Favorite Records Ever (Today!)
One of the many pop and traditional East Asian albums (115 today) in the Long Playing Albums collection, this one has traditional Chinese songs between the Western style pop songs. It makes for an excellent mix for those who enjoy both styles. Do check out that link for a list for top notch pop and traditional albums!
Flying high from the Summer of Soul documentary? (IMDB) Albums by some of those Harlem Cultural Festival 1969 artists featured in the film have been long out-of-print and are now shared by Unlocked Recordings brought to you by the Boston Public Library, Internet Archive, Recycled Records and other great organizations. Feast your ears on these stars of the Harlem Cultural Festival 1969 and keep that flame burning.
POP, FOLK POP, TRADITIONAL POPULAR MUSIC
♬ Hugh Masekela – Africa ’68 (1968)
♬ Hugh Masekela – Hugh Masekela’s Next Album (1966)
♬ Babatunde Olatunji – Zungo! Afro Percussion (1961)
♬ Babatunde Olatunji – More Drums Of Passion (1966)
♬ Clara Ward, Charles Calello Orchestra – Hang Your Tears Out To Dry (1966)
♬ B.B. King – I Love You So (1958) *outside the collection
♬ Ray Barretto Y Su Orquestra – Pachanga With Barretto (1961)
THOSE JAZZ CATS
♬ Max Roach, Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Don Elliott – Newport ’58 (1958)
♬ Max Roach, Booker Little, George Coleman, Arthur Davis, Ray Draper – Award Winning Drummer (1960)
♬ Max Roach Plus Four – Quiet As It’s Kept (1958)
♬ Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Herb Geller, Walter Benton, Joe Maini – Best Coast Jazz (1956)
♬ Max Roach, Boston Percussion Ensemble – Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958)
♬ Various Artists including Max Roach – Taste Of Drums (1964)
♬ Herbie Mann Nonet – Flute, Brass, Vibes And Percussion (1961)
♬ Herbie Mann’s Californians – Great Ideas Of Western Mann (1957)
♬ Cal Tjader, Stan Getz, Vince Guaraldi, Scotty LaFaro, Billy Higgins, Eddie Duran – Cal Tjader-Stan Getz Sextet (1958)
♬ Cal Tjader, Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond Quartet (1961)
THE GOSPEL SINGERS
♬ Mahalia Jackson, Duke Ellington Orchestra – Black, Brown, And Beige (1958)
♬ Clara Ward Singers – Clara Ward Gospel Concert (1964)
♬ Various Artists including Clara Ward – The Sound Of Folk Music 1964
♬ Clara Ward Singers, The Dukes Of Dixieland – We Gotta Shout! (1963)
MOMS MABLEY
♬ Moms Mabley – The Best Of Moms Mabley (1967)
♬ Moms Mabley – The Funny Sides Of Moms Mabley (1963)
♬ Moms Mabley – Live At The Greek Theater (1969)
♬ Moms Mabley – I Got Somethin to Tell You (1963)
♬ Moms Mabley – Moms The Word (1964)<
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUMMER OF SOUL ARTISTS
♬ (Uncredited Artists) – Soul Strings And A Funky Horn (1968)
covering The 5th Dimension
♬ Trombones Unlimited – Grazing In The Grass (1968)
covering The 5th Dimension
♬ The Temptations – Live At The Copa (1968) (lots of vinyl noise)
David Ruffin had just left the band
Last but not least, these Harlem youth performers
♬ Har-You Percussion Group – Sounds Of The Ghetto Youth (two tracks from the LP, 1967)
FRET! 