Now this is another Holy Grail i totally forgot i had till i was contacted by my good pal Yves, so thanks for the reminder yves and found it after a 3 hour search!...Richard is a huge mystery as there,s nothing out there info wise on him?..But the album is a strange release for CTI as it concentrated on jazz releases. Only Richards album & Tamiko Jones album fell into the soul catergory. But what a fantastic album it is, look at who,s involved in the credits many soul legends were involved in this project. Back in the day a northern jock introduced the 2 great dancers to the scene off the album, so i had to include his stunning twofer on Spring as bonus tracks as well. What happened to him god only knows but with a voice like his he could have been a superstar if the dice had tumbled the right way.. Just this one studio album recorded and a few 45,s is all he did...shame. No tasters on youtube for the 2 standout tracks apart from nature boy & the entire album so i,ll include the bonus tracks instead. Take my word for it the whole album is a joy! Bonus tracks listed under credits.
AMM
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The Tasters!
Line Up
Vocals - Richard Barbary
Bass – Chuck Rainey
Cello – Sidney Edwards
Cornet – Mel Lastie
Drums, Percussion – Art Kaplan, Bernard Purdie ,Gary Chester,
George Devens, Herbie Lovelle, Richie Ritz
Flugelhorn – John Bello, Irwin Markowitz
Flute – Joe Grimm
Guitar – Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken, Sal DiTroia
Organ – Ernie Hayes
Piano, Organ – George Butcher, Paul Griffin
Producer – Creed Taylor
Saxophone – Arthur Clarke, Joe Grimm, Romeo Penque, Seldon Powell
Saxophone & Flute – Hank Freeman
Trombone – Alan Raph, Dom Gravine, Garnett Brown
Trumpet & Flugelhorn – Harold Johnson, Joe Newman, Marvin Stamm
Viola – Al Brown, Julien Barber
Violin – Felix Giglio, Jesse James Tryon, Peter Dimitriades, Richard Elias, Winston Collymore
Arranged By – Artie Butler
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted By – Horace Ott
Rhythm & Conductor Arranged By – Jimmy Wisner
Mastered By – Rudy Van Gelder
Produced By Creed Taylor
12 Bonus Track - When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Spring
13 Bonus Track - Get Right - Spring
33 comments:
Yes please AMM I love the Holly Grails of Soul music!
I'm definitely willing to learn. Thanks, AMM!
What a wonderful album !!! Completely underestimated and very little known that I discovered a short time ago. And yet I'm 75 years old and I have a sacred collection of records. Like what we learn at all ages and that's good.
Yves
Defiantly liking this , great review AMM .
Thanks AMM for your dedication to this blog and 3 hour searches.
Good To Know About Another Good Thing, Thank You Kindly.
I remember seeing this in the record racks in stores,but sadly didn`t follow it up.Your review has certainly whet my appetite!
Great cover! The music will be as good, too, I'm sure. Thanks for review, P.
An exciting review of an unknown artist, to me anyway. Thanks
The only song I know by him is When Johnny Comes Marching Home. A helluva of a rhythm section on this album. Please and thank you!
Another mystery to me with many solid names in the credits. Yes please, AMM.
Thanks for digging out this gem.
What a great album
thanks for the review AMM
An album that I have been looking for for a long time! A big thank you to AMM for this cake.
Pierre
Thanks for uncovering this album. Thanks for the dedication to this blog. Thank you AMM.
Much Appreciated AMM,Thank you Very Much
me too have this another great Horace Ott thing thanks AMM much appreciate bonuses
I don't know this guy, but Bernard Purdie & Chuck Rainey did it for me :)
Many thanks AMM for this rare gem
BigD
Underappreciated album indeed. Great review.
Gale on guitar, Taylor producing and wisner arranging. Let's do it.
Thanks for the review AMM its new to me looking forward to it
Never heard of him but did love the tasters.
Your wonderful review has piqued my curiosity! Thanks!!
thank you AMM for sharing this rare album
Reb
Many thanks for the digging,another rare,great lienup
certainly a great singer with a lot of range and levels in his voice had to listen first
Enjoy thanks AMM
Cheers Pedro
A name that's passed me by, thanks for reviewing.
cheers,ELtel
Tasters : what a blast, looks like this is a real Soul Treasure. Thanks AMM
This Is Fairly New To Me
The Only Trax I Have In My Database Are The Two Bonus Tracks
Cheers
Tel
Thank you kindly for the review my friend
Thanks AMM for this fantastic review
Got a lot of catching up after 5 weeks vacation and I'd like to start here.
Another of life's mysteries. Where did he go? Some great jazz names in the list.
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