Prestige Records Discography: 1972

1972

Sonny Stitt

Thad Jones, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Billy Butler, Wally Richardson, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas, bells; Herbert Baumel, Julius Brand, Max Ellen, David Nadien, violin; Billy Ver Planck, string arranger; Thad Jones, arranger #1.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1972

1.Miss Ann, Lisa, Sue And SadiePrestige PRST-10048
2.Where Is Love?-
3.Living Without You-
4.Goin' Down Slow-
5.Acid Funk Reprise-

* Prestige PRST-10048   Sonny Stitt - Goin' Down Slow   1972

Charles Earland

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Victor Paz, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dick Griffin, Jack Jeffers, trombone; Billy Harper, tenor sax, alto flute; Charles Earland, organ, electric piano, soprano sax, percussion; John Fourie, Greg Miller, guitar; Billy Cobham, drums; Sonny Morgan, congas; Charles Earland, Virgil Jones, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16 and 17, 1972

LowdownPrestige PRST-10061; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1021-2

Lee Morgan, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Charles Earland, organ, electric piano, soprano sax, percussion; Maynard Parker, guitar; Billy Cobham, drums.

SpeedballPrestige PRST-10061, MPP-2501; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1021-2

* Prestige PRST-10061   Charles Earland - Charles III   1973
* Prestige MPP-2501   Charles Earland - Burners: Greatest Hits   1980
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1021-2   Charles Earland - Intensity   1999

Charles Earland

Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, Victor Paz, trumpet, flugelhorn; Clifford Adams, trombone; Dick Griffin, tenor trombone; Jack Jeffers, bass trombone; Hubert Laws Jr., flute; Charles Earland, organ; Greg Millar, guitar; John Fourie, fuzz guitar; Billy Cobham, drums; Sonny Morgan, congas; Charles Earland, Virgil Jones, orchestrator, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1972

Happy Cause I'm Goin' HomePrestige PRST-10041

omit Adams.

Will You Still Love Me TomorrowPrestige 45-755, PRST-10041, MPP-2501
Cause I Love HerPrestige 45-755, PRST-10041

Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hubert Laws Jr., piccolo; Billy Harper, tenor sax; William Thorpe, baritone sax; Charles Earland, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Billy Cobham, drums; Sonny Morgan, congas; Charles Earland, Virgil Jones, orchestrator, arranger.

MorganPrestige PRST-10041

* Prestige PRST-10041   Charles Earland - Intensity   1972
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1021-2   -   1999
* Prestige MPP-2501   Charles Earland - Burners: Greatest Hits   1980
* Prestige 45-755   Charles Earland - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / 'Cause I Love Her   1972

Leon Spencer

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Hubert Laws, flute; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Dave Hubbard, tenor sax; Leon Spencer, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammed, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 22, 1972

Where I'm Coming FromPrestige PRST-10063

* Prestige PRST-10063   Leon Spencer - Where I'm Coming From   1973

Houston Person

Victor Paz, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Jim Buffington, French horn; Hubert Laws, flute, tenor sax; Houston Person, tenor sax; Ronnie Jannelli, baritone sax, clarinet, flute; Buzz Brauner, baritone, tenor sax, English horn, oboe, piccolo, clarinet, flute; Cedar Walton, piano; Ernest Hayes, organ #1-7; Jimmy Watson, organ #8; Grady Tate, drums; Bunny Briggs, tap dancing #4; Billy Ver Planck, orchestrator.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 15, 1972

1.I Think It's Going To Rain TodayPrestige PRST-10044
2.Don't Mess With Bill-
3.Everything's Alright-
4.Mr. Bojangles-
5.Moan Er-uh Lisa-
6.Imagine-
7.Let's Call This-
8.Bleeker Street-

* Prestige PRST-10044   Houston Person - Broken Windows, Empty Hallways   1972
= Prestige PRCD-24290-2   -   2004

Funk, Inc.

Eugene Barr, tenor sax; Bobby Watley, organ, vocal #5; Steve Weakley, guitar; Jimmy Munford, drums, vocal #5; Cecil Hunt, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, spring 1972

1.Chicken Lickin'Prestige PRST-10043
2.Running Away-
3.They Trying To Get Me-
4.The Better Half-
5.Let's Make Peace And Stop The War-
6.Jung Bungo-

* Prestige PRST-10043   Funk, Inc. - Chicken Lickin'   1972
= Prestige PRCD-24156-2   Funk, Inc.   1995

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Ramon Morris, flute; Buddy Terry, soprano sax; John Hicks, electric piano; Mickey Bass, Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Emmanuel Rahim, congas; Nathaniel Bettis, Pablo Landrum, Sonny Morgan, percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1972

Song For A Lonely WomanPrestige PRST-10047

* Prestige PRST-10047   Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Child's Dance   1972

Dexter Gordon Quintet

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn #2; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 22, 1972

1.Days Of Wine And RosesPrestige P-10091
2.The Group (alternate master)Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1041-2

* Prestige P-10091   Dexter Gordon - Tangerine   1975
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1041-2   -   2000

Dexter Gordon Quintet

Thad Jones, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Stanley Clarke, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1972

TangerinePrestige P-10091, MPP-2502
August BluesPrestige P-10091
What It Was-

* Prestige P-10091   Dexter Gordon - Tangerine   1975
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1041-2   -   2000
* Prestige MPP-2502   Dexter Gordon - The Ballad Album   1981

Dexter Gordon Quintet

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 22, 1972

Milestones (first version)Prestige P-10069
Scared To Be AlonePrestige P-10069, MPP-2502
We SeePrestige P-10069
The Group-
Milestones (alternate)Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-836-2

* Prestige P-10069   Dexter Gordon - Generation   1973
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-836-2   -   1994
* Prestige MPP-2502   Dexter Gordon - The Ballad Album   1981

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers

Woody Shaw, trumpet; Ramon Morris, tenor sax; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, congas.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 28, 1972

C.C.Prestige PRST-10047

Woody Shaw, trumpet; Manny Boyd, flute; Ramon Morris, tenor sax; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, congas.

Child's Dance (Christian's Song)-

Woody Shaw, trumpet; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

I Can't Get Started-

* Prestige PRST-10047   Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Child's Dance   1972

Houston Person

Houston Person, tenor sax; Richard Tee, organ, electric, acoustic piano; Hugh McCracklin, acoustic guitar #1, electric, acoustic guitar #3; Joe Beck, electric, acoustic guitar #1,2; Ron Carter, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Joe Beck, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 11, and November 7, 1972

1.A Song For YouPrestige PRST-10055
2.The Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye (Love Theme From "Fuzz")-
3.Scared To Be Alone-

Houston Person, tenor sax; Jimmy Watson, organ #2; Joe Beck, electric, acoustic guitar #1-4; George Duvivier, bass, electric bass; Grady Tate, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas, percussion #1,2,4,5; Victor Paz, Ernie Royal, trumpet #3-5; Frank Wess, flute, baritone sax #3-5; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.

1.Sweet Buns And Barbecue-
2.This Masquerade-
3.Down Here On The Ground-
4.Put It Where You Want It-
5.Groove Thang-

* Prestige PRST-10055   Houston Person - Sweet Buns & Barbeque   1973
= Prestige PRCD-24290-2   Houston Person - Broken Windows, Empty Hallways   2004

Sonny Stitt Quartet

Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 13 and 14, 1972

Back DoorPrestige P-10074
Your Love Is So Doggone Good-
Orange Ashtray-
I Don't Know Yet-
The More I See You-
Speculation-

* Prestige P-10074   Sonny Stitt - So Doggone Good   1973

Bayete Umbra Zindiko

Mulobo (Fred Berry), trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal; Mguanda (Dave Johnson), soprano sax, flute, vocal, percussion; Bayete (Umbra Zindiko), piano, electric piano, electric Clavinet, vocal; Hoza Phillips, electric bass, vocal; Agusta Lee Collins, drums, percussion; Bayete, arranger.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 18, and October 2, 1972

Let It Take Your MindPrestige PRST-10062
The Time Has Come-
Think On, The People Arise; Mulobo; People Arise!!!-
Don't Need Nobody-
Pruda's Shoes: I. Duet / II. Trio / III. Ensemble / IV. Finale-

* Prestige PRST-10062   Bayete Umbra Zindiko - Seeking Other Beauty   1973

Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Ernest Hayes, organ; Hank Jones, electric piano; Joe Beck, guitar; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Ed Bogas, strings arranger, conductor.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 28, 1972;
additional recording: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, unknown date

Lady Sings The BluesPrestige 45-757, PRST-10058
Play Me-
BenPrestige PRST-10058

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Ernest Hayes, organ; Hank Jones, electric piano; Joe Beck, guitar; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Fly MePrestige P-10070
Fuzz-

* Prestige PRST-10058   Gene Ammons - Got My Own   1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2   Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow   2003
* Prestige P-10070   Gene Ammons - Big Bad Jug   1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2   Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow   2003
* Prestige 45-757   Gene Ammons - Play Me / Lady Sings The Blues   1973

Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Hank Jones, electric piano; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 30, 1972

Strange FruitPrestige PRST-10058

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Ernest Hayes, organ; Hank Jones, electric piano; Joe Beck, guitar; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass; Mickey Roker, drums.

Fine And Mellow-
Big Bad JugPrestige P-10070

* Prestige PRST-10058   Gene Ammons - Got My Own   1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2   Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow   2003
* Prestige P-10070   Gene Ammons - Big Bad Jug   1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2   Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow   2003

Gary Bartz Ntu Troop

Gary Bartz, alto, soprano sax, sopranino, voice, electric piano, percussion; Stafford James, bass, electric bass, voice, percussion; Howard King, drums, voice, percussion; Andy Bey, vocal, electric piano, percussion.

Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, October, 1972

I Wanna Be Where You ArePrestige PRST-10057
Black Maybe-
Bertha Baptist-
Africans Unite-
Teheran-

Gary Bartz, soprano sax, sopranino, alto sax, voice, electric piano, percussion; Stafford James, bass, electric bass, voice, percussion; Howard King, drums, voice, percussion; Andy Bey, vocal, electric piano, percussion.

Sifa ZotePrestige PRST-10068, PRCD-24181-2
Whasaname-
Betcha By Golly, Wow-
Etoiles Des NeigesPrestige PRST-10068
Sing Me A Song TodayPrestige PRST-10068, PRCD-24181-2

* Prestige PRST-10057   Gary Bartz Ntu Troop - Juju Street Songs   1972
= Prestige PRCD-24181-2   -   1997
* Prestige PRST-10068   Gary Bartz Ntu Troop - Follow, The Medicine Man   1973

Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Sonny Phillips, electric piano, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass; Billy Cobham, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 1, 1972

God Bless The ChildPrestige PRST-10058
Tin Shack Out Back-
Lady MamaPrestige P-10070
I Can't Help Myself-
Lucille-
Papa Was A Rolling Stone-

* Prestige PRST-10058   Gene Ammons - Got My Own   1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2   Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow   2003
* Prestige P-10070   Gene Ammons - Big Bad Jug   1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2   Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow   2003

Maynard Parker

Richard Tee, electric piano; Maynard Parker, guitar; Joe Beck, guitar, arranger; Ron Carter, bass; Grady Tate, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 7, 1972

Mama Told Me Not To ComePrestige PRST-10054
Lady Sings The Blues-
One Hand-
Bad Montana-

* Prestige PRST-10054   Maynard Parker - Midnight Rider   1973

Funk, Inc.

Gene Barr, tenor sax; Bobby Watley, organ; Steve Weakley, guitar; Jimmy Munford as Jimmy Mumford, drums; Cecil Hunt, congas; Jimmy Munford as Jimmy Mumford, Bobby Watley, vocal #3; Gordon Edwards, electric bass #1,4,6.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 1, 1972

1.Smokin' At Tiffany'sPrestige PRST-10059
2.Give Me Your Love-
3.We Can Be Friends-
4.Dirty RedPrestige 45-759, PRST-10059
5.I Can See Clearly NowPrestige PRST-10059
6.I'll Be Around-

* Prestige PRST-10059   Funk, Inc. - Hangin' Out   1973
* Prestige 45-759   Funk, Inc. - Dirty Red Parts 1 & 2   1973

Gene Ammons

Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Bobby Bryant, arranger, conductor; Sam Russell, contractor; Cat Anderson, John Audino, Gene Goe, Reunald Jones, trumpet; Albert Aarons, Buddy Childers, trumpet #1,3,5; Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell, Mike Wimberly, Britt Woodman, trombone; Grover Mitchell, trombone #1,3,5; David Duke, Henry Sigismonti, French horn; John Johnson, tuba; Jack Nimitz, Jerome Richardson, Herman Riley, Ernie Watts, reeds; Pete Christlieb, reeds #1,3,5; Red Holloway, reeds #2,4,6; Dwight Dickerson, piano #1,3,5; Joe Sample, piano #2,4,6; Dennis Budimir, guitar; Arthur Adams, guitar #1,3,5; Bob Saravia, bass; Chuck Rainey, Fender bass #1,3,5; Paul Humphrey, drums #1,3,5; Candy Finch, drums #2,4,6; Bob Norris, congas #2,4,6.

Los Angeles, CA, 1972

1.Crazy MaryPrestige PRST-10040
2.Free Again-
3.Fru Fru-
4.What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?-
5.Jaggin'-
6.Jackson-

* Prestige PRST-10040   Gene Ammons - Free Again   1972

Leon Spencer

Dave Hubbard, tenor sax; Leon Spencer, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972

Hip ShakerPrestige PRST-10042

Leon Spencer, organ, voice; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.

Down On Dowling Street-

Buzz Brauner, Hubert Laws, flute; Leon Spencer, organ; Joe Beck, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; string section, Billy Ver Planck, reed & string arranger.

In Search Of Love-

Hubert Laws, piccolo, flute; Buzz Brauner, flute, oboe; Leon Spencer, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, conga drums; string section, Billy Ver Planck, reed & string arranger.

If You Were Me And I Were You-

Virgil Jones, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Dave Hubbard, tenor sax; Leon Spencer, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.

Bad Walking Woman-

Buzz Brauner, Hubert Laws, flute; Leon Spencer, organ; Joe Beck, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas; string section, Billy Ver Planck, reed & string arranger.

When My Love Has Gone-

Hubert Laws, flute; Buzz Brauner, English horn; Leon Spencer, organ; Joe Beck, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; string section, Billy Ver Planck, reed & string arranger.

When Dreams Start To Fade-

* Prestige PRST-10042   Leon Spencer - Bad Walking Woman   1972

Bayete (Todd Cochran)

Mulobo (Fred Berry), Oscar Brashear, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Wallace, trombone; Hadley Caliman, flute, tenor sax; Mguanda (Dave Johnson) as Mganda (Dave Johnson), soprano sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes, marimba; Bayete, piano, Fender Rhodes, electric Clavinet; James Leary III, electric, acoustic bass; Thabo Vincar, drums; everybody, percussion; Bayete, Mguanda, lead vocal; Oscar Brashear, James Leary III, Mulobo, vocal.

1972

It Ain'tPrestige PRST-10045
Free Angela (Thoughts... And Ail [sic] I've Got To Say)-
Njeri (Belonging To A Warrior)-
I'm On It-
Bayete (Between Man And God)-
Eurus (The Southwest Wind)-

* Prestige PRST-10045   Bayete (Todd Cochran) - Worlds Around The Sun   1972

Hampton Hawes

Oscar Brashear, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B-1 organ, ARP synthesizer; Arthur Adams, guitar; Chuck Rainey, bass guitar; Ndugu (Leon Chancler), drums.

1972

Little BirdPrestige PRST-10046
Drums For Peace-
Love Is Better-
Josie Black-
Don't Pass Me By-
Universe-
J.B.'s Mind-

* Prestige PRST-10046   Hampton Hawes - Universe   1972

Charles Earland

Elmer Coles, trumpet; Clifford Adams, trombone; James Vass, soprano, alto sax; Charles Earland, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Darryl Washington, drums; Kenneth Nash, congas.

The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, 1972

SmilingPrestige PRST-10050
We've Only Just Begun-
Black Gun-
Spinky-
Freedom Jazz Dance-
Moontrane-

* Prestige PRST-10050   Charles Earland - Live At The Lighthouse   1972

Dexter Gordon Quintet

Thad Jones, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972

Ca' PurangePrestige PRST-10051
The First Time Ever I Saw Your FacePrestige PRST-10051, MPP-2502
AireginPrestige PRST-10051
Oh! Karen OPrestige PRST-10051, PRCD-11003-2
Airegin (alternate)Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1005-2

* Prestige PRST-10051   Dexter Gordon - Ca'Purange   1972
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1005-2   -   1999
* Prestige MPP-2502   Dexter Gordon - The Ballad Album   1981
* Prestige PRCD-11003-2   Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues - Blue Dex

Rusty Bryant And The Casual Society

Rusty Bryant, alto, tenor sax; Khalid (Kenneth Moss), electric piano, organ; Harold Young, guitar; Eddie Brookshire, electric bass; Fred Masey, drums; Norman Jones, congas, percussion.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972

Friday Night Funk For Saturday Night BrothersPrestige PRST-10053
Down By The Cuyahoga-
Have You Seen Her?-
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy-
Blues For A Brother-

* Prestige PRST-10053   Rusty Bryant - Friday Night Funk For Saturday Night Brothers   1972

Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones

Rusty Bryant, alto, tenor sax; Butch Cornell, organ; Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Grady Tate, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972

Hoochie Coo ChickiePrestige PRST-10056
Snake Rhythm Rock-
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face-
He's So Fine-
Big Bad Midnight Roller-

* Prestige PRST-10056   Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones - Snake Rhythm Rock   1973