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Julian “Cannonball” Adderley: Know What I Mean?

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In November 1962, “Riverside” label released “Know What I Mean?”, the 19th Julian “Cannonball” Adderley album. It was recorded January – February – March 1961, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Bill Evans – piano, arrangements
  • Percy Heath – acoustic bass
  • Connie Kay – drums
  • Bill Stoddard – recording
  • Ken Deardoff – design

Track listing:

  1. Waltz for Debby – Bill Evans, Gene Lees
  2. Goodbye – Gordon Jenkins
  3. Who Cares? (Take 5) – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. Venice – John Lewis
  5. Toy – Clifford Jordan
  6. Elsa – Earl Zindars
  7. Nancy (With the Laughing Face) – Phil Silvers, Jimmy Van Heusen
  8. Know What I Mean? (Re-take 7) – Bill Evans
  9. Who Cares? (Take 4)
  10. Know What I Mean? (Take 12)

Ella Fitzgerald: Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!

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In November 1961, “Verve” label released “Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!”, the 26th Ella Fitzgerald album. It was recorded in June 1961, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz. 

Personnel:

  • Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
  • Lou Levy – piano
  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Joe Mondragon – bass
  • Gus Johnson – drums
  • Jean Dubuffet – painting
  • Benny Green – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
  2. You’re My Thrill – Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney
  3. My Reverie – Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy
  4. Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
  5. Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
  6. Jersey Bounce – Tiny Bradshaw, Buddy Feyne, Edward Johnson, Bobby Plater
  7. Signing Off – Leonard Feather, Jessyca Russell
  8. Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
  9. This Year’s Kisses – Irving Berlin
  10. Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
  11. (I Was) Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Bob Wells
  12. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie! – Ballard MacDonald, Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose
  13. Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
  14. The Music Goes Round and Round – Eddie Farley, Red Hodgson, Mike Riley

Lee Konitz: Motion

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In November 1961, “Verve” label released “Motion”, the 19th Lee Konitz album. It was recorded in August 1961, at “Olmsted Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Sonny Dallas – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

  1. I Remember You – Victor Schertzinger, Johnny Mercer
  2. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  3. Foolin’ Myself – Jack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin
  4. You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To – Cole Porter
  5. I’ll Remember April – Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye

Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Plus

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In November 1961, “Riverside” label released “Plus”, album by Cannonball Adderley Quintet (the 21st Cannonball Adderley album overall). It was recorded in May 1961, at “Plaza Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Victor Feldman – vibes, piano
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Sam Jones – bass
  • Louis Hayes – drums

Track listing:

  1. Arriving Soon – Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson
  2. Well, You Needn’t – Thelonious Monk
  3. New Delhi – Victor Feldman
  4. Winetone – Wynton Kelly
  5. Star Eyes – Gene de Paul, Don Raye
  6. Lisa (take 8) – Victor Feldman, Phil Zito

Carmell Jones Featuring Harold Land: The Remarkable Carmell Jones

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In September 1961, “Pacific Jazz” label released “The Remarkable Carmell Jones”, album by Carmell Jones featuring Harold Land (the debut Carmell Jones album). It was recorded in 1961, and was produced by Richard Bock.

Personnel:

  • Carmell Jones – trumpet
  • Harold Land – tenor saxophone
  • Frank Strazzeri – piano
  • Gary Peacock – bass
  • Leon Pettis – drums
  • Richard Bock – engineer
  • Woody Woodward – design, back cover photography
  • Barry Feinstein – cover photography
  • John William Hardy – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I’m Gonna Go Fishing
  2. Come Rain or Come Shine
  3. Night Tide
  4. Sad March
  5. Stellisa
  6. Full Moon and Empty Arms

Johnny Griffin: The Kerry Dancers

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In August 1962, “Riverside” label released “The Kerry Dancers“, album by Johnny Griffin Quartet (the 16th Johnny Griffin album overall). It was recorded December 1961 – January 1962, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
  • Barry Harris – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Ben Riley – drums

 Track listing:

  1. The Kerry Dancers – traditional
  2. Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair – traditional
  3. Green Grow the Rushes – traditional
  4. The Londonderry Air – traditional
  5. 25½ Daze – Sara Cassey
  6. Oh, Now I See – Johnny Griffin
  7. Hush-a-Bye – traditional
  8. Ballad for Monsieur – Sara Cassey

Abbey Lincoln: Straight Ahead

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In July 1961, “Candid” label released “Straight Ahead”, the fifth Abbey Lincoln album. It was recorded in February 1961, at “Nola Penthouse Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Nat Hentoff.

Personnel:

  • Abbey Lincoln — vocals
  • Julian Priester — trombone
  • Eric Dolphy — alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
  • Walter Benton — tenor saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone
  • Booker Little — trumpet
  • Mal Waldron — piano
  • Art Davis — bass
  • Max Roach — drums
  • Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley — congas

Track listing:

  1. Straight Ahead – Abbey Lincoln, Earl Baker, Mal Waldron
  2. When Malindy Sings – Oscar Brown, Paul Lawrence Dunbar
  3. In the Red – Chips Bayen, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach
  4. Blue Monk – Abbey Lincoln, Thelonious Monk
  5. Left Alone – Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron
  6. African Lady – Langston Hughes, Randy Weston
  7. Retribution – Abbey Lincoln, Julian Priester

Frank Sinatra: Swing Along With Me

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In July 1961, “Reprise” label released “Swing Along with Me”, the twenty-second Frank Sinatra studio album. It was recorded in May 1961, at “United Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sonny Burke.

Personnel:

  • Frank Sinatra – vocals
  • Billy May and his Orchestra
  • Billy May – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

  1. Falling in Love with Love – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  2. The Curse of an Aching Heart – Henry Fink, Al Piantadosi
  3. Don’t Cry Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) – Joe Marsala
  4. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone – Sidney Clare, Sam H. Stept
  5. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Granada – Dorothy Dodd, Agustin Lara
  7. I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn
  8. Don’t Be That Way – Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson
  9. Moonlight on the Ganges – Sherman Myers, Chester Wallace
  10. It’s a Wonderful World – Harold Adamson, Jan Savitt, Johnny Watson
  11. Have You Met Miss Jones – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  12. You\re Nobody till Somebody Loves You – James Cavanaugh, Russ Morgan, Larry Stock

Mal Waldron: The Quest

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In July 1962, “New Jazz” label released “The Quest”, the 15th Mal Waldron album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Esmond Edwards.

Personnel:

  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Eric Dolphy – alto saxophone, clarinet
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Ron Carter – cello
  • Joe Benjamin – double bass
  • Charlie Persip – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Mal Waldron

  1. Status Seeking
  2. Duquility
  3. Thirteen
  4. We Diddit
  5. Warm Canto
  6. Warp and Woof
  7. Fire Waltz

Charles Mingus: Tonight At Noon

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In July 1964, “Atlantic” label released “Tonight at Noon”, the 21st Charles Mingus album. It was recorded March 1957 – November 1961, at “Atlantic Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.

Personnel:

  • Charles Mingus – vocals, bass, piano
  • Shafi Hadi (as Curtis Porter) – alto saxophone
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Roland Kirk – tenor saxophone, manzello, stritch, siren, flute
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Wade Legge – piano
  • Doug Watkins – bass
  • Dannie Richmond – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Charles Mingus.

  1. Tonight at Noon
  2. Invisible Lady
  3. “Old” Blues for Walt’s Torin (aka Roland Kirk’s Message)
  4. Peggy’s Blue Skylight
  5. Passions of a Woman Loved