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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

Baby Face Willette: Face To Face

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In July 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Face to Face”, the debut Baby Face Willette studio album. It was recorded in January 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Baby Face Willette – organ
  • Fred Jackson – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Ben Dixon – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Baby Face Willette, except where noted.

  1. Swingin’ at Sugar Ray’s
  2. Goin’ Down
  3. Whatever Lola Wants – Richard Adler, Jerry Ross
  4. Face to Face
  5. Somethin’ Strange
  6. High ‘N’ Low

Jimmy Giuffre: Fusion

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In June 1961, “Verve” label released “Fusion”, the 17th Jimmy Giuffre album. It was recorded in Maech 1961, at “Olmstead Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet
  • Paul Bley – piano
  • Steve Swallow – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Giuffre, except where noted.

  1. Scootin’ About
  2. Jesus Maria – Carla Bley
  3. Emphasis
  4. In the Mornings Out There – Carla Bley
  5. Cry, Want
  6. Trudgin’
  7. Used to Be
  8. Brief Hesitation
  9. Venture

Sonny Clark: Leapin’ And Lopin’

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In May 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Leapin’ and Lopin’”, the twelve and final Sonny Clark album. It was recorded in November 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Clark – piano
  • Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
  • Ike Quebec – tenor saxophone
  • Tommy Turrentine – trumpet
  • Butch Warren – bass
  • Billy Higgins – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Clark, except where noted.

  1. Somethin’ Special
  2. Deep in a Dream – Jimmy Van Heusen, Eddie DeLange
  3. Melody in C
  4. Eric Walks – Butch Warren
  5. Voodoo
  6. Midnight Mambo – Tommy Turrentine

Sabu Martinez And His Jazz Espagnole: Sabu’s Jazz Espagnole

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On May 7, 1961, “Alegre Records” label released “Sabu’s Jazz Espagnole”, album by Sabu Martinez and his Jazz Espagnole (the fourth Sabu Martinez album overall). It was recorded in 1960, and was produced by Al Santiago.

Personnel:

  • Sabu Martinez – congas
  • Arty Jenkins – piano
  • Bobby Porcellki – alto saxophone
  • Mart Sheller – trumpet
  • Bill Salter – bass
  • Arsenio Rodriguez, Ernie Newsum, Louie Ramirez – percussion
  • Israel Sanabria – design

Track listing:

  1. Intro
  2. The Oracle
  3. I remember Carmen
  4. Delilah
  5. Breakin’ In It
  6. Flipping
  7. Otra Vez
  8. Flamenco Ain’t Bad
  9. Woody’n You
  10. Enchantmene
  11. Nica’s Dream
  12. Coda

Horace Parlan: Up & Down

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In April 1961, “Blue Note” label released “Up & Down”, the sixth Horace Parlan album. It was recorded in June 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alferd Lion.

Personnel:

  • Horace Parlan – piano
  • Booker Ervin – tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green – guitar
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Horace Parlan, except where noted.

  1. The Book’s Beat – Booker Ervin
  2. Up and Down
  3. Fugee – George Tucker
  4. The Other Part of Town – Grant Green
  5. Lonely One – Babs Gonzales
  6. Light Blue – Tommy Turrentine

Grant Green: Grantstand

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In April 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Grantstand”, the fourth Grant Green album. It was recorded in April 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Grant Green – guitar
  • Yusef Lateef – tenor saxophone, flute 
  • Brother Jack McDuff – organ
  • Al Harewood – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Grant Green, except where noted.

  1. Grantstand
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. Blues in Maude’s Flat
  4. Old Folks – Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison

Benny Carter And His Orchestra: Further Definitions

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In March 1962, “Impulse!” label released “Further Definitions”, album by Benny Carter and His Orchestra (14th Benny Carter album overall). It was recorded in November 1961, in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Benny Carter – alto saxophone
  • Phil Woods – alto saxophone
  • Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone
  • Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
  • John Collins – guitar
  • Dick Katz – piano
  • Jimmy Garrison – bass
  • Jo Jones – drums
  • Johnny Cue – engineer
  • Pete Turner – photography

Track listing:

  1. Honeysuckle Rose – Andy Razaf–Fats Waller
  2. The Midnight Sun Will Never Set – Quincy Jones, Dorcas Cochran, Henri Salvador
  3. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
  4. Blue Star – Benny Carter
  5. Cotton Tail – Duke Ellington
  6. Body and Soul – Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton
  7. Cherry – Don Redman, Ray Gilbert
  8. Doozy – Benny Carter

Hank Mobley: Workout

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In March 1962, “Blue Note” label released “Workout”, the 14th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1961, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs”, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone
  • Grant Green — guitar
  • Wynton Kelly — piano
  • Paul Chambers — bass
  • Philly Joe Jones — drums

Track listing:

All compositions by Hank Mobley except as indicated

  1. Workout
  2. Uh Huh
  3. Smokin’
  4. The Best Things in Life Are Free – Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson
  5. Greasin’ Easy

The Crystals: He’s A Rebel

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In February 1863, “Philles” label released “He’s a Rebel”, the second Crystals (The) studio album. It was recorded 1961 – 1963, and was produced by Phil Spector.

Personnel:

  • Barbara Alston – vocals
  • Dolores LaLa Brooks – vocals
  • Patricia “Patsy” Wright – vocals
  • Mike Spencer – piano
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Steve Douglas – saxophone
  • Darlene Love – vocals
  • Mary Thomas – vocals
  • Dee Dee Kenniebrew – vocals

Track listing:

  1. He’s a Rebel – Gene Pitney
  2. Uptown – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  3. Another Country-Another World – Doc Pomus, Phil Spector
  4. Frankenstein Twist – Kate Henry, Leo McCorkle
  5. Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby – Hank Hunter, Phil Spector
  6. He’s Sure the Boy I Love – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  7. There’s No Other (Like My Baby) – Leroy Bates, Phil Spector
  8. On Broadway – Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
  9. What a Nice Way to Turn Seventeen – Jack Keller, Larry Kolber
  10. No One Ever Tells You – Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Phil Spector
  11. He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss) – Carole King, Gerry Goffin
  12. I Love You Eddie – Hank Hunter, Phil Spector