Friday, October 19, 2012

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash




















Crosby, Stills & Nash - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Atlantic Records SD-8229 (1969)

Side One
1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
2. Marrakesh Express
3. Guinnevere
4. You Don't Have To Cry
5. Pre-Road Downs

Side Two
1. Wooden Ships
2. Lady Of The Island
3. Helplessly Hoping
4. Long Time Gone
5. 49 Bye-Byes

Personnel:
David Crosby - guitar, vocals
Stephen Stills - guitar, bass, organ, piano, percussion, vocals
Graham Nash - vocals, percussion, guitar
Dallas Taylor - drums, percussion
Jim Gordon - drums
Cass Elliot - vocals

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The Surf Symphony - Song Of Summer





















The Surf Symphony - Song Of Summer
Capitol Records ST-329 (1969)

Side One
1. The Last Thrill
2. Sandcastles At Sunset
3. Get Back
4. Warmth Of The Sun
5. Green Water Sails

Side Two
1. Theme From "A Summer Place"
2. The Promise Of Rain
3. My Cherie Amour
4. That Bluebird Of Summer
5. Night Of The Lions

Personnel:
Mike Deasy - guitar
Ben Benay - guitar
Vic Briggs - guitar
Ray Pohlman - bass
Lyle Ritz - bass
Michel Rubini - keyboards
John Myles - keyboards
Jim Horn - woodwinds
Jules Jacob - woodwinds
Gary Coleman - percussion
Jim Gordon - drums
Lou McCreary - trombone
Dick Hyde - trombone
Virgil Evans - trumpet
Ollie Mitchell - trumpe
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Michael Jarrett - We're All Goin' Down Together





















Michael Jarrett - We're All Goin' Down Together
Playboy Records PB-104 (1972)

Side One
1. I'm Leavin'
2. Goin' Down
3. It's All Uncertain
4. The Road
5. Sunday In L.A.

Side Two
1. Go Where You Go
2. I Think You're Gonna Make It
3. All Goin' Down Together
4. Sweet Emily
5. On My Way Tomorrow

Personnel:

Michael Jarrett - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jim Gordon - drums
Max Bennett - bass
Joe Sample - keyboards
Louie Shelton - guitar
Larry Carlton - guitar
Buddy Emmons - pedal steel guitar
Gary Coleman - percussion

Michel Berger - Beauséjour





















Michel Berger - Beauséjour
Warner Bros. 56785 (1980)

Side One
1. La Groupie Du Pianiste
2. Y A Vraiment Qu'l'amour Qui Vaille La Peine
3. C'est Pour Quelqu'un
4. Celui Qui Chante
5. Tout Est Possible

Side Two
1. Attendre
2. Quelques Mots D'Amour
3. Jouer Du Banjo
4. La Fille Des Annés 2000
5. C'est Difficile D'Être Un Homme Aussi

Personnel:
Michel Berger - piano, vocals
Paul Stallworth - bass
Jim Keltner - drums
Paulinho De Costa - percussion
Danny Kortchmar - guitar
Ben Benay - guitar
Neil Larsen - keyboards
Lyle Harper - bass
Simon Phillips - drums
Jim Gordon - drums
Mike Baird - drums
Alan Schwartzberg - drums
Rick Schlosser - drums
Neil Stubenhaus - bass
Pascal Arroyo - bass
Lenny Castro - percussion
Rubens Bassini - percussion
GIlles Perrin - percussion
Jacky Tricoire - guitar
Steve Lukather - guitar
Dean Parks - guitar
John Tropea - guitar
Elliot Randall - guitar
Michael Landau - guitar
Bill Payne - keyboards
Paul Griffin - keyboards
Babou - vocals
Daniel Balavoine - vocals
The Brothers Costa - vocals
Claude Puterflam - vocals
Laurel Masse - vocals
Michel Bernholc - piano
Georges Rodi - keyboards
Tom Saviano - saxophone
Gary Herbig - saxophone
David Luell -saxophone
Steve Madaio - trumpet
Gary Grant - trumpet
Dick Hyde- trombone
Christian Guizien - trombone
Herb Pedersen - banjo

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Marjoe Gortner - Bad But Not Evil





















Marjoe Gortner - Bad But Not Evil
Chelsea Records - CHE-1005 (1972)


Side One
1. Hoe-Bus
2. The Ballad Of Spider John
3. Lo And Behold!
4. Wind Up
5. I'm A Man


Side Two
1. Collection Box
2. Glory Glory Hallelujah
3. I Shall Be Released
4. Faith Healing Remedy


Personnel:
Marjoe Gortner - vocals
Jim Keltner - drums
Hal Blaine - drums
Jim Gordon - drums
Joe Osborne - bass
Larry Carlton - guitar
Dean Parks - guitar
Louis Shelton - guitar
Mike Melvoin - organ
Michael Omartian - piano
Gary Coleman - percussion
Chris Darrow - violin
Tom Scott - tenor saxophone
Jim Horn - baritone saxophone
Venetta Fields - vocals
Clydie King - vocals
Sherlie Matthews - vocals
Maxine Willard - vocals
Robbie Montgomery - vocals
Gwen Johnson - vocals
Oma Drake - vocals

Anne Murray - Together




















Anne Murray - Together
Columbia Records ST-11433 (1975)

Side One
1. If It's Alright With You
2. Sunday Sunrise
3. Out On The Road
4. Part Time Love
5. The Call

Side Two
1. Everything Old Is New Again
2. Lady Bug
3. Player In The Band
4. Blue Finger Lou
5. Together

Personnel:

Anne Murray - vocals
Dianne Brooks - vocals
Bruce Murray - vocals
Reinhold Press - bass
Wilton Felder - bass
Hal Blaine - drums
Jim Gordon - drums
John Guerin - drums
Al Casey - guitar
David Cohen - guitar
Weldon Parks - guitar
Larry Carlton - guitar
Lee Ritenour - guitar
Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Gayle Levant - harp
Larry Muhoberac - keyboards
Michael Omartian - keyboards
Thomas Hensley - keyboards
Dusty Springfield - vocals
Gene Estes - percussion
Victor Feldman - percussion
Paul Hubinon 
Tony Terran - trumpet
Lew McCreary - trombone
Plas Johnson - saxophone
Ernest Watts - saxophone
Johnny Rotella - saxophone
Steven Madalo - horns
George Bohanon - trombone
Gene Cipriano - saxophone
Louise Dissman - flute
Terry Harrington - saxophone
Sidney Sharp - strings
Henry Ferber - strings
William Kurasch - strings
Tibor Zelig - strings
Murray Adler - strings
Assa Drori - strings
Debbie Grossman - strings
Haim Shtrum - strings
James Getzoff - strings
Bernard Kundell - strings
Nathan Ross - strings
Elliott Fisher - strings
Myer Bello - strings
Harry Hyams - strings
Allan Harshman - strings
Samuel Boghossian - strings
Rayman Kelley - strings
Jerome Kessler - strings
Jesse Ehrlich - strings
Anne Goodman - strings
Jay Rosen - strings
Arnold Belnick - strings
Polly Sweeney - strings
Joy Lyle - strings
David Campbell - strings
Harry Shlutz - strings
Milton Nadel - strings
Peter Mercurio - strings
Byron Bodine - strings
Ronald Folsom - strings

Harpers Bizarre - Anything Goes





















Harpers Bizarre - Anything Goes
Warner Bros. ST-91351 (1967)


Side One
1. This Is Only The Beginning
2. Anything Goes
3. Two Little Babes In The Woods
4. The Biggest Night Of Her Life
5. Pocketful Of Miracles
6. Snow
7. Chattanooga Choo Choo


Side Two
1. Hey You In The Crowd
2. Louisiana Man
3. Milord
4. Virginia City
5. Jessie
6. You Need A Change
7. High Coin


Personnel:
Louis Morell - guitar
Dennis Budimir - guitar
Donnie Lanier - guitar
Glen Campbell - guitar
Al Casey - guitar
James Burton - guitar
Mike Deasy - guitar
Ron Elliott - guitar
Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Bodie Chandler - guitar
Doug Dillard - banjo, mandolin
Gayle Levant - harp
George Poole - violin
James Getzoff - violin
George Kast - violin
Chuck Berghofer - bass
William Kurasch - violin
Joseph DiFiore - viola
Alex Murray - violin
Harry Hyams - viola
Leonard Malarsky - violin
Bernard Kundell - violin
Sid Sharp - violin
Israel Baker - violin
Allan Harshman - viola
Virginia Majewski - viola
Ralph Schaeffer - violin
Paul Shure - violin
Harry Bluestone - violin
Bobby Bruce - violin
Samuel Boghossian - viola
Neil Levang - violin
Norman Herzberg - woodwinds
Gene Cipriano - woodwinds
Jay Migliori - woodwinds
Jim Horn - woodwinds
Plas Johnson - woodwinds
Anthony Ortega - woodwinds
Sidney Miller - woodwinds
Ted Nash - woodwinds
Bud Shank - woodwinds
William E. Green - woodwinds
Howard Terry - woodwinds
Charles Gentry - woodwinds
Roy Caton - trumpet
Ollie Mitchell - trumpet
Carroll Lewis - trumpet
Anthony Terran - trumpet
Virgil Evans - trumpet
David Duke - french horn
James Decker - french horn
Kenny Schroyer - trombone
Dick Hyde - trombone
Lew McCready - trombone
Sinclair Lott - trombone
Mike Rubini - keyboards
Gene Garf - keyboards
Mike Melvoin - keyboards
Van Dyke Parks - keyboards
Jim Gordon - drums
Hal Blaine - drums
Joe Porcaro - drums
John Guerin - drums
Victor Feldman - percussion
Norm Jeffries - percussion
Jerry Williams - percussion
Ken Watson - percussion
Eddie Brackett - percussion
Milt Holland - percussion
Emil Richards - percussion
Charles Shoemaker - percussion
Jack Glaser - sound effects

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Steve Eaton - Hey Mr. Dreamer





















Steve Eaton - Hey Mr. Dreamer
Capitol Records ST-11245 (1974)


Side One
1. Hey Mr. Dreamer
2. Beatin' Me With Kindness
3. Rag Doll
4. Movin' On
5. We're All Powered By The Same Old Juice


Side Two
1. Railway To Heaven
2. Sad Tomorrow
3. Something About Her
4. Heaven's An Easy Number
5. All You Get From Love Is A Love Song


Personnel:
Steve Eaton - guitar, vocals
Richard Bennett - guitar
Mike Deasy - guitar
Dean Parks - guitar
Jim Gordon - drums
David Kemper - drums
Leland Sklar - bass
Larry Knechtel - keyboards
Mike Melvoin - keyboards
Michael Omartian - keyboards
The Dirt Sisters - vocals
Cindy Bullens - vocals

Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods - Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods





















Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods - Bo Donaldson And The Heywoods
ABC Records D-824 (1974)


Side One
1. Girl Don't Make Me Wait
2. Who Do You Think You Are
3. Fool's Way Of Lovin'
4. Hang Your Lamp In The Window
5. Deeper And Deeper
6. Goodnight And Good Morning


Side Two
1. Billy, Don't Be A Hero
2. Goodbye Holly, Goodbye
3. Keep On Believin' Love
4. Don't Ever Look Back
5. The Last Blues Song


Personnel:
David Krock - bass, trumpet, vocals
Nicky Brunetti - drums, percussion, vocals
Scott Baker - guitar
Bo Donaldson - keyboards, trumpet, vocals
Rick Joswick - vocals, percussion
Mike Gibbons - vocals, trumpet, bass
Gary Coveyou - vocals, woodwinds
Michael Omartian - keyboards
Ben Benay - guitar
Dean Parks - gutiar
Jim Gordon - drums
Ed Greene - drums
Joe Osborn - bass
Ray Pohlman - bass
Gary Coleman - percussion
Sid Sharp - strings

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Andy Robinson - Patterns Of Reality





















Andy Robinson - Patterns Of Reality
Philips Records (1968)


1. Absolutely The End
2. Ballad Of A Summer Girl
3. The Exhibition
4. Time For Decision
5. Provider
6. Tell You The Truth
7. Are You Sleeping
8. Nothing Could Be Better
9. Maiden Voyage
10. Patterns Of Reality


Personnel:
Andy Robinson - vocals
Artie Butler - piano, organ
Lincoln Mayorga - harpsichord, piano
Jim Gordon - drums
Earl Palmer - drums
Carol Kaye - bass
David Cohen - guitar
Dennis Budimir - guitar
Al Casey - guitar
Ken Watson - percussion
Gene Estes - percussion
Victor Feldman - percussion
Gary Coleman - percussion
Sid Sharp - violin
Bill Nuttycombe - violin
Sam Boghossian - viola
Jesse Ehrlich - cello

Harpers Bizarre - Feelin' Groovy





















Harpers Bizarre - Feelin' Groovy
Warner Bros. W-1693 (1967)


Side One
1. Come To The Sunshine
2. Happy Talk
3. Come Love
4. Raspberry Rug
5. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)


Side Two
1. The Debutante's Ball
2. Happyland
3. Peter And The Wolf
4. I Can Hear The Darkness
5. Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear


Personnel:
Dickie Scoppetone - vocals, guitar, bass
Ted Templeman - vocals, guitar, drums
Eddie James - guitar
Dick Yount - bass, vocals
John Petersen - drums, percussion, vocals
Hal Blaine - drums
Joe Osborn - bass
Carol Kaye - bass
Lyle Ritz - bass
Mike Deasy - guitar
Al Casey - guitar
Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Leon Russell - piano
Randy Newman - piano
Van Dyke Parks - piano
Jim Gordon - drums
Glen Campbell - guitar

Monday, February 6, 2012

Albert Brooks - A Star Is Bought






















Albert Brooks - A Star Is Bought
Asylum Records 7E-1035 (1975)


Side One
1. In The Beginning
2. Phone Call To Americans
3. Near The Beginning
4. Party From Outer Space
5. In The Middle
6. Phone Calls From Americans
7. An End In Sight
8. Love Song
9. The End Of The First Beginning


Side Two
1. A New Beginning
2. Promotional Gimmick
3. Call This Cut Three, Side Two
4. The Englishman-German-Jew Blues
5. The Beginning Of The End
6. The Albert Brooks Show #112 (August 4, 1943)
7. The End


Personnel:
Albert Brooks - vocals
Conte Candoli - trumpet
Buddy Collette - saxophone
Andrew Gold - guitar
Ed Black
Oscar Brashear - trumpet
Gary Coleman - percussion
Irving Cottler - drums
Harold Diner - trombone
Kenny Edwards - guitar
David Kemper - drums
Albert King - guitar
Chuck Berghofer - bass
Jim Gordon - drums
Arthur Beck
Russ Freeman - piano

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Merle Haggard - Swinging Doors






















Merle Haggard - Swinging Doors
Capitol Records ST-2585 (1966)


Side One
1. Swinging Doors
2. If I Could Be Him
3. The Longer You Wait
4. I'll Look You Over
5. I Can't Stand Me
6. The Girl Turned Ripe


Side Two
1. The Bottle Let Me Down
2. No More You And Me
3. Somebody Else You've Known
4. High On A Hilltop
5. This Town's Not Big Enough
6. Shade Tree (Fix-It Man)


Personnel:
Merle Haggard - guitar, vocals
James Burton - guitar, dobro
Glen Campbell - guitar
Roy Nichols - guitar
Phil Baugh - guitar
Jack Collier - guitar
Lewis Talley - guitar
Ralph Mooney - pedal steel guitar
George French - piano
Glen D. Hardin - piano
Bob Morris - bass
Bert Dodson - bass
Jerry Ward - bass
Jim Gordon - drums
Helen Price - drums
Billy Mize - vocals
Bonnie Owens - vocals