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Bill Evans: Trio 64

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In July 1964, “Verve” label released “Trio 64”, the 23rd Bill Evans album. It was recorded in December 1963, at “Webster Hall” in New York City, and was produced by Creed Taylor.

Personnel:

  • Bill Evans – piano
  • Gary Peacock – acoustic bass
  • Paul Motian – drums
  • Bob Simpson – engineer
  • Val Valentin – director of engineering
  • Jack Maher – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Little Lulu – Buddy Kaye, Sidney Lippman, Fred Wise
  2. A Sleepin’ Bee – Harold Arlen, Truman Capote
  3. Always – Irving Berlin
  4. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town – Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie
  5. I’ll See You Again – Noel Coward
  6. For Heaven’s Sake – Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer
  7. Dancing in the Dark – Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz
  8. Everything Happens to Me – Tom Adair, Matt Dennis

Stephane Grappelli: Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark

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On July 6, 1980, “Pablo” label released “Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark”, the 23rd Stéphane Grappelli album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Tivoli Gardens” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Stéphane Grappelli – violin
  • Joe Pass – guitar
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass

Track listing:

  1. It’s Only a Paper Moon – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose
  2. Time After Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  3. Let’s Fall in Love – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  4. Crazy Rhythm – Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn
  5. How Deep is the Ocean – Irving Berlin
  6. I’ll Remember April – Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye
  7. I Can’t Get Started – Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke
  8. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter

McCoy Tyner: Fly With The Wind

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In May 1976, “Milestone” label released “Fly with the Wind”, the 23rd McCoy Tyner album. It was recorded in January 1976, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • McCoy Tyner – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Billy Cobham – drums
  • Hubert Laws – flute, alto flute
  • Paul Renzi – piccolo, flute
  • Raymond Duste – oboe
  • Stuart Canin – violin
  • Franklin Foster – violin
  • Daniel Kobialka – violin
  • Peter Schaffer – violin
  • Edmund Weingart – violin
  • Myra Bucky – violin
  • Mark Volkert – violin
  • Selwart Clarke – viola
  • Daniel Yale – viola
  • Sally Kell – cello
  • Kermit Moore – cello
  • Linda Wood – harp
  • Guilherme Franco – tambourine

Track listing:

All tracks by McCoy Tyner, except where noted.

  1. Fly with the Wind
  2. Salvadore de Samba
  3. Beyond the Sun
  4. You Stepped out of a Dream – Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
  5. Rolem

Steve Hackett: Wolflight

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On March 30, 2015, “Inside Out Music” label released “Wolflight”, the 23rd Steve Hackett studio album. It was recorded 2012 – 2014, and was produced by Roger King and Steve Hackett.

Personnel:

  • Steve Hackett – lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, oud, tiple, harmonica, percussion
  • Roger King – keyboards, programming
  • Nick Beggs – bass, Chapman Stick
  • Chris Squire – bass
  • Gary O’Toole – drums
  • Hugo Degenhardt – drums
  • Rob Townsend – saxophone, duduk 
  • Christine Townsend – violin, viola
  • Amanda Lehmann – vocals
  • Jo Hackett – vocals
  • Malik Mansurov – tar
  • Sara Kovács – didgeridoo
  • Roger King – recording, mixing, mastering
  • Tamas Barabas – recording
  • Harry Pearce – design
  • Maurizio and Angéla Vicedomini – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Steve Hackett, except where noted.

  1. Out of the Body
  2. Wolflight – Jo Hackett
  3. Love Song to a Vampire
  4. The Wheel’s Turning – Jo Hackett, Roger King
  5. Corycian Fire – Jo Hackett, Roger King
  6. Earthshine
  7. Loving Sea – Jo Hackett
  8. Black Thunder – Jo Hackett
  9. Dust and Dreams – Roger King
  10. Heart Song

Howe Gelb: Future Standards

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On November 25, 2016, “Fire Records” label released “Future Standards”, the 23rd Howe Gelb album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Rift Studio” in New York, “Wavelab Studio” in Tucson, AX, “Fireball Studio” in Carlisle Estate, St. Johns, Antigua, and was produced by Howe Gelb.

Personnel:

  • Howe Gelb – vocals, piano, recording
  • Lonna Kelley – vocals
  • J. B. Meijers – guitar, recording, co-producer
  • Naim Amor – guitar
  • Aram Kersbergen – bass
  • Ian Stapp – bass
  • Thøger Lund – bass
  • Andrew Collberg – drums
  • Arthur Vint – drums
  • Joost Kroon – drums
  • Tom Gardner – recording
  • Chris Schultz – recording, mixing
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Martin Krafft – lacquer cut
  • John Foster – layout
  • Amelia Poe – photography
  • Faniel Martin Diaz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Howe Gelb.

  1. Terribly So
  2. Irresponsible Lovers
  3. A Book You’ve Read Before
  4. Relevant
  5. Ownin’ It
  6. Clear
  7. Impossible Thing
  8. The Shiver Revisited
  9. Mad Man at Large
  10. May You Never Fall In Love
  11. Sweet Confusion
  12. Mad Man at Home

Janis Ian: The Light at the End of the Line

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On January 21, 2022, “Rude Girl” label released “The Light at the End of the Line”, the 23rd Janis Ian album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Janis Ian and Viktor Krauss and Randy Leago.

Personnel:

  • Janis Ian – vocal, acoustic and nylon guitar, guitars
  • John Cowan – lead and backing vocals
  • Diane Schuur – scatting, backing vocals
  • Vince Gill – acoustic guitar
  • Jim Oblon – electric guitar
  • Jon Perry – guitar, engineer
  • Sam Bush – mandolin
  • Roy Agee – banjo, trombone
  • Viktor Krauss – upright bass, resonator guitar, synthesizer, percussion, engineer
  • Randy Leago – harmonica, clarinet, cymbals, piano, engineer, editing, mixing
  • John Whelan – button accordion, engineer, arrangements
  • Jeff Coffin – soprano saxophone
  • Jim Hoke – clarinet, baritone saxophone
  • Nuala Kennedy – Irish whistle, harmonies, engineer
  • Maeve Gilchrist – Celtic lever harp
  • Steven May/BreviT – percussion, synthesizer
  • Jim Brock – percussion
  • Andrea Zonn – violin, backing vocals
  • Philip Clark – engineer
  • Brandon Bell – engineer
  • Gordon Hammond – engineer
  • Trevor Bystrom – engineer
  • Jared Anderson – editing, mixing
  • Piper Mayne – mastering
  • Dan Schuman, veer90.com – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Janis Ian.

  1. I’m Still Standing
  2. Resist
  3. Stranger
  4. Swannanoa
  5. Wherever Good Dreams Go
  6. Perfect Little Girl
  7. Nina
  8. Dancing with the Dark
  9. Dark Side of the Sun
  10. Summer in New York
  11. The Light at the End of the Line
  12. Better Times Will Come

Illinois Jacquet: The Blues; That’s Me!

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In November 1969, “Prestige” label released “The Blues; That’s Me!”, the 23rd Illinois Jacquet album. It was recorded in September 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Personnel:

  • Illinois Jacquet – tenor saxophone, bassoon
  • Wynton Kelly – piano
  • Tiny Grimes – guitar
  • Buster Williams – bass
  • Oliver Jackson – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Illinois Jacquet, except where noted.

  1. The Blues; That’s Me! – Tiny Grimes
  2. Still King – Frank Foster, Illinois Jacquet
  3. ‘Round Midnight – Thelonious Monk
  4. The Galloping Latin
  5. For Once in My Life – Ron Miller, Orlando Murden
  6. Every Day I Have the Blues – Peter Chatman

Lee Konitz: European Episode

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In November 1968, “Campi” label released “European Episode”, album by Lee Konitz and Martial Solal, (the 23rd Lee Konitz album overall). It was recorded in October 1968m in Rome, Italy.

Personnel:

  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Martial Solal – piano
  • Henri Texier – bass
  • Daniel Humair – drums

Track listing:

  1. Collage on Standards – Johnny Dinamo
  2. Duet for Saxophone and Drums and Piano – Johnny Dinamo
  3. Anthropology (Version 1) – Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie
  4. Lover Man (Version 2) – Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman
  5. Roman Blues (Version 1) – Lee Konitz

Dezron Douglas: Atalya

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On November 18, 2022, “International Anthem Recording Company” label released “Atalya”, the 23rd Dezron Douglas album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Firehouse 12” in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, “Samurai Hotel” in New York, and was produced by Dezron Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Dezron Douglas – acoustic and electric bass, liner notes
  • George Burton – piano, electric piano
  • Emilio Modeste – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Joe Dyson – drums
  • Melvis Santa – vocals, percussion
  • Dave Vettraino – recording, mixing
  • David Stoller – recording
  • Greg Dicastro – recording
  • David Allen – mastering
  • Daniel Krieger – lacquer cut
  • Adama Coulibaly – artwork
  • Jeremiah Chiu – layout
  • Deneka Peniston – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dezron Douglas, except where noted.

  1. Atalya
  2. Rosé
  3. Coyoacán
  4. Luna Moth
  5. Wheeping Birch – Melvis Santa
  6. Jones Beach
  7. More Coffee Please
  8. J Bird
  9. Octopus
  10. Foligno

Herb Ellis And Remo Palmer: Windflower

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In October 1977, “Concord” label released “Windflower”, album by Herb Ellis and Remo Palmier (23rd Herb Ellis album overall). It was recorded in 1977, at “Bell Sound Studios” in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Herb Ellis – guitar
  • Remo Palmier – guitar
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Ron Traxler – drums

Track listing:

  1. Windflower – Sara Cassey
  2. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes – Jerry Brainin, Buddy Bernier
  3. My Foolish Heart – Victory Young, Ned Washington
  4. Close Your Eyes – Bernice Petkere
  5. Danny Boy – Frederick Edward Weatherly
  6. Walkin’ – Richard Carpenter
  7. Stardust – Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish
  8. Triste – Antônio Carlos Jobim
  9. Groove Merchant – Jerome Richardson