The Happy People is a live album by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet, a band led by jazz saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. It was recorded in 1970 in New York City and released in 1972 through Capitol Records. It features contributions from the quintet: Cannonball Adderley on saxophone, George Duke on piano, Walter Booker on string […]
Who Would Give His Only Song Away is an album by singer/songwriter Adam Miller, released in 1972 on Chelsea Records. Tracks 1 Man Of My Word (Adam Miller) 04:30 2 Hope I Win (Adam Miller) 04:49 3 So Tired (Adam Miller) 04:24 4 I Agreed (Adam Miller) 04:41 5 Baby’s Back Home (Adam Miller) 05:35 […]
Morning Star is an album by flautist Hubert Laws released on the CTI and recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in 1972. Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 50 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. He is one of the most recognized […]
Time & Love is an album by American vocalists Jackie Cain and Roy Kral featuring performances recorded in 1972 and released on the CTI label. Tracks 1 Day By Day (Stephen Schwartz) 04:46 2 Time & Love (Danny Meehan) 02:31 3 Summer Song Summertime (Dave Brubeck; DuBose Heyward; George Gershwin) 04:38 4 Bachianas Brasileiras #5 […]
Blues’ Blues is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1972 and released on the Mainstream label Tracks 1 Casa Blues (John Guerin) 08:29 2 Just Made Up (Joe Sample) 07:39 3 Blue’s Blue (Blue Mitchell) 07:08 4 Granite and Concrete (Hadley Caliman) 10:01 5 I Didn’t Ask To Be (George Bohanon) 10:12 […]
Skylark‘s self titled album is their first album, released in 1972 on Capitol Records. Skylark was a former Canadian pop/rock band, active from 1971–1973, based in Vancouver, BC. Skylark formed in 1971 from one of Ronnie Hawkins’s backup groups and signed with Capitol Records, releasing a self-titled album in 1972 which spawned three singles. The […]
“Wildflower” is a song written by Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson in 1972. First performed by the Canadian band Skylark, it has been covered by many artists and more recently has been sampled in a number of hip hop songs. The title, “Wildflower”, is not mentioned in the song. The closest line to the title […]
Toulouse Street is the second studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The album was released on July 1, 1972, by Warner Bros. Records. It was their first album with new bassist Tiran Porter and second drummer Michael Hossack to augment existing drummer John Hartman, so it meant that they now had their […]
“Jesus Is Just Alright” is a gospel song written by Arthur Reid Reynolds and first recorded by Reynolds’ own group, The Art Reynolds Singers, on their 1966 album, Tellin’ It Like It Is. The Doobie Brothers‘ version of “Jesus Is Just Alright” was first released on their second album, Toulouse Street, in 1972. It was […]
“Listen To The Music” is a song recorded by The Doobie Brothers on their second album Toulouse Street. This song was the Doobie Brothers’ first big hit in 1972. It was written by Tom Johnston. Writer Tom Johnston described the motivation for the song as a call for world peace: “The chord structure of it […]