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The album by Claus Ogerman and His Orchestra, Watusi Trumpets, was recorded and released in 1965 on the RCA Victor label. All the compositions were arranged, written and conducted by Ogerman, produced by Andy Wiswell and the session engineer was Mickey Crofford. The liner notes were written by Arnold Falleder.

The tracklist includes It’s Not Unusual, Stingray, Watusi Trumpets, El Watusi, Downtown and Right Now on Side A. Along with the B side featuring Harlem Watch, One Step Above, The Joker, Poinciana, La Bamba and Land Of 1,000 Dances. Filled with  jazz, rock, soul, lounge and Latin rhythms this is an inspired look at a number of pop, rock, Brazilian and a classic tunes.

Steeped in the music of the Sixties this finger-popping disc may not change your life but just may take you back to those mod years and have you shaking on the dance floor.

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Blues On The Other Side is a 1962 album recorded by vibraphonist Mike Mainieri on the Argo label at the Van Gelder studios in New Jersey. He is joined by pianist Bruce Martin, bassist Julie Ruggiero and drummer Joseph Porcero, Jr. and this early album proves to be a lively mix of piano and vibes.

Six songs make up this 32 minute and 22 second post-bop album opening with the title track Blues On The Other Side, followed by, If I Were A Bell, Tenderly, B. R. Blues, When I Fall In Love and closing with Waltzin’ In and Out.

Walter Gross, Albert Selden and Frank Loesser composed the songs, Hiroshi Kawasaki mastered the project and the cover photograph was taken by Roy Decarava.

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The Message is an album recorded by tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet with guitarist Kenny Burrell in 1963 and released on the Argo label.

The session was only thirty-one minutes long but produced seven tunes of average length for the period. Jacquet provided three of the compositions, two from bandmates and two standards.

The Message (Ben Tucker), Wild Man, Bassoon Blues (Esmond Edwards, Illinois Jacquet), On Broadway (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller), Like Young (André Previn), Turnpike and Bonita (Edwards).

The personnel included Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone, bassoon, Kenny Burrell, Wallace Richardson – guitar, Ralph Smith – organ, Ben Tucker – bass, Ray Lucas – drums and Willie Rodriguez – percussion.

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Indo-Jazz-Fusions was recorded in France on the Disques Somethin’ Else label in 1969 and was distributed by Société Phonographique Philips. It is a fusion of jazz, country, world and folk music and was produced by the Directeur De L’Enregistrement Robert Carnford.

The album elicited only five tracks, two of which are on Side A and three on Side B. They Intro And Rondo, Capriccio, Serenade, Toccata and Sarband.

The personnel at the recording session were alto saxophonist Joe Harriott, double bassist Coleridge Goode, drummer Allan Ganley, flautist Chris Taylor (5), pianist Pat Smythe, Diwan Motihar on sitar, Keshav Sathe on tabla, Chandrahas Paigankar on tambura, trumpeter/flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler,  and on violin and harpsichord John Mayer, who also composed track 2.

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The Blues Book was released in 1964 on the Prestige record label. As one of his series of Books, Booker Ervin and his quintet, trumpeter Carmell Jones, pianist Gildo Mahones, bassist Richard Davis and drummer Alan Dawson perform four very different blues. They open with the minor-toned Eerie Dearie, the speedy One for Mort, followed by a low-down No Booze Blooze, and close with the modal True Blue.

The four tunes ran a total of 41.18 and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on June 30, 1964 at the Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The producer, cover design and photography were by Don Schlitten and Ira Gitler wrote the liner notes.

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