On December 14, 1963, Ruth Lee Jones aka Dinah Washington died aged 39. She was musician (piano) and singer, known as the “the most popular black female recording artist of the ’50s”, and “Queen of the Blues”. Her music was mixture of R&B, and traditional pop, but she was primarily a Jazz singer. She performed and recorded with Fats Waller, Clifford Brown, Clark Terry, Cannonball Adderley, Ben Webster, Lionel Hampton, and Nat King Cole. In 1986, Washington was inducted in the “Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame”, and in 1993 was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”. In 1959, she won “Grammy Award” for “Best Rhythm & Blues Performance”. As a leader Washington released 17 albums.
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Gerry Mulligan: Night Lights
In December 1963, “Philips” label released “Night Lights”, the 36th Gerry Mulligan album. It was recorded September – October 1963, at “Nola Penthouse Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Hal Mooney.
Personnel:
- Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone, piano
- Art Farmer – flugelhorn
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- Jim Hall – guitar
- Bill Crow – bass
- Dave Bailey – drums
Track listing:
All tracks by Gerry Mulligan except where noted.
- Night Lights
- Morning of the Carnival – Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria
- In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning – David Mann, Bob Hilliard
- Prelude in E Minor – Frédéric Chopin
- Festival Minor
- Tell Me When
Jackie McLean: Destination…Out!
In November 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Destination… Out!”, the 27th Jackie McLean album. It was recorded in September 1963, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
Personnel:
- Jackie McLean – alto saxophone
- Grachan Moncur III – trombone
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibes
- Larry Ridley – bass
- Roy Haynes – drums
Track listing:
- Love and Hate – Grachan Moncur III
- Esoteric – Grachan Moncur III
- Kahlil the Prophet – Jackie McLean
- Riff Raff – Grachan Moncur III
Maurice Kinn
On August 3, 2000, Maurice Kinn, died aged 66. He was publisher, in 1953 bought “The New Musical Express”, and turned it into the world’s foremost music paper, between 1963 and 1966 he organized the annual “NME” poll-winners concerts, and staged the first all-star jazz concerts at the “Royal Albert Hall”, becoming one of the most influential figures of the world music scene in the 1950’ and 1960’.
Freddie Hubbard: The Body & the Soul
In July 1964, “Impulse” label released “The Body & the Soul”, the ninth Freddie Hubbard album. It was recorded March – May 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, NJ, “Capitol Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- Freddie Hubbard– trumpet
- Wayne Shorter- tenor saxophone, arranger, conductor
- Curtis Fuller– trombone
- Eric Dolphy- alto saxophone, flute
- Cedar Walton– piano
- Reggie Workman– bass
- Louis Hayes– drums
- Clark Terry – trumpet
- Ernie Royal – trumpet
- Ed Armour – trumpet
- Richard Williams- trumpet
- Al DeRisi – trumpet
- Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone
- Jerome Richardson- tenor saxophone
- Charles Davis- baritone saxophone
- Jerome Richardson – baritone saxophone
- Melba Liston– trombone
- Robert Powell – tuba
- Bob Northern- French horn
- Julius Watkins- French horns
- Harry Cykman, Morris Stonzek, Arnold Eidus, Sol Shapiro, Charles McCracken, Harry Katzman, Harry Lookofsky, Gene Orloff, Julius Held, Raoul Poliakin – strings
Track listing:
All tracks by Freddie Hubbard except where noted.
- Body and Soul – Heyman, Sour, Eyton, Green
- Carnival (Manhã de Carnaval) – Luis Bonfá, Creatore, Peretti, Weiss
- Chocolate Shake – Duke Ellington, Ben Webster
- Dedicated to You – Cahn, Chaplin, Zaret
- Clarence’s Place
- Aries
- Skylark – Carmichael, Mercer
- I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington, Ben Webster
- Thermo
McCoy Tyner: Today and Tomorrow
In July 1964, “Impulse” label released “Today and Tomorrow”, the fourth McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded June 1963 – February 1964, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood, NJ, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Jimmy Garrison- bass
- Albert Heath- drums
- John Gilmore- tenor saxophone
- Thad Jones– trumpet
- Frank Strozier- alto saxophone
- Butch Warren– bass
- Elvin Jones– drums
Track listing:
All tracks by McCoy Tyner except where noted
- Contemporary Focus
- A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie
- T ‘N A Blues – Elvin Jones
- Autumn Leaves – Joseph Kosma
- Three Flowers
- When Sunny Gets Blue – Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman: Same
In July 1963, “Impulse!” label released “John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman”, an album by John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studios” in Englewood, NJ, and was produced by Bob Thiele. In 2013, the album was inducted in the “Grammy Hall of Fame”.
Personnel:
- Johnny Hartman– vocals
- John Coltrane– tenor saxophone
- McCoy Tyner– piano
- Jimmy Garrison– double bass
- Elvin Jones– drums
Track listing:
- They Say It’s Wonderful – Irving Berlin
- Dedicated to You – Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret
- My One and Only Love – Guy Wood, Robert Melin
- Lush Life – Billy Strayhorn
- You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Autumn Serenade – Peter DeRose, Sammy Gallop
Tony Glover
On May 29, 2019, David Curtis Glover aka Tony “Little Sun” Glover died aged 79. He was singer, musician (harmonica) and music critic. In 1963, together with John Koerner and Dave Ray he formed the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover. In the late sixties, Glover was disc jockey on “KDWB-AM” radio in Minneapolis where he formed the band Nine Below Zero. He was a music critic, writing articles for “Rolling Stone”, “Sign Out”, “Hit Parader”, “Creem”, and other music magazines. Glover wrote liner notes for albums by John Lee Hooker, John Hammond, Sonny Terry, Michael Lessac, Sonny & Brownie, Willie & the Bees and the Jayhawks, and for “The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966”, “The Royal Albert Hall Concert”. Glover was the author of several blues harp songbooks and along with Ward Gaines and Scott Dirks, a co-author, of Little Walter biography “Blues with a Feeling: The Little Walter Story”. He taught harmonica playing Mick Jagger and David Johansen.
Stevie Wonder: With A Song In My Heart
On December 28, 1963, “Tamla Motown” label released “With a Song In My Heart”, the third Stevie Wonder studio album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Hitsville USA” in Detroit, and in Los Angeles, and was produced by Clarence Paul and William “Mickey” Stevenson.
Personnel:
- Stevie Wonder- vocals, harmonica
- Ernie Wilkins- arrangements, conductor
- Los Angelessession musicians – instrumentation
Track listing:
- With a Song in My Heart – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
- When You Wish Upon a Star – Ned Washington, Leigh Harline
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
- Make Someone Happy – Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne
- Dream – Johnny Mercer
- Put on a Happy Face – Charles Strouse, Lee Adams
- On the Sunny Side of the Street – Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh
- Get Happy – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
- Give Your Heart a Chance – Ron Miller, Orlando Murden, Kenneth O’Neil
- Without a Song – Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans
The Kingston Trio: Time To Think
In December 1963, “Capitol” label released “Time to Think”, the 17th Kingston Trio album. It was recorded in 1963 in San Francisco, and was produced by Voyle Gilmore.
Personnel:
- Bob Shane– vocals, guitar
- Nick Reynolds– vocals, tenor guitar
- John Stewart– vocals, banjo, guitar
- Dean Reilly – bass
- John Staubard – guitar
Track listing:
- Patriot Game – Dominic Behan
- Coal Tattoo – Billy Edd Wheeler
- Hobo’s Lullaby – Goebel Reeves
- Seasons in the Sun – Rod McKuen, Jacques Brel
- These Seven Men – John Stewart
- Ally Ally Oxen Free – Rod McKuen, Sammy Yates
- Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman
- No One to Talk My Troubles To – Dick Weissman
- If You Don t Look Around – John Stewart
- Turn Around – Harry Belafonte, Alan Greene, Nick Reynolds
- Song for a Friend – John Stewart
- Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream – Ed McCurdy
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