Written-By – Clayton*, Goodman*
2:40
A2        The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde
Written-By – M. Murray*, P. Callander*
2:40
A3        Bonnie & Clyde
Written-By – Charles Strouse
2:24
A4        Bowl Of Soul
Written-By – Artie Butler, Judy Howard
3:34
A5        Blues For A Rainy Everyday
Written-By – Artie Butler, Judy Howard
2:59
A6        Blues For Bonnie & Clyde
Written-By – Artie Butler, Judy Howard
2:51
B1        South Central Avenue Municipal Blues Band
Written-By – Jules Chaiken*
2:59
B2        Ode To Bonnie & Clyde
Written-By – Artie Butler
3:10
B3        How's Your Clyde?
Written-By – Artie Butler, Judy Howard
3:40
B4        There's Not Much Time To Love
Written-By – Judy Howard
3:48
B5        Lil Bit A' Bonnie & Whole Lotta Clyde
Written-By – Artie Butler, Judy Howard
2:24

 

 

 

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Tommy Tucker ‎– Hi-Heel Sneakers

Checker records‎ 1964 – LP-2990

 notes:

Tommy Tucker (born Robert Higginbotham; March 5, 1933 – January 22, 1982)
 was an American blues singer-songwriter and pianist.
He is best known for the 1964 hit song, "Hi-Heel Sneakers",

credits:
Producer – Herb Abramson

tracklist:

A1        Hi-Heel Sneakers
Songwriter – Robert Higginbotham
2:48
A2        Just For A Day
Songwriter – Robert Higginbotham
3:03
A3        Trouble In Mind
Songwriter – Richard M. Jones
3:45
A4        Walkin' The Dog
Songwriter – Rufus Thomas
3:08
A5        Hard Luck Blues
Songwriter – Charles Brown
3:43
A6        I Don't Want Cha
Songwriter – Robert Higginbotham
3:03
B1        Long Tall Shorty
Songwriter – Don Covay, Herb Abramson
2:25
B2        It's A Mighty Hard Way
Songwriter – Robert Higginbotham
2:08
B3        Come Rain Or Come Shine
Songwriter – Harold Arlen & Johnny Mercer
3:35
B4        I Warned You About Him
Songwriter – Robert Higginbotham
2:15
B5        I Can't Believe It
Songwriter – Robert Higginbotham
2:50
B6        Suffering With The Blues
Songwriter – Lloyd Pemberton, Teddy Conyers
3:20

 

 

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