Prestige Records Discography: 1972
1972
Sonny Stitt
Thad Jones, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Billy Butler, Wally Richardson, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas, bells; Herbert Baumel, Julius Brand, Max Ellen, David Nadien, violin; Billy Ver Planck, string arranger; Thad Jones, arranger #1.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 15, 1972
1. | Miss Ann, Lisa, Sue And Sadie | Prestige PRST-10048 |
2. | Where Is Love? | - |
3. | Living Without You | - |
4. | Goin' Down Slow | - |
5. | Acid Funk Reprise | - |
* Prestige PRST-10048 Sonny Stitt - Goin' Down Slow 1972
Charles Earland
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Victor Paz, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dick Griffin, Jack Jeffers, trombone; Billy Harper, tenor sax, alto flute; Charles Earland, organ, electric piano, soprano sax, percussion; John Fourie, Greg Miller, guitar; Billy Cobham, drums; Sonny Morgan, congas; Charles Earland, Virgil Jones, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16 and 17, 1972
Lowdown | Prestige PRST-10061; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1021-2 |
Lee Morgan, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Charles Earland, organ, electric piano, soprano sax, percussion; Maynard Parker, guitar; Billy Cobham, drums.
Speedball | Prestige PRST-10061, MPP-2501; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1021-2 |
* Prestige PRST-10061 Charles Earland - Charles III 1973
* Prestige MPP-2501 Charles Earland - Burners: Greatest Hits 1980
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1021-2 Charles Earland - Intensity 1999
Charles Earland
Jon Faddis, Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, Victor Paz, trumpet, flugelhorn; Clifford Adams, trombone; Dick Griffin, tenor trombone; Jack Jeffers, bass trombone; Hubert Laws Jr., flute; Charles Earland, organ; Greg Millar, guitar; John Fourie, fuzz guitar; Billy Cobham, drums; Sonny Morgan, congas; Charles Earland, Virgil Jones, orchestrator, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 17, 1972
Happy Cause I'm Goin' Home | Prestige PRST-10041 |
omit Adams.
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow | Prestige 45-755, PRST-10041, MPP-2501 | |
Cause I Love Her | Prestige 45-755, PRST-10041 |
Virgil Jones, Lee Morgan, trumpet; Hubert Laws Jr., piccolo; Billy Harper, tenor sax; William Thorpe, baritone sax; Charles Earland, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Billy Cobham, drums; Sonny Morgan, congas; Charles Earland, Virgil Jones, orchestrator, arranger.
Morgan | Prestige PRST-10041 |
* Prestige PRST-10041 Charles Earland - Intensity 1972
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1021-2 - 1999
* Prestige MPP-2501 Charles Earland - Burners: Greatest Hits 1980
* Prestige 45-755 Charles Earland - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow / 'Cause I Love Her 1972
Leon Spencer
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Hubert Laws, flute; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Dave Hubbard, tenor sax; Leon Spencer, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammed, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 22, 1972
Where I'm Coming From | Prestige PRST-10063 |
* Prestige PRST-10063 Leon Spencer - Where I'm Coming From 1973
Houston Person
Victor Paz, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Jim Buffington, French horn; Hubert Laws, flute, tenor sax; Houston Person, tenor sax; Ronnie Jannelli, baritone sax, clarinet, flute; Buzz Brauner, baritone, tenor sax, English horn, oboe, piccolo, clarinet, flute; Cedar Walton, piano; Ernest Hayes, organ #1-7; Jimmy Watson, organ #8; Grady Tate, drums; Bunny Briggs, tap dancing #4; Billy Ver Planck, orchestrator.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 15, 1972
1. | I Think It's Going To Rain Today | Prestige PRST-10044 |
2. | Don't Mess With Bill | - |
3. | Everything's Alright | - |
4. | Mr. Bojangles | - |
5. | Moan Er-uh Lisa | - |
6. | Imagine | - |
7. | Let's Call This | - |
8. | Bleeker Street | - |
* Prestige PRST-10044 Houston Person - Broken Windows, Empty Hallways 1972
= Prestige PRCD-24290-2 - 2004
Funk, Inc.
Eugene Barr, tenor sax; Bobby Watley, organ, vocal #5; Steve Weakley, guitar; Jimmy Munford, drums, vocal #5; Cecil Hunt, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, spring 1972
1. | Chicken Lickin' | Prestige PRST-10043 |
2. | Running Away | - |
3. | They Trying To Get Me | - |
4. | The Better Half | - |
5. | Let's Make Peace And Stop The War | - |
6. | Jung Bungo | - |
* Prestige PRST-10043 Funk, Inc. - Chicken Lickin' 1972
= Prestige PRCD-24156-2 Funk, Inc. 1995
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Ramon Morris, flute; Buddy Terry, soprano sax; John Hicks, electric piano; Mickey Bass, Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Emmanuel Rahim, congas; Nathaniel Bettis, Pablo Landrum, Sonny Morgan, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 23, 1972
Song For A Lonely Woman | Prestige PRST-10047 |
* Prestige PRST-10047 Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Child's Dance 1972
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn #2; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 22, 1972
1. | Days Of Wine And Roses | Prestige P-10091 |
2. | The Group (alternate master) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1041-2 |
* Prestige P-10091 Dexter Gordon - Tangerine 1975
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1041-2 - 2000
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Thad Jones, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Stanley Clarke, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 28, 1972
Tangerine | Prestige P-10091, MPP-2502 | |
August Blues | Prestige P-10091 | |
What It Was | - |
* Prestige P-10091 Dexter Gordon - Tangerine 1975
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1041-2 - 2000
* Prestige MPP-2502 Dexter Gordon - The Ballad Album 1981
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 22, 1972
Milestones (first version) | Prestige P-10069 | |
Scared To Be Alone | Prestige P-10069, MPP-2502 | |
We See | Prestige P-10069 | |
The Group | - | |
Milestones (alternate) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-836-2 |
* Prestige P-10069 Dexter Gordon - Generation 1973
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-836-2 - 1994
* Prestige MPP-2502 Dexter Gordon - The Ballad Album 1981
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Ramon Morris, tenor sax; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, congas.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 28, 1972
C.C. | Prestige PRST-10047 |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; Manny Boyd, flute; Ramon Morris, tenor sax; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums; Ray Mantilla, congas.
Child's Dance (Christian's Song) | - |
Woody Shaw, trumpet; George Cable, piano, electric piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
I Can't Get Started | - |
* Prestige PRST-10047 Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Child's Dance 1972
Houston Person
Houston Person, tenor sax; Richard Tee, organ, electric, acoustic piano; Hugh McCracklin, acoustic guitar #1, electric, acoustic guitar #3; Joe Beck, electric, acoustic guitar #1,2; Ron Carter, bass; Grady Tate, drums; Joe Beck, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 11, and November 7, 1972
1. | A Song For You | Prestige PRST-10055 |
2. | The Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye (Love Theme From "Fuzz") | - |
3. | Scared To Be Alone | - |
Houston Person, tenor sax; Jimmy Watson, organ #2; Joe Beck, electric, acoustic guitar #1-4; George Duvivier, bass, electric bass; Grady Tate, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas, percussion #1,2,4,5; Victor Paz, Ernie Royal, trumpet #3-5; Frank Wess, flute, baritone sax #3-5; Billy Ver Planck, arranger.
1. | Sweet Buns And Barbecue | - |
2. | This Masquerade | - |
3. | Down Here On The Ground | - |
4. | Put It Where You Want It | - |
5. | Groove Thang | - |
* Prestige PRST-10055 Houston Person - Sweet Buns & Barbeque 1973
= Prestige PRCD-24290-2 Houston Person - Broken Windows, Empty Hallways 2004
Sonny Stitt Quartet
Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, piano; Reggie Johnson, bass; Lenny McBrowne, drums.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 13 and 14, 1972
Back Door | Prestige P-10074 | |
Your Love Is So Doggone Good | - | |
Orange Ashtray | - | |
I Don't Know Yet | - | |
The More I See You | - | |
Speculation | - |
* Prestige P-10074 Sonny Stitt - So Doggone Good 1973
Bayete Umbra Zindiko
Mulobo (Fred Berry), trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal; Mguanda (Dave Johnson), soprano sax, flute, vocal, percussion; Bayete (Umbra Zindiko), piano, electric piano, electric Clavinet, vocal; Hoza Phillips, electric bass, vocal; Agusta Lee Collins, drums, percussion; Bayete, arranger.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, September 18, and October 2, 1972
Let It Take Your Mind | Prestige PRST-10062 | |
The Time Has Come | - | |
Think On, The People Arise; Mulobo; People Arise!!! | - | |
Don't Need Nobody | - | |
Pruda's Shoes: I. Duet / II. Trio / III. Ensemble / IV. Finale | - |
* Prestige PRST-10062 Bayete Umbra Zindiko - Seeking Other Beauty 1973
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Ernest Hayes, organ; Hank Jones, electric piano; Joe Beck, guitar; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Ed Bogas, strings arranger, conductor.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 28, 1972;
additional recording: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, unknown date
Lady Sings The Blues | Prestige 45-757, PRST-10058 | |
Play Me | - | |
Ben | Prestige PRST-10058 |
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Ernest Hayes, organ; Hank Jones, electric piano; Joe Beck, guitar; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Fly Me | Prestige P-10070 | |
Fuzz | - |
* Prestige PRST-10058 Gene Ammons - Got My Own 1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2 Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow 2003
* Prestige P-10070 Gene Ammons - Big Bad Jug 1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2 Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow 2003
* Prestige 45-757 Gene Ammons - Play Me / Lady Sings The Blues 1973
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Hank Jones, electric piano; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, October 30, 1972
Strange Fruit | Prestige PRST-10058 |
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Ernest Hayes, organ; Hank Jones, electric piano; Joe Beck, guitar; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass; Mickey Roker, drums.
Fine And Mellow | - | |
Big Bad Jug | Prestige P-10070 |
* Prestige PRST-10058 Gene Ammons - Got My Own 1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2 Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow 2003
* Prestige P-10070 Gene Ammons - Big Bad Jug 1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2 Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow 2003
Gary Bartz Ntu Troop
Gary Bartz, alto, soprano sax, sopranino, voice, electric piano, percussion; Stafford James, bass, electric bass, voice, percussion; Howard King, drums, voice, percussion; Andy Bey, vocal, electric piano, percussion.
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA, October, 1972
I Wanna Be Where You Are | Prestige PRST-10057 | |
Black Maybe | - | |
Bertha Baptist | - | |
Africans Unite | - | |
Teheran | - |
Gary Bartz, soprano sax, sopranino, alto sax, voice, electric piano, percussion; Stafford James, bass, electric bass, voice, percussion; Howard King, drums, voice, percussion; Andy Bey, vocal, electric piano, percussion.
Sifa Zote | Prestige PRST-10068, PRCD-24181-2 | |
Whasaname | - | |
Betcha By Golly, Wow | - | |
Etoiles Des Neiges | Prestige PRST-10068 | |
Sing Me A Song Today | Prestige PRST-10068, PRCD-24181-2 |
* Prestige PRST-10057 Gary Bartz Ntu Troop - Juju Street Songs 1972
= Prestige PRCD-24181-2 - 1997
* Prestige PRST-10068 Gary Bartz Ntu Troop - Follow, The Medicine Man 1973
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Sonny Phillips, electric piano, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Ron Carter, bass, electric bass; Billy Cobham, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 1, 1972
God Bless The Child | Prestige PRST-10058 | |
Tin Shack Out Back | - | |
Lady Mama | Prestige P-10070 | |
I Can't Help Myself | - | |
Lucille | - | |
Papa Was A Rolling Stone | - |
* Prestige PRST-10058 Gene Ammons - Got My Own 1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2 Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow 2003
* Prestige P-10070 Gene Ammons - Big Bad Jug 1973
= Prestige PRCD-24281-2 Gene Ammons - Fine And Mellow 2003
Maynard Parker
Richard Tee, electric piano; Maynard Parker, guitar; Joe Beck, guitar, arranger; Ron Carter, bass; Grady Tate, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 7, 1972
Mama Told Me Not To Come | Prestige PRST-10054 | |
Lady Sings The Blues | - | |
One Hand | - | |
Bad Montana | - |
* Prestige PRST-10054 Maynard Parker - Midnight Rider 1973
Funk, Inc.
Gene Barr, tenor sax; Bobby Watley, organ; Steve Weakley, guitar; Jimmy Munford as Jimmy Mumford, drums; Cecil Hunt, congas; Jimmy Munford as Jimmy Mumford, Bobby Watley, vocal #3; Gordon Edwards, electric bass #1,4,6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 1, 1972
1. | Smokin' At Tiffany's | Prestige PRST-10059 |
2. | Give Me Your Love | - |
3. | We Can Be Friends | - |
4. | Dirty Red | Prestige 45-759, PRST-10059 |
5. | I Can See Clearly Now | Prestige PRST-10059 |
6. | I'll Be Around | - |
* Prestige PRST-10059 Funk, Inc. - Hangin' Out 1973
* Prestige 45-759 Funk, Inc. - Dirty Red Parts 1 & 2 1973
Gene Ammons
Gene Ammons, tenor sax; Bobby Bryant, arranger, conductor; Sam Russell, contractor; Cat Anderson, John Audino, Gene Goe, Reunald Jones, trumpet; Albert Aarons, Buddy Childers, trumpet #1,3,5; Jimmy Cleveland, Benny Powell, Mike Wimberly, Britt Woodman, trombone; Grover Mitchell, trombone #1,3,5; David Duke, Henry Sigismonti, French horn; John Johnson, tuba; Jack Nimitz, Jerome Richardson, Herman Riley, Ernie Watts, reeds; Pete Christlieb, reeds #1,3,5; Red Holloway, reeds #2,4,6; Dwight Dickerson, piano #1,3,5; Joe Sample, piano #2,4,6; Dennis Budimir, guitar; Arthur Adams, guitar #1,3,5; Bob Saravia, bass; Chuck Rainey, Fender bass #1,3,5; Paul Humphrey, drums #1,3,5; Candy Finch, drums #2,4,6; Bob Norris, congas #2,4,6.
Los Angeles, CA, 1972
1. | Crazy Mary | Prestige PRST-10040 |
2. | Free Again | - |
3. | Fru Fru | - |
4. | What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? | - |
5. | Jaggin' | - |
6. | Jackson | - |
* Prestige PRST-10040 Gene Ammons - Free Again 1972
Leon Spencer
Dave Hubbard, tenor sax; Leon Spencer, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972
Hip Shaker | Prestige PRST-10042 |
Leon Spencer, organ, voice; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums.
Down On Dowling Street | - |
Buzz Brauner, Hubert Laws, flute; Leon Spencer, organ; Joe Beck, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; string section, Billy Ver Planck, reed & string arranger.
In Search Of Love | - |
Hubert Laws, piccolo, flute; Buzz Brauner, flute, oboe; Leon Spencer, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, conga drums; string section, Billy Ver Planck, reed & string arranger.
If You Were Me And I Were You | - |
Virgil Jones, trumpet; Sonny Fortune, alto sax; Dave Hubbard, tenor sax; Leon Spencer, organ; Melvin Sparks, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas.
Bad Walking Woman | - |
Buzz Brauner, Hubert Laws, flute; Leon Spencer, organ; Joe Beck, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; Buddy Caldwell, congas; string section, Billy Ver Planck, reed & string arranger.
When My Love Has Gone | - |
Hubert Laws, flute; Buzz Brauner, English horn; Leon Spencer, organ; Joe Beck, guitar; Idris Muhammad, drums; string section, Billy Ver Planck, reed & string arranger.
When Dreams Start To Fade | - |
* Prestige PRST-10042 Leon Spencer - Bad Walking Woman 1972
Bayete (Todd Cochran)
Mulobo (Fred Berry), Oscar Brashear, trumpet, flugelhorn; Wayne Wallace, trombone; Hadley Caliman, flute, tenor sax; Mguanda (Dave Johnson) as Mganda (Dave Johnson), soprano sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes, marimba; Bayete, piano, Fender Rhodes, electric Clavinet; James Leary III, electric, acoustic bass; Thabo Vincar, drums; everybody, percussion; Bayete, Mguanda, lead vocal; Oscar Brashear, James Leary III, Mulobo, vocal.
1972
It Ain't | Prestige PRST-10045 | |
Free Angela (Thoughts... And Ail [sic] I've Got To Say) | - | |
Njeri (Belonging To A Warrior) | - | |
I'm On It | - | |
Bayete (Between Man And God) | - | |
Eurus (The Southwest Wind) | - |
* Prestige PRST-10045 Bayete (Todd Cochran) - Worlds Around The Sun 1972
Hampton Hawes
Oscar Brashear, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Hampton Hawes, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B-1 organ, ARP synthesizer; Arthur Adams, guitar; Chuck Rainey, bass guitar; Ndugu (Leon Chancler), drums.
1972
Little Bird | Prestige PRST-10046 | |
Drums For Peace | - | |
Love Is Better | - | |
Josie Black | - | |
Don't Pass Me By | - | |
Universe | - | |
J.B.'s Mind | - |
* Prestige PRST-10046 Hampton Hawes - Universe 1972
Charles Earland
Elmer Coles, trumpet; Clifford Adams, trombone; James Vass, soprano, alto sax; Charles Earland, organ; Maynard Parker, guitar; Darryl Washington, drums; Kenneth Nash, congas.
The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, 1972
Smiling | Prestige PRST-10050 | |
We've Only Just Begun | - | |
Black Gun | - | |
Spinky | - | |
Freedom Jazz Dance | - | |
Moontrane | - |
* Prestige PRST-10050 Charles Earland - Live At The Lighthouse 1972
Dexter Gordon Quintet
Thad Jones, trumpet, flugelhorn; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Stan Clarke, bass; Louis Hayes, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972
Ca' Purange | Prestige PRST-10051 | |
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | Prestige PRST-10051, MPP-2502 | |
Airegin | Prestige PRST-10051 | |
Oh! Karen O | Prestige PRST-10051, PRCD-11003-2 | |
Airegin (alternate) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1005-2 |
* Prestige PRST-10051 Dexter Gordon - Ca'Purange 1972
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1005-2 - 1999
* Prestige MPP-2502 Dexter Gordon - The Ballad Album 1981
* Prestige PRCD-11003-2 Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues - Blue Dex
Rusty Bryant And The Casual Society
Rusty Bryant, alto, tenor sax; Khalid (Kenneth Moss), electric piano, organ; Harold Young, guitar; Eddie Brookshire, electric bass; Fred Masey, drums; Norman Jones, congas, percussion.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972
Friday Night Funk For Saturday Night Brothers | Prestige PRST-10053 | |
Down By The Cuyahoga | - | |
Have You Seen Her? | - | |
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | - | |
Blues For A Brother | - |
* Prestige PRST-10053 Rusty Bryant - Friday Night Funk For Saturday Night Brothers 1972
Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones
Rusty Bryant, alto, tenor sax; Butch Cornell, organ; Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Fender bass; Grady Tate, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1972
Hoochie Coo Chickie | Prestige PRST-10056 | |
Snake Rhythm Rock | - | |
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face | - | |
He's So Fine | - | |
Big Bad Midnight Roller | - |
* Prestige PRST-10056 Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones - Snake Rhythm Rock 1973