Prestige Records Discography: 1970
1970
Eric Kloss Quintet
Eric Kloss, alto, tenor sax; Chick Corea, piano, electric piano; Pat Martino, 6 & 12-string guitar; Dave Holland, bass, electric bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
NYC, January 6, 1970
| Sunshine Superman | Prestige PRST 7793 | |
| Kay | - | |
| Outward Wisdom | - | |
| Songs To Aging Children | - | |
| Consciousness | - |
* Prestige PRST 7793 Eric Kloss - Consciousness! 1970
Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers
Al Pazant, trumpet; Eddie Pazant, tenor sax; Seldon Powell, tenor sax, Varitone, flute; Billy Bivins, vibes, miscellaneous percussion; Neal Creque, electric piano; Billy Butler, guitar; Seaborn Westbrook, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Joe Armstrong, congas; Norberto Apellaniz, bongos; Pucho, leader, timbales.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 12, 1970
| Friendship Train | Prestige PRST 7765 | |
| Got Myself A Good Man | - | |
| The Spokerman | - | |
| Cloud 9 | - | |
| Jamilah | - |
* Prestige PRST 7765 Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers - Jungle Fire! 1970
Harold Mabern Quintet
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hubert Laws, tenor sax, flute; Harold Mabern, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; with Joe Jones, guitar #5.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 26, 1970
| 1. | Greasy Kid Stuff | Prestige PRST 7764 |
| 2. | I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do | - |
| 3. | XKE | - |
| 4. | Alex The Great | - |
| 5. | I Want You Back | - |
| 6. | John Neely-Beautiful People | - |
* Prestige PRST 7764 Harold Mabern - Greasy Kid Stuff! 1970
The Ahmad Jamal Trio
Ahmad Jamal, piano; Jamil Nasser, bass; Frank Gant, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, February 2, 1970
| 91145 | Dolphin Dance | Impulse! AS-9194 |
| 91146 | The Awakening | - |
| 91147 | You're My Everything | - |
| 91148 | Wave | Impulse! AS-9194, AS-9260-2; Prestige P-24052 |
| 91149 | I Love Music | Impulse! AS-9194 |
* Impulse! AS-9194 The Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Awakening 1970
= Impulse! IMPD-226 - 1997
* Impulse! AS-9260-2 Ahmad Jamal - Reevaluations: The Impulse Years 1973
* Prestige P-24052 Various Artists - Piano Giants Vol. I 1975
Gene Ammons Quintet
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Rudy Collins, drums; Henry "Pucho" Brown, congas #3.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 2, 1970
| 1. | Night Lights | Prestige P-7862, PRCD-24266-2 |
| 2. | Nature Boy | - |
| 3. | Calypso Blues | - |
| 4. | Lush Life | Prestige P-7862, PRCD-24249-2 |
| 5. | Sweet Lorraine | Prestige P-7862 |
| 6. | The Christmas Song | - |
| 7. | The Christmas Song (alternate take) | Prestige P-24046 |
* Prestige P-7862 Gene Ammons - Night Lights 1985
* Prestige P-24046 Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige 1974
* Prestige PRCD-24266-2 Gene Ammons - A Stranger In Town 2002
* Prestige PRCD-24249-2 Gene Ammons - Gentle Jug Vol. 3 2000
Boogaloo Joe Jones
Rusty Bryant, tenor, alto sax; Charlie Earland, organ; Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16, 1970
| Right On | Prestige 45-733, PRST 7766 | |
| Things Ain't What They Used To Be | Prestige PRST 7766 | |
| Poppin' | - | |
| Someday We'll Be Together | Prestige 45-733, PRST 7766 | |
| Brown Bag | Prestige PRST 7766 | |
| Let It Be Me | - |
* Prestige PRST 7766 Boogaloo Joe Jones - Right On Brother 1970
= Prestige PRST-10025 Boogaloo Joe Jones - Right On, Brother! 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24167-2 Boogaloo Joe Jones - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1996
* Prestige 45-733 Boogaloo Joe Jones - Right On / Someday We'll Be Together 1970
Houston Person
Houston Person, tenor sax; Sonny Phillips, organ; Billy Butler, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Frankie Jones, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 23, 1970
| Cissy Strut | Prestige PRST 7767 | |
| On The Avenue | - | |
| If I Ruled The World | - | |
| Wadin' | Prestige 45-735, PRST 7767 | |
| The Pulpit | Prestige PRST 7767 | |
| For Your Love | Prestige 45-735, PRST 7767 |
* Prestige PRST 7767 Houston Person - Truth! 1970
= Prestige PRST-10026 - 1971
* Prestige 45-735 Houston Person - Wadin' / For Your Love 1970
Pat Martino Quartet
Eddie Green, electric piano; Pat Martino, 12-string guitar; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Sherman Ferguson, drums, bells; with Eric Kloss, soprano sax #1.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 9, 1970
| 1. | Blackjack | Prestige PRST 7795 |
| 2. | Dearborn Walk | - |
| 3. | Oleo | - |
| 4. | Desperado | - |
| 5. | A Portrait Of Diana | - |
| 6. | Express | - |
* Prestige PRST 7795 Pat Martino - Desperado 1970
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-397, OJCCD-397-2 - 1989
Charles Kynard
Houston Person, tenor sax; Charles Kynard, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Richard Fritz, arranger #1,2,4,6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 6, 1970
| 1. | Afro-Disiac | Prestige PRST 7796 |
| 2. | Bella Donna | - |
| 3. | Trippin' | - |
| 4. | Odds On | - |
| 5. | Sweetheart | - |
| 6. | Chanson Du Nuit | - |
* Prestige PRST 7796 Charles Kynard - Afro-Disiac 1970
Billy Butler
Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Sonny Phillips, organ, electric piano; Everett Barksdale, Bill Suyker, guitar; Billy Butler, guitar, bass guitar; Chuck Rainey, Fender bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 27, 1970
| Evening Dreams | Prestige PRST 7797 | |
| The Butler Did It | - | |
| C Jam Blues | rejected |
* Prestige PRST 7797 Billy Butler - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow 1970
= Prestige PRCD-24260-2 Billy Butler - Night Life 2001
Sonny Phillips
Eddie Pazant, tenor sax; Sonny Phillips, organ #1,2,5,6, electric piano #3,4; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Ben Dixon, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 18, 1970
| 1. | Make It Plain | Prestige PRST 7799 |
| 2. | Wakin' Up | - |
| 3. | Over The Rainbow | - |
| 4. | Bean Pie | - |
| 5. | I'm An Old Cowhand | - |
| 6. | The Brotherhood | - |
* Prestige PRST 7799 Sonny Phillips - Black Magic! 1970
Charlie Earland
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Clayton Pruden, trombone; Jimmy Heath, tenor, soprano sax; Charlie Earland, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Jimmy Turner, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 1, 1970
| Sing A Simple Song | Prestige 45-736, PRST 7815 | |
| Don't Say Goodbye | Prestige PRST 7815 | |
| Lazybird | - | |
| Letha | - | |
| Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head | Prestige 45-736, PRST 7815, MPP-2501 | |
| Buck Green | Prestige PRST 7815 |
* Prestige PRST 7815 Charlie Earland - Black Drops 1970
= Prestige PRST-10029 Charles Earland - Black Drops 1971
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1078-2 Charlie Earland - Black Drops 2002
* Prestige MPP-2501 Charles Earland - Burners: Greatest Hits 1980
* Prestige 45-736 Charles Earland - Sing A Simple Song / Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head 1970
Rusty Bryant
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Rusty Bryant, tenor sax #1,3-5, alto sax #2; Charlie Earland, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 15, 1970
| 1. | Cold Duck Time | Prestige PRST 7798 |
| 2. | The Ballad Of Oren Bliss | - |
| 3. | Lou-Lou | - |
| 4. | Soul Liberation | Prestige 45-738, PRST 7798 |
| 5. | Freeze-Dried Soul | Prestige PRST 7798 |
* Prestige PRST 7798 Rusty Bryant - Soul Liberation 1970
= Prestige PRST-10028 - 1971
* Prestige 45-738 Rusty Bryant - Soul Liberation Parts 1 & 2 1970
Billy Butler
Houston Person, tenor sax; Ernie Hayes, organ, electric piano; Billy Butler, guitar, bass guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 29, 1970
| Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow | Prestige PRST 7797 | |
| Girl Talk | - | |
| Dancing On The Ceiling | - | |
| Hold It! | - | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | - | |
| In A Mellotone | rejected |
* Prestige PRST 7797 Billy Butler - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow 1970
= Prestige PRCD-24260-2 Billy Butler - Night Life 2001
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; Alan Dawson, drums.
NYC, July 7, 1970
| The Panther | Prestige PRST 7829, PRCD-11003-2 | |
| Body And Soul | Prestige PRST 7829, MPP-2502 | |
| Valse Robin | Prestige PRST 7829 | |
| Mrs. Miniver | - | |
| The Christmas Song | - | |
| The Blues Walk | - |
* Prestige PRST 7829 Dexter Gordon - The Panther! 1970
= Prestige PRST-10030 - 1971
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-770-2 - 1992
* Prestige MPP-2502 Dexter Gordon - The Ballad Album 1981
* Prestige PRCD-11003-2 Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues - Blue Dex
Archie Shepp
Lester Bowie as Joseph Jarman, trumpet; Al Shorter, flugelhorn; Clifford Thornton, valve trombone; Archie Shepp, tenor sax, piano; Bobby Few, piano; Bob Reid, bass; Mohamed Ali, drums; Djibrill, conga drums; Ostaine Blue Warner, percussion.
Studio Decca, Paris, France, July 23, 1970
| Coral Rock | America (F) 30 AM 6103 | |
| I Should Care | - |
* America (F) 30 AM 6103 Archie Shepp - Coral Rock 1970
= Prestige PRST-10066 - 1973
Gene Ammons - Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon, tenor sax #1-3; Gene Ammons, tenor sax #4; John Young, piano; Cleveland Eaton, bass; Steve McCall, drums.
North Park Hotel, Chicago, IL, afternoon set, July 26, 1970
| 1. | Wee Dot (edited version) | Prestige P-24046 |
| 2. | Wee Dot | Prestige PRCD-24166-2 |
| 3. | Polka Dots & Moonbeams | Prestige PRST 10010 |
| 4. | The Happy Blues | - |
* Prestige P-24046 Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige 1974
* Prestige PRST 10010 Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon - The Chase! (Recorded Live!, North Park Hotel, Chicago, Illinois) 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24166-2 Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon - The Chase! 1996
Gene Ammons - Dexter Gordon Quintet
Gene Ammons, tenor sax #1,2,4,6,7; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax #1,3,5-7; Jodie Christian, piano; Rufus Reid, bass; Wilbur Campbell, drums; Vi Redd, vocal #6,7.
North Park Hotel, Chicago, IL, evening set, July 26, 1970
| 1. | The Chase | Prestige PRST 10010 |
| 2. | Medley: Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) | Prestige PRCD-24166-2 |
| 3. | Medley: I Can't Get Started | - |
| 4. | Medley: My Funny Valentine | - |
| 5. | Medley: Misty | - |
| 6. | Lonesome Lover Blues | Prestige PRST 10010, PRCD-11003-2 |
| 7. | Lonesome Lover Blues No. 2 | unissued |
* Prestige PRST 10010 Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon - The Chase! (Recorded Live!, North Park Hotel, Chicago, Illinois) 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24166-2 Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon - The Chase! 1996
* Prestige PRCD-11003-2 Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues - Blue Dex
Sonny Phillips
Rusty Bryant, tenor sax; Sonny Phillips, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 27, 1970
| Black On Black | Prestige PRST 10007 | |
| Check It Out | - | |
| Blues In Maude's Flat | - | |
| Proud Mary | - | |
| The Doll House | - | |
| When I Fall In Love | rejected |
* Prestige PRST 10007 Sonny Phillips - Black On Black! 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24186-2 Sonny Phillips - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1997
Dexter Gordon Quartet With Junior Mance
Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Junior Mance, piano; Martin Rivera, bass; Oliver Jackson, drums.
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July, 1970
| Fried Bananas | Prestige P-7861 | |
| Sophisticated Lady | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| Blue Monk | Prestige P-7861, PRCD-11003-2 | |
| The Panther | Prestige PCD-7861-2 |
* Prestige P-7861 Dexter Gordon With Junior Mance At Montreux 1985
= Prestige PCD-7861-2 - 1987
* Prestige PRCD-11003-2 Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues - Blue Dex
Joe Zawinul's Group
Woody Shaw, trumpet; George Davis, flute; Earl Turbinton, soprano sax; Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul, electric piano; Walter Booker, Miroslav Vitous, bass; Billy Hart, David Lee, percussion.
NYC, August 6, 1970
| 19819 | In A Silent Way | Atlantic SD 1579, SD 1694; Prestige P-24052 |
| 19820 | Dr. Honoris Causa | Atlantic SD 1579, SD 1694 |
* Atlantic SD 1579 Joe Zawinul - Zawinul 1971
* Atlantic SD 1694 Joe Zawinul - Concerto Retitled 1976
* Prestige P-24052 Various Artists - Piano Giants Vol. I 1975
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
NYC, August 27, 1970
| Evergreenish | Prestige PRST-10020 | |
| For Sentimental Reasons | - | |
| Star Eyes | Prestige PRST-10020, MPP-2502 | |
| Rhythm-a-ning (mistitled as Straight No Chaser) | Prestige PRST-10020 | |
| If You Could See Me Now | - | |
| The Jumpin' Blues | - | |
| The Jumpin' Blues (alternate take) | Prestige PRCD-11003-2 |
* Prestige PRST-10020 Dexter Gordon - The Jumpin' Blues 1971
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-899-2 - 1996
* Prestige MPP-2502 Dexter Gordon - The Ballad Album 1981
* Prestige PRCD-11003-2 Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues - Blue Dex
Art Ensemble Of Chicago With Fontella Bass
Lester Bowie, trumpet, flugelhorn, bass drum, steer horns; Joseph Jarman, soprano, alto sax, clarinet, oboe, flute, marimba, vibes, conga drums, bells, whistles, gongs, siren, guitar, etc.; Roscoe Mitchell, soprano, alto, bass sax, clarinet, flute, cymbals, gongs, conga drums, logs, bells, siren, whistles, steel drums, etc.; Malachi Favors, bass, Fender bass, banjo, log drum, cythar, percussion, etc.; Don Moye, drums, bass marimba, temple blocks, bells, etc.; Fontella Bass, vocal.
Studio Decca, Paris, France, August, 1970
| Part One "How Strange" / Part Two "Ole Jed" | America (F) 30 AM 6117 | |
| "Horn Web" | - |
* America (F) 30 AM 6117 Art Ensemble Of Chicago With Fontella Bass 1971
= Prestige PRST-10049 The Art Ensemble Of Chicago With Fontella Bass 1972
= America (F) 067 865-2 Art Ensemble Of Chicago With Fontella Bass 2004
Melvin Sparks
Virgil Jones, trumpet; John Manning, tenor sax; Houston Person, tenor sax #3,4; Leon Spencer Jr., organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 14, 1970
| 1. | Thank You | Prestige 45-739, PRST 10001 |
| 2. | I Didn't Know What Time It Was | Prestige PRST 10001 |
| 3. | Charlie Brown | - |
| 4. | The Stinker | - |
| 5. | Spill The Wine | - |
* Prestige PRST 10001 Melvin Sparks - Sparks! 1970
* Prestige 45-739 Melvin Sparks - Thank You Parts 1 & 2 1970
Charles Earland
Gary Chandler, trumpet; Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Charles Earland, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Jesse Kilpatrick, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Key Club, Newark, NJ, September 17, 1970
| Key Club Cookout | Prestige PRST 10009 | |
| Westbound #9 | Prestige 45-741, PRST 10009, MPP-2501 | |
| Killer Joe | Prestige PRST 10009 | |
| Milestones | Prestige PRST 10009, MPP-2501 | |
| More Today Than Yesterday | Prestige PRCD-24182-2 | |
| Message From A Black Man | - |
* Prestige PRST 10009 Charles Earland - Living Black! (Recorded Live! At The Key Club, Newark, N.J.) 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24182-2 Charles Earland - Living Black!: Recorded Live At The Key Club 1997
* Prestige MPP-2501 Charles Earland - Burners: Greatest Hits 1980
* Prestige 45-741 Charles Earland - Westbound #9 Parts 1 & 2 1971
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Houston Person, tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; James Clark, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums #1,3-6; Eddie Gee, drums #2.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 21, 1970
| 1. | Here It 'Tis | Prestige PRST 10002 |
| 2. | Stormy | - |
| 3. | The Nubs | - |
| 4. | Gina D | - |
| 5. | Danny Boy | - |
| 6. | You Made Me So Very Happy | - |
* Prestige PRST 10002 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - Here It 'Tis 1971
Houston Person
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Houston Person, tenor sax; Sonny Phillips, organ #1,2,4,5, electric piano #3,6; Grant Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 12, 1970
| 1. | The Son Of Man | Prestige 45-740, PRST 10003 |
| 2. | Teardrops | Prestige PRST 10003 |
| 3. | Close To You | Prestige 45-740, PRST 10003 |
| 4. | Drown In My Own Tears | Prestige PRST 10003 |
| 5. | Up At Joe's, Down At Jim's | - |
| 6. | Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday | - |
* Prestige PRST 10003 Houston Person - Person To Person! 1971
* Prestige 45-740 Houston Person - The Son Of Man / Close To You 1971
Charles Mingus Sextet
Eddie Preston, trumpet; Charles McPherson, alto sax; Bobby Jones, tenor sax; Jaki Byard, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Dannie Richmond, drums.
Studio Decca, Paris, France, October 31, 1970
| Reincarnation Of A Love Bird: Warm Up And First False Start | Sunnyside SSC 3065 | |
| Reincarnation Of A Love Bird: Second False Start | - | |
| Reincarnation Of A Love Bird: Third False Start | - | |
| Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (incomplete) | - | |
| Reincarnation Of A Love Bird | America (F) 30 AM 6110; Prestige P-24028 | |
| I Left My Heart In San Francisco | - | |
| Blue Bird (incomplete) | Sunnyside SSC 3065 | |
| Blue Bird: Reprise | - | |
| Blue Bird | America (F) 30 AM 6110; Prestige P-24028 | |
| Pithecanthropus Erectus: Incomplete (take 1) | Sunnyside SSC 3065 | |
| Pithecanthropus Erectus: Rehearsal | - | |
| Pithecanthropus Erectus: False Start | - | |
| Pithecanthropus Erectus: To The End | - | |
| Pithecanthropus Erectus: Mingus Explanations, Restart | - | |
| Pithecanthropus Erectus | America (F) 30 AM 6109; Prestige P-24028 | |
| Peggy's Blue Skylight: First False Start | Sunnyside SSC 3065 | |
| Peggy's Blue Skylight: Second False Start | - | |
| Peggy's Blue Skylight: Third False Start And Rehearsal | - | |
| Peggy's Blue Skylight: (alternate take) (fast version) | - | |
| Peggy's Blue Skylight | America (F) 30 AM 6109; Prestige P-24028 | |
| Love Is A Dangerous Necessity: First False Start | Sunnyside SSC 3065 | |
| Love Is A Dangerous Necessity: Second False Start | - | |
| Love Is A Dangerous Necessity | America (F) 30 AM 6109; Prestige P-24028 |
* America (F) 30 AM 6110 Charles Mingus - Blue Bird 1971
= Sunnyside SSC 3065 Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session
* Prestige P-24028 Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Lovebird 1973
* America (F) 30 AM 6109 Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus 1971
= Sunnyside SSC 3065 Charles Mingus In Paris - The Complete America Session
Idris Muhammad
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Clarence Thomas, tenor, soprano sax; Harold Mabern, electric piano; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 2, 1970
| Express Yourself | Prestige 45-743, PRST 10005 | |
| Soulful Drums | Prestige PRST 10005 | |
| Super Bad | Prestige 45-743, PRST 10005 | |
| Wander | Prestige PRST 10005 | |
| By The Red Sea | - |
* Prestige PRST 10005 Idris Muhammad - Black Rhythm Revolution! 1971
* Prestige 45-743 Idris Muhammad - Express Yourself / Super Bad 1971
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano #1,3,4,6, electric piano #2,5; George Freeman, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; + overdubs: Bill Fischer, strings arranger, conductor #2,5.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 11, 1970;
overdubs recorded Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 18, 1970
| 1. | The Black Cat | Prestige 45-745, PRST 10006; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 |
| 2. | Long Long Time | Prestige PRST 10006; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 |
| 3. | Piece To Keep Away Evil Spirits | Prestige PRST 10006 |
| 4. | Jug Eyes | Prestige 45-742, PRST 10006 |
| 5. | Something | Prestige 45-745, PRST 10006 |
| 6. | Hi Ruth! | Prestige PRST 10006 |
* Prestige PRST 10006 Gene Ammons - The Black Cat! 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24188-2 Gene Ammons - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1997
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 Gene Ammons - Greatest Hits: The 70s 1998
* Prestige 45-745 Gene Ammons - The Black Cat / Something 1971
* Prestige 45-742 Gene Ammons - Jug Eyes / He's A Real Gone Guy 1971
Boogaloo Joe Jones
Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Butch Cornell, organ #4,6; Sonny Phillips, organ, electric piano; Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 23, 1970
| 1. | No Way | Prestige PRST 10004 |
| 2. | If You Were Mine | - |
| 3. | Georgia On My Mind | - |
| 4. | Sunshine Alley | - |
| 5. | I'll Be There | - |
| 6. | Holdin' Back | - |
* Prestige PRST 10004 Boogaloo Joe Jones - No Way! 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24209-2 Boogaloo Joe Jones Vol. 2 - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1998
Leon Spencer Jr.
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Leon Spencer Jr., organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 7, 1970
| The Slide | Prestige PRST 10011 | |
| Someday My Prince Will Come | - | |
| Message From The Meters | - | |
| First Gravy | - | |
| 5-10-15-20 | - | |
| Sneak Preview | - |
* Prestige PRST 10011 Leon Spencer Jr. - Sneak Preview! 1971
Charles Kynard
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Rusty Bryant, tenor sax; Charles Kynard, organ, electric piano; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Idris Muhammad, drums #1-3,5,6; Bernard Purdie, drums #4; Richard Fritz, arranger #1,2.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 14, 1970
| 1. | Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People) | Prestige PRST 10008 |
| 2. | Winter's Child | - |
| 3. | Zebra Walk | - |
| 4. | Something | - |
| 5. | Change Up | - |
| 6. | Close To You | rejected |
* Prestige PRST 10008 Charles Kynard - Wa-Tu-Wa-Zui (Beautiful People) 1971
Billy Butler
Jesse Powell, tenor sax; Houston Person, tenor sax #3,6; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ #1,2,4-6, electric piano #3; Billy Butler, guitar; Bob Bushnell, Fender bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 21, 1970
| 1. | Nightlife | Prestige PRST 7854 |
| 2. | Wave | - |
| 3. | Watch What Happens | - |
| 4. | Peacock Alley | - |
| 5. | Prelude To A Kiss | - |
| 6. | In A Mellotone | - |
* Prestige PRST 7854 Billy Butler - Night Life 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24197-2 Billy Butler - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1998