LOU DONALDSON HOT DOG

 

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1969                          bst 84318

credits:

Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson

Drums – Leo Morris

Guitar – Melvin Sparks

Organ – Charles Earland

Trumpet – Ed Williams*



Producer – Francis Wolff

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

Rudy Van Gelder Studio,

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 25, 1969

   

tracks listing:

A1        Who's Making Love    6:35   

A2        Turtle Walk    7:48   

A3        Bonnie    4:55   

B1        Hot Dog    10:40   

B2        It's Your Thing    8:55

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MELVIN SPARKS SPARKS!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1970                                    PR 10001

credits:

Drums – Idris Muhammad
 Guitar – Melvin Sparks
 Organ – Leon Spencer, Jr
 Saxophone Tenor – Houston Person, John Manning
 Trumpet – Virgil Jones

recording at:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, September 14, 1970
engineer:Rudy Van Gelder 
Supervised By – Bob Porter

tracks list:

 A1 Thank You 8:08    
A2 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 6:35    
A3 Charlie Brown 5:55    
B1 The Stinker     7:00    
B2 Spill The Wine 11:05

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MELVIN SPARKS  SPARK PLUG

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1971                                         P 10016    

credits:

Drums – Idris Muhammad
Guitar – Melvin Sparks
Organ – Leon Spencer Jr.* (tracks: A1),
Reggie Roberts (tracks: A2 to B3)
Tenor Saxophone – Grover Washington Jr.*
Trumpet – Virgil Jones

Recorded At:
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, March 1, 1971, March 8, 1971
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks list:

A1 Who's Gonna Take The Weight? 9:05    
A2 Spark Plug     8:50    
B1 Conjunction Mars 8:05    
B2 Alone Together 4:14    
B3 Dig Dis 6:45

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MELVIN SPARKS AKILAH!

 

PRESTIGE RECORDS  1971                         PRST 10039 

credits:

Drums – Idris Muhammad
Flute – Dave Hubbard (tracks: B3), Hubert Laws (tracks: B3)
Guitar – Melvin Sparks
Organ, Piano – Leon Spencer*
Percussion – Buddy Caldwell
Saxophone [Alto] – George Coleman (tracks: B1),
Sonny Fortune (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Dave Hubbard (tracks: A3),
Frank Wess (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
Trumpet – Ernie Royal (tracks: B1),
Virgil Jones (tracks: A1, A2, B1)

Orchestrated By – Billy Ver Planck

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs,
NJ, February 14 & 21, 1971

tracks list:

A1 Love The Life You Live     5:35    
A2 On The Up     6:23    
A3 All Wrapped Up     4:40    
B1 Akilah     4:35    
B2 Blues For J.B.     7:05    
B3 THe Image Of Love     6:45

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LOU DONALDSON PRETTY THINGS

BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1970                                    BST-84359

Pretty Things is an album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson
recorded for the Blue Note label featuring Donaldson with
Blue Mitchell, Leon Spencer, Ted Dunbar, and Idris Muhammad
and one track with Lonnie Smith and Melvin Sparks replacing
Spencer & Dunbar and Jimmy Lewis added.

credits:

Lou Donaldson - varitone alto saxophone, vocals
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
Lonnie Smith (track 1), Leon Spencer (tracks 2-6) - organ
Melvin Sparks (track 1), Ted Dunbar (tracks 2-6) - guitar
Jimmy Lewis - electric bass (track 1)
Idris Muhammad - drums

Producer – Francis Wolff
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
on January 9, 1970 (track 1) and June 12, 1970 (tracks 2-6).

tracks list:

A1 Tennessee Waltz 6:30
A2 Curtis' Song 5:45
A3 Sassie Lassie 6:25
B1 Just For A Thrill 5:20
B2 Pot Belly 8:05
B3 Love 5:57

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