1971

Taj Mahal records ‘The Real Thing,’ a live album at Fillmore East, New York City (1971)

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• Post published:February 13, 2025
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Taj Mahal‘s ‘The Real Thing’ is a live album recorded on February 13, 1971 at Fillmore East, New York City with a band with four tuba players and released the same year by Columbia.

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Ode publish Carole King’s second album : ‘Tapestry’ featuring ‘It’s Too Late’ and ‘I Feel the Earth Move’ (1971)

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• Post published:February 10, 2025
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Carole King‘s ‘Tapestry’ is her second studio album featuring ‘It’s Too Late’ & ‘I Feel the Earth Move,’ produced by Lou Adler and released on February 10, 1971 by Ode Records.

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George Benson records ‘Beyond the Blue Horizon,’ an album for CTI (1971)

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George Benson‘s ‘Beyond the Blue Horizon’ is a studio album recorded on February 2-3, 1971 and released the same year by CTI.

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Ike and Tina Turner release the album ‘Workin’ Together’ featuring ‘Proud Mary’ (1971)

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Ike & Tina Turner‘s ‘Workin’ Together’ feat. ‘Proud Mary’ is an album released on February 1, 1971 by Liberty.

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Curtis Mayfield records his first album ‘Curtis/Live!’ at The Bitter End in New York (1971)

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Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Curtis/Live!’ is his first album, after leaving The Impressions.recorded in January, 1971 at The Bitter End in New York City and released in May by Curtom.

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John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat release their collaboration album : ‘Hooker ‘n Heat’ (1971)

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• Post published:January 15, 2025
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‘Hooker ‘n Heat’ by John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat is a double album (the last to feature Alan Wilson) released on January 15, 1971 by Liberty / Elektra.

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Chicago release their third (and double) album : ‘Chicago III’ (1971)

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Chicago‘s ‘Chicago III’ is their third studio album released as a double album on January 11, 1971.

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Stax Records publish ‘Melting Pot,’ an album by Booker T. & the MGs (1971)

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‘Melting Pot’ by Booker T. & the MGs is a studio album – the last to feature the classic lineup of Jones, Cropper, Dunn & Jackson – released in January 1971 by Stax Records.

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Warner Bros. publish ‘America’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘A Horse with No Name’ (1971)

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‘America‘ feat. “A Horse with No Name” is their eponymous debut album by America, released on December 29, 1971 by Warner Bros.

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Polydor publish James Brown’s ‘Revolution of the Mind : Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. III’ (1971)

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James Brown‘s ‘Revolution of the Mind : Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. III’ is a live double album released in December 1971 by Polydor.

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David Bowie releases his fourth album : ‘Hunky Dory’ featuring ‘Changes,’ ‘Life on Mars?’ and ‘Queen Bitch’ (1971)

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David Bowie‘s ‘Hunky Dory’ feat. ‘Life on Mars’ is his fourth studio album released on December 17, 1971 by RCA Records.

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Sun Ra records ‘Horizon’ with his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra (1971)

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• Post published:December 17, 2024
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‘Horizon’ by Sun Ra and his Astro-Intergalactic-Infinity Arkestra is an album recorded on December 17, 1971 and documenting their first visit to Egypt.

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Weather Report @ Norddeutscher Rundfunk

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• Post published:September 3, 2023
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On September 3, 1971, Weather Report plus three european horn players did a two hours radio broadcast on "Jazzworkshop" a Norddeutscher Rundfunk program. Taped in Berlin, the radio show is…

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