CHARLIE BYRD - Brazilian Byrd LP 65 w The Touch Of Gold LP 66 w More Brazilian Byrd LP 67 w Byrdland LP 67 w Hit Trip LP 68 w The Great Byrd LP 68 w Charlie Byrd Plays The Greatest Hits Of The 60's CD 69 w STAN GETZ/CHARLIE BYRD - Jazz Samba LP 62 w STAN GETZ PLAYS tape 52

 As mentioned last week on the Charles 'Bird' Parker post which I had mixed with these from Goodwill in an old pile O' records and so I am going to also nail two birds with one stone as they say by adding what I have from Stan Getz.  This is great guitar like you may have not heard before and this collection makes a fine one at that!  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Charles Lee Byrd

Profile: American jazz guitarist best known for his take on Brazilian music, especially the Bossa Nova genre.  Born: September 16, 1925 in Suffolk, Virginia.:  Died: December 02, 1999 in Annapolis, Maryland.  Byrd played a classical guitar with nylon strings using "fingerstyle"

Real Name:  Stanley Gayetzsky

Profile: Born February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA, died June 6, 1991 in Malibu, CA. American jazz saxophonist of Jewish descent.

Winner of 5 Grammy Awards:

- Best Jazz Performance - Soloist Or Small Group (Instrumental) for Desafinado from Getz / Gilberto

- Best Instrumental Jazz Performance - Small Group Or Soloist With Small Group for Getz / Gilberto

- Album Of The Year for Getz / Gilberto

- Record Of The Year for The Girl From Ipanema

- Best Jazz Instrumental Solo for I Remember You from Serenity

https://bestfile.io/en/7MTqrrq81I1G3W4/file

REFLECTIONS UNLIMITED - st LP 76

 Another fine selection from the FUNKMYROCK list.  Discogs had a cool comment from a member so adding that to the end of this:  Chris Ward, DeWayne Peterson, Ed Thurston, Irene Saddler, Laurie Drummonds, Rick MacNeil  Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul  Style: Soul, Gospel, Soft Rock, Psychedelic

dewayneptrsn Mar 24, 2016

I was the bass player for this band. This album was recorded in the summer of 1976, very early in our career. We used the sales to help pay for our tour. We traveled all around the mid west sharing the love of Christ through our music. We played many top 40 songs along with our list of christian rock. We traveled close to one hundred thousand miles a year doing two to three concerts a day. It was a very exciting time for each and every one of us. If you are looking for an inspirational album to add to your collection this is a great choice.

https://bestfile.io/en/7ADA6ew0z1655rP/file

Ginhouse - st CD 71 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  English prog rock/blues rock band formed in Newcastle (UK) from the ashes of local band Household. They only released one album (1971). Disbanded in 1972.

https://bestfile.io/MS9dAfuDfrKfNQY/file

Genius bw GZA - Liquid Swords CD 95 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Gary Earl Grice

Profile: Genius / GZA (pronounced 'jizza') was born on August 22, 1966 in Brooklyn, New-York. He is an African-American rapper, member of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. He is known for his elaborate metaphors and his use of wordplay. GZA is a chess player and also the oldest member of the Wu-Tang Clan.

https://bestfile.io/bARXqKXbx2yg2uS/file

GWEN McCRAE - rockin' chair LP 75

REPOST Request:  What I wrote last time:  Gots to say I love the Back In The Days Of Soul regular playlist track "90% Of Me Is You" that I have posted on a comp. for the radio show I listened to on Sunday nights in college.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Gwen Mosley

Profile:American Soul singer, born December 21, 1943 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. Died February 21, 2025.  Former wife of Soul singer George McCrae. Mother of Leah McCrae.

https://bestfile.io/en/7mscoMoKpwV0SBc/file

KENNY ROGERS - The Gambler LP 78 w Kenny LP 79 w Gideon LP 80 w 20 Greatest Hits LP 83 w Duets LP 83 w DOTTIE WEST - Classics LP 79 w Share Your Love LP 81 w Eyes That See In The Dark LP 83 w The Heart Of The Matter LP 85 w Love Is What We Make It LP 85 w They Don't Make Them Like They Used To tape 86 w DOLLY PARTON - Once Upon A Christmas CD 84

REPOST and ADD ON:  Very strange that I posted only one link last time and now missing his First Edition stuff so will do a separate post for that which I had included before.  This repost is adding the cool 'Gideon' album from 1980 that was missing a jacket then two more cassettes for the 1986 They Don't Make Them Like They Used To which is also very good.  The other tape was the 'And Friends" which may or may not be similar to the Duets I had posted.  This post reminds me when I beefed up the Charley Daniels post with suggestions I had missed pointed out by Josef (Austria)--this I am doing the same thing for the Kenny lovers.  What I had wrote before:  Someone in my Meta vinyl group posted 'The Gambler' album last week saying how great the sound was and I knew I had collected all these at Goodwill but was pleasantly surprised I had a minty copy of it.  Indeed, one of those great vinyl that we all have heard here at the blog where he mines many musical styles happening at the time all with Kenny's special all knowing touch being a well connected individual it shows.  Great stuff, give it a chance.

https://bestfile.io/en/jecCuqnScr7lqeq/file
 

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY - THE SLEEPING BEAUTY BALLET SUITE, Minneapolis. SYM. ORCH. ANTAL DORATI COND. LP 63

 This be the weekly classical post and what ya know it's from my birthplace in Minneapolis.  Per Discogs:  Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Real Name: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Transliterated: Pyotr Ilyich Chaykovsky / Anglicised: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

Profile: Russian composer from the Romantic era (born 25. April 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk Zavod - died 25. October 1893 in Saint Petersburg).

LINK REPOSTED 7-7-2026:  https://bestfile.io/jbA0X7KTJhBQAgJ/file

THE STATESMEN QUARTET - MY GOD IS REAL LP 67

 I have Jesus Music band for next week that has this same color scheme on their cover and definitely old school per Discogs:  The Statesmen Quartet were an American Southern Gospel group started by Hovie Lister. They began performing as a group in 1948 in Atlanta, Georgia. The group retired in 2002.

https://bestfile.io/IuvXIJMtrkAFOfN/file

I re-upped the compilation that I added tracks from in above link for the Statesmen.  Here is the link

VA - That Old-Time Religion 8 LP 75:  https://bestfile.io/en/6Db432t2jrLNbt1/file  

Suicidal Supermarket Trolleys - Shut Up And Drink LP 93 95

REPOST Request:  What I wrote last time:  My old scene friend Ratboy turned me onto these guys via video share and here I was thinking they were an 80's band from the U.K. back in the day but actually they are a nineties band and perfect to define this blog's favorite type of punk sound methinks!  Download right away if unfamiliar.

https://bestfile.io/VB6ziDHoqw7iraV/file

VA - PERCUSSION 6 ALBUMS: Black Earth Percussion Group w Irv Cottler - Around The World In Percussion LP 61 w Persistant Percussion All Stars w Provacative Percussion Vol. 3 LP 60 w Stanley Black AHO - Exotic Percussion LP 61 w The Frank Barber Percussion - Deep Percussion LP 70

                                        

REPOST and ADD ON:  HAPPY 4th OF JULY!!!  Adding two really good percussion albums to these old posts with similar theme:  Frank Barber & the Irv Cottler releases in the top two pictures as they had some outstanding songs and of course the drumming to join in on all the parades and music during the fireworks.  

LINK REPOSTED 7-1-26 (correct Irv cover/back added--the REAL JULY 4TH cover!!!):

https://bestfile.io/RYSXIrmvwV6q9Kv/file

VA - RHYTHM & BLUES 7 RELEASES: VA - The RCA Victor Blues & Rhythm Revue 2LP 87 w VA - The Original Rhythm & Blues Hits Vol. 1 LP w VA - Rhythm & Blues Greatest Hits LP 79 w VA - Rhythm & Blues Christmas CD 95 w VA - Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 cassette & Vol. 1 1947-52 LP & 208 Atlantic Black Gold LP 73

REPOST and ADD ON:  Another nice bundle for the July 4th holiday here and new post is the outstanding top double album shown by RCA Victor from 1987.  Also adding one of my favorites the one with Trashmen on it.  Here are the artists:

VA-ATLANTIC RECORDS:  A big thanks to Antonio from Rocket Star Record store for letting me 'rip and return' the compilation on top as he wanted to keep it from my buy pile.  I used to go to the local library in the early days of recording music--getting the Clash 'London Calling' vinyl to record as well as Professor Longhair and two different Atlantic Rhythm and Blues compilations that really opened my ears to great sounds.  This tape shown is from Good will  but had some songs I knew well so I added it and what I had recorded before from the library vinyl--the older 1947-52 beginnings of the label.  Where I first heard the Eddie Harris and Les McCann stuff, King Curtis and now once again can hear Funky Nassau AND Funky Broadway, yes! Artists:  Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Booker T and the M.G.'s, The Bar-Kays, Joe Tex, King Curtis, Clarence Carter, Archie Bell and the Drells, R.B. Greaves, Brook Benton, Joe Morris, Tiny Grimes, Frank Culley, Stick McGhee, Ruth Brown, Sam and Dave, Professor Longhair, Harry Van Walls, The Clovers, The Cardinals, Eddie Floyd, Coasters (look below), Percy Sledge, Otis Redding and Carla Thomas (look below), Roberta Flack, Ray Charles, Detroit Singers, Ben E. King, The Drifters, Beginning Of The End, and Joe Turner.  Great, great tunes comin' too ya on a dusty road.

Christmas: And from the R and B artists some of which recently featured here at the blog:  The O'Jays, Deniece Williams, Freddie Jackson, Lou Rawls, Darryl Tookes, Al Green,  Fats Domino Dianne Reeves and The Boys Choir Of Harlem and Stanley Jordan.

R&B's Greatest Hits 79:  I remember Pickwick has some great soul records as well.  This includes:  Eddie Holman, Lloyd Price, O'Kaysions, Carl Carlton, Impressions, Joe Hinton, Bobby Blue Bland, Del Vikings and Roy Huad. 

Original R&B:  Awesome old comp. found in minty condition at Goodwill.  Features:  The Trashmen, The Majors, Lloyd Price, Don And Juan, Bobby Day, Lonnie Mack, Larry Williams, Billy Ward and the Dominoes, Jessie Hill, Fats Domino, Wilson Pickett and the Rivingtons (Papa Oom Mow Mow again!).

Here are the new added artiss for the Revue:  Lil Green, Erskine Hawkins AHO, Earl Hines AHO, Etta Jones with J.C. Heard & His Band, Illinois Jacquet AHO, Delta Rhythm Boys (see below link to Suburbs 'Rattle My Bones" as "Dry Bones" song is original of some of the lyrics), Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, Rene Hall, Cab Calloway & His Cab Jivers, Lucky Millinder AHO, Count Basie AHO, Jesse Stone AHO, Mr. Sad Head, Blow-Top Lynn & His House Rockers, Little Richard, Milt Trenier & His Solid Six, The Heartbreakers, The Robins, Du Droppers, King Curtis and The Isley Brothers.

I will note that all from the new compilation are also new versions of the songs and I had never heard the official Isley Brothers version of Shout before and that says a lot because I collect them.

RHYTHM & BLUES MEGAPOST:  https://bestfile.io/en/hA7FnjjwqVRcIJg/file

THE SUBURBS (repostedl link in original post):  https://bestfile.io/en/3dRaDhzAW54rN93/file

VA - PARTY ROCK 4 Releases: VA - Let's Have A Party - The Rockabilly Influence 1950-60 LP 85 w VA - Party Party OMPST LP 82 w VA - Party Rock Special Edition 3LP 82 w VA - Party Rock Vol.2 5LP 83

REPOST and ADD ON:  Adding the Special Edition (second picture up) which I got kind of as a booby prize when I went looking for the 5 LP bonanza I posted a few months back which is Volume 2 but sure couldn't find Volume 1.  Also had a very cool Party Party motion picture soundtrack and the Rockabilly one that all add to the July 4th Outdoor party this weekend.  Here are the artists:

Rockabilly:  These innovators include:  the awesome Wanda Jackson who did the title track for Elvis to steal and make famous, Gene Vincent, Dorsey Burnette, Johnny Burnette, Bob Luman, Eddie Cochran, Jimmy Heap and the Melody Masters and Billy Briggs.

Party Party:  More of our regular blog artists here:  Altered Image, Bananarama, Pauline Black (from the Selecter), Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Sting, Modern Romance, Dave Edmunds (a Christmas tune!), Bad Manners, Madness, Chas and Dave and Midge Ure.   

Party Rock Vol. 2:  Here are the artists:  The Shirelles, The Four Tops, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, The Supremes, The Jackson Five, The Temptations, Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs, Isaac Hayes, Rhythm Heritage, Silver Convention, Chris Kenner, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Billy Joe Royal, Big Bopper, Dick & Deedee, Huey "Piano" Smith, Billy Bland, Everly Brothers, Jewel Akens, Lloyd Price, Tommy Roe, The Byrds, Paul Revere & The Raiders, The Lemon Pipers, Lovin' Spoonful, Looking Glass, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Hollies, John Fred & His Playboy Band, The Kingsmen, Jay & The Americans, The Ripchords, Jan & Dean, The Beach Boys, Johnny Nash, The Buckinghams, Mac Davis, Bobby Vinton, Joe Dowell, Pat Boone, Brenda Lee, Maureen McGovern, The Chordettes, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, Paul & Paula, Freddy Fender, Michael Murphey, Vicki Lawrence, The Fleetwoods, Bruce Channel and Dale & Grace.

NEW POST PARTY ROCK SPECIAL 50 EDITION:  Bobby Helms, Carl Dobkins, Jr., Gary Puckett, The Kingsmen, Sue Thompson, Jewel Akens, April Stevens, Berry Sadler, Lou Christie, Tommy Roe (remember 'Dizzy' ?), Dorsey Burnette, Duane Eddy, Clarence Carter, Dennis Yost & The Classics IV, Ray Peterson (E.W. just requested his greatest hits album coincidentally which is on the way--he does 'Corinna Corinna' here), American Breed, Jay & The Techniques, Thomas Wayne, Harden Trio, Clarence Frogman Carter, Lenny Welch, Sam The Sham, Jack Scott, Jerry Wallace, Doris Troy, The Cascades, Bill Haley, The Dell-Vikings, Frankie Ford, Del Shannon, Santo & Johnny, The Diamonds, Danny & The Jr's, Bill Justis, Dobie Gray, Box Tops, R. Dean Taylor, Sandy Posey, Dale & Grace, Maurice Williams, Phil Phillips, Fabian, Bobby Freeman, Frankie Avalon, The Impalas, Sheb Wooley, B.J. Thomas, The Crystals and Ray Smith.

https://bestfile.io/en/kJTrkoZNGLOf9O7/file

Freedom - Through The Years LP 71 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Well I always like to say this DU blog writes itself and so I merely had to swap last week's two choices which were last of the "F" letter titles so that these two 'Freedom" selections would fit right nicely into the slots this week...albeit neither are from the USA.  Per Discogs:  Freedom is a psychedelic/progressive rock band from England, United Kingdom, that was formed in 1967. The band split up in 1972. Formed initially by Procol Harum members Ray Royer and Bobby Harrison, who had performed on the hit single A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Royer and Harrison then formed Freedom with Steve Shirley and Tony Marsh, who was immediately replaced by pianist / organist Mike Lease, releasing two German singles and the soundtrack for the Tinto Brass/Dino De Laurentiis film Attraction (original title Nerosubianco (Colonna Sonora Originale Tratta Dal Film Omonimo), also known as Black on White). In 1968, Harrison entirely overhauled the group's membership, and the new line-up began recording with more of a hard rock sound, scoring tour dates with Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, and The James Gang. They achieved great renown for their excellent version of The Beatles song Cry Baby Cry on their second album Freedom At Last. Further line-up changes occurred before the band finally splintered in 1972, with Harrison going on to Snafu.

https://bestfile.io/en/Vg1YP3LOAx56Lcp/file

Freedom's Children - Galactic Vibes LP 71 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  A couple more albums I could add later but this is the selection for this series and fits right into the July 4th Holiday!  Per Discogs:  Freedom's Child is progressive/psychedelic rock band from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, that was formed in 1966. The band split up in 1971. The band's name was used in 1990 for an album called A New Day, a collaboration between Colin Pratley and Kenny Henson. In 1996, Ramsay MacKay, Brian Davidson and Kenny Henson worked on a new album called Mummies (Back From The Dead), but this remains unreleased to this date.

https://bestfile.io/en/qhZr0yxpTHZBsYw/file

NIGHTAIR - st LP 76

 This seemed appropriate for this July 4th Holiday--the main USA night time holiday outdoor celebration and from the infamous FUNKMYROCK list I have been chopping away at slowly.  Pretty cool music with mostly cover songs but here are members from Discogs:  Kevin & Lynda Airy along with Dave Knight.

https://bestfile.io/en/9weuZ2oKB22L6hO/file

VA - RED WHITE BLUE JAZZ for the July 4th Holiday! includes: [RED] Phil Bodner - The Greatest Sax In The World LP 62 w [WHITE] Philip DeLebero, Mary Smellie - Textures I LP 76 w [BLUE]Clyde McCoy AHO - Sugar Blues LP 60 w Leroy Anderson "Pops" Concert Orchestra - Blue Tango & Other Favorites LP 55

 These all sound great to me and the color's work for the July 4th Holiday this weekend so lumping them together as one file download which seemed to catch on this week.  The Sugar Blues is a classic standard and should be heard.  Supplemental to the saxophone records is the below post for Charles "Bird" Parker the most famous saxophone innovators from the early daze.   Discogs had most but not the [White] album artists Philip and Smellie.  Ha Ha what a name but make great free form sounds.

https://bestfile.io/en/P2TdVgFe2AdOGBF/file

Here is the Discogs info:  Phil Bodner is probably better known among jazz fans for his clarinet work, but the sax was definitely in his toolkit as well, particularly when he was primarily a studio musician. 

Bodner had spent a lot of time backing other musicians and vocalists when this one-off solo LP was released in 1962. The short orchestral arrangements of jazz and pop standards were definitely designed for easy listening airplay.

Later in the '60s and into the following decade, Bodner was the leader of The Brass Ring, a studio group whose light instrumental pop recordings were a staple of easy listening radio.

Clyde McCoy Profile:  American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and co-founder of Down Beat magazine.

Born December 29, 1903 in Ashland, KY, USA.

Died June 11, 1990 (age of 86) in Memphis, TN, USA.

Married to Maxine Bennett (1945-1990, his death).

As a musician, best remembered for his theme song, "Sugar Blues", written by Clarence Williams and Lucy Fletcher.

Real Name:  Leroy Anderson

Profile:  American composer of short, light concert pieces (June 29, 1908, Cambridge, MA – May 18, 1975, Woodbury, CT).

Anderson was born to Swedish immigrants in Massachusetts, where he studied piano at the New England Conservatory of Music and in 1925, he entered Harvard University. At Harvard he studied theory with Walter Spalding, counterpoint with Edward Ballantine, harmony with George Enescu, composition with Walter Piston and double bass with Gaston Dufresne. He also studied organ with Henry Gideon.

Anderson continued his graduate studies at Harvard and became the Director of the Harvard University Band. He wrote a number of catchy arrangements that eventually caught the ear of Arthur Fiedler. He made his first arrangement for Fiedler in 1936, and in 1938, The Boston Pops Orchestra performed his piece, Jazz Pizzicato. At Fielder's request, Anderson wrote the companion, Jazz Legato, in 1939.

In 1942 Leroy Anderson joined the U.S. Army. During his time in the armed forces, he wrote The Syncopated Clock and Promenade. In 1951, he was recalled for active duty for Korean War and wrote his first hit Blue Tango. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, Anderson wrote many more of his "miniature" pieces, most of which were first performed and recorded by Arthur Fiedler And The Boston Pops. His pieces, including Sleigh Ride, The Typewriter, Bugler's Holiday, and A Trumpeter's Lullaby are still performed by orchestras and bands ranging from school groups to professional organizations.

For his contribution to the recording industry, Leroy Anderson has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1620 Vine Street. He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1988. In 1995 the Harvard University Band's new headquarters was named the Anderson Band Center in honor of Leroy Anderson.