Tracklist
| Blue Break Beats Volume One | 1:18:47 | ||
| 1-1 | –Richard Groove Holmes | Grooving With Mr. GCongas – Ray ArmandoDrums – Darryl WashingtonElectric Bass – Jerry JemmotElectric Piano – Weldon IrvineGuitar – Gerald HubbardOrgan – Richard Groove HolmesWritten-By – Groove Holmes | 4:12 |
| 1-2 | –Grant Green | Sookie, SookieCongas – Joseph ArmstrongDrums – Idris MuhammedGuitar – Grant GreenOrgan – Ronnie FosterTenor Saxophone – Claude BarteeVibraphone – William BivensWritten-By – Covay, Cropper | 10:30 |
| 1-3 | –Lou Donaldson | Who's Making LoveAlto Saxophone – Lou DonaldsonDrums – Leo MorrisGuitar – Melvin SparksOrgan – Charles EarlandTrumpet – Ed WilliamsWritten-By – B. Crutcher, D. Davis, H. Banks, R. Jackson | 6:35 |
| 1-4 | –Donald Byrd | WeasilBass – Roland WilsonDrums – Joe ChambersElectric Piano – Duke PearsonFlute – Lew TabackinGuitar – Jimmy PonderPercussion – John Richardson, Nat BattisTenor Saxophone – Frank FosterTrombone – Julian PriesterTrumpet – Donald ByrdWritten-By – C. Hendricks | 9:50 |
| 1-5 | –Eddie Henderson | KuduBass – Paul Jackson Drums – Billy Hart, Mike Clarke, Transcending Sunship Woody TheusElectric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer – Patrice RushenFlute, Bass Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone – Hardey CalimanPercussion – MtumeTrombone – Julian PriesterTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Eddie HendersonWritten-By – P. Rushen | 6:07 |
| 1-6 | –Bobbi Humphrey | Harlem River DriveClavinet, Trumpet – Fonce MizellDrums – Harvey MasonElectric Bass – Chuck Rainey, Ron BrownFlute, Vocals – Bobbi HumphreyGuitar – David T. WalkerPercussion – King Errison, Stephanie SpruillPiano, Electric Piano – Jerry PetersSynthesizer – Fred PerrenWritten-By – L. Mizzell | 7:24 |
| 1-7 | –Jimmy McGriff | Blue Juice | 5:01 |
| 1-8 | –Grant Green | The Final ComedownGuitar – Grant GreenWritten-By – W. Marcus | 3:27 |
| 1-9 | –Lou Donaldson | Turtle WalkAlto Saxophone – Lou DonaldsonDrums – Leo MorrisGuitar – Melvin SparksOrgan – Charles EarlandTrumpet – Ed WilliamsWritten-By – Donaldson | 7:48 |
| 1-10 | –Three Sounds | Your Love Is Too MuchCongas – Bobby PorterDrums – Carl BurnettElectric Bass – Luther HughesGuitar – Albert Vescovo, Fred RobinsonOrgan, Arranged By – Monk HigginsPercussion – Paul HumphreyPiano – Gene HarrisWritten-By – Brown, M. Higgins | 2:44 |
| 1-11 | –Donald Byrd | Black JackAlto Saxophone – Sonny RedBass – Walter BookerDrums – Billy HigginsPiano – Cedar WaltonTenor Saxophone – Hank MobleyTrumpet – Donald ByrdWritten-By – D. Byrd | 6:05 |
| 1-12 | –Herbie Hancock | Olilloqui ValleyBass – Ron CarterCornet, Flugelhorn – Freddie HubbardDrums – Anthony WilliamsPiano – Herbie HancockWritten-By – H. Hancock | 8:27 |
| Blue Break Beats Volume Two | 1:12:46 | ||
| 2-1 | –Donald Byrd | Street LadyBass, Electric Bass – Jerry PetersClavinet, Trumpet – Fonce MizellDrums – Harvey MasonElectric Bass – Chuck RaineyFlute – Roger GlennGuitar – David T. WalkerPercussion – King Errison, Stephanie SpruillSynthesizer – Fred PerrinVocals, Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Donald ByrdWritten-By – Mizell | 5:39 |
| 2-2 | –Bobbi Humphrey | Jasper Country ManClavinet, Piano – Fonce MizellDrums – Harvey MasonElectric Bass – Chuck Rainey, Roy BrownFlute, Vocals – Bobbi HumphreyGuitar – David T. Walker, John RowinPercussion – King Errison, Stephanie SpruillPiano, Electric Piano – Jerry PetersSynthesizer – Fred PerrinWritten-By – Mizell | 5:16 |
| 2-3 | –Eddie Henderson | Kumquat KidsBass – Buster WilliamsDrums – Billy Hart, Harvey MasonElectric Bass – Alphonso JohnsonElectric Piano, Synthesizer – George DukeMarimba – Bobby HutchersonSaxophone [Saxcello], Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Benny MaupinTrombone – Julian PriesterTrumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet – Eddie HendersonWritten-By – Henderson | 4:32 |
| 2-4 | –Gene Harris | Higga BoomBass, Electric Bass – Jerry PetersDrums – Harvey MasonElectric Bass – Chuck RaineyGuitar – David T. Walker, John RowePerformer – Ken Johnson, Sidney MuldrowPiano, Electric Piano – Gene HarrisTenor Saxophone – Ernie WattsWritten-By – Mason | 6:00 |
| 2-5 | –Reuben Wilson | Orange PeelDrums – Tommy DerrickGuitar – Melvin SparksOrgan – Reuben WilsonTenor Saxophone – John ManningWritten-By – Wilson | 6:36 |
| 2-6 | –Jimmy McGriff | The WormOrgan – Jimmy McGriffWritten-By – Sheeus | 3:25 |
| 2-7 | –Lou Donaldson | The CaterpillarAlto Saxophone – Lou DonaldsonArranged By [Vocals] – Jimmy BriggsDrums – Idris MuhammedElectric Bass – Jerry JemmottElectric Guitar – Ray ArmandoGuitar – Melvin SparksOrgan, Electric Piano – Leon SpencerTrumpet – Ed WilliamsVocals – Mildred Brown, Naomi Thomas, Rosalyn BrownWritten-By – Donaldson | 6:52 |
| 2-8 | –Grant Green | Ain't It Funky NowBongos – Richard LandrumCongas – CandidoDrums – Idris MuhammedElectric Bass – Jimmy Lewis Guitar – Grant GreenOrgan – Emmanuel Riggins, Earl Neal CrequeTenor Saxophone – Claude BarteeTrumpet – Blue MitchellWritten-By – James Brown | 9:54 |
| 2-9 | –Bobby Hutcherson | UmmhBass, Electric Bass – John Williams Drums – Mikey RokerFlute, Oboe, Tenor Saxophone – Harold LandPiano, Electric Piano – Joe SampleVibraphone, Marimba, Percussion – Bobby HutchersonWritten-By – Hutcherson | 7:45 |
| 2-10 | –Blue Mitchell | Good Humour ManBaritone Saxophone – Pepper AdamsBass – Gene TaylorDrums – Al FosterFlute, Alto Saxophone – Jerry DodgionPiano – McCoy TynerTenor Saxophone – Junior CookTrombone – Julian PriesterTrumpet – Blue Mitchell, Burt CollinsWritten-By – Mitchell | 5:40 |
| 2-11 | –Donald Byrd | Beale StreetAlto Saxophone – Sonny RedBass – Walter BookerDrums – Billy HigginsPiano – Cedar WaltonTenor Saxophone – Hank MobleyTrumpet – Donald ByrdWritten-By – Sylvester Kyner | 5:25 |
| 2-12 | –Gerald Wilson | Viva TiradoAlto Saxophone – Bud Shank, Joe MainiBaritone Saxophone – Don RaffellBass – Jimmy BondConductor, Arranged By – Gerald WilsonCongas – Modesto DuranDrums – Mel LewisGuitar – Joe FassPiano – Jack WilsonTenor Saxophone – Harold Land, Teddy EdwardsTrombone – Bob Edmondson, Bob Knight, Frank Strong, Lou BlackburnTrumpet – Carmell Jones, Freddie Hill, John Audino, Jules ChaikinWritten-By – Wilson | 5:44 |
| Blue Break Beats Volume Three | 1:12:35 | ||
| 3-1 | –Cannonball Adderley | Walk TallAlto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Julian "Cannonball" AdderlyBass – Walter BookerCornet – Nat AdderleyDrums – Roy McCurdyKeyboards – Joe ZawinulWritten-By – Marrow, Rein, Zawinul | 5:11 |
| 3-2 | –Lou Rawls | You've Made Me So Very HappyWritten-By – Gordy, B. Holloway, Wilson, P. Holloway | 4:28 |
| 3-3 | –Lou Donaldson | Ode To Billy JoeAlto Saxophone – Lou DonaldsonDrums – Leo MorrisGuitar – Jimmy 'Fats' PonderOrgan – Lonnie SmithTrumpet – Blue MitchellWritten-By – Gentry | 6:32 |
| 3-4 | –Reuben Wilson | Sho' Nuff MelonArranged By – Wade MarcusDrums – Ray ArmandoGuitar, Sitar [Electric] – Dave SpinozzaHarp – Gene BiancoOrgan – Reuben WilsonPercussion – Gordon PowellSoprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Jerome RichardsonWritten-By – Wilson | 4:33 |
| 3-5 | –Jeremy Steig | Howling For JudyWritten-By – Steig | 4:39 |
| 3-6 | –Shirley Bassey | Light My FireArranged By, Conductor – Johnny HarrisWritten-By – The Doors | 3:27 |
| 3-7 | –Lou Donaldson | It's Your ThingAlto Saxophone – Lou DonaldsonDrums – Leo MorrisGuitar – Melvin SparksOrgan – Charles EarlandTrumpet – Ed WilliamsWritten-By – O. Isley, R. Isley, R. Isley | 8:57 |
| 3-8 | –Gene Harris & The Three Sounds | Put On TrainCongas – Bobby Porter HallDrums – Carl BurnettElectric Bass – Luther HughesGuitar – Albert Vescovo, Fred RobinsonOrgan, Arranged By – Monk HigginsPercussion – Paul HumphreyPiano – Gene HarrisWritten-By – Brown, Higgins | 5:53 |
| 3-9 | –Gene Harris | Don't Call Me Nigger WhiteyBacking Vocals – Ann Esther, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Lynn Mack, Maxine Johnson Waters, Oren Waters, Trisha ChamberlainDrums – Harvey MasonElectric Bass – Chuck RaineyFrench Horn – Sidney MuldrowGuitar – David T. Walker, John RowinKeyboards – Gene HarrisPiano, Arranged By – Jerry PetersReeds – Ernie WattsTrombone, Backing Vocals – George Bohanon, Keg JohnsonTrumpet – Oscar BrashearWritten-By – Stewart | 3:44 |
| 3-10 | –Donald Byrd | DominoesClavinet, Trumpet – Fonce MizellCongas – King ErrisonDrums – Harvey MasonElectric Bass – Chuck RaineyElectric Piano – Skip ScarboroughGuitar – Craig McMullen, John RowinPercussion – Mayutto CoreaPiano – Larry MizellTenor Saxophone – Tyree GlennTrombone – George BohanonTrumpet – Raymond BrownTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Donald ByrdWritten-By – Mbaji, Clayton, Sigidi | 4:32 |
| 3-11 | –Ronnie Foster | Mystic BrewBass – George DuvivierCongas – Arthur JenkinsDrums – Jimmy Johnson Electric Bass – Gordon EdwardsGuitar – Gene BertonciniOrgan – Ronnie FosterVibraphone [Vibes] – Gene Bianco, George DevensWritten-By – R. Foster | 4:08 |
| 3-12 | –Joe Williams With Thad Jones & The Mel Lewis Orchestra | Get Out Of My Life WomanBass – Richard Davis Drums – Mel LewisGuitar – Sam HermanPiano – Roland HannaSaxophone – Eddie Daniels, Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Joe Farrell, Pepper AdamsTrombone – Bob Brookmeyer, Cliff Heather, Garnett Brown, Tom McIntoshTrumpet – Bill Berry, Snooky Young, Jimmy Nottingham, Richard Williams, Thad JonesVocals – Joe WilliamsWritten-By – Toussaint | 3:21 |
| 3-13 | –Duke Pearson | Ground HogBass – Bob CranshawBass Clarinet – Pepper AdamsBass Trombone – Kenny RuppDrums – Mickey RokerFlute, Piccolo Flute, Alto Saxophone – Jerry DodgionPiano, Arranged By, Leader [Director] – Duke PearsonTenor Saxophone – Frank Foster, Lew TabackinTrombone – Benny Powell, Garnett Brown, Julian PriesterTrumpet – Burt Collins, Joe Shepley, Marvin Stamm, Randy BreckerWritten-By – Pearson | 3:05 |
| 3-14 | –Jackie McLean | SoulAlto Saxophone – Jackie McLeanBass – Scotty HoltDrums – Rashied AliPiano – LaMont Johnson Trumpet – Woody ShawWritten-By, Trombone – Grachan Moncur IIIWritten-By, Voice [Recitation] – Barbara Simmons | 10:14 |
| Blue Break Beats Volume Four | 1:07:28 | ||
| 4-1 | –Gene Harris | PreludeBacking Vocals – Ann Esther, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Lynn Mack, Maxine Johnson Waters, Oren Waters, Trisha ChamberlainDrums – Harvey MoonElectric Bass – Chuck RaineyFrench Horn – Sidney MuldrowGuitar – David T Walker, John RowinKeyboards – Gene HarrisPiano, Arranged By, Backing Vocals – Jerry PetersReeds – Ernie WattsTrombone, Backing Vocals – George Bohanon, Keg JohnsonTrumpet – Oscar BrashearWritten-By – Peters | 1:40 |
| 4-2 | –David Axelrod | Holy ThursdayWritten-By – Axelrod | 5:29 |
| 4-3 | –Gene Harris & The Three Sounds | Sitting DuckArranged By, Conductor – Monk HigginsBass – Andrew SimpkinsDrums – Carl Burnett, Dee Ervin, Miles Grayson , Paul HumphreyFlute – Jim HornGuitar – Al VescovoPiano – Gene HarrisStrings – Albert Steinberg, Henry Felber, Jesse Erlich, Leonard Malarsky, Louis Kievman, William KurashVibraphone [Vibes] – Alan EstesWritten-By – Higgins | 2:44 |
| 4-4 | –Buddy Rich | The Beat Goes OnAlto Saxophone – Quinn DavisBaritone Saxophone – Marty FlaxBass – James GannonBass Trombone – Bill WimberlyDrums – Buddy RichFlute, Alto Saxophone – Ernie WattsFlute, Tenor Saxophone – Jay Corre, Robert KellerGuitar – Richard ResnicoffPiano – Ray StarlingTrombone – Jim Trimble, Ron MeyersTrumpet – Bobby Shew, Charles Findley, John Scottile, Yoshito MurakamiVocals – Cathy RichWritten-By – Sonny Bono | 4:56 |
| 4-5 | –Bob Dorough | Three Is The Magic NumberWritten-By – Dorrough | 3:15 |
| 4-6 | –Banbara | Shack UpWritten-By – Carter, Daniel | 6:37 |
| 4-7 | –The Sons | Boomp Boomp ChompWritten-By – The Sons | 10:05 |
| 4-8 | –Monk Higgins | Little Green ApplesWritten-By – Russell | 3:26 |
| 4-9 | –Herbie Hancock | Bring Down The BirdsWritten-By – Hancock | 1:45 |
| 4-10 | –Ike & Tina Turner | Whole Lotta LoveWritten-By – Page, Bonham, Jones, Plant | 4:42 |
| 4-11 | –The Three Sounds | Repeat After MeArranged By, Conductor – Monk HigginsBass – Henry FranklinDrums – Carl BurnettFrench Horn – David DukeGuitar – Freddie RobinsonPercussion – Alan EstesPiano – Gene HarrisReeds – Buddy ColletteWritten-By – Higgins | 6:39 |
| 4-12 | –Eddie Henderson | Inside YouDrums – Mike Clark Electric Bass – Paul Jackson Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer – Patrice RushenFlute, Performer [Bass Clef], Soprano Saxophone – Hadley CalimanPiano, Congas, Percussion – MtumeTrombone, Bass Trombone – Julian PriesterTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Eddie HendersonWritten-By – Mtume | 4:49 |
| 4-13 | –Marlena Shaw | Woman Of The GhettoBass – Ed BoyerDrums – Harold JonesPiano – George GaffneyVocals – Marlena ShawWritten-By – B. Miller, M. Shaw, R. Evans | 8:24 |
| 4-14 | –Paul Nero | This Is SoulWritten-By – Nero | 2:29 |
Credits
- Artwork [Cover Design & Illustration] – Graham Marsh
- Compiled By [Volume 1] – Eddie Pillar
- Compiled By [Volumes 3 & 4], Other [Sleevenotes Volume 3] – Tony Harlow
- Compiled By, Other [Annotated By], Other [Sleevenotes] – Dean Rudland
- Other [Series Co-ordinator] – Wendy Furness
Notes
"You gotta hear Blue Note to dig Def Jam!!!"Boxed set of all four Volumes of Blue Break Beats.
In individual Jewel Cases with Cardboard Sleeve Box.
Volume 1:
Cat No.: CDP 7991061
Conceptual thanks to Gilles Peterson
Track 1.8: Grant Green accompanied by "Unknown Orchestra".
Volume 2:
Cat No.: 0777 7 89907 2 7
Track 2.6: Is a Mono Recording. Other than Jimmy McGriff all other musicians are "Unknown Personnel".
Volume 3:
Cat No.: 7243 8 54360 2 4
Track 3.5: Other than Jeremy Steig, all musical "personnel unknown".
Volume 4:
Cat No.: 7243 4 94027 0 6
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