The Complete Apollo Concert

~ Release by James Brown (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Label: Traditional Line - Cat#: 1359 - UPC: 4011778013594

Tracks 1-10:
The James Brown Band

  • Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis organ and alto sax, bandleader
  • Maceo Parker & L. D. "Eldee" Williams tenor saxes
  • St. Clair Pinckney baritone sax
  • Weymon Reed & Joe Dupars trumpets
  • Levi Rasbury valve trombone
  • Jimmy "Chank" Nolen & Alphonso "Country" Kellum guitars
  • Bernard Odum bass
  • John "Jabo" Starks & Clyde Stubblefield drums
  • Ronald Selico bongas, drums

track 2 vocal duet with Marva Whitney
track 3 & 5 violin accompaniment by Sylvia Medford, Marilyn Jones & Richard Jones
recorded live 1967-06-25 at the Apollo Theater New York City, NY, U.S.A

Tracks 11-21:
James Brown and The Famous Flames
Bobby Bird background vocals, organ on Lost Someone and intermittently elsewhere
Bobby Bennett & "Baby" Lloyd Stallworth background vocals
with the James Brown Band:

  • Louis Hamblin music director, principal trumpet
  • Lucas "Fats" Gonder emcee, organ
  • Teddy Washington trumpet
  • Mack Johnson trumpet
  • St. Clair Pinckney principal tenor saxophone, solo on Think
  • Al "Brisco" Clark tenor and baritone saxophones
  • Clifford Macmillan, a.k.a. "Ace King" tenor saxophone
  • Dickie Wells trombone (w/band this engagement only)
  • Les Bule guitar, acting road manager
  • Hubert Perry bass
  • Clayton Fillyau principal drums
  • Sam Latham drums

recorded live 1962-10-24 at the Apollo Theater New York City, NY, U.S.A.

Annotation last modified on 2008-03-18 16:30 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Introduction
0:31
2Think
live cover recording of:
Think (from 1967-06-24 until 1967-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
2:54
3I Want to Be Around
live cover recording of:
I Wanna Be Around
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer and Sadie Vimmerstedt
composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
Commander Publications
3:13
4Thanks
1:05
5That’s Life
live cover recording of:
That’s Life
lyricist:
Kelly Gordon and Dean Kay
composer:
Dean Kay
publisher:
Four Star Television Music Co., Lichelle Music Company, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:07
6Kansas City
cover recording of:
Kansas City (aka “K.C. Loving”)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1952)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1952)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Peter Maurice Music Co., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
3:54
7Let Yourself Go
recording of:
Let Yourself Go
lyricist and composer:
Bob Hobgood and James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
4:01
8There Was a Time
recording of:
There Was a Time
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bud Hobgood
4:19
9I Feel All Right
recording of:
I Feel All Right
writer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Bud Hobgood
5:33
10Cold Sweat
recording of:
Cold Sweat
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul) and Pee Wee Ellis
4:40
11Fanfare
1:43
12I’ll Go Crazy
recording of:
I’ll Go Crazy
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Jadar Music Corp. and Sonora Musikförlags AB
2:05
13Try Me
recording of:
Try Me
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
2:14
14Instrumental Bridge
0:12
15Think
live cover recording of:
Think (on 1962-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
Lowman Pauling
publisher:
Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1957) and Trio Music Co., Inc. (in 1957)
1:45
16Instrumental Bridge
0:13
17I Don’t Mind
producer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
lead vocals:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
performer:
James Brown & The Famous Flames
recorded at:
Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-24)
live recording of:
I Don’t Mind (on 1962-10-24)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Jadar Music Corp. and Wisto Publishing Co.
recording of:
I Don’t Mind
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
publisher:
Jadar Music Corp. and Wisto Publishing Co.
2:28
18Instrumental Bridge
0:11
19Lost Someone
live recording of:
Lost Someone
lyricist and composer:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul), Bobby Byrd (founder of the Famous Flames, James Brown’s vocal group) and Lloyd Stallworth
10:43
20Medley
6:27
21Night Train
cover recording of:
Night Train (James Brown lyrics version)
lyricist:
James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
composer:
Jimmy Forrest
version of:
Night Train (Jimmy Forrest’s original instrumental version)
3:26