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What's the chance of this seeing the light of day Kevin?...

Reuben Wilson Quartet

Trevor Lawrence (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Eric Gale (g) Tommy Derrick (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 16, 1968

3080 Knock On Wood Blue Note unissued

3081 Tom's Thumb -

3082 Ronnie's Bonnie -

3083 Baby I Love You -

3084 Robbin', Mashin' And Sqeezin'

AND...

Reuben Wilson Sextet

Richard Williams (tp) Trevor Lawrence (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Jimmy Ponder (g) George Baker (b) Tommy Derrick (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 28, 1969

3737 Hot Rod Blue Note rejected

3738 Stormy -

3739 Cruisin' -

3740 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

AND more Reuben...this session in particular looks AMAZING!!! And with Ramone Morris!!!!!! Please put this out!!!!

Reuben Wilson Quintet

Ramon Morris, Harold Ousley (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Ted Dunbar (g) William Curtis (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 26, 1970

Son Of Man Blue Note unissued

Do-Ba-Dat-San! -

Dance Ville -

What's Gonna Happen To Me -

Weaver Of Dreams

AND..

Lonnie Smith Quintet

Dave Hubbard (ts) Ronnie Cuber (bars) Lonnie Smith (org) Larry McGee (g) Marion Booker (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 19, 1969

5713 Twenty-Five Miles Blue Note rejected

5714 Seven Steps To Heaven -

5715 Psychedelic Pi -

5716 Original Latin Blues

Also..Look at the wealth of stuff that just wasn't issued from his "Live At The Club Mozambique" date, which is certainly on of the highlights of his BN catalog!!!!

Lonnie Smith Septet

Dave Hubbard (ts) Ronnie Cuber (bars) Lonnie Smith (org, vo) George Benson (g) Joe Dukes (d) Gary Jones (cga) Clifford Mack (tamb)

"Club Mozambique", Detroit, MI, May 21, 1970

tk.1 Love Bowl Blue Note B1 31880

tk.2 Piece Of Mind -

tk.3 Play It Back rejected

tk.4 I Can't Stand It Blue Note B1 31880

tk.5 Move Your Hand rejected

tk.6 I Want To Thank You For Loving Me -

tk.7 Scream Blue Note B1 31880

tk.8 Expressions -

tk.9 Play It Back -

tk.10 I Want To Thank You For Loving Me -

tk.11 Seven Steps To Heaven -

tk.12 Piece Of Mind rejected

tk.13 Come Together -

tk.14 Days Of Wine And Roses -

tk.15 I'm Doing Bad, I'm Doing Fine -

* Lonnie Smith Live At Club Mozambique (Blue Note B1 31880)

And while we're on it...a man can dream...the COMPLETE "Live At the Cadillac Club"!!! I'd LOOOVE to hear the entire night. on a 2 CD set....One of the great Organ live recordings ever made imho.

Lou Donaldson Quintet

Fred Ballard (tp) Lou Donaldson (el-as) Leon Spencer (org) Melvin Sparks (g) Idris Muhammad (d)

"Cadillac Club", Newark, NJ, 1st set, November 7, 1970

tk.1 Foot Pattin' Time Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31876-2

tk.2 The Scorpion (alt. take) Blue Note B1 31883

tk.3 I'll Be There rejected

tk.4 Bye Bye Blackbird -

tk.5 Brother Soul (theme) -

* Various Artists - The Lost Grooves (Blue Note B1 31883)

* Lou Donaldson Live At The Cadillac Club - The Scorpion (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31876-2)

Lou Donaldson Quintet

same personnel

"Cadillac Club", Newark, NJ, 2nd set, November 7, 1970

tk.6 Turn It On (Leon's Tune) rejected

tk.7 Untitled Bossa Nova -

tk.8 Untitled Blues -

tk.9 Funky Mama -

tk.10 Laura Blue Note B1 31876

tk.11 This Is Happiness rejected

tk.12 Brother Soul (theme) -

* Lou Donaldson Live At The Cadillac Club - The Scorpion (Blue Note B1 31876, CDP 7243 8 31876-2)

Lou Donaldson Quintet

same personnel

"Cadillac Club", Newark, NJ, 3rd set, November 7, 1970

tk.13 Alligator Bogaloo Blue Note B1 31876

tk.14 The Scorpion -

tk.15 I'll Be There rejected

tk.16 Bye Bye Blackbird unissued

tk.17 Turn It On rejected

tk.18 This Is Happiness -

tk.19 Peppin' Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31876-2

tk.20 The Masquerade Is Over Blue Note B1 31876

* Lou Donaldson Live At The Cadillac Club - The Scorpion (Blue Note B1 31876, CDP 7243 8 31876-2)

And this little beauty...

Lou Donaldson Quintet

Lou Donaldson (as) Leon Spencer (org, p) Melvin Sparks (g) Jimmy Lewis (el-b) Buddy Caldwell (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 25, 1972

Songbird Blue Note rejected

Coonskin -

Our Day Will Come -

Warm Breeze -

What Now, My Love?

Edited by Soul Stream
Posted

'Ronnie's Bonnie' is an alternate title for one of the tunes on Love Bug.

Bertrand.

Ronnie's Bonnie is on Reuben's "On Broadway" LP that was issued. This is a different version from an earlier session...also Baby, I Love You was redone for "On Broadway" Nothing to do with Love Bug.

Posted

Also this one:

Irwin Stokes (tp), Lou Donaldson (as), Lonnie smith (org) Mark Elf (g-1), Bob Cranshaw (b), Willie Seaberry (d), Raymond Orchart (cga)

A&R studios, 5 February 1975

Untitled orig #1 -1

Untitled orig #2 -1

Untitled orig #3 -1

Don't worry about it George (This has GOT to be one of the greatest titles ever!)

Funky mama

Misty

There was a non-organ session the day before, also unissued

Lou Donaldson (as), Herman Foster (p), Mark Elf (g-1), Bob Cranshaw (b), Willie Seaberry (d), Raymond Orchart (cga), unidentified fem voc.

A&R studios, 4 February 1975

Make someone happy -1

Don't take your love from me - 1

When I think about you (voc) -1

Do me like you do

What now my love (voc)

We'll be together again

MG

Posted

Maybe he's changing titles around. When I saw Reuben at the Kennedy Center in 2001 or 2002, he opened with what I know as 'Back Out' from Love Bug, but identified it as 'Ronnie's Bonnie'. I think it was on what was then his most recent CD.

Bertrand.

Posted

How about Freddie Roach's attempt at a 6th Blue Note album:

Freddie Roach Quartet

Kahlil Rahman (vib) Freddie Roach (org) Eddie Wright (g) Clarence Johnston (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 16, 1965

tk.4 Bread And Butter Blue Note rejected

1647 tk.5 Hi Heel Sneakers -

1648 tk.6 Avatar Blues -

tk.10 Spring Is Here -

tk.14 St. Thomas -

1649 tk.18 King Of The Road -

The outtakes from the "Blue John" sessions could be a whole new Patton album:

"Big" John Patton Quintet

Tommy Turrentine (tp) George Braith (ss, str) "Big" John Patton (org) Grant Green (g) Ben Dixon (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1963

3. tk.15 Jean De Fleur rejected

4. tk.27 Extension -

5. tk.32 I Need You So -

"Big" John Patton Quartet

George Braith (ss) "Big" John Patton (org) Grant Green (g) Ben Dixon (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 2, 1963

tk.26 Chunky Slick rejected

tk.29 Davene -

tk.45 Untitled Patton Tune -

tk.62 Kinda Slick -

And since you included rejected sessions, here are some bits and pieces:

Jimmy Smith Trio With Lou Donaldson

Lou Donaldson (as -1,3/6,8) Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Donald Bailey (d)

Manhattan Towers, NYC, July 4, 1957

7. tk.12 Doodlin' rejected

Jimmy Smith Trio

Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Donald Bailey (d)

"Smalls' Paradise", NYC, November 15, 1957

tk.12 Lover Man rejected

tk.15 Rhapsody In Blue -

tk.16 Indiana -

Jimmy Smith Quartet

Lou Donaldson (as -3,4) Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Donald Bailey (d)

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 25, 1958

1. No Way Out rejected

2. unknown title -

4. Strike Up The Band -

Jimmy Smith Trio

Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g -1,2,7/11) Kenny Burrell (g -3/6) Donald Bailey (d -1,2,7/11) Philly Joe Jones (d -3/6)

Manhattan Towers, NYC, February 26, 1958

1. tk.3 Fugueing The Blues rejected

2. tk.4 Ham And Eggs -

9. tk.14 September Song -

10. tk.16 Ham And Eggs -

11. tk.18 Fugueing The Blues -

Jimmy Smith Quintet

Lou Donaldson (as -2/5) Tina Brooks (ts -5) Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Donald Bailey (d)

"Smalls' Paradise", NYC, 1st set, April 7, 1958

3. tk.3 Fugueing The Blues rejected

4. tk.4 Red Sails In The Sunset -

Jimmy Smith Quartet

Lou Donaldson (as -4,5) Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Donald Bailey (d)

"Smalls' Paradise", NYC, 2nd set, April 7, 1958

1. tk.6 September Song rejected

2. tk.7 Yesterdays -

5. tk.10 Bye Bye Blackbird -

Jimmy Smith Quintet

Lou Donaldson (as) Tina Brooks (ts -1/3) Jimmy Smith (org) Eddie McFadden (g) Art Blakey (d -1/3) Donald Bailey (d -4)

"Smalls' Paradise", NYC, 3rd set, April 7, 1958

4. tk.14 Mary Ann rejected

Jimmy Smith Quartet

Percy France (ts -1,3/7) Jimmy Smith (org) Kenny Burrell (g) Donald Bailey (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 16, 1959

5. tk.15 One O'Clock Jump rejected

Jimmy Smith Quintet

Stanley Turrentine (ts) Jimmy Smith (org) Quentin Warren (g) Sam Jones (b -1,2) Donald Bailey (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 13, 1960

3. Organic Greenery rejected

Lou Donaldson Quartet

Lou Donaldson (as) "Baby Face" Willette (org) Grant Green (g) Dave Bailey (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 23, 1961

tk.17 Untitled Donaldson Blues rejected

Grant Green Quartet

Yusef Lateef (ts, fl) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Grant Green (g) Al Harewood (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 1, 1961

Blue And Green rejected

Lou Donaldson Quartet

Lou Donaldson (as) Brother Jack McDuff (org) Grant Green (g) Joe Dukes (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 25, 1961

tk.9 People Will Say We're In Love rejected

Trees -

Ike Quebec Quartet

Ike Quebec (ts) Freddie Roach (org) Milt Hinton (b) Al Herewood (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 9, 1961

M.D. Bounce rejected

Jimmy Smith Trio

Jimmy Smith (org) Quentin Warren (g) Donald Bailey (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 23, 1962

tk.7 'T Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do rejected

tk.12 Bess, You Is My Woman Now -

Ike Quebec Quintet

Ike Quebec (ts) Earl Van Dyke (org) Willie Jones (g) Sam Jones (b) Wilbert Hogan (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 13, 1962

Gone With The Wind rejected

Be My Love -

Sonny Stitt Quintet

Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Dexter Gordon (ts) Don Patterson (org) Paul Weedon (g) Billy James (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 14, 1962

tk.6 or 7 unknown title, No. 1 rejected

tk.10 There Will Never Be Another You -

tk.11 unknown title, No. 1 -

tk.12 or 13 unknown title, No. 2 (Charleston) -

tk.14 Bye Bye Blackbird -

Ike Quebec Quintet

Ike Quebec (ts) Freddie Roach (org) Grant Green (g) Butch Warren (b) Wilbert Hogan (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 25, 1962

Sonny Boy Blue Note rejected

Take Your Shoes Off -

Cop 'N Blo -

Early Morning Shuffle -

Travelin' -

Born To Be Blue -

Throwing A Brick -

Ike Quebec Quintet

Ike Quebec (ts) Freddie Roach (org) Grant Green (g) Butch Warren (b) Wilbert Hogan (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 1, 1962

tk.8 Take Your Shoes Off Blue Note rejected

tk.13 Cop 'N Blo -

tk.20 Sonny Boy -

tk.32 Throwing A Brick -

tk.40 Early Morning Shuffle -

tk.44 Travelin' -

Gene Harris Trio

Gene Harris (org) Grant Green (g) Al Harewood (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 15, 1962

tk.4 Untitled Blues Blue Note rejected

tk.5 Untitled Fast Blues -

tk.6 Georgia On My Mind -

tk.10 Playmates -

tk.11 Please Send Me Someone To Love -

tk.15 Sack O' Woe -

Freddie Roach Trio

Freddie Roach (org) Kenny Burrell (g) Clarence Johnston (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 21, 1963

Bird Call rejected

Grant Green Trio

"Big" John Patton (org) Grant Green (g) Ben Dixon (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20, 1963

I'm Just A Lucky So And So rejected

Grant Green Quintet

Johnny Coles (tp) Joe Henderson (ts) "Big" John Patton (org) Grant Green (g) Ben Dixon (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 16, 1963

Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (inc.) rejected

Lou Donaldson Quintet

Irvin Stokes (tp -1/4,6) Lou Donaldson (as) "Big" John Patton (org) Grant Green (g) Ben Dixon (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 7, 1963

5. tk.22 When I Fall In Love rejected

6. tk.24 People Will Say We're In Love -

Freddie Roach Trio

Freddie Roach (org) Eddie Wright (g) Clarence Johnston (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 29, 1963

tk.32 I'm Just A Lucky So And So rejected

tk.43 What A Difference A Day Makes -

tk.44 Blues X -

tk.46 The Bees -

Harold Vick Quintet

Harold Vick (ts) George Coleman (ts, as) "Big" John Patton (org) Grant Green (g) Ben Dixon (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 27, 1964

1359 Soul Call Blue Note rejected

1360 Like Alice -

Grant Green Quartet

Bobby Hutcherson (vib) Larry Young (org) Grant Green (g) Elvin Jones (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 16, 1964

1472 This Is All I Ask rejected

Lou Donaldson Sextet

Ed Williams (tp) Lou Donaldson (as, el-as) Charles Earland (org) Melvin Sparks (g) Jimmy Lewis (el-b) Leo Morris (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 22, 1969

5028 tk.6 Untitled Original Blues, No. 1 rejected

tk.10 Untitled Original Blues, No. 2 -

tk.12 Candy Man -

Lou Donaldson Sextet

Blue Mitchell (tp) Lou Donaldson (el-as, vo) Lonnie Smith (org) Melvin Sparks (g) Jimmy Lewis (el-b) Idris Muhammad (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 9, 1970

tk.10 Untitled Original Blues rejected

Lou Donaldson Quintet

Blue Mitchell (tp) Lou Donaldson (el-as) Leon Spencer Jr. (org) Ted Dunbar (g) Idris Muhammad (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 12, 1970

6522 Cold Duck rejected

John Patton Quartet

Marvin Cabell (ts, ss, fl) John Patton (org) James 'Blood' Ulmer (g) Leroy Williams (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 2, 1970

tk.10 Ugetsu rejected

Richard Groove Holmes Quintet

Richard "Groove" Holmes (org) Gerald Hubbard (g) Chuck Rainey (el-b) Darryl Washington (d) Ray Armando (cga)

A&R Studios, NYC, May 19, 1971

All The Way rejected

Posted

Nice work Swede!!! Lots of great stuff there. Surprising how much amazing organ group material is still laying around unissued. No doubt much of it is well worth issuing. I was especially surprised at the amount of great looking Reuben Wilson there was. His reign was at the end of the BN era and I think he was lost in the shuffle once Liberty got there, although obviously they did lots of sessions but never put them out.... Interesting stuff.

Posted

Just make 'em all downloadable at $1/tune and let the people decide what's good.

While I'm not a fan of downloads, this is my ultimate hope for some of these to be made available. The problem is that even if EMI ever sees the light, they'll probably take forever before they get at these sorts of unreleased recordings.

Posted

"Reuben Wilson Sextet

Richard Williams (tp) Trevor Lawrence (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Jimmy Ponder (g) George Baker (b) Tommy Derrick (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 28, 1969

3737 Hot Rod Blue Note rejected

3738 Stormy -

3739 Cruisin' -

3740 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"

Richard Williams AND Jimmy Ponder? :excited: ...what could have possibly gone wrong here to render it rejected?

Posted

Just make 'em all downloadable at $1/tune and let the people decide what's good.

No thanks, allowing for a the 'train wrecks' there must be plent of scope here for a Rare Groove Mosaic Select and Jimmy Smith album.

Posted

"Reuben Wilson Sextet

Richard Williams (tp) Trevor Lawrence (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Jimmy Ponder (g) George Baker (b) Tommy Derrick (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 28, 1969

3737 Hot Rod Blue Note rejected

3738 Stormy -

3739 Cruisin' -

3740 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"

Richard Williams AND Jimmy Ponder? :excited: ...what could have possibly gone wrong here to render it rejected?

Ghost, I can see how this was an earlier attemp at some of the tunes that ended up on later LPs like Love Bug and Blue Mode. However, it doesn't mean it was 'bad', perhaps just different and the released versions of those songs are classics...

The following session however, looks REALLY to be worthwile. The players are all top notch and it comes at a time when Reuben was on the top of his game playing-wise. The tunes were never released or re-recorded in any fashion. I get the feeling times were changing and they ended up with "Set Us Free" which has a completely different approach. If I were a betting man, I'd say this is probably a top-notch contender for a stunning Rare Grooves-type session that has never seen the light of day...

Reuben Wilson Quintet

Ramon Morris, Harold Ousley (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Ted Dunbar (g) William Curtis (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 26, 1970

Son Of Man Blue Note unissued

Do-Ba-Dat-San! -

Dance Ville -

What's Gonna Happen To Me -

Weaver Of Dreams

Posted

I just picked up the CD of Jimmy Smith "Straight Life" on Blue Note and it is made up of an unissued trio date from 1962 with Warren and Bailey. Very worthwhile, both intimate and restrained swinging.

No thanks, allowing for a the 'train wrecks' there must be plent of scope here for a Rare Groove Mosaic Select and Jimmy Smith album.

Posted

"Reuben Wilson Sextet

Richard Williams (tp) Trevor Lawrence (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Jimmy Ponder (g) George Baker (b) Tommy Derrick (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 28, 1969

3737 Hot Rod Blue Note rejected

3738 Stormy -

3739 Cruisin' -

3740 I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"

Richard Williams AND Jimmy Ponder? :excited: ...what could have possibly gone wrong here to render it rejected?

Ghost, I can see how this was an earlier attemp at some of the tunes that ended up on later LPs like Love Bug and Blue Mode. However, it doesn't mean it was 'bad', perhaps just different and the released versions of those songs are classics...

The following session however, looks REALLY to be worthwile. The players are all top notch and it comes at a time when Reuben was on the top of his game playing-wise. The tunes were never released or re-recorded in any fashion. I get the feeling times were changing and they ended up with "Set Us Free" which has a completely different approach. If I were a betting man, I'd say this is probably a top-notch contender for a stunning Rare Grooves-type session that has never seen the light of day...

Reuben Wilson Quintet

Ramon Morris, Harold Ousley (ts) Reuben Wilson (org) Ted Dunbar (g) William Curtis (d)

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 26, 1970

Son Of Man Blue Note unissued

Do-Ba-Dat-San! -

Dance Ville -

What's Gonna Happen To Me -

Weaver Of Dreams

Yes and no - while what's there looks great, I wouldn't mind betting that the session was a track short, so maybe there's only a half hour of music there. Not that you couldn't put it together with something else, as was done with GG's "Blues for Lou", and make something good.

By the way, Ousley's tune "Son of man" was recorded a few months later for Prestige, by Houston Person. Great groove tune, like so many of Harold's compositions.

MG

Posted

The idea of Ramon Morris (who's a complete killer...check out his one solo record...he also played with Patton, but never recorded) and Harold Ousley together with Reuben has GOT to be killer!

That sounds like a VERY interesting date, I adore Wilson's Blue Note albums.

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