| California Dreamin' | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | August 1966 Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | World Pacific WP 1845 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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California Dreamin' is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1966 for the World Pacific label. [1] [2]
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The Mamas & the Papas were an American folk rock vocal group formed in Los Angeles, California which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968. The group was a defining force in the music scene of the counterculture of the 1960s. The group was composed of Americans John Phillips, Cass Elliot, and Michelle Phillips and Canadian Denny Doherty. Their sound was based on vocal harmonies arranged by Phillips, the songwriter, musician, and leader of the group, who adapted folk to the new beat style of the early 1960s.
"California Dreamin'" is a song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and first recorded by Barry McGuire. However, the best-known version is by the Mamas and the Papas, who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in 1965. The song is No. 89 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The lyrics of the song express the narrator's longing for the warmth of Los Angeles during a cold winter in New York City.
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears is the debut album by the Mamas and the Papas, released in 1966. The stereo mix of the album is included in its entirety on All the Leaves are Brown (2001), a two-CD retrospective compilation of the band's first four albums and various singles, as well as on The Mamas & the Papas Complete Anthology (2004), a four-CD box-set collection released in the UK. The mono mix of the album was remastered and reissued on vinyl by Sundazed Records in 2010, and on CD the following year. It is the band's only album to reach number one on the Billboard 200.
Feliciano! is a 1968 album by Puerto Rican guitarist José Feliciano. All of the tracks are acoustic cover versions of songs popularized by other artists, including The Mamas & the Papas, The Doors, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Beatles, Jorge Ben Jor, and Lou Johnson.
Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins is a Quintet album led by Bud Shank featuring Shorty Rogers or Bill Perkins which was recorded in 1954 and 1955 for the Pacific Jazz label.
Slippery When Wet is a soundtrack album to Bruce Brown's 1959 surf film of the same name by saxophonist Bud Shank released on the World Pacific label.
New Groove is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank released on the Pacific Jazz label. The album features trumpeter Carmell Jones.
Holiday in Brazil is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank with arrangements by Laurindo Almeida released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Portraits is an album by the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in late 1963 and early 1964 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Brasamba! is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank, pianist Clare Fischer and guitarist Joe Pass released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Bud Shank & the Sax Section is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in late 1966 for the Pacific Jazz label.
Girl in Love is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1966 for the World Pacific label.
Michelle is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1966 for the World Pacific label.
Bud Shank & His Brazilian Friends is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank with pianist/composer João Donato released on the Pacific Jazz label.
A Spoonful of Jazz is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1967 for the World Pacific label. The album features interpretations of tunes associated with The Lovin' Spoonful.
Magical Mystery is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1967 for the World Pacific label. The original album included one side interpreting Beatles songs from the Magical Mystery Tour album and the other featuring contemporary pop hits.
Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1967 for the World Pacific label.
Let It Be is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank recorded in 1970 for the Pacific Jazz label.
Latin Contrasts is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank with arrangements by Laurindo Almeida first released on the World Pacific label in 1959.
Koto & Flute is an album by koto player Kimio Eto with flautist Bud Shank released on the World Pacific label.
