On September 24, 1963, “Impulse!” label released “Tell It the Way It Is!”, the sixth Paul Gonsalves album. It was recorded in 1963, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Paul Gonsalves – tenor saxophone
Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone
Ray Nance – trumpet, violin
Rolf Ericson – trumpet
Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
Ernie Shepard – bass, vocals
Osie Johnson – drums
Track listing:
Tell It the Way It Is! – Addison Amor, Walter Bishop Jr.
Things Ain’t What They Used to Be – Johhny Mercer, Duke Ellington, Ted Persons
Duke’s Place – Duke Ellington, Bob Katz, Bob Thiele
Impulsive – Johnny Hodges
Rapscallion in Rab’s Canyon – Johnny Hodges
Body and Soul – Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour
In September 1964, “Verve” label released “The Individualism of Gil Evans”, the sixth Gil Evans album. It was recorded September 1963, April, May, July and October 1964, at “A&R Studios” and “Webster Hall” in New York City, “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Creed Taylor.
Personnel:
Gil Evans – piano, arrangements, conductor
Steve Lacy – soprano saxophone
Phil Woods – solo alto saxophone
Wayne Shorter – solo tenor saxophone
Johnny Coles – solo trumpet
Thad Jones – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Bernie Glow – trumpet
Louis Mucci – trumpet
Jimmy Knepper – trombone
Frank Rehak – trombone
Jimmy Cleveland – solo trombone
Tony Studd – trombone
Bill Barber – tuba
Eric Dolphy – flute, bass clarinet, alto saxophone
In September 1963, “Blue Note” label released “My Point of View”, the second Herbie Hancock studio album. It was recorded in March 1963, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
On July 25, 1963, “United Artists” label released “Twisting and Shouting”, the third Isley Brothers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1963, at “Bell Sound” in New York City, and was produced by Bert Bernes.
Personnel:
Ronald Isley – lead vocals
O’Kelly Isley, Jr. – backing vocals
Rudolph Isley – backing vocals
Alan Lorber – conductor
Garry Sherman – conductor
Tracking listing:
All tracks by Rudolp Isley, O’ Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley, except where noted.
Surf and Shout – Phil Medley, Ruth Batchelor
Please, Please, Please – James Brown, Johnny Terry
In July 1965, “Blue Note” label released “The Turnaround!”, the 25th Hank Mobley album. It was recorded in March 1963 and February 1965, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.
In July 1963, “Riverside” label released “Boss Guitar”, the eight Wes Montgomery album. It was recorded in April 1963, at “Plaza Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.
Personnel:
Wes Montgomery – guitar
Melvin Rhyne – organ
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Ray Fowler – engineer
Personnel:
Besame Mucho – Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar
Dearly Beloved – Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer
Days of Wine and Roses – Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
The Trick Bag – Wes Montgomery
Canadian Sunset – Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel
Fried Pies – Wes Montgomery
The Breeze and I – Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman
For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
In July 1963, “ABC” label released “Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul”, the 19th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1963, in Hollywood and New York City, and was produced by Sid Feller.
Personnel:
Ray Charles – vocals, piano
Jack Halloran Singers
Benny Carter – arrangements
Sid Feller – arrangements
Marty Paich – arrangements
Johnny Parker – arrangements
Bill Putnam – engineer
Bob Arnold – engineer
Frank Gauna – cover design
Joe Lebow – liner design
Howard Moorehead – photography
Natt Hale – liner notes
Track listing:
Busted – Harlan Howard
Where Can I Go? – Leo Fuld, Sigmunt Berland, Sonny Miller
Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Robert Wells
That Lucky Old Sun – Beasley Smith, Haven Gillespie
Ol’ Man River – Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) – Leroy Carr
A Stranger in Town – Mel Tormé
Ol’ Man Time – Cliff Friend
Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Oscar Hammerstein, Richard Rodgers
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