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“Ya! Ya!” The GREAT Lee Dorsey! on Fury Records (1961) “Oh well I’m uh sitting here la la waiting for my ya, ya, uh huh” Lee Dorsey opened for the Clash on their 1980 U.S. tour. He passed away in 1986. There are so many great soul and funk songs by Lee Dorsey. He worked with Allen Toussaint on this, his first hit, and often including on his album “Yes, I Can” in 1970. Always positive and funky. His song “Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky” from 1969 is a DJ favorite.
“Lonely Faces” By Sammy Tippit (A young 22 year-old Babtist youth evangilist and the President and Founder of “God’s Love in Action” an Evangelistic Association for reaching gangs, militants, runaways, hippies and drug users for Christ.) and the Monroe 7, (vs. the Chicago 7?), (seven young people from Monroe, Louisiana that pushed a wheelbarrow of bibles all the way to Washington, DC, literally spreading the word of god across America.) Rainbow Records. Pretty tricky packaging. This record is like a sheep in wolves clothing.
A neat Andy Warhol illustrated cover for Tennesse Williams Reading from “The Glass Menagerie, The Yellow Bird and Five Poems”. On Caedmon. Text and line drawings by Warhol (his signature clear in the upper left hand corner). Nice washes of color too.
“Jazz at the College of the Pacific” Dave Brubeck Quartet featuring Paul Desmond, with Ron Crotty and Joe Dodge. Fantasy Records. 1955. Red Vinyl. Illustration by “AR”. (Thanks to S.B. Whitehead for identifying the illustrator as Arnold Roth)
Everyone loves Jim Flora’s covers. Here’s a nice little 45 picture sleeve for a smile. “The War of the Bands Concert” The combined orchestras of Ralph Flanagan and Buddy Morrow. RCA-Victor 3211.
Norman Granz’ JAZZ CONCERT #1. Norgran Records. David Stone Martin illustration. Jazz represents both the highest level of artistry and sophistication as well as humor, whimsy and wit. DSM captured that playful, inside joke of the music with his fun and and equally sophisticated style.
The Dave Brubeck Octet on Fantasy. #3-3 (1950) “Distinctive Rhythm Instrumentals” Cool fifties modern art.
Brubeck, Desmond, Tjader with Bill Smith, David Van Kriedt, Dick Collins, Bob Collins and Jack Weeks. “The Way You Look Tonight”, “Love Walked In”, What Is This Thing Called Love”, September in the Rain”, “Prelude”, “Fugue on Bop Themes”, “Let’s Fall in Love” and “IPCA”.
