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Mel Tormé: Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire

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In December 1956, “Bethlehem” label released “Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire”, the fourth Mel Tormé album.

Personnel:

  • Mel Tormé – vocals
  • Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor
  • Herb Geller – alto saxophone
  • Jack Montrose – tenor saxophone
  • Jack DuLong – baritone saxophone
  • Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Don Fagerquist – trumpet
  • Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone
  • Vince DeRosa – French horn
  • Albert Pollan – tuba
  • Max Bennett – bass
  • Alvin Stoller – drums

Track listing:

  1. Nice Work If You Can Get It – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. Something’s Gotta Give – Johnny Mercer
  3. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  4. A Fine Romance – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  5. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails – Irving Berlin
  7. The Way You Look Tonight – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
  8. The Piccolino – Irving Berlin
  9. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Geirge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  10. Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
  11. Let’s Face the Music and Dance – Irving Berlin
  12. They All Laughed – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Cannonball Adderley: Julian Cannonball Aderley And Strings

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In December 1965, “EmArcy” label released “Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings”, the third Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in October 1955, in New York City.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone
  • Richard Hayman – musical director
  • Bill Russo – arrangements
  • Unidentified Strings

Track lostong:

  1. I Cover the Waterfront – Johnny Green, Edward Heyman
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top – Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
  4. Two Sleepy People – Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser
  5. I’ll Never Stop Loving You – Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn
  6. (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
  7. I’ve Never Been in Love Before – Frank Loesser
  8. Lonely Dreams – Julius Gubenko
  9. Falling in Love With Love – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  10. Street of Dreams – Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young
  11. Polka Dots and Moonbeams – Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen
  12. You Are Too Beautiful – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers

Van Morrison: Versatile

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On December 1, 2017, “Caroline” and “Legacy” labels released “Versatile”, the 38th Van Morrison studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2017, and was produced by Van Morrison.

Personnel:

  • Van Morrison – vocals, alto saxophone
  • Jay Berliner – acoustic Spanish guitar
  • Dave Keary – electric guitar
  • Paul Moran – keyboards, trumpet, musical director
  • Paul Moore – bass guitar
  • Jeff Lardner – drums
  • Mez Clough – drums
  • Robbie Ruggiero – percussion
  • Rod Quinn – percussion
  • Christopher White – tenor saxophone
  • Alistair White – trombone
  • Sir James Galway – concert flute

Track listing:

  1. Broken Record – Van Morrison
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. Let’s Get Lost – Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser
  4. Bye Bye Blackbird – Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon
  5. Skye Boat Song – traditional, arranged by Van Morrison
  6. Take It Easy Baby – Van Morrison
  7. Makin’ Whoopee – Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
  8. I Get a Kick Out of You – Cole Porter
  9. I Forgot That Love Existed – Van Morrison
  10. Unchained Melody – Alex North, Hy Zaret
  11. Start All Over Again (2017 version) Van Morrison
  12. Only a Dream (2013 version) – Van Morrison
  13. Affirmation – Van Morrison
  14. The Party’s Over – Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
  15. I Left My Heart in San Francisco – George Cory, Douglass Cross
  16. They Can’t Take That Away from Me – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin

Patti Page: In The Land Of Hi-Fi

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In November 1956, “EmArcy” label released “In the Land of Hi-Fi”, the 13th Patti Page album. It was recorded in May 1956, in Hollywood, and was produced by Bob Shad.

Personnel:

  • Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra
  • Pete Rugolo – arrangements, conductor
  • Al Hendrickson – guitar
  • Rocky Coluccio – piano
  • Jack Costanzo – percussion
  • Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone
  • Buddy Childers, Chico Alvarez, Pete Candoli – trumpet
  • Harry Klee – flute
  • Bob Cooper – oboe

Track listing:

  1. Nevertheless – Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar
  2. Out of Nowhere – Edward Heyman, John Green
  3. The Lady Is a Tramp – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  4. The Thrill Is Gone – Les Brown, Ray Henderson
  5. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  6. Mountain Greenery – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
  7. I’ve Got My Eyes on You – Cole Porter
  8. My Kind of Love – Louis Alter, Jo Trent
  9. I Didn’t Know About You – Bob Russell, Duke Ellington
  10. My Sin – Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson
  11. Taking a Chance on Love – Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter
  12. Love for Sale – Cole Porter

Maynard Ferguson: Boy With Lots Of Brass

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In July 1957, “EmArcy” label released “Boy with Lots of Brass”, the sixth Maynard Ferguson album.

Personnel:

  • Maynard Ferguson – trumpet, valve trombone
  • Irene Kral – vocals
  • Al Cohn – arrangements
  • Willie Maiden – tenor saxophone, arrangements
  • Bill Holman – saxophone
  • Ernie Wilkins – saxophone
  • Anthony Ortega – alto saxophone
  • Tate Houston – baritone saxophone
  • John Bello – trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
  • Jimmy Knepper – trombone
  • Joe Burnett – trumpet
  • Bobby Timmons – piano
  • Richard Evans – bass
  • Larry Bunker – drums

Track listing:

  1. Give Me the Simple Life – Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby
  2. My Funny Valentine – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. The Lamp Is Low – Peter DeRose, Bert Shefter
  4. Imagination – Jimmy Van Heusen
  5. The Song Is You – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
  6. Jeepers Creepers – Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer
  7. Love Me or Leave Me – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  8. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Easy to Love – Cole Porter
  10. Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
  11. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You – Ray Noble
  12. I Never Knew – Ted Fio Rito, Gus Kahn

The Three Sounds: Black Orchid

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In April 1964, “Blue Note” label released “Black Orchid”, the eleventh Three Sounds (The) album. It was recorded February – June 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Alfred Lion.

Personnel:

  • Gene Harris – piano
  • Andrew Simpkins – bass
  • Bill Dowdy – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording

Track listing:

All tracks by Gene Harris, except where noted

  1. Black Orchid – Cal Tjader, Neal Hefti
  2. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  3. For All We Know – John Coots, Sam M. Lewis
  4. Oh Well, Oh Well
  5. At Last – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  6. Secret Love – Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster
  7. Don’t Go, Don’t Go
  8. Saucer Eyes – Randy Weston

Red Garland: A Garland Of Red

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In December 1957, “Prestige” label released “A Garland of Red”, the debut Red Garland album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Tom Hannan – design
  • Esmond Edwards – photography
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision

Track listing:

  1. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. My Romance – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  4. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  5. September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  6. Little Girl Blue – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  7. Constellation – Charlie Parker
  8. Blue Red – Red Garland

Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin

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In December 1952, “Clef Records” label released “Oscar Peterson Plays George Gershwin”, the seventh Oscar Peterson album. It was recorded in December 1952, and was produced by Norman Granz.

Personnel:

  • Oscar Peterson – piano
  • Barney Kessel – guitar
  • Ray Brown – double bass
  • David Stone Martin – design
  • Norman Granz – liner notes, supervised

Track listing:

All tracks by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin.

  1. The Man I Love
  2. Fascinating Rhythm
  3. It Ain’t Necessarily So
  4. Somebody Loves Me
  5. Strike Up the Band
  6. I’ve Got a Crush on You
  7. I Was Doing All Right
  8. S’Wonderful
  9. Oh, Lady be Good!
  10. I Got Rhythm
  11. A Foggy Day
  12. Love Walked In

Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis: Trackin’

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In December 1962, “Prestige” label released “Trackin’”, the 37th Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis album. It was recorded in November 1962, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Ozzie Cadena.

Personnel:

  • Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis – tenor saxophone
  • Paul Weeden – guitar
  • Don Patterson – organ
  • George Duvivier – bass
  • Billy James – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording
  • Dan Morgenstern – liner notes
  • Ozzie Cadena – supervision

Track listing:

  1. There Will Never Be Another You – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  2. What’s New? – Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart
  3. Too Marvelous for Words – Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting
  4. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  5. Beano – John Campbell
  6. Day by Day – Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston
  7. Robbins Nest – Illinois Jacquet, Bob Russell, Sir Charles Thompson

Red Garland: A Garland of Red

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In January 1957, “Prestige” label released “A Garland of Red”, the debut Red Garland album. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Bob Weinstock.

Personnel:

  • Red Garland – piano
  • Paul Chambers – bass
  • Art Taylor – drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
  • Bob Weinstock – supervision
  • Ira Gitler – liner notes
  • Hannan, Edwards – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. A Foggy Day – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  2. My Romance – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  3. What Is This Thing Called Love? – Cole Porter
  4. Makin’ Whoopee – Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn
  5. September in the Rain – Al Dubin, Harry Warren
  6. Little Girl Blue – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
  7. Constellation – Charlie Parker
  8. Blue Red – Red Garland