Pat Martino: East

In July 1968, “Prestige” label released “East!”, the third Pat Martino studio album. It was recorded in January 1968, in New York City, and was produced by Don Schlitten.

Personnel:

  • Pat Martino – guitar
  • Eddie Green – piano
  • Ben Tucker – bass, tambourine
  • Tyrone Brown – bass
  • Lenny McBrowne – drums
  • Richard Anderson – engineer

Track listing:

  1. East – Tyrone Brown
  2. Trick – Pat Martino
  3. Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
  4. Park Avenue Petite – Benny Golson
  5. Lazy Bird – John Coltrane

Nina Simone: The Amazing Nina Simone

In July 1959, “Colpix” label released “The Amazing Nina Simone”, the second Nina Simone studio album. It was recorded in April 1959, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Hecky Krasnow.

Personnel:

  • Nina Simone – vocals, piano
  • Bob Mersey – arrangement, conductor
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

  1. Blue Prelude – lyrics by Gordon Jenkins, music by Joe Bishop
  2. Children Go Where I Send You – Nina Simone, traditional
  3. Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) – Jerry Silverman, Stephen Gale
  4. Stompin’ at the Savoy – lyrics by Andy Razaf, music by Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson
  5. It Might as Well Be Spring – lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rodgers
  6. You’ve Been Gone Too Long – Brother John Sellers
  7. That’s Him Over There – lyrics by Marilyn Keith, music by Lew Spence
  8. Chilly Winds Don’t Blow – William Lovelock, Hecky Krasnow
  9. Theme from Middle of the Night – lyrics by Paddy Shayefsky, music by George Bassman
  10. Can’t Get Out of This Mood – lyrics by Frank Loeser, music by Jimmy McHugh
  11. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  12. Solitaire – lyrics by Carl Nutter, Renee Borek, music by King Guion

Moor Mother: Jazz Codes

On July 1, 2022, “ANTI” label released “Jazz Codes”, the eight Moor Mother album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Moor Mother and Olof Melander.

Personnel:

  • Moor Mother (Camae Ayewa) – vocal, executive producer
  • Jason Moran – piano
  • Alya Al-Sultani – vocal
  • Wolf Weston – vocal
  • Elaine Mitchener – vocal
  • Tcheser Holmes – vocal
  • Ajai Solo – rap
  • Fatboi Sharif – rap
  • Yung Morpheus – rap
  • Ken Neuringer – saxophone
  • Aquiles Navarro – trumpet
  • Melanie Charles – flute
  • Nicole Mitchell – flute
  • Kyle Kidd
  • Orion Sun
  • Irreversible Entanglements
  • Honeychile
  • Loijj
  • Thomas Stanley
  • Justmadnice
  • Mary Lattimore – harp
  • Joe Baldacci, Willie Green – mixing
  • Alex Nagel – mastering
  • Anthony Molden – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Moor Mother (Camae Ayewa).

  1. Umzansi
  2. April 7th
  3. Golden Lady
  4. Joe McPhee Nation Time Intro
  5. Ode to Mary
  6. Woody Shaw
  7. Meditation Rag
  8. So Sweet Amina
  9. Dust Together
  10. Rap Jasm
  11. Blues Away
  12. Blame
  13. Arms Save
  14. Real Trill House
  15. Evening
  16. Barely Woke
  17. Noise Jism
  18. Thomas Stanley Jazzcodes Outro
  19. Black Honey
  20. We Got the Jazz
  21. Black Dust Blues

Ahmad Jamal: The Awakening

In July 1970, “Impulse!” label released “The Awakening”, the 27th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in February 1970, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano
  • Jamil Nasser – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums

Track listing:

  1. The Awakening – Ahmad Jamal
  2. I Love Music – Emil Boyd, Hale Smith
  3. Patterns – Ahmad Jamal
  4. Dolphin Dance – Herbie Hancock
  5. You’re My Everything – Harry Warren, Joe Young, Mort Dixon
  6. Stolen Moments – Oliver Nelson
  7. Wave – Antônio Carlos Jobim