Boulevard Nights - Lalo Schifrin 1979

Nonchalant laughin at you non-factors chatterin. Thank you for speakin & keep up my name travelin. They say no comparison without bein arrogant. A rare combination... - Geologic

1. Street Tattoo
2. Dimelo
3. On the Boulevard
4. Take Another Chance
5. Chile Caliente
6. Chuco
7. Boulevard Nights
8. Dolor
9. Last Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulevard_Nights

Living Chicago Blues Volume 6 - 1980

It's been a rough month at the compound. First I had to lay off the quality control department then the fact-checkers all quit en masse. As a result all future posts will happen with 25% less facts and 50% less quality. This LP is one of six that were later packaged as four CD's.

1. If I Hadn't Got High - Detroit Junior
2. Some Nerve - Detroit Junior
3. Somebody to Shack - Detroit Junior
4. I Got Money - Detroit Junior
5. Somebody Have Mercy - Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson
6. Got to Have Money - Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson
7. Just Like Mama Said - Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson
8. Look What You Done - Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson
9. Going Upstairs- Queen Sylvia Embry
10. Blues This Morning - Queen Sylvia Embry
11. Tired of Being Pushed Around - Queen Sylvia Embry
12. Please Let Me Stay - Queen Sylvia Embry

Jerry Fielding - The Gauntlet 1977

If it seems like you're seeing the same old crap from Hollywood this summer try something from back when you thought they at least tried.

1. Bleak Bad Big City Dawn
2. The Pickup
3. Exit Tunnel Roaring!
4. The Gauntlet
5. The Box Car Incident
6. Closer Look at a Closer Walk
7. The Black Sedan
8. Manipulation on the Center Divider
9. The Delivery
10. Postlude

Stuff - Stuff 1976

Cornell Dupree - guitar; Gordon Edwards - bass, percussion; Stephen Gadd- drums, percussion; Eric Gale - guiter; Christopher Parker - drums, percussion; Richard Tee - piano, electric piano, organ

Produced by Herb Lovelle and Tommy LiPuma

RIP Cornell Dupree December 19, 1942 - May 7, 2011

1. Foots
2. My Sweetness
3. (Do You) Want Some of This
4. Looking for the Juice
5. Reflections of Divine Love
6. How Long Will It Last
7. Sun Song
8. Happy Farms
9. Dixie/Up On the Roof

Eloise Laws - Eloise 1977

1. Baby You Lied 2. His House and Me 3. 1,000 Laughs 4. Someone Who Still Needs Me 5. Love Is Feeling 6. Number One 7. You're Incredible 8. Love Comes Easy 9. Forever Now

Lena Horne - Swinging - Coronet Records CX-165

Preparing to attend The 10th Texas Pinball Convention in Grapevine & just wanted to give some love to all the female MC's. Why? Well, to be honest we'll be lucky to get 5% female turnout. Pinball seems to be one of those things (kind of like crate digging) that's wired into the male psyche just a tad harder than the female one. Corrections welcome. Anyway, look for some female lovin' posts for the next two weeks or so. As Alicia Keys said when she was here at last year - THANK YOU ALL STAR.

First up on the musical menu is Lena Horne - you've heard her live from 81 now reach back to the 50's ?? to hear some studio work from a top five MC of her era. For those that don't know, Lena set the standard & raised the flag in her day and beyond. RIP Liz Taylor.

1. More Than You Know
2. Squeeze Me
3. Beale street Blues
4. At Long Last Love
5. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
6. The Blues
7. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child
8. Frankie & Johnny

Don "Jake" Jacoby - Jacoby Brings the House Down 1968

All arrangements by Larry Muhoberac, recorded at IRI Studio, Dallas, TX

Don Jacoby was born in York, Pennsylvania. He began playing the trumpet at age 6 1/2. His uncle, Arthur Ansorg, was his teacher. He became a soloist with the Spring Garden Bank in York at nine and continued to play there until he graduated from high school at 16. During this time he played for the Horn and Hardart Children's Hour on the radio station WCAU Philadelphia, then one year with the "Tasty Yeast Youth Pageant" over WJZ in New York (Don was selected from a group of 3,000 young entertainers). He then entered the Ernest Williams School of Music of Brooklyn, New York. During this time he soloed at Town Hall and Carnegie Hall. He graduated from college at 19 and entered the pop music field.

Don joined the Milt Britton Band at Loew's State Theater, Times Square, New York. He played for Van Alexander, Claude Thornhill, and in May of 1941 he joined Les Brown. Don remained with Les Brown until January of 1942 at which time he entered the Navy. He was stationed at Great Lakes Naval Station for two years. During this time he led his own band and performed with such noted artists as Andre Kostelanetz, Lily Pons, John Charles Thomas, Vladmir Horowitz, Nathan Milstein, Fritz Kreisler, Ferde Grothe and many others. While at the Great Lakes Naval Station, Jacoby was chosen as the "Star in Uniform" to perform with Tommy Dorsey on the Raleigh Cigarette program. In December of 1943 he married Doris Robinson of Waukegan, Illinois. He was with the Sam Donahue Navy Bank in the European Theater of operations for 13 months during which time his first son Mike was born.

Upon returning to the States, Don went to California with the Sam Donahue band to record "Command Performance", "Mail Call," etc. for airing to the troops overseas. With the advent of VJ Day, he was discharged from the Navy in Washington, D.C. and returned to Chicago to rejoin Les Brown. During this time he also worked for Benny Goodman. Jacoby decided to settle in Chicago and went on staff for ABC performing on first trumpet with the Don McNeill Breakfast Club for 9 1/2 years. Soon after joining ABC, Don's second son John was born, and then Bill, his third son. While in Chicago, Jacoby did many TV shows, including the Martin and Lewis Comedy Hour, the Ed Sullivan Show and numerous local shows: the Bob and Ray Show, the Danny O'Neill Show and the Tom Duggan Show.

Jacoby then worked for NBC and finally CBS. During the time he was at CBS he was associated with the Conn Band Instrument Co. He performed hundreds and hundreds of clinics and concerts with high schools and university bands in 49 states, Canada and Mexico. After doing the clinics and concerts for ten years, Don formed his own group and went on the road. While on the road the group performed at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago, the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, the Theatrical Grill in Cleveland, the Statler Hilton in Dallas, the Tidelands Hotel in Houston, the Cabaña in Dallas, Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale, the Mike Douglas Show and the Ruth Lyons Show in Cincinnati. He also did a concert tour with Bob Newhart, and made numerous concert appearances at universities with big stars. While at the Cabaña in Dallas, Don became very fond of the city and decided to move his family there and settle down. He appeared at the Executive Inn in Dallas for one year, and has just completed two years at Dallas' Village Club. During the last three years, Jacoby has done countless radio and TV commercials, jingles and commercial records. "Jacoby Brings the House Down" is his latest venture and everyone associated with the album believes it to be his greatest.

1. By The Time I Get To Phoenix
2. The Eyes Of Love
3. Theme From Elvira Madigan
4. The Heat Of The Night
5. Doo Dah
6. Jacoby's Theme
7. Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
8. (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me
9. Chain Of Fools
10. Sunday Best

Boots Randolph - Boots Randolph Puts a Little Sax in Your Life 1978

1970's Boots > 1960's Boots

1. Movin' On Up (Theme from "The Jeffersons")
2. Relaxin'
3. Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree
4. You Light Up My Life
5. Feels So Good
6. Love Will Keep Us Together
7. Southern Nights
8. Sanford & Son Theme
9. Fred
10. All the Things You Are

Alphabet and Counting Songs - Happy Time Chorus 1963

It's been a season since I kicked it for the children. Now kids, I'm a counter; but make no mistake, alphabetizing is essential in taking reading and spelling abilities to the next level -mastering file creation and retrieval! Warning - Any griping about sound quality will trigger hours of film strip & VHS tape review. I would start with side one as Happy Time's side two starts to discuss what comes next - old age, traffic, clock watching and calendar page turning.

Added bonus to this lecture is the below transcription for Fork, Knife and Spoon. Little DJ's can chop up phrases like "got something to cut" or "my sharp edge cuts right through." Adults watch out for Mr. Fork, though. He seems to have a hidden agenda. Having said that, if anthropomorphic silverware can prevent one child from developing an eating disorder our children really will win the future.

1. The Alphabet Song
2. The Counting Song
3. Rockabye Baby
4. Alphabet Zoo
5. Hush Little Baby
6. Fork, Knife and Spoon
7. Time to Tell Time
8. How Many Days in a Year
9. Be Kind to Your Parents
10. Happy Do-Right
11. Do My Dolly

Now gather round children meet three friends of mine
Who will always be with you when you go to dine.
Just look on the table for a fork, knife and spoon.
Now they're gonna sing you ... The Table Manners Tune!

I'm Mr. Fork with points so sharp. I'm good for holding meat.
And if you handle me just right I'm sure to help you eat.
You first take me in your right hand just like you hold a pen.
And turn me til my points are up and stop try that again.
This is the way you should hold me for food like peas and rice
But please don't overload me cause it isn't very nice.
Now put me in your left hand. Turn my points down toward the plate.
And if you've anything to cut I'll keep it firm and straight.
Don't use me like a shovel. Never grab me like a ball.
And one thing more the back of me is never used at all.
If you'll remember what I've said you'll eat with ease and grace.
And Mom and Dad won't be ashamed to take you any place.

Now I am Mr. Knife and I'm might handy, but
I'm only used at mealtime when you've got something to cut.
Whenever you're not using me against the plate I'm laid.
My handle on the table thats for balancing my blade.
You hold me in your right hand with fingers wrapped around.
The finger that you point with along my back is crowned.
You never have to use me when you're eating corn or stew
But when it comes to meat you'll find my sharp edge cuts right through.
I'm only used for cutting food. I never pick it up.
You wouldn't want me in your mouth and then have to hiccup.
If you use me as I've told you my edge both sharp and keen
Will cut your food so neatly that your chin will stay quite clean.

I am Ms. Spoon and I come in two sizes

For soup, for dessert, and all sorts of surprises.
Like my brother the fork hold me in your right hand

Dip me gently in liquids. Now isn't that grand?
I'm built with a ball either oval or round

Which you place in your mouth never makin' a sound.
You can use me for stirring or eating ice cream
I'll pick up every drop and I'll leave your plate clean.

Now that is all that there is to it.
We all know that you can do it
We'll help you morning night and noon
I'm Mr. Fork... I'm Mr. Knife... and I..., I am Ms. Spoon.

Brass Fever - Time Is Running Out 1976

1. Time Is Running Out
2. Takin' It To The Street
3. Boogie On Reggae Woman
4. Mr. Tambourine Man
5. Dancing Machine
6. Pressure Drop
7. Summertime
8. Funky Carnival

Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love 1966

1. Strangers in the Night

2. A Groovy Kind of Love

3. Rain

4. Wasn't It You

5. There Goes My Love, There Goes My Life

6. Monday, Monday

7. Bang Bang

8. Homeward Bound

9. Two Rivers

10. Come Rain Or Come Shine

11. Elusive Butterfly

12. I Couldn't Live Without Your Love

Dr. Hook - Pleasure & Pain 1978

ATTN: 2011 Macks looking for new moves - Incorporate some Dr. Hook into your repertoire. When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman is more advice for those who didn't believe Jimmy Soul. Clyde is recommended listening for bass players worldwide. Shel Silverstein count on this is five.

1. Sharing the Night Together
2. Sweetest of All
3. Storms Never Last
4. I Don't Want To Be Alone Tonight
5. Knowing She's There
6. Clyde
7. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
8. Dooley Jones
9. I Gave Her Comfort
10. All The Time In The World
11. You Make My Pants Want To Get Up And Dance

Ike & Tina Turner - Workin' Together 1971

1. Workin' Together
2. (As Long As I Can) Get You When I Want You
3. Get Back
4. The Way You Love Me
5. You Can Have It
6. Game of Love
7. Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter
8. Ooh Poo Pah Doo
9. Proud Mary
10. Goodbye, So Long
11. Let It Be

Doo-Wop Gold Volume One 197x

Can I help you?
Sure. I'm looking for doo-wop records.
Hip-Hop?
No. Doo-Wop.
Do What?
No. Doo-Wop.
Let me ask someone else.

1. The Five Delights - There'll Be No Goodbye
2. The Willows - Church Bells May Rang
3. Don Julian & the Meadowlarks - Heaven and Paradise
4. The Genies - Who's That Knocking
5. The Crests - Guilty
6. The Pesters - I Laughed
7. The Paragons - Blue Velvet
8. The Scarlets - Dear One
9. The Jesters - So Strange
10. Shirley & Lee - Let the Good Times Roll
11. The Untouchables - Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight
12. Blue-Notes - A Good Woman
13. Blue-Notes - My Hero
14. The Hearts - Lonely Nights
15. The Valiants - This Is the Night
16. The Quin-Tones - Down the Aisle of Love
17. The Penguins - Earth Angel
18. The Moonglows - Sincerely
19. The Spinners - That's What Girls Are Made For
20. Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs - Stay
21. Crests - 16 Candles
22. Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love
23. Classics - Till Then
24. Bobby Lewis - Tossin & Turnin
25. Angels - Till
26. Maxine Brown - All in My Mind
27. Betty Everett - The Shoop Shoop Song
28. Harptones - Sunday Kind of Love
29. Mello Kings - Tonite, Tonite
30. Cascades - Rhythm Of The Rain
31. Ike & Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine
32. Five Satins - In the Still of the Night
33. Gladys Knight & the Pips - Every Beat of My Heart
34. The Channels - The Closer You Are
35. Dobie Gray - In Crowd
36. Jerry Butler - Moon River
37. Dee Clark - Raindrops
38. Belmonts - Tell Me Why
39. Terry Statford - Suspicion
40. Capris - There's a Moon Out Tonight

The Versatile Burl Ives! 1961

Versatility is underrated - never turn down a 1$ Burl Ives LP.
Burl was so OG he could turn any song into a classic. Burl Ives is hip-hop.

1. Mockin' Bird Hill - nature
2. The Long Black Veil - death
3. Delia - murder
4. Forty Hour Week - labor
5. I Walk the Line - love
6. Royal Telephone - religion
7. Shanghied - kidnapping
8. Lenora, Let Your Hair Down - lust
9. A Little Bitty Tear - breakup
10. Oh, My Side - pain
11. Mama Don't Want No Peas and Rice An' Cocoanut Oil - booze
12. The Almighty Dollar Bill - money

An Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas 1983/1986

Out 'til 2011 with 2010 post #40.
Remember it's never too early to work on next year's list of grievances for Festivus.
Locals don't forget to hit up Half-Price Books after Christmas for 20% off vinyl etc.
Be safe everyone. Back soon, Blogger willing.

1. Angela Strehli - Boogie Woogie Santa Claus
2. The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Merry Christmas Darling
3. Lou Ann Barton - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
4. Sarah Brown - My Christmas Tree Is Hung with Tears
5. Paul Ray - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
6. The Kaz Jazz Quartet - The Christmas Song
7. The Fabulous Thunderbirds - (Rockin') Winter Wonderland
8. Lou Ann Barton - Please Come Home for Christmas
9. Charles Sexton - Santa Bring My Baby Back to Me
10. Angela Strehli - Sweet Little Baby Boy
11. Paul Ray - Let's Make Everyday a Christmas Day

Super Soul Blues Volume II 1991

1. Aaron Neville - Tell It Like It Is
2. Cookie & The Cupcakes - Matilda
3. Little Johnny Taylor - Everybody Knows About My Good Thing
4. B.B. King - Recession Blues
5. Peppermint Harris - Bad Bad Whiskey
6. Jimmy Reed - Bright Lights, Big City
7. John Fred & His Playboys - Boogie Children
8. Toussaint McCall - Nothing Takes The Place Of You
9. Clarence Carter - Can We Slip Away Again
10. Montclairs - Dreaming Out Of Season
11. Ernie Johnson - Party All Night
12. Na Allen - Bring It On Home
13. Tommy Young - That's How Strong My Love Is
14. Bobby Patterson - How Do You Spell Love
15. Louis Villery - Making Nassau Fruit Drink
16. Little Johnny Taylor - Open House At My House (Pt. 1)

The Studio Band of the United States Army Field Band of Washington D.C. - The All Army Composers-Arrangers Showcase 196X

The story of where I found this can wait as the ten tracks on this are pure heat. They are so delightful I am prematurely calling this my best post of 2010. New entries can no longer be accepted. The last cut took some time to get straight but now the story can be told. Anyone w/ info on the artists let me know in the comments.
From the OG liner notes...
Three of the Army-wide music competitions have been conducted in recent years. The works recorded on this album were selected from entries in the three competitions.
Selections presented demonstrate the wide variety of styles employed by Army composers and arrangers in this event and provide "something for everyone" in listening enjoyment.

1. Another Day Without Sunshine - Original composition and arrangement for full stage band by SP4 George A. Bold, III
2. Oblitherated -Original composition and arrangement for full stage band without doubling by SP4 Joseph H. Percy, Jr.
3. Ordinalis - Original composition and arrangement for full stage band with doubling by SP4 Joseph H. Percy, Jr.
4. Why? Well...... - An experimental work by CW2 William E. Bowden
5. Dawn on Rigel V - An original composition and arrangement for full stage band without doubling by CPT Richard B. Wallick
6. Two Lost Children of Cumberland County - Original song with lyrics by Major Herbert R. Metoyer, Jr.

7. Stephanie - An experimental work by CW3 Robert E. Edmonds, Jr.
8. Waltz for Judy - Original composition and arrangement for full stage band by SP4 Martin Krupp
9. Excursion - Original composition and arrangement for full stage band by SP5 Joseph A. Belcastro
10. Macarena - Special arrangement of an existing work by SP5 Lynn T. Hutcheson

The Best of Doc Severinsen and His Orchestra - 1982

1. Blues in the Night

2. And the Angels Sing

3. Cry Me a River

4. Bluesette

5. My Funny Valentine

6. I Can't Get Started

7. Sleepy Lagoon

8. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

9. Ja-Da

10. Stormy Weather

11. St. Louis Blues

12. Don't Worry 'Bout Me

13. You Made Me Love You

14. The Sidewinder

15. Lonesome Road

16. Sugar Blues

17. I Cried for You

18. Stardust

19. Love for Sale

20. A Night in Tunisia

Johnny Cash - From Sea to Shining Sea 1968

1. From Sea to Shining Sea
2. The Whirl and the Suck
3. Call Daddy from the Mine
4. The Frozen Four-Hundred-Pound Fair-to-Middlin' Cotton Picker
5. The Walls of a Prison
6. The Masterpiece
7. You and Tennessee
8. Another Song to Sing
9. The Flint Arrowhead
10. Cisco Clifton's Fillin' Station
11. Shrimpin' Sailin'
12. From Sea to Shining Sea (Finale)

Johnny Cash - Vocals, Guitar
Carl Perkins, Luther Perkins - Guitar
Bob Johnson - Guitar/Banjo/Dobro
Norman Blake - Dobro
Marshall Grant - Bass
W.S. Holland - Drums
Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
The Carter Family - Background Vocals