Album 54 - Hector Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique - Lenningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Arvid Jansons, Conductor

Hector Berlioz– Symphonie Fantastique - Lenningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Arvid Jansons, Conductor - ABC Westminster Gold - WG-8350 - 1977

Genre: Classical

Tracks:

1. Reveries And Passions
2. A Ball
3. In The Country
4. In The Country-Part Two
5. March To The Scaffold
6. Dream Of A Witch's Sabbath

Performers:

A tone poem of a forlorn lover and his experience in a failed attempt to kill himself with opium, resulting in a 'trip' to rival the best of the 60s. I 've got a thing for the poppy heads, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Edgar Allan Poe, et al. I couldn't find this album anywhere on the internet. So I guess it is rare.

Album 53 - Yusef Lateef - Club Date

Yusef Lateef– Club Date - ABC Records – ASD-9310 - 1976

Genre: Bop

Tracks:

1. Oscarlypso
2. Gee Sam Gee
3. Rogi
4. Brother John
5. P-Bouk
6. Nu-Bouk

Performers:
Bass – Ernie Farrow
Drums – James Black
Piano – Mike Nock
Saxophone [Tenor], Flute, Oboe – Yusef Lateef
Trumpet – Richard Williams
Producer – Bob Thiele

Nice live performance.Released in UK and Germany, this was a promo for the US market, bought from a cut-out bin in the 80s. Recorded at Pep's Lounge, Philadelphia, Pa., June 29, 1964.

Album 52 - Collegium Musicum De Paris - Roland Douatte - J. S. Bach – The Complete Concerti For Harpsichord And Orchestra

Collegium Musicum De Paris - Roland Douatte – J. S. Bach – The Complete Concerti For Harpsichord And Orchestra - Nonesuch – HE-73001 - Unknown

Genre: Baroque

Tracks:

1. No. 1 In Dm-BWV 1052-Allegro
2. No. 1 In Dm-BWV 1052-Adagio
3. No. 1 In Dm-BWV 1052-Allegro
4. No. 2 In EM-BWV 1053-Allegro
5. No. 2 In EM-BWV 1053-Siciliano
6. No. 2 In EM-BWV 1053-Allegro
7. No. 3 In D Major-BWV 1054-Allegro
8. No. 3 In D Major-BWV 1054-Adagio E Piano Sempre
9. No. 3 In D Major-BWV 1054-Allegro
10. No. 4 In AM-Allegro
11. No. 4 In AM-Larghetto
12. No. 4 In AM-Allegro Ma Non Tanto
13. No. 5 In Fm-BWV 1056-Allegro
14. No. 5 In Fm-BWV 1056-Largo
15. No. 5 In Fm-BWV 1056-Presto
16. No. 6 In FM-BWV 1057-Allegro
17. No. 6 In FM-BWV 1057-Andante
18. No. 6 In FM-BWV 1057-Allegro Assai
19. No. 7 In Gm-BWV 1058-Allegro
20. No. 7 In Gm-BWV 1058-Andante
21. No. 7 In Gm-BWV 1058-Allegro Assai
22. Cm For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1060-Allegro
23. Cm For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1060-Adagio
24. Cm For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1060-Allegro
25. CM For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1061-Allegro
26. CM For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1061-Adagio Ovvero Largo
27. CM For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1061-Fuga
28. Cm For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1062-Allegro
29. Cm For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1062-Andante
30. Cm For 2 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1062-Allegro Assai
31. Dm For 3 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1063-Allegro Ma Non Troppo
32. Dm For 3 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1063- Alla Siciliana
33. Dm For 3 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1063-Allegro
34. CM For 3 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1064-Allegro
35. CM For 3 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1064-Adagio
36. CM For 3 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1064-Allegro
37. Am For 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1065-Allegro
38. Am For 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1065-Largo
39. Am For 4 Harpsichords and Orchestra-BWV 1065-Allegro
40. Am For Triple Flute-Violin-Harpsichord and Orchestra-BWV 1044-Allegro
41. Am For Triple Flute-Violin-Harpsichord and Orchestra-BWV 1044-Adagio Ma Non Tanto E Dolce
42. Am For Triple Flute-Violin-Harpsichord and Orchestra-BWV 1044-Alla Breve

Performers: None Listed.

These disks are in pristine condition.I don't think the guy I bought them from ever played them (I bought 100 records from his collection liquidation at $1 each. That means these disks cost me 20 cents each).

Many of the pieces are reminiscent of those written as part of the Brandenburg Concertos BWV  1046-1051, and the Goldberg Variations,The Concerto in F Major, BWV 1057, is a reworking of preexisting material, revisiting and arranging his fourth Brandenburg Concerto which was written almost twenty years previously while he was working at Cöthen.

 The Complete Concerti For Harpsichord And Orchestra 

Album 51 - Soft Machine - Third

Soft Machine– Third - Columbia – G 30339 - 1970

Genre: Jazz Fusion

Tracks:

1. Facelift
2. Slightly All The Time
3. The Moon In June
4. Out-Bloody-Rageous

Performers:
Bass – Hugh Hopper
Drums, Vocals – Robert Wyatt
Flute, Clarinet [Bass] – Jimmy Hastings
Flute, Saxophone [Soprano] – Lyn Dobson
Organ, Piano – Mike Ratledge
Producer – Soft Machine
Saxophone [Alto], Saxello – Elton Dean
Trombone – Nick Evans
Violin – Rab Spal


I was still in High School when this came out, but I didn't encounter it for a few years. Released one year after Pink Floyd's UmmaGumma, it is a transition away from the psychedelic-rock genre which the two ensembles shared towards jazz-fusion. About the same time as Miles Davis' Bitches Brew, being in the forefront of the fusion movement.

"Facelift" was recorded live at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, January 4th, 1970 and at Mothers Club, Birmingham, January 11th, 1970.

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Album 50 - Sonny Rollins - Pure Gold Jazz

Sonny Rollins– Pure Gold Jazz - RCA – ANL1-2809 - 1978

Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. If Ever I Would Leave You
2. Jungoso
3. Bluesongo
4. The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
5. Brownskin Girl

Performers:
Double Bass – Bob Cranshaw
Drums – Ben Riley
Guitar – Jim Hall
Saxophone [Tenor] – Sonny Rollins

So many great players. Jim Hall again...

This LP was previously released in 1962 as LSP-2572 "What's New?"

Album 49 - Captain Beefheart - The Spotlight Kid

Captain Beefheart– The Spotlight Kid - Reprise Records – MS 2050 - 1972

Genre: Blues Rock

Tracks:

1. I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby
2. White Jam
3. Blabber 'N Smoke
4. When It Blows Its Stacks
5. Alice In Blunderland
6. The Spotlight Kid
7. Click Clack
8. Grow Fins
9. There Ain't No Santa Claus On The Evenin' Stage
10. Glider

Performers:
Arranged By – Don Van Vliet
Drums – Drumbo, Rhys Clark, Ted Cactus
Guitar – Winged Eel Fingerling (Alice In Blunderland )
Guitar [Glass Finger], Guitar [Steel Appendage] – Zoot Horn Rollo
Guitar, Guitar [Slide] – Zoot Horn Rollo
Marimba, Piano, Harpsichord, Drums – Ed Marimba
Vocals, Harmonica, Bells [Jingle Bells] – Captain Beefheart

This is the first album I remember from Captain Beefheart. Before that I knew of him only as the vocalist on Willie the Pimp, on Frank Zappa's Hot Rats.

This album was released while I was a freshman in college, as my horizons were expanding.

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Album 48 - Poetry Out Loud - Number Four

Poetry Out Loud– Number Four - Out Loud Records – OLP 104 - 1971

Genre: Poetry

Tracks:

1. Amen Absent
2. Shadow
3. My Name
4. Between The Valleys
5. Someone
6. Free Wind
7. Silver Teeth
8. How Sweet And Damp And Dark The Earth
9. Mais Oui - Mais Oui
10. Since You Heard From Me
11. You Can't Go Home Again
12. Spider Woman
13. Call Home The Children

Performers:
Klyd and Linda Watkins – 1
Harlemans, The – 2
Klyd Watkins – 3
Patricia Harleman  – 4
Harlemans, The – 5
Klyd Watkins – 6
Harlemans, The – 7
Klyd Watkins – 8
Bernard Heidsieck – 9
Klyd Watkins – 10
Harlemans, The – 11
Klyd Watkins – 12
Harlemans, The – 13

The first of the Spoken Word albums -- very much not everyone's cup-o-tea. In fact most people I know, make that Everybody I Know, would not be willing to listen to this completely through.

It is a compilation of live performances, using a tape machine to create a delay effect/ It is poetry from the early 70s. It is a mind trip. They're like Cool Beat, man!

1 and 10 were recorded at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
2 was recorded at the School of the Holy Child in Suffern, New York.
5 was recorded at the Planting Fields campus of Old Westbury College.
11 and 13 were recorded at The Thirsty Ear, a coffee house in Morristown, New Jersey.

Album 47 - Jim Hall - Concierto

Jim Hall– Concierto - CTI Records – CTI 6060 S1 - 1975

Genre: Bop

Tracks:

1. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
2. Two's Blues
3. The Answer Is Yes
4. Conceirto De Aranjuez

Performers:
Alto Saxophone – Paul Desmond
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Steve Gadd
Guitar – Jim Hall
Piano – Roland Hanna
Trumpet – Chet Baker
Producer – Creed Taylor

Some of the greats in jazz, having a smoothness in common makes this a wonderful disk. Anything produced by Creed Taylor is guaranteed to excel. Side 2 is all Conceirto De Aranjuez, a lovely adaptation of the guitar piece by Joaquin Rodrigo, set to rival Miles' version on Sketches of Spain. This ranks as a personal favorite.

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Album 46 - John Jay High School Band - Sweepstakes 1971

John Jay High School Band– Sweepstakes 1971 - n/a - 1971

Genre: Ensembles

Tracks:

1. Palm Beach March
2. Nabucco
3. Kalinikov Symphony no. 1 in Gm - Finale
4. Ceremony of Allegience to the Flag
5. Jalisco
6. Symphonians
7. Instant Concert
8. Valdres
9. Chicago

Performers:
John Jay High School Band
Dan Schreiber, Director

I was in this band. I played French Horn. It was the year I graduated.
The first three selections were recorded at the UIL Concert Band Contest. We received 1st Division grades across the board, combined with an equal performance at the Marching portion of the UIL competitions, the term 'Sweepstake' applies. Dan Screiber died a few years ago doing the two things he loved best. While flying home from giving a clinic to a school band his plane made fatal contact with the ground.

Album 45 - V.S.O.P. - The Quintet

V.S.O.P.– The Quintet - Columbia – C2 34976 - 1977

Genre: Bop

Tracks:

1. One Of A Kind
2. Third Plane
3. Jessica
4. Lawra
5. Introduction Of Players, Darts
6. Dolores
7. Little Waltz
8. Byrdlike

Performers:
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Tony Williams
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Jazz heavyweights together while at the pinnacle of their respective games.

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Album 44 - Bill Bruford - Master Strokes 1978-1985

Bill Bruford– Master Strokes 1978-1985 - EG – EGLP 67 - 1986

Genre: Fusion

Tracks:

1. Hell´s Bells
2. Gothic 17
3. Travels With Myself - And Someone Else
4. Fainting In Coils
5. Beelzebub
6. One Of A Kind - Part One
7. One Of A Kind - Part Two
8. The Drum Also Waltzes
9. Joe Frazier
10. The Sahara Of Snow - Part Two

Performers:
Bass – Jeff Berlin (tracks: Hell´s Bells to One Of A Kind - Part Two, Joe Frazier, The Sahara Of Snow - Part Two)
Drums, Percussion, Cymbal – Bill Bruford
Guitar – Allan Holdsworth (tracks: Hell´s Bells, Travels With Myself - And Someone Else, Fainting In Coils,  Beelzebub to One Of A Kind - Part Two , The Sahara Of Snow - Part Two, John Clark (tracks: A2, B5)
Keyboards – Dave Stewart (tracks: A1 to B3, B5, B6)
Lead Vocals – Jeff Berlin (tracks: A2)

Bill bruford, drummer for King Crimson, Genesis, and others.

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Album 43 - Captain Beefheart - Unconditionally Guaranteed

Captain Beefheart– Unconditionally Guaranteed - Mercury – SRM-1-709 - 1974

Genre: Blues

Tracks:

1. Upon The My-O-My
2. Sugar Bowl
3. New Electric Ride
4. Magic Be
5. Happy Love Song
6. Full Moon, Hot Sun
7. I Got Love On My Mind
8. This Is The Day
9. Lazy Music
10. Peaches

Performers:
Bass – Rockette Morton
Flute – Del Simmons
Guitar – Alex Saint Claire, Zoot Horn Rollo
Keyboards – Mark Marcellino
Saxophone – Del Simmons
Composed By – Jan Van Vliet
Acoustic Guitar, Arranged By, Composed By, Producer – Andy DiMartino*
Arranged By, Composed By, Harmonica, Vocals – Don Van Vliet

One of the happy parts of doing this project is that I rediscover gems, that I forgot I have. This album is one of those. For months now I have been in a Don Van Vliet deficient mode. Sometimes going to YouTube to get a small taste. Better now.

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Album 42 - Eugene Ormandy - With The Philadelphia Orchestra - The Nutcracker Suite

Eugene Ormandy – With The Philadelphia Orchestra - The Nutcracker Suite - RCA Red Seal – R114350 - RCA Red Seal – R114350

Genre: Classical

Tracks:

1. Overture-Act I: March
2. Winter Scene
3. Waltz Of The Snowflakes
4. Act II: Divertissement (Part 1)
5. Spanish Dance
6. Arab Dance
7. Chinese Dance
8. Russian Dance
9. Act II: Divertissement (Conclusion): Dance Of The Mirlitons
10. Waltz Of The Flowers
11. Pas De Deux
12. Variation I-Tarantella
13. Variation II-Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy
14. Coda; Final Waltz And Apotheosis

Performers:
None Listed

Fitting that I should find this one in December. Having played most of the pieces as part of the French Horn section in the John Jay High School Band (1968-1971), makes this selection is a dear one.

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Album 41 - Oregon - Our First Record

Oregon– Our First Record - Vanguard – VSD 79432 - 1980

Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. Canyon Song
2. Full Circle
3. Japan
4. Charles St. Melancholy
5. Collin's Delite
6. Cry Of The Peacock
7. Coral
8. Mary's New Bloom
9. Aheer
10. Recuerdos
11. L'Histoire Du Farm Suite
12. Jade Vision
13. Molecular
14. Margueritte
15. Entrez Devotée Compagne

Performers:
Ralph Towner
Paul McCandless
Glen Moore
Mark Walker

Four classically trained multi-instrumental players. A combination of Classical, Jazz, and Indian raga. A favorite ensemble.

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Album 40 - Taj Mahal - Happy Just To Be Like I Am

Taj Mahal– Happy Just To Be Like I Am - Columbia – C 30767 - 1971

Genre: Folk

Tracks:

1. Happy Just To Be Like I Am
2. Stealin'
3. Oh Susanna
4. Eighteen Hammers
5. Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day
6. Chevrolet
7. West Indian Revelation
8. Black Spirit Boogie

Performers:
Taj Mahal - guitar, steel guitar, mandolin
Bill Rich - bass
Howard Johnson - baritone saxophone
Jesse Ed Davis - guitar
Earl McIntyre - trombone
Andy Narell - steel drums
John Simon - piano
Hoshal Wright - guitar
Kwasi "Rocky" Dzidzornu - conga
Bob Stewart - flugelhorn
Joseph Daley - tuba
James Charles Otey - drums

Not the best Taj...

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Album 39 - Dave Van Ronk - With Ragtime Jug Stompers, The ‎– Ragtime Jug Stompers

Dave Van Ronk– With Ragtime Jug Stompers, The ‎– Ragtime Jug Stompers - Mercury – SR 60864 - 1964

Genre: Folk

Tracks:

1. Everybody Loves My Baby
2. Stealin' (Long Version)
3. Saint Louis Tickle
4. Sister Kate
5. Take It Slow And Easy
6. Mack The Knife
7. Diggin' My Potatoes
8. Temptation Rag
9. Shake That Thing
10. K.C. Moan
11. Georgia Camp Meeting
12. You's A Viper

Performers:
Arranged By – Jug Stompers, The*
Arranged By, Guitar, Vocals – Dave Van Ronk
Backing Vocals, Jug, Bass [Washtub], Jug – Sam Charters*
Banjo – Barry Kornfeld
Guitar – Danny Kalb
Mandolin – Artie Rose

Jug band music -- show tunes, ragtime, blues -- rustic. Dave Van Ronk is an excellent finger-style player.

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Album 38 - Ornette Coleman ‎ - Change Of The Century

Ornette Coleman ‎– Change Of The Century - Atlantic – SD 1327 - 1960

Genre: Free/Avant Jazz

Tracks:

1. Ramblin'
2. Free
3. The Face Of The Bass
4. Forerunner
5. Bird Food
6. Una Muy Bonita
7. Change Of The Century

Performers:
Alto Saxophone – Ornette Coleman
Bass – Charlie Haden
Drums – Billy Higgins
Trumpet [Pocket] – Don Cherry

A pioneer in Free Jazz. At one time played a white Conn plastic student model tenor sax. Born in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Album 37 - Colwell-Winfield Blues Band - Cold Wind Blues

Colwell-Winfield Blues Band– Cold Wind Blues - Verve Forecast – FTS-3056 - 1968

Genre: Blues Rock

Tracks:

1. Free Will Fantasy
2. Mind To Give Up Living (Got A Mind)
3. Dead End Street
4. Cold Wind Blues
5. Whole Lot Of Lovin'
6. Going Down Slow
7. Govinda

Performers:
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Jack Schroer
Bass – Mike Winfield
Drums – Chuck Purro
Guitar – Bill Colwell
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Collin Tilton
Vocals, Piano – Charles "Moose" Sorrento

These guys made this album, and that was too much. Very mediocre. I'm glad I used the timed recording feature on this one.

Album 36 - Miles Davis - Jack Johnson - Original Soundtrack Recording

Miles Davis– Jack Johnson - Original Soundtrack Recording - Columbia Masterworks – S 30455 - Right Off

Genre: Film Soundtrack

Tracks:

1. Right Off
2. Yesternow

Performers:
Bass [Fender] – Michael Henderson
Drums – Billy Cobham
Guitar – John McLaughlin
Keyboards – Herbie Hancock
Producer [Album] – Teo Macero
Saxophone – Steve Grossman
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Voice [Jack Johnson's Voice] – Brock Peters

Two pieces with really hot musicians. Controversial?.

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Album 35 - Eric Dolphy - Eric Dolphy (Guest Artist "Cannonball" Adderley)

Eric Dolphy– Eric Dolphy (Guest Artist "Cannonball" Adderley) - Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music – FS227 - 1968

Genre: Free/Avant Jazz

Tracks:

1. Jitterbug Waltz
2. Music Matador
3. Juggin' Around
4. Little Ditty
5. Awful Mean

Performers:
No listing

Eric Dolphy plays on tracks 1 & 2. Amusing rendition of Fats Waller's Jitterbug Waltz playing flute, and bass clarinet.

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Album 34 - Otis Spann - Otis Spann Is The Blues

Otis Spann– Otis Spann Is The Blues - Embryo Records – Z 30246 - 1970

Genre: Acoustic Blues

Tracks:

1. The Hard Way
2. Take A Little Walk With Me
3. Otis In The Dark
4. Little Boy Blue
5. Country Boy
6. Beat-Up Team
7. My Daily Wish
8. Great Northern Stomp
9. I Got Rambling On My Mind #2
10. Worried Life Blues

Performers:
Guitar, Vocals – Robert Lockwood, Jr.
Piano, Vocals – Otis Spann
Producer – Nat Hentoff

Chicago Blues great Otis Spann. -- Simple, emotive.

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Album 33 - Phil Woods And His European Rhythm Machine - At The Frankfurt Jazz Festival

Phil Woods And His European Rhythm Machine– At The Frankfurt Jazz Festival - Embryo Records – SD 530 - 1971

Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. Freedom Jazz Dance
2. Ode A Jean-Louis
3. Josua
4. The Meeting

Performers:
Bass – Henri Texier
Drums – Daniel Humair
Piano – Gordon Beck
Saxophone [Alto] – Phil Woods

Recorded at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival. Phil Woods was christianed "The New Bird" in his early years, because of the way he played his alto sax. Though he did not try to emulate Bird in the way he played, he did marry Bird's widow, Chan Parker, and for a while, at least, he played Bird's sax.

This album is described as Free Jazz, but I don't hear it that way. Just solid post-Bop Jazz.

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Album 32 - Soft Machine - Fourth

Soft Machine – Fourth - Columbia – C 30754 - 1971

Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. Teeth
2. Kings And Queens
3. Fletcher's Blemish
4. Virtually Part 1
5. Virtually Part 2
6. Virtually Part 3
7. Virtually Part 4

Performers:
Alto Saxophone, Saxello – Elton Dean
Bass Clarinet, Flute [Alto] – Jimmy Hastings
Bass Guitar – Hugh Hopper
Cornet – Marc Charig
Drums – Robert Wyatt
Organ, Piano – Mike Ratledge
Tenor Saxophone – Alan Skidmore
Trombone – Nick Evans

Canterbury Rock in it's truest form. Though missing Daevid Allen, and Kevin Ayers of the original mix, a very nice album. Sort of a wind quintet, plus rhythm section.

The band was named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burrougths.

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Album 31 - Nilsson - Aerial Ballet

Nilsson– Aerial Ballet - RCA Victor – LSP-3956 - 1968

Genre: Pop

Tracks:

1. Daddy's Song
2. Good Old Desk
3. Don't Leave Me
4. Mr. Richland's Favorite Song
5. Little Cowboy
6. Together
7. Everybody's Talkin'
8. I Said Goodbye To Me
9. Little Cowboy
10. Mr. Tinker
11. One
12. The Wailing Of The Willow
13. Bath

Performers:
David Duke French Horn, Tuben
David Morrow Composer
Alfred Lustgarten Violin
Jacqueline Lustgarten Cello
Leonard Malarsky Violin
Ollie Mitchell Trumpet
Richard Nash Trombone, Horn (Baritone)
Wilbert Nuttycombe Violin
Jerome Reisler Violin
George Roberts Horn (Baritone)
John Rotella Woodwind
Darrel Terwilliger Violin
George Tipton Arranger
Tibor Zelig Violin
Anthony Terran Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Ray Kelly Cello
William Weiss Violin
James R. Horn Flute
Michael Melvoin Organ, Harpsichord, Piano
Carroll Lewis Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Robert Ehevoldsen Trombone, Horn (Baritone)
Al Casey Guitar
Charlotte Soy Violin
Robert Knight Horn (Baritone), Trombone (Bass)
Lyle Ritz Bass
Jim Gordon Drums
Leonard Atkins Violin
Arnold Belnick Violin
Dennis Budimir Guitar
Jesse Ehrlich Cello
James Getzoff Violin
Milt Holland Tabla, Bells, Mallets, Tympani (Timpani)
Richard Hyde Horn (Baritone), Trombone (Bass)
Rick Jarrard Producer
Larry Knechtel Bass, Piano
John Lowe Woodwind
Harry Nilsson Composer, Vocals
Plas Johnson Woodwind
Bob Hardaway Woodwind

Nilsson's Third album. Hits include Everybody's Talkin' and One. Notable tracks include Don't Leave Me, and Little Cowboy.

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Album 30 - Stan Getz - Charlie Byrd Quintet, The - Jazz Samba

Stan Getz - Charlie Byrd Quintet, The– Jazz Samba - Verve Records – MGVV 9024 - 1962

Genre: Latin Jazz

Tracks:

1. Desafinado
2. Samba Dees Days
3. O Pato
4. Samba Triste
5. Samba De Uma Nota So
6. E Luxo So
7. Baia

Performers:
Bass – Keter Betts
Bass, Guitar – Gene Byrd
Drums – Bill Reichenbach, Buddy Deppenschmidt
Guitar – Charlie Byrd
Tenor Saxophone – Stan Getz

Nice.

Album 29 - Jim Hall - Ron Carter Duo - Alone Together

Jim Hall - Ron Carter Duo– Alone Together - Milestone Records – MSP-9045 - 1962

Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. St. Thomas
2. Alone Together
3. Receipt, Please
4. I'll Remember April
5. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise
6. Whose Blues
7. Prelude To A Kiss
8. Autumn Leaves

Performers:
Bass – Ron Carter
Guitar – Jim Hall
Producer – Dick Katz

Recorded live at the "Jazz Adventures" concert at the Playboy Club, New York City, August 4, 1972.
A really nice live performance, from Saint Thomas, to Autumn Leaves.

Album 28 - Canned Heat - Living The Blues

Canned Heat– Living The Blues - United Artists Records – UAS 9955 - 1971

Genre: Rock

Tracks:

1. Pony Blues
2. My Mistake
3. Sandy's Blues
4. Going Up The Country
5. Walking By Myself
6. Boogie Music
7. One Kind Favor
8. Parthenogenesis
9. Nebulosity
10. Rollin' And Tumblin'
11. Five Owls
12. Bear Wires
13. Snooky Flowers
14. Sunflower Power
15. Raga Kafi
16. Icebag
17. Childhood's
18. Refried Boogie (Part I)
19. Refried Boogie (Part II)

Performers:
Canned Heat
Bob Hite – vocals
Alan Wilson – slide guitar, vocals, harmonica
Henry Vestine – lead guitar
Larry Taylor – bass
Adolfo de la Parra – drums

Additional Personnel
Dr. John - Horn Arrangements, Piano (track 6)
Miles Grayson - Horn Arrangements (track 3)
Jim Horn - Flute (track 4)
Joe Sample - Piano (track 3)
John Mayall - Piano (track 5)

Canned Heat, from Los Angeles were near Hippie musical icons. With songs like Going Up The Country, from this album, and On The Road Again, from Boogie with Canned Heat, no one from the 60's will forget them. This is a good of AOR, or album oriented recording, whereby the entire record is intended to be played sequentially, culminating with the live performance, Tracks 18 & 19 recorded 100% live at the Kaleidoscope, Hollywood, California. Jim Horn on flute is interesting. He has played sax, or flute for many artist, including each of the solo Beatles, David Letterman's CBS Orchestra, and numerous others.

Album 27 - Jimi Hendrix Experience, The - Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix Experience, The– Axis: Bold As Love - Reprise Records – RS 6281 - 1968

Genre: Rock

Tracks:

1. EXP
2. Up From The Skies
3. Spanish Castle Magic
4. Wait Until Tomorrow
5. Ain't No Telling
6. Little Wing
7. If 6 Was 9
8. You've Got Me Floatin'
9. Castles Made Of Sand
10. She's So Fine
11. One Rainy Wish
12. Little Miss Lover
13. Bold As Love

Performers:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Jimi Hendrix – vocals, electric guitar, piano, recorder, voice of "Mr. Paul Caruso" on "EXP"
Mitch Mitchell – drums, glockenspiel on "Little Wing", backing vocals, "interviewer" on "EXP"
Noel Redding – backing vocals, bass guitars (four and eight-string), foot stamping on "If 6 Was 9", lead vocals on "She's So Fine"

Additional
Gary Leeds – foot stamping on "If 6 Was 9"
Graham Nash – foot stamping on "If 6 Was 9"
Michael Jeffery – foot stamping on "If 6 Was 9"
Trevor Burton – backing vocals on "You Got Me Floatin'"
Roy Wood – backing vocals on "You Got Me Floatin'"

Important release in Jimi Hendrix catalogue. If 6 was 9 made it into the soundtrack for Easy Rider. Castles Made OF Sand, a personal falvorite.

Album 26 - Pat Metheny - New Chautauqua

Pat Metheny– New Chautauqua - ECM Records – ECM 1-1131 - 1979

Genre: Contemporary Jazz

Tracks:

1. New Chautauqua
2. Country Poem
3. Long-Ago Child / Fallen Star
4. Hermitage
5. Sueño Con Mexico
6. Daybreak

Performers:
Guitar [6 And 12 String Electric, 15 String Harp], Acoustic Guitar, Bass [Electric],
Composed By – Pat Metheny

Really nice solo album using multi-tracking. He came as a real surprise to me in the jazz world. I was taken to see him at Rockefeller's in Houston. I was told 'this guy' was in town to play guitar, and we had to go see him. When he hit the first note, my jaw hit the table. It stayed there for some time. His sound of chorus effect plus reverb was novel but rich. His ability was superb.

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Album 25 - Illinois Jacquet - Genius At Work!

Illinois Jacquet– Genius At Work! - Black Lion Records – BL-146 - 1971

Genre: Jazz


Tracks:

1. The King
2. Easy Living
3. C Jam Blues
4. Take The A Train
5. I Wanna Blow Now

Performers:
Milt Buckner - Organ
Tony Crombie - Drums
Illinois Jacquet - Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor), Vocals
Ralph Rainger - Composer
Leo Robin - Composer
Billy Strayhorn - Composer

Nice Bopish Jazz. Milt Buckner really goes on the Hammond B3.

Finally Caught Up (Even a little ahead)

Now that I have been diligent in posting albums I have surpassed my transcriptions with posts. I have not fully processed the data for all of these albums, and placed them in iTunes yet. But, at least now (with the new program) I won't be filled with dread, and a little guilt when I transcribe each new selection.

Album 24 - Doobie Brothers, The - Minute By Minute

Doobie Brothers, The– Minute By Minute - Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3193 - 1978

Genre: Rock

Tracks:

1. Here To Love You
2. What A Fool Believes
3. Minute By Minute
4. Dependin' On You
5. Don't Stop To Watch The Wheels
6. Open Your Eyes
7. Sweet Feelin'
8. Steamer Lane Breakdown
9. You Never Change
10. How Do The Fools Survive?

Performers:
The Doobie Brothers:
Patrick Simmons - guitar, vocals
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar, steel guitar
Michael McDonald - keyboards, synthesizers, vocals
Tiran Porter - bass, vocals
John Hartman - drums
Keith Knudsen - drums, vocals

Additional Players:
Bobby LaKind - congas, vocals
Tom Johnston - vocals on "Don't Stop to Watch the Wheels"
Nicolette Larson - vocals on "Sweet Feelin'" and "Dependin' on You"
Rosemary Butler - vocals on "Here to Love You" and "Dependin' on You"
Norton Buffalo - harmonica
Herb Pederson - banjo
Byron Berline - fiddle
Lester Abrams - electric piano on "How Do the Fools Survive"
Bill Payne - synthesizer (with Michael McDonald) on "What a Fool Believes" and "Minute by Minute"
Andrew Love - saxophone
Ben Cauley - trumpet
Ted Templeman - percussion

Michael Jackson said he contributed back up vocals on "What a Fool Believes","Here to Love You" and "Minute by Minute" for the album, but he is not credited on the album.

Album 23 - The Gabrieli Quartet - Dvorak Quartets in Eb M Op51 - Ab Major Op105

The Gabrieli Quartet– Dvorak Quartets in Eb M Op51 - Ab Major Op105 - London STS 15339 - 1975

Genre: Classical/Chamber Music

Tracks:

1. Op51- Allegro ma non troppo
2. Op51- DUMKA(ELEGIA) - Andante con motto
3. Op51- ROMANZA Andante con motto
4. Op51 - FINALE Allegro assai
5. Op105 - Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro appassionato
6. Op105 - Molto vivace
7. Op105 - Lento e molto cantabale
8. Op105 - Allegro non tanto

Performers:
violin: Kenneth Stillito
violin: Brendan O'Reilly
viola: Ian Jewel
cello: Keith Harvey

I have really enjoyed Dvorak ever since I played French Horn in the Finale to The New World Symphony in High School, and later played the whole piece in the Houston Community Orchestra. These are really nice pieces by the Czech Cellist.

Album 22 - Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton And The Players

Chico Hamilton– Chico Hamilton And The Players - Blue Note – BN-LA622-G - 1976

Genre: Jazz/Funk

Tracks:

1. Mr. Sweets
2. First Light
3. Abdullah's Delight
4. Olé To Miles
5. Adair
6. Hooch
7. Sex Is A Cymbal
8. La Noche De Bolero

Performers:
Bass – Steve Turre
Congas, Drums – Chico Hamilton
Guitar – Rodney Jones
Percussion – Abdullah
Saxophone – Arthur Blythe, Will Connell

Really good players. I must admit I never listened often, because the cover photo makes Chico look like a bum.

Album 21 - The Byrds - The Best Of The Byrds - Greatest Hits, Volume II

The Byrds– The Best Of The Byrds - Greatest Hits, Volume II - Columbia – 31795 - 1972

Genre: Folk Rock

Tracks:

1. Ballad Of Easy Rider
2. Wasn't Born To Follow
3. Jesus Is Just Alright
4. He Was A Friend Of Mine
5. Chestnut Mare
6. Tiffany Queen
7. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
8. You Ain't Going Nowhere
9. Citizen Kane
10. I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician
11. America's Great National Pastime

Performers:
None Listed

The Byrds doing favorites.

Album 20 - Robert Wyatt - Nothing Can Stop Us

Robert Wyatt– Nothing Can Stop Us - Gramavision – 18-8614-1 - 1986

Genre: Jazz Rock

Tracks:

1. Shipbuilding
2. Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
3. Born Again Cretin
4. At Last I Am Free
5. Caimanera
6. Grass
7. Memories Of You
8. Red Flag
9. Strange Fruit
10. Arauco
11. Trade Union
12. Round Midnight

Performers:
Backing Vocals – Elvis Costello (1)
Double Bass – Mark Bedders* (1)
Drums – Martin Hughes (1)
Organ – Clive Langer (1)
Piano – Steve Nieve (1)
Bass – Mogotsi Mothle (4)
Keyboards – Frank Roberts (4)
Bass – Bill MacCormick (5)
Flugelhorn – Harry Beckett (5)
Bass – Mogotsi Mothle (8)
Keyboards – Frank Roberts (8)
Bass – Bill MacCormick (10)
Performer – Disharhi 11)
Robert Wyatt - Drums, Vocals

Robert Wyatt teamed with Bill Bruford, in Soft Machine. Classified as a Canterbury musician, the sound, not  just the location.

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Album 19 - Mark-Almond - To The Heart

Mark-Almond– To The Heart - ABC Records – ABCD-945 - 1976

Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. Medley-New York State Of Mind - Return To The City
2. Here Comes The Rain (Part One)
3. Here Comes The Rain (Part Two)
4. Trade Winds
5. One More For The Road
6. Busy On The Line
7. Everybody Needs A Friend

Performers:
John Almond - Baritone, Bass, Flute, Flute (Alto), Percussion, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Vocals
Gary Barone - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Greg Bloch - Violin, Violin (Electric)
Billy Cobham - Drums, Guest Artist
Jock Ellis - Trombone
Tommy Eure - Organ, Piano (Electric), Synthesizer
Tommy Eyre - Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion
Jim Gordon - Drums
Jon Mark - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Classical), Percussion, Vocals
Mark-Almond - Primary Artist
Wolfgang Melz - Bass

Mark-Almond is a jazz-rock band formed in 1970 Jon Mark and Johnny Almond formed Mark-Almond.

Album 18 - King Crimson - Starless And Bible Black

King Crimson– Starless And Bible Black - Atlantic – SD 7298 - 1974

Genre: Rock

Tracks:

1. The Great Deceiver
2. Lament
3. We'll Let You Know
4. The Night Watch
5. Trio
6. The Mincer
7. Starless And Bible Black
8. Fracture

Performers:
Bass, Vocals – John Wetton
Drums – Bill Bruford
Guitar, Mellotron, Featuring [Devices] – Robert Fripp
Violin, Viola, Keyboards – David Cross

King Crimson was another influence on my musical tastes. Bill Bruford also performed with Soft Machine, which is to come.

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Album 17 - Randy Newman - Good Old Boys

Randy Newman– Good Old Boys - Reprise Records – MS 2193 - 1974

Genre: Rock

Tracks:

1. Rednecks
2. Birmingham
3. Marie
4. Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man)
5. Guilty
6. Louisiana 1927
7. Every Man A King
8. Kingfish
9. Naked Man
10. Wedding In Cherokee County
11. Back On My Feet Again
12. Rollin'

Performers:
None listed.

Randy Newman is always spot-on with his observations. A real Populist performer.

Album 16 - Mahavishnu Orchestra - With London Symphony Orchestra, The - Apocalypse

Mahavishnu Orchestra – With London Symphony Orchestra, The - Apocalypse - Columbia – KC 32957 - 1974
Genre: Jazz Fusion

Tracks:

1. Power Of Love
2. Vision Is A Naked Sword
3. Smile Of The Beyond
4. Wings Of Karma
5. Hymn To Him

Performers:
Bass, Vocals, Bass Guitar – Ralphe Armstrong
Cello, Vocals – Philip Hirschi
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Michael Walden*
Guitar, Vocals – Mahavishnu*
Keyboards, Vocals – Gayle Moran
Leader [London Symphony Orchestra] – Hugh Beau
Viola – Marsha Westbrook
Violin [Electric], Violin [Electric Baritone] – Jean-Luc Ponty
Violin, Vocals – Carol Shive
Composed By – John McLaughlin
Conductor – Michael Tilson Thomas
Producer – George Martin

This album was really important in my growing interest in Jazz. Since I liked guitar, and orchestral music it was easy to digest. Very Spiritual. I first heard this one when I was learning TM.
 Jai guru Dev!

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Album 15 - Bix Beiderbecke - The Bix Beiderbecke Story / Volume 2 - Bix And Tram

Bix Beiderbecke– The Bix Beiderbecke Story / Volume 2 - Bix And Tram - Columbia - CL 845 - 1952

Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. Singin' The Blues
2. Clarinet Marmalade
3. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
4. Mississippi Mud
5. For No Reason At All In C
6. There'll Come A Time (Wait And See)
7. I'm Comin' Virginia
8. Ostrich Walk
9. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
10. Wringin' And Twistin'
11. Crying All Day
12. Riverboat Shuffle

Performers:

Real jazz from the late 20s. Bix Beiderbecke is one of the most interesting and tragic figures in jazz. He was born into a wealthy family in Ohio, and became enraptured with the jazz scene in Chicago. Contrary to his father's wishes, he Spent a lot of time at the speakeasies,  and in jazz clubs in the city. He died one night while driving home in a cold rainy night in his Stutz Bearcat. Some notables in this album, include Pee Wee Russell, and a young Bing Crosby.

New Methodology

Growing tired of the tedium of writing these posts, I created a program to simplify the task.
An image shown here:

I just copy and paste the information from my Excel record that I use to provide information to the WAV to MP3 splitter.

Album 14 - Jeff Beck - Early Anthology

Jeff Beck– Early Anthology - Accord – SN-7141 - 1981

Genre: Rock

Tracks:

1. Shapes Of Things
2. What Do You Want
3. New York City Blues
4. Someone To Love Part I
5. For R.S.G.
6. Mister You're A Better Man Than I
7. Someone To Love Part II
8. Jeff's BLues
9. I Ain't Got You
10. I Ain't Done Wrong

Performers:
None listd.

Seminal British Blues guitarist early recordings.

Album 13 - John Klemmer Quartets, The - Involvement

John Klemmer Quartets, The– Involvement - Cadet Records – LPS 797 -
1967
Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. Stand In The Sun
2. My Blues
3. You Don't Know What Love Is
4. Later With Them Woes
5. Passion Food
6. How Deep Is The Ocean
7. Will 'N' Jug

Performers:
Bass – Melvin Jackson
Drums – Wilbur Campbell
Guitar – Sam Thomas (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
Piano – Jodie Christian (tracks: A2, B2, B4)
Tenor Saxophone – John Klemmer

A first album at 21 years old. Very mature player. This album foretells his future success.

A Dozen Down

A flurry of posts, trying to catch up. I am 10 ahead on album transcriptions.

Album 12 - Wayne Shorter ‎– The All Seeing Eye

Wayne Shorter ‎– The All Seeing Eye - Blue Note - BLP 4219 - 1965

Genre: jazz

Tracks:

1. The All Seeing Eye
2. Genesis
3. Chaos
4. Face Of The Deep
5. Mephistopheles

Performers:
Alto Saxophone – James Spaulding
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Joe Chambers
Flugelhorn – Alan Shorter (tracks: B3),  Freddie Hubbard
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter
Trombone – Grachan Moncur III
Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Wayne Shorter long before Weather Report. You cannot ask for a better lineup of players.

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Album 11 - Bob James & David Sanborn - Double Vision

Bob James & David Sanborn - Double Vision
Warner Bros. Records – 1-25393 - 1986
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz

Tracks:

1. Maputo 
2. More Than Friends
3. Moon Tune
4. Since I Fell For You
5. It's You
6. Never Enough
7. You Don't Know Me

Performers:

Bob James: keyboards, synthesizers

David Sanborn: saxophone

Marcus Miller: bass

Steve Gadd: drums

Paul Milton Jackson, Jr.: guitar

Paulinho Da Costa: percussion

Eric Gale: guitar on "Since I Fell for You" and "You Don't Know Me"

Al Jarreau: vocal on "Since I Fell for You"

Very tasteful jazz from the 80's. Most people only know Bob James' Taxi theme. Notable performance by Al Jarreau on Since I Fell For You.

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Album 10 - Dennis Gonzalez New Dallas Sextet ‎– Namesake

Dennis Gonzalez New Dallas Sextet ‎– Namesake - Silkheart SHLP-106
Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. Namesake 
2. The Separation Of Stones 
3. Hamba Khale Qhawe 
4. Four Pigs And A Bird´s Nest 
5. Hymn For Mbizo
6. Good Friends 

Free Jazz from Texas. But, not too wild.

Album 9 - MJQ ‎– Live At The Lighthouse

MJQ ‎– Live At The Lighthouse - Atlantic – SD 1486 - 1967
Genre: Jazz

Tracks:

1. The Spiritual 
2. Baseball 
3. The Shadow Of Your Smile 
4. Intima 
5. Novamo 
6. For Someone I Love 
7. What's New 

Performers:

Bass – Percy Heath

Drums – Connie Kay

Piano – John Lewis 

Vibraphone – Milt Jackson

Nice and smooth is the way MJQ rolls.

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Oh, Flash don't walk on the turntable

Watching the cat walk on the boxes of albums situated next to the turntable, on a low table. Hoping she doesn't take a shortcut to my lap.