Judie Tzuke: Secret Agent

In December 1998, “Big moon Records” label released “Secret Agent”, the eleventh Judie Tzuke album. It was recorded in 1998, and was produced by David P. Goodes, Paul Muggleton, Peter Gordeno and Richard Cardwell.

Personnel:

  • Judie Tzuke – lead and backing vocals, programming
  • David P, Goodes – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, synthesizer, programming
  • Peter Gordeno – guitar, bass, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Richard Cardwell – piano, sitar, strings, keyboards, arrangements
  • Bob Noble – synthesizer
  • John Savannah – Angelphone solo
  • John Robert Wood – bass
  • Pino Palladino – bass
  • Paul Beavis – drums
  • Gordon Mills – drums
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Programmed Phat Drums – drums
  • Danny Cummings – percussion, djembe, talking drum, cymbal, rattle
  • Mark “Tufty” Evans – strings, programming
  • Caroline Dale – strings
  • Cathy Morgan – strings
  • Helen Hathorn – strings
  • Rachel Roberts – strings
  • Peter Davis – arrangements
  • Peter Cox – backing vocals
  • Bailey Tzuke – backing vocals
  • Kristy Hawkshaw – backing vocals
  • Lucie Silverman – backing vocals
  • Paul Muggleton – recording
  • Mark Evans – recording, mixing
  • Oscar Pall – mastering
  • Heidi Baker – design
  • lightzoo.com – photography

Track listing:

  1. Tonight – Judie Tzuke, Paxman
  2. Swallowing – Judie Tzuke, Peter Cox
  3. Both Alone – Judie Tzuke, Richard Cardwell
  4. That’s Where My Heart Used to Be – Judie Tzuke, Peter Gordeno
  5. The Girl I Want to Be – Judie Tzuke, Richard Cardwell
  6. Secret Agent – Judie Tzuke, Bob Noble
  7. Little Cloud – Judie Tzuke, David P. Goodes
  8. Dancing on Charcoal – Judie Tzuke, David P. Goodes
  9. Fuel Injection – Judie Tzuke, Richard Cardwell
  10. Bully – Judie Tzuke, David P. Goodes
  11. Move On – Judie Tzuke, Peter Gordeno
  12. Mother – Judie Tzuke, Richard Cardwell

Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw: Double Take

In December 1985, “Blue Note” label released “Double Take”, album by Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw. It was recorded in November 1985, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna.

Personnel:

  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Woody Shaw – trumpet
  • Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone, flute
  • Mulgrew Miller – piano
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Carl Allen – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Sandu – Clifford Brown
  2. Boperation – Howard McGhee, Fats Navarro
  3. Lament for Booker – Freddie Hubbard, J. J. Johnson
  4. Hub-Tones – Freddie Hubbard
  5. Desert Moonlight – Lee Morgan
  6. Just a Ballad for Woody – Woody Shaw
  7. Lotus Blossom – Kenny Dorham

Ted Brown: In Good Company

In December 1985, “Criss Cross Jazz” label released “In Good Company”, the second Ted Brown album. It was recorded in December 1985, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Gerry Teekens.

Personnel:

  • Ted Brown – tenor saxophone
  • Jimmy Raney – guitar
  • Hod O’Brien – piano
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

  1. Blimey – Ted Brown
  2. We’ll Be Together Again – Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine
  3. Lost and Found – Hod O’Brien
  4. Sir Felix – Jimmy Raney
  5. Instant Blue – Hod O’Brien
  6. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  7. People Will Say We’re in Love – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II

The P-Funk All Stars: Urban Dancefloor Guerillas

In December 1983, “Uncle Jam” label released “Urban Dancefloor Guerillas”, the debut P-Funk All-Stars (The) studio album. It was recorded 1982 – 1983, and was produced by George Clinton, Garry Shider, Walter Morrison, Sylvester Stewart and Bootsy Collins.

Personnel:

  • George Clinton
  • Bootsy Collins
  • Norma Jean Bell
  • Muruga Booker
  • Greg Boyer
  • Kenny Colton
  • Gary “Mudbone” Cooper
  • Benny Cowan
  • Janice Evans
  • Ron Ford
  • Mallia Franklin
  • Jimmy Giles
  • Richard Griffith
  • Michael Hampton
  • Larry Hatcher
  • Shirley Hayden
  • Eddie Hazel
  • Sheila Horne
  • Robert “P-Nut” Johnson
  • Jerry Jones
  • Lynn Mabry
  • Jeanette McGruder
  • DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight
  • Walter “Junie” Morrison
  • Maceo Parker
  • Michael “Clip” Payne
  • Dean Ragland
  • Garry Shider
  • Linda Shider
  • David Spradley
  • Donnie Sterling
  • Sly Stone
  • Cynthia Robinson
  • Greg Thomas
  • Tony Thomas
  • Fred Wesley
  • Bobby Womack
  • Debbie Wright
  • Philippé Wynne

Track listing:

  1. Generator Pop – George Clinton, Garry Shider, David Spradley
  2. Acupuncture – DeWayne McKnight, George Clinton, W. Walters
  3. One Of Those Summers – George Clinton, Walter Morrison
  4. Catch A Keeper – George Clinton, Donny Sterling, Sylvester Stewart
  5. Pumpin’ It Up – Garry Shider, G. Shider, Bob Bishop, Ron Ford
  6. Copy Cat – David Spradley, Lashawn Clinton, Garry Shider
  7. Hydraulic Pump – George Clinton, Sylvester Stewart, Jimmy Giles, Ron Ford
  8. Pumpin’ It Up (reprise) – Garry Shider, G. Shider, Bob Bishop, Ron Ford

Oscar Peterson Quartet: If You Could See Me Now

In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “If You Could See Me Now”, album by Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in November 1983, and was produced by Norman Granz. In 1987, the album won “Juno Award” for “Best Jazz Album”.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
  • Martin Drew – drums

Track listing:

  1. Weird Blues – Miles Davis
  2. If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
  3. On Danish Shore – Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
  4. L’ Impossible – Oscar Peterson
  5. If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
  6. Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber

Duke Ellington Orchetra: Duke Ellington At Fargo, 1940 Live

In December 1978, “Book of the Month” label released “Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live”, a live album by the Duke Ellington Orchestra. It was recorded in November 1940, at “Crystal Ballroom” in the “Fargo City Auditorium”, in Fargo, North Dakota, US. In 1980, the album won “Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album”.

Personnel:

  • Duke Ellington – piano
  • Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick – alto saxophone
  • Ben Webster – tenor saxophone
  • Harry Carney – baritone saxophone
  • Barney Bigard – clarinet
  • Rex Stewart – cornet
  • Ray Nance, Wallace Jones – trumpet
  • Tricky Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown – trombone
  • Fred Guy – guitar
  • Jimmy Blanton – bass
  • Sonny Greer – drums
  • Ivie Anderson, Herb Jeffries – vocals

Track listing:

  1. The Mooche
  2. Sepia Panorama (theme)
  3. Ko-Ko
  4. There Shall Be No Night
  5. Pussy Willow
  6. Chatterbox
  7. Mood Indigo
  8. Harlem Air Shaft
  9. The Ferryboat Serenade
  10. Warm Valley
  11. Stompy Jones
  12. Bojangles
  13. You Took Advantage of Me
  14. Rumpus in Richmond
  15. The Flaming Sword
  16. Never No Lament
  17. Clarinet Lament
  18. Slap Happy
  19. Sepia Panorama
  20. Boy Meets Horn
  21. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
  22. Oh, Babe! Maybe Someday
  23. Five O’Clock Whistle
  24. Rockin’ in Rhythm
  25. Sophisticated Lady
  26. Cotton Tail
  27. Whispering Grass
  28. Conga Brava
  29. I Never Felt This Way Before
  30. Across the Track Blues
  31. Honeysuckle Rose
  32. Wham
  33. Star Dust
  34. Rose of the Rio Grande
  35. St. Louis Blues

Tommy Flanagan: Ballads & Blues

In December 1978, “Enja” label released “Ballads & Blues”, the 16th Tommy Flanagan album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Penthouse Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Matthias Winckelman and Horst Weber.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • George Mraz – bass
  • Davud Baker – recording
  • Chip Stokes – recording assistant
  • John Kilgore – recording assistant
  • Christa Brüggemann – lacquer cut
  • Matthias Winckelman, Horst Weber – design
  • Adelhard Roidinger – front cover photography
  • Giuseppe Pino – back cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tommy Flanagan, except where noted.

  1. Blue Twenty
  2. Scrapple from the Apple – Charlie Parker
  3. With Malice Towards None – Tom McIntosh
  4. Blues for Sarka – George Mraz
  5. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  6. They Say It’s Spring – Bob Haymes, Marty Clark
  7. Birks’ Works – Dizzy Gillespie

Sal Nistico: Neo/Nistico

In December 1978, “Bee Hive” label released “Neo/Nistico”, the fifth Sal Nistico album. It was recorded in November 1978, at “Master Sound Productions” in Franklin Square, New York, and was produced by Jim Neumann and Fred Norsworthy.

Personnel:

  • Sal Nistico – tenor saxophone
  • Nick Brignola – baritone saxophone
  • Ted Curson – trumpet
  • Ronnie Mathews – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Anthropology – Charlie Parker
  2. You Don’t Know What Love Is – Gene De Paul, Don Raye
  3. Be My Love – Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn
  4. Blues for K. D. – Sal Nistico
  5. Bambu – Sal Nistico
  6. Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum – Wayne Shorter

Tommy Flanagan: Alone Too Long

In December 1977, “Nippon Columbia” label released “Alone Too Long”, the tenth Tommy Flanagan album. It was recorded in December 1977, at “Sound Ideas Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Yoshio Ozawa.

Personnel:

  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Jim McCurdy – engineer
  • Kaoru Yamamoto – engineer
  • Takeaki Anazawa – engineer
  • Reginald Workman – A&R
  • Tsutomu Ueno – program coordinator, cover photography
  • Satoshi Saitoh – design
  • Masataka Hasegawa – lithography
  • Hideki Sato – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Parisian Thoroughfare – Bud Powell
  2. In Your Own Sweet Way – Dave Brubeck
  3. Like a Butterfly – Tommy Flanagan
  4. Here’s That Rainy Day – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. Alone Too Long – Shorty Rogers, Sidney Keith ‘Bob’ Russell
  6. Maybe September – Ray Evans, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston
  7. Strollin’ – Kenny Clarke
  8. Billie Holiday Medley: Glad to Be Unhappy – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers / No More – Salvador Camarata  / That Ole Devil Called Love – Allan Roberts, Doris Fisher
  9. Bean and Boys / In Walked Bud – Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk
  10. Ultima Thule – Tommy Flanagan
  11. The Very Thought of You – Tommy Ray Noble
  12. Dignified Appearance – Tommy Flanagan

Junior Cook: Pressure Cooker

In December 1977, “Catalyst” label released “Pressure Cooker”, the third Junior Cook album. It was recorded in November 1977, at “Blank Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Cedar Walton.

Personnel:

  • Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
  • Mickey Tucker – piano
  • Juini Booth – bass
  • Cecil McBee – bass
  • Leroy Williams – drums

Track listing:

  1. Sweet Lotus Lips – Mickey Tucker
  2. The Crucifier – Mickey Tucker
  3. The 8th Cat – Tex Allen
  4. Not Quite That – Garnett Brown
  5. Yardbird Suite – Charlie Parker
  6. Moment to Moment (Part One) – Henry Mancini
  7. Moment to Moment (Part Two) – Henry Mancini