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Some more that I have not seen mentioned yet, all from vinyls:

George Braith 'Laughin' Soul' (7474) RVG

Jaki Byard 'Out Front' (7397) RVG

Willis Jackson 'Thunderbird' (7232) Recorded at Music Makers Studio, N.Y. (no other name)

Willis Jackson 'In My Solitude' (Moodsville 17) RVG

Willis Jackson 'Jackson's Action' (7348) RVG

James Moody 'Don't Look Away Now' (7625) George Klabin

Johnny Hammond Smith 'Talk That Talk' (NJ 8241) RVG

Chuck Wayne 'Morning Mist' (7367) RVG

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OK! That list of "others" matched perfectly with what I've got. Can I then confirm RVG for these?

Pat Bowie Feelin' Good

Teddy Edwards - Nothin' But The Truth

Stan Hunter - Trip On The Strip

Roger Kellaway - Trio

Sonny Phillips Sure 'Nuff

Pepper Adams Encounter

Sylvia Syms For Once In My Life

Pat Martino El Hombre

Montego Joe - Wild & Warm

Wally Richardson - Soul Guru

Don Friedman Metamorphosis

Charles Kynard - 3 sessions (2 in LA but who is engineer?)

Rusty Bryant - 2 sessions

Boogaloo Joe Jones - 4 sessions

Buddy Terry - 2 sessions

Morris Nanton - 4 sessions

Harold Mabern - 3 sessions

Billy Butler - 2 sessions

Is any engineer listed for location recordings (Trudy Pitts; Charles McPherson; Groove Holmes)?

What about the Ammons 11/10-11/1969 sessions? Down Beat says they were in NY, but some listings show Chicago. I know Prestige was recording Ammons in Chicago in 1962 (with Sleepy Anderson) but this time the band looks like NYC (Pretty Purdie, Sony/Philips - I mean Sonny Phillips, et al.)

Also, I could use clarification on the ones like Freddie McCoy, Stitt, et al. listed above as "where indicated" - or perhaps the specific exceptions so I know which ones are listed as RVG and which ones are blank, with possibly more details to be found on LPs. Feel free to use issue numbers or abbreviations or whatever to avoid typing too much.

Thanks to all for much excellent info!

Mike

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OK! That list of "others" matched perfectly with what I've got. Can I then confirm RVG for these?

Teddy Edwards - Nothin' But The Truth

Roger Kellaway - Trio

Pepper Adams Encounter

Don Friedman Metamorphosis

Harold Mabern - 3 sessions

Billy Butler - 2 sessions

Is any engineer listed for location recordings (Trudy Pitts; Charles McPherson; Groove Holmes)?

What about the Ammons 11/10-11/1969 sessions? Down Beat says they were in NY, but some listings show Chicago. I know Prestige was recording Ammons in Chicago in 1962 (with Sleepy Anderson) but this time the band looks like NYC (Pretty Purdie, Sony/Philips - I mean Sonny Phillips, et al.)

Also, I could use clarification on the ones like Freddie McCoy, Stitt, et al. listed above as "where indicated" - or perhaps the specific exceptions so I know which ones are listed as RVG and which ones are blank, with possibly more details to be found on LPs. Feel free to use issue numbers or abbreviations or whatever to avoid typing too much.

Thanks to all for much excellent info!

Mike

Teddy Edwards - Nothin' But the Truth - Van Gelder

Roger Kellaway - Trio -no engineer identified. This one is produced by Lew

Futterman; might be a purchased session.

Pepper Adams - Encounter - Tommy Nola. Produced by Gust & (Fred) Norsworthy

Don Friedman - Metamorphosis - Van Gelder

Harold Mabern - A Few Miles From Memphis - Van Gelder

Harold Mabern - Rakin' and Scrapin' - Van Gelder

Harold Mabern - Workin' and Wailin' - Van Gelder

Harold Mabern - Greasy Kid Stuff - Van Gelder

Ricard Groove Holmes - Living Soul (live) - Van Gelder

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For Ammons Nov 10/11 '69, Ruppli lists NYC (Sup. Bob Porter; RVG)

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I overlooked a few pages of 1970/71 issues. RVG is listed as the engineer for every NY session between January '70 and May '71 (including a few pages of additions toward the end of the book), except for the following:

Eric Kloss "Consciousness" (Sup. Schlitten; Eng. Goodman)

Dexter Gordon "The Panther" (Sup. Schlitten; Eng. Goodman)

Dexter Gordon "LOVE!" ("The Jumpin' Blues") (Sup. Schlitten; Eng. Goodman)

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Location recordings:

Trudy Pitts- (Live at Baron's, NYC 5/24/68) Sup. Cal Lampley; Eng. Orville O'Brien

Charles McPherson- "The Quintet - Live" (Five Spot, 10/13/66) Sup. Schlitten; Eng. Jerry Newman

Groove Holmes- "Live at Basie's" (4/22/66) Sup. Cal Lampley; Eng. RVG

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Stitt-

"Pow!" (Sup. Richard Carpenter; no eng. listed)

"Soul Electricity!" (Porter; RVG)

"Night Letter" (Porter; RVG)

"Night Crawler" (Lampley; RVG)

"Turn It On!" (Porter; RVG)

Freddie McCoy-

"Lonely Avenue" (Lampley; RVG)

"Spider Man" (Lampley; RVG)

"Funk Drops" (Lampley; RVG)

(4/10/67) (Lampley; RVG)

(5/4/67) (Lampley; RVG)

(10/2/67) (Lampley; RVG)

(10/4/67) (Lampley; RVG)

(1/24/68) (Lampley; RVG)

"Soul Yogi" (Lampley; RVG)

"Listen Here" (Lampley; no eng. listed)

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Some additions:

Stan Hunter - Trip On The Strip - Rec. RvG; Prod. Cal Lampley;

Pat Martino - El Hombre - Rec. RvG; Prod. Cal Lampley;

Sonny Phillips - Sure 'Nuff - Rec. RvG; Sup. Bob Porter;

Charles Kynard - Reelin' With A Feelin' - Rec. Hank McGill (RCA Victor); Sup. Bob Porter;

Billy Butler - Night Life - Rec. RvG; Sup. Bob Porter;

Morris Nanton Trio - Preface - Rec. RvG; Prod. Cal Lampley;

Morris Nanton Trio - Soul Fingers - Rec. RvG; Prod. Cal Lampley.

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What about the Ammons 11/10-11/1969 sessions? Down Beat says they were in NY, but some listings show Chicago. I know Prestige was recording Ammons in Chicago in 1962 (with Sleepy Anderson) but this time the band looks like NYC (Pretty Purdie, Sony/Philips - I mean Sonny Phillips, et al.)

LP cover of "Brother Jug" (7792) lists recording by RVG, supervision by Bob Porter.

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Gene Ammons Septet

Gene Ammons (ts) Prince James, Houston Person (ts -5) Junior Mance (p) Buster Williams (b) Frankie Jones (d) Candido Camero (cga)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 10, 1969

1. Tastin' the Jug PR 7739

2. Here's That Rainy Day -

3. Madame Queen Pr. 45-737, PR 7739

4. I Wonder PR 7739

5. The Jungle Boss Pr. 45-729, PR 7739

6. Ger-Ru PR 7792

* Gene Ammons - The Boss Is Back! (PR 7739, PR 10023)

* Gene Ammons - Brother Jug! (PR 7792, PR 10021)

* Gene Ammons - Jungle Strut c/w Madame Queen (Pr. 45-737)

* Gene Ammons - The Jungle Boss, Pt. 1&2 (Pr. 45-729)

Gene Ammons Quintet

Gene Ammons (ts) Sonny Phillips (org) Billy Butler (g -2/6) Bob Bushnell (el-b) Bernard Purdie (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 11, 1969

1. Feeling Good PR 7739

2. Jungle Strut Pr. 45-737, PR 7792, P 10084

3. Didn't We Pr. 45-734, PR 7792, P 10084

4. He's a Real Gone Guy Pr. 45-742, PR 7792

5. Son of a Preacher Man Pr. 45-734, PR 7792

6. Blue Velvet PR 7792

* Gene Ammons - The Boss Is Back! (PR 7739, PR 10023)

* Gene Ammons - Brother Jug! (PR 7792, PR 10021)

* Gene Ammons Greatest Hits (Pr. P 10084)

* Gene Ammons - Jungle Strut c/w Madame Queen (Pr. 45-737)

* Gene Ammons - Son of a Preacher Man c/w Didn't We (Pr. 45-734)

* Gene Ammons - Jug Eyes c/w He's a Real Gone Guy (Pr. 45-742)

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Please, when I ask a question do NOT give me an answer based on information from the Japanese jazzdisco.org site - particularly without crediting the source. That site is packed with errors and I'm trying to FIX those. That site copies errors and introduces new ones of its own. It's wrong so much that even when it's right I'm cautious.

As for RVG in New York, it needs to be understood that discographies and other sources have in the past equated "NYC" with "the New York metropolitan area" - so it's difficult to tell sometimes. Another reason why I'm asking these questions.

BTW, RVG certainly did do some location recording after the 1960s, the 1986 Uptown album of Tommy Flanagan at the Village Vanguard comes to mind immediately.

Mike

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