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White Rabbit is the 1972 CTI Records album recorded by George Benson on November 23, 24 & 30, 1971. The title track is a cover of the famous Great Society/Jefferson Airplane song by Grace Slick. The album was produced by Creed Taylor, arranged by Don Sebesky and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder at his studios in Englewood, New Jersey. The album was designed by Bob Ciano and the photograph used on the cover was of a South African Pondo tribes woman was taken by Pete Turner in 1970.

This album was the recording debut of guitarist Earl Klugh featured on El Mar, was only seventeen years old then. White Rabbit was the first Grammy Award nomination to George Benson in 1972 for Best Jazz Performance by a Group.

Tracks

  • White Rabbit ( Grace Slick)
  • The From Summer of ‘42 (Michel Legrand)
  • Little Train (from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2) (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
  • California Dreaming (John Phillips)
  • El Mar (The Sea) (George Benson)
Personnel
  • George Benson – guitar
  • Jay Berliner – Spanish guitar
  • Earl Klugh – acoustic guitar (only on 5)
  • Ron Carter – double bass, electric bass (on 1 and 3)
  • Herbie Hancock – electric piano
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Airto Moreira – percussion, vocals
  • Phil Kraus – vibes, percussion
  • Gloria Agostini – harp
Woodwinds
  • Phil Bodner – flute, alto flute, oboe, English horn
  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute, piccolo. (Flute solo on 1)
  • George Marge – flute, alto flute, clarinet, oboe, English horn
  • Romeo Penque – English horn, oboe, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Jane Taylor – bassoon
Brass
  • Wayne Andre – trombone, baritone horn
  • Jim Buffington – French horn
  • John Frosk – trumpet, flugelhorn. (Trumpet solo on 1 and 5)
  • Alan Rubin – trumpet, flugelhorn

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Sweet Love, Bitter is a 1967 album with the soundtrack composed and recorded by Mal Waldron on March 23, 1967 in New York City for the film of the same name. The cover design was created by Robert Flynn/Viceroy. The album was released by Impulse! Records.

Based on the novel Night Song by John Alfred Williams, the story was inspired by the life of jazz musician Charlie Parker. Starring Dick Gregory, Don Murray, Robert Hooks, Diane Varsi and Jeri Archer.

The film opens with Richie “Eagle” Stokes found dead in his bed before showing the journey of how he got there. He is a jazz musician, jaded by how society treats him and seeks to numb himself with drugs, liquor and women. He crosses paths with David Hillary, a white male and former professor, when they both find themselves at a pawn shop. Hillary is distraught by the loss of his wife in a car accident, convinced that he is the cause of her death. They bond over drinks only to be found by Keel Robinson , Stokes’ friend and former reverend. Robinson offers to provide Hillary with a room in exchange for working at the coffee he owns.

The personnel on the date included pianist Mal Waldron, trumpeter Dave Burns, alto and tenor saxophonist George Coleman, baritone saxophonist Charles Davis, bassists Ruchard Davis and George Duvivier and drummer Al Dreares. Thirteen songs comprised the album for a total of 31:28: Loser’s Lament (Theme From “Sweet Love, Bitter”) — 5:11 Della — 2:36 Hillary — 2:23 Espresso Time — 2:11 Keel — 2:40 Smokin’ — 2:06 Della’s Dream — 2:23 The Search — 1:21 Candy’s Ride — 1:18 Bread — 1:47 Eagle Flips Out — 2:14 Brindle’s Place — 3:07 Sleep Baby Sleep — 2:11

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Rough ‘n’ Tumble is an album by saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded on July 1, 1966 at Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey and released in October on the Blue Note label. The session featured the arrangements by Duke Pearson, the engineer was Rudy Van Gelder and with Alfred Lion, producer.

Tracks: 37:09

  1. And Satisfy (Ronnell Bright) – 6:48
  2. What Could I Do Without You (Ray Charles) – 4:35
  3. Feeling Good – (Anthony Newley, Leslie Bricusse) – 7:15
  4. Shake – (Sam Cooke) – 5:55
  5. Walk On By – (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 5:57
  6. Baptismal – (John Hines) – 6:39

The Octet:

Stanley Turrentine – Tenor Saxophone, Blue Mitchell – Trumpet, James Spaulding – Alto Saxophone, Pepper Adam – Baritone Saxophone, McCoy Tyner – Piano, Grant Green – Guitar, Bob Cranshaw – Bass, Electric Bass, Mickey Roker – Drums

 

 

 

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The year was 1967 when a young lady from Philadelphia recorded the first of two sessions for the album Girl Talk. Her name was Shirley Scott. On January 12th & 13th the organist went into the studio and recorded nine tracks that were released on the Impulse! label.

The cover design was by Robert and Barbara Flynn with photography by Charles “Chuck” Stewart. The sessions were produced by Bob Thiele.

The Trio

  • Shirley Scott — organ
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Mickey Roker – drums

The Songs | 34:32

  • Girl Talk (Neil Hefti, Bobby Troup)
  • Come Back To Me (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner)
  • We’ll Be Together Again (Carl Fischer, Frankie Laine
  • Love Nest (Louis Hirsch, Otto Harbach)
  • Swingin’ the Blues (Count Basie, Ed Durham)
  • Keep The Faith, Baby (Shirley Scott)
  • Chicago, My Kind of Town (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
  • On The Trail | From Grand Canyon Suite (Ferde Grofé
  • You’re A Sweetheart (Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson)

    Recorded at Capitol Studios in New York City on August 22, 1966 (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 7) and January 12, 1967 (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 8).

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George Otsuka gathered his Trio and went into the Columbia Records studio in Japan to lay down the tracks for his Page 1 on October 14, 1967 for the Tact Jazz Series. The session was recorded by Shuji Otsuke.

Songs: A1 Page 1 A2 Bye Bye Blackbird A3 Theme B1 Blues For Alice B2 It Might As Well Be Spring B3 Potato Chips B4 Theme Personnel: Bass – Masaoki Terakawa Drums – George Otsuka Piano – Hideo Ichikawa

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