Sonny Rollins: The Bridge

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In April 1962, “RCA Victor” label released “The Bridge”, the 20th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded January – February 1962, at “RCA Victor” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Prince.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Jim Hall – guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums
  • Harry “H.T.” Saunders – drums
  • Ray Hall – engineer
  • Chuck Stewart – cover photography
  • George Avakian – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Without a Song – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
  2. Where Are You? – Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh
  3. John S. – Sonny Rollins
  4. The Bridge – Sonny Rollins
  5. God Bless the Child – Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday
  6. You Do Something to Me – Cole Porter

Bud Powell: The Amazing Bud Powell

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In April 1952, “Blue Note” label released “The Amazing Bud Powell”, the second Bud Powell album (released as a ten-inch LP). It was recorded August 1949 – May 1951, at “WOR” in New York City, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

August 1949

  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Fats Navarro – trumpet
  • Tommy Potter – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

May 1951

  • Bud Powell – piano
  • Curley Russell – bass
  • Max Roach – drums
  • Doug Hawkins – recording
  • John Hermansader – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Leonard Feather – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Bud Powell, except where noted.

  1. Un Poco Loco
  2. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
  3. Ornithology – Benny Harris, Charlie Parker
  4. Wail
  5. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  6. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  7. You Go to My Head – J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  8. Baouncing with Bud – Gil Fuller, Bud Powell

Khruangbin: A La Sala

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On April 5, 2024, “Dead Oceans” and “Night Time Stories” labels released “A La Sala”, the fourth Khruangbin studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Mark Speer and Steve Christensen.

Personnel:

  • Mark Speer – vocals, guitar, arrangements
  • Laura Lee – vocals, bass, arrangements
  • Donald “DJ” Johnson – vocals, drums, arrangements
  • Chris Longwood – mastering
  • Nick Scott – art direction
  • Tiny Frees – creative direction, layout

Track listing:

All tracks by Laura Lee, Mark Speer, and Donald “DJ” Johnson.

  1. Fifteen Fifty-Three
  2. May Ninth
  3. Ada Jean
  4. Farolim de Felgueiras
  5. Pon Pon
  6. Todavía Viva
  7. Juegos y Nubes
  8. Hold Me Up (Thank You)
  9. Caja de la Sala
  10. Three from Two
  11. A Love International
  12. Les Petits Gris

Cedric Burnside: Hill Country Love

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On April 5, 2024, “Provogue” label released “Hill Country Love”, the third Cedric Burnside studio album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Luther Dickinson and Cedric Burnisde.

Personnel:

  • Cedric Burnside — vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, mixing
  • Luther Dickinson — slide guitar, bass guitar, mixing
  • Patrick Williams — harmonica
  • Artemus Le-Sueur — drums
  • Kevin Houston — recording
  • Ted Jensen — mastering
  • Roy Koch — artwork
  • Jim Arbogast — photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Cedric Burnside, except where noted.

  1. I Know
  2. Hill Country Love
  3. Shake Em on Down – Fred McDowell
  4. Juke Joint
  5. Smile
  6. Closer
  7. Coming Real to Ya
  8. Thank You
  9. Love Your Music
  10. Toll on They Life
  11. You Got to Move –Fred McDowell, Gary Davis
  12. Strong
  13. Funky
  14. Po Black Mattie – Robert Burnside

Bill Callahan: Apocalypse

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On April 5, 2011, “Drag City” label released “Apocalypse”, the third Bill Callahan (third as Bill Callahan) album. It was recorded in September 2010, at “Sonic Ranch” in Tornillo, Texas, and was produced by Bill Callahan.

Personnel:

  • Bill Callahan – vocals, classical and electric guitar, snare
  • Jonathan Meiburg – Wurlitzer electric piano, piano
  • Matt Kinsey – bass, electric guitar
  • Brian Beattie – bass, mixing
  • Neal Morgan – drums
  • Gordon Butler – fiddle
  • Luke Franco – flute
  • John Congleton – recording
  • Roger Seibel – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Callahan.

  1. Drover
  2. Baby’s Breath
  3. America!
  4. Universal Applicant
  5. Riding for the Feeling
  6. Free’s
  7. One Fine Morning

Henry Threadgill Sextett:

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On April 4, 1989, “RCA Novus” label released “Rag, Bush and All”, the sixth Henry Threadgill Sextett album. It was recorded in December 1988, at “Clinton Recording Studios” in New York City and was produced by David Stone.

Personnel:

  • Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone, bass flute
  • Ted Daniel – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bill Lowe – bass trombone
  • Diedre Murray – cello
  • Fred Hopkins – bass
  • Reggie Nicholson – percussion
  • Newman Baker – percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Henry Threadgill

  1. Off the Rag
  2. The Devil is on the Loose and Dancin’ with a Monkey
  3. Gift
  4. Sweet Holy Rag

Horace Parlan: Up & Down

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In April 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Up & Down”, the sixth Horace Parlan album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alferd Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Parlan, except where noted.

  1. The Book’s Beat – Booker Ervin
  2. Up and Down
  3. Fugee – George Tucker
  4. The Other Part of Town – Grant Green
  5. Lonely One – Babs Gonzales
  6. Light Blue – Tommy Turrentine

Grant Green: Grantstand

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In April 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Grantstand”, the fourth Grant Green album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute 
  • Brother Jack McDuff – organ
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Green, except where noted.

  1. Grantstand
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Blues in Maude’s Flat
  4. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison

Eric Kloss: Life Force

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In April 1968, “Prestige” label released “Life Force”, the fifth Eric Kloss album. It was recorded in September 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Eric Kloss – alto saxophone
  • Jimmy Owens – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Pat Martino – guitar
  • Ben Tucker – bass
  • Alan Dawson – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Eric Kloss, except where noted.

  1. Soul Daddy
  2. You’re Turning My Dreams Around
  3. Life Force
  4. Nocturno
  5. St. Thomas – Sonny Rollins
  6. My Heart Is In The Highlands

Andrew Hill: Black Fire

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In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Fire”, the second Andrew Hill album. It was recorded in November 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Andrew Hill – piano
  • Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
  • Richard Davis – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Andrew Hill.

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Subterfuge
  3. Black Fire
  4. Cantarnos
  5. Tired Trade
  6. McNeil Island
  7. Land of Nod

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