Godfathers of Soul Jazz

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Tracklist

▼Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
recording of:
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (“The Godfather of Soul”)
James Brown4:38
2Watermelon Man
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-12-27 until 1966-12-28)
producer:
Jerry Ross (Philadelphia soul composer/producer)
bass:
Leroy Vinnegar (from 1966-12-27 until 1966-12-28)
piano:
Les McCann (from 1966-12-27 until 1966-12-28)
Les McCann3:42
3Dancing In The Street
instrumental cover recording of:
Dancing in the Street
writer:
Marvin Gaye, Ivy Jo Hunter and William Stevenson (Motown songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), FCG Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., MG III Music, NMG Music, Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division, イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Ramsey Lewis Trio2:51
4Ain't That Peculiar
Quincy Jones3:02
5Caravan
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1964-11-16)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (on 1964-11-16)
guitar family:
Wes Montgomery (on 1964-11-16)
percussion:
Willie Bobo (on 1964-11-16)
piano:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (on 1964-11-16)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1964-11-16), Urbie Green (on 1964-11-16), Quentin Jackson (on 1964-11-16) and Chauncey Welsch (on 1964-11-16)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (on 1964-11-16), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1964-11-16) and Snooky Young (on 1964-11-16)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (on 1964-11-16) and Harvey Philips (on 1964-11-16)
woodwind:
Jerome Richardson (on 1964-11-16)
conductor:
Johnny Pate (on 1964-11-16)
arranger:
Johnny Pate
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States (on 1964-11-16)
instrumental recording of:
Caravan (on 1964-11-16)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
Wes Montgomery2:37
6Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
producer:
Maceo Parker
alto saxophone:
Maceo Parker
guitar:
Rodney Jones
membranophone:
Bill Stuart (US jazz drummer)
organ:
Don Pullen (pianist)
tenor saxophone:
Pee Wee Ellis
trombone:
Fred Wesley
instrumental cover recording of:
Better Git It in Your Soul
composer:
Charles Mingus
publisher:
Jazz Workshop, Inc.
Maceo Parker5:45
7Spinning Wheel
Jimmy McGriff3:37
8I Heard It Through The Grapevine
arranger:
Bert Keyes (piano, soul/funk producer/writer)
cover recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部
Willie Bobo, Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield3:08
9Free At Last
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1968-09-05)
baritone saxophone:
Buddy Lucas (Tenor saxophonist / vocalist / harmonica player) (on 1968-09-05)
drums (drum set):
Bernard Purdie (on 1968-09-05)
electric bass guitar:
Bill Folwell (on 1968-09-05)
tenor saxophone:
Albert Ayler (on 1968-09-05)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1968-09-05)
trumpet:
Burt Collins (on 1968-09-05) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1968-09-05)
woodwind:
Seldon Powell (on 1968-09-05)
vocals:
Mary Maria Parks (on 1968-09-05) and Rose Marie McCoy (on 1968-09-05)
conductor:
Bert DeCoteaux (on 1968-09-05)
arranger:
Bert DeCoteaux
recording of:
Free at Last (on 1968-09-05)
composer:
Albert Ayler, Rose Marie McCoy and Mary Parks
Albert Ayler23:07
10Inner City Blues
George Benson, Gerald Albright & Lee Ritenour5:42
11What's Goin' On
Quincy Jones & Valerie Simpson10:00
12(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Jimmy Smith4:38
13Miss Poopie
Jimmy McGriff3:19
14Soul Man
producer:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer)
bass:
Cleveland Eaton (American jazz bassist) (from 1967-07 until 1967-10)
drums (drum set):
Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire) (from 1967-07 until 1967-10)
piano:
Ramsey Lewis (from 1967-07 until 1967-10)
conductor:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer) (from 1967-07 until 1967-10)
arranger:
Richard Evans (US jazz/soul bassist, composer, arranger and producer)
recorded at:
Ter-Mar Recording Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1967-07 until 1967-10)
instrumental cover recording of:
Soul Man
writer:
David Porter (US soul musician, producer & songwriter) (in 1967) and Isaac Hayes (in 1967)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1986) and Walden Music Corp. (publisher) (in 1986)
Ramsey Lewis2:50
15Goin' Out Of My Head
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Creed Taylor
bass:
Bob Cranshaw (in 1964-11)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (in 1964-11)
guitar:
Wes Montgomery (in 1964-11)
percussion:
Willie Bobo (in 1964-11)
piano:
Bobby Scott (vocals, piano, US musician & producer) (in 1964-11)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (in 1964-11), Urbie Green (in 1964-11), Quentin Jackson (in 1964-11) and Chauncey Welsch (in 1964-11)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (in 1964-11), Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (in 1964-11) and Snooky Young (in 1964-11)
tuba:
Don Butterfield (in 1964-11) and Harvey Philips (in 1964-11)
woodwind:
Jerome Richardson (in 1964-11)
conductor:
Johnny Pate (in 1964-11)
arranger and orchestrator:
Johnny Pate
instrumental cover recording of:
Goin’ Out of My Head (in 1964-11)
lyricist:
Bobby Weinstein (US songwriter)
composer:
Teddy Randazzo
publisher:
EMI Partnership Musikverlag GmbH, Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal Songs Of Polygram Inc.
Wes Montgomery2:16
16Phat City
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Verve Music Group (now known as Verve Label Group; not for release label use!) (in 2004)
Paul Brown4:47
17Women Of The World
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1964-01-27)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1964-01-27)
producer:
Creed Taylor
organ:
Jimmy Smith (US jazz organist) (on 1964-01-27)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) and Claus Ogerman
recording of:
Women of the World (on 1963-01-27)
composer:
Riz Ortolani
Jimmy Smith5:47
18Ain't Too Proud To Beg
cover recording of:
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland‐Dozier‐Holland songwriting team) and Norman Whitfield
composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Stone Agate Music and Stone Agate Music Division
Willie Bobo2:43
19Watermelon Man
Fred Wesley and The J.B.’s3:28
20For Once In My Life
James Brown4:44