SINGLES & LP :FONTELLA BASS ‎– THE 'NEW' LOOK ( 1965 ). FONTELLA BASS ‎– RESCUED - THE BEST OF FONTELLA BASS ( SINGLES ).Two wonderful records. Soul with jazzmen.info musics in the album: Charles Stepney, FONTELLA BASS, Gene Barge, Julian Priester, LESTER BOWIE, Louis Satterfield, Maurice White, Oliver Sain, Paul Serrano, Pete Cosey, Phillip Westmoreland ...Lester Bowie moved to Chicago in 1965, where he met Fontella Bass and became her musical director...Soul singer who achieved national fame recording for Chicago’s Chess Records during the 1960s. She was the daughter of notable gospel singer Martha Bass (a member of the Clara Ward Singers and a soloist of some note). In 1961, Fontella was discovered by St. Louis bandleader Oliver Sain, who brought her into his organization to play piano...

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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mtAaCsaGuoW16qOiP0I_on7RsFbOtnDEA

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Fontella Bass ‎– The 'New' Look






A1 Our Day Will Come
A2 How Glad I Am
A3 Oh No, Not My Baby
A4 Rescue Me
A5 Gee Whiz
A6 I'm A Woman
B1 Since I Fell For You
B2 Impossible
B3 You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
B4 Soul Of The Man
B5 Come And Get These Memories
B6 I Know

not one-hit wonder ( Rescue Me )


Wonderful album,info musics in the album:

https://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Green/green-disc.php

Date: November 1965

Location: Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Chess

Fontella Bass (ldr), Bunky Green (as), Gene Barge (ts), Rubin Cooper (bar), Lester Bowie, Art Hoyle, Paul Serrano (t), John Avant (tb), Pete Cosey (g), Leonard Caston (p), Sonny Thompson (org), Louis Satterfield (eb), Maurice White (d), Fontella Bass (v), Phil Wright (arr, con)

a.	14329	I Know - 3:08  (Barbara George)
b.	14330	I'm A Woman - 2:29  (Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller)
c.	14331	Gee Whiz - 2:28  (Carla Thomas)
d.	14332	Our Day Will Come - 3:45  (Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson)
All titles on:		Checker LP 12": LPS 2997 — The New Look   (1966)      Chess LP 12": CH 91517 — The New Look   (1984)

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Date: November 1965
Location: Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Label: Chess

Fontella Bass (ldr), Bunky Green (as), Gene Barge (ts), Rubin Cooper (bar), Lester Bowie, Art Hoyle, Paul Serrano (t), John Avant (tb), Pete Cosey (g), Leonard Caston (p), Sonny Thompson (org), Louis Satterfield (eb), Maurice White (d), Fontella Bass (v), Phil Wright (arr, con)

a.	14341	Come And Get These Memories - 2:18  (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Edward Holland, Jr.)
b.	14342	Since I Fell For You - 3:24  (Buddy Johnson)
c.	14343	How Glad I Am - 2:41  (Larry Harrison, Jimmy Williams)
d.	14344	You've Lost That Loving Feeling - 3:24  (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Phil Spector)
e.	14345	Oh No, Not My Baby - 2:39  (Carole King, Gerry Goffin)
f.	14346	Impossible - 2:49  (B. F. Flip, Ollie Jones)
All titles on:		Checker LP 12": LPS 2997 — The New Look   (1966)      Chess LP 12": CH 91517 — The New Look   (1984)

Fontella Bass – Rescued - The Best Of Fontella Bass




Label: Chess – MCD09335, Chess – CHD9335, MCA Records – MCD09335, MCA Records – CHD9335
Series: The Original Chess Masters
Format:
CD, Compilation
Country: France
Released: 1992
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul


TracklistHide Credits

Vocals – Fontella Bass

1 Fontella Bass– Rescue Me

Arranged By – Phil Wright
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Organ – Sonny Thompson
Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Written-By – Carl Smith (2)
Written-By, Piano – Raynard Miner
Arranged By – Phil Wright
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Organ – Sonny Thompson
Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Written-By – Carl Smith (2)
Written-By, Piano – Raynard Miner 2:54

2 Fontella Bass– You'll Never Know

Backing Vocals – The Olivettes (Sandy, Catherine, Ann)*
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Jerry Walker (2)
Guitar – Phillip Westmoreland
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Arranged By – Oliver Sain
Backing Vocals – The Olivettes (Sandy, Catherine, Ann)*
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Jerry Walker (2)
Guitar – Phillip Westmoreland
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Arranged By – Oliver Sain 3:06

3 Fontella Bass Duet With Bobby McClure– Don't Mess Up A Good Thing

Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trumpet – Arthur Hall, Paul Serrano
Trumpet [Possibly] – David Hines (2)
Vocals – Bobby McClure
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Oliver Sain
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trumpet – Arthur Hall, Paul Serrano
Trumpet [Possibly] – David Hines (2)
Vocals – Bobby McClure
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone – Oliver Sain 2:53

4 Fontella Bass– The Soul Of A Man (A/K/A Soul Of The Man)

Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Jerry Walker (2)
Guitar – Phillip Westmoreland
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By, Piano – Oliver Sain
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Jerry Walker (2)
Guitar – Phillip Westmoreland
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By, Piano – Oliver Sain 3:33

5 Fontella Bass– Sweet Lovin' Daddy

Backing Vocals – The Dells
Producer – Carl Davis
Written-By – John D. Jones, Jr.*
Backing Vocals – The Dells
Producer – Carl Davis
Written-By – John D. Jones, Jr.* 2:04

6 Fontella Bass– Recovery

Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trombone – John Avant, Julian Priester
Trumpet – Arthur Hoyle, Lester Bowie, Paul Serrano
Written-By – Carl Smith (2), Raynard Miner
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trombone – John Avant, Julian Priester
Trumpet – Arthur Hoyle, Lester Bowie, Paul Serrano
Written-By – Carl Smith (2), Raynard Miner
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2) 2:29

7 Fontella Bass– Since I Fell For You

Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Carter
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Keyboards – Charles Stepney
Organ – Sonny Thompson
Piano – Leonard Caston
Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Tenor Saxophone – John Board*
Trombone – John Avant
Trumpet – Lester Bowie, Oscar Brashear
Written-By – Woodrow Johnson*
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Carter
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Keyboards – Charles Stepney
Organ – Sonny Thompson
Piano – Leonard Caston
Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Tenor Saxophone – John Board*
Trombone – John Avant
Trumpet – Lester Bowie, Oscar Brashear
Written-By – Woodrow Johnson* 3:26

8 Fontella Bass Duet With Bobby McClure– You're Gonna Miss Me

Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Trombone – John Avant
Trumpet – Burgess Gardner, Willie Strickland
Vocals – Bobby McClure
Written-By – Carl Smith (2), Raynard Miner
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Trombone – John Avant
Trumpet – Burgess Gardner, Willie Strickland
Vocals – Bobby McClure
Written-By – Carl Smith (2), Raynard Miner
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2) 2:38

9 Fontella Bass– I Surrender

Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trombone – John Avant, Julian Priester
Trumpet – Lester Bowie, Paul Serrano
Written-By – Shena DeMell, Sugar Pie DeSanto
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trombone – John Avant, Julian Priester
Trumpet – Lester Bowie, Paul Serrano
Written-By – Shena DeMell, Sugar Pie DeSanto
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2) 2:58

10 Fontella Bass– Free At Last

Backing Vocals – The Olivettes (Sandy, Catherine, Ann)*
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Jerry Walker (2)
Guitar – Phillip Westmoreland
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Arranged By – Oliver Sain
Backing Vocals – The Olivettes (Sandy, Catherine, Ann)*
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Jerry Walker (2)
Guitar – Phillip Westmoreland
Written-By, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Arranged By – Oliver Sain 2:33

11 Fontella Bass Duet With Bobby McClure– Baby What You Want Me To Do

Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge, Oliver Sain
Trumpet – Arthur Hall, Cleo Griffin, Paul Serrano
Trumpet [Possibly] – David Hines (2)
Vocals – Bobby McClure
Written-By – Jimmy Reed
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge, Oliver Sain
Trumpet – Arthur Hall, Cleo Griffin, Paul Serrano
Trumpet [Possibly] – David Hines (2)
Vocals – Bobby McClure
Written-By – Jimmy Reed 3:12

12 Fontella Bass– Joy Of Love 3:16

13 Fontella Bass– I Can't Rest

Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trombone – John Avant, Julian Priester
Trumpet – Lester Bowie, Paul Serrano
Written-By – Carl Smith (2), Raynard Miner
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trombone – John Avant, Julian Priester
Trumpet – Lester Bowie, Paul Serrano
Written-By – Carl Smith (2), Raynard Miner
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2) 2:54

14 Fontella Bass– Oh, No, Not My Baby

Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Carter
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Keyboards – Charles Stepney
Organ – Sonny Thompson
Piano – Leonard Caston
Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Tenor Saxophone – John Board*
Trombone – John Avant
Trumpet – Lester Bowie, Oscar Brashear
Written-By – Gerry Goffin-Carole King*
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Carter
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Keyboards – Charles Stepney
Organ – Sonny Thompson
Piano – Leonard Caston
Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Tenor Saxophone – John Board*
Trombone – John Avant
Trumpet – Lester Bowie, Oscar Brashear
Written-By – Gerry Goffin-Carole King* 2:42

15 Fontella Bass Duet With Bobby McClure– Don't Jump

Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Trombone – John Avant
Trumpet – Burgess Gardner, Willie Strickland
Vocals – Bobby McClure
Written-By – Carl Smith (2), Raynard Miner
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Trombone – John Avant
Trumpet – Burgess Gardner, Willie Strickland
Vocals – Bobby McClure
Written-By – Carl Smith (2), Raynard Miner
Written-By, Producer – Billy Davis (2) 3:01

16 Fontella Bass– Leave It In The Hands Of Love

Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trombone – John Avant, Julian Priester
Trumpet – Arthur Hoyle, Lester Bowie, Paul Serrano
Written-By – Shena DeMell, Sugar Pie DeSanto
Alto Saxophone – Bunky Green
Arranged By – Phil Wright (2)
Baritone Saxophone – Rubin Cooper
Bass – Louis Satterfield
Drums – Maurice White
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Pete Cosey
Piano – Leonard Caston
Producer – Billy Davis (2)
Tenor Saxophone – Gene Barge
Trombone – John Avant, Julian Priester
Trumpet – Arthur Hoyle, Lester Bowie, Paul Serrano
Written-By – Shena DeMell, Sugar Pie DeSanto 3:02



Notes
Track 1 taken from Rescue Me / Soul Of The Man (Checker single 1120).
Track 2 taken from Safe And Sound / You'll Never Ever Know (Checker single 1147).
Track 3 taken from Don't Mess Up A Good Thing / Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Checker single 1097.)
Track 4 taken from Rescue Me / Soul Of The Man (Checker single 1120).
Track 5 taken from Lucky In Love / Sweet Lovin' Daddy (Checker single 1183).
Track 6 taken from Recovery (Checker single 1131).
Track 7 taken from The 'New' Look (Checker LP 2997).
Track 8 taken from Don't Jump / You'll Miss Me (Checker single 1111).
Track 9 taken from I Surrender / I Can't Rest (Checker single 1137).
Track 10 is previously unreleased in the US.
Track 11 taken from Don't Mess Up A Good Thing / Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Checker single 1097).
Track 12 is previously unreleased. Writer/publisher/personnel unknown.
Track 13 taken from I Surrender / I Can't Rest (Checker single 1137).
Track 14 taken from The 'New' Look (Checker LP 2997).
Track 15 taken from Don't Jump / You'll Miss Me (Checker single 1111).
Track 16 taken from Recovery (Checker single 1131).

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-lester-bowie-1125271.html


Born in Maryland in 1941, Bowie grew up in St Louis at a time when musicians were still coming up from New Orleans. He played first in local rhythm- and-blues bands led by Little Milton and Albert King, both soon to become famous. He also worked with some of the young musicians in the city who, like him, were destined for fame. They included the saxophonists Roscoe Mitchell and Joseph Jarman and the drummer Jack DeJohnette. Bowie moved to Chicago in 1965, where he met Fontella Bass and became her musical director.


The same year, the pianist Muhal Richard Abrams formed the AACM as a jazz workshop and Bowie joined him. Their first recordings in 1967 show a group of unknown but very advanced musicians in completely spontaneous but expert and intoxicating improvisations. From this point on Bowie and his friends were no strangers to odd instrumentation. He played trumpet and flugelhorn but also anything exotic that seized his fancy, like bass drum or the mysterious cowhorn. Logs, bells, sirens, gongs, whistles and a zither also found their way into the armoury.


The band, finding no outlet at home, moved to France in 1968 and the following year recorded the LP A Jackson in Your House. Typically, the piece begins with a dignified and pompous overture which is punctured by the laughter of the band before it rocks into a Dixieland ensemble complete with clarinet and then into an approximation of the swing style. Although the music is unusually and intentionally funny, the direct social criticism of A Message to Our Folks done a couple of months later is much more serious. The two albums perhaps typified Bowie's weakness for slapstick and the way it occasionally diluted his more serious messages.


In 1969 ACM was founded with a completely new vision of jazz. On stage, the band imitated the street bands of South America, recited poetry and used a variety of unlikely sound effects as they played both avant-garde and more conventional jazz.
http://bluesway.gr/ow_userfiles/plugins/forum/attachment_29_55fb9b17ebd99_55fb9aefeb230_Encyclopedia-of-the-Blues-2006.pdf

Soul singer who achieved national fame recording for
Chicago’s Chess Records during the 1960s. She was
the daughter of notable gospel singer Martha Bass (a
member of the Clara Ward Singers and a soloist of
some note). In 1961, Fontella was discovered by St.
Louis bandleader Oliver Sain, who brought her into
his organization to play piano. Little Milton was the
band’s initial vocalist, and Bass participated on several
sides that Milton recorded for the local Bobbin label.
She subsequently recorded four sides under her own
name for Bobbin. In 1963, after Little Milton left the
Sain band, Bass and singer Bernard Mosley became
the featured vocalists. Mosley was soon replaced by
Bobby McClure. The following year Chess Records
signed Bass and McClure to record for its Checker
subsidiary in Chicago. They debuted as a duet act,
coming out with two hits, ‘‘Don’t Mess Up a Good
Thing’’ and ‘‘You’ll Miss Me (When I’m Gone)’’ in
1965. Bass launched her solo career in 1965 with a huge
hit, ‘‘Rescue Me.’’ The flip featured an outstanding
gospel-blues ballad, ‘‘The Soul of a Man.’’ Bass’s
career at Chess was gradually dissipated by a series
of undistinguished but three commercially successful
follow-ups, ‘‘Recovery,’’ ‘‘I Surrender,’’ and ‘‘Safe and
Sound.’’
Bass left Chess in 1967, and recorded for Jerry
Butler’s Fountain Productions, then moved to Stan
Lewis’s Paula label, recording under the production
aegis of her old bandleader, Oliver Sain, and then for
Epic. Bass never had another hit record. Occasionally
she appeared as a vocalist on jazz albums recorded by
her husband, Lester Bowie, trumpeter in the famed
Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Rhythm And Blues Encyclopedia

GOSPEL-SOUL & VARIUS TRACKS SOUL-JAZZ: THE SCLC OPERATION BREADBASKET ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR – ON THE CASE ( 1970 ).ARRANGED BY GENE BARGE. & PINCRE SHELL, WONDERFUL ALBUM & ONE MASTERPIECE. Charles Stepney, Donny Hathaway, Edwin Daugherty, Gene Barge, Henry Gibson, Morris Jennings, Phil Upchurch, Prince Shell, Rev. Clay Evans,Tim Galloway, Warren Bingham...Ben Branch is One of the last people Martin Luther King, Jr. ( without a doubt one of the most important men in history and his murder was the point of no return to apartheid in the U.S.A. ) spoke to moments before his assassination in 1968...As musical director for the SCLC's Operation Breadbasket he led the Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir that performed benefits for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Operation/PUSH. Just moments before being assassinated, Dr. King had just asked Branch to play a Negro spiritual, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," at a rally that was to have been held two hours later...Cannonball Adderley, in the introduction to the title track of his 1969 album Country Preacher, makes a specific mention of Branch in recognition of his work as leader of the Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir...Prince Shell teamed up with Jesse Jackson and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1970 to arrange for and record their Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir for Chess Records...

https://open.spotify.com/album/0B4HoKR1ROlmp1WRqLbYVI

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k6Ynl_HTkxguEBnDDOPOs6A0DaAue8918


The SCLC Operation Breadbasket Orchestra And Choir – On The Case

Sello:
Chess – LPS-1549
Formato:
Vinilo, LP, Album
País:
US
Publicado:
1970
Género:
Jazz, Funk / Soul
Estilo:
Gospel, Soul-Jazz

Lista de Títulos

A1 I Wish I Knew 3:03
A2 Nobody Knows 4:29
A3 What A Friend I Have In Jesus 6:00
A4 Precious Moments 5:30
A5 Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing 3:42
B1 Too Close 5:32
B2 Nearer My God To Thee 3:18
B3 Country Preacher 4:50
B4 What The World Needs Now Is Love 7:37
B5 We Shall Overcome 3:58


Fabricado por – Chess Producing Corp.

Créditos

Arranged By – Gene Barge (pistas: A3 to A5, B2, B3, B5), Prince Shell (pistas: A1, A2, B1, B4)
Art Direction – Dick Fowler
Bass – James Willis (5), Phil Upchurch
Chimes – Prince Shell
Congas – Master Henry*
Drums – Morris Jennings, Terry Thompson (5)
Engineer [Recording] – Stu Black
Engineer [Remix] – Dave Purple, Stu Black
Guitar – Warren Bingham, Wayne Bennett (2)
Illustration – Jim Temple (3)
Keyboards – David McCollough, Donny Hathaway, Floyd Morris, Freddy Young (3)
Leader – Ben Branch
Photography By – Jim Taylor (10)
Producer – Gene Barge
Reeds – Arthur O'Neil (2), Ben Branch, Charles Forester, Edwin Daugherty, Herman Bowden, Johnny Board
Supervised By – Ben Branch, Gene Barge, Rev. Jesse Jackson
Trombone – Charles Taylor (9), John Watson (2), Nadetmer Butler, Steve Galloway
Trumpet – Cleo Griffin, Hobie James, Maury Watson, Paul Serrano, Tim Galloway

Ben Branch & The Operation Breadbasket Orch. & Choir – The Last Request

Sello:
Chess – LPS-1524
Formato:
Vinilo, LP, Album, Stereo
País:
US
Publicado:
1968
Género:
Jazz, Funk / Soul
Estilo:
Gospel

Lista de Títulos

A1 Precious Lord, Take My Hand 9:22
A2 If I Could Help Somebody 3:27
A3 Let Us Break Bread Together 4:47
A4 We Shall Overcome 3:58
B1 Motherless Child 7:17
B2 My Heavenly Father 4:51
B3 Yield Not To Temptation 5:30
B4 Hard Times 5:06
B5 Battle Hymn Of The Republic 3:06


Créditos

Baritone Saxophone – Delbert Hill
Bass Guitar – Phil Upchurch
Drums – Harold Varner, Morris Jennings
Engineer – Malcolm Chisholm
Flugelhorn – Burgess Gardner
Guitar – Bryce Roberson, Wayne Bennett (2)
Organ – Charles Stepney
Organ, Piano – Leonard Caston (2)
Producer – Gene Barge
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Branch
Trombone – Al Fook*
Vocals – Rev. Clay Evans, Rev. Sammy Lewis*

Notas
Released with insert: a portrait of Martin Luther King (same as front cover).

https://www.discogs.com/es/artist/3572789-Prince-Shell

Eutrice Ulysses Shell
Perfil:
Eutrice Ulysses "Prince" Shell, accomplished musician, was born in Lott, Texas, USA, on December 31, 1928. He died on April 11 2007. He began playing piano as a child and later studied valve trombone at Chicago's DuSable High School with music educator and band director Walter Dyett. Shell honed his arranging skills while a member of the Tennessee State Collegians big-band at Tennessee State University and also at the Navy School of Music. During his service in the Air Force, Shell became "chief arranger" for the Strategic Air Command Band at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. He performed and toured with Gene Ammons and Gene McDaniels, and became the house pianist at Chicago's original Regal Theater where he appeared with Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and others. Shell teamed up with Jesse Jackson and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1970 to arrange for and record their Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir for Chess Records. Sun Ra and other nationally known musicians have performed and recorded his arrangements, and his works have been featured in concerts at the Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music.

https://peoplepill.com/people/ben-branch

Ben F. Branch (1924 – December 12, 1988) was an American entrepreneur, jazz tenor saxophonist, and bandleader.

Although possibly better known as being one of the last people Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke to moments before his assassination in 1968, Branch had been a leading bandleader for many years.

MUSICAL CAREER

With his brother, Thomas, on trumpet, Branch was a member of the horn section on B.B. King's first recordings for Bullet Records in 1949. "My very first recordings were for a company out of Nashville called Bullet, the Bullet Record Transcription company," King recalls. "I had horns that very first session. I had Phineas Newborn on piano; his father played drums, and his brother, Calvin, played guitar with me. I had Tuff Green on bass, Ben Branch on tenor sax, his brother, Thomas Branch, on trumpet, and a lady trombone player."

Branch recorded with King again on an early 1952 Memphis recording with the B.B. King Orchestra with, among others, Hank Crawford and Ike Turner.

For much of the 1950s, Branch was the bandleader for the house band, the Largos, at Curry's Club in North Memphis, which provided a young Isaac Hayes with his first professional gigs.

Future M.G. bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn was the first white member of Branch's big band, in the early 1960s.

In 1982 Branch founded the American Music Hall of Fame, a private music school in Chicago.

A few months before his death Branch appeared with his band at the 1987 Chicago Blues Festival backing Rosco Gordon.

Branch also recorded with Brother Jack McDuff and Etta James, Little Milton and Phil Upchurch.

Branch held a degree in music from Memphis State University.

BUSINESS CAREER

Branch was president of Doctor Products Inc., founded in 1983, in Chicago, Illinois, the nation's only black-owned soft-drink manufacturing company. The company eventually signed a $355 million agreement with Kemmerer Bottling Group, bottler of several well-known soft drinks, including 7Up, to distribute the Doctor Products beverages.

OPERATION BREADBASKET

As musical director for the SCLC's Operation Breadbasket he led the Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir that performed benefits for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Operation/PUSH. Just moments before being assassinated, Dr. King had just asked Branch to play a Negro spiritual, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," at a rally that was to have been held two hours later.

Cannonball Adderley, in the introduction to the title track of his 1969 album Country Preacher, makes a specific mention of Branch in recognition of his work as leader of the Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir.

While musical director of the Breadbasket Orchestra and Operation/PUSH, he arranged for gospel singer Deleon Richards to perform at the Chicago Stadium (later the United Center).