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05/01/2025

Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin' Funky-Butt... Live!

 

Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band  Hand Clappin' Foot Stompin' Funky-Butt... Live!, Piccadilly records NSLP 38026 Vinyl, LP,live recording

Piccadilly records 1966  NSLP 38026

 

notes:
Hand Clappin, Foot Stompin, Funky-Butt ... Live! is a live album
by Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band, released around December 1966.
Released in 1960, the album was reviewed by Allen Evans in
 the December 3 issue of New Musical Express.
The saxophone playing by Lionel Kingham
on "Land of a Thousand Dances" was also noted




Former members

    Geno Washington, lead vocals
    Pete Gage, guitar
    Lionel Kingham, saxophone
    Buddy Beadle, saxophone
    Geoff Pullum aka Jeff Wright, organ (now a linguist)
    John Roberts, bass
    Pete Carney, bass
    Herb Prestidge, drums
    Clive Burrows, saxophone
    Paul Turner, bass guitar


    Directed By  John Schroeder
    Engineer  Alan Florence
    Producer  John Schroeder


A1 Philly Dog
    Written By  Thomas         
A2 Ride Your Pony
    Written By  Neville         
A3 Up Tight (Everything's Alright)
    Written By  Cosby, Judkins, Moy         
A4 (I'm A) Road Runner
    Written By  Holland, Dozier, Holland         
A5 Hold On, I'm Comin'
    Written By  Hayes, Porter     
A6 Don't Fight It
    Written By  Pickett, Cropper         
A7 Land Of A Thousand Dances Pt. 1
    Written By  Kenner, Domino         
B1 Land Of A Thousand Dances Pt. 2
    Written By  Kenner, Domino         
B2 Respect
    Written By  Redding     
B3 Willy Nilly
    Written By  Hayes, Porter         
B4 Get Down With It
    Written By  Marchan         
B5 Michael
    Written By  Brownie         
B6 Que Sera Sera
    Written By  Livingstone, Evans     
B7         You Don't Know (Like I Know)
    Written By  Hayes, Porter 
 
 
 
 

 
 

31/12/2024

Joe Turner – Big Joe Is Here

 Atlantic records 1959         –  8033

credits and session recording:

unknown, brass; unknown, tenor sax; Harry Van Walls, piano; unknown, guitar;
unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Joe Turner, vocals; unknown, vocal group.

NYC, April 19, 1951
600    The Chill Is On
601    After My Laughter Came Tears
602    Bump Miss Susie

Taft Jordan, trumpet; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Freddie Mitchell, tenor sax; Arleem Kareem,
baritone sax; Harry Van Walls, piano; Rector Bailey, guitar; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Connie Kay, drums; Joe Turner, vocals.

NYC, January 20, 1952
786-?    I'll Never Stop Loving You (alternate take)
789    Don't You Cry
790    Poor Lover's Blues

Joe Morris, trumpet; William Burchett, Salvadore Davis, trombone; Arleem Kareem, alto sax;
Freddie Mitchell, tenor sax; Dave McRae, baritone sax; Harry Van Walls, piano; Shebs Hobbs, guitar;
unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Joe Turner, vocals.

NYC, September 23, 1952
907    Baby I Still Want You

Sonny Cohn, trumpet; Harlan "Booby" Floyd or John Avant, trombone; Grady Jackson, Joe Tillman, tenor sax;
McKinley Easton, baritone sax; Johnnie Jones, piano; Elmore James, electric guitar, electric slide guitar;
Jimmy Richardson, bass; Red Saunders, drums; Joe Turner, vocals.

Chicago, IL, October 7, 1953
1126    Ti-Ri-Lee

John Girard, trumpet; Worthia Thomas, trombone; Gus Fontenette, Joe Tillman, Alvin "Red" Tyler,
sax; Edward Frank, piano; Lloyd Lambert, bass; Oscar Moore, drums; Joe Turner, vocals.

New Orleans, LA, December 3, 1953
1225    Married Woman
1226    Midnight Cannonball

Jimmy Nottingham, Dick Vance, trumpet; Earl Warren, alto sax; Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Ernie Hayes, piano;
George Barnes, Billy Mure, guitar; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Panama Francis, drums; Joe Turner, vocals; The Cookies, doo wop group.

NYC, February 24, 1956
1886    Rock Awhile

Jerome Richardson, alto sax; Sam Taylor, tenor sax; Mike Stoller, piano; Allen Hanlon, Mundell Lowe, guitar;
Lloyd Trotman, bass; Panama Francis, drums; Joe Turner, vocals; unknown, vocal group; Jesse Stone, arranger.

NYC, October 2, 1957
2803    Wee Baby Blues

Tracklist:

A1        Wee Baby Blues
Written-By – Turner*, Johnson*
2:16
A2        Rock A While
Written-By – Billy Nightingale
2:00
A3        Baby I Still Want You
Written-By – Sam Sweet
2:45
A4        The Chill Is On
Written-By – Joe Turner*
2:43
A5        Poor Lover's Blues
Written-By – Joe Turner*
2:40
A6        Don't You Cry
Written-By – Doc Pomus
2:28
B1        Ti-Ri-Lee
Written-By – Ertegun*, Turner*, Wexler*
2:55
B2        Married Woman
Written-By – Lou Willie Turner
2:48
B3        Midnight Cannonball
Written-By – Lou Willie Turner
2:28
B4        I'll Never Stop Loving You
Written-By – Lincoln Chase
3:19
B5        After My Laughter Came Tears
Written-By – Tobias*, Turk*
3:15
B6        Bump Miss Susie
Written-By – Rudolph Toombs
2:24

 

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30/12/2024

Albert Collins – Trash Talkin'

 

Albert Collins – Trash Talkin', Imperial Records – LP-12438  Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo,

Imperial Records 1969 – LP-12438

credits:

    Art Direction – Gabor Halmos
    Producer – Bill Hall



tracklist:

A1        Harris County Line-Up
Written-By – Albert Collins
2:20
A2        Conversation With Collins
Written-By – Albert Collins
5:19
A3        Jawing
Written-By – Albert Collins
2:12
A4        Grapeland Gossip
Written-By – Albert Collins
2:50
A5        Chatterbox
Written-By – Stephen Hollister
2:28
A6        Trash Talkin'
Written-By – Gwendolyn Collins
4:07
        Medley    (4:05)
B1.a        Baby What You Want Me To Do
Written-By – Jimmy Reed
B1.b        Rock Me Baby
Written-By – B. B. King*
B2        Lip Service
Written-By – Albert Collins
3:18
B3        Talking Slim Blues
Written-By – Albert Collins
3:22
 
 
 
 

 

Ike & Tina Turner The Hunter


Ike & Tina Turner The Hunter,  Blue Thumb Records  BTS 11  Vinyl, LP, Album

Blue Thumb Records 1969  BTS 11



notes:

 In 1969 the Ike & Tina Turner Revue recorded
two blues drenched long-players for Bob Krasnow's
Blue Thumb Records  “Outta Season and The Hunter.
 The Hunter is a studio album by Ike & Tina Turner
released on Blue Thumb Records in 1969. 
The Hunter is one of their most blues-oriented albums 
which came during the blues revival period of the late 1960s. 
The title track is an Albert King song, and the album was
 recorded with electric blues guitarist Albert Collins. 
Collins played on the track "Bold Soul Sister." Collins was
 not credited on the album to avoid a possible conflict 
of interest lawsuit because he was signed to Imperial Records

Producer  Bob Krasnow

tracklist:

A1        The Hunter
Written-By – Jackson Jr.*, Jones*, Wells*, Dunn*, Cropper*
6:33
A2        You Don't Love Me (Yes I Know)
Written-By – Cobbs*
2:54
A3        You Got Me Running
Written-By – Reed*
2:59
A4        Bold Soul Sister
Written-By – I. Turner*, T. Turner*
2:36
B1        I Smell Trouble
Written-By – Robey*
3:44
B2        The Things I Used To Do
Written-By – Jones*, Slim*
3:14
B3        Early In The Morning
Arranged By – Krasnow*, Turner*
Written-By – Traditional
3:01
B4        You're Still My Baby
Written-By – Willis*
2:47
B5        I Know
Written-By – George*
2:31







29/12/2024

Stanley Turrentine Easy Walker

   Blue Note records  1966       BST 84268 


notes:

Easy Walker is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine
recorded for the Blue Note label in 1966 and performed
by Turrentine with McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roke


credits:

bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Mickey Roker
Piano – McCoy Tyner
Producer – Alfred Lion
Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine

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

tracklist:

A1        Meat Wave
Composed By – Hank Johnson
4:43
A2        They All Say That I'm The Biggest Fool
Composed By – Buddy Johnson
7:41
A3        Yours Is My Heart Alone
Composed By – Franz Lehar*
5:05
B1        Easy Walker
Composed By – Billy Taylor
6:12
B2        What The World Needs Now Is Love
Composed By – Bacharach - David*
6:41
B3        Alone Together
Composed By – Schwartz - Dietz*
5:40

 
 



28/12/2024

Bobby Bland ‎– Here's The Man


Bobby Bland ‎– Here's The Man, Duke Records  ‎– DLPS 75 Vinyl, LP, Stereo

Duke Records 1962   – DLPS 75

notes:

Here's the Man!!! is a 1962 studio album by Bobby Bland.
It was issued in standard mono, as well true stereo and
was the first Duke album issued in the stereo format

credits:

    Bobby "Blue" Bland - vocals
    Wayne Bennett - guitar
    Hamp Simmons - bass
    Teddy Reynolds - piano
    John "Stabo" Starks - drums
    L.A. Hill, Robert Skinner - tenor saxophone
    Rayfield Devers - baritone saxophone
    Jo Scott, Melvin Jackson - trumpet
    Pluma Davis - trombone

Recorded    1960–62
Studio    Chicago, Illinois



tracklist:

A1         36 - 22 - 36
Written-By – Deadric Malone     
A2         You're The One (That I Adore)
Written-By – Deadric Malone         
A3         Turn On Your Love Light
 Written-By – Deadric Malone, Joseph Scott
Recorded    Nashville, Tennessee, 1961    
A4         Who Will The Next Fool Be
Written-By – Charlie Rich
A5         You're Worth It All
Written-By – Deadric Malone, Vernon Morrison     
A6         Blues In The Night
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer     
B1         Your Friends
 Written-By – Deadric Malone
B2         Ain't That Loving You
Written-By – Deadric Malone     
B3         Jelly Jelly Jelly
Written-By – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines
B4         Twistin' Up The Road
Written-By – Deadric Malone
B5         Stormy Monday Blues
 Written-By – Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines


 




 
 
 
 

 

27/12/2024

Screamin Jay Hawkins – Because Is In Your Mind


Screamin Jay Hawkins – Because Is In Your Mind, Philips records – PHS 600-336 Vinyle, LP, Album, Stereo,promo

Philips records 1970            PHS 600-336

 

credits:

 Arranged By – Jimmy Jones , Robert Evans , Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    Engineer – Bert Frilot
    Producer – Huey P. Meaux
     engineer Burt Frilot
    A&R director – Bob Sarenpa

 

tracklist:

 A1        Please Don't Leave Me
Written-By – A. Domino*
3:54
A2        I Wanta Know
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
2:58
A3        I Need You
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
2:12
A4        My Marion
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
2:58
A5        Bite It
Written-By – The Mar-Keys
3:02
A6        Move Me
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
3:12
B1        Good Night My Love
Written-By – Motola*, Marascalo*
2:00
B2        Our Love Is Not For Three
Written-By – Jimmy Jones (6)
2:38
B3        Ain't Nobody's Business
Written-By – Richard Henry Grisham
3:00
B4        Take Me Back
Written-By – Jay Hawkins*
3:38
B5        Trying To Reach My Goal
Written-By – McRee*, Thomas*, Thomas*
2:40
B6        So Long
Written-By – Melsher*, Harris*, Morgan*
4:40

 

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26/12/2024

Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes


Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes, Atlantic records ‎– SD 1532 Vinyl, LP, Promo, stereo

Atlantic records 1969 ‎– SD 1532

notes:

Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes is an album by organist Shirley Scott
 recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label

credits:

Alto Sax, Baritone Sax – Hank Crawford (tracks: B3, B4)
Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2),
Jimmy Johnson  (tracks: A2, B3, B4)
Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4),
Jerry Jemmott (tracks: A3)
Guitar – Eric Gale
Organ, Piano – Shirley Scott
Piano – Richard Tee
Tenor Saxophone – David Newman* (tracks: A2),
King Curtis (tracks: A1, B2)
Trumpet – Ernie Royal

Recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York City on September 10, 1968
(track 3) and at Regent Sound Studios in New York City on
July 9 (tracks 1, 4 & 5) and July 10 (tracks 2, 6 & 7), 1969

Engineer – Adrian Barber (tracks: A3),
Bob Liftin (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4)
Producer – Joel Dorn

Photography By [Backliner] – Joel Brodsky, Walter Iooss
Photography By [Cover] – O. Vernon Matisse*


tracklist:

A1     It's Your Thing
Written-By – O'Kelley Isley*, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
4:28    
A2     (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Written-By – Carole King, Gerry Goffin*, Jerry Wexler
4:09    
A3     I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
Written-By – Billy Taylor, Dick Dallas
6:22    
B1     You
Written-By – Ivy Hunter*, Jack Goga*, Jeffrey Owen*
5:40    
B2     Stand By Me
Written-By – Ben E. King, Elmo Glick
4:03    
B3     Get Back
Written-By – Lennon-McCartney
4:47    
B4     More Today Than Yesterday
Written-By – Patrick Upton
3:37