Tag Archives: 1957

Prestige All Stars: Olio

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In May 1957, “Prestige” label released “Olio”, album by the Prestige All Stars nominally led by trumpeter Thad Jones. It was recorded in 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Teddy Charles.

Personnel:

  • Thad Jones – trumpet
  • Frank Wess – flute, tenor saxophone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Teddy Charles – vibraphone, supervisor
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Teddy Charles, except where noted.

  1. Potpourri – Mal Waldron
  2. Blues Without Woe
  3. Touché – Mal Waldron
  4. Dakar
  5. Embraceable You – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Hello Frisco

Buddy Holly: Same

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On February 20, 1958, “Coral” label released the self-titled, debut Buddy Holly studio album. It was recorded April 1957 – January 1958, in Clovis, New Mexico and in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele and Norman Petty.

Personnel:

  • Buddy Holly – vocals, guitar
  • Niki Sullivan – rhythm guitar
  • Joe B. Mauldin – bass
  • Jerry Allison – drums
  • Al Caiola – guitar
  • Donald Arnone – guitar
  • Norman Petty – organ, piano
  • Vi Petty – piano, celesta
  • C. W. Kendall Jr. – piano
  • William Marihe – backing vocals
  • Robert Bollinger – backing vocals
  • Robert Harter – backing vocals
  • Merrill Ostrus – backing vocals
  • Abby Hoffer – backing vocals

Track listing:

  1. I’m Gonna Love You Too – Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan, Norman Petty
  2. Peggy Sue – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
  3. Look at Me – Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
  4. Listen to Me – Buddy Holly – Norman Petty
  5. Valley of Tears – Fats Domino, Dave Bartholomew
  6. Ready Teddy – Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco
  7. Everyday – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  8. Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues – Ruth Roberts, Bill Katz, Stanley Clayton
  9. Words of Love – Buddy Holly
  10. You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
  11. Rave On – Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty
  12. Little Baby – Norman Petty, C. W. Kendall Jr.

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messenger: A Night In Tunisia

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In February 1958, “RCA Victor” label released “A Night in Tunisia”, album by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers. It was recorded in April 1957, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Rolontz.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean (listed as Ferris Benda/Ferris Bender on the cover) – alto sax
  • Johnny Griffin – tenor sax
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  2. Off the Wall – Johnny Griffin
  3. Theory of Art – Bill Hardman
  4. Couldn’t It Be You? – Art Blakey, Jackie McLean
  5. Evans – Sonny Rollins

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Tough!

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In January 1966, “Cadet” label released “Tough!”, the fourth Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers album. It was recorded in 1957, at “Swedien Recording Studio” in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Personnel:

  • Art Blakey – drums
  • Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
  • Bill Hardman – trumpet
  • Sam Dockery – piano
  • Spanky DeBrest – bass
  • Bruce Swedien – engineer
  • Michael Reid Design – design
  •  Don S. Bronstein – photography
  • Herb Wong – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Scotch Blues – Duke Jordan
  2. Flight to Jordan – Duke Jordan
  3. Transfiguration – Gigi Gryce
  4. Exhibit A – Gigi Gryce
  5. Gershwin Medley: Rhapsody in Blue/Summertime/Someone to Watch Over Me/The Man I Love – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins: Sonny Side Up

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In January 1959, “Verve” label released “Sonny Side Up”, album by Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins. It was recorded in December 1957, at “Nola Recording Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Dizzy Gillespie – vocal, trumpet
  • Sonny Stitt – tenor saxophone
  • Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
  • Ray Bryant – piano
  • Tommy Bryant – double bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Burt Goldblatt – cover photography
  • Nat Hentoff – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. On the Sunny Side of the Street – Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields
  2. The Eternal Triangle – Sonny Stit
  3. After Hours – Avery Parrish
  4. I Know That You Know – Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell

Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, Donald Byrd, Oscar Pettiford, John Coltrane, Freddie Green, Gene Quill, Rolf Kühn, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, Eddie Costa, Philly Joe Jones, Ed Thigpen & Harry Tubbs: Winner’s Circle

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In January 1958, “Bethlehem” label released “Winner’s Circle”, album by Frank Rehak, Al Cohn, Donald Byrd, Oscar Pettiford, John Coltrane, Freddie Green, Gene Quill, Rolf Kühn, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, Eddie Costa, Philly Joe Jones, Ed Thigpen and Harry Tubbs (musicians who came first or second in “Down Beat’s” critics’ poll of 1957). It was recorded September – October 1957, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Gene Quill – alto saxophone
  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Al Cohn – baritone saxophone
  • Art Farmer – trumpet
  • Donald Byrd – trumpet
  • Frank Rehak – trombone
  • Rolf Kühn – clarinet
  • Eddie Costa – piano, vibraphone
  • Kenny Burrell – guitar
  • Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford – double bass
  • Ed Thigpen – drums
  • Philly Joe Jones – drums
  • Harry Tubbs – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Lazy Afternoon
  2. Not So Sleepy
  3. Seabreeze
  4. Love and the Weather
  5. She Didn’t Say Yes
  6. If I’m Lucky (I’ll Be the One)
  7. At Home with the Blues
  8. Turtle Walk

Johnn Frigo: I Love John Frigo…He Swings

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On December 12, 1957, “Mercury” label released “I Love John Frigo…He Swings”, the debut Johnn Frigo studio album. It was recorded in 1957, and was produced by Bryan Koniarz.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Frigo – violin, double bass
  • Cy Touff – trumpet
  • Dick Marx – piano, celesta
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • Norm Jeffries – drums

Track listing:

  1. What a Diff’rence a Day Made
  2. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
  3. Blow Fiddle Blow
  4. Blue Orchids
  5. Gone with the Wind
  6. Squeeze Me
  7. You Stepped Out of a Dream
  8. Moonlight in Vermont
  9. If Love Is Good to Me
  10. Big Me-Little Me

André Previn & His Pals: Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey

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In December 1957, “Contemporary” label released “Modern Jazz Performances of Songs from Pal Joey”, album André Previn & His Pals. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Contemporary Records” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Lester Koenig.

Personnel:

  • André Previn – piano
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Shelly Manne – drums

Track listing:

All lyrics by Lorenz Hart, all music by Richard Rodgers.

  1. I Could Write a Book
  2. That Terrific Rainbow
  3. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
  4. Take Him
  5. Zip
  6. It’s a Great Big Town
  7. What Is a Man?
  8. I’m Talkin’ with My Pal
  9. Do It the Hard Way

Paul Quinichette: For Basie

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In November 1957, “Prestige” label released “For Basie”, the eighth Paul Quinichette album. It was recorded in October 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
  • Shad Collins – trumpet
  • Nat Pierce – piano
  • Freddie Green – guitar
  • Walter Page – bass
  • Jo Jones – drums

Track listing:

  1. Rock-a-Bye Basie – Count Basie, Shad Collins
  2. Texas Shuffle – Herschel Evans
  3. Out the Window – Count Basie, Eddie Durham
  4. Jive at Five – Count Basie, Harry Edison
  5. Diggin’ for Dex – Count Basie, Eddie Durham

John Coltrane: Dakar

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In November 1963, “Prestige” label released “Dakar”, album by John Coltrane. It was recorded in April 1957, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Teddy Charles.

Personnel:

  • John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
  • Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
  • Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone
  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums

Track listing:

  1. Dakar – Teddy Charles
  2. Mary’s Blues – Pepper Adams
  3. Route 4 – Teddy Charles
  4. Velvet Scene – Mal Waldron
  5. Witches Pit – Pepper Adams
  6. Catwalk – Teddy Charles