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Louis Armstrong And His All Stars: Hello, Dolly!

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In May 1964, “Kapp” label released “Hello Dolly!”, album by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars (29th Louis Armstrong album overall). It was recorded December 1963, April 1964, in New York City, and was produced by Michael Kapp.

Personnel:

  • Lousi Armstrong – trumpet
  • Big Chief Russell Moore – trombone
  • Trummy Young – trombone
  • Joe Darensbourg – clarinet
  • Glen Thompson – guitar, banjo
  • Tony Gottuso – guitar, banjo
  • Billy Kyle – piano
  • Arvell Shaw – bass
  • Danny Barcelona – drums

Track listing:

  1. Hello, Dolly – Jerry Herman
  2. It’s Been a Long, Long Time – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  3. A Lot of Livin’ to Do – Lee Adams, Charlie Strouse
  4. A Kiss to Build a Dream On – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Oscar Hammerstein II
  5. Someday – Louis Armstrong
  6. Hey, Look Me Over – Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman
  7. I Still Get Jealous – Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne
  8. Moon River – Johnny Mercer, Henry Mancini
  9. Be My Life’s Companion – Bob Hilliard, Milton De Lugg
  10. Blueberry Hill – Al Lewis, Lary Stock, Vincent Rose
  11. You Are Woman, I Am Man – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne
  12. Jeepers Creepers – Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren

Mal Waldron: The Opening

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In December 1970, “Futura” label released “The Opening”, the 29th Mal Waldron album. It was recorded in November 1970, at “American Center for Students and Artists”   in Paris, France, and was produced by Gérard Terronès.

Personnel:

  • Mal Waldron – piano
  • Alain Gandolfi – engineer
  • Gilles Coussine – design
  • Eléonore Bakhtadzé – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Mal Waldron.

  1. Right On
  2. Of Pigs And Panthers
  3. Cry Out
  4. Die Fludel
  5. Petite Gemaux
  6. Sieg Haile

Sonny Rollins: Next Album

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In November 1972, “Milestone” label released “Next Album”, the 29th Sonny Rollins album. It was recorded in July 1972, at “Mercury Sound Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Orrin Keepnews.

Personnel:

  • Sonny Rollins – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • George Cables – piano, electric piano
  • Bob Cranshaw – bass, electric bass
  • David Lee – drums
  • Jack DeJohnette – drums
  • Arthur Jenkins – congas, percussion
  • Chuck Stewart – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Sonny Rollins, except where noted.

  1. Playin’ in the Yard
  2. Poinciana – Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon
  3. The Everywhere Calypso
  4. Keep Hold of Yourself
  5. Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer

Nils Lofgren: Mountains

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On July 21, 2023, “Castle Track Road Records” label released “Mountains”, the 29th Nils Lofgren album. It was recorded 2022 – 2023, at Lofgren’s home studio in Scottsdale, Arizona, and was produced by Nils Lofgren and Amy Lofgren.

Personnel:

  • Nils Lofgren – vocals, guitar, keyboards, pedal steel guitar, dulcimer, lap steel guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion
  • Neil Young – vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – vocals
  • David Crosby – vocals
  • The Howard University Gospel Choir – choir
  • Ron Carter – double bass 
  • Kevin McCormick – bass guitar
  • Ringo Starr – vocals, drums
  • Andy Newmark – drums
  • Timm Biery – drums
  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Christine Vivona – harp
  • Jamison Weddle – engineer, recording, mixing
  • Ed Mell – album artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Nils Lofgren, except where noted.

  1. Ain’t the Truth Enough
  2. Only Ticket Out
  3. Back in Your Arms – Bruce Springsteen
  4. Won’t Cry No More (for Charlie Watts)
  5. Nothin’s Easy (for Amy)
  6. Dream Killer
  7. Only Your Smile
  8. I Remember Her Name
  9. We Better Find It
  10. Angel Blues

Ahmad Jamal: Outertimeinnerspace

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In July 1972, “Impulse!” label released “Outertimeinnerspace”, the 29th Ahmad Jamal album. It was recorded in June 1971, at “Montreux Jazz Festival” at “Casino De Montreux” in Montreux, Switzerland, and was produced by Ed Michel.

Personnel:

  • Ahmad Jamal – piano, electric piano
  • Jamil Sulieman – bass
  • Frank Gant – drums
  • Carlos Olms – recording
  • Stephen Sulke – recording
  • Terry Lamb – illustration, design
  • Yves Braunschweig – photography
  • Georges A. Braunschweig – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ahmad Jamal, except where noted.

  1. Bogota – Richard Evans
  2. Extensions

Ramsey Lewis: Maiden Voyage

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In July 1968, “Cadet” label released “Maiden Voyage”, the 29th Ramsey Lewis album. It was recorded in April 1968, at “Universal Recording Studio” in Chicago, and was produced by Richard Evans.

Personnel:

  • Ramsey Lewis – piano
  • Cleveland Eaton – bass, arrangements
  • Maurice White – drums
  • Charles Stepney – arrangements
  • Doug Brand – engineer
  • Jerry Griffith – design
  • Ryell Ho – photography
  • Richard Evans – supervision

Track listing:

  1. Maiden Voyage – Herbie Hancock
  2. Mighty Quinn – Bob Dylan
  3. Sweet Rain – Mike Gibbs
  4. Lady Madonna – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. Do You Know the Way to San Jose – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Ode – Charles Stepney
  7. Les Fleur – Charles Stepney
  8. Since You’ve Been Gone – Aretha Franklin, Ted White
  9. In The Heat of the Night – Quincy Jones
  10. Afro-Boogaloo Twist – Cleveland Eaton
  11. Only When I’m Dreaming – Charles Stepney, Alex Dino
  12. Eternal Journey – Charles Stepney, Ramsey Lewis

Cal Tjader: Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen

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In February 1962, “Fantasy” label released “Cal Tjader Plays Harold Arlen”, the 29th Cal Tjader album. It was recorded in June 1960.

Personnel:

  • Cal Tjader – vibraphone
  • Buddy Motsinger – piano
  • Al McKibbon – bass
  • Red Mitchell – bass
  • Willie Bobo – drums
  • Johnny Rae – drums
  • String section with harp
  • Clare Fischer – arrangements, conductor
  • Fred Schill – cover
  • Dick Hadlock – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  2. Ill Wind (You’re Blowing Me No Good) – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  3. When the Sun Comes Out – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  4. Happiness is a Thing Called Joe – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  5. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues – Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler
  6. Come Rain or Come Shine – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  7. Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  8. Out of This World – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
  9. Last Night When We Were Young – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg
  10. The Man That Got Away – Harold Arlen, Ira Gershwin
  11. Blues in the Night – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Momus: Glyptothek

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On December 5, 2015, “American Patchwork” label released “Glyptothek”, the 29th Momus album. It was recorded in 2015, in Osaka, Japan, and was produced by Nicholas Currie.

Personnel:

  • Momus (Nicholas Currie) – performer
  • Hagen Verleger – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Nicholas Currie.

  1. The Art Creep
  2. Masks of Bebko
  3. Moral Mountain
  4. Chef Biff
  5. The Kappa
  6. The Etruscan Shepherd
  7. AFK
  8. Gregor Samsa
  9. Hinkfuss at the Glyptothek
  10. The Labourer
  11. The Manticore
  12. Electric Dionysus
  13. Candualism
  14. Nikki Danjo
  15. Old Nick
  16. Papposilenus

Gary Burton: Times Square

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In November 1978, “ECM” label released “Times Square”, the 29th Gary Burton album. It was recorded in January 1978, at “Generation Sound Studio” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Gary Burton – vibraphone
  • Steve Swallow – bass guitar
  • Roy Haynes – drums
  • Tiger Okoshi – trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Semblance – Keith Jarrett
  2. Coral – Keith Jarrett
  3. Peau Douce – Steve Swallow
  4. Careful – Jim Hall
  5. Midnight – Steve Swallow
  6. Radio – Steve Swallow
  7. True Or False – Steve Swallow, Roy Haynes
  8. Como En Vietnam – Steve Swallow

Ray Charles: Doing His Thing

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In May 1969, “Tangerine Records” label released “Doing His Thing”, the 29th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1969, at “RPM Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Adams.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocals, keyboards
  • Jimmy Lewis – vocals
  • Lafayette Chew – artwork

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmy Lewis, except where noted.

  1. The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry) – Jimmy Lewis, Ray Charles
  2. Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers – Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday, Jimmy Lewis
  3. You Ought to Change Your Ways
  4. Baby Please
  5. Come and Get It
  6. We Can Make It
  7. I’m Ready
  8. That Thing Called Love
  9. If It Wasn’t for Bad Luck – Jimmy Lewis, Ray Charles
  10. I Told You So