Prestige Records Discography: 1971
1971
Sonny Stitt
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, tenor sax, with Gibson Maestro attachment; Leon Spencer Jr., organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 4, 1971
| Turn It On | Prestige PRST 10012 | |
| The Bar-B-Que Man | - | |
| Miss Riverside | - | |
| Cry Me A River | - | |
| There Are Such Things | - |
* Prestige PRST 10012 Sonny Stitt - Turn It On! 1971
Bernard Purdie
Tippy Larkin, trumpet; Charlie Brown, Warren Daniels, tenor sax; Harold Wheeler, electric piano; Ted Dunbar, Billy Nichols, guitar; Gordon Edwards, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Norman Pride, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 11, 1971
| Cold Sweat | Prestige PRST 10013 | |
| Montego Bay | - | |
| Purdie Good | - | |
| Wasteland | - | |
| Everybody's Talkin' | - | |
| You Turn Me On | - |
* Prestige PRST 10013 Bernard Purdie - Purdie Good! 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24176-2 Bernard Purdie - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1996
Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt
Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Leon Spencer, organ; George Freeman, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 8, 1971
| You Talk That Talk | Prestige PRST-10019; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 | |
| Body And Soul | Prestige PRST-10019 | |
| The People's Choice | - | |
| Katea's Dance | - | |
| The Sun Died | - | |
| Out Of It | - |
* Prestige PRST-10019 Ammons & Stitt - You Talk That Talk! 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24188-2 Gene Ammons - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1997
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 Gene Ammons - Greatest Hits: The 70s 1998
Rusty Bryant
Rusty Bryant, tenor sax; Bill Mason, organ #1,2; Leon Spencer Jr., organ #3,4; Wilbert Longmire, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 22, 1971
| 1. | Fire Eater | Prestige 45-750, PRST 10014 |
| 2. | Free At Last | Prestige PRST 10014 |
| 3. | The Hooker | Prestige 45-750, PRST 10014 |
| 4. | Mister S. | Prestige PRST 10014 |
* Prestige PRST 10014 Rusty Bryant - Fire Eater 1971
* Prestige 45-750 Rusty Bryant - Fire Eater / The Hooker 1971
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Lester Bowie, trumpet, flugelhorn, steer horns, etc.; Joseph Jarman, soprano, alto, tenor sax, clarinet, oboe, flute, marimba, vibes, conga drums, bells, whistles, gongs, siren, etc.; Roscoe Mitchell, soprano, alto, bass sax, clarinet, flute, cymbals, gongs, conga drums, logs, bells, siren, whistles, steel drums, etc.; Malachi Favors, bass, Fender bass, banjo, log drums, cythar, percussion, etc.; Don Moye, drums, bass marimba, temple blocks, bells, etc.
Studio Decca, Paris, France, February, 1971
| Ohnedaruth | America (F) 30 AM 6116 | |
| Lebert Aaly - Dedication To Albert Ayler | - |
* America (F) 30 AM 6116 Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Phase One 1971
= Prestige PRST-10064 - 1973
= America (F) 067 866-2 - 2004
Melvin Sparks
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Leon Spencer Jr., organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 1, 1971
| Who's Gonna Take The Weight? | Prestige 45-749, PRST 10016 | |
| Spark Plug | rejected |
* Prestige PRST 10016 Melvin Sparks - Spark Plug 1971
* Prestige 45-749 Melvin Sparks - Who's Gonna Take The Weight? / Alone Together 1971
Melvin Sparks
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Reggie Roberts, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 8, 1971
| Spark Plug | Prestige PRST 10016 | |
| Conjunction Mars | - | |
| Alone Together | Prestige 45-749, PRST 10016 | |
| Dig Dis | Prestige PRST 10016 |
* Prestige PRST 10016 Melvin Sparks - Spark Plug 1971
* Prestige 45-749 Melvin Sparks - Who's Gonna Take The Weight? / Alone Together 1971
Houston Person
Money Johnson, Thad Jones, Ernie Royal, trumpet; Garnett Brown, Jack Jeffers, trombone; Houston Person, tenor sax; Harold Vick, tenor sax, flute; Babe Clarke, baritone sax; Jimmy Watson, organ; Paul Griffin, electric piano, piano; Billy Butler, guitar; Gerry Jemmott, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas; Horace Ott, orchestra arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 8, 1971
| Young Gifted And Black | Prestige PRST-10017 | |
| The Houston Express | Prestige 45-747, PRST-10017 | |
| Enjoy | Prestige PRST-10017 | |
| Lift Every Voice | - |
* Prestige PRST-10017 Houston Person - Houston Express 1971
* Prestige 45-747 Houston Person - Just My Imagination / The Houston Express 1971
Houston Person
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Houston Person, tenor sax; Babe Clarke, tenor, baritone sax; Jimmy Watson, organ; Ernie Hayes, organ, electric piano; Gerry Jemmott, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas; Horace Ott, orchestra arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 9, 1971
| Give More Power To The People (For God's Sake) | Prestige PRST-10017 | |
| Chains Of Love | - | |
| Just My Imagination | Prestige 45-747, PRST-10017 |
* Prestige PRST-10017 Houston Person - Houston Express 1971
* Prestige 45-747 Houston Person - Just My Imagination / The Houston Express 1971
Johnny "Hammond" Smith
Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Johnny "Hammond" Smith, organ; James Clark, guitar #1-3,5; Ted Dunbar, guitar #4; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Eddie Gee, drums; + overdubs: Robert Prado, Ernie Royal, trumpet #1,3,4; Garnett Brown, trombone #1,3,4; Richard Landry, tenor sax #1,3,4; Babe Clarke, baritone sax #1,3,4; Bill Fischer, string and horn arranger #1,3,4.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 12, 1971;
overdubs recorded Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July, 1971
| 1. | What's Going On | Prestige PRST-10015 |
| 2. | Smokin' Kool | Prestige 45-748, PRST-10015 |
| 3. | L & J | Prestige PRST-10015 |
| 4. | I'll Be There | Prestige 45-748, PRST-10015 |
| 5. | Between The Sheets | Prestige PRST-10015 |
* Prestige PRST-10015 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - What's Going On 1971
* Prestige 45-748 Johnny "Hammond" Smith - I'll Be There / Smokin' Kool 1971
Charles Earland
Gary Chandler, trumpet; James Vass, alto, soprano sax, flute; Houston Person, tenor sax; Charles Earland, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Jesse Kilpatrick, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas, tambourine.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 3, 1971
| Betty's Dilemma | Prestige PRST-10018 | |
| Love Story | - |
* Prestige PRST-10018 Charles Earland - Soul Story 1971
Funk, Inc.
Eugene Barr, tenor sax; Bobby Watley, organ; Steve Weakley, guitar; Jimmy Munford, drums; Cecil Hunt, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June, 1971
| Kool Is Back | Prestige PRST-10031 | |
| Bowlegs | Prestige 45-754, PRST-10031 | |
| Sister Janie | Prestige PRST-10031 | |
| The Thrill Is Gone | Prestige 45-754, PRST-10031 | |
| The Whipper | Prestige 45-752, PRST-10031 |
* Prestige PRST-10031 Funk, Inc. 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24156-2 - 1995
* Prestige 45-754 Funk, Inc. - The Thrill Is Gone / Bowlegs 1971
* Prestige 45-752 Funk, Inc. - The Whipper Parts 1 & 2 1971
Leon Spencer
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax, flute; Leon Spencer Jr., organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 7, 1971
| Louisiana Slim | Prestige PRST-10033 | |
| Mercy Mercy Me | - | |
| (They Long To Be) Close To You | - | |
| Our Love Will Never Die | - | |
| The Trouble With Love | - |
* Prestige PRST-10033 Leon Spencer - Louisiana Slim 1971
Sonny Stitt
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax #1,5, tenor sax #2-4,6; Leon Spencer, organ #1,3,5,6; Don Patterson, organ #2,4; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 9, 1971
| 1. | Goin' To D.C. | Prestige PRST-10032 |
| 2. | Aires | - |
| 3. | Black Vibrations | - |
| 4. | Calling Card | - |
| 5. | Where Is Love? | - |
| 6. | Them Funky Changes | - |
* Prestige PRST-10032 Sonny Stitt - Black Vibrations 1972
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Billy Butler, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Omar Clay, percussion; Robert Prado, Ernie Royal, trumpet; Garnett Brown, trombone; Richard Landry, tenor sax; Babe Clark, baritone sax; Yvonne Fletcher, Patricia Hall, Loretta Ritter, Linda Wolfe, voices; strings, Bill Fisher, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 26, 1971
| Sack Full Of Dreams | Prestige PRST-10022 |
omit Clay, Fletcher, Hall, Ritter, Wolfe.
| My Way | Prestige 45-753, PRST-10022, P-10084; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 |
Omar Clay, percussion; replaces strings.
| Back In Merida | Prestige PRST-10022 |
* Prestige PRST-10022 Gene Ammons - My Way 1971
* Prestige P-10084 Gene Ammons Greatest Hits 1974
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 Gene Ammons - Greatest Hits: The 70s 1998
* Prestige 45-753 Gene Ammons - My Way / Chicago Breakdown 1971
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Roland Hanna as Ronald Hanna, electric piano; Bill Fisher, arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July, 1971
| A House Is Not A Home | Prestige PRST-10022, PRCD-24155-2 |
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Roland Hanna as Ronald Hanna, electric piano; Ted Dunbar, guitar; Chuck Rainey, Fender bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Omar Clay, percussion; Robert Prado, Ernie Royal, trumpet; Garnett Brown, trombone; Richard Landry, tenor sax; Babe Clark, baritone sax; Bill Fisher, arranger, conductor.
| Chicago Breakdown | Prestige 45-753, PRST-10022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 |
add Yvonne Fletcher, Patricia Hall, Loretta Ritter, Linda Wolfe, voices; strings.
| What's Going On | Prestige PRST-10022 |
* Prestige PRST-10022 Gene Ammons - My Way 1971
* Prestige PRCD-24155-2 Gene Ammons - Gentle Jug Vol. 2 1995
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6018-2 Gene Ammons - Greatest Hits: The 70s 1998
* Prestige 45-753 Gene Ammons - My Way / Chicago Breakdown 1971
Boogaloo Joe Jones
Grover Washington Jr., tenor sax; Butch Cornell, organ; Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas, bongos.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 16, 1971
| Ain't No Sunshine | Prestige PRST-10035 | |
| I Feel The Earth Move | Prestige 45-751, PRST-10035 | |
| Fadin' | Prestige PRST-10035 | |
| What It Is | - | |
| Let Them Talk | - | |
| Inside Job | Prestige 45-751, PRST-10035 |
* Prestige PRST-10035 Boogaloo Joe Jones - What It Is 1971
= Prestige PRCD-24209-2 Boogaloo Joe Jones Vol. 2 - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1998
* Prestige 45-751 Boogaloo Joe Jones - I Feel The Earth Move / Inside Job 1971
Willis Jackson
Willis Jackson, tenor sax; Carl Wilson, organ; Boogaloo Joe Jones, guitar; Jerry Potter, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August, 1971
| Good Bread Alley | Prestige MPP-2516 | |
| Hey Jude | - | |
| Ivy | - | |
| Pow! | - | |
| The Long And Winding Road | - | |
| Gatorade | - |
* Prestige MPP-2516 Willis Jackson - Gatorade 1982
Idris Muhammad
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Clarence Thomas, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Alan Fontaine, Melvin Sparks, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Idris Muhammad, drums, cowbell; Buddy Caldwell, congas; Sakinah Muhammad, vocal; Clarence Thomas, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 13, 1971
| Brother You Know You're Doing Wrong | Prestige PRST-10036 | |
| Don't Knock My Love | - | |
| I'm A Believer | Prestige 45-756, PRST-10036 |
* Prestige PRST-10036 Idris Muhammad - Peace And Rhythm 1971
* Prestige 45-756 Idris Muhammad - I'm A Believer / Rhythm 1972
Idris Muhammad
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Clarence Thomas, tenor, soprano sax, flute, bells; Willie Bivins, vibes; Kenny Barron, electric piano; Ron Carter, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums, auto horn, cabasa, gong; Buddy Caldwell, congas; Angel Allende, miscellaneous percussion, timbales; Clarence Thomas, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 20, 1971
| Peace And Rhythm Suite: Peace | Prestige PRST-10036 | |
| Peace And Rhythm Suite: Rhythm | Prestige 45-756, PRST-10036 |
* Prestige PRST-10036 Idris Muhammad - Peace And Rhythm 1971
* Prestige 45-756 Idris Muhammad - I'm A Believer / Rhythm 1972
Rusty Bryant
Rusty Bryant, tenor sax; Bill Mason, organ; Jimmy Ponder, Ernest Reed, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 4, 1971
| Wildfire | Prestige PRST-10037 | |
| It's Impossible | - | |
| Riders On The Storm | - | |
| The Alobama Kid | - | |
| If You Really Love Me | - | |
| All That I've Got | - |
* Prestige PRST-10037 Rusty Bryant - Wild Fire 1972
Gene Ammons - James Moody Quintet
Gene Ammons, James Moody, tenor sax; Jodie Christian, piano; Cleveland Eaton, bass; Marshall Thompson, drums.
North Park Hotel, Chicago, IL, November 21, 1971
| Just In Time | Prestige PRST-10065 | |
| Work Song | - | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones? | - | |
| Jim-Jam-Jug | - | |
| I'll Close My Eyes | - | |
| C-Jam Blues | - | |
| Yardbird Suite | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1091-2 |
* Prestige PRST-10065 Ammons & Moody - Chicago Concert 1973
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1091-2 Gene Ammons & James Moody - Chicago Concert 2003
Charles Earland
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Clifford Adams Jr., trombone; Arthur Grant Jr., tenor sax, flute; Charles Earland, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Billy "Kentucky" Wilson, drums; Arthur Jenkins Jr., congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1971
| One For Scotty | Prestige 45-746, PRST-10018 | |
| My Scorpio Lady | Prestige PRST-10018 | |
| I Was Made To Love Her | Prestige 45-746, PRST-10018, MPP-2501 | |
| Happy Medium | Prestige PRST-10018 |
* Prestige PRST-10018 Charles Earland - Soul Story 1971
* Prestige MPP-2501 Charles Earland - Burners: Greatest Hits 1980
* Prestige 45-746 Charles Earland - I Was Made To Love Her / One For Scotty 1971
Bernard Purdie
Danny Moore, Gerry Thomas, trumpet; Willy Bridges, Charlie Brown, tenor sax; Houston Person, tenor sax #1; Neal Creque, electric piano; Billy Nichols, guitar; Lloyd Davis, guitar #1; Gordon Edwards, Fender bass; Bernard Purdie, drums; Norman Pride, congas; Gerry Thomas, arranger #1; Neal Creque, arranger #3; Willy Bridges, arranger #6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1971
| 1. | Shaft | Prestige PRST-10038 |
| 2. | Way Back Home | - |
| 3. | Attica | - |
| 4. | Changes | - |
| 5. | Summer Melody | - |
| 6. | Butterfingers | - |
* Prestige PRST-10038 Bernard Purdie - Shaft 1972
= Prestige PRCD-24176-2 Bernard Purdie - Legends Of Acid Jazz 1996
Melvin Sparks
Leon Spencer, organ, piano; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, percussion; Virgil Jones, trumpet #1,2,4; Ernie Royal, trumpet #4; Hubert Laws, flute #6; Sonny Fortune, alto sax #1,2,4,5; George Coleman, alto sax #4; Frank Wess, tenor sax #1,2,4; Dave Hubbard, tenor sax #3, flute #6; Billy Ver Planck, orchestrator #1,2.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1971
| 1. | Love The Life You Live | Prestige PRST-10039 |
| 2. | On The Up | - |
| 3. | All Wrapped Up | - |
| 4. | Akilah | - |
| 5. | Blues For J.B. | - |
| 6. | The Image Of Love | - |
* Prestige PRST-10039 Melvin Sparks - Akilah! 1972