Blue Note Records Discography: 1975-1976

1975

Horace Silver Quintet With Horns

Tom Harrell (tp) Bob Berg (ts) Horace Silver (p) Ron Carter (b) Al Foster (d) Oscar Brashear, Bobby Bryant (tp, flh) Vince DeRosa (frh) Frank Rosolino (tb) Maurice Spears (btb) Jerome Richardson (as, ss, fl) Buddy Collette (as, fl) Wade Marcus (arr) overdubbed on

A&R Studios, NYC & Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 10, 1975

15167 (tk.4)	Barbara	Blue Note BN-LA 406-G
15168	Dameron's Dance	-
15170 (tk.3)	Adjustment	-
15171 (tk.3)	Mysticizm	-

* Horace Silver - Silver 'N Brass (Blue Note BN-LA 406-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Septet

Ernie Watts (reeds) Bobby Hutcherson (mar, arr) Jerry Peters (el-p, arr) John Rowin (g) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) Bobbye Porter Hall (per) Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters (vo)

Idylwild, CA, January 16, 1975

15192	People Make The World Go Round	Blue Note BN-LA 369-G
15193	Theme From MAS*H	-
15194	MTU	-
15195	Manzanita	-
15196	Mountain Caravan	-
15197	Silver Rondo	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - Linger Lane (Blue Note BN-LA 369-G)

Horace Silver Quintet With Horns

Tom Harrell (tp) Bob Berg (ts) Horace Silver (p) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Bernard Purdie (d) Oscar Brashear, Bobby Bryant (tp, flh) Vince DeRosa (frh) Frank Rosolino (tb) Maurice Spears (btb) Jerome Richardson (as, ss, fl) Buddy Collette (as, fl) Wade Marcus (arr) overdubbed on

A&R Studios, NYC & Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, CA, January 17, 1975

15166 (tk.3)	Kissin' Cousins	Blue Note BN-LA 406-G
15169	The Sophisticated Hippie	-

* Horace Silver - Silver 'N Brass (Blue Note BN-LA 406-G)

Don Minasi Group

Jay Diversa, Warren Luening (tp, flh) Benard Ighner (tp, flh, syn, per) George Bohanon (tb) Keith Ighner (tb, el-b) Ray Pizzi (ts, fl) Roger Kellaway (el-p) Don Minasi, John Morrell (g) Brian Magnus (el-b) Bobbye Porter Hall (per)

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, January, 1975

15261

Soltura

Blue Note BN-LA 426-G

* Don Minasi - I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before (Blue Note BN-LA 426-G)

Don Minasi Group

Roger Bobo, Mami Robinson, Charles Roper, Ed Sheftel, Tony Terran (brass) Jack Nimitz, Ray Pizzi, Bud Shank, Dave Sherr (reeds) Ann Goodman, Lucille Greco, Jackie Lustgarten, Kathleen Lustgarten (vlc) Gail Levant (harp) Roger Kellaway (key) Don Minasi (g) Chuck Domanico (b) Ron Krasinski (d) Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman, Harvey Mason (per)

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, January, 1975

15260	Sometime Boogie	Blue Note BN-LA 426-G
15262	R.K. Bossa	-
15263	Free	-
15264	I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before	-

* Don Minasi - I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before (Blue Note BN-LA 426-G)

Don Minasi Group

Jim Decker (frh) Luis DiTullio (fl) Earl Dumler (ob) Jack Mersch (basn) Hugo Raimond (cl) Christine Ermacoff, Dennis Karmazyn, Jackie Lustgarten, Fred Seykora (vlc) Gail Levant (harp) Roger Kellaway (p) Don Minasi, John Morrell (g) Chuck Domanico (b) Harvey Mason (d) Mark Stevens (per)

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, January, 1975

15265	Bitzy	Blue Note BN-LA 426-G
15266	Theme From "Prisoner Of 2nd Avenue"	-
15311	Moroccan Copper	-
15312	You've Been Away Too Long	-

* Don Minasi - I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before (Blue Note BN-LA 426-G)

Lou Donaldson Sextet

Lou Donaldson (as) Herman Foster (p) Mark Elf (g) Bob Cranshaw (el-b) Willie Seaberry (d) Raymond Orchart (cga) Claudia Moore (vo)

A&R Studios, NYC, February 4, 1975

15345 (tk.5/6)	Make Someone Happy	Blue Note rejected
15346 (tk.2)	Don't Take Your Love From Me	-
15347 (tk.3)	When I Think About You	-
15342 (tk.2)	Do Me Like You Do	-
15343 (tk.2)	What Now, My Love?	-
15344 (tk.3)	We'll Be Together Again	-

Lou Donaldson Septet

Irvin Stokes (tp) Lou Donaldson (as) Lonnie Smith (org) Mark Elf (g) Bob Cranshaw (b) Willie Seaberry (d) Raymond Orchart (cga)

A&R Studios, NYC, February 5, 1975

	Untitled Original, #1	Blue Note rejected
	Untitled Original, #2	-
	Untitled Original, #3	-
15339 (tk.3 or tk.8/9)	Don't Worry About It George	-
15340 (tk.2)	Funky Mama	-
15341 (tk.1/2)	Misty	-

Moacir Santos Group

Oscar Brashear, Mike Price, Jerry Rusch (tp) George Bohanon, J.J. Johnson (tb) David Duke (frh) Ernie Watts (bfl) Jerome Richardson (ss, afl) Ray Pizzi (ss, cl, bcl) Gary Foster (as) Don Menza (ts, fl, afl) Clare Fischer (p) Jerry Peters (org) Larry Nash (el-p, clav) Dennis Budimir, Dean Parks (g) Chuck Domanico (b) Harvey Mason (d) Louis Alves, Paulinho Da Costa, Roberto Silva (per) Lynda Lawrence (vo) Moacir Santos (vo, as, bars, per, arr) Dale Oehler (arr)

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, March 17, 1975

15760 (tk.5)	Tomorrow Is Mine	Blue Note BN-LA 463-G
15759 (tk.8)	Coisa, No. 2	-

* Moacir Santos - Carnival Of The Spirits (Blue Note BN-LA 463-G)

Moacir Santos Group

same personnel

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1975

15761 (tk.7)	Route	Blue Note BN-LA 463-G
15757 (tk.12)	Kamba	-

* Moacir Santos - Carnival Of The Spirits (Blue Note BN-LA 463-G)

Moacir Santos Group

same personnel

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, March 19, 1975

15755 (tk.7)	Quiet Carnival	Blue Note BN-LA 463-G
15762 (tk.11)	Anon	-

* Moacir Santos - Carnival Of The Spirits (Blue Note BN-LA 463-G)

Moacir Santos Group

same personnel

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1975

15758 (tk.5)	Sampaguita	Blue Note BN-LA 463-G
15756 (tk.11)	Jequie	-

* Moacir Santos - Carnival Of The Spirits (Blue Note BN-LA 463-G)

Ronnie Foster Quintet

Ronnie Foster (org, key, vo, arr) Joe Beck (g) William Allen (b) Dennis Davis (d) Mtume (cga, per) George Benson (back vo)

A&R Studios, NYC, March 21, 1975

15683 (tk.2)	Funky Motion	Blue Note BN-LA 425-G
15680 (tk.5)	Like A Child	-

* Ronnie Foster - Cheshire Cat (Blue Note BN-LA 425-G)

Ronnie Foster Sextet

Ronnie Foster (org, key, vo, arr) Joe Beck (g -2) George Benson (g -1, back vo -2) William Allen (b) Gary King (el-b) Dennis Davis (d) Mtume (cga, per)

A&R Studios, NYC, March 24, 1975

1. 15684 (tk.3)	Cheshire Cat	Blue Note BN-LA 425-G
2. 15685 (tk.4)	Heartless	-

* Ronnie Foster - Cheshire Cat (Blue Note BN-LA 425-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Septet

Oscar Brashear (tp -1,2) Thurman Green (tb -1,2) Harold Land (ts -1,2) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Dwight Dickenson (p) Kent Brinkley (b) Larry Hancock (d)

United Artists Studios, Los Angeles, CA, March 24, 1975

1. (tk.7)	Boodaa	Blue Note [J] GXF 3073
2. (tk.4)	Roses Poses	-
3. (tk.2)	Searchin' The Trane	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - Inner Glow (Blue Note [J] GXF 3073)

Bobby Hutcherson Septet

same personnel

United Artists Studios, Los Angeles, CA, March 25, 1975

(tk.3)	Inner Glow	Blue Note [J] GXF 3073
(tk.2)	Cowboy Bob	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - Inner Glow (Blue Note [J] GXF 3073)

Ronnie Foster Quintet

Ronnie Foster (org, key, vo, arr) Joe Beck (g) William Allen (b) Dennis Davis (d) Mtume (cga, per) unidentified background vocals

A&R Studios, NYC, March 25, 1975

(tk.3)	Night People	unissued
15681 (tk.2/8)	Tuesday Heartbreak	Blue Note BN-LA 425-G

* Ronnie Foster - Cheshire Cat (Blue Note BN-LA 425-G)

Ronnie Foster Sextet

Ronnie Foster (org, key, vo, arr) Joe Beck (g) William Allen (b) Gary King (el-b) Dennis Davis (d) Mtume (cga, per) unidentified background vocals

A&R Studios, NYC, March 27, 1975

15682 (tk.1/4)

Fly Away

Blue Note BN-LA 425-G

* Ronnie Foster - Cheshire Cat (Blue Note BN-LA 425-G)

Eddie Henderson Group

Eddie Henderson (tp, flh, cor) Julian Priester (tb) Bennie Maupin (ts, sxo, bcl) Bobby Hutcherson (mar -3) George Duke (el-p, clav, syn) Buster Williams (b -6) Alphonso Johnson (el-b -1/5,7) Harvey Mason (d -1/5,7) Billy Hart (d -6)

Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA, March, April, 1975

1. 15725	Sunburst	Blue Note BN-LA 464-G
2. 15726	The Kumquat Kids	-
3. 15727	Galaxy	-
4. 15728	Explodition	-
5. 15729	Involuntary Bliss	-
6. 15730	We End In A Dream	-
7. 15731	Hip Scotch	-

* Eddie Henderson - Sunburst (Blue Note BN-LA 464-G)

Ronnie Laws And The Pressure

Ronnie Laws (ts, ss, fl) Jerry Peters (el-p, syn) Mike Cavanaugh, Joe Sample (clav, el-p) Roland Bautista (g) John Rowin (g -2,3,5) Clint Mosley (el-b) Steve Guttierez (d) Joe Clayton (cga, tamb, flexitone) Side Effect (back vo -2)

Angel City Sound, Los Angeles, CA, March, April, 1975

1. 15764	Always There	Blue Note BN-XW 738-Y, BN-LA 452-G
2. 15765	Momma	Blue Note BN-XW 777-Y, BN-LA 452-G
3. 15766	Never Be The Same	Blue Note BN-LA 452-G
4. 15767	Tell Me Something Good	-
5. 15768	Nothing To Lose	-
6. 15770	Why Do You Laugh At Me	-
7. 15771	Miss Mary's Place	Blue Note BN-XW 777-Y, BN-LA 452-G

* Ronnie Laws - Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note BN-LA 452-G)
* Ronnie Laws - Always There c/w Tidal Wave (Blue Note BN-XW 738-Y)
* Ronnie Laws - Momma c/w Miss Mary's Place (Blue Note BN-XW 777-Y)

Ronnie Laws And The Pressure

Ronnie Laws (ts, ss, fl) Jerry Peters (el-p, syn) Mike Cavanaugh, Joe Sample (clav, el-p) Roland Bautista, John Rowin (g) Wilton Felder (el-b) Michael Willars (d) Joe Clayton (cga, tamb, flexitone)

Angel City Sound, Los Angeles, CA, March, April, 1975

15769

Tidal Wave

Blue Note BN-XW 738-Y, BN-LA 452-G

* Ronnie Laws - Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note BN-LA 452-G)
* Ronnie Laws - Always There c/w Tidal Wave (Blue Note BN-XW 738-Y)

Carmen McRae

Erno Neufeld (vln) Allan Harshman (vla) Ed Lustgarten (vlc) Dave Grusin (el-p, syn, arr) Dennis Budimir (g) John Gianelli (b) Spider Webb (d) Emil Richards (per, vib) Carmen McRae (vo) unidentified strings

United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, April, 1975

15743	A Letter From Anna-Lee	Blue Note BN-LA 462-G
15749	Like A Lover	-

* Carmen McRae - I Am Music (Blue Note BN-LA 462-G)

Carmen McRae

Roger Kellaway (p, arr) Frank Collett (org, syn) Dennis Budimir (g) John Gianelli (b) John Guerin (d) Emil Richards (per, vib) Carmen McRae (vo) The Morgan Ames Singers (vocal group)

United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, April, 1975

15746	I Ain't Here	Blue Note BN-LA 462-G
15763	You Know Who You Are	-

* Carmen McRae - I Am Music (Blue Note BN-LA 462-G)

Carmen McRae

Erno Neufeld, Gerri Vinci (vln) Allan Harshman (vla) Ed Lustgarten (vlc) Frank Collett (p, el-p, syn) Dennis Budimir (g) John Gianelli (b) John Guerin (d) Emil Richards (per, vib) Carmen McRae (vo) The Morgan Ames Singers (vocal group) Roger Kellaway, Byron Olson (arr) unidentified woodwinds

United Western Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, April, 1975

15744	Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye	Blue Note BN-LA 462-G
15745	Faraway Forever	-
15747	I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before	-
15748	Who Gave You Permission	-
15750	I Never Lied To You	-
15751	I Am Music	-

* Carmen McRae - I Am Music (Blue Note BN-LA 462-G)

Gene Harris Band

Al Aarons (tp) George Bohanon (tb) Mike Altschul, Fred Jackson (reeds) Julius Buffum, Wint Garvey, Rewit Koven, Charles Veal (strings) Gene Harris (key) Lee Ritenour (g) John Rowin (g, el-b) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Kenneth Rice (d) Ronaldo N. Jackson, Gerald Steinholtz (per) Harold Clayton, John Lehman, Lynn Mack, Sigidi (vo, back vo) Lani Graves, Keg Johnson, Jerry Peters, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters (back vo) Jerry Peters (arr, lead vo)

Music Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 7, 1975

15836	Game Of Hearts	rejected
15837	Prayer '76	Blue Note BN-LA 519-G

* Gene Harris - Nexus (Blue Note BN-LA 519-G)

Gene Harris Band

same personnel

Music Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 15, 1975

15906

Love Don't Love Nobody

Blue Note BN-LA 519-G

* Gene Harris - Nexus (Blue Note BN-LA 519-G)

Gene Harris Band

add Charlotte Politte (syn prog)

Music Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May, June, 1975

16500	Sauda	Blue Note BN-LA 519-G
16501	Funky Business	-
16502	Koko And Lee Moe	-
16503	Rushin' Roulette (Don't Let It Backfire)	-
16504	Jitterbug Waltz	-
16505	Gettin' Down Country	-
16506	H.R.D. (Boogie)	-

* Gene Harris - Nexus (Blue Note BN-LA 519-G)

John Lee - Gerry Brown Group

Rob Franken (el-p, syn) Jasper Van T'Hoff (clav -8) Eric Tagg (clav, syn -5) Mike Mandel (syn -5) Eff Alberts, Philip Catherine, Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin (g) John Lee (el-b, syn, clav) Gerry Brown (d, per)

Dureco Studios, Weesp, Holland, June, 1975

1. 16382	Mango Sunrise	Blue Note BN-LA 541-G
2. 16383	Breakfast Of Champions	-
3. 16384	Keep It Real	-
4. 16385	Ethereal Cereal	-
5. 16386	The Stop And Go	-
6. 16387	Her Celestial Body	-
7. 16388	Pickin' The Bone	-
8. 16389	Magnum Opus	-
9. 16390	Haida	-

* John Lee/Gerry Brown - Mango Sunrise (Blue Note BN-LA 541-G)

Chico Hamilton Septet With Vocals

Arthur Blythe (as) Arnie Lawrence (ts, ss) Joe Beck, Barry Finnerty (el-g) Steve Turre (el-b, tb) Chico Hamilton (d, per, arr) Abdullah (cga, bgo, per) Keg Johnson (arr) Jerry Peters (p, el-p) Charlotte Politte (syn-prog) Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Oren Waters (vo) overdubbed on

A&R Studios, NYC & Sound Factory West, Los Angeles, CA, July 9, August, 1975

16241-2	Little Lisa	Blue Note BN-LA 520-H2
16242-4	V-O	-
16243-4	Peregrinations	-

* Chico Hamilton - Peregrinations (Blue Note BN-LA 520-H2)

Chico Hamilton Septet With Vocals

same personnel

A&R Studios, NYC & Sound Factory West, Los Angeles, CA, July 10, August, 1975

16244-7	The Morning Side Of Love	Blue Note BN-LA 520-H2
16245-1	Andy's Walk	-
16246-3	Abdullah And Abraham	-
16247-1	Space For Stacy	-
16248-1	Sweet Dreams	-
16249-2	It's About That Time	-
16409-1	On And Off	-

* Chico Hamilton - Peregrinations (Blue Note BN-LA 520-H2)

Bobbi Humphrey Group

Oscar Brashear (tp) Fonce Mizell (tp, clav, solina, vo) Julian Priester (tb) Bobbi Humphrey (fl, vo) Tyree Glenn Jr. (ts) Dorothy Ashby (harp) Roger Glenn (vib, mar) Chuck Davis (p, el-p) Skip Scarborough (p, el-p, clav) Jerry Peters (p, el-p, syn) Larry Mizell (syn, solina, p, el-p, vo) Craig McMullen, John Rowin (g) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) Mayuto Correa (cga) Jesse Acuna, Rosario Davila, Katherine Lyra, Augie Rey, Sonia Tavares (back vo)

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1975

16421	You Make Me Feel So Good	Blue Note BN-LA 550-G
16422	The Trip	-
16423	Fancy Dancer	Blue Note BN-LA 550-G, BN-LA 699-G
16424	Please Set Me At Ease	Blue Note BN-LA 550-G

* Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer (Blue Note BN-LA 550-G)
* Bobbi Humphrey's Best (Blue Note BN-LA 699-G)

Bobbi Humphrey Group

same personnel

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1975

16557	Uno Esta	Blue Note BN-XW 785-Y, BN-LA 550-G, BN-LA 699-G
16558	Mestizo Eyes	Blue Note BN-LA 550-G

* Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer (Blue Note BN-LA 550-G)
* Bobbi Humphrey's Best (Blue Note BN-LA 699-G)
* Bobbi Humphrey - Sweeter Than Sugar c/w Uno Esta (Blue Note BN-XW 785-Y)

Bobbi Humphrey Group

add James Carter (whistler)

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, August 7, 1975

16425

Sweeter Than Sugar

Blue Note BN-XW 785-Y, BN-LA 550-G

* Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer (Blue Note BN-LA 550-G)
* Bobbi Humphrey - Sweeter Than Sugar c/w Uno Esta (Blue Note BN-XW 785-Y)

Bobby Hutcherson Band

Oscar Brashear (tp) Plas Johnson (fl) Ernie Watts (ts) Fred Jackson (ts, fl) Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar) Larry Nash (el-p) Dennis Budimir (g) Chuck Domanico (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) Ralph MacDonald, Bobby Matos, Johnny Paloma, Victor Pantoja (per) Dale Oehler (arr)

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, August 12 or 14, 1975

16427	Camel Rise	Blue Note BN-LA 551-G
16428	Hello It's Me	unissued

* Bobby Hutcherson - Montara (Blue Note BN-LA 551-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Band

Johnson plays (ss) Watts plays (ts, fl). Blue Mitchell (tp) Willie Bobo (per) replaces Brashear, Jackson, Budimir

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, August 12 or 14, 1975

16508	Little Angel	Blue Note BN-LA 551-G
16509	Love Song	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - Montara (Blue Note BN-LA 551-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Band

Oscar Brashear, Blue Mitchell (tp) Ernie Watts (ts, fl) Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar, arr) Eddie Cano (p) Larry Nash (el-p) Dave Troncoso (el-b) Rudy Calzado, Bobby Matos, Johnny Paloma, Victor Pantoja (per) Dale Oehler (arr)

The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, August 12 or 14, 1975

16559	Montana	Blue Note BN-LA 551-G
16560	Yuyo	-
16429	(Se Acabo) La Malanga	-
16507	Oye Como Va	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - Montara (Blue Note BN-LA 551-G)

Donald Byrd Group

Raymond Brown (tp) Donald Byrd (flh, tp, vo) George Bohanon (tb) Tyree Glenn Jr. (ts) Larry Mizell (p, arr, back vo) Skip Scarborough (el-p) Fonce Mizell (clav, tp, back vo) Craig McMullen, John Rowin (g) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) King Errisson (cga) Mayuto Correa (cga, per) James Carter (whistler) Kay Haith (back vo) unidentified strings

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, August 18, 1975

16327	Change (Makes You Want To Hustle)	Blue Note BN-XW 726-Y, BN-LA 549-G, BN-LA 700-G
16328	You And Music	Blue Note BN-LA 549-G
16549	Night Whistler	-

* Donald Byrd - Places And Spaces (Blue Note BN-LA 549-G)
* Donald Byrd's Best (Blue Note BN-LA 700-G)
* Donald Byrd - Change (Makes You Want To Hustle), Pt. 1&2 (Blue Note BN-XW 726-Y)

Donald Byrd Group

same personnel

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, August 20, 1975

16550	Just My Imagination	Blue Note BN-XW 783-Y, BN-LA 549-G
16551	Places And Spaces	Blue Note BN-LA 549-G
16552	Wind Parade	-

* Donald Byrd - Places And Spaces (Blue Note BN-LA 549-G)
* Donald Byrd - Just My Imagination c/w (Feelin' Like) Dominoes (Blue Note BN-XW 783-Y)

Donald Byrd Group

same personnel

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, August 25, 1975

16553

(Feelin' Like) Dominoes

Blue Note BN-XW 783-Y, BN-LA 549-G

* Donald Byrd - Places And Spaces (Blue Note BN-LA 549-G)
* Donald Byrd - Just My Imagination c/w (Feelin' Like) Dominoes (Blue Note BN-XW 783-Y)

Horace Silver Quintet With Horns

Tom Harrell (tp) Bob Berg (ts) Horace Silver (p, arr) Ron Carter (b) Al Foster (d) Garnett Brown (tb) Buddy Collette, Fred Jackson (fl, picc) Jerome Richardson (ss) Lanny Morgan (as) Jack Nimitz (bars, fl) Bill Green (bass sax, fl) Wade Marcus (cond) overdubbed on

A&R Studios, NYC & Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, CA, November 7, 1975, January 2 & 3, 1976

16742 (tk.3)	The Tranquilizer Suite, Pt. 1: Keep On Gettin' Up	Blue Note BN-LA 581-G
16741 (tk.1)	The Tranquilizer Suite, Pt. 2: Slow Down	Blue Note BN-XW 905-Y, BN-LA 581-G
16740 (tk.5)	The Tranquilizer Suite, Pt. 3: Time And Effort	-
16739 (tk.8)	The Tranquilizer Suite, Pt. 4: Perseverance And Endurance	Blue Note BN-LA 581-G

* Horace Silver - Silver 'N Woods (Blue Note BN-LA 581-G)
* Horace Silver - Slow Down c/w Time And Effort (Blue Note BN-XW 905-Y)

Horace Silver Quintet With Horns

Tom Harrell (tp) Bob Berg (ts) Horace Silver (p, arr) Ron Carter (b) Al Foster (d) Frank Rosolino (tb) Buddy Collette, Fred Jackson (fl, picc) Jerome Richardson (ss) Lanny Morgan (as) Jack Nimitz (bars, fl) Bill Green (bass sax, fl) Wade Marcus (cond) overdubbed on

A&R Studios, NYC & Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 1975, January 2 & 3, 1976

16735 (tk.4)	The Process Of Creation Suite, Pt. 1: Motivation	Blue Note BN-LA 581-G
16736 (tk.1)	The Process Of Creation Suite, Pt. 2: Activation	-
16737 (tk.6)	The Process Of Creation Suite, Pt. 3: Assimilation	-
16738 (tk.3)	The Process Of Creation Suite, Pt. 4: Creation	-

* Horace Silver - Silver 'N Woods (Blue Note BN-LA 581-G)

Alphonse Mouzon Group

Gary Grant (tp) George Bohanon (tb) Ray Pizzi (ts, as) Tom Scott (ts, bars, lyricon) David Benoit (p, el-p) Dave Grusin (p, el-p, clav) George Duke (as Dawilli Gonga) Ian Underwood (syn) David T. Walker (g -2) Lee Ritenour (g, el-g) Tim DeHuff (el-g) Charles Meeks (el-b) Alphonse Mouzon (d, per, vo, syn) Emil Richards (cymb, per) Victor Feldman (cga, bgo, per) Marty McCall, Jackie Ward, Caroline Willis (vo)

Sound Labs, Los Angeles, CA, December 2, 1975

1. 16680	Mouzon Moves On	Blue Note BN-LA 584-G
2. 16681	New York City	-
3. 16682	Just Like The Sun	-

* Alphonse Mouzon - The Man Incognito (Blue Note BN-LA 584-G)

Alphonse Mouzon Group

Gary Grant (tp) George Bohanon (tb) Ray Pizzi (ts, as) Tom Scott (ts, bars, lyricon) David Benoit (p, el-p) Dave Grusin (p, el-p, clav) John Maller (clav -2) George Duke (as Dawilli Gonga) Ian Underwood (syn) Lee Ritenour (g, el-g) Tim DeHuff (el-g) Charles Meeks (el-b) Alphonse Mouzon (d, per, vo, syn) Emil Richards (cymb, per) Victor Feldman (cga, bgo, per) Marty McCall, Jackie Ward, Caroline Willis (vo)

Sound Labs, Los Angeles, CA, December 2, 1975

1. 16702	Take Your Troubles Away	Blue Note BN-LA 584-G
2. 16703	Before You Leave	-
3. 16704	unknown title	unissued
4. 16705	You Are My Dream	Blue Note BN-LA 584-G
5. 16706	Without A Reason	-
6. 16707	Behind Your Mind	-

* Alphonse Mouzon - The Man Incognito (Blue Note BN-LA 584-G)

Ronnie Laws Septet With Strings

Ronnie Laws (ts, ss, fl) Murray Adler, Bonnie Douglas, Henry Ferber, Elliott Fisher, Ronald Folsom, James Getzoff, William Kurash, Joy Lyle, Gordon Marron, Paul C. Shure, Felix Sitjar, Carroll Stephens (vln -1/3) Jesse Ehrlich, Nathan Gershman, Raymond J. Kelley, Victor Sazer (vlc -1/3) Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn (el-p, clav, syn) Marion The Magician (g) Nathaniel Phillips (el-b) Bruce Carter (d) Bruce Smith (per) Ronald Coleman, Augie Johnson, Esau Joyner, Michael Miller, Deborah Shotlow, Douglas Thomas (back vo -1/3)

Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, CA, December 18, 1975, circa February-March, 1976

1. 16763	Fever	Blue Note BN-LA 628-H
2. 16764	Stay Still (And Let Me Love You)	-
3. 16765	Karmen	Blue Note BN-XW 848-Y, BN-LA 628-H
4. 17241	Let's Keep It Together	Blue Note BN-LA 628-H

* Ronnie Laws - Fever (Blue Note BN-LA 628-H)
* Ronnie Laws - Karmen c/w All The Time (Blue Note BN-XW 848-Y)

Ronnie Laws Septet

Ronnie Laws (ts, ss, fl) Donald Hepburn, Michael Hepburn (el-p, clav, syn) Marion The Magician (g) Nathaniel Phillips (el-b) Bruce Carter (d) Bruce Smith (per)

Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, CA, December 26, 1975

17245

From Ronnie With Love

Blue Note BN-LA 628-H

* Ronnie Laws - Fever (Blue Note BN-LA 628-H)

Ronnie Laws Septet

same personnel

Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, CA, December 29, 1975

16770

Captain Midnight

Blue Note BN-LA 628-H

* Ronnie Laws - Fever (Blue Note BN-LA 628-H)

1976

Earl Klugh Group

Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley (tp, flh -2) Garnett Brown (tb -2) Jerome Richardson (fl, bars -2) Ray Pizzi (ss -2) Pete Christlieb (ts, fl -2) Thelma Beach, Myer Bellow, Marie Fera, Pamela Goldsmith, Karen Jones, Bernard Kundell, Edgar Lustgarten, Alexander Murray, Ralph Schaeffer, Daniel Shindatyan, Joseph Stepansky, Marcia Van Dyke, Charles Veal Jr., Kenneth Yerke (strings -1) Dave Grusin (p, el-p, syn, per) Earl Klugh (ac-g, el-g) Lee Ritenour (el-g) Charles Meeks (el-b) Harvey Mason (d, per) Laudir De Oliveira (per)

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, January 12, 1976

1. 16841	Angelina	Blue Note BN-LA 596-G
2. 16842	Vonetta	-

* Earl Klugh (Blue Note BN-LA 596-G)

Earl Klugh Group

Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley (tp, flh -2,3) Garnett Brown (tb -2,3) Jerome Richardson (fl, bars -2,3) Ray Pizzi (ss -2,3) Pete Christlieb (ts, fl -2,3) Thelma Beach, Myer Bellow, Marie Fera, Pamela Goldsmith, Karen Jones, Bernard Kundell, Edgar Lustgarten, Alexander Murray, Ralph Schaeffer, Daniel Shindatyan, Joseph Stepansky, Marcia Van Dyke, Charles Veal Jr., Kenneth Yerke (strings -1,3) Dave Grusin (p, el-p, syn, per) Earl Klugh (ac-g, el-g) Lee Ritenour (el-g) Charles Meeks (el-b) Harvey Mason (d, per) Laudir De Oliveira (per)

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, January 14, 1976

1. 16844	Laughter In The Rain	Blue Note BN-LA 596-G
2. 16845	Could It Be I'm Falling In Love	-
3. 16973	Wind And The Sea	-

* Earl Klugh (Blue Note BN-LA 596-G)

Earl Klugh Group

Oscar Brashear, Chuck Findley (tp, flh -2,3) Garnett Brown (tb -2,3) Jerome Richardson (fl, bars -2,3) Ray Pizzi (ss -2,3) Pete Christlieb (ts, fl -2,3) Thelma Beach, Myer Bellow, Marie Fera, Pamela Goldsmith, Karen Jones, Bernard Kundell, Edgar Lustgarten, Alexander Murray, Ralph Schaeffer, Daniel Shindatyan, Joseph Stepansky, Marcia Van Dyke, Charles Veal Jr., Kenneth Yerke (strings -2) Dave Grusin (p, el-p, syn, per) Earl Klugh (ac-g, el-g) Lee Ritenour (el-g) Charles Meeks or Louis Johnson (el-b) Harvey Mason (d, per) Laudir De Oliveira (per)

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, January 16, 1976

1. 16874	Calypso	unissued
2. 16875	Los Manos De Fuego (Hands Of Fire)	Blue Note BN-LA 596-G
3. 16876	Slippin' In The Back Door	-

* Earl Klugh (Blue Note BN-LA 596-G)

Earl Klugh Group

Charles Meeks (el-b) replaces Brashear, Findley, Brown, Richardson, Pizzi, Christlieb, Meeks or Johnson

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, January 18, 1976

16974

Waltz For Debby

Blue Note BN-LA 596-G

* Earl Klugh (Blue Note BN-LA 596-G)

Ronnie Laws Quintet

Ronnie Laws (ts, ss, fl) Bobby Lyle (el-p, clav, syn) Wilton Felder (el-b) Steve Guttierez (d) Tony Ben (cga)

Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, CA, January 26, 1976

17242	All The Time	Blue Note BN-XW 848-Y, BN-LA 628-H
17243	Strugglin'	Blue Note BN-LA 628-H
17244	Night Breeze	-

* Ronnie Laws - Fever (Blue Note BN-LA 628-H)
* Ronnie Laws - Karmen c/w All The Time (Blue Note BN-XW 848-Y)

Alphonse Mouzon Group

Gary Grant (tp) George Bohanon (tb) Ray Pizzi (ts, as) Tom Scott (ts, bars, lyricon) David Benoit (p, el-p) Dave Grusin (p, el-p, clav) George Duke (as Dawilli Gonga) Ian Underwood (syn) Lee Ritenour (g, el-g) Tim DeHuff (el-g) Charles Meeks (el-b) Alphonse Mouzon (d, per, vo, syn) Emil Richards (cymb, per) Victor Feldman (cga, bgo, per) Marty McCall, Jackie Ward, Caroline Willis (vo)

Sound Labs, Los Angeles, CA, January, 1976

17026

Snake Walk

Blue Note BN-LA 584-G

* Alphonse Mouzon - The Man Incognito (Blue Note BN-LA 584-G)

Marlena Shaw

George Butcher, Ricky Williams (key) Bert De Coteaux (key, arr) Jerry Friedman, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn (g) Bob Babbitt (el-b) Jimmy Young (d) Carlos Martin (cga) Dave Carey, Ted Sommer (per) Marlena Shaw (vo)

Media Sound Studios, NYC, February 11, 1976

17058	Love Has Gone Away	Blue Note BN-XW 844-Y, BN-LA 606-G
17060	Be For Real	Blue Note BN-XW 790-Y, BN-LA 606-G
17061	This Time I'll Be Sweeter	Blue Note BN-XW 844-Y, BN-LA 606-G
17063	Think About Me	Blue Note BN-LA 606-G

* Marlena Shaw - Just A Matter Of Time (Blue Note BN-LA 606-G)
* Marlena Shaw - Love Has Gone Away c/w This Time I'll Be Sweeter (Blue Note BN-XW 844-Y)
* Marlena Shaw - It's Better Than Walkin' Out c/w Be For Real (Blue Note BN-XW 790-Y)

Marlena Shaw

same personnel

Media Sound Studios, NYC, February 17, 1976

17059	You And Me	Blue Note BN-LA 606-G
17062	Brass Band	-

* Marlena Shaw - Just A Matter Of Time (Blue Note BN-LA 606-G)

Marlena Shaw

same personnel

Media Sound Studios, NYC, February 23, 1976

17057

It's Better Than Walkin' Out

Blue Note BN-XW 790-Y, BN-LA 606-G

* Marlena Shaw - Just A Matter Of Time (Blue Note BN-LA 606-G)
* Marlena Shaw - It's Better Than Walkin' Out c/w Be For Real (Blue Note BN-XW 790-Y)

Bobby Hutcherson Sextet

Emanuel Boyd (ts, ss) Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar) George Cables (p, el-p) James Leary III (b) Eddie Marshall (d) Kenneth Nash (cga, per)

Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, CA, February 24, 1976

17092

Convergence

Blue Note BN-LA 615-G

* Bobby Hutcherson - Waiting (Blue Note BN-LA 615-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Sextet

same personnel

Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, CA, February 25, 1976

17093	Don't Be Afraid (To Fall In Love Again)	Blue Note BN-LA 615-G
17094	Searchin' The Trane	-
17095	Hangin' Out (With You)	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - Waiting (Blue Note BN-LA 615-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Octet

Hadley Caliman, Mguanda Dave Johnson (fl -3) Emanuel Boyd (ts, ss, fl) Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar) George Cables (p, el-p) James Leary III (b) Eddie Marshall (d) Kenneth Nash (cga, per)

Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, CA, February 26, 1976

1. 17095	Hangin' Out (With You)
2. 17096	Prime Thought	Blue Note BN-LA 615-G
3. 17097	Waiting	-
4. 17098	Roses Poses	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - Waiting (Blue Note BN-LA 615-G)

Marlena Shaw

George Butcher, Ricky Williams (key -1,2) Bert De Coteaux (key, arr -1,2) Jerry Friedman, Hugh McCracken, Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn (g -1,2) Bob Babbitt (el-b -1,2) Jimmy Young (d -1,2) Carlos Martin (cga -1,2) Dave Carey, Ted Sommer (per -1,2) Marlena Shaw (vo -1,2, vo, p -3)

Media Sound Studios, NYC, February, 1976

1. 17064	Sing To Me	Blue Note BN-LA 606-G
2. 17065	Take My Body	-
3. 17090	No Hiding Place	-

* Marlena Shaw - Just A Matter Of Time (Blue Note BN-LA 606-G)

Chico Hamilton Sextet

Will Cornell Jr. (as) Arthur Blythe (as, ss) Rodney Jones (g) Steve Turre (el-b) Chico Hamilton (d, per) Abdullah (cga)

Sound Ideas Studio, NYC, March 9, 1976

17125 (tk.9)	Ole To Miles	Blue Note BN-LA 622-G
17126 (tk.1)	Adair	-
17130 (tk.12)	Hooch	-
17192 (tk.4)	La Noche De Bolero	-

* Chico Hamilton And The Prayers (Blue Note BN-LA 622-G)

Chico Hamilton Sextet

same personnel

Sound Ideas Studio, NYC, March 10, 1976

17120 (tk.1/2)

First Light

Blue Note BN-LA 622-G

* Chico Hamilton And The Prayers (Blue Note BN-LA 622-G)

Chico Hamilton Sextet

Will Cornell Jr. (as -1,2) Arthur Blythe (as, ss -1,2) Rodney Jones (g -1,2) Steve Turre (el-b) Chico Hamilton (d, per) Abdullah (cga -1,2)

Sound Ideas Studio, NYC, March 11, 1976

1. 17127 (tk.2)	Abdullah's Delight	Blue Note BN-LA 622-G
2. 17129 (tk.5)	Mr. Sweets	-
3. 17191 (tk.1)	Sex Is A Cymbal	-

* Chico Hamilton And The Prayers (Blue Note BN-LA 622-G)

Gene Harris Band

George Bohanon (tb) Sidney Muldrow, Marnie Robinson (frh) Azar Lawrence (ts) Ed Green (vln) Charlotte Politte (el-p, syn) Jerry Peters (el-p, syn, string ensemble, arr, vo) Gene Harris (key) Lee Ritenour (g, el-g) Al McKay (el-g) John Rowin (el-g, arr) Chuck Rainey, Verdine White (el-b) James Gadson (d) Harvey Mason (d, per) Mayuto Correa (per) Phillip Bailey (per, vo) Merry Clayton, Ann Esther Jessica, D.J. Rodgers, Sigidi, Stephanie Spruill, Denise Williams (vo)

Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, CA, March 29, 1976

17232	Zulu	Blue Note BN-LA 634-G
17233	Theme From Relana	-

* Gene Harris - In A Special Way (Blue Note BN-LA 634-G)

Gene Harris Band

same personnel

Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, CA, April 1, 1976

17234	Naima	Blue Note BN-LA 634-G
17235	Always In My Mind	-

* Gene Harris - In A Special Way (Blue Note BN-LA 634-G)

Gene Harris Band

same personnel

Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, CA, April 2, 1976

17236	Love For Sale	Blue Note BN-LA 634-G
17237	It's Your Love	-

* Gene Harris - In A Special Way (Blue Note BN-LA 634-G)

Eddie Henderson Group

Eddie Henderson (tp, flh) Julian Priester (tb, btb) Hadley Caliman (ss, bcl, fl) Patrice Rushen (el-p, clav, syn) Paul Jackson (el-b) Mike Clark (d -1/5) Sonship (Woody Theus) (d -6,7) Billy Hart (d -7) Mtume (cga, per)

Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA, April 2, 1976

1. 17392	Inside You	Blue Note BN-LA 636-G
2. 17393	Acupuncture	-
3. 17394	Time And Space	-
4. 17395	Nostalgia	-
5. 17396	Kudu	-
6. 17397	Dr. Manga	-
7. 17398	Dark Shadow	-

* Eddie Henderson - Heritage (Blue Note BN-LA 636-G)

Gene Harris Band

Total Experience Studio, Los Angeles, CA, April 7, 1976

17446	Rebop	Blue Note BN-LA 634-G
17447	Soft Cycles	-
17448	Five/Four	-

* Gene Harris - In A Special Way (Blue Note BN-LA 634-G)

Bobbi Humphrey and others

Bobbi Humphrey (fl) and others

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 1976

17338

Havin' Fun

Blue Note rejected

Bobbi Humphrey and others

same personnel

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 1976

17339

I Can Use It

Blue Note rejected

Bobbi Humphrey and others

same personnel

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, April 28, 1976

17340	Doin' It	Blue Note rejected
17341	Why Aren't We Friends	-

Donald Byrd Group

Oscar Brashear (tp) Donald Byrd (flh, tp, vo) George Bohanon (tb) Gary Bartz, Ernie Watts (reeds) Jerry Peters, Patrice Rushen, Skip Scarborough (key) Fonce Mizell (key, tp, back vo) John Rowin, Bernard Beloyd Taylor, David T. Walker (g) Scott Edwards (el-b -1/7,9,10) James Jamerson (el-b -8) Alphonse Mouzon (d -1/7,9,10) Harvey Mason (d -8) Mayuto Correa, Stephanie Spruill (per) Mildred Lane (lead vo -1,2) Kay Haith (lead vo -4,5) Theresa Mitchell, Vernessa Mitchell, Larry Mizell (back vo) Wade Marcus (string arr) unidentified strings

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, April-May, 1976

1. 17457	Dancing In The Street	Blue Note BN-XW 965-Y, BN-LA 633-G
2. 17458	Wild Life	Blue Note BN-LA 633-G
3. 17459	Return Of The King	-
4. 17460	Onward 'Til Morning	Blue Note BN-XW 965-Y, BN-LA 633-G
5. 17461	Caricatures	Blue Note BN-LA 633-G
6. 17462	Cartoons	rejected
7. 17463	When Love Comes Around	-
8. 17664	Dance Band	Blue Note BN-LA 633-G
9. 17683	Science Funktion	-
10. 18162	Tell Me	-

* Donald Byrd - Caricatures (Blue Note BN-LA 633-G)
* Donald Byrd - Dancing In The Street c/w Onward 'Til Morning (Blue Note BN-XW 965-Y)

Carmen McRae

Al Aarons, Buddy Childers, Bobby Shew (tp) George Bohanon, Lew McCreary, Kenny Shroyer (tb) Bill Green, Harry Klee, Lanny Morgan, Abe Most, Bill Perkins (reeds) Artie Kane (p) Marshall Otwell (el-p) Dennis Budimir (g) Joe Mondragon (b) Harvey Mason (d) Carmen McRae (vo) Thad Jones, Johnny Mandel (arr) Gerald Vinci (strings dir) unidentified strings

A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 3, 1976

17369	The Man I Love	Blue Note BN-LA 635-G
17370	Would You Believe	-
17371	A Child Is Born	-

* Carmen McRae - Can't Hide Love (Blue Note BN-LA 635-G)

Carmen McRae

Joe Sample (p, el-p) Marshall Otwell (el-p) Dennis Budimir, Larry Carlton (g) Chuck Berghofer (b) Wilton Felder (el-b) Harvey Mason (d) Victor Feldman (per) Carmen McRae (vo) Dale Oehler (arr) David Frisina (strings dir) unidentified strings

A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 4, 1976

17372	All By Myself	Blue Note BN-LA 635-G
17373	Music	Blue Note BN-XW 869-Y, BN-LA 635-G

* Carmen McRae - Can't Hide Love (Blue Note BN-LA 635-G)
* Carmen McRae - Only Women Bleed c/w Music (Blue Note BN-XW 869-Y)

Carmen McRae

Dave Grusin (p, el-p, arr) Ian Underwood (syn) Dennis Budimir (g) Larry Carlton (g, arr) Chuck Berghofer (b) Harvey Mason (d) Carmen McRae (vo) Gerald Vinci (strings dir) unidentified strings

A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 10, 1976

17374	Lost Up In Loving You	Blue Note BN-LA 635-G
17375	Only Women Bleed	Blue Note BN-XW 869-Y, BN-LA 635-G

* Carmen McRae - Can't Hide Love (Blue Note BN-LA 635-G)
* Carmen McRae - Only Women Bleed c/w Music (Blue Note BN-XW 869-Y)

Carmen McRae

Oscar Brashear, Blue Mitchell, Bobby Shew, Snooky Young (tp) George Bohanon, Grover Mitchell, Maurice Spears, Ernie Tack (tb) Jerome Richardson (as, ss) Ernie Watts (ts) Pete Christlieb (ts, fl) Don Menza (ts, ss) Jack Nimitz (bars) Joe Sample (p, el-p) Chuck Berghofer (b) Harvey Mason (d) Larry Bunker (per) Carmen McRae (vo) Thad Jones, Gerald Wilson (arr)

A&M Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 12, 1976

17399	Can't Hide Love	Blue Note BN-LA 635-G
17400	I Wish You Well	-
17401	You're Everything	-

* Carmen McRae - Can't Hide Love (Blue Note BN-LA 635-G)

Bobbi Humphrey and others

Bobbi Humphrey (fl) and others

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, May 14, 1976

17487	Ain't No Sunshine	Blue Note rejected
17488	One Minute To Heaven	-
17489	Our Day Will Come	-

Barbara Carroll Trio

Barbara Carroll (p) Chuck Domanico (b) Colin Bailey (d)

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 25, 1976

17471	Prelude To A Kiss	Blue Note BN-LA 645-G
17466	At Seventeen	-

* Barbara Carroll (Blue Note BN-LA 645-G)

Barbara Carroll Trio

same personnel

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 26, 1976

17467	I Can't Get Started	Blue Note BN-LA 645-G
17468	Baubles, Bangles And Beads	-

* Barbara Carroll (Blue Note BN-LA 645-G)

Barbara Carroll Trio

same personnel

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 27, 1976

17469	Feelings	Blue Note BN-LA 645-G
17472	Send In The Clowns (From "A Little Night Music")	-
17473	It Never Entered My Mind	-

* Barbara Carroll (Blue Note BN-LA 645-G)

Barbara Carroll Quintet

Barbara Carroll (p) Dennis Budimir (g -2) Chuck Domanico (b) Colin Bailey (d) Victor Feldman (per -1)

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, May 28, 1976

1. 17465	In Some Other World	Blue Note BN-LA 645-G
2. 17470	Blues For Artie	-

* Barbara Carroll (Blue Note BN-LA 645-G)

Rico Rodrigues Group

Eddie Thornton (tp) Rico Rodrigues (tb, arr) Keith Gemmel (ts, fl) Tony Washington (key) Junior Hanson Marvin (lead g) Phillip Chen (rhythm g) Benny McKenzie (b) Jacko (d) Sarch Dixon, Tony Utah (per) Djahman, Candi McKenzie (back vo)

London, England, May, 1976

(19150)

Africa

Blue Note BN-LA 819-H

* Rico Rodrigues - Man From Wareika (Blue Note BN-LA 819-H)

Carmen McRae

Dizzy Gillespie (tp -5,6,11,12) Marshall Otwell (key) Ed Bennett (b, el-b) Joey Baron (d) Carmen McRae (vo)

"Great American Music Hall", San Francisco, CA, June 15, 16 & 17, 1976

1. 18175	Them There Eyes	Blue Note BN-LA 709-H2
2. 18176	Paint Your Pretty Picture	-
3. 18177	On Green Dolphin Street	-
4. 18178	A Song For You	-
5. 18179	On A Clear Day	-
6. 18180	Miss Otis Regrets	-
7. 18181	Too Close For Comfort	-
8. 18182	Old Folks	-
9. 18183	Time After Time	-
10. 18184	I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco	-
11. 18185	Don't Misunderstand	-
12. 18186	A Beautiful Friendship	-
13. 18187	Star Eyes	-
14. 18188	Dindi	-
15. 18189	Never Let Me Go	-
16. 18190	'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do	-
17. 18191	Only Women Bleed	-
18. 18192	No More Blues (Chega De Saudade)	-
19. 18193	The Folks Who Live On The Hill	-
20. 18194	Going Out Music (closing)	-

* Carmen McRae At The Great American Music Hall (Blue Note BN-LA 709-H2)

Alphonse Mouzon Group At The Roxy

Robby Robinson (syn, el-p) Tim DeHuff, Rex Robinson (g) Charles Fillilove (el-b) Alphonse Mouzon (d, per) Rudy Regalado (per)

"The Roxy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1976

17726	New York City	Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2
17727	Just Like The Sun	-
17728	Without A Reason	-

* Various Artists - Blue Note Live At The Roxy (Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2)

Carmen McRae At The Roxy

Marshall Otwell (el-p) Bernard Baron (b) Edward Bennett (d) Carmen McRae (vo)

"The Roxy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1976

17729	Music	Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2
17730	Paint Your Pretty Picture	-
17731	Them There Eyes	-
17732	'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do	-
17733	You're Everything	-

* Various Artists - Blue Note Live At The Roxy (Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2)

Ronnie Laws At The Roxy

Ronnie Laws (ts, fl -1,2,4) Bobby Lyle (el-p) Bill Rogers (el-g -1,2,4) Donald Beck (el-b -1,2,4) Steve Guttierez (d) Tony Ben (cga -1,2,4)

"The Roxy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1976

1. 17734	Captain Midnight	Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2
2. 17735	Night Breeze	-
3. 17736	Piano Interlude	-
4. 17737	Always There	-

* Various Artists - Blue Note Live At The Roxy (Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2)

Dave Cunningham/George Butler At The Roxy

George Butler, Dave Cunningham (speeches)

"The Roxy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1976

17738

Presentation Of Proclamation

Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2

* Various Artists - Blue Note Live At The Roxy (Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2)

Earl Klugh Group At The Roxy

Earl Klugh (ac-g) Hubert Crawford (b) Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (d) Robert Budson (bgo) Ron Carter (b) overdubbed on

"The Roxy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1976

17739

Medley: Like A Lover / A Felicidade / Manha De Carnaval / Samba De Orfeu

Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2

* Various Artists - Blue Note Live At The Roxy (Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2)

The New Note All Stars At The Roxy

Chuck Findley (tp) George Bohanon (tb) Gary Herbig (as) Fred Jackson (ts, fl) Bobby Hutcherson (mar) Gene Harris (p, el-p) Earl Klugh (ac-g) John Lee (el-b) Gerry Brown (d, per) Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (per) Jerry Peters (cond)

"The Roxy Theatre", Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1976

17740

Blue Note '76

Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2

* Various Artists - Blue Note Live At The Roxy (Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2)

Bobbi Humphrey and others

Bobbi Humphrey (fl) and others

The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 1976

17540

Bobbi Q'lv

Blue Note rejected

Donald Byrd And The Blackbyrds

Donald Byrd (tp) Stephen Johnson (ts, vo) Kevin Toney (el-p, org, syn, vo) Orville Saunders (el-g, vo) Joe Hall (el-b, vo) Keith Killgo (d, vo)

"Central Park", Los Angeles, CA, July 19, 1976

17741	Places And Spaces	Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2
17742	(Fallin' Like) Doninoes	-
	unknown titles	unissued

* Various Artists - Blue Note Live At The Roxy (Blue Note BN-LA 663-J2)

Robbie Krieger And Friends

Gary Barone (tp) Sal Marquez (tp, key, arr) Jack Ellis (tb) Joel Peskin (sax) Stu Goldberg (org, syn) Robbie Krieger (g) Kenny Wild (b) Bruce Gary (d) Perico (cga) Eddie Talamente (tim)

Devonshire Sound, Los Angeles, CA, July 26, 1976

17700	Spare Changes	Blue Note BN-LA 664-G
17701	The Ally	-

* Robbie Krieger And Friends (Blue Note BN-LA 664-G)

Earl Klugh Group

Eddie Daniels (ts, ss, fl) Dave Grusin (el-p, syn) Earl Klugh (ac-g, 12 string g) Jeff Mironov (el-g) Will Lee (el-b) Steve Gadd (d) Ralph MacDonald (per) Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves (vo) Norman Carr, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Jean Ingraham, Tony Posk, Fred Buldrini, Doris Carr, Joseph Goodman, Ruth Buffington, Ann Barak, Noel Pointer (vln) Theodore Israel, Julian Barber (vla) Charles McCracken, Richard Locker (vlc) Margaret Ross (harp) overdubbed on (-2)

Electric Lady Studios, NYC & Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, July 26, August 5, 1976

1. 17887	Captain Caribe	Blue Note BN-LA 667-G
2. 17888	I Heard It Through The Grapevine	Blue Note BN-XW 974-Y, BN-LA 667-G

* Earl Klugh - Living Inside Your Love (Blue Note BN-LA 667-G)
* Earl Klugh - I Heard It Through The Grapevine c/w Kiko (Blue Note BN-XW 974-Y)

Earl Klugh Group

Eddie Daniels (ts, fl) Dave Grusin (el-p, syn) Earl Klugh (ac-g) Francisco Centeno (el-b) Steve Gadd (d) Ralph MacDonald (per) Patti Austin, Vivian Cherry, Lani Groves (vo) Norman Carr, Gerald Tarack, Guy Lumia, Harold Kohon, Jean Ingraham, Tony Posk, Fred Buldrini, Doris Carr, Joseph Goodman, Ruth Buffington, Ann Barak, Noel Pointer (vln) Theodore Israel, Julian Barber (vla) Charles McCracken, Richard Locker (vlc) Margaret Ross (harp) overdubbed on (-2)

Electric Lady Studios, NYC & Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC, July 26, August 5, 1976

1. 17889	Felicia	Blue Note BN-LA 667-G
2. 17890	Living Inside Your Love	Blue Note BN-XW 924-Y, BN-LA 667-G

* Earl Klugh - Living Inside Your Love (Blue Note BN-LA 667-G)
* Earl Klugh - Kiko c/w Living Inside Your Love (Blue Note BN-XW 924-Y)

Earl Klugh Group

Dave Grusin (p, el-p, syn, bells -1) Earl Klugh (ac-g, 12 string g -1, ac-g -2) Eddie Gomez (b -1) Steve Gadd (d -1)

Electric Lady Studios, NYC, July 27, 1976

1. 17891	Another Time, Another Place	Blue Note BN-LA 667-G
2. 17892	April Fools	-

* Earl Klugh - Living Inside Your Love (Blue Note BN-LA 667-G)

Robbie Krieger And Friends

Sal Marquez (tp) Jack Ellis (tb) Joel Peskin (ts, picc) Greg Mathieson (org) Robbie Krieger (g, arr) Kenny Wild (b) Bruce Gary (d, timp) Sharon Robinson, Afreeka Trees (vo)

Devonshire Sound, Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 1976

17702	Uptown	Blue Note BN-LA 664-G
17703	Innocence	rejected

* Robbie Krieger And Friends (Blue Note BN-LA 664-G)

Robbie Krieger And Friends

Sal Marquez (tp, key, arr -1, syn, arr -2) Jack Ellis (tb -1) Joel Peskin (ts, bars -1) Stu Goldberg (syn -2) Robbie Krieger (g, vo -1, g, arr -2) Reggie McBride (b -1, el-b -2) Ed Greene (d -1) Bruce Gary (d, bells, timp, whistle, arr -2) Sharon Robinson, Afreeka Trees (vo -1) Orion Crawford (arr -2)

Devonshire Sound, Los Angeles, CA, July 28, 1976

1. 17704	Every Day	Blue Note BN-LA 664-G
2. 17705	Low Bottomy (Lobotomy)	-

* Robbie Krieger And Friends (Blue Note BN-LA 664-G)

Robbie Krieger And Friends

Sal Marquez (tp, syn, arr -1, syn -2) Joel Peskin (ts, bars -1) Jimmy Smith (org -2) Ron Stockert (key -1) Stu Goldberg (syn -2) Robbie Krieger (g -1, g, vo -2) Reggie McBride (b) Ed Greene (d) John Densmore (Latin per -2)

Devonshire Sound, Los Angeles, CA, July 29, 1976

1. 17706	Gum-Popper	Blue Note BN-LA 664-G
2. 17707	Marilyn Monroe	-

* Robbie Krieger And Friends (Blue Note BN-LA 664-G)

Robbie Krieger And Friends

Sal Marquez (tp, p, syn) Gary Barone (tp, arr) Jack Ellis (tb) Joel Peskin (sax) Greg Mathieson (org) Robbie Krieger (g, vo) Bob Glaub (b) Ed Greene (d) Bruce Gary, Eddie Talamente (shaker)

Devonshire Sound, Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 1976

17708

Big Oak Basin

Blue Note BN-LA 664-G

* Robbie Krieger And Friends (Blue Note BN-LA 664-G)

Robbie Krieger And Friends

Robbie Krieger (g, vo) and others

Devonshire Sound, Los Angeles, CA, July 31, 1976

17709	Seven Point Five	Blue Note unissued
17710	Shuirley Whirly	-

Earl Klugh Group

Dave Grusin (el-p, per) Earl Klugh (ac-g) Louis Johnson (el-b) Harvey Mason (d)

Kendun Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, July or August, 1976

17893

Kiko

Blue Note BN-XW 924-Y, BN-XW 974-Y, BN-LA 667-G

* Earl Klugh - Living Inside Your Love (Blue Note BN-LA 667-G)
* Earl Klugh - Kiko c/w Living Inside Your Love (Blue Note BN-XW 924-Y)
* Earl Klugh - I Heard It Through The Grapevine c/w Kiko (Blue Note BN-XW 974-Y)

John Lee - Gerry Brown Group

Jon Faddis (tp) Randy Brecker (tp, flh) Barry Rodgers (tb) Gary Bartz, David Sanborn (as) Michael Brecker, Ernie Watts (ts) Ronnie Cuber (bars) Hubert Eaves (p, org, clav) Harold Ivory Williams IV (org, p) Ian Underwood (syn) Rob Franken (syn, org) Ray Gomez, Reggie Lucas (g) John Lee (el-b) Gerry Brown (d, per, timp) Mtume (cga, per, vo) Tawatha Agee, C.P. Alexander, Donald Smith (vo)

Electric Lady Studios, NYC, circa early August, 1976

17957	Freeze It Up	Blue Note BN-LA 701-G
17958	Love The Way You Make Me Feel	-
17959	Rise On	-
17960	Funky Row	-
17961	Talkin' 'Bout The Right One	-
17962	Strut 'N' Get Up	-
17963	Breakin'	-
17964	Down The Way	-
17965	Out The Box	-

* John Lee/Gerry Brown - Still Can't Say Enough (Blue Note BN-LA 701-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Quintet

Emanuel Boyd (ts, ss) Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Larry Nash (p, el-p) James Leary III (b) Eddie Marshall (d)

Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA, August 4, 1976

17769

For Heaven's Sake

Blue Note BN-LA 710-G

* Bobby Hutcherson - The View From Inside (Blue Note BN-LA 710-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Quintet

same personnel

Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA, August 5, 1976

17766	Love Can Be Many Things	Blue Note BN-LA 710-G
17767	Same Shame	-
17768	Later, Even	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - The View From Inside (Blue Note BN-LA 710-G)

Bobby Hutcherson Quintet

same personnel

Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA, August 6, 1976

17770	Laugh, Laugh Again	Blue Note BN-LA 710-G
17771	Song For Annie	-
17772	Houston St. Thursday Afternoon	-

* Bobby Hutcherson - The View From Inside (Blue Note BN-LA 710-G)

Horace Silver Quintet With Vocals

Tom Harrell (tp, flh) Bob Berg (ts) Horace Silver (p, arr) Ron Carter (b) Al Foster (d) Monica Mancini, Avery Sommers, Joyce Copeland, Richard Page, Dale Verdugo (vo) Alan Copeland (vo, dir) overdubbed on

A&R Studios, NYC & Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, September 24, October 19 & 22, 1976

18115	Togetherness	Blue Note BN-XW 1032, BN-LA 708-G
18117	Mood For Maude	Blue Note BN-LA 708-G
18119	New York Lament	-
18120	All In Time	-

* Horace Silver - Silver 'N Voices (Blue Note BN-LA 708-G)
* Horace Silver - Togetherness c/w Out Of The Night Came You (Blue Note BN-XW 1032)

Rico Rodrigues Group

Bobby Ellis, Viv Talent Hall (tp) Dick Cathell (flh) Rico Rodrigues (tb, arr) Ray Allen, Herman Marquis (as) Dirty Harry, George Lee (ts) Ansel Collins, Touter Harvey, Tarzan Nelson (key) Karl Pitterson (key, lead g, per) Duggie Bryan (lead g) Lloyd Parker (rhythm g) Ras Robbie Shakespeare (b) Sly Dunbar (d) Skully (wood d) Flick (tamb)

Kingston, Jamaica, September, 1976

(19147)	This Day	Blue Note BN-LA 819-H
(19148)	Ramble	-
(19149)	Lumumba	-
(19151)	Man From Wareika	-
(19152)	Rasta	-
(19153)	Over The Mountain	-
(19154)	Gunga Din	-
(19155)	Dial Africa	-

* Rico Rodrigues - Man From Wareika (Blue Note BN-LA 819-H)

Horace Silver Quintet With Vocals

A&R Studios, NYC & Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, October 1, 19 & 22, 1976

18114	Out Of The Night (Came You)	Blue Note BN-XW 1032, BN-LA 708-G
18116	I Will Always Love You	Blue Note BN-LA 708-G
18118	Incentive	-
18121	Freeing My Mind	-

* Horace Silver - Silver 'N Voices (Blue Note BN-LA 708-G)
* Horace Silver - Togetherness c/w Out Of The Night Came You (Blue Note BN-XW 1032)

Willie Bobo Group

Gary Grant, Ron King, Nolan Smith (tp) George Bohanon, Thurman Green (tb) Ray Pizzi, Ernie Watts (sax) Gary Herbig (reeds) Reggie Andrews, Larry Farrow, David Garfield (key) Dennis Budimir, John Cadrecha, Craig McMullen, Sidney Muldrow, Curtis Robertson Jr. (g) Dean Cortez, Jim Hughart, David Troncoso (b) Gary Denton, James Gadson, Jeff Porcaro, Carlos Vega (d) Victor Pantoja (per) Sandi Erwin, Benard Ighner (vo) Willie Bobo (vo, per)

Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles, CA, October, 1976-January, 1977

18166	Can't Stay Down Too Long	Blue Note BN-LA 711-G
18167	Keep On Waling	-
18168	Funk De Mambo	-
18169	Dreamin'	Blue Note BN-XW 977-Y, BN-LA 711-G
18170	Wicky Tobacky (The Race)	Blue Note BN-LA 711-G
18171	Suitcase Full Of Dreams	-
18172	Time After Time	-
18173	Kojak Theme	Blue Note BN-XW 977-Y, BN-LA 711-G
18174	A Little Tear	Blue Note BN-LA 711-G

* Willie Bobo - Tomorrow Is Here (Blue Note BN-LA 711-G)
* Willie Bobo - Dreamin' c/w Kojak Theme (Blue Note BN-XW 977-Y)