BFT46 Bonus disc answers

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

BFT 46 BONUS DISC ANSWERS

1 Helen Humes – They raided the joint originally issued on Decca 28113, reissued on LP “Be-beba-leba” Whiskey, Women, and … KM701 (and probably on others)

Helen Humes (voc), Conte Candoli (tp) unk (as), Dexter Gordon & Wardell Gray (ts), unk (bars), Bobby Tucker (p), unk (g), Don Bagley (b), Chico Hamilton(d) 2 Feb 1952, Blues Jubilee Concert, Pasadena Auditorium, LA.

What an audience! And why isn’t all jazz received as enthusiastically?

2 Sekouba Bambino – Syli National 2000 originally issued on “Soutiens Syli National” Super Selection (Guineé) (K7) 0001, reissued on “Ambiance Ballon” Syllart (France) (CD) no number

Sekouba Bembeya Diabate “Bambino” (voc), Thomas (tp), Dorus (Didier) (tb), Manu Yodan (as,) Marc Latruque (ts), Zakaria Mamboue (p), Petit Condé (lead g), Ansoumane Camara (rh g), Sidimadi Diabate (bass g), Sory Titi Camara (djembe), M’mabu Camara (bala), Mohamani Diabate (ngoni), Solo Cissoko (kora), Maimouna Barry, Olyza (bk voc), unk (drum programming), (football commentary) 1997 JBZ studios, Abijian, Ivory Coast

This is all about the audience, as well. The song is mostly a recital of the names of the Guinean national football team. Sekouba is the most popular singer in Guineé.

3 Lucky Dube – My brother, my enemy originally issued on “Trinity” Gallo (SA) LUCKY9, reissued (in US) on Tabu 53479

Lucky Dube (voc), Prince Lingoase (tp), Jasper Cook (tb), Barry Snyman (sax), Don Laka & Taphelo Khomo (kbds), Ntokozo Zunga (lead g), Victor Masondo (bass g), Vusi Kumalo (d), Veli Shabago (perc), Gugu Dlamini, Hlengiwe Dlamini & Thosama Motsage (bk voc) 1995 Downtown studios, Johannesburg

Lucky Dube is THE Reggae singer of South Africa. The album, “Trinity” is his best and almost totally brilliant. But it’s better to get the Gallo version, because the US edition has a bonus track, a duet with Thosama Motsage, who is a great Soul singer, which is one of the most conceptually naff songs I’ve ever come across.

Lucky made plenty of anti-Apartheid records under the old regime, apparently without being beaten up or imprisoned. After 1993, he moved to the right and continued to make records critical of the Government and its policies (eq against affirmative action). This one is basically accusing Nelson Mandela of lying and cheating (as does another track on the album).

4 Anna King – The night time is the right time originally issued on “Back to soul” Smash MGS27059 (apparently mono only), reissued on Shout (UK) 24

There are two different stories on personnel and recording dates. Michel Ruppli’s Mercury discography gives a date of 10 Sep 1964 in New York and the following personnel:

Anna King (voc), Nat Jones (as) Eldee Williams & St Clair Pinckney (ts), Maceo Parker (bars), James Brown (org) Bernard Odum or Sam Thomas (b), Melvin Parker (d), arrangement by Sammy Lowe. In other words, the regular James Brown band of the time.

Clive Richardson, in the 2006 sleeve notes to the reissue, says the LP came out in the summer of 1964 and this track was recorded in a session on 18 January 1964, for which the personnel was:

Dud Bascomb, Ernie Royal & Johnny Grimes (tp), Richard Harris (tb), Seldon Powell, Haywood Henry & St Clair Pinckney (saxes), Billy Butler & Wally Richardson (g), James Brown (org), Ernie Hayes (kbds), Al Lucas (b), Panama Francis (d) arrangements by Sammy Lowe.

There’s been quite a bit of detailed research done on James Brown since Ruppli published his Mercury discography, so I guess Richardson is right. But you never know.

As I’ve posted a number of times since I got this CD a few weeks ago, I think “Back to soul” is the greatest Soul album ever.

5 Lloyd Lambert – King cotton issued on (78) Specialty 553 (a 45 version was issued but my copy is damaged and unplayable so you’ve got a 78 drop), apparently never reissued.

No discographical details have been discovered for this record. Apparently recorded in 1955 in New Orleans, probably in Cosimo Matassa’s studio. Personnel is possibly:

Lloyd Lambert (b), Lee Allen (by the sound of him) (ts), unk (p), (d).

Anyone got any suggestions about who the pianist might be?

6 Jimmy Coe – Lady take 2 originally recorded for States, but unissued. Issued on LP and K7 Delmark DL433 (don’t think it has come out on CD).

Jimmy Coe (ts), Remo Biondi (vln), James Palmer (p), John Wittcliff (b), Earl “Fox” Walker (d) 17 Oct 1953, United Studios, Chicago.

Coe was a late-blooming honker. In many ways, I think he illustrates the school better than anyone else. He died only a couple of years ago and remained active in Indianapolis until the end. Biondi was normally the band’s guitarist.

7 Johnny Lytle – High treason issued on “The soulful rebel” Milestone MSP9036, never reissued.

Johnny Lytle (vib), Billy Nunn (org), David Spinozza (g), Ron Carter (el b), Jozell Carter (d), Ray Barretto (cga) 15 Jul 1971, Decca studios, NY.

I don’t know what the organ aficionados think of Billy Nunn, but I think his approach here is quite original. It didn’t seem to fit in the main disc very well, which is why it’s here.

8 Bembeya Jazz National – Petit Sekou Originally issued on “Discotheque ‘76” Syliphone SLP66, reissued on Syllart 38214 (and perhaps on recent Bembeya Jazz anthologies).

Personnel includes Sekou Bembeya Diabate (Sekouba’s uncle) (g), and probably: Mory Kouyate II (bass g) (there were 2 musicians called Mory Kouyate in the band), “Vieux” (rh g), Diaoune Hamidou (b), “Mangala” (d), and perhaps other members of the band (laughing and shouting). Probably recorded 1976 in Conakry, Guineé.

Here’s one that I just like a lot.

9 Willis “Gator Tail” Jackson – Niamani issued on “In the alley” Muse 5100, not reissued.

Willis “Gator Tail” Jackson (ts), Sonny Phillips (p), Carl Wilson (org), Jimmy Ponder (g), Jimmy Lewis (b), Yusef Ali (Joe Hadrick) (d), Buddy Caldwell (cga) 1976 Dimension Sound studios NYC.

I HAD to get some Gator Tail in here, of course. But I thought I’d pick one that was a bit different from his usual type of material and approach.

10 Johnny Lytle – People make the world go round Issued on “People and love” Milestone MSP9043, never reissued.

Johnny Lytle (vib), Marvin Cabell (ts), Daahoud Hadi (Butch Cornell) (el p), Betty Glamann (harp), Bob Cranshaw (el b), Jozell Carter (d), Art Jenkins (perc) Aug 1972, Mercury Sound studios, NYC.

And here’s another I’ve been on about for some time.

11 Al Casey – Casey’s blues Originally issued on “Buck jumpin’” Swingville 2007, reissued on OJCCD675.

Al Casey (g), Rudy Powell (as), The One and Only Herman Foster (p), Jimmy Lewis (b), Belton Evans (d) 7 Mar 1960, RVG studio.

This was King Curtis’ band, with Rudy Powell instead of Curtis.

12 Manu Dibango & the Cuarteto Patria – Quizas quizas Issued on “Cubafrica” Celluloid 79593.

Manu Dibango (sops), Eliades Ochoa, Umberto Ochoa & Jerry Malekani (g), William Calderon (b), Roberto Torres (perc), Eglis Ochoa (maracas) Jun 1996, Studios Davout, Paris.

Eliades Ochoa and the Cuarteto Patria became famous later by participating in the Buena Vista Social Club recordings. Manu, as everyone should know, is from Cameroun and is the man behind “Soul Makossa”. (His tenor battles with Hal Singer are particularly wonderful, but didn’t fit in here as well as this.)

13 Ndiaga Mbaye – Nongo Daara Issued on “Naniou Mougne” Jololi K7 no number. Apparently not reissued.

Ndiaga Mbaye (voc), probably with Youssou Ndour’s band, Les Super Étoiles de Dakar, which at this time was:

Jean Philip Rykiel (kbds), Jimmy Mbaye (lead g), Pape Omar Ngom (rh g), Habib Faye (b), Mbaye Diaye Faye (perc), Assane Thiam (tama), Fatou Galass Niang & Viviane Chudid (bk voc) 1995/6, probably Studio Xippi, Dakar. (One of the first recordings for Youssou Ndour’s record company.)

The first thing to say about this is that it was made for a Senegalese audience, not a world audience. And it was not made for an elite section (Senegalese record companies can’t make a profit out of the elite), but for the entire breadth of society. And it’s clear that this audience was expected to recognise the intro, even if most of them would be no better than I at putting a title to it. Who would expect Bach to be a part of most people’s general background knowledge in Africa?

Ndiaga is a very important traditional singer in Senegal. The song is an old secular praise song, but this version is quite innovative; first in the use of the Bach backing; second in that Ndiaga slides the praise into Daara J. Daara J is a Rap group and this recording illustrates the very different position in Senegalese society that Rap has. Imagine someone like Pavarotti doing a praise song for

14 Wyclef Jean – Something about Mary Issued on “2 sides II a book” Columbia CK62180.

Wyclef Jean (voc, g), Dadi Beaubrum (g), Jerry “Wonder” Duplessis (b), unidentified others. 1999/2000 Hit Factory, NYC.

This is in here just because I like it. It has something of the feeling of a sixties romantic comedy (and takes its title from a more recent one).

MG

[mikeweil]

I bought the Jimmy Coe Delmark reissue LP last year - real good stuff!

So I think I got at least one Johnny Lytle recognized ..... rare and inspiring selections!

[kh1958]

Cubafrica is an excellent recording.

[JSngry]

14 Wyclef Jean – Something about Mary Issued on “2 sides II a book” Columbia CK62180.

Wyclef Jean (voc, g), Dadi Beaubrum (g), Jerry “Wonder” Duplessis (b), unidentified others. 1999/2000 Hit Factory, NYC.

This is in here just because I like it. It has something of the feeling of a sixties romantic comedy (and takes its title from a more recent one).

Really? I thought it was all about herb...

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

14 Wyclef Jean – Something about Mary Issued on “2 sides II a book” Columbia CK62180.

Wyclef Jean (voc, g), Dadi Beaubrum (g), Jerry “Wonder” Duplessis (b), unidentified others. 1999/2000 Hit Factory, NYC.

This is in here just because I like it. It has something of the feeling of a sixties romantic comedy (and takes its title from a more recent one).

Really? I thought it was all about herb...

Course it is, but done as a sixties romantic comedy. Cute, as you sed.

MG

[Noj]

8 Bembeya Jazz National – Petit Sekou Originally issued on “Discotheque ‘76” Syliphone SLP66, reissued on Syllart 38214 (and perhaps on recent Bembeya Jazz anthologies).

Personnel includes Sekou Bembeya Diabate (Sekouba’s uncle) (g), and probably: Mory Kouyate II (bass g) (there were 2 musicians called Mory Kouyate in the band), “Vieux” (rh g), Diaoune Hamidou (b), “Mangala” (d), and perhaps other members of the band (laughing and shouting). Probably recorded 1976 in Conakry, Guineé.

Here’s one that I just like a lot.

This song is awesome! Thanks for bringing it to my attention, MG.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

8 Bembeya Jazz National – Petit Sekou Originally issued on “Discotheque ‘76” Syliphone SLP66, reissued on Syllart 38214 (and perhaps on recent Bembeya Jazz anthologies).

Personnel includes Sekou Bembeya Diabate (Sekouba’s uncle) (g), and probably: Mory Kouyate II (bass g) (there were 2 musicians called Mory Kouyate in the band), “Vieux” (rh g), Diaoune Hamidou (b), “Mangala” (d), and perhaps other members of the band (laughing and shouting). Probably recorded 1976 in Conakry, Guineé.

Here’s one that I just like a lot.

This song is awesome! Thanks for bringing it to my attention, MG.

It is. Most Mandinke credit Sekou Bembeya Diabate, the guitarist on that, with having reinvented their traditional music in the '60s - ie he's the Mandinke Bird.

MG

[Bright Moments]

i finally got to listen to this - WOW MG - EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

i finally got to listen to this - WOW MG - EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Been busy, then?

MG

[Bright Moments]

i finally got to listen to this - WOW MG - EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Been busy, then?

MG

i got a lot of kids!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

i finally got to listen to this - WOW MG - EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Been busy, then?

MG

i got a lot of kids!

Ah, there you are then. Enjoy!

MG