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The Three Sounds: It Just Got To Be

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In June 1963, “Blue Note” label released “It Just Got to Be”, the tenth Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – double bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – photography
  • Les David – liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris, except where noted.

  • One for Renee
  • Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  • It Just Got to Be
  • If I Were a Bell – Frank Loesser
  • Blue ‘n’ Boogie – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  • The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
  • Real Gene
  • South of the Border – Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr

Shirley Scott: Shirley’s Sounds

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In June 1961, “Prestige” label released “Shirley’s Sounds”, the fifth Shirley Scott album. It was recorded May – October 1958, April 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Shirley Scott – organ
  • George Tucker – bass
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Arthur Edgehill – drums

Track listing:

  1. It Could Happen to You – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  2. Summertime – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  3. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  5. S’Posin’ – Paul Denniker, Andy Razaf
  6. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home – Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams
  7. Indiana – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley
  8. I Can’t See for Lookin’ – Nadine Robinson, Dok Stanford

America: Silent Letter

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On June 15, 1979, “Capitol” label released “Silent Letter”, the eighth America studio album. It was recorded March – April 1979, at “AIR” in Montserrat, and was produced by George Martin.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Beckley – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Dewey Bunnell – vocals, guitars
  • Mike Woods – lead guitar
  • Jim Calire – keyboards, saxophone
  • David Dickey – bass
  • Willie Leacox – drums
  • Tom Walsh – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Only Fame in Town – Lewis Anderson, Julie Didier, Casey Kelly
  2. All Around – Gerry Beckley, Dewy Bunnell
  3. Tall Treasures – Gerry Beckley, Dewy Bunnell
  4. 1960 – Gerry Beckley
  5. And Forever – Dewy Bunnell
  6. Foolin’ – Gerry Beckley, Ricky Fataar
  7. All Night – Dewy Bunnell
  8. No Fortune – Gerry Beckley
  9. All of My Life – Gerry Beckley
  10. One Morning – Dewy Bunnell
  11. High in the City – Gerry Beckley, Dewy Bunnell

Oliver Nelson, King Curtis and Jimmy Forrest: Soul Battle

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In May 1962, “Prestige” label released “Soul Battle”, album by Oliver Nelson, King Curtis and Jimmy Forrest. It was recorded in 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Casey – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Tom Wilson – liner notes
  • Esmond Edwards – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Blues at the Five Spot
  2. Blues for M.F. – Mort Fega
  3. Anacruses – Juan Tizol
  4. Perdido
  5. In Passing

Rick nelson: Rick Is 21

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On May 8, 1961, “Imperial” label released “Rick Is 21”, the sixth Rick Nelson album. It was recorded in February 1960, February – April 1961, at “United Western Resorders” and “Masters Recorders” in Hollywood, and Charles “Bud” Dant.

Personnel:

  • Rick Nelson – vocal
  • Jimmie Haskell – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. My One Desire – Dorsey Burnette
  2. That Warm Summer Night – Jerry Fuller
  3. Break My Chain – Jerry Fuller
  4. Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? – Louis Alter, Eddie DeLange
  5. I’ll Make Believe – Johnny Rivers
  6. Travelin’ Man – Jerry Fuller
  7. Oh Yeah, I’m in Love – Gregory Carroll, Doris Payne
  8. Everybody But Me – Dave Burgess
  9. Lucky Star – Dave Burgess
  10. Sure Fire Bet – Gene Pitney
  11. Stars Fell on Alabama – Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins
  12. Hello Mary Lou – Gene Pitney

Ben E. King: Spanish Harlem

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On May 1, 1961, “Atco” label released “Spanish Harlem”, the debut Ben E. King album. It was recorded 1960 – 1961, and was produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

Personnel:

  • Ben E. King – vocals
  • Al Caiola – guitar
  • George Barnes – guitar
  • Ernest Hayes – piano
  • George Duvivier – double bass
  • Gary Chester – drums
  • Ray Barretto – percussion
  • Charlie Margulis – trumpet
  • Urbie Green – trombone
  • Stan Applebaum – arrangements
  • Allen Vogel, Loring Eutemey – artwork

Track listing:

  1. Amor – Gabriel Ruíz, Sunny Skylar, Ricardo López Méndez
  2. Sway – Norman Gimbel, Gabriel Ruíz
  3. Come Closer to Me – Al Stewart, Osvaldo Farrés
  4. Perfidia – Alberto Dominguez, Milton Leeds
  5. Granada – Agustín Lara, Dorothy Dodd
  6. Sweet and Gentle – George Thorn, Otilio del Portal, Martin Ledyard
  7. Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps – Joe Davis, Osvaldo Farrés
  8. Frenesí – Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup
  9. Souvenir of Mexico – Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus
  10. Bésame Mucho – Sunny Skylar, Consuelo Velázquez
  11. Love Me, Love Me – Ben E. King
  12. Spanish Harlem – Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector

Oliver Nelson: Nocturne

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In April 1961, “Moodsville” label released “Nocturne”, the fourth Oliver Nelson album. It was recorded in August 1960, at Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Oliver Nelson – alto and tenor saxophone
  • Lem Winchester – vibes
  • Richard Wyands – piano
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Roy Haynes – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Oliver Nelson, except where noted.

  1. Nocturne
  2. Bob’s Blues
  3. Man With a Horn – Eddie DeLange, Jack Jenney, Bonnie Lake
  4. Early Morning
  5. In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills
  6. Azur’te – Wild Bill Davis, Don Wolf
  7. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne

Stanley Turrentine: Blue Hour

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In March 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Blue Hour”, album by Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds (the second Stanley Turrentine album overture). It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Reid Miles – design
  • Francis Wolff – cover photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I Want a Little Girl – Billy Moll, Murray Mencher
  2. Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  3. Blue Riff – Gene Harris
  4. Since I Feel for You – Buddy Johnson
  5. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronnell

Elvis Presley: How Great Thou Art

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On February 27, 1967, “RCA Victor” label released “How Great Thou Art”, the eighth Elvis Presley studio album. It was recorded October 1960 – May 1966, at “RCA Studio B” in Nashville, and was produced by Felton Jarvis. The album won “Grammy Award” for “Best Sacred Performance”.

Personnel:

  • Elvis Presley – vocals
  • The Jordanaires – vocals
  • The Imperials – vocals
  • Millie Kirkham – vocals
  • Dolores Edgin – vocals
  • June Page – vocals
  • Scotty Moore – guitar
  • Chip Young – guitar
  • Charlie McCoy – guitar, bass, harmonica
  • Pete Drake – pedal steel guitar
  • Floyd Cramer – piano
  • David Briggs – piano, organ
  • Henry Slaughter – piano, organ
  • Boots Randolph – saxophone
  • Rufus Long – saxophone
  • Bob Moore – double bass
  • Henry Strzelecki – double bass
  • D. J. Fontana – drums, tambourine
  • Buddy Harman – drums, timpani

Track listing:

  1. How Great Thou Art – Stuart K. Hine
  2. In the Garden – C. Austin Miles
  3. Somebody Bigger Than You and I – Hy Heath, Sonny Burke, Johnny Lange
  4. Farther Along – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  5. Stand by Me – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  6. Without Him – Mylon LeFevre
  7. So High – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  8. Where Could I Go but to the Lord – James B. Coats
  9. By and By – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  10. If the Lord Wasn’t Walking by My Side – Henry Slaughter
  11. Run On – traditional, arranged by Elvis Presley
  12. Where No One Stands Alone – Mosie Lister
  13. Crying in the Chapel – Artie Glenn

The Three Sounds: Here We Come

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In February 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Here We Come”, the eight Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded in December 1960, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Track listing:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording, lacquer cut
  • Ronnie Brathwaite – photography
  • Del Shields – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
  2. Summertime – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
  3. Here We Come – Gene Harris
  4. Just Squeeze Me – Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines
  5. Broadway – Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode
  6. Our Love Is Here to Stay – George Gershwin
  7. Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
  8. Sonnymoon for Two – Sonny Rollins