Wex on Wax: A Tribute to Jerry Wexler

~ Release by Jerry Wexler (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Soul on Fire
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1953-06-19)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Pinky Williams (on 1953-06-19)
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1953-06-19)
drums (drum set):
Sylvester "Vess" Payne (on 1953-06-19)
guitar:
Jimmy Lewis (played guitar on "Soul on Fire" in 1953) (on 1953-06-19)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1953-06-19)
tenor saxophone:
Freddie Mitchell (on 1953-06-19)
vocals:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer) (on 1953-06-19)
conductor:
Gene Redd (senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man) (on 1953-06-19)
arranger:
Gene Redd (senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
recording of:
Soul on Fire (on 1953-06-19)
writer:
LaVern Baker (US rhythm & blues singer), Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
LaVern Baker53:02
2Junker's Blues
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1958-02-04)
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Jerry Wexler
alto saxophone:
Pete Brown (Swing altoist active 40s-60s) (on 1958-02-04)
bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1958-02-04)
drums (drum set):
Willie Jones (jazz drummer, not Willie Jones III) (on 1958-02-04)
guitar:
Ennis Lowery (US blues singer & guitarist Ennis Lowery) (on 1958-02-04)
piano:
Champion Jack Dupree (on 1958-02-04)
vocals:
Champion Jack Dupree (on 1958-02-04)
Champion Jack Dupree3:09
3Tipitina
recorded in and engineered in:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (in 1953-11)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Alvin “Red” Tyler (American jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-11)
bass:
Edgar Blanchard (in 1953-11)
drums (drum set):
Earl Palmer (in 1953-11)
piano:
Professor Longhair (in 1953-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (in 1953-11)
vocals:
Professor Longhair (in 1953-11)
recording of:
Tipitina (in 1953-11)
lyricist and composer:
Henry Roeland Byrd
publisher:
Professor Longhair Music
Professor Longhair2:47
4Hoy Hoy
Little Johnny Jones2:37
5TV Mama
recording of:
TV Mama
writer:
Big Joe Turner
publisher:
Progressive Music (publisher)
Big Joe Turner2:47
6Down in the Alley
The Clovers2:19
7Honey Love
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters2:23
8I Got a Woman
recording of:
I Got a Woman
writer:
Ray Charles (soul musician, singer and songwriter) and Renald Richard
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Mijac Music, Progressive Music Pub. Co., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Ray Charles2:52
9C.C. Rider
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-01-31)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
double bass [bass]:
Lloyd Trotman (US jazz bassist) (on 1957-01-31)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Panama Francis (US swing jazz drummer) (on 1957-01-31)
guitar:
Al Caiola (on 1957-01-31) and Roy Gaines (on 1957-01-31)
marimba:
Phil Kraus (on 1957-01-31)
piano:
James Harris (piano) (on 1957-01-31)
tenor saxophone:
Gene Barge (on 1957-01-31) and Sam Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1957-01-31)
background vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1957-01-31)
vocals:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter) (on 1957-01-31)
conductor:
Jesse Stone (on 1957-01-31)
arranger:
Jesse Stone
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1957 (number: 12) and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
C. C. Rider (Chuck Willis version) (on 1957-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Chuck Willis (American blues, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll singer and songwriter)
publisher:
Chuck Willis Music Co., Tideland Music Publishing Corporation and Unichappell Music, Inc.
version of:
See See Rider Blues
Chuck Willis42:33
10Since I Met You Baby
Ivory Joe Hunter2:41
11Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms)
cover recording of:
Just Out of Reach (of My Two Empty Arms)
lyricist and composer:
Virgil F. Stewart
publisher:
Sony / ATV Acuff Rose Music
Solomon Burke2:45
12In the Midnight Hour
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
producer:
Jim Stewart (US producer, founder for Stax & Volt Records) and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1965-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Al Jackson (Booker T & The MGs drummer) (on 1965-05-12)
electric bass guitar [electric bass]:
Donald “Duck” Dunn (US bass guitarist, session musician, record producer & songwriter) (on 1965-05-12)
guitar:
Steve Cropper (on 1965-05-12)
piano:
Joe Hall (Memphis pianist) (on 1965-05-12)
tenor saxophone:
Charles “Packy” Axton (on 1965-05-12) and Andrew Love (on 1965-05-12)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1965-05-12)
vocals:
Wilson Pickett (on 1965-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1965, in 1992) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Stax Studios (Recording studio for Stax Records) in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1965-05-12)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 5), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 134) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 218)
recording of:
In the Midnight Hour (on 1965-05-12)
writer:
Steve Cropper and Wilson Pickett
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), East Publishing Inc. and Irving Music, Inc.
Wilson Pickett32:26
13I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
recording engineer:
Rick Hall (American producer & FAME studios founder, “Father of Muscle Shoals Music”)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (on 1967-01-24)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1967-01-24)
guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section) (on 1967-01-24) and Chips Moman (on 1967-01-24)
piano:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-01-24) and Spooner Oldham (on 1967-01-24)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Arnold (on 1967-01-24) and Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer) (on 1967-01-24)
trombone:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1967-01-24)
trumpet:
Ken Laxton (on 1967-01-24)
vocals:
Aretha Franklin (on 1967-01-24)
conductor:
Tom Dowd (on 1967-01-24)
horn arranger:
Charles Chalmers (American saxophonist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and producer)
arranger:
Tom Dowd and Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1967-01-24)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 186)
recording of:
I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (on 1967-01-24)
lyricist and composer:
Ronnie Shannon
publisher:
14th Hour Music, EMI Songs Ltd., Fourteenth Hour Music, Inc., Mijac Music and Pronto Music (publisher)
Aretha Franklin42:41
14Son Of A Preacher Man
engineer:
Ed Kollis
producer:
Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin and Jerry Wexler
bass guitar:
Tommy Cogbill (in 1968-09)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (in 1968-09)
electric piano and organ:
Bobby Emmons (in 1968-09)
guitar and sitar:
Reggie Young (guitarist and songwriter) (in 1968-09)
background vocals:
The Sweet Inspirations (in 1968-09)
vocals:
Dusty Springfield (in 1968-09)
conductor:
Gene Orloff (in 1968-09)
brass and strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
brass arranger:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 168) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 240)
recording of:
Son of a Preacher Man (in 1968-09)
writer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dusty Springfield4.452:19
15I've Got A Thing About You Baby
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1971-11)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Thing About You Baby (in 1971-11)
lyricist and composer:
Tony Joe White
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hilary Music Ltd. and Tennessee Swamp Fox Music Co.
Tony Joe White2:39
16Soul Shake
producer:
Delaney Bramlett, Tom Dowd and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone:
Floyd Newman (on 1970-04-24)
bass:
Tom McClure (on 1970-04-24) and Jerry Scheff (on 1970-04-24)
congas:
Sam Clayton (on 1970-04-24)
drums (drum set):
Sammy Creason (on 1970-04-24) and Ron Tutt (drummer) (on 1970-04-24)
guitar:
Delaney Bramlett (on 1970-04-24) and Charlie Freeman (on 1970-04-24)
organ:
Bobby Whitlock (on 1970-04-24)
percussion:
Alan Estes (on 1970-04-24)
piano:
Jim Dickinson (on 1970-04-24)
slide guitar:
Duane Allman (on 1970-04-24)
tenor saxophone:
Ed Logan (on 1970-04-24) and Andrew Love (on 1970-04-24)
trombone:
Jack Hale (trombone) (on 1970-04-24)
trumpet:
Wayne Jackson (trumpet/horn, member of The Mar-Keys and The Memphis Horns) (on 1970-04-24)
vocals:
Bonnie Bramlett (on 1970-04-24), Delaney Bramlett (on 1970-04-24) and Bobby Whitlock (on 1970-04-24)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (on 1970-04-24)
cover recording of:
Soulshake (on 1970-04-24)
writer:
Margaret Lewis and Myra Smith
Delaney & Bonnie3:10
17Iko Iko
bass guitar:
Jimmy Calhoun
cornet:
Melvin Lastie
drums (drum set):
Freddie Staehle
electric piano and organ:
Ronnie Barron
guitar:
Ken Klimak and Alvin Robinson
percussion:
Richard "Didimus" Washington
piano and lead vocals:
Dr. John (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
saxophone:
Lee Allen (US jazz tenor saxophonist), Harold Battiste, Moe Bechamin, Sidney George and David Lastie
background vocals:
Ronnie Barron, Moe Bechamin, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Robbie Montgomery, Alvin Robinson and Jesse Smith (Background vocal for Dr. John)
cover recording of:
Iko Iko
lyricist:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins and Joan Marie Johnson (Joan Marie Johnson Faust)
composer:
James Crawford, Jr. (R&B musician James “Sugar Boy” Crawford, Jr.), Barbara Anne Hawkins and Rosa Lee Hawkins
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), EMI Longitude Music Co., IKO Legal Hold, Melder Publishing Co., Songs of Windswept Pacific, Trio Music Company Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
revision of:
Jockomo
Dr. John4:08
18(Is Anybody Going to) San Antone
cover recording of:
Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone
writer:
Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) and Glenn Martin (1960s country pop)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Doug Sahm3:10
19Bloody Mary Morning
recording engineer:
Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres) (on 1973-10-17) and Steve Melton (engineer) (on 1973-10-17)
engineer:
Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres) and Steve Melton (engineer)
producer:
Jerry Wexler
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1973-10-17)
acoustic guitar:
Willie Nelson (on 1973-10-17)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Pete Carr (US guitarist) (on 1973-10-17)
bass:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist) (on 1973-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Roger Hawkins (drummer and producer) (on 1973-10-17)
fiddle:
Al Lester (on 1973-10-17)
keyboard:
Barry Beckett (on 1973-10-17)
mandolin:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-10-17)
pedal steel guitar:
John Hughey (on 1973-10-17)
vocals:
Willie Nelson (on 1973-10-17)
remixer:
Tom Dowd
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (on 1973-10-17)
remixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Bloody Mary Morning (on 1973-10-17)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson3.652:51
20Smoke From A Distant Fire
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1976)
recording of:
Smoke from a Distant Fire
writer:
Ed Sanford, Steven Stewart (songwriter) and John Townsend
Sanford & Townsend53:30
21Lady Writer
engineer:
Jack Nuber
producer:
Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler
mixer:
Gregg Hamm (US engineer)
bass guitar:
John Illsley (in 1978-12)
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers (in 1978-12)
electric guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler (in 1978-12)
electric guitar [rhythm guitar]:
David Knopfler (in 1978-12) and Mark Knopfler (in 1978-12)
guest keyboard:
B. Bear (in 1978-12)
background vocals:
John Illsley (in 1978-12) and David Knopfler (in 1978-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas (in 1978-12)
mixed at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States (in 1979-01)
recording of:
Lady Writer (in 1978-12)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Straightjacket Songs
Dire Straits3.93:43
22Gotta Serve Somebody
recording of:
Gotta Serve Somebody
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1979)
publisher:
Special Rider Music (from 1979 to present)
Bob Dylan5:23
23Giving Up
cover recording of:
Giving Up
writer:
Herbert Ross (soul songwriter in the 1960s - 1970s) and Clyde Wilson (R&B singer and songwriter)
Donny Hathaway6:17
24Take It To The Limit
Etta James4:12